Mark was on his way home after work, looking down at his phone distractedly as he walked. Passing by Union Tavern, he looked up in time to catch the other’s gaze and hear his question. “I might, actually. Hold on.” Took him a while but after searching his backpack, he found the lighter and handed it over. “But it’s alright, you don’t have to own me anything.” Mark replied, sending Tobias a small smile. “You can keep it if you’d like, by the way. I quit smoking a while ago, so I’m not quite sure why I still kept it.”
HE ALMOST FELT BAD stopping someone mid-walk , but he unfortunately needed a cigarette so that guilt dissipated rather quickly. he’s patient , though he finds himself bouncing on his heels as he waits , almost getting distracted until the others voice breaks through his thoughts. “ lifesaver , mate. thanks. ” dramatic , but that wasn’t the point. “ nah , i wasted your time AND you’re giving me a lighter. gotta be something i could do. beer , food ? ” he rattled off some quick options. “ i would offer you a cigarette but i only support my own bad habits , not others. ”
seeing how deep in thought ari was had charlie feeling a bit … not so productive when he only had some color by numbers app open on his phone that was currently sat REJECTED on his lap . he had his own writing to do for his job since he had to record a new episode of his podcast tomorrow and he had yet to research any true crime related event . yet , here sat ari as a successful published author and charlie felt silly bothering him with his smoothie debacle . ❝ did i INTERRUPT a thought ?? i’m sorry . ❞ charlie offers apologetically as ari takes the drink from him . he wipes the condensation left behind on his hand on the denim of his jeans and leans back against the couch . ari’s words manage to get a soft chuckle to pass through his lips and charlie smirks , bringing a hand up to run through his hair . ❝ i APPRECIATE your trust . if i was trying to poison you i’d be a lot more discreet about it . ❞ he teases in reply , chocolate hues watching in interest to see the other’s reaction to the drink as he plays with the tips of his hair . ❝ that works . i’m not sure if should take this as a sign to never buy this smoothie again , any smoothie again , or just to not go to that same place again . ❞ charlie contemplates all the while eyeing the pink drink in question , but his eyes SNAP over to ari at the mention of a cookie and he instantly perks up . ❝ a cookie ?? what kind ?? ❞ charlie leans forward to get a peek at the cookie before averting his gaze back over to ari . ❝ are you sure ?? i had you try my bad drink and you bought this yourself . ❞
DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU CAUGHT HIM , ari could seem overly productive , or he could be in a total FUNK. for now , he felt like he was getting stuff done regardless of the forced nature that surrounded it. bakari knew he had OBLIGATIONS , so to speak , and they all lead up to the little thing he called jade. he wonders if he would work so hard if he hadn’t had his daughter , but that was a whole different thing. despite ari’s success , he didn’t ACT any different then a regular person. sure , he had published books , but that didn’t mean he couldn’t sit in a coffee shop and eat some cookies while he wrote. thankfully for his trade , and maybe his careful stepping , his name was more known then his face and his nickname came quite in handy for getting that did you write those books ??? questions. friends and locals had caught on , of course , but ari wasn’t interested in fame. “ no , no , charlie -- you’re perfectly fine. i’m just trying to get something that slightly resembles a draft done. i write so much skeleton of what i want the chapters to be and it just SCATTERS in my brain. i wish writing was picture perfect like in this coke commericals where taylor swift is perfectly writing the lyrics right from her brain. ” it’s a tangent , but ari doesn’t stop himself until he’s fully tangent-free. “ sorry. anyway ! no worries. i promise. ” he adds on before a soft laugh leaves his lips. “ oh , got it. next time you’re weirdly discreet , i’ll know. ” he flashes the other a grin before lifting the small bag with the cookie in it. “ okay but do you see the SIZE of this thing ?? i already had two. that’s more than enough. it’s just standard though - plain chocolate chip. i highly recommend it and YES , it’s fine. please , take it. ”
IT’S BEEN A LONG DAY at work , and ty isn’t sure why walking to the bar seems like a good idea , but it’s getting late , he needs a drink , and the tavern isn’t that far from his job. sure , he could drive , but then he’d have to leave his car at the tavern , and he was more comfortable leaving it at his JOB then he was at a bar. so he treks to the union tavern , feeling all the annoyance of his day sitting heavy on his shoulders. once he’s approaching the bar , he steps off to the side to light a cigarette. no one ever said tobias had HEALTHY habits. a few pushes to his lighter and ty realizes it must be dead or maybe it’s the find but the point was , it wasn’t WORKING. “ shit. ” he mumbles , eyes peering around and landed on the first person he sees walking towards the bar. “ hey , you got a light by chance ? mine just fucking died on me. ” he shakes the lighter in his hand before shoving it back in his pocket. “ i’d owe you , or whatever. ” he prompts as a silent apology for taking up their time.
❝ do you want this ?? ❞ charlie asks , eyebrows knitted as he FROWNS down at the smoothie in hands that he bought not even twenty minutes ago . he’s fairly certain this ISN’T what he ordered or what a strawberry banana smoothie tastes like , or at least he thinks so . charlie figured he needed to be more healthier in his daily life and figured he would substitute a sugary carbonated drink for something more healthy . he’s had strawberries but for whatever reason something was off . chocolate hues avert over to the person beside him with his lips tug down into a pout and he extends the beverage to them . ❝ i don’t like it that much . i only had two sips and i can get you a new straw if you want . ❞
BAKARI IS LOST IN HIS OWN THOUGHTS , eyes looking down at his computer as he tries to muster up some kind of energy to write. it wasn’t that he didn’t WANT to keep his books going , but not every day was meant to be a writing day. he had specifically gotten a baby sitter on his day off so he could work on it, so he didn’t want to waste the time he was given. barley pulled out of his won thoughts , eyes pierce up at charlie , curls falling heavy over his forehead. “ sure , i trust you not to poison me. ” ari chuckles softly , taking the drink of charlie. he doesn’t bother getting up for a new straw , tasting the drink and shrugging his shoulders. “ it’s not ... great. i bet if i take it home with me , jade will drink it. she’s obsessed with anything in smoothie form right now. ” he smiles , hoping to turn charlie’s pout into something more positive. “ do you want some of my cookie ?? as a thank you for the drink. ”
not that anyone asked for a long hair grease covered demon , but here he is , in the flesh !! this honestly ..... derailed completely from which i had originally planned , but sometimes they just take over their own bios u know. so pls enjoy ty york + give this a like if you’d like to plot !
⌈ harry styles, cismale, he/him ⌋ hey, is it TOBIAS ‘TY’ YORK that you’re looking for? you know, the TWENTY-FIVE year old MECHANIC. typically i see them hanging around KNOCKOUT GYM so you could try there! i hear they’ve been in living in ROSELL PARKS for FOUR YEARS. gristol wouldn’t the same without them, right? anyway, whenever i see them they make me think of DIRTIED WHITE SHIRTS, HANDS COVERED IN GREASE AND BRUISES, WIDE SMILES WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT THEM & TIRED EYES HIDDEN BEHIND SUNGLASSES.
QUICK STATS :
full name : tobias andrew york.
nicknames : ty or just york.
ethnicity : white ( english )
sexuality : pansexual / panromantic
occupation : mechanic, lyricist.
QUICK FACTS :
tobias york was born in bristol , england to a loving ( relatively loaded ) family
he’s got two older sibling and one younger sibling , so they’re a decently sized family with differing personalities. ( these are all wcs ! )
the york family is a relatively wealthy family , and ty never let that go to his head.
speaking of ty , he prefers ty or just going by york over tobias. people always pronounce it wrong and its a bit stuffy for him. just ty works.
im gonna be honestly i keep calling him york so it’ll be a mix of ty + york.
anyway. lil ty here always felt kinda of like the black sheep of his family. never really wanted to follow the family grain of luxuries and money.
instead , he wanted to write poetry and songs and he wanted to build and create things in his room.
he always told his dad he was going to be an inventor and his dad promptly laughed at him.
though always a tight nit family , the york family was at a split when their parents filed for divorce when york was only fourteen.
it was a bit of a debate on what really happened - though their dad claims their mom cheated , ty knew in his heart she didn’t.
tys younger and two older siblings were more on their dads side ( i imagine the youngest just kinda sided w/ the oldest ) and stayed with him in their large flat and ty and their mom went off and got a little apartment
the family was at a divide for the longest time. though the three other york siblings remained pretty close , ty isolated himself.
at eighteen ty went to college and got an english degree - he didn’t really know what he wanted to do. in the mean time, he had been learning how to work on cars and worked as a mechanic as a way to make money.
death tw coming up !
about six years ago tys mom fell ill + it started to bring her and the yorks dad back together again.
death tw. they only got about two years back together before she passed , but they were glad they mended things.
with the passing of their mom and their dads new leaf, the york siblings decided they wanted to try and mend things themselves.
ty had melded himself to be very closed off, very untrusting, and he immediately left england and went to the states.
he needed a new start after losing his mom and wasn’t really up for a big family get together. he did , however, let his family know where he was and eventually, all the york siblings ended up in gristol in the last four years
tys personality changed a lot over the years but he’s getting more open then he used to be
doesn’t like to talk about himself that much
he still works as a mechanic but is also a lyricist / ghost writer type but doesn’t work Too Heavily in that field.
will play the occasional gig bc he likes to sing, but not often.
white shirt + leather jacket aesthetic
PERSONALITY :
ok so his background has caused him to be a bit closed off + and a little gruff
however he has his Moments that happen completely randomly
he likes making people smile when they least expect it
has stupid silly moments that only close friends too
idt i’d say he’s a complete dick - i’m sure he comes off that way , but he’s not.
he isn’t super trusting - honestly he’s not trusting At All though he doesn’t make it a big thing , just know that he probably doesn’t trust you
he’s also really, really bad with relationships. he’s got some commitment issues due to a fear of abandonment so his mentality is abandon before being abandoned. usually sticks to hooks up to avoid hurting people.
gets easily annoyed and is vocal about it.
i would write more but its 1 am and im Tired so this is what i offer u
WANTED :
mayhaps a Roommate - he just kinda showed up to gristol with no plan so maybe they answered his ad - or he answered theirs and they hit it off.
his siblings + ex which are listed on the main.
friends, various ex-flings, fwb/ex-fwb, maybe an exish type. would also really enjoy a will they won’t they kinda thing. someone that ‘breaks’ their car a lot. maybe a coffee buddy. some drinking friends, video game friends, etc.
helllllo pals i’m cee + this is my little baby ARI ! i kept getting distracted so my other bio for my baby york is pending , but here’s the worlds softest single dad until i can get around to giving you my whole trash bag. feel free to reach out if you wanna plot or give this a little LIKE if you want me to come to you !
⌈ mena massoud, cismale, he/him ⌋ hey, is it ARI IBRAHIM that you’re looking for? you know, the TWENTY-SIX year old JOURNALIST. typically i see them hanging around NEPTUNE’S DINER so you could try there! i hear they’ve been in living in KINGSTON for TWO YEARS. gristol wouldn’t the same without them, right? anyway, whenever i see them they make me think of PERFECTING BRAIDS UNTIL THEY’RE SEVEN YEAR OLD APPROVED, LATE NIGHTS WRITING, SEVERAL CUPS OF COFFEE, & ENDLESS CURLS.
QUICK STATS :
full name : bakari adom hasani ibrahim
nicknames : ari.
ethnicity : egyptian
sexuality : bisexual / biromantic
occupation : writer and journalist
QUICK FACTS : death tw.
ari was born in cairo, egypt and moved to new york when he was six.
he fell in love with writing when he was young and knew that he wanted to be a writer.
he was in fourth grade when he realized how much he loved it and would write little stories and comics for his friends
his dad didn’t think it was a very good career choice but supported him regardless.
grew up writing short stories and trying at a young age to get something to stick - though he mainly stuck to blogs and things to get some recognition
when he was in high school, he fell in love with his high school sweetheart that he had known since he was fourteen. they were totally smitten and planned to get married.
death tw. she ended up pregnant when they were both only eighteen and died due to complications of childbirth.
his parents didn’t approve of him keeping the baby, but he felt like he needed to, so he did.
so here he is, nineteen with a baby and a broken heart.
so, he writes a story about it.
he’s still living at home and he isn’t working, but after pouring his heart into this story, it gets published.
so, now he’s pushing 21 and is a published author.
he works on creating a series out of his book and in the mean time, is finally getting himself together.
though he does love being an author, he didn’t want to rely on it for an income, especially with needing to support a little mouth, so he went into journalism.
he still lived in ny with his parents until two years ago when he decided to move out right before jade started school.
he wanted to finally get out on his own and be somewhere quiet where he could write, in a good school district for his daughter. so, here he came to gristol.
he does a lot of online blogging an some on-the-go type things, but he loves it
he still writes and is currently working on the third installment of his series
the first two were best sellers, though he’s humble as fuck about it. the third is Very anticipated because it’s been a few years since the first two.
i imagine they’re young-adult type books based somewhat off of his own experiences.
PERSONALITY :
a total ray of sunshine honestly ... its annoying how Nice he is
he isn’t a complete pushover - he knows his limit and isn’t afraid to call people out
but he’s pretty open in his forgiveness rate and heavily believes in giving people a second chance
hasn’t had many relationships since jade’s mom , but he’s a BI G BIG romantic
like stupid romantic. flowers. candles. dates.
but also the kind of person who remembers your favorite things that no one else remembers. will show up with your favorite candy bc ur sad and he knows thats ur favorite candy bc u mentioned it once
a dumb boy whos too good for this world
also , dad jokes. lots of dad jokes.
WANTED :
so i don’t have a page of wants , but ari could go for some general connections such as friends , exes , some flings , work out buddies , someone who helps him not be a Stuffy Dad , maybe some friends he has over for dinner sometimes bc thats cute , etc.
