music to my ears

𝗥𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗔 . twenty six. giant.

[rafaherrera]

BASIC

full name: rafael dante agustine herrera nicknames: rafa, raf age: twenty-three date of birth: 6 july hometown: the firmament, california redwoods  gender: cis male pronouns: he/him sexual orientation: homosexual homoromantic relationship status: single major: music living arrangements: off campus languages spoken: spanish, english character influences: yasha (critical role), byron (crave), mark (the bright sessions), ravi singh (a good girl’s guide to murder) 

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PHYSICAL

fc: rafael silva hair color: brown eye color: brown height: 9′2″ tattoos: none piercings: ears, both but usually only wears one earring clothing style: band tees and jeans usual expression: the face of someone deep in concentration sociability: way too social nsfw below for drug / alcohol related questions: addictions: none drug use: sometimes alcohol use: depends 

PERSONALITY

label: the lost soul positive traits: artistic, sympathetic  negative traits: closed off, morbid hobbies: music 

FAVORITES

colour: red music: vivir mi vida by marc anthony movies: none  sport: ludares  beverage: water  food: anything his mom makes  animal: cats 

FAMILY

father: dante herrera mother: paulina herrera  sibling(s): none  pet(s): reva the cat 

EXTRAS

greek zodiac: cancer element: water celtic zodiac: oak myers briggs: ENFP-T / 54% extroverted, 77% intuitive, 56% feeling, 51% prospecting, 90% turbulent enneagram: loyalist temperament: phlegmatic seven roles: the artisan  moral alignment: lawful neutral

[rafaherrera]

briana roth​.

Briana tilted her head as she looked at him-stayed quiet for a few moments. But her smile remained. “You bet I will!” She replied with assertion and a strong nod. Seeing that he did take hold of the bag, she began to walk in the direction of the theater. “Did you find anything interesting? Or did you tag along just to get off campus grounds for a bit?” 

          He missed how easy everything had been before he his soulmate died. He wondered if perhaps he should talk to someone about how he was feeling, but he didn’t really want to do that. She couldn’t cheer him up. No one could. “Yeah.” He shrugged. Grabbing a bag, he figured he might as well make himself useful. “Uh, I needed a new pick.” Sure the school provided them, but Rafael found he preferred to get his own. “But... mostly just tagged along to get off campus for a bit.” 

[rafaherrera]

ciara abbott​.

Ciara absolutely didn’t blame the clubs for capitalizing on this holiday. They weren’t greedy businesses, just groups of students trying to support their activities. Still, she kept her mouth shut rather than arguing that. “This is definitely not the best day of the year,” she agreed. She did very much blame large corporations for making this holiday such an annoying and gross fanfare. She looked towards the office she had been heading to. “Sorry, but I gotta get some paperwork filled out before tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll see you around on a better day.”

          It was so odd the way the supernatural species cared about this holiday, but he understood why since things had been different for him almost a year ago. Rafael didn’t want really know what to do or say about anything that was going on in his own mind except to his therapist. Obviously that was different though. No, this was the worst day of the year and it was too soon for him to be around all of this stuff. He really hoped it would clear out soon so he could get his mail. “I hope your paperwork goes well.” He sighed and walked off towards the exit of the building. Most days he was nice, but he just... he was struggling today.

[rafaherrera]

briana roth​.

Location: Katmere entrance / somewhere in the hallway Time: Morning/Afternoon/Evening

“I know, I know….I’m not in the school’s theater club, but I’m telling you! There were so many cool things at this shop-I couldn’t help but tag along with the group! All at great prices too! And, I could definitely use them for different marketing projects…and the photo students could also-heck all the art students could!” Briana rambled, a wide smile on her face as she held the bags of different goodies she was helping cary. “I’m betting I could even find something here that’ll make even you smile! Want to help-here…” She paused holding out a smaller bag to the stranger(or not stranger). “Come on….” She started, already turning and heading in the right direction.

          Rafael spent a lot of time with the musical theater majors because his own major worked closely with them sometimes on productions. He liked playing in the orchestra for the theater’s productions.  He was used to the crowd and typically liked it. But these days being around anyone was a lot. Her ramblings were a bit much for him, but he knew he couldn’t act like they were, so he just nodded along with the words. Sometimes he thought he ought to go home, but he didn’t want to. “Probably not, but you can try.” He didn’t mean to be so sad, but things were complicated for him right now. Rafael picked up a couple of the bags to help her carry them in. 

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GRANT: What’s an important tradition in your family? ZAHO: Talk about a time that you really felt confident in yourself and your abilities. KENNEDY: Have you ever felt like an outsider before? If not, what makes you feel like you belong in your social circle? ARMANI: What’s one thing that others seek you out for? NAVAREZ: Talk about a time that you’ve felt charitable. ORLOVA: What makes you feel free? FULTON: Where do your talents lie? GRIMALDI: In your life, have you done a lot of travel? Where have you been if you have? Where would you like to go? SUMNER: Do you typically get along with people who have different opinions as you? POOLE: What do you like that others consider niche? SKYWALK: If you could travel to any time period, when would you go and why? MOTHMANN: What do you do that others find unusual? DIAZ: Do you consider yourself a natural healer/peacekeeper? RICHARDS: Have you ever pretended to be someone you’re not? ROJAS: What are you afraid of? DE PELOUSE: Do you have a subject that you pick up much better than anything else? CHEN: Have you always known what you’ve wanted to do with your life, or has it changed since you were a child? ORTIZ: What topics do you tend to ramble about? CARSON: If you could give yourself a label, what label would you give yourself? SOULMATES: Do you believe in soulmates? LUDARES: Are you sporty? WINGO: Do you like to gamble and do you believe luck has anything to do with gambling, or skill? DRAGON: What do you like to collect or “hoard”? GARGOYLE: Do you believe that all species deserve to be protected? GIANTS: Are you introverted or extroverted? FAE: Do you get along with your family? SEAFOLK: If you could live anywhere, where would you live? SHIFTER: What animal would you shift into, if you had the power? VAMPIRE: If you could ask a question to anyone from the the past, who would you pick, what question would you ask them, and why? WIX: Describe a situation where you think magic would make your life easier.

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[rafaherrera]

ciara abbott​.

Oh, he was really torn up about this. Ciara wished she could just get his mail for him, but that was definitely against the rules, and he had no reason to trust her with that. “I promise you that they are not thinking about anyone else.” She glanced over at all of the students being gross and lovey-dovy then turned back with a grimace. The vampire wondered if the boy was sex or romance repulsed or if he was heartbroken. Regardless, he was clearly more disturbed by this than she, so she intentionally moved so that his back would be to the lounge if he looked at her. “You might just have to come back for your package after the holiday.”

          He didn’t like that this is how upset he was getting over something so stupid, but he wasn’t sure what else was supposed to do. Sure people were supposed to have more than one soulmate and Rafael believed that, but he had loved Alara and couldn’t imagine loving anyone else like that. “Just a cheap way for clubs to get a couple of dollars when they could have had a fair any other day.” It was irritating that he had to deal with this. “Probably. I hate that it’s ruining my day though.” Rafael needed to get out of this building. “Since I don’t want to be here and you don’t either, do you want to leave?” 

[rafaherrera]

ciara abbott​.

Ciara nodded her head in agreement. While she didn’t quite understand all of the teddy bears and flowers, it was the PDA that annoyed her. How could people just make out in public like that? Ciara felt a twinge of jealousy and sadness at the mention of a care package. She had never received something like that. She hadn’t had family in over a decade, and her mother wasn’t the caring type. Well, she wasn’t going to let someone else go without that when they were lucky enough to have a caring family. “Do you want a bodyguard through the crowd? I’m heading to the student accounts office.” The accounts office wasn’t really by the mail room, but it was closer than the entrance they were at.

          Rafael knew that he was being bitter about the whole event, but the fact was that they made an event that he just could not find it in him to care about. Romance felt like too much right now, when he thought about how much he’d lost. Sure, people were allowed to be happy, but he didn’t want them to throw it in his face. He was sure that the care package from his mother contained items that would help him through his loss. Something to cheer him up before Valentines day. “I don’t know that I can go in there at all.” Just the thought of seeing happy couples was enough to make him want to crawl back to his room. “Why did they have to have this in such a central location? Don’t they understand that some students would rather not see couples? Some of us are actually suffering here.” 

[rafaherrera]

RAFAEL HERRERA ANTI-VALENTINE’S DAY FAIR LOOK

“Time doesn’t heal all wounds. We both know that’s bullshit; it comes from people who have nothing comforting or original to say.” ― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

[rafaherrera]

ciara abbott​.

Valentine’s Day was one of Ciara’s least favorite holidays. How could she believe in love when her mother literally killed her father? And being asexual, Ciara didn’t have much interest in relationships anyways, at least the sex part that most people seemed obsessed with. Annoyingly, everyone seemed to congregate with their lovers in the lounge, which led to many important university offices. The half-vampire stood at the edge of the room, calculating a trajectory to zoom through with her enhanced speed without hitting people. “Tragically, no,” she replied to the person standing next to her. “They designed this place poorly.”

          At one point in his life, Rafael really did like this holiday. He loved the idea of celebrating love between people, but now he felt differently. He believed in soulmates, although he knew there were a lot of people that didn’t. He had lost his soulmate though. He wasn’t over it and wouldn’t be for a long time. Rafa didn’t know if people had more than one soulmate. “Absolutely disgusting,” he muttered, furrowing his brows as he leaned against the wall. “Well... I guess I’m not getting my mail today. Which sucks because I have a care package from home.” He glanced over at one of the only other people he saw that wasn’t happy about this event. “What were you trying to do?” 

[rafaherrera]

location: corridor near the main lounge 

time: afternoon 

status: open

          Rafael knew his mother had sent him a package, but he couldn’t get to the mailboxes without going past the lounge and he didn’t want to go past the lounge. Seeing all those students with their significant others and the obvious celebration of a holiday about love just reminded him of everything he had lost. “There is a way to get to the mail center without going through the lounge, right?” He already knew the answer was no.