RHYS couldn’t think of anything he loved more than the feeling of crisp fall evenings. on this particular evening, he had climbed out his bedroom window to sit on the porch awning (as he does very often) with a blank sketchpad in hand. he wasn’t very good at writing or drawing, but sometimes he would doodle or jot down random thoughts as they came to mind while he took in the cool air around him and waved to the occasional passerby. rhys pushed his hair out of his eyes and looked out into the distance. the sun was setting and he could see the lights of the carnival slightly through the trees of the forest. he admired them briefly, almost forgetting his surroundings until he was startled back to reality. he jumped slightly as the sound of someone’s voice. “are you trying to make me fall and break my leg or something?” rhys questioned, looking down to see who it was. “you would think with the current... situation, you would know not to go around scaring people like that.”
tanner buchanan, pansexual, male + he/him ― hey look, it’s rhys o'mara! they’re twenty-two years old, they’ve lived in shrike heights for twenty years, and they’re currently working at fast times. i heard they’re pretty vexatious, but i think they’re so scrupulous at the same time. can they make it out alive? || chelsea, 25, she/her,
BASICS.
full name: rhys maguire o’mara
gender: cismale.
pronouns: he/him/his
age: twenty-two (22)
birthday: march 7th
zodiac sign: pisces
sexual orientation: pansexual
occupation: employee at fast times
ABOUT RHYS.
rhys is one of eight children -- he falls in the middle of them. his parents (darby & keila) moved their family to shrike heights when rhys was about two years old. over time, rhys discovered that his parents were fairly unreliable. it seemed they never had enough time or money for the things their family needed. once rhys’ oldest brother (we’re gonna call him brennan) was eighteen, darby & keila went on a “vacation” that they still haven’t come back from. that was twelve years ago. this left brennan in seven younger siblings to take care of, ages ranging from 7 to 17.
as of this year all of the o’mara siblings are over the age of 18 and most of them have gone off to do their own things, leaving shrike heights behind. however, rhys still lives at home with his oldest brother and one of his sisters.
rhys has always been very intelligent, excelling in school. he is currently enrolled in shrike college and is pursuing a degree in mathematics education, but if you ask him he will not admit it.
total skater kid and always doing something he probably shouldn’t be, but also very very awkward like 100% of the time.
always down to adventure no matter what it is. campout, hiking, rooftops, abandoned WHATEVER, he’s down.
honestly i struggle putting him into words bc he’s just more of a vibe for me??? so here’s a pinterest board.
POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS.
oldest brother.
younger sister.
temporary foster parent(s)-- this would have been for probably less than a year until rhys’ older brother could get established to take care of his younger siblings and rhys probably would have turned 18 during this time. i would imagine that rhys is probably still pretty close to them and/or has good respect for them helping him out.
“we’ve always been partners in crime but now you’re hanging around someone else and i’m incredibly jealous”
“we were best friends but then you hurt me somehow and now i can’t stand you”
“we keep bumping into each other and now it’s getting weird are you sure you’re not stalking me”
“we planned out our hypothetical apocalypse survival plan together but now i hear you have one with someone else, did i mean nothing to you?”
“you’re dating my best friend but we have way more fun together”
“we’re each others wingmen/wingwomen but now i’m kind of into you and i’m confused”
“i’m always asking you go on adventures with me and we spend all kinds of nights staying up talking but i’m afraid to admit that i have feelings and make it weird” – like a will they won’t they
“best friends. bros. partners in crime. eat take out and fck shit up all the time buds.”
