𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙒𝘼𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙇𝙀𝙏𝙀𝙇𝙔 𝙉𝙀𝙒 , navigating a world in which he had never belonged to — or ever thought he’d belong to — up until a year ago , there wasn’t a day that went by that kieran didn’t feel like a fish out of water . & it didn’t help the fact that it seemed that MANY still seemed to believe the same thing . it was impossible to ignore the glances in their direction & hushed whispers that followed soon after . maybe if it hadn’t been something his mother had wanted , kieran would have avoided the place at all costs . but when it came to his mother’s & sister’s wants , it was near impossible to say no . so here he was , stuck in a restaurant surrounded by people he didn’t know & wouldn’t have ever known if he still resided in the cut . it was all a little suffocating if you asked him but he never once let on his true feelings . at least not until he stepped out into a quiet section of the seating area outside but even then , he could hardly allow his features drop completely as a figure stood in what he had hoped could have been a small sanctuary . it didn’t take a genius to put two & two together . the red hair , the fact this was the restaurant her father worked it & the way his sister had talked about hoping to meet her non-stop on the car ride over . & even though he wanted to go in search for another spot , his sister would really KILL him if he didn’t take the chance to talk to her for her . “ you mind if i interrupt ? ” he broke the quiet with a small raise of his eyebrow , hand lifting to gesture around him , “ it’s getting a little loud in there . ” though there’s a small pause before he gestures towards her lightly , “ you’re rowan collins , right ?
𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑫𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑫𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑰𝑵 the luxurious restaurant was not an uncommon occurrence . rowan had loved the atmosphere of her father’s restaurant from the moment she’d stepped foot inside and since then , she has managed to find a second family in the team working there . on a lonely weeknight , there was no surprise when rowan skipped into the kitchen to say her first hello’s of the summer , excited to reunite with the chefs and see her father hard at work . after making her rounds , rowan sat down at the bar to enjoy a couple drinks before excusing herself to the peaceful patio outside to post some instagram stories and get some photos of the sunset over the ocean . her nails were clicking against her phone screen when she heard a voice from behind her . she spun around with a start and wide brown eyes fell upon who had joined her outside . “ oh , of course ! ” she said with a smile , looking to the wide patio they stood on . “ what’s mine is yours . ” she giggled at the joke before nodding at his next question . “ yes , i am ! ” she answered without hesitation , used to being recognized on her father’s turf . she returned his own gesture with a sly smile . “ and you’re kieran wolfe . news travels fast around here , ” she said with a shrug to explain how she knew who the stranger was . “ and i’m a fan of your music . ” rowan paused , a dozen thoughts and questions racing through her mind that her curiosity was oh - so excited to ask the mysterious kieran wolfe , but she settled for something a little less aggressive : “ did you enjoy your dinner ? ”
𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉 ‘𝙏 𝙈𝘼𝙉𝙔 𝙐𝙋𝙎𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆 𝙏𝙊 𝘾𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙉 , if it had been left completely up to her — justine would have MUCH preferred to have spent her summer holidays back in england . it was easier there in ways coston never was . but if there was ONE reason , one PERSON , that made the thought of coming back to coston for yet another summer bearable it was one , ROWAN COLLINS . she was the saving grace . there was no guilt , no worry of having to explain anything , just open arms & a spirit that made her feel just that bit lighter & brighter . everything was easier to ignore when the red head was in the same room & with a house that was empty & quiet enough to hear a pin drop in there was hardly a moment of second guessing herself before she’d found herself walking up the drive of rowan’s house . there had been a short alert via text of her upcoming appearance , though she really doubted she’d even needed to as she pushed open the front door & started towards the back of the house , “ hello ? ” she called , “ anyone home ? or have i come back before the ONE person that makes this whole place bearable ? ”
𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝑫𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻𝑯 , rowan was reminded of all the things she loved and missed about coston . the ocean waves crashing into the shoreline welcomed rowan onto the back patio of her father’s luxurious beach home . the pool was still uncovered after one of her father’s latest soirees , but rowan made a beeline for one of the shaded patio chairs that surrounded the crystal blue water . she was not trying to get a sunburn her first weekend back in town . with her sunglasses perched atop her nose , rowan was just settling back with a sweet iced tea when her phone chimed to tell her someone had come in the front door . one glance through the large patio doors revealed justine wandering the house and the smile that spread rowan’s lips almost made her cheeks hurt . “ i’m out here ! ” the redhead called , leaping up from the chair and skipping over to slide the door open . “ my god , you came fast . what’d you do , sprout wings and fly here ? ” she asked with a giggle , not waiting to pull her favourite blonde in for a tight hug . “ ugh , now my first weekend back is complete ! here , have my iced tea and i’ll grab myself another one . ” after thrusting the cold glass into justine’s hand , rowan skipped back into the pristine white kitchen to pour herself a fresh cup . “ careful , i did spike it to liven up the afternoon . ” she shook a bottle of peach whiskey to emphasize her point before splashing some into her new drink .
𝒉𝒊 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 ! oh gosh , i am so excited to finally be posting this ? ya girl has been ecstatic about this group for the past few days and just wow , thank you all for being here ! not to be emo , but i really appreciate your interest and excitement , i truly can’t wait to meet and write with you all . briefly , my name is lenny ( 22 , mst , she / her ) and i’ve been freezing my ass off in - 40 temperatures all week #canada . i’m a huge harry potter nerd and will gladly scream with you about ariana grande , harry styles , or the jonas brothers . below the cut is all that you need to know about my dear rowan , one of my favourite muses who i’ve developed so much in the past that what lies below is a novel and a half , so i apologize in advance . i will likely be messaging you all through discord , so keep an eye on your dms ! i’m the biggest h*e for plots , so straight up just throw ‘em all at me — angst , drama , fluff , tension , we love it all ! okay shut up , lenny , no one cares — mwah , love you all already !
❛ ⋆ ․ i totally just saw 𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒔 walking down sunset boulevard , looking so much like 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒔𝒄𝒉 that i had to do a double take ! the 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 year old has been living in the city of angels for 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 now and has made quite a name for 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 working as a 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 / 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓 . i've heard they can be quite 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 & 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 , but at least they're 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 & 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 , hey ? they remind me so much of 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒔 , 𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒖𝒏 , 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 ( lenny , 22 , mst , she / her )
* / ♡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒 .
full name : rowan georgina collins
nicknames : row
age / dob : twenty4 / september 1 , 1995
gender : cis female ( she / her )
sexuality : openly bisexual
hometown : calabasas , california
label : the epicure ( a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink )
* / ♡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 .
rowan comes from a fairly opulent background : her parents never married — in fact , her father came out as gay when she was young — but both were quite successful on their own independent ventures and raised row in a very happy , yet slightly spoiled , childhood
her mother is a big - time magazine editor and had sole custody of rowan in their lush calabasas home , but rowan has always remained incredibly close with her father , a celebrity chef , and often spent weekends and holidays in his long beach penthouse apartment .
because of her wealthy lifestyle ( and having a chef for a father ) rowan was exposed to fine cuisine at a young age . she had incredibly mature tastebuds — even at the age of like 6 she was munching on calamari and truffle oil . she honestly can’t remember a time she ever turned her nose up at trying something new , her father having instilled a deep curiosity and passion for all foods in her .
there honestly isn’t much else to say about her upbringing , there’s no big sob story or rising climax — rowan is incredibly grateful for the stable , happy , and comfortable life her parents blessed her with . she found going between homes quite exciting and looked forward to the double christmases and birthdays — which is a great symbol of how rowan looks at the world . while some may call it “ rose coloured glasses ” , rowan sees herself as an optimist and prefers to find the silver lining in most situations and considers dwelling on the negatives a waste of time .
alright , continuing on : when she was in her early teens , rowan started a food blog purely out of boredom and a general desire to share her passion for food . she started out by sharing low quality images of her meals and writing littles blurbs — nothing too fancy .
however , fast forward a couple years of ritualistic posting , her father discovered the blog one day and immediately shared it on his own social media ( because of course he had to brag about his little food connoisseur ) and row’s blog blew up from there . by the time she was 18 , rowan was getting paid to visit some nice ass restaurants around los angeles and write reviews on her blog , which was gaining interest with each post she wrote .
high school graduation came and went , and row’s online influence grew bigger and bigger , and continued to grow even as she attended the university of california to major in communications , which she envisioned would only serve to aid her in her online endeavours .
during her college career , rowan started up her youtube channel . it started as a couple videos that she linked in blog posts , prompted by questions from her followers about how she juggled her busy calendar , what her favourite recipes were , and more . her videos opened her up to an entirely new audience , and thus rowan blew up even more . she has since become a popular youtube star , her channel a collection of daily vlogs , cooking videos , restaurant reviews , and more .
my main inspo for rowan’s youtube aesthetic was alisha marie , our queen , with her casual daily vlogs and fun challenge videos , but with a mix of madelaine herself and laurdiy ( i imagine row as the foodie version of lauren ) , and those sort of vlog queens !
rowan graduated uofc with her degree in communications 2 years ago , when she was 21 , and has since been able to fully dedicate herself to her online presence . for the last two years , she’s been mainly focused on consistent posting on both ( although she did get rid of having a set schedule about a year and a half ago in order to ease up her stress ) .
* / ♡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 .
label(s) : the epicure , the icarian , the aesthete , the sybarite
epicure : the whole basis of rowan’s existence is food . like , it’s pretty much the whole basis of everyone’s existence , but rowan is extra in love with food . she’s both incredibly passionate about eating and cooking , although possibly more so about eating — it is her job after all .
icarian : curiosity , adventure , and spontaneity are likely the three words most commonly associated with rowan — aside from food of course .
aesthete : to be a popular food blogger / youtuber / instagrammer you kinda have to have a good aesthetic , but rowan’s is extraordinarily good . the girl is always on the look out for cute backdrops for selfies , decor for her home , and new clothes to fill her wardrobe .
sybarite : materialism is probably row’s biggest downfall . she can’t help but have a deep inner desire to own all things on trend .
aesthetics : a camera roll full of food photos , large red waves , hourly instagram stories , iced coffee after a morning run , a red kiss pressed onto a white napkin , golden rings decorating manicured fingers , keyboard clicks at midnight , chilled mimosas paired with laughter .
personality : rowan’s definitely very bubbly and charismatic , but can also come off as quite spoiled , materialistic , and bossy at times . she knows what she wants , how she wants it , and she’ll stop at next to nothing to get it .
she practically radiates bde and oozes confidence .
her friends are literally her everything and she’d likely do anything for them . she’s definitely that Rich Friend™ who will buy your lunch for you , take you shopping for the perfect outfit when you land the interview of a lifetime , and also buy the first ( and most ) of many rounds of shots at the bar .
her home has an open door to anyone she cares about . no point in letting two spare bedrooms sit empty , as she says , and she’ll always welcome you in with open arms when needed .
she’s a party girl , but is also the girl who will be texting the group chat at 9am after a night out asking when brunch is .
above all , she’s incredibly passionate about her work . she is a virgo after all , so she’s very organized , ambitious , and a bit of a perfectionist . she’s never afraid to stay up all night ensuring her latest video is perfect , or will re-read a new blog post at least twenty times to make sure she didn’t miss a thing .
this ambition and perfectionism is both her saving grace and her downfall . it makes for incredibly cohesive , put - together , and strong content , but can also often drive her to the point of insanity of trying to make sure everything is just right .
* / ♡ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐎𝐔𝐒 .
in order to keep this from becoming a novel ( too late ) , you can find some extra info about rowan by following the links below :
“entire water of the sea can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship, similarly, negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”
