Introducing DOMINGO "DOM" ALLENDE . Word on the street is they are THE OWNER OF THE CANCUN , having been around for 28 YEARS . Despite an otherwise clear record, sometimes they are known to engage with THE CORTAZAR CARTEL'S affairs. Though they are HEDONISTIC and DISORDERLY , they can also be CAPTIVATING and RESOURCEFUL . In the chaos of New York City, they’re sure to fit right in.
— BASICS.
Name: Domingo Bastián Allende Nicknames: Dom, Saint Age: 46 Gender, Pronouns & Sexuality: cis man, he / him, pansexual Hometown: Santiago, Chile Affiliation: The Cortazar Cartel Job position: Owner of The Cancun, Musician, Philanthropist Education: Juilliard School (B.A. & M.M. in Jazz Studies) Relationship status: in love with every stranger, the stranger the better Children: none that he knows of Positive traits: charitable, engaging, resourceful, convivial, spontaneous Negative traits: indulgent, hedonistic, disorderly, impatient, stubborn Character influences: Ferris Bueller, Genie from Aladdin, Rogelio de la Vega, IRL influences: Selena Quintanilla and Jon Batiste :)
— BIOGRAPHY.
A reckless bloom of a child, Domingo was never taught the difference between safety and madness. From the moment his feet could carry him, he understood that to be alive was to participate in a constant game of risk and revelry, stitching pieces of life together with fragile threads of a feverish, naive, wonderstruck hope. The youngest entrant into the Allende musical clan, Dom picked up every instrument within reach and made a name for himself in Santiago's latin jazz scene, most especially as a teenage piano prodigy with a noted rebellious streak — as evidenced by his debut album, a provocative and simmering reimagining of Chilean folk songs recorded in one take at the local jazz club. This brought him onto the American arts schools' radars, and at eighteen, he emigrated to the US to attend the Juilliard School. Here, he was offered the world — the dizzying heights of it, the spinning vertigo of stepping too close to the edge. Where others saw danger, he saw an invitation, a challenge to unravel, to create from impulse and entropy. He never feared falling — he expected it, and it was this precise childlike blitheness that allowed him to bloom. The improvisatory chaos of the unknown juxtaposed with the staid determination of New York's jungle of marble and concrete put him precisely in his element. It wasn't destruction he sought; it was the spark, the glimmer of beauty in ruin, the moment something impossible came to life. Now, his life looks something like a modern mosaic of decisions made on caprice, tangled with a curious blend of childlike wonder and an insatiable lust for life. The years have been marked by accolades and accomplishments, expectations not just defied but made irrelevant entirely, the goodwill of his philanthropy lending him a moniker of "Saint" — a name and notion that walks in the room ten steps before he does. To those in the know, this public persona might seem a sharp contrast to the nature of his criminal affiliation, but in truth, the affiliation is one of mere happenstance. When the chance to revitalize The Cancún came about, he took it gleefully and without hesitation, believing it the prime opportunity to not only cement his legacy, but also legitimize the affairs of his friends in the Cartel. While it might be a matter of moments before the glass shatters and the walls cave in, Domingo is oblivious to it, contented by the joyful chaos of not knowing.
— WANTED CONNECTIONS.
- CELEBRITY SKIN (0/1): the cancun's newest starlet; this is someone who domingo's recently discovered and is trying to push to the forefront of the jazz / latin music scene in nyc. maybe they're even someone who's brought some inspiration into his life and is now something of a muse, leading to a bit of possessiveness on dom's part. i could see this dynamic tipping into a bit of a hades / megara-type connection, but we can play around with whatever feels right! ( younger, 21 - 30ish y/o muse preferred, but def open to discussing ! ) - GOODFELLAS (0/3): the folks at the bar who put bread in his jar; these are the customers who've over time become more like friends than mere patrons. together with dom, they drink, play dominos, smoke cigars, etc. they likely have no knowledge of domingo's affiliation with the cortazar cartel, and simply enjoy him as the bar owner / musician that he is — but would love to play around with the repercussions of that revelation! - BURNT SUGAR (0/1): the unexpected kinship of opposites; like a member of a household who insisted they never wanted a cat only to be found caring for it constantly, this connections rolls their eyes at domingo's antics but still extends a hand — offering a cigarette, a drink, or just simple comfort. they admonish him without weight behind the words, and insist they haven't been taken in by dom's charms — but the proof says otherwise. inspo: here! ( leaning towards a platonic love with this one, but am open to following a more romantic muse should it strike us both! ) - HIGH GLOSS (0/1): the picture-perfect pair, if only for the pictures; should the gossip mags and neighborhood chisme be believed, these two are simply meant to be together — but in truth, they're each other's saving grace at boring dinner parties, overwrought auctions, and the like. maybe there's more to it and your muse is eager to get close to dom for his cartel ties, or they simply enjoy access to the various fineries dom's privy to — or perhaps the two are truly just good friends who've got each other's backs! - SIMMER (0/1): a hateful flirtationship, and all that burns in-between. maybe their respective personalities have always clashed in the fieriest of ways (criminal affiliations notwithstanding) — or maybe they're newly-formed rivals who once saw each other as allies. they're insufferable and maddening — and all the more damnably consuming because of it. some lighter inspo here & here... but i definitely see this connect with a heady dose of sexual tension. more tbd !! pls dm for any of these or to plot something new <3
