Santiago Sarto

[sanem-yavuz]

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Sanem normally came to the farmer's market during the weekdays when it was a little less crowded. But this time she'd gotten too busy and showed up on a weekend because she had absolutely nothing left in the fridge and was shocked at how busy it was. She was bumping into people everywhere she went and the introvert in her was feeling her social battery beginning to drain. She'd just bought her fruit and was ready to move away from the vendor when she felt herself bump into someone and crash to the pavement. Luckily her basket remained upright with nothing spilling out but her ankle was definitely hurting. "Thanks a lot for that!" She called out to the person who scurried away while she tried to find a way to get up without bothering anyone but at this rate--it didn't look like it was going to happen.

[santiagosarto]

santiago had just sold a few cartons of eggs to one of the men at the stands at the farmers market. santi didnt really have much time lately to go sat up and sit there so he did most of his business by selling to someone there so they could sell and make some extra cash. he was heading out when he seen the guy crash into the woman and take right off. with a sigh he walked over to her and offered his hand. "you alright? some people are so inconsiderate." he said softly., "here let me help you up."

[beautifulxdamned]

"I just like to hear you say it." She spoke after a moment of silence between the both of them. A small smile forming on her lips as she looked at the older male to show him that she was sorry for the way she had lashed out. Santiago was right he probably didn't need the directions. He was amazing at figuring things out and if they didn't go as planned than he had a way of making sure things worked out in the end... however the idea of her newborn sleeping in a crib that was tapped together was slightly unsettling to her. "Maybe we should take a break?" She suggested "Grab some lunch and than come back and tackle this contraption with a clear mind and a full belly?" She suggested "Tater tot is craving a mozzarella grilled cheese with fresh tomatoes on top."

[santiagosarto]

Santiago was used to telling his wife she was right. He was wrong a lot and he certainly lived by a the happy wife happy life motto. His wife had been the love of his life and he would have done anything to keep her happy. Hell he did do anything to keep her happy. When she had suggested the break he had sat the wood down and nodded, “i think that is a great idea. Might so us some good to walk away and come back to it with a clear head. I will even google the directions to make sure i get it right.” He told her. “Oh, what a combination.. but the lasy gets what the lady wants.” He stood to his feet and held his hand out to help her up.

[santiagosarto]

@lenakaplan

santiago shrugged as he took a bit of his fries that were in front of him then offered her one. "i'm not going to lie to you... i dont know half the time what is going on at my rescue ranch or whatever my wife calls it." he confessed. "it is her world and i just live it. happy wife happy life kind of thing." he explained. "but the reason i asked you here today is because i wanted to get her a gift and i figured maybe you could help."

[jasperjsmith]

grab, grab, grab. he usually left these sorts of hijinks to his siblings, staying by the sidelines and pointing out exactly which laws were being broken and the sentences attached. now, jasper was willingly being hoisted over the fence by somebody he didn't know nearly enough to trust so dearly. for the first time in his life, he was thankful for his slight frame. like a monkey his hands gripped the top of the fence and he swung himself over, clambering down the other side, boots hitting the ground with a thump. those hazel eyes glanced through the mesh at santiago, the corners of his lips tugging into a wide smile. it seemed he was a whole lot more capable than he gave himself credit for.

"okay." he breathed, relieved. jasper scurried back towards the partition, glancing around to see whether there was anything he could do to help santi in return. "are you good to get over?" he questioned, smoothing down the crazed strands of brunette hair that now stood to every angle as though he had been struck by lightning. the thrill, the adrenaline, was palpable. why didn't he do this kind of thing more often?

[santiagosarto]

santiago had hoped the boy would catch himself when he lifted him up and when he heard the thumb of the boots on the ground he smiled. "see easy peasy as they say." he nodded now looking at a way for him to get over the gate himself. "yeah i think if i give myself a little running start i can jump to reach." he reassured the other. "one, two, three right?" he teased taking a few steps back before running full force and then jumping.

when he jumped his hands grabbed and hooked onto the top. he pulled himself over and dropped down next to the other. a little out of breath he patted his stomach. "let's go before i run out of breath." he joked as he began walking towards the baby animal.

[javier-castillo]

Getting his life back on track after going to prison was tough. No one wanted to hire a con and the only real skill he'd learned in there was barbering and that didn't pay as well as he thought it would. Figuring out who he was after spending all that time behind bars meant humbling himself and taking whatever work came his way. Javier wanted to be a new man now that he was on the outside and he was gonna do everything in his power to make it happen. "Thanks for taking a chance on me, seriously." Not many were willing to look past his rap sheet.

Javier smiled and looked out at the land and the animals that were roaming it as Santiago spoke. "Said what?" He smiled, insinuating that he knew what the man meant and he'd pretend it was never said. "Tell me what you want me to be responsible for and I'm on it. I may not know much about farm life but I'll do my best and I'm a quick learner."

[santiagosarto]

as long as the other wanted to work and he had no intentions on stealing or hurting his family then santiago seen now need in not letting the other man work for him. he wasnt a man who was loaded but he could swing hiring some help out of the ranch with the rescue animals at least while his wife was pregnant.. maybe even after the baby came. he figured they would just take it year to year see how it went from there. "hey- you dont need to thank me. you have been nothing but kind and trust worthy. i had a good feeling about you." he reassured him.

"i sadly cant say that i know too much about a farm either." the other man confessed. "my wife is usually the one who tells me what to do or she is out here doing it." he laughed, "but i think for the most part just kind of taking care of the animals. cleaning out barns, making sure their food and water is filled.. whatever shit else that is required to run this place." he chuckled again.

[ayseldurmaz]

Santiago wasn't even a cousin-in-law by now. He was a brother-in-law. Aysel saw her cousin as a sister and the baby she carried was a niece or nephew. "I'd love to. Do you want to keep it a surprise or do you want me to talk to her about it?" she offered. Already, her mind raced with possible people to include. Sanem, of course, went without saying, and she was fairly confident in at least her mother attending.

[santiagosarto]

when aysel had told him that she would love to throw the baby shower santiago felt like he could breath a little. he had worried who would give her that experience and he wanted her to enjoy these type of things. "i think surprises are probably not a good idea right now. i dont want her getting emotional thinking she wont get to have one.. i think talking to her would probably be good." he told her, "then again.. a surprise could be fun.. now i dont know which one sounds better." he chuckled.

[jasperjsmith]

jasper wasn't much of an acrobat. he wasn't much of anything, but one thing he took pride in was his empathetic disposition. often, it was more of an affliction—he cared too much for people, so much so that he broke his own heart from letting his brain run free. now, though, he was set, just as santiago was, on saving the helpless little creature. he was even willing to be vaulted over a fence to be able to do it. "yeah, okay. i can do that. i can help you from the other side." santiago had a good few inches on jasper, and plus he very much doubted he could haul himself over the fence without help, given how spindly his upper arms were. instead, he would need a leg-up.

his boot settled against santiago's palms, and he held the other's shoulders as he wobbly stood. one hand transferred to the gate, between the spikes at the stop that prevented anybody from doing exactly what they were attempting. "okay, okay..." he breathed, voice shaky—now wasn't the time to admit he wasn't the greatest with heights. "let me count you in, and then you just need to fling me up so i can grab the fence. three, two..."

[santiagosarto]

santiago would have loved to have turned around and went back home or kept driving. however there was this little voice inside of him. he heard his wife telling him that he needed to stop and help the animal that seemed to be stuck or hurt. he knew that he he hadnt he would never stop hearing her voice all day and then when he told her he wouldnt hear the end of it. so he pulled over and even though jasper had been against it at first he had tried to convince him it was a good idea and here they were. both going into some field trying to rescue an animal who he hoped their mother was no where near.

santi waited as the other had gotten comfortable in trying to step in his hand. once his boot was in his hand he looked up at him ."no big deal.. you got this.. you count.." he reassured jasp and as soon as he had said two santiago just went ahead and lifted him up. "one.. grab grab grab..." he told him.

[theodawkins-deactivated20230624]

“  of course i’m scared !  ”    theo huffed, trying to seem offended yet being absolutely betrayed by the nervous smile tugging at their lips.    “  look at them !  th— their beaks, mate, it’s— ugh.  ”    it was the first time they were this close to chickens, and even when they adored every animal on earth, honest to god, they also found these particular ones ugly as hell and fucking terrifying.    “  no, man, i’m— i’m not going first. i’m not— look, i rather clean the shit from your mule’s tail or whatever. i give up on the chickens, i’m not doing this.  ”    but they didn’t move from their spot, still seizing the birds with dread. they didn’t really wanna give up on them, they just needed a little bit more time to find their courage.

[santiagosarto]

santiago couldnt help but laugh when the other had said they were scared of the chickens. "they are chickens, they cant hurt you. i promise they are a lot more scared of you than you are them.. their beaks are tiny they couldnt even do anything asides maybe peck you to death... but the odds of that happening before you could literally run away is slim to none." his words were playful as he smiled to them. "come on." he groaned. "the rooster always tries to attack me anytime i go in that cage.. it is like a death trap for me." he confessed. "he wont be as mean to you i am sure.. please.." he did his best to give his best puppy dog pout.. "what if we go together?"

[beautifulxdamned]

Their Home

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"This is why I told you that we needed to read the instructions precisely!" Esmeray groaned as she ran her hand over her tired face. She was currently sat on the floor of the nursery with Santiago as they attempted to put together a crib... well admittedly she was watching as he was fighting with the pieces but that was only because he had insisted that he knew what he was doing. However as the time passed the less she believed that he did.

[santiagosarto]

Even their little bickering with one another was harmless. Esmeray and Santiago had never had a huge fight or fought over anything serious. They were a fairly happy and in love couple. San har been grateful he had found the love of his life and she was perfect. However right now he could have really did without her i told you so’s. “Yeah, yeah. I was wrong and you were right. No need to say it out loud. It doesn’t help us now does it?” He turned to look at her before looking at the mess of a crib he had been trying to put together without the instructions. “I really don’t think i need the directions, i just need to know where this little piece here goes. The rest will just fit into place.” Though he wasn’t so confident in his words.

[tobedeletedrightnow-deactivated]

it was only a half challenge, really, but that was the only coercion mako needed. a grin split his features as he pulled on his helmet. ❛❛ scared? as if! ❜❜ tossing the other a wink, he tossed his skateboard out in front of him, stepping on and kicking off. he circled the large, abandoned pool, eyeing the best spot to maneuver in before lifting over the lip of the edge and dropping in with a loud hoot.

[santiagosarto]

"good i am glad one of us aren't scared because i would be terrified." sanitago confessed to the man with zero intentions to drop into the pool himself on the bike he had been on. sati often enjoyed getting his exercise in by biking along side mako when he skateboarded (or whatever he is on rn) "you truly are wild." he told the younger guy with another laugh. "if i even attempted to try that we would certainly be calling out an ambulance for me." he mused between his laugh. "you make it look so easy."

[santiagosarto]

@javier-castillo

sanitago had made the choice to hire a couple of helping hands around his house to help out while his wife was pregnant. the last thing he had wanted her to do was take on too much and working out on the farm seemed like some pretty tough work on top of taking care of the indoor rescues and her podcast. santiago had known that javier didn't have the best past and he wasn't so sure how his wife was going to feel but he felt no need to judge the man. javier had seemed kind and they really were hurting for some help around the farm.

"thanks for coming out." he told the man as he pushed his backdoor opened and began to walk out to being to show javier around the place. "i really appreciate you making the time to help us out around here." he began, "with esme expecting out first kid i dont want her out here trying to handle all these wild animals." he confessed, "but dont tell her i said that, she will have my head." he chuckled.

[santiagosarto]

@ayseldurmaz

santiago had made himself comfortable in the woman's house. "thanks for meeting with me." the man began. "as you know em is carrying our first child and asides me freaking out and worrying that something is going to happen or that we arent going to be prepared.. i wanted to get with you to see if you think that you could maybe throw her a baby shower." he suggested, "i don't know when people are supposed to get them.. but i just wanted to make sure that she gets one." he knew he was probably overthinking she had family and friends who would make sure all that was taken care of when the time came but he couldnt help but wanting to make sure.

[jasperjsmith]

if only it were that easy. jasper had half a mind to snap, to explain to santiago that his mind was a mess of tangled wires—reds and blues crossed and knotted—and that it was impossible for him to not get worked up. instead, a whine escaped his throat as though he was a disgruntled, silk-eared puppy. "you better." he responded. all worry melted, his hands shrugging to his sides, as he caught sight of the opossum, its pink nose burrowing across the overgrown grass. "so how are we getting to it? i'm small. you could throw me over the fence."

[santiagosarto]

santiago hadn't pulled over to try to put the two of them in danger or trouble. though when he had saw the little opossum all alone he had worried. he also knew that his wife would kill him if he had left some poor injured animal to fend for itself instead of carrying it home for her to help. "i promise." he told the younger man, "i wont let you get in trouble or get hurt. just trust me jasper. i have never gotten you in trouble before have i?" santi wasn't a risk tasker, he actually played it safe in his life. he had no interest in danger. "i think i can probably give you a boost and then try to climb over myself. that might be the best choice we have here." he explained the plan to him.

he had knew that jasper was a little hesitating with things and santiago was always patient with how to not make the man feel uncomfortable in situations he found them in. holding out his hands so that he could step in them he looked over at him. "you just have to trust me, when you are ready, okay?"

[jasperjsmith]

how jasper continuously landed himself in situations such as these, he was unsure. the boy stood, hand nestled at the nape of his neck, tugging harshly at the silver-mottled brunette hairs at the root. “i’m not going first.” the male protested, “you dragged me here. you go first. if we get caught for trespassing, you’re taking the fall—i wouldn’t last more than five minutes in jail.”

[santiagosarto]

santiago couldnt help but let out a soft chuckle. "we aren't going to get caught trespassing, you are just getting yourself worked up over something that you don't need to be so worried about." he reassured them. "but if we do happen to get caught then i will take the fall and neither of us will go to jail. i promise you.. i just wanted to get that little baby opossum over there and make sure that he is ok... can you help me do that?"

[santiagosarto]

no cap. open to whoever.. where ever. go wild. kept it basic and we can build off it.

santiago couldn't help but chuckle as the two had stood there. he looked over at them and shook his head. "don't tell me that you are scared.. come on." he teased giving them a nudge. "it isn't a big deal-" he paused. "you just have to go first."

[alexdli]

Record stores weren't his thing, but they weren't not his thing, either. He'd unearthed one of Nan's record players and a handful of records, and had carefully brought it back to Half Moon Bay with him when he'd returned. While he'd never seen her use it, the collection of records was just odd enough to be very, very personal.

That was, to say, absolutely none of it was his taste.

So here he was, at the only record store in town, rifling through what they had to offer, wondering if he would stumble on any hidden gems.

"I don't think this one is for me," he said, placing it back where he'd taken it from. Not really caring if he was talking to a total stranger or not, he didn't elaborate. He wasn't trying to convince, at least not this time. Or maybe not yet. "Do you have any suggestions?"

[santiagosarto]

santiago had loved visiting the record store. there was just something about playing it on the player that you couldnt get from something digital. the man had been going more through the classics when he had heard the other man's voice.

"huh-" but he had paused as the other had put a record down and he had let out a soft chuckle. "that really depends on what type of music you are in to. you are asking a man who is getting classical opera music on vinyl ." he teased. "but i do have a pretty wide taste in music."

[santiagosarto]

Name: Santiago Sarto-Kelly Age: 35 FC: Peter Gadiot Sign: Cancer Employment: Author. Comic books. Martial Status: Married to Esmeray (2/10/2019) Children: currently 6 months expecting Neighborhood: Tunitas Creek

from birth audrey and richard kelly were all the santiago had known. he was birthed by a single teenage mother who had given her child up for adoption. she had signed the paperwork the a week after finding out she was expected. sanitago had always been grateful to have been given such wonderful and loving parents. over the years the parents had adopted three more siblings making a total of four kelly kids. his childhood was normal and as he had gotten older he had asked a little more about his bio parents.

when he was 18 he had reached out and found his biological mother who he now to this day does have a relationship with and talks to her once or twice a week. when he turned 25 santi moved out to new york to try to find work and get his name out there. he always loved writing and creating stories and his favorite was writing then for comic books. moving to new york was a great idea for the man as his work blown up within a year of being in NYC.

three years after being in nyc he had met a beautiful woman he told him like it was and it captivated him. within weeks the two were in a relationship and a few years later they were married. when san was thirty-one he had gotten married to esmeray and the two up and moved to half moon bay to be closer to their family and for better work for san. now after residing in hmb for four years the two have a small little rescue farm in tunitas creek where they parent chickens, goats, a sweet pet pig and a racoon that are all their fur babies. everytime santiago comes home he half expects his wife to have rescues more babies for their home.

personality: humorous, kind, loyal, loving, reliable and trusting. family: wife: esmeray adopted siblings: harper, x, x, x family by marriage: aysel