[ chay suede, cis man, he/him ] - was that santiago severo da silva i saw by the lighthouse today? i heard that the thirty-three year old who has been in nightrest for his whole life on and off and works as a professional soccer player (usmnt defensive midfielder) has a reputation of being resilient, but also spiteful. they reside in low point & people in town usually associate them with early morning workouts, not being ready for big changes, muscle tape on legs, guilty pleasures, football chants & an unwillingness to forgive. let’s hope the killer doesn’t go after them next.
trigger warning: divorce
BASICS
full name: santiago severo da silva
nickname: santi
date of birth: september 25, 1989
gender: cis man
pronouns: he/him
occupation: professional soccer player
birthplace: nightrest, massachusetts
sexuality: heterosexual
height: 5′10″
BACKGROUND
he was born in nightrest to a big family. he was the second oldest and the second son. he had one older brother and two younger sisters, and they were all a really big, happy family
he looks back on his childhood very fondly because it was filled with a lot of happy memories with his family and his friends and he was incredibly close with his siblings too
when he was sixteen years old, his parents started fighting, and eventually they announced that they were getting a divorce
his mother wanted to move back to brazil, and though the choice was there, santi didn't want to leave his father and his siblings behind
their parents stated that they "fell out of love" and santi thought that was absolute bullshit. up until that point, he looked up to his parents with so much respect and love and he couldn't understand how people who claim to love each other so much could just suddenly not anymore
also imagine his betrayal when all the siblings said they were gonna stay, except for analu. santi liked to think he was really close with all of his siblings. he was close with his older brother because they were the only two guys, he was close with analu because she was the sibling that came right after him and they had the same zest for life, and he was close with the youngest because he felt protective over her
he thought they had an understanding that even though their parents are breaking up, the siblings will always, always be together so when analu came back during her junior year of high school, santi was incredibly cold with her. he was very curt with her, didn't really talk to her that much and that animosity stayed with him.
he knows it's mostly misdirected anger because he was more angry at their mom for leaving, but he figured he had enough anger to go around
santi's one true love had always been soccer (he calls it football) and he'd been playing that sport since he was a kid. it's one of the things he bonds over with his dad because they'd watch football games all the time (let's gooooo seleção canarinha)
he was the only freshman to have made it to the team back in high school, and he was also on a sports scholarship in uni
it didn't take long before he became a part of the usmnt as a striker, eventually becoming the team's captain
that was more than ten years ago, and he's no longer the player he used to be. he can't play the way he used to, he's not as fast as he used to be, and while his love for the sport is still as strong as it was, he knows it's time to throw in the towel
it's his last year and he decided he wouldn't renew his contract with the team, but a part of him knows that even if he wanted to renew it, they probably wouldn't sign him on which breaks his heart
so he's ending things on his own terms, but he also has not talked about it with literally anybody
PERSONALITY TRAITS
+ hard-working, resilient, disciplined
- closed off, stubborn, unforgiving
FUN FACTS
strong af #mommyissues
has only ever been in three serious relationships (one in high school, one in college, and one when he was just starting out being on the team) and the rest have just been flings
he wakes up very early. he's very disciplined when it comes to his training, even though it's not as rigorous as it used to be
loves to cook. he learned to do it from a young age because he wanted to make his own meal plan
for the most part, he doesn't really get into trouble. he's just kinda living his life, not really laying his problems onto everybody else, but is willing to listen to everybody
he doesn't have a plan for what comes after his last year but he figured that was a problem for future santi
definitely holds a lot of sadness still for the life he used to have like he achieved his dream which is what everybody talks about, but nobody really prepared him for what comes after
he's kind of a fuckboy but also not??? when he's in a relationship, he's very devoted, but when he's not looking for a relationship, then it would take a lot for him to actually settle down
he's extremely picky with everything - the people he gets into relationships with, his food, where he spends his money, where/what/who he spends his time on
channels his anger into the game but isn't opposed to getting into fights here and there
fluent in portuguese
still loves his siblings (except analu rip) so much and would do absolutely anything for them
came back home because there's a small break mid-season and also because he needs to look after his dad and he misses home but is also severely confused because he hasn't come back here since before the first body washed up on shore and suddenly, he came back to serial killers, an engagement party and his friend pregnant and he's literally like :pedropascal:
mostly just has absolutely no idea what's going on but is rolling with it
has been back for only three days!!
WANTED CONNECTIONS
his siblings!!
his ride or die
squad
ex-best friends
childhood friends who stayed friends
childhood friends who drifted apart
opposites attract
his high school ex (must be 32-34)
his college ex
his after college ex
fellow football fan (alliteration ftw)
friends with benefits
enemies
flings
family friends
