SCOTT GRAINGER JR. 27. CIS MAN. HE/HIM is here! They’ve lived in Cascade for THEIR WHOLE LIFE and currently reside in TULE BAY. SCOTTIE is an ASPIRING ACTOR & WAITER at SEBASTIAN’S and frequently hears that they look a lot like TYRIQ WITHERS. Funny, huh? If ever caught by Letterboxd, they’d say ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is in their Top 4 and the theme song to their life’s soundtrack would be ARE YOU WITH THAT? by VINCE STAPLES.
name. scott anthony grainger jr.
nicknames. scottie, junior, scotthony
gender + pronouns. cis man + he/him
age + birthday. 27 + february 19, 1999
birthplace. cascade, ca
astrology. ☼ pisces ☾ aries ↑ sagittarius
sexuality. straight
occupation. waiter at sebastian's & aspiring actor
neighborhood. tule bay
positive traits. passionate, ambitious, empathetic, imaginative
negative traits. materialistic, unreliable, contrarian, impulsive
further links. pinterest + playlist + tasks
aesthetics. never stepping on a sidewalk crack, the cool touch of a thin gold chain, laughing louder than anyone else at the party, flecks of mud from off-roading, waiting for the other shoe to drop, rasping whispers in a dark room, a scripted apology, muscles that ache until they burn, forehead kisses, spamming memes to the groupchat, the crackle of a bonfire, gunning it through a red light.
potential trigger warnings: mentions of abuse & alcoholism.
scott's childhood was spectacularly suburban and picturesque, practically a copy-and-paste of any feel-good family film of the '90s. while his father owned a local car dealership, his mother 'had the freedom' to be a stay-at-home mom -- scott sr.'s words, not tiffany's, which was later an important distinction to make.
business was booming for grainger auto in the early 2000s, his dad becoming a beloved and trusted public figure thanks to the wacky family commercials he ran. a bebe scott even made his acting debut in a few them <3
they built their dream home on the coast and scott was pretty much spoiled rotten from day one. it was after his baby sister came on the scene that things got bad.
when tiffany filed for divorce she cited abuse, but without physical proof or police reports, she wasn't believed. it didn't matter what happened behind closed doors. it didn't matter how publicly scott sr. accused her of cheating, claiming that 'that girl' wasn't his (she was). lawyers painted tiffany as a gold digger, and despite her best efforts to get away with sole custody, it was split an even 50-50.
their divorce was finalized just before scott started middle school, and thus began weekends & summers spent at dad's. at first, scott was ecstatic about this arrangement, naive to the gritty details of his parents' failed marriage. he liked being back home, in his bedroom, instead of the cramped apartment in old cas his mom had moved them into. his dad quickly became the fun parent, the lenient one. he gifted scott his first car (a range rover) on his sixteenth birthday. he let scott throw ragers every weekend, cementing his high school popularity. responsibility ceased to exist at dad's house.
scott focused on the positives and told his sister it didn't matter that their dad was drinking more. 'he's just moody' scott would say, as if he hadn't just gone ten rounds with his own dad, parental lectures escalating to incoherent fights that ended with busted walls. he wasn't his mom, after all. he was a man, he could take it.
sports took up most of his time in high school (basketball and football, primarily), but due to an injury his junior year, scott landed in a drama class until he healed up. weirdly, he loved it. he kept that interest in acting in his back pocket until college, exploring it more fully when he attended ucas.
living in the dorms fulltime, scott finally cut ties with his dad. holidays were spent with his mom, stepdad, and sister. he dabbled in theater and drama, but ultimately graduated with a degree in physical therapy (he's delulu about his acting abilities but not dumb ok). he had zero plans to ever reconnect with his dad... but then he got the call.
it was his dad's then-girlfriend, at the end of her rope and asking for help. grainger auto had gone under and been sold some years ago, which scott already knew, but what he hadn't known about was his father's early-onset dementia diagnosis. reluctantly, scott returned to his childhood home to asses, finding his father frail and angry and still very much drunk, but he was struck by the sight of him, aged twenty years in a mere five.
it's been two years since he moved back into the house in tule bay, taking care of his dad while also fixing up the house to hopefully make it market ready. scott hasn't told anyone outside of family about his dad's condition, which means he doesn't really bring people by the house -- pretty easy to do when no one wants to visit scott sr. anyway, lbr.
and it may not be a ""serious"" job, but scott's thriving at sebastian's! he will 100% flirt for a better tip and mostly just enjoys any time he can get away from home.
he's highly superstitious. sports will do that to a guy, y'know, but so does having an astrology-loving ex gf. he has in fact harnessed the knowledge of his big 3 to craft quickie pick-up lines on hinge rip men in women's fields
has no tattoos or piercings #virgin
for as much as he wants to be an actor, scott only ever really watches the same 5 movies on rotation. pls don't ask him any film trivia.
and on that note, he's nawt a good actor :( mostly he just likes being in the spotlight and wants the fame & fortune, siiiiiiigh. but he's still working at it! thanks to a very VERY encouraging prof (wink nudge) scott's doing improv and trying to get more involved in the theatre scene around cascade.
deep deep deep in debt thanks to college, rip king
he's crazy into meal prepping, like he's eating boiled chicken breasts and steamed broccoli for all his meals. but when he's drunk? we're binging on big macs, baybeee
tbh scott's a pretty emotional guy and lowkey thin-skinned. he tries hard to avoid confrontation, but once things hit a boiling point, then all bets are off. he'll burn bright and loud, but it's over quick -- he's said many regretful things out of anger
tell him he can or can't do something and he's gonna do the exact opposite lmaoo he really digs his heels in and gets especially lazy when it comes to deadlines. #1 promise breaker right here!
potential connections.
dash chem & spontaneous threads, my love <3
extended family. i imagine that both of scott's parents are pretty much locals to cascade, so any cousins or aunts / uncles could create some fun dynamics. also plz bring his sister thx
workout buddies. they can get their swole on together 💪 scott also pretty regularly goes out for a morning run on trails around tule bay / the coast (gotta outrun ur demons), so that's a potential chance encounter sitch!
childhood friends. or from high school! anyone that scott would've known growing up. maybe they've stayed in touch the whole time or are just now reconnecting - or maybe they never got along before at all. gimme that friction ~
exes. either from their teen years or his stint at ucas. i have hc'd that he had a high school sweetheart he dumped right before college (when he thought he was gonna leave state for uni lmao) so !!!! scott can be v dreamy in relationships and lowkey love bombs, i'm sowwy </3
one night stand / fwb / etc. i knooooow he's up late on those hookup apps okok, it's just practical!
healthcare workers. that sounds weird but jdnejfns this would likely be the only other person(s) aware of his father's condition. i imagine he has a nurse who comes periodically throughout the week to help, but scott's mostly trying to handle things himself and frankly putting off getting his dad into a memory care facility.
a heckler. someone who (correctly!) thinks that he really really really stinks at improv. let 'em have a silly fun time together down at the comedy cellar 😌
