( chris briney, cisman, he/him ) ⎯ ethan sinclair has been a resident of roseton for his whole life . around the town , the twenty-eight year old freelance handyman has been given the nickname recluse. i think it's because they are intuitive , but also standoffish . [ stress biting fingernails, a dead end street, a bookshelf collecting dust ]
ethan was born and raised in roseton and hasn't really experienced much outside of that. his world is pretty small and he's relatively okay with that. he is mostly around to help his dad at the diner and make small conversation with the older regulars that come in. that's how he began his work as a handyman, fixing things for the seniors that came into the diner who needed help and couldn't get around to it themselves. other than that his social circle is pretty small. he might go out to roseton revenge every great once in a while but other than that he's sort of like the roseton cryptid
personality.
super awkward (same). he'd rather be inside the house building lego sets than forming relationships with other people. and he definitely deals with a lot of anxiety just in general (again, same) so he's not really open to trying new things or experiencing anything outside his comfort zone. he's pretty smart and good at finding solutions for things. despite that he doesn't really utilize it for anything besides his work as a handyman (and the legos). he can come off as judgmental (and don't get me wrong sometimes he is) but he's not trying to be. one of the characters that fits his mbti type is literally squidward and i think that's actually pretty spot on ;-; he cares a lot, truly, but doesn't know how to express it. he really does want to change but also is unwilling to really push himself outside his comfort zone for that to happen.
potential connections?
i could definitely see him having that one extroverted friend that ethan follows around like their shadow :') he doesn't need to talk much with them and he appreciates that. perhaps a small friend group even that he is comfortable listening to their convos and not really adding much but feeling included. i would love to see him be pushed outside his comfort zone a little (or a lot)
perhaps an ex of some sort .. i can't really see him being good with romantic relationships at all so it would've ended badly or maybe fizzled out. he's emotionally clumsy and i could see him preferring to just break things off with someone rather than agreeing to disagree about something or trying to see their point of view.
if there's anything else that comes to mind i would love to hear it because i'm struggling to come up with stuff atm :')
( havana rose liu, ciswoman, she/her) ⎯ clarke zhou has been a resident of roseton until she was fifteen & returning 3 years ago . around the town , the twenty-seven year old preschool teacher has been given the nickname, mom friend . i think it's because they are supportive , but also moody . [ unfinished craft projects laying around, mismatched socks, warmth of sunshine ]
the basics
birth name: trinity clarke zhou-sullivan
birthday: july 22, 1998
age: 27
orientation: lesbian
occupation: preschool teacher at roseton elementary school
clarke was born in roseton and spent her most formative years there. she had two loving, doting parents and always felt like she was the luckiest girl in the world when it came to her mom and dad. she was always bubbly and animated. she was able to make friends wherever she went, though sometimes her lively personality put people off. she was also very much a ~weird kid~ and would sometimes be picked on. but all in all, she had a pleasant and positive upbringing in roseton.
things changed pretty suddenly right when clarke started her sophomore year of high school. she was suddenly caught in the middle of a very rocky divorce between her parents. in the end, her mom decided to leave town and take clarke with her to north carolina, far from everything and everyone she'd ever known. she never really adjusted to her new life, and lost her spark for a long time.
in an effort to find herself after high school, she started community college in order to become a teacher, something she'd always wanted for her future. she knew she always wanted to return home to roseton one way or the other, but knowing her mom would never want to go back and that her now estranged father had moved away, the prospect of returning without her support system was daunting. not to mention the painful memories that were waiting to be relived there.
fortunately she was able to work up the courage to return and has been back for a few years. she spent the first year working as a teaching assistant until a job opening for a preschool teacher landed in her lap. this would be her second year of teaching full time.
personality.
clarke is very crafty and creative and always has at least 5 projects she's working on, and that doesn't count the ones she come up with for school. whether it's an elaborate project for the kids or decorations for her classroom, there's never not a pile of construction paper, glue, glitter-- you name it-- in her vicinity. she's definitely the teacher that is always wearing kitschy earrings and dresses and whatever else she can clip and pin to her person to be colorful and bright. whatever the season, theme, color scheme, she has jewelry or a sweater to match.
she has so much stuff. like i mentioned all of her crafts, her accessories, clothes, trinkets--every drawing her students have ever made for her. not to even mention her closet full of yarn and fabric that is just endless. she's disorganized and every six weeks she'll say she's gonna go through and clean her apartment and get rid of stuff but she most certainly isn't.
she is very much the mom friend, like her nickname suggests. even though she'll be the biggest cheerleader and be in your corner, it's hard for her to bite her tongue when she feels you're making the wrong choices or being reckless. she tries to be a good listener and shoulder to cry on, but there are times when her attempts at advice can turn into a lecture. she can sometimes fall into her 'teacher voice' with her very grown up friends.
she's always full of emotion. no matter which one it is, she's gonna feel it very deeply.
potential connections?
i was thinking maybe a childhood best friend? when she moved away it was pretty abrupt so they would've potentially distanced themselves after that.
similarly i was thinking about a first gf scenario where clarke was ready to come out to her parents with this person and then they divorced and moved away so it kinda fell apart
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