she’s found herself making her way to the outdoor lounge after a feeling of cabin fever began to take over her. sunshine had been abandoned from her day since she’d spent the day inside the confines of her apartment happily hiding away from the outside world. now, she ventured out to enjoy the last bits of vitamin c the rays could provide before the sun completely hid for the night. “both such stables.” she mused, words punctuated with a gentle smile as she let her hues drop to where his fingers strummed against the guitar strings. she’d tried guitar when she was a child - somewhere between gymnastics and karate and much like all everything else the interest didn’t stick. “add kum ba yah and you have the perfect trio.”
it was almost odd to see her outside of meeting on the roof late at night. it wasn’t unwelcome , of course , just different. ❛ i know , i know ! such a hard decision. ❜ he continues to strum softly , listening to her words and changing the chords to match the song she had suggested. ❛ we are by a fire. it seems very fitting. although , wonderwall feels like the odd man out now. what’s another campfire song that would be a good addition ? ❜ he’s convinced this is the most they’ve actually every spoken to each other , but he’s not sure how truth that was. most of the time it was just him strumming his guitar , so this was just about the same just with some more words and a different location.
addison : i know , your brain told me so . . .
addison : absolutely not , it’s comfy in here , very roomy .
addison : okay , meet me downstairs later !
sterling : i’m evicting you from my brain. you have 24 hours to gathers your belongings and exit the property.
sterling : okay , pretty. see you soon.
AN AMUSED LAUGH escaped her plump lips , bianca liked to think that she had many talents but music wasn't one of them . her musical taste was based on the hottest songs in the club and boy bands that marked her teenage years . ❛ banging , uh ? ❜ she raised her eyebrow , intrigued . ❛ now you have to show me . and if it knock me off my feet , you can choose what to do next . ❜
❛ yup , absolutely. ❜ despite his passion for music , sterling found it very easy to joke around about what he knew. it wasn’t exactly downplaying his actual talent , but it made it easier for him to socialize. ❛ okay , but if people start wishing you a happy birthday , that’s on you. ❜ as agreed , sterling plays his acoustic , relatively played up version of happy birthday , and is surpirsed he gets through the short song without laughing.
❛ while that sounds fascinating , kinda , i don’t think i could handle any kind of metal or death metal music , ❜ she laughs lightly , scrunching her nose at the idea. ❛ some people think disney and love songs are cheesy , you know ? but ed sheeran’s got some of the best though. well , mostly just thinking out loud. ❜ her lips fall into a pout and she looks at him with furrowed brows. ❛ it’s okay , i don’t think karaoke is for everyone. but i think if you purposely do it badly , it’s kind of more fun. but i’m not sure you should take my word for it , i’ve mostly just done carpool karaokes with nate. ❜
❛ yeah , that doesn’t really seem like your style. but then again , you never know ! music is universal. ❜ smiles softly , shoulders shrugging with his words. ❛ disney songs are great and theres a ton of classically good love songs. ❜ pauses , and then laughs. ❛ see ? one song out of one song too damn many that mr. sheeran’s written. just can’t do it. not a fan. ❜ he didn’t have a solid reason to the statement , it was just something he felt in his soul. ❛ i don’t know. it just isn’t for me , but i’m sure if i had enough drinks i would. but then again , i’m not much of a drinker , so . . . ❜ trails off momentarily. ❛ do you use the microphone ? ❜
“ I’M A DRAMATIC PERSON. ” momo sticks her tongue out at him, before crossing her legs. “ figured as much. —the joke part, i mean. your voice is probably gorgeous and you’re just being all cute and bashful. ” she tells sterling, a wide grin appearing on her face. leaning back into her seat, she sighs dramatically. “ it just derails so fast. —i think patrick yelling in the background trying to keep up is the the thing that makes me the most tense. ” is she joking ?? is she being real ?? it’s hard to say, but she still continues, “ it’s like, he’s trying his best but his best is just not good enough. ”
❛ you , dramatic ? that seems unrealistic. ❜ he teases softly , a gentle smile pulling across his lips. ❛ so you think i’m cute , huh ? ❜ is that all he got from what momo said ? no. but is that what he was going to focus on ? absolutely. in truth , regardless of his success , sterling was always going to be a bit shy about his music. he always thought he could do better. ❛ you know , i saw this tiktok about how they were originally going to be having him yell something different in the background instead of him trying to sing along with the song. ❜ why did he know that ? unimportant. ❛ i mean , i feel like that consistently so what’s the difference ? he tried his best and that’s all that matters. ❜
going out for fresh air, maren wanted nothing more than to clear his head, tired after another day of working alongside his estranged father. at the sound of strumming, he took a deep breath, sighing his troubles away. sitting down next to the other, stretching out his limbs. he turns to the other, eyebrow raised, “shit, those are some classics. i’m a little biased towards wonderwall. but how about uh, allstar by smash mouth? can you do that?”
he lets out a soft laugh , nodding his head. ❛ why am i not surprised ? ❜ head turns towards the other before fingers start to strum a slower , acoustic version of all star on his guitar. ❛ when i first started my youtube i posted a cover of this song and someone commented and said they want me to play it at their funeral. i should’ve just quit while i was ahead , huh ? ❜
it wasn’t that she actively thought about her music selection , primarily because the only person who really had to put up with it was nate. but she’d received the odd youtube comment about her disney princess / love song collection that almost made her a bit self conscious about it with people other than nate. ❛ uh , lots of love songs and , uh , disney music ❜ her gaze drops to her feet as she speaks , as if that’ll stop the judgement she’s expecting. ❛ you know , i don’t actually think i have a go to karaoke song , but that’s a good one. ❜
lets out a soft chuckle , eyebrows raising softly. ❛ i really thought you were gonna say like , christian death metal or something totally obscure. ❜ was christian death metal a thing ? he had no idea. ❛ i can do disney. nothing wrong with that and hey , everyone likes a good love song ever now and then. as long as it’s not ed sheeran. no thank you. ❜ leans over and softly nudges her shoulder , letting out a soft laugh. ❛ confession is that i was actually lying , i hate karaoke. i don’t know why , it just feels weird because i don’t want to try too hard but if i don’t try i feel like i’m doing a bad job. ❜
BIANCA COULDN’T STAY too long in her apartment , if she wasn’t busy working she was lost in the city in some club or in someone's bed . she needed to be always on the move , surrounded by people or at least with her head busy . but that night she was alone , her roommates were m.i.a. and her work was done . walking around the complex seemed like a good idea , watching the night come or finding another lost soul to keep her company . lost in the sound of the guitar , the brunette took a long time to comprehend the other's question . ❛ i’ve never watched spongebob and i don’t really like wonderwall , so what else do you have for me ? ❜
waits patiently for the answer , not like he’s in any kind of hurry to play a song for someone. mainly , it had been a nonsensical joke , but he never minded playing his guitar. it had always been his shield. ❛ huh , tough crowd. ❜ lets out a soft laugh , shaking his head. fingers drum on the base of the instrument , expression as if he’s thinking really hard about his next words. ❛ i do a pretty banging happy birthday. ❜ voice is totally serious , eyes glancing over to the other who sat down next to him. ❛ or. you can pick , or we can sit in silence. doesn’t really matter to me. ❜
she didn’t really have a clear intent on going to the outdoor lounge , but it was a nice change of scenery from the apartment. and des is pleasantly surprised to find sterling out there with his guitar , leaning on the furniture as she eyes his guitar silently. ❛ i’m not so sure you’d know or wanna play the music i listen to. ❜ she shrugs sheepishly. ❛ but wonderwall’s a good one. so long as you’re not tired of playing it too much. ❜
it wasn’t uncommon at all to find sterling with his guitar. it was actually more common to find him with it. it was almost like a shield , a comfort. if he had his guitar , it was easier to talk to people. easier to avoid having conversations. in this case , however , it wasn’t has hard to have a conversation. lets out a soft laugh , shaking his head. ❛ what do you listen to that could be that outrageous that i wouldn’t want to even listen to it ? ❜ asks curiously , fingers strumming at his guitar. ❛ you know , it is my go - to karaoke song. ❜ as if sterling would actually do karaoke.
HONESTLY, SHE SHOULD BE DOING something productive, like cleaning the monstrosity that is her room, or.. yeah, just that. but instead, momo perches herself near sterling on a lounge chair, long legs sprawling out to make herself comfortable. “ no freebird ?? my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined, ” though, it doesn’t really sound true, fingers pushing her sunglasses back up the bridge of her nose. she shoots him a playful smile, hands folding and resting on her stomach, “ let’s go with wonderwall. campfire song stresses me the fuck out. ”
“ ruined ? that’s dramatic. ” voice is a soft tease , shaking his head at her. “ might take a request if you ask nicely enough. ” adds on before his fingers are picking at the strings of his guitar. lets out a laugh , half tempted to just break out into the campfire song. however , he doesn’t. “ don’t worry , it was just a joke anyway. i try not to subject people to my singing if they didn’t ask for it. ” soft strumming continues eye glancing away from her. “ the real question is , what do you have against the campfire song ? you can sing patricks part. or , even squidward’s ! ”
the drummer can’t help the wide grin that falls onto their features at the sight of their roommate, whipping out their own drumsticks from their back pocket, “shut up…is that THEEEE sterling? the youtube ROYALTY? will you sign my tits?” clara teased their roommate with the crinkle of their nose, plopping down beside the other, “god. please no more campfire song. play anything other than that and i’ll follow along.” to demonstrate, they leaned forward and playfully tapped the tips of her drumsticks against his thigh.
“ i’m going to start screaming right now if you don’t cute that shit out. ” can’t help the laughter that leaves his lips at the reactions from his roommate. “ and no , i’m not signing your boobs. who do you think i am ? ” another laugh , strumming his guitar a bit louder than previously. “ are you gonna give me a beat on my leg ? that would hurt , don’t do that. ” teases soft and then starts to play , picking a random set of chords that he had been working on putting together. the good thing about having a drummer for a roommate what that they would constantly challenge each other musically. “ c’mon , c. keep up. ”
addison : there’s this new greek restaurant that just opened down the street
addison : & it looks amazing , dunno if you’re hungry or not . . .
addison : but take this as an invitation !
sterling : the way i was JUST thinking about how hungry i am . . .
sterling : get out of my head
sterling : but also count me in please !
he’s sat at the outdoor lounge , guitar on his lap as his fingers softly strummed the strings. it was mindless , eyes closed as he thought about the next few days. thought about his life. his dad. really anything that popped into his head. and then , eyes open and he notices someone joined him. “ any requests ? ” prompts gently , head tilted softly. “ my specialties are the campfire song from spongebob and wonderwall by oasis. ”
✧・ﾟ: jordan fisher + cis male + he & him | if you’re ever by room 5e, you might see sterling thomas floating around. you know , the twenty-five year old taurus who’s lived in the complex for two years ? you know , the musician seems to remind everyone of carrying around a guitar on your back, random dance moves at any given moment, one too many cups of coffee. i wonder if that has to do with their stand-offish yet charming personality.
hello again my lil cupcakes , it’s me , blue here with my second lil dumbass , sterling. just like before you can like this or message me if you wanna plot !
stats.
name : sterling zachariah thomas.
age : twenty - five
orientation : bisexual
height : 5′10 , yes i am making jordan fisher taller don’t judge me
zodiac : taurus
style : laid back , skinny jeans , round neck cotton t shirts ( favorite colors include pink, yellow, and blue ), usually has his guitar with him
lil things.
pinterest
background.
sterling thomas was born to a single father in palm springs , california. his mother was never interested in raising him but his father stepped up & took care of him with pretty much nothing to his name.
sterling & his dad are incredibly close ! his dads like his best friend and they’ve been through everything together.
because of his upbringing , sterling didn’t really have a lot growing up. they lived in a one bedroom apartment and he did little things around the complex to help earn money for him and his dad. teachers are his school were super receptive and always sent him home with food and things to make sure he was okay.
ever since he learned his mom didn’t want to stick around & was just out there letting his dad do this alone , his heart closed up a bit and he only really gave out trust to his dad.
however , as closed off as he was , he learned to dance his way around words to benefit himself and his dad. anything he could do to make sure they stayed afloat.
as soon as he was hold enough , he was working at least two jobs to be able to support him and his dad comfortably. it was a lot of work , but it was worth it.
once he turned eighteen and graduated high school , sterling already knew he didn’t plan on going to college. it wasn’t something they could afford or really even something he felt like he wanted to do.
but his dad has been saving little by little over the years without telling sterling and had originally planned on using it to get sterling into college. however , he wasn’t going to force him to.
instead , he told sterling about the money and let him figure out what he wanted to do with it.
for a year , sterling didn’t do much with it. however , he did buy a camera and some other tools to help him start a youtube channel.
besides his dad , the only consistency in his life had been music. it was his escape after work or after school. he had friends at school but never really wanted to spend time with them.
was always the kid walking around with a guitar over his back and making people swoon with his music.
SO ANYWAY ! on a whim , he decides to make this youtube channel.
it gains some traction and he begins to work some lil gigs here and there.
as time goes on , sterling wants to be in california less and less. and eventually , he dad convinces him to go on the road.
on a total whim with the saving his dad gave him , sterling leaves california and travels the states working little gigs here and there as well as vlogging his travels to build up money.
eventually , two years ago , he finds and settled down in vegas. theres something about the busy city that just drew him in , and he wanted to spend time really building a bigger fanbase.
he’s not a super super well known musician , but he’s getting there.
headcanons & personality.
character inspo : jim halpert , benji ( love victor ).
his personality is just a little bit hard to describe.
isn’t very open when you first meet him , can be super stand offish and it’s easy to assume he doesn’t like you.
however , it’s not that he doesn’t he just isn’t super quick to trust or let people into his circle.
has been in a few relationships but nothing has ever really worked out for him.
is a super good dancer but doesn’t ever take himself seriously.
beautiful heart warming smile i’ll cry right now
has a very sarcastic sense of humor
visits his dad in california at least twice a month
obsessed w kit kat bars??
can be super goofy once you get to know him but can also be a bit of an ass on any given day
curls. thats it. thats the bullet point.
i know that theres more but my head hurts and i want to get this out before opening so pls baRE WITH ME
sterling is a new muse so i’m still working on him :)
connections.
someone he met on the road , they could be from anywhere you want. would have been between two - five years ago. ish. give or take.
best friend , could be someone from or someone he met when he first moved in.
confidant , maybe they’re not friends but they kinda rely on each other.
ex(es) , could be from cali, from his traveling, or since he moved in.
opposites , with a more bubbly trusting personality.
will they / won’t they , we love a bit of back and forth u know what i mean
muse , someone that inspires his music & listens to all his songs before he posts them
