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[abendrots]

a full glass of cheap wine when the sun has set, and the town has darkened;  a love for history that keeps the flame of your passion alive,  that keeps your soul sane;  & a competitive side cultivated by a competitive household that made you as brilliant as insufferable.

      ✤      INTRODUCING      ›      SABA KHARAZI.

(   b.  1985   )     forty-one.   lesbian.   owner @ books and crannies.     ⸺     ❝   i want to live only for ecstasy.   small doses,  moderate loves,  all half-shades,  leave me cold.   i like extravagance.   ❞

      ✤      ONE         ›         BASICS   .

name.     saba marjan kharazi.         nicknames.     kharazi.         age.     forty-one.         birthdate.     may 13th.         hometown.     new york city,  new york.         gender.     cis woman.         pronouns.     she & her.         sexual & romantic orientation.     lesbian.         occupation.     owner @ books and crannies.          time in bear creek.     nine months.         neighborhood.     evergreen.         positive   traits.     assertive,  industrious,  creative.         neutral   traits.     ambitious,  competitive,  self-exigent.         negative   traits.     chaotic,  temperamental,  headstrong.

      ✤      TWO         ›         STORY   .

(  !  )   CW:     implied mentions of alcohol.

born the third of five children,  chaos was something that characterized you from the moment you took your first breath.   you were loud and demanding from the first second of your existence,  and that didn’t subside as years went by.   

as the middle child,  independence was part of your character from the beginning,  a trait that more often than not got you in trouble.   you grew up chaotic,  always messing around,  always giving headaches to your parents and your older siblings who,  despite their reproachful looks,  watched over you like hawks.   this didn’t stop your reckless behavior,  a behavior that only became more prominent and harder to control as you grew older.

however,  you were raised in a house of scholars with two college professors as parents,  and it didn’t take long in your life for that same path to find you.   you were exceptional from day one,  even though it took you a bit to show it,  yet by the time high school came,  everyone could see it.   you had developed a love for reading long ago,  your nose deep in a book,  the only thing keeping yourself out of trouble.   soon enough,  too,  you also developed a love for history,  a love that quickly became a passion that followed you strongly and steadily until college came.

to everyone’s surprise  ( because,  let’s be real,  you were too chaotic and too irresponsible for anyone to believe too much in you ),  you made it into yale university,  and flew the nest freshly out of eighteen.   your college years were a mess,  of course they were,  but you managed to attend every class no matter how hungover you were,  and ace every test no matter how many parties you had attended during the week.   you were brilliant,  which made things easier for you,  which allowed you to take liberties others couldn’t,  and it didn’t take much for you to graduate summa cum laude as a historian.

however,  despite your passion for history,  you wanted more.   you wanted to see the world,  not only live it but experience it.   that’s how you ended up traveling the country after graduation,  moving from one state to the next,  taking odd jobs that didn’t have much to do with your degree,  but that allowed you to live the life you wanted.   

walking this path is how you came to learn how to bookbind,  a trade that held so much beauty in your eyes you fell head over heels for it.   you were stationed in san francisco when you discovered it,  by chance,  of course,  but you knew right then and there that you wanted to learn it and do something with it.   you took several courses that thought you how to assemble books,  how to repair them,  how to bring them back to life.   and when you felt ready,  your odd jobs stopped being odd and started having a purpose.   yo repaired books for small libraries in the beginning,  growing a reputation,  filling your resume with recommendations,  and every place you visited after san francisco had a spot where you could work your magic.

that’s how you ended up in bear creek nine months ago,  after a life of traveling.   until this day you don’t know what it was about the town that drew you in,  but it did,  and you stayed longer than you intended.   with the savings of a lifetime,  you bought a small library tucked in a corner of aspen glen,  fulfilling a dream you didn’t know you had,  but that filled your heart with joy.   there,  every day,  you repair old books that need saving;  you bring them back to life,  and you sell them to those who appreciate them for what they are:  little treasures resting on a shelf waiting for the right person to take them home.

      ✤      THREE         ›         HEADCANONS   .

     i.     saba is the thirdborn of two iranian parents who ran away from their home country when saba was only four months in her mother’s womb.   she was born in new york,  and grew up surrounded by bustling culture that characterizes the city.   the change that bear creek provided gave them a sense of calmness she didn’t know she needed.      ii.     she’s an expert hiker and climber,  and by this time she has clocked every good place to do this around bear creek.   she goes for a hike every saturday first thing in the morning,  and plans her climbs carefully twice a month.      iii.     has a tuxedo cat named humphrey who is a constant presence in books and crannies,  and is her adoration.   he’s very friendly,  especially with regular customers.      iv.     possesses an untamed sweet tooth,  loves everything sweet,  but mostly pastries.   she leaves the bookstore every day at mid-morning to have one with a double-espresso.      v.     chaotic lesbian !!!   she’s just a mess,  and loves to be a mess.   despite the years,  she still knows how  ( and likes )  to get in trouble.   say jump,  she’ll say how high.      vi.     looooves cheap wine and hates snobs who think cheap equals bad quality.   she often indulges in a glass of it every night while reading her book of the month.      vii.     she’s not a fan of cooking,  but she makes an exception for persian food and the recipes she learned from her parents.   at least once a week,  she takes her time to prepare a persian dish and share it with whoever is willing to try it.      viii.     she’s fluent in english,  spanish,  and farsi,  this last one being her mother tongue.   regarding this,  she’s big on farsi terms of endearment,  and they will slip out of her without her even noticing.   if you do,  though …  well,  that’s up to you.

[abendrots]

channel five oozing from silky locks of perfectly styled hair,  a perpetually straight back from years of gymnastics and classical dance,  & a sweet smile that,  even though rare,  comes naturally when treating clients,  kids,  and women.

      ✤      INTRODUCING      ›      CORDELIA VAN DER ROHE.

(   b.  1973   )     fifty-three.   lesbian.   owner @ the velvet brew.     ⸺     ❝   i didn’t come here to run away,  i came here to begin.   no matter how much it’ll take,  i will heal.   ❞

      ✤      ONE         ›         BASICS   .

name.     cordelia louise van der rohe.         nicknames.     none,  don’t you dare.         age.     fifty-three.         birthdate.     january 7th.         hometown.     portland,  oregon.         gender.     cis woman.         pronouns.     she & her.         sexual & romantic orientation.     lesbian.         occupation.     owner @ the velvet brew.          time in bear creek.     seven years.         neighborhood.     wildflower way.         positive   traits.     assertive,  astute,  decisive.         neutral   traits.     daring,  outspoken,  questioning.         negative   traits.     abrasive,  curt,  driven.

      ✤      TWO         ›         STORY   .

(  !  )   CW:   hardcore daddy issues.   bits of parental emotional abuse,  although nothing explicit.   be careful nonetheless.

born into a family of surgeons,  it wasn’t truly a surprise when you became one.   but before that,  there was a childhood,  one full of love and happiness and a type of indulgence that lasted until everything started to slowly disappear under the crushing weight of expectations.

you were nine the first time it happened—the moment you realized there had been a weight upon your shoulders all this time,  but that it had never showed up its ugly face until failure came knocking on your door.   you were nine,  and you failed in a ballet concert when you saw disappointment in your father’s eyes for the first time.   it made your heart recoil between your lungs,  leaving you breathless,  with unshed tears gathered in the corner of your eyes because no,  you weren’t going to cry,  not in front of him,  not ever.   you learned about something you didn’t want to witness again that day,  and it changed you forever.

expectations didn’t subside;  of course they didn’t.   on the contrary,  they became bigger,  heavier,  more brutal.   and so did you.   by the time you entered adolescence,  you were a force to be reckoned with,  excelling in everything you did—gymnastics ?   medals hung on the walls of your father's study with pride.   ballet ?   you never failed a concert again. school ?   aced every test,  every homework.   you were brilliant,  yet it turned out  …   it was never enough.   there was always another expectation,  a higher one.   there was always another goal to achieve,  another record to beat.   you were relentless and so immersed in never seeing disappointment again in your father’s brown orbs that you never realized how tired you were.

you went to med school because it was expected of you,  of course,  but you learned to love it.   in the end,  everyone in your family was a doctor—neurosurgeons,  trauma surgeons,  cardiologists,  oncologists  …   you name them,  and you’d find someone in the family with the title and the degree.   so when you were next in line,  you faced your duty proudly,  yet you decided to,  at least,  do it your way.   you have decided to do things your way a long time ago.

you became a surgeon by thirty-four,  and there was disappointment in your father’s eyes for the first time in years when you decided to take pediatrics instead of something else,  anything else.   but you were tired,  tired of fighting to avoid disappointment,  tired of doing things for others and not yourself.   college had changed you;  you’d become something beyond expectations,  but still feral.   yet the exhaustion of your soul never left,  not until bear creek appeared on the map after years and years and years of working relentlessly in the only thing you ever knew,  in the thing that,  despite your own decisions,  was never a choice you could make.

so you didn’t think it twice. 

you were forty-six the day you left everything behind and moved to bear creek,  the day you arrived in the little town,  brought a coffee shop,  and decided to start a life so different from the one you’ve been living you almost had a meltdown when you realized what you’ve done.   but it was done;  you have decided for yourself,  for the first time in decades,  you were doing something you truly wanted,  living an experience you truly desired to have for the first time in ages.   so there was not coming back.

these days,  after seven years,  you thrive as the owner of the velvet brew.   you have learned to soften your sharp character  ( even though you aren’t very successful most of the time ),  take care of your employees who always come first,  and paint your countenance with a practiced sweet smile reserved particularly for your regular clients.

you live a quiet life,  even if lonely sometimes,  but what else could you ask for ?   yes,  you miss medicine sometimes;  you miss the recognition,  the challenges,  the thrill,  but you love your calmness more;  you love the little,  new life you’ve built for yourself,  by yourself.   and that’s something you’re not willing to give up.

      ✤      THREE         ›         HEADCANONS   .

     i.     cordelia’s character is a difficult,  harsh one.   she has very low tolerance and will call you on your bullshit without a second thought.   she doesn’t appreciate stupidity,  disrespect,  or overfamiliarity.   however,  she has a terribly soft side that can often be seen around kids or in private with those she cares about.       ii.     she hates reading,  used to have the hardest of times with it in school,  but she found a way of liking it through comics.   they are her guilty pleasure,  so almost nobody knows about this,  and if you do,  she will murder you if you ever say something about it.   her favorite characters are wonder woman,  poison ivy,  and the x-men.   she also has a special place in her heart for scott pilgrim’s comics.      iii.     an absolute workaholic,  she adores lending a hand at the coffee shop.   you will often find her behind the counter,  working along her employees.   however,  if she’s not there,  she’s probably seated in a corner doing administrative work.         iv.     hardcore wine enthusiast,  so much so that she took a sommelier course during her college years,  and is always reading about new developments in winemaking.   her favorite grapevine is pinot noir.      v.     despite having a quiet,  mostly lonely life,  she doesn’t lack company when she wants it.   she has a strong group of friends,  and a few,  regular booty calls she trusts completely.      vi.     she has a black cat who is as moody as her,  her name is amélie, and cordelia is almost the only person she trusts and likes.      vii.     she’s a mean cook,  loves to do it for herself and others;  it helps her relax and let go of the stress after a particularly harsh day.   also,  she loves to have taste testers,  people willing to try her food and give her honest feedback  ( hmu if you’re interested to fill this connection with your muse ! ).      viii.     hardcore, super proud lesbian,  especially because she grew up in a very conservative household,  and coming to terms with it and living her sexuality freely was an absolute challenge.   she loves women and is not afraid to say it or show it.

[profviccastillo]

look who goes there! is that VICTOR CASTILLO? i’ve seen them often around MAPLE TRACE, which may be because they are a AP ENGLISH LIT TEACHER @ BEAR CREEK SCHOOL. they’ve been in town for TWO YEARS and i’ve known them to be EMPATHETIC but also ARGUMENTATIVE. for some reason, SODOM, SOUTH GEORGIA by IRON & WINE reminds me of them, as well as BEATEN BROWN LEATHER JACKETS & OLD BOOKS.

Hello everyone, please meet my disaster son. This is Victor, he's 47 and a wreck. He grew up in a large family with little space for privacy and little funding for activities as both his parents had to work to support all his siblings. He was parentified a lil bit as one of the oldest, so he never wanted to have kids in the early days then kinda changed his mind which was a huge part in why he's divorced and sad, but I will get to that.

Because he had to share a room and basically every other space in his home as a child and grew up unable to play sports or anything that wasn't free, Victor spent a ton of time in the library. He could sit there in the quite, read, get his homework done, and his parents couldn't really complain because it was a good thing. It made him smart but it also made him a wee bit pretentious. Pobody's nerfect, right?

So Victor, being well read and knowing all the classics followed the path that lead him to being a professor of English Lit in Bolder. He loved his job, loved to talk and be heard and loved to rub elbows with educated people. He made good money and he met his wife in those circles and together they got to be lil book snobs and host parties but eventually the time came where she wanted to talk about starting a family. Victor balked because he had taken care of kids enough in his life and although she wasn't thrilled, he loved him so his wife agreed.

Flash forward a few years and Victor is 40-something and feeling the fomo as all the people around them have children and stuff and he brings up trying to his wife, who is older, at a good position in her job, and a bunch of other things that basically pushed her over the edge because his timing sucks and she feels like he wasted her time.

So they divorce. He sad. he big sad. And of course this messes with his career and social life as all their friends were intertwined. He needed to get far away from in as possible, so Victor moved in with his sister and got a job teaching at the high school. He likes it well enough in spite of the kids not having a passion for it as much as college students.

That was two years ago, and he's currently a hot mess who needs friends and someone to hold him and shake him and tell him to shave.

[bcinesmoreno]

look who goes there! is that INES MORENO? i’ve seen them often around SADDLE GROVE, which may be because they are a FARMER @ WESTCHESTER FAMILY FARM. they’ve been in town for THIRTY-THREE (33) YEARS and i’ve known them to be PASSIONATE but also A PERFECTIONIST. for some reason, GIDDY UP by SHANIA TWAIN reminds me of them, as well as SUNSHINE OVER THE MOUNTAINS, COZY CAMP FIRES, TOASTED MARSHMALLOWS SMASHED BETWEEN GRAMCRACKERS.

BASICS

name: ines gabrielle moreno. nickname: nes. date of birth: january 2nd, 1993 at 4:16am. zodiac sign: capricorn sun. aries moon, sagittarius rising. gender identity: cis woman (she/her). place of birth: bear creek, co. current location: bear creek, co. time in town: thirty-three years. neighborhood: saddle grove. sexual orientation: bisexual.

CAREER

occupation: farmer. highest education level: bachelors in agricultural science, minors in public communications.

PERSONALITY

personality label: the advocate. positive traits: passionate, gentle, calm, reasonable, diplomatic, curious. negative traits: timid, perfectionist, impulsive. hobbies: horseback riding, gardening, learning, puzzles, bird / wildlife watching. languages spoken: english, spanish, latin. favorite color: green, yellow, pink. favorite food: peaches.

APPEARANCE

height: 5'5. eye color: dark brown. hair color: dark brown. distinguished characteristics: scar on her index finger from accidental inattentiveness with gardening sheers. small burn on her right ankle from a wild camp fire as a teenager. tattoos: a chain of daisies on her left forearm, a small rabbit shaped tattoo she let a friend do in high school, zodiac sign behind her right ear. piercings: ears, all the way up to the top. right or left handed: right-handed. faceclaim: michelle veintimilla.

RELATIONSHIPS

parents: alejo moreno (father, alive), ninette moreno (mother, alive). siblings: annida moreno (younger sister, alive). pets: a spotted english lop named kale. children: unofficially adopted gunner's two girls. significant other(s): ex-fiancé, currently seeing gunner colt.

BACKGROUND wip.

ines was born to happily married alejo and ninette in early january, 1993. she is four years her sisters senior but they are incredibly close and have been basically best friends since the beginning.

when ines was attending school, there was, at one point, a dream to leave bear creek for something "bigger." but bigger doesn't always mean better. she got a very brief taste of "bigger" in an internship during the final days of her degree path, staying in a busy city for only a month or two. ines quickly realized that she couldn't see herself leaving the mountains and the simplicity of this life behind her, there was so much to love about her home town. she has stayed in bear creek all of her life.

after earning her degree, she finds a job at the westchester family farms and prides herself on the work that she does there. building foundations for people to feed their families, to bring life to this earth, and understand the sciences behind each new growth and growing seasons.

eventually she meets who she thought would be the love of her life, unnamed for now. she never dares to speak of him, that's how badly he hurt her. one day they were planning a wedding, she thought that they were happy. she was happy. the next he packed everything he owned and he left while she was at work. he was gone in less than an hour. no text, no note, nothing. it was like he never existed in her life except in memories, in the ring that she still had on her finger. the ring that she tossed into the lake in a fit of grief. annida, ever the internet stalker, found out some months later that he was with some other girl and she already had a ring on her finger.

there have been a few other romantic dips in her life, though none to last. she almost considered herself unlucky in love. every time she begun to commit her time to someone, they would leave. just a summer vacation, just another girl, just just just ...

she stopped letting herself invest time in other people, found passion in gardening and keeping up with her family and friends. enjoyed the simple things in life, taking things as they came to her and one step at a time.

eventually, she meets gunner colt. no matter how much she tried to let herself not fall in love with him, it was inevitable. the universe simply wouldn't let them by without meeting each other. the cafe, the bar, the coffee shop. everywhere she was, he seemed to be. it was like fate. they took it as their sign and they've been together since his settling into the town.

there are no plans to ever leave this beautiful, simple life.

[gunnercolt]

( jensen ackles, male, he/him, forty-eight ) look who goes there! is that GUNNER AUGUST COLT? i’ve seen them often around ASPEN GLEN, which may be because they are a FORMER FAMOUS BRONCO RIDER TURNED HORSE TRAINER @ RIVER RUN STABLES. they’ve been in town for ONE YEAR and i’ve known them to be METICULOUS but also STUBBORN. for some reason, BOONDOCKS by LITTLE BIG TOWN reminds me of them, as well as THE TASTE OF EXPENSIVE BOURBON, HEAVY WOOL BLANKETS WITH CLASSIC SOUTHWESTERN GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.

bear in mind (get it), he's still a work in progress. he'll develop more as I go 🐎

full legal name: Gunner August Colt, known as simply: Gunner or Midnight Colt. date of birth: 06/02, june 2nd @ 2:51 am. zodiac: gemini sun, taurus moon, and pisces rising. place of birth: camden, tennessee. current location: bear creek, colorado. time there: approximately one year. neighborhood: aspen glen. sexual orientation: bisexual. occupation: former bronco rider, now horse trainer.

faceclaim: jensen ackles. height: 6'2". body type: mesomorph. eye color: green. scars: on his hip (left side) from a bucking accident, also suffered a knee injury and head injury during this accident. features: bowlegs, freckles. tattoos: lightning bolts on both his thumbs for his daughters, a bucking bronco on his ribcage over his heart (2 inches wide. piercings: tongue. dominant hand: ambidextrous, left hand leaning.

personality label(s): positive traits: meticulous, passionate, loyal, trustworthy, debonair, versatile, intelligent, steadfast, efficient negative traits: stubborn, abrasive, flamboyant, indulgent, vindictive, neurotic, perfectionist, reckless, partially nihilistic hobbies: horseback riding, line dancing, fishing, playing poker, water tubing, reading

significant other(s): ex-wife (mother of his children). ex-boyfriend. currently seeing ines moreno. parents: mother. unknown father. siblings: younger sister (a wc). children: two daughters, one lives with him, the other goes to university of boulder. pets: a panda coat german shepherd named binka, a missouri fox trotter named brandy. tw: injuries, implied drug use, implied abuse

── .✦ he was born in camden, tennessee, on the cusp of three in the morning to a woman who did her best, waitress by day and stripper by night. his father walked out on her when gunner was young. she never married him. gunner was the man of the house. didn't have a good male role model.

── .✦ man of the house but a problem child, a wild child. sweet southern charm but delinquent behavior. mom's "boyfriend" wasn't much help to that. although the man got him into bronco riding. always have an affinity for horses. he worked a stable when he was younger, bronco competitions were a way to finally keep him out of trouble. had no idea it would've become his whole career. but he should've because he dropped out of high school.

── .✦ became famous eventually, as he never really met a horse in a competition he couldn't bond with. usually beat the records. his "stage name" midnight colt which is what most of his fans know him by. relocated his next permanent home in memphis.

── .✦ somewhere along the way he met his ex-wife, and they had two beautiful daughters. undetermined at this time if i want her to have passed or to have left him, gunner will tell me eventually lol. either way, she was out of the picture when the girls were young. his sister helped raise them, with partial custody, while he continued bronco riding.

── .✦ eventually, he had an accident. managed to actually win the competition as the last contestant to ride, but at the cost of severe injuries. at one point, the doctors told him he'd never be able to sit in a saddle again. he said wanna bet. while he doesn't do bronco riding anymore. his affinity and natural talent at bonding with horses allowed him to remain within the circuits.

── .✦ when one of his daughters got into the university of boulder on scholarship, he couldn't have been more proud of her. his other daughter still hasn't figured out what she wants to do and that's okay with him too. he picked them up and moved them away form tennessee to be closer to his other daughter to bear creek, a quieter life.

── .✦ met ines when he was looking a real estate close to boulder. when he officially moved there, he kept running into her. eventually, he asked her out. and the rest of the year has them seeing each other.

── .✦ sometimes he gets bummed he can't compete anymore, but he's slowly becoming still accustomed to a quieter side of horse care. he can't ride in the saddle for too too long because his hip will act up. but he will never let that stop him.

── .✦ avid weed smoker (mostly because of pain), avid drinker, smokes marboro reds, chewing tobacco. drives a dodge ram matte black, liftkick, with grill guard. when he's not working he unfortunately open carries. still has his thick tennessee accent. southern charm yes ma'am and thank you ma'am.

playlist: boondocks by little big town, what was I thinkin' by dierks bentley, smoke a little smoke by eric church, river bank by brad paisley.

[kurtbikes]

biography. connections. navigation.

ᨒ ོ ☼ look who goes there! is that KURT CHAMBERS? i’ve seen them often around EVERGREEN, which may be because they are a OWNER @ TRAILBLAZER PROVISIONS. they’ve been in town for NINE YEARS and i’ve known them to be HANDY but also ALOOF. for some reason, CADMIUM by PINEGROVE reminds me of them, as well as MINIMALIST APARTMENTS, REMOTE CAMPSITES & MUDDY BIKES. ( lewis pullman, cis man, he/him, thirty-four )

STATS

FULL NAME: Kurt Jameson Chambers AKA: N/AAGE: Thirty-four BIRTHDAY: July 19, 1993 BIRTHPLACE: New Mexico GENDER & PRONOUNS: Cis man & he/him SEXUALITY: ??? NEIGHBORHOOD: Evergreen OCCUPATION: Owner of Trailblazer Provisions (outdoor supplies shop) POSITIVE TRAITS: Handy, curious, resourceful, sentimental, chatty NEGATIVE TRAITS: Paradoxical, compulsive, abrasive, forlorn CHARACTER INPSO: Harry Burns (When Harry Met Sally), George Knightly (Emma), Luke Danes (Gilmore Girls) FAMILY: Luke Chambers (father, deceased); Linda Chambers (mother, née Mead); two brothers (wc)

BIO TL;DR

Mama Chambers admits to giving up on peace once the doctor said she was expecting her third son and she was right- the house was rambunctious and colorful until all three had grown up and moved out. Kurt looks back at his boyhood with appreciation, oftentimes wishing he could point to a source for his later decisions, but nothing comes up. The violent mistakes are his alone, but so is the effort and growth he's made to avoid anymore missteps. Though he sometimes still finds himself in the face of a spirited confrontation, Kurt isn't as reckless as before. His energy is now put into hiking, biking, and exploring new potential hobbies. Plus, ever since buying Trailblazer Provisions from his old boss a couple years back, he sees it as something to lose and has been on his best behavior. Yet there's a restlessness that's been brewing. Kurt hopes he can keep it at simmer to avoid getting burned again, but only the passing time will tell if he's learned enough to control the heat.

HEADCANNONS

his dog's name is romeo; leaves food and water out for the neighborhood cats

lives in the studio apartment above trailblazer provisions

hired a small team of part-time staffers because he was spending too much time inside (running the store) and missed the great outdoors

loves sudoku and other puzzle games

once the snow melts, he basically bikes everywhere, otherwise he’s driving around in a old tacoma

loves loves loves mountain biking and carving new bike trails with his buds

ultimate outdoorsman tbh, loves to backpack and fish and camp and all that good stuff

big yapper, will end up in 30 min - hours long conversations with customers somehow

mr fix it! his dad was a blue collar man and taught him everything he knows, so he likes to offer his services for the price of lunch and lemonade

though he’s friendly, he’s got a bit of a reputation around town for flirting and fighting, which normally happens when he’s been out drinking cuz he has trouble stopping after just one

fiddles around with the guitar, bass, and a lil casio synth (and the drums if there's a kit around) so he’s down to jam if you are- extra points if it's around a campfire

kurt chambers... hm he's really anything but. his whole life he's been told to stop talking, but he really cannot shut up, which sort of just leads to him being an open book. sorry for any potential tmi

all that to say that yes he yaps, but does he ever really say anything? sorry again, but he's a horrible communicator

[ofmasterminds]

look who goes there! is that ROSANNA MALDONADO? i’ve seen them often around ASPEN GLEN, which may be because they are a ATTORNEY. they’ve been in town for ALL HER LIFE and i’ve known them to be METICULOUS but also DISTRUSTING. for some reason, HASTA QUE TE CONOCÍ by JUAN GABRIEL reminds me of them, as well as THE SOUND OF HEELS WALKING THROUGH COBBLESTONE, COLOR-CODED BINDERS, HAVING A WARM SMILE AND A WARM BOWL OF SOUP READY FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT.

BASICS

name: rosanna maldonado helú. nickname: ross, rosita. date of birth: nov 12th. zodiac sign: scorpio sun. virgo moon, aries rising. gender identity: cis woman (she/her). place of birth: bear creek, co. current location: bear creek, co. time in town: fifty-six years. neighborhood: aspen glen. sexual orientation: pansexual.

CAREER

occupation: attorney. highest education level: jd from sturm college of law. past projects: has worked for the same company since she was an intern, has also done pro-bono work since passing the bar exam and getting her license. current projects: ttec's chief legal officer, legal advisor for small companies, pro-bono attorney.

PERSONALITY

labels: the prodigy, the catalyst. pos traits: longanimous, vehement, protective, incisive, meticulous, persuasive, incisive. neg traits: intransigent, distrusting, reticent, rancorous. hobbies: working, researching, diy projects, hiking, art-collecting, candle-making, horse-riding. languages spoken: english, spanish, a little bit of latin. favorite color: red, pink. favorite food: barbacoa de hoyo.

APPEARANCE

height: 5'2. eye color: dark brown. hair color: dark brown. distinguished characteristics: n/a. tattoos: none. piercings: ears. right or left handed: right-handed. faceclaim: salma hayek.

RELATIONSHIPS

parents: antonio maldonado (surgeon, deceased), freyja maldonado (stepmother, deceased), lara cohen (nee: helú, retired oncologist & activist), nicholas cohen (stepfather, deceased). siblings: four in total; one younger sibling, one half-sibling, two step siblings. pets: a black cat named nova. children: tbd. spouse: tbd.

BACKGROUND

tw: cheating, divorce, teen pregnancy, adoption, depression, grief.

— Rosanna was born during a rainstorm in November in Bear Creek Hospital, the very same hospital her father was making his residency in. she lead a very normal life for a child who has two med students as her parents; they were barely present throughout her formative years, forcing her to spend most of her time with her grandparents, aunts and uncles who were graceful enough to accommodate her on their itinerary and lives. Yet whenever her parents were around if even for a short amount of time, they always tried to make the most out of their time together. They were strict with the rules they had set for their firstborn but they always made her feel loved. Things started getting complicated by the time rebecca reached teenagehood. Her father, a now renowned general surgeon started to behave oddly hinting on a unlawful affair and making Lara lose her mind until the day everything blew up: antonio came home one night to pack his stuff and tell his then wife he was leaving, that he had been cheating on her with a colleague and she was pregnant with his baby. Lara was left brokenhearted, completely disassociating herself from her family and burying herself in work as an oncologist. Rosanna, being a young teenage girl with no supervision or care, began rebelling. What once was the perfect daughter in the eyes of her parents became a nightmare that failed classes, skipped school and hung out with the wrong type of crowd, a scream for help that caused the relationship with her parents to break slightly and beyond repair with every fight they had.

— At age 15 rebecca started to date her very first boyfriend. He was charming, quick-witted and payed attention to her in ways her parents didn't, so she fell hard. The couple even began planning a future together where they could move together once they were done with their high school years, dreams of freedom away from their homes to start a life of their own. All their dreams came crashing down the day rebecca found out she was 5 months pregnant after fainting in school a few months before turning 17. She told her parents, hoping they would support her and guide her through the process, that they could find an answer as to what to do next but was only met with threats and hurtful words that claimed she was on her own from that moment on. she then went to share the news her then boyfriend and found him on someone else's arms, breaking her heart into a million pieces.

— Rosanna then made a decision to need no one but herself and the kid she was carrying for years to come. She worked tirelessly for the last four months of her pregnancy to get her GED and find a small apartment, a place to make a home for her and the child on the way. And then, the baby came. she had promised herself she'd be a better parent than her own, that she would care for her child more than she cared for herself and she did tried her best. For three months, Rosanna didn't sleep; going from one work to the other to caring for her child to bring them the bare necessities— until the day everything stopped working when the child fell ill. It became painfully obvious to her that if she kept the child as her own, there was a chance her child wouldn't survive. Keeping her promise to always see for the child before her own selfishness, she did what she thought was best for them; gave them up for adoption praying they would find a family that could give them what she couldn't.

— The decision weighted on her for months, letting herself get absorbed in the darkest pits of her inner hell until a light appeared in her way in the form of a good friend who encouraged her to leave her bed and do something for herself. Ultimately she decided to become someone she and her child, wherever they may be could be proud of so for the next eight years she worked hard in STURM college of law, following her father's steps. Rosanna started interning for her father's competitor firm, ultimately becoming her father's enemy right hand and personal assistant while still working on her JD. It was while working as an intern that she first met who would one day become her favorite person in the world: her best friend who, decades and heartbreaks later, she would marry. On the upcoming years their bond became stronger even during the periods of time where they would not communicate or see eachother as often, each living a life separate from eachother.

— For years, she dedicated her entire existence to her job, family, friends and the ocassional romantic relationship, never finding it in herself to commit to one person for a lifetime. Partners would come, holidays and promises and even proposals would be accepted that ultimately would lead nowhere because nothing ever felt real enough. It wasn't until a few weeks after her second engagement (already thinking of ways to leave) that she crossed paths once again with him, the best friend she had been deeply in love with for decades. They tried to avoid their feelings and continue the friendship they've had for a while, the reality of the love they shared for one another ultimately catching up to them and at last, they listened to their hearts and not even a year later the two best friends were married and buying a home in Aspen Glen.

— When her mother contacted her via social media for the first time in over thirty-two years, rebecca didn't expect it to go well, nor to create a new relationship with her now that they were both mature adults. It took them months to heal the wounds of the past so it really was a surprise when alexa mentioned the baby rebecca had had and given up more than thirty years ago, leaving her once again with a gut-wrenching feeling she had tried to ignore since the last time she had searched for them many moons ago, to no avail. Knowing she had nothing to lose, she tried one last time and ultimately found out that child she had grief over the years was, in a mysterious turn of events that one can only describe as serendipitous, still in Bear Creek.

[alpenglcws]

look who goes there! is that NICOLAS ROJAS? i’ve seen them often around MAPLE TRACE, which may be because they are a TRAUMA SURGEON @ BEAR CREEK HOSPITAL. they’ve been in town for TWENTY YEARS and i’ve known them to be ASSERTIVE but also RIGID. for some reason, GHOSTS THAT WE KNEW by MUMFORD & SONS reminds me of them, as well as A LONGING FOR HOME THAT NEVER QUITE FEELS FULFILLED NO MATTER ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS + TRACES OF BLOOD THAT LINGER AND HAUNT LONG PAST ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE HAS BEEN CLEANED AWAY + ECHOES OF A CHILD'S LAUGHTER THAT PROMISE AN UNSTEADY PEACE.

᯽  ⸻   BASICS.

full name: nicolas mateo rojas nickname: nico, nick, tba age/date of birth: 45 / april 18th zodiac sign: taurus gender identity: cis man (he/him) hometown: curicó, chile current location: bear creek, colorado time in town: 20 years sexual orientation: bi-sexual religion: lapsed catholic ( truly more of an atheist but doesn't want to admit it ) occupation: trauma surgeon, bear creek hospital

᯽  ⸻   PERSONALITY.

labels: the prodigy , the stoic , the phoenix positive traits: innovative , charismatic , disciplined , steadfast , purposeful negative traits: impersonal , private , preoccupied , abrasive , critical hobbies: hobbies, what hobbies?? he finds it hard to take the time for himself, between being a parent and being on call for the hospital, there isn’t much room for anything else , football ( not the american kind, but he refuses to call it soccer - he grew up playing it and tries to find the time to coach sofías team ) , cooking ( while he learned a couple recipes from his mother, this is a relatively new skill for him as before he took on the role of a parent, he relied on take-out and quick deliveries, but he’s learned he enjoys the precision of using a knife without it needing to heal ) , outdoor hobbies ( since moving to colorado he’s fallen more and more in love with the natural beauty of the land, the hiking trails in saddle grove park and the other national parks in the vicinity, horseback riding is also a new interest, and with a bit more free time on his hands nowadays, he likes exploring what else life has to offer ) languages spoken: spanish , english ( still has a faint accent despite his attempts to perfect the language ) , latin , french instruments played: guitar favorite color: sapphire, maroon

᯽  ⸻   BIOGRAPHY.

trigger warnings: infertility, ivf, car accident, death

the expectation that he would excel was rooted in nicolas since childhood. he was the oldest, and therefore had to set an example. his parents might not have cared where he set his direction - as long as it was something that could be guaranteed success. to a child it might have read as overbearing, but with retrospect, nicolas knows it was solely to make sure he would be able to provide a better life for himself than they were able to. childhood hobbies such as playing fútbol with his friends or picking up the guitar were frowned upon - and so nicolas surrendered himself to his studies - his interest driving him down the path towards medicine and healthcare services.

his relationship with his father was always strained, the head of the household at odds with a young man wanting to forge his own path, and while there was definite love there - it always felt like it was one fight away from being broken. mateo held expectations for his son - that he would take after him, stay in chile and continue the family line, while nicolas wanted to see more of the world and explore who he was. he’d excelled in his studies, had scholarships lined up with universities who wanted to offer him a place in their halls - and while he might return home after he’d finished his schooling, nicolas knew that he couldn’t pass up the opportunities presented to him. after an argument with his father and years of feeling stifled in his hometown, he made the rash decision to leave home for university, finding himself all the way in us for his studies.

his first few years in the us were difficult - a combination of trying to adjust to a different culture and language, his studies often overwhelming, not to mention missing home and family.

the offer of a residency in denver was hard to resist - a job he’d been striving for, the promise of finding something high paying and respectable, in a city he’d grown to love and found love in. while the program was hard, nicolas flourished - feeling as if he’d finally found everything he was meant to achieve.

after several long years and countless exams later, he was offered a position on the trauma team at bear creek hospital. with his position set, nicolas finally felt ready to settle down and within a year he was married and had convinced his brother to come join him in the city he’d found home in.

to be changed based on plotting with wife (ex-wife) connection; their marriage was built on a foundation of love and shared ambition. building a home that was more joyful because the two of them were in it. it started crumbling long before nicolas realized, long shifts at the hospital followed by the ache for a child that seemed more impossible to achieve with every negative pregnancy test and round of ivf, and finally the silence that followed with each new pregnancy that was announced by family and friends culminating in a growing gulf between the two that nicolas didn't know how to bridge. to be decided if they were able to mend it or not.

the call came like any other - so frequent, it was almost normal. car accident. three victims. critical. he didn’t think anything of it until he was barred from the operating room, another surgeon taking over in his place and he was left with only his worries and fears.

while it might have been the right call - they were his family and who knew if he would have been able to operate without his emotions clouding his judgement, nicolas has never been able to forgive the doctors on duty who weren’t able to save his brother and sister in law, while at the same time being eternally grateful that the youngest addition to their family had managed to survive.

it wasn’t a question who would take the little girl in, and all of the sudden he was the person in charge of her future. a parental figure when he’d given up the hope of ever being one.

stricken with grief and a need for change, he took a year long sabbatical - focusing and recentering on his family and learning to parent alongside trying to juggle the grief that was almost suffocating. he's not sure who he is now, some conglomeration of every life experience he's ever had glued together - but there are days where he still feels like he's discovering parts he didn't realize were there before and others where he feels like he's falling apart by the seams.

as sofía’s guardian, he’s set himself to new standards, wanting to be the best replacement for his brother as he can. taking time off and being a playmate doesn’t come naturally to him, and while each day comes with new frustrations, it’s never directed at his niece for whom he'd do anything - even if it means donning the occasional tiara or painting his nails neon pink.

᯽  ⸻   CONNECTIONS.

relationship status:  tba ( open connection ) . current partners(s):  tba. past relationships / flings: tba. family:  mother ( valentina rojas, deceased ) . father ( mateo rojas, deceased ) . brother ( benjamín rojas, deceased ) . niece ( sofía isidora rojas, 7 ) ᯽  ⸻ WANTED ( work in progress ) the best friend: either someone from his past who's been beside him for major life events or someone he's grown close to after moving to bear creek. someone who knows his secrets and haunts and who's perhaps shared in similar pains. the old ghost:  someone who knew nicolas before he came to bear creek, who remembers aspects of who he was before his brother passed and isn’t sure how to reconcile that with who he is now. the fellow parents:  open to anyone who's also experiencing parenting, he feels a bit out of his depth and although he's been navigating the journey for five years, he would love people he can turn to for advice or support or even just someone who can commiserate over the difficulties of trying to take care of a child. the graveyard companion:  someone who's also experienced loss of some kind, maybe they share the weight of that in silence, maybe they talk about it together. whatever the case, they're someone who nicolas knows relates to his own pain and although he'd never wish that on anyone, he's grateful to have someone who understands. the failed case:  potentially a more antagonistic relationship, this would be someone who nicolas either operated on or who has a relative/friend who was brought into surgery under his care. he did his best but sometimes that's all you can do and it still isn't enough. he does his best to keep a professional distance between his career and the people he knows in bear creek, but sometimes his cases haunt him long past the operating table. the co-worker:  open to anyone who also works at bear creek hospital or in the healthcare field - could be someone he’s got a friendly rivalry with, someone he’s mentoring, someone with whom he can decompress after a stressful day at work, etc. the babysitter / helping hand:  someone who nicolas trusts to watch sofía whenever he has a long shift at the hospital ; likely someone with whom he's grown close to and hopes that they'll be another positive influence on the girl when he's had to make up for both of the parental figures she's lost. the generic:  friends, enemies, mentees, unrequited crushes, people who look up to him, good/bad influences, rivals, exes, etc.