( carlos miranda, 40, cis-male, he/him ) isn’t that RAFAEL MORALES? heard you’re working as an OWNER OF MORALES AUTO BODY/TAIL GUNNER FOR SOA and have been here in charming for HIS WHOLE LIFE UP UNTIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO & HE JUST RETURNED 10 MONTHS AGO. you somehow remind me of GREASE STAINED JEANS, WALKING AWAY TO TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AGONIZING OVER HOW TO PROTECT THOSE HE LOVES, and i also heard you are AGAINST the crime in town. hope you’re keeping yourself safe!
introduction
Name: Rafael 'Rafi' Morales
Age/Birthday: 40. August 15, 1985
Gender/Pronouns: Cis-male. He/him
Birthplace/Length of Time in Town: Charming, CA. His whole life except for when he moved away 4 years ago. He's been back 10 months
Profession: Owner of Morales Auto Body/Tail Gunner for samcro
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Religion: Non-practicing Catholic
Faceclaim: Carlos Miranda
tldr
TW: death, mention of murder, imprisonment, cancer
born and raised in charming, ca by his mother and older brother because rafi's father passed away shortly after rafi was born
the three of them became a team, rafi and carlos picking up as much slack around the house as they could while their mom tried to keep the family business, morales auto body, afloat
when rafi was 16 years old, his brother was killed. rafi was devastated. carlos was his best friend, his closest confidant, and his biggest role model. with carlos gone, rafi was a mess, with seemingly no one to turn to. enter samcro
rafi found a home, found a family with the club his brother used to be apart of. especially with diego reyes, one of the founders of the club. the tail gunner took rafi under his wing as he prospected for the club. over the years, rafael devoted himself to the club, and worked his way up to the position of vice president
but as the club started to take a new direction, rafi found his 'family' was beginning to go down a path he couldn't follow. his discontent simmered for several years, but seven years ago, before he had the chance to act on it, cops raided the clubhouse and found weapons connected to a murder stashed there. without a second thought, rafi took the blame, claiming the murder weapon was his, no one else in the club knew about them. rafi was arrested
eventually, the cops realized the guns weren't actually his nor had he used them. but there wasn't enough evidence to go for anyone else in the club. rafi was found guilty of obstructing justice with a sentence of 2 years
when he got out, rafi took the opportunity of having done time for the club, to leave. he left charming, left the club, left everything behind
for 5 years, rafi travelled around the southwest, never staying in one place too long. but a year ago, rafi got the call that he never wanted to receive. his mother had been diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. of course, they immediately rushed to treatment, but that treatment was expensive. rafi couldn't afford to cover the costs of treatment just working occasional mechanic jobs.
with no other options, rafi returned to charming, rejoined the club, unbeknownst to everyone, with the hopes of making money through their less than reputable business. he’d left the club to hold onto what little soul he had left, but desperation has a way of grinding down convictions. When his mother got sick, those morals suddenly felt like a luxury he couldn’t afford
personality
( + ) virtuous, protective, principled, devoted,
( - ) stubborn, can be dogmatic, rigid, once he gets a plan of action in his head, it's hard to convince him to stray from it
seems like he always has too much on his mind to pay attention to the small details, but can actually be quite thoughtful
cares incredibly deeply for people the people he trusts
is always thinking of ways to protect or take care of those around him, a natural leader
wanted connections
connections from his time away from charming; when rafi left town, he didn't really have a plan. he kind of bopped around the southwest on his bike. he'd find mechanic jobs wherever he was, but he didn't really settle anywhere for long.
childhood bestie/crush; this will be a wc submitted to the main eventually! but this person and rafi grew up together, they were practically joined at the hip. there were times rafi knew his feelings for her were more than just friendly, but he didn't want to risk losing the friendship. she might have had feelings too, COMPLETELY utp! but they remained friends, even into adulthood, until rafi left town. when he did, he cut all ties to his life back in charming, except for his mother, and that meant this person too.
the best way to get over someone is to get under someone else, right?; since bringing sami back to charming with him, rafi has done his best to not read into things with her. every once in a while, when he notices himself getting a little too comfortable with their dynamic, he tries to force himself to disregard even the opportunity to explore his feelings by sleeping with someone else. there can be feelings on your character's side, maybe even on rafi's side too, up to discuss, or it can truly just be a scratch the itch sort of thing. but I think either way, this is someone rafi could actually see potential with, if he can just get out of his own way.















