#eastcliff.intro

[cameronjx]

TASK 001: INTRODUCTIONS

CHARACTER INFO

Full Name: Cameron Johnson

Nickname(s): Cam

Age: 34

Birthdate: May 3rd

Sexuality: Bisexual

Occupation: Music Producer

Neighborhood: Cliffside

Bio:

cw: cheating, power dynamic

Cameron was quite successful as a music producer for a popular record label in Silver Lake. He had a nice car, a nice house and somewhat of a socialite for a fiance. Most guys would’ve killed to be in his position for the perks alone. If only he had been more passionate about his soon-to-be wife as he was about his music, then maybe he wouldn’t have had to uproot to Eastcliff so abruptly.

Having tapped a drum before he could speak, it was natural for Cameron to fall in love with music. Despite the chaos of living in a full house with 3 younger siblings, he managed to squirrel away some time for learning piano and guitar and keeping a secret songbook wedged beneath his mattress. He’d caught his little sister, Amanda, sneaking a peek at it one day but instead of chiding her, he pulled her into his world and taught her the first chords he’d learned on guitar. The bond they shared over music carried them well into adolescence and it wasn’t any surprise that when Amanda moved to California, Cameron moved out there too to pursue his dreams of producing music professionally.          

Cameron was a star at his label and perhaps that’s what brought him and his fiance, Lauryn together; she’d appeared in a music video or two for an artist he was working with and a courtship started from an encounter between them at an industry party. Their relationship was fiery from the start, but cooled off as their commitment grew more serious.. at least for Cameron. Things didn’t feel quite right after he’d put an engagement ring on Lauryn’s finger, but he felt selfish about backing out of it and honestly he hoped that the feeling of uncertainty would pass. But it didn’t.

Doing his best not to face the lukewarm love at home, Cameron pushed himself harder at work and was relieved to discover an up and coming artist, Seline, that he was genuinely impressed by. He poured every ounce of his expertise and time into producing her tracks and mentoring her off the clock. He didn’t see it coming, how his excitement about her project turned into excitement about her. He knew it wasn’t smart to kiss her, to sleep with her, to cheat on Lauryn but it felt exhilarating. This new thing, whatever it was. Cameron had thought he’d been careful about it, but Lauryn found out about his affair and then she made sure that his record label knew that he’d crossed a professional boundary with his artist by sending an email about his cheating to his contacts.  

Before Cameron knew it, he was being offered a lump sum to buy him out of his contract by the label execs who didn’t care about the seedy details except to avoid a potential sexual harassment scandal. Cameron was mortified and angry (since this revelation clearly had been a ploy to ruin him by his ex-fiance and the relationship between him and Seline had been completely mutual) but he had to concede that he’d brought this turmoil on himself. If only he’d been honest with Lauryn about the fizzling of their relationship, if only he’d stayed professional with Seline.

Upon deep contemplation of his next steps, Cameron decided to take the money he’d received from the label to quietly slip away with his reputation intact and move to Eastcliff to start over. He purchased his own recording studio. He’d work with local artists, go back to his roots. He’d never been in it for fame anyway. He hasn’t told his sister, the closest person in the world to him, the whole truth about what happened and he’s hoping he won’t have to. He’s afraid of disappointing her, considering he’s been her rock for so long.      

[sawyerxaraya]

( cierra ramirez, 25, cis female/she/her ) Everybody knows SAWYER ARAYA from CORAL REEF. They have been in Eastcliff for 2 YEARS and have been working as a GRAPHIC DESIGNER. They’re CREATIVE, DETERMINED, and LOYAL, but can also be RESENTFUL, MATERIALISTIC, and POSSESSIVE.

Tw; divorce


Full Name:
 

Sawyer Araya


Nickname(s):
 

Araya, Sawy (pronounces soy)


Age:
 

Twenty-Five


Birthdate:


February 14th, 1995


Sexuality:


Bi-sexual


Occupation:


Graphic Designer


Neighbourhood:


Coral Reef


Bio:


Sawyer grew up in a small town in Arizona with her fraternal twin and her little sister. Her siblings were her favourite people in the world. She felt like her family dynamic was perfect until her father was caught cheating on her mother. After a lot of yelling and arguing and crying, her mother finally decided to leave him. They gave the twins the option of who they wanted to live with and she obviously chose her mother. 


It caused her to resent her father for years and to this day, they still don’t have a good relationship. He tried for a long time but she could not find it in herself to forgive what he had done. Her mother forced her to visit her father but she mostly stayed in her room. 


Growing up, drawing was her escape from everything. No matter what was going on in her life, she could lose herself in the art. At some point she became passionate about graphic design and ended up going to school for it at the University of Pennsylvania. Shortly after completing her four years, she found a job in California.

[anastasiaclarkex]

TASK 001: INTRODUCTIONS

Anastasia ‘Ana’ Clarke

CHARACTER INFO

Full Name: Anastasia Josephine Clarke

Nickname(s): Ana

Age: 25

Birthdate: October 27, 1994

Sexuality: Bisexual

Occupation: Barista at Good Reads/Freelance Writer

Neighborhood: Rockport

Bio:

Ana’s mother Calliope died due to complications of Ana’s birth. Ana’s father, James, mourned his wife intensely and refused to look at the baby for the first four days after Calliope’s death. His mother came and stayed and took care of the baby. 

When he finally stepped foot into the nursery, he looked down at the baby and loved her immediately. After that, the two were very close, and continued to be up into Ana’s adult years.

Ana was born in Jersey City, New Jersey where they stayed for the first six years of Ana’s life. They moved to New York City due to a change in James’ job, which Ana was mad about for several days, though she came to like New York as well. But she’s always a Jersey girl at heart. 

They were able to move back to New Jersey a year later, where they stayed until Ana reached the age of 23. Her father was moving to California for a job, and Ana chose to follow, her and her father very close.

Ana is also close to her grandparents: her paternal grandparents Charles and Margaret, and her only living maternal grandparent Linda. 

Ana is quiet but also friendly and likes to talk to people, though she is soft-spoken. She is curious and interested in life and in people and loves to experience new things. 

She also is a freelance writer and has self published a book of short stories.

@eastcliffintros 

[cashwolfx]

TASK 001: INTRODUCTION

Full Name: Cassius James Wolf

Nickname(s): Cash, Wolfy

Age: 34

Birthdate: May 2nd

Sexuality: Bisexual (super closeted)

Occupation: Owner of Salty Dogs bar

Neighborhood: Greenwood

trigger warnings: alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, bullying, neglect, death

Bio:

Cassius was born and raised in a trailer park to teenage parents who knew little about being good people, let alone good parents. His father was a drunk and his mother was a pill fiend, which left very little time for care or affection for Cash. Growing up, Cash was skinny as a rail and dirty due to his parents often neglecting to provide for his basic needs. When he was of school age, there were often threats of child services calls to his home from teachers and other parents but no one seemed to actually care enough to follow through. Cash started stealing pieces of fruit and wrapped sandwiches from the cafeteria to take home with him when he was in 2nd grade. He learned early on that if he had to steal to take care of himself, he would do it without guilt.

Cash was often bullied at school for being a trailer park resident and for his small size. He’d go home with ripped clothes and black eyes, but his parents often didn’t notice or didn’t care. Cash’s parents were mostly too busy fighting among themselves to distinguish whether Cash’s injuries were sustained at school or at home anyway. Eventually, Cash started to steal his father’s liquor. He had his first sip of whiskey at 9 years old and he never looked back. 

As Cash entered middle school, he began to put on weight and work out to get strong. Instead of being the victim of bullying, he began to antagonize other kids. Get them, before they get me became his mantra. He learned to look the other way when his mother did dirty things for guys in the trailer park for a fix and when his father passed out in his own vomit on the lawn time and time again. He didn’t think about it anymore; it was normal. 

As soon as Cash was capable of leaving his parents and the trailer park, he did. He joined up with a biker gang and traveled around with them for several years until he grew weary of the pecking order; Cash bumped heads with leadership way too often. He moved to Eastcliff five years ago and poured every bit of cash he had on hand into buying Salty Dogs, an establishment fit for a drinking aficionado like himself. He got word a few months back that his father passed from cirrhosis of the liver, most likely due to his years of drinking, but that only made Cash want to drink more. Cash has no idea what’s become of his mother; he doesn’t really care. From time to time, after hitting yet another rock bottom, he goes to AA meetings, but it never sticks.           

[graysoncxs]

FORGET YOUR LUST FOR THE RICH MAN’S GOLD

calloused hands, guitar strings, messy writing, stubborn love, fireflies, barbecues, sharp tongue, building homes, forgive and never forget, constantly conflicted.

ALL THAT YOU NEED IS YOUR SOUL

( STATS + BIO BELOW )

Full Name:

Grayson Michael Cox

Nickname(s):

Gray

Age:

30

Birthdate:

May 04, 1990

Sexuality:

Heterosexual

Occupation:

Carpenter & Construction

Neighborhood:

Greenwood

Bio:

tw: suicide, substance abuse, domestic abuse

Originally from New York, Grayson was born into a wealthy family. His father ran one of the largest and most successful architect firms within the city.

He grew up with two older brothers - Austin and Joshua. When Grayson was young, Joshua began working for their father at the firm. Grayson was too young to understand it at the time, but Joshua took his own life only after a year of working for their father. Grayson later blamed his father for this death, accusing him of working Joshua too hard and forcing him into a life he didn’t want.

Their entire family dynamic changed after Joshua died. His father became a workaholic, alcoholic, and grew a short temper. He had multiple affairs as Grayson’s mother became distant. The day he landed a hand on her was the day she decided to take her sons and move back to her hometown.

Grayson’s parents divorced and he, Austin, and his mother moved to a small town in Texas. Their life became drastically different than the one they had in New York. It was much simpler. His mother worked two jobs to make it by for them. Though it was harder this way, Grayson realized this was the kind of life he wanted. He wanted to become nothing like his father.

When Grayson became old enough, he took up part-time jobs to help the family. Austin on the other hand had no intention of staying in Texas and quickly moved back to New York after he graduated. Grayson felt betrayed that he was so willing to go back to their father. The two brothers had a big falling out.

While in high school, Grayson met the love of his life. The two dated all throughout high school and got engaged shortly after graduation. She was an aspiring actress and so the two moved to California in order for her to pursue her dreams. They found a place in Eastcliff and the man did whatever he could to ensure her dreams came true. Grayson tackled multiple jobs and nearly worked himself to death every day to pay the bills but also save for their wedding. His fiance was more than happy to just elope, but Grayson was determined to give her something big.

Grayson began to feel like whatever he did wasn’t enough. She deserved a better life, she deserved all the things he couldn’t afford. This drove him to work even more, but during this absence and disconnect with his fiance, he discovered she had an affair. She called off the wedding and left him, despite Grayson willing to work it out.

Now he’s doing his best to move on while his working habits haven’t changed much. Forever determined to stay that simple man, he lives knowing that he’ll be more than just his father’s son.

[hayleysdavenports]

( lily collins | 33 | cis female | she/her ) Everybody knows HAYLEY DAVENPORT from CLIFFSIDE. They have been in Eastcliff for ONE YEAR and have been working as a OWNER at ’GREEN THUMB’. They’re BENEVOLENT, FLEXIBLE, and DEDICATED, but can also be TIMID, CYNICAL, and INDECISIVE. ( OOC: tessa, 25+, she/her, gmt+5:30 )

[ Bio & connections under the cut. ]

Full name: Hayley Siera Davenport Nickname(s): Hayley, Hales and sometimes Haylo much to her displeasure. Age: 33 Birthdate: 7th Sept Sexuality: Bisexual Occupation: Owner & florist at Green Thumb Neighborhood: Cliffside

Bio:

( abortion tw, emotional abuse tw )

Hayley was born in Eastcliff to John & Ruth Davenport on 7th September 1987. They were an older couple who had wanted a child for a long time but were unable to conceive which made Hayley their miracle baby. She and her sister who followed a couple years after were both cared for and loved deeply by the parents, both kind people who owned Green Thumb long before they were born.

Hayley never really made plans to leave the town. She was happy with the comfortable yet simple life they led, loved her parents and sister dearly and had intended to stay in Eastcliff, study there and help her parents with their shop. But everything changed when she fell head over heels for Finn (npc) in her high school senior year. Somehow the young naive girl came to believe that he was the one, and her parents were supportive of her when she made the decision to follow him to college to study.

Her parents were happy to see their girl find love and flourish, and as for Hayley, she somehow believed that she was lucky enough to find her happily ever after so early in life. It started soon after they started college, rumours about Finn which showed that he wasn’t as perfect as he seemed but she chose to ignore it all. She decided to trust him instead of doubting him because of silly rumours, making the decision to move with him to Brighton, UK when he got a job there. 

It was when she got unexpectedly pregnant a couple years later did she see his true shade for the first time. He was furious with her when she said she wanted the baby, and ended up convincing her to get an abortion simply because he wasn’t ready to have a child in his life. She never told her family about that since she knew how close to heart her mother would take it, having been a woman who had prayed for years before she had a kid of her own.

It was a bit of a wake up call for Hayley, and she soon began to realize slowly how the life she lived was never one she had wanted for herself. It was a life which Finn wanted and she had fit herself into it. Finn on realizing that Hayley was having doubts about their relationship proposed to her on one of their visits to Eastcliff after making a big deal about it to their families, which put Hayley in a tight spot, making her agree simply because she didn’t wish to upset both their families. She did speak to him though, telling him of how she felt and only when he promised that he would be better did she go through with the wedding.

Everything seemed fine for a while but he didn’t really change, doing everything in his power to control as much of her life as he could, something which she taught herself to get used to after a while because she didn’t see another choice. She got pregnant again, and this time too Finn wasn’t ready for a kid but Hayley was adamant on keeping her.

Heather being born was the first Hayley truly felt happiness again for a long time, and seeing as how Finn never cared for the kid or helped at all, she quit her job to be a stay at home mom which she was mocked for by her husband. It was when her daughter was a little over a year did she find out that Finn was cheating on her, and it took her a fair few months to do what had to be done but she finally found the courage to leave him, moving back to Eastcliff a year ago.

Her parents still are under the impression that Finn is a good man and she didn’t want to break it to them how awful he had always been to her and break their hearts, instead simply finding a place of her own for her and her daughter so that she didn’t have to deal with them giving her advice every other day about making up with Finn for the sake of Heather.

She is currently helping her parents with their shop and fighting Finn for sole custody of Heather, the man wanting custody of her simply to gain some control over Hayley again. 

Connections

Family: John Davenport (father, npc), Ruth Davenport (Mother, npc), Heather Davenport (Daughter aged 3, npc), Alexandra Davenport (Sister) 

Ex-husband: Finn Walker (npc)

Best friends: Atticus Mercer (childhood bff), Athena Lewis (bff from Brighton)

Friends: Orion Lewis, Chey Johnson, Iris Mason, Zane Davis

Babysitter: Avery Cohen

Acquaintances: Naeem Sayed, Nathan Bradley, Wyatt Dayton

[open] Colleagues at Green Thumb, a lawyer helping her with the divorce & child custody, school & college friends, friends through family, babysitters, other parents to have play dates with, neighbours etc. Feel free to hmu with any ideas!

[irismason]

DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS OR WHAT SHE’S GONNA DO….

country roads, rain on the sidewalk, fresh cut flowers, hazy glow on a creek, star filled skies, always lost, the sound of thunder rolling, surrounded by greenery, perpetually running

A REBEL WITHOUT A CLUE

( STATS + BIO BELOW )

Full Name:

Iris Lee Mason

Nickname(s):

N/A

Age:

30

Birthdate:

May 13, 1990

Sexuality:

Bisexual

Occupation:

Florist at ‘Lunar Flora’

Neighborhood:

Greenwood

Bio:

tw: neglect, drugs 

Tennessee country air, blankets of stars hanging in the sky, and fields of wildflowers brushing against her fair skin had been the only sense of home Iris ever felt. Her and her four siblings were raised by a single mother and grew up on land passed down to them in the backwoods of Tennessee. What they lacked in money, they made up for in vast imaginations and hard work ethics. Their mother often made excuses to why Iris couldn’t get new clothes that weren’t one of her siblings, or even more often, why there wasn’t always food on the table. Her mother was a housekeeper of sorts - someone who cleaned and took care of properties on the nicer side of town. She put her children to work with her, tugging along five kids who all helped by mowing lawns, cleaning gutters, or folding sheets. Iris spent most of her days looking into wealthy people’s homes and idealizing that life style. Her mother often reminded her of how fortunate they already were to be breathing fresh air, swimming in the creek by their home underneath the brightest stars. It didn’t compare to their swimming pools and pristine backyards, she would tell her. Iris was convinced she was right for some time, but as she got older she realized it was just her mother making excuses for spending what little money they earned on her drug addiction.

As the years passed by, Iris and her siblings grew to resent the slums they lived in, constantly being surrounded by people who lived in luxury. Iris always attempted to make the best of their surroundings and found a love for botany. She took care of plants around their home and grew flowers in the garden, giving a sullen place some life. Her love blossomed into a way to make money on the side, delivering fresh flowers to the homes they managed. Iris kept this up until she graduated high school. Just as some of her siblings did once they turned 18, Iris took the first bus out of town and left the only home she had ever known. It broke her mother’s heart, but Iris knew it was only because of how much help she and her siblings were to keep their mother barely afloat. Iris spent what money she had saved on a beat up car in Memphis. It was then that very car became her home. She lived out of her car for almost a year before saving more money by waitressing for her first apartment. For the first time in her life, Iris was living. Though it wasn’t lavish, it felt like it was in comparison to her youth. She filled her small apartment with greenery and took up new hobbies - pottery, jewelry making, and more. She spent her weekends at the farmer’s market picking up fresh cut flowers and fruit, and life began to make more sense for Iris. She kept in touch from time to time with her other siblings who managed to get out, and they all seemed to be happy living their own lives. They all gained the independence they needed. One summer while working at a diner in Memphis, she met a man who took a liking to her. He was charming, good looking, and always treated her kind. When he finally got the courage to ask her out on a date, Iris couldn’t think of anything else but to say but - of course. Their relationship began to blossom and to her surprise, he ended up coming from a family of wealth. Whenever he introduced her to his parents, she felt overwhelmed by how out of place she was. They lived in a house that looked like the kind her family had took care of in the past. It was clear to see his family didn’t think too highly of her as she tried to give the smallest details about her upbringing to them. They heard enough to know just as well she was out of place. Her boyfriend didn’t seem to care in the beginning, his love for her was his only concern. Despite Iris’s differences, she said yes whenever he asked her to marry him. And for a while, she was happy. His mother attempted to put aside her judgments and helped Iris plan the wedding, which was done by his mother practically taking control. Iris let her, because the ceremony seemed more important to everyone else than her. As time passed on, Iris began to notice her fiance's changing opinion of her. He seemed to often cover up her past, lying to strangers and relatives of his that she grew up with a nice family in Memphis. He seemed embarrassed by her, as if he was trying to change her just like his parents were. After their engagement party, she felt a scary thought - If I don’t leave now, I’ll never make it out. This wasn’t her world and she hated feeling like her fiance was ashamed of who she was. Just as her mother always told her when she was younger, she didn’t belong in their world. Silently, Iris chose to remove herself from it. With the ring and a note left behind, she got in her car and left behind this life and the relationship she had built. Iris wanted far from Tennessee and decided to drive West until she couldn’t anymore. Ending up in California, she went back to the days of living between her car and motel rooms until she landed in a small town - Eastcliff. Iris practically begged for a position at the floral shop in town, and eventually, she received it. Three years later, Iris still lives in that very town in her small apartment surrounded by plants and flowers, leaving both lives she had in Tennessee for good. She often feels a little lost, as if she’ll continue running for the rest of her life, but she finds bliss in the little things. It’s the only way to survive.

[talsursok]

TASK 001: INTRODUCTIONS

hello, everyone! i’m tea and i’m really excited to be part of this rp. i’d love to plot with you all or feel free to hmu and we can chat about whatever. (bonus points if you're into video games, animal crossing or stuck at home due to a pandemic :/ ).  i apologize for any spelling / other annoying errors. i’m trying to balance writing this, eating and cleaning. 

CHARACTER INFO

Full Name: Talia Noelle Sursok

Nickname(s): Tal,

Age: Thirty-Three

Birthdate: August 18th, 1987

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Occupation: Firefighter

Neighborhood: Coral Reef

Bio:

tw: death

in 1987, lucia sursok welcomed her one and only child into the world. born to a single mom, talia was never short of adoration. predominately raised by her mother with the help of her aunts and grandmother, talia grew up with a healthy sense of female empowerment, but she didn’t want to be viewed as a damsel in distress. like a bird set free, she explored the world around her and found a passion in martial arts. while she fought hard for good grades in school , she made up in her passion and excellence in fighting others. whether she envisioned her c math grade when she hit the bag, or the absent father she never knew, nothing felt better than releasing whatever emotion she was harboring.

at fifteen, talia was whisked away from her home in new zealand to move to california where her mom just had to marry some guy she met months earlier. talia approached him with skepticism; she never grew up with a male figure in her life and wasn’t sure what to think of him. she’d mutter hellos his way and make sure any conversation he would try to keep was cut short. little by little he was growing on her, until one day talia realized that the anger she held for her missing father was no longer there; she had found a father in a man who loved and accepted her and her mother. he was encouraging, always cheering her and continually motivating her.

so! with her watered down accent, talia found a desire to help others however she wasn’t quite sure in what form. she spent two years getting her associates at a local community college before transferring to a university where she obtained her bachelors in psychology.  school was spent being tutored by numerous students, late nights of flash card studying and lots of (hidden) years). finally, on the day of graduation with her fresh, college degree in her hands, talia looked into the crowd and locked eyes on her beaming mom and dad.

years went by and everything in between receiving her college degree and the rest of her twenties seemed like a blur. a bad breakup. late nights with friends. crying in the shower after a rough night at work. writing a list of pros and cons on getting a dog. finally getting said dog ( a siberian husky, her dream pet). numerous amounts of coffee consumed. and plenty of family time.

at twenty-six, talia found herself growing tiresome of her job as a social worker. after a long discussion with her parents, friends, coworkers and even her favorite baristas, talia felt a calling to become a firefighter. first there was volunteering, then becoming an EMT, passing a written exam and then graduating from the firefighter academy. it was challenging, exhausting, but also thrilling and a constant adrenaline rush. the passion talia felt when becoming a firefighter was indescribable. she had finally met her biggest and best challenge.

life was truly blissful until a year ago, when talia felt a pain that she wasn’t sure she was capable of feeling. she had lost her father. actually, she’s pretty sure she still hasn’t processed it and just the thought of it makes her a wreck (but never in front of anyone). talia was confused, angry and overwhelmed by the pain. she sort of shut herself off to everyone who tried to get close to her. the pain of losing a loved one again was something she desperately wanted to avoid.

personality

obstinate. you can tell her not to do something 100 x, but if she sets her mind to it she will do it. a lot of this came in the form of being picked on when she was little by the older boys in her martial arts class. she wanted to fight better than them and pleaded with her coach to train her longer that most.

genuine. what you see is what you get with talia. it doesn’t matter who she’s around, she stays authentic to herself and what she believes. she finds it too exhausting and useless to put on a front around certain people.

protective. at the core of it all, talia just wants to help people. seeing others in danger, suffering physically or mentally is hard for her to handle. so she does her absolute best to comfort everyone but herself.

cynical. life events have made talia feel distrusting of others. between being involved in social work and now her current occupation, talia is skeptical of the motivations of others. this originated when she was a a dumb, young teen in love with the bad boy who cheated on her multiple times. this incident left her embarrassed and guarded.

assertive. she trusts herself and her abilities and does not like when people question what she can do (mentally or physically). she’s just pretty feisty. talia is honestly a little too confident in her abilities and can come off as a bit forceful. just take this with a grain of salt and tell her to chill ~ she won’t, but feel free to tell her anyways.

impulsive. talia has always been impulsive; whether it’s proving that at age five, she in fact can climb a tree and does so but falls off leaving her with a scar, or going into any situation without thinking it through. being quick to act has its perks in the fire department, or so she thinks.

likes: coffee, dancing, warm weather, the first rainfall after its long absence, holidays, working out, strawberry ice cream, 70s music, movie theaters, competitive events, cleaning, top shelf tequila, fresh flowers in the house, lots of cozy blankets, minimal jewelry, pineapple ON pizza.

dislikes: cooking, cold weather, sleeping in too late, cats, socks, carbonated drinks, being fussed over, red meat, licorice, traffic, indecisiveness, watching the news, being alone, vulnerability, iphone updates, the smell of cigarettes, wine, not recycling, boredom.

her connections

anything and everything :) she’s been living her for eighteen years, so i’m open to anything that can fit during this time! give me all the drama.

(photo edit cred.)