#merrockwanted

[merrock]

Nicholas Lennox (Ramin Karimloo) is looking for their ex-fiance.

WANTED CONNECTION: Ex-fiancé(e)

FOR CHARACTER(S): Nicholas Lennox

REQUIREMENTS: Any gender born between 1982-1984

SUGGESTED FCS: UTP as long as they fit in the age range!

SPOTS OPEN: 1

CONNECTION DETAILS: These two would have met in early 2016 (around January-March, just after the birth of Nick’s son) and began dating not too long after (I’m imagining something in between a slight slowburn and something quicker, but we can work out specific details!) They became engaged in late 2018 (anywhere from October-December) and planned to marry at some point in 2019. However, a few months before the wedding, Nick made the choice to leave Fayetteville (Arkansas, to clarify, because I know there’s a few of them!) because he essentially wasn’t sure if marriage was suited for him; he ended up moving himself and his son to Merrock, all while leaving a Post-it on the kitchen counter (which he does immensely regret doing.) Since then, they’ve avoided romantic relationships at all costs and are simply trying to live their life and move on. Your muse can just be moving to/returning to Merrock and can be in whatever career/have whatever personality/etc!

LAST NOTES: N/A

CONTACT: @jasperbel ; Yes please!

[merrock]

Anderson Fisher (Jesse Williams) is looking for their daughter.

WANTED CONNECTION: daughter

FOR CHARACTER(S): Anderson Fisher

REQUIREMENTS: She must be 28 (born in 1998). I currently have her born August 17, but, as long as Andy was 17 I’m not picky on her birthdate. 

SUGGESTED FCS: Madison Bailey is the best fit, but as long as she’s bi-racial or fully african american (Mother’s ethnicity is not listed) I’d be okay. Just keep in mind Jesse Williams is also bi-racial, please. 

SPOTS OPEN: 1

CONNECTION DETAILS: ‘Lilah’ was born when Andy was seventeen years old, and despite the fact he and her mother - named Natalia who he met in shop class in high school - didn’t stay together for long after her birth, he was always an active part of her life. We can discuss their dynamic if you’d like but I’ve always imagined they were close. I do currently have that she works for him some, but that’s negotiable. I do also have it listed that she’s currently living in the apartment above his diner that he fixed up for her after a nasty break up, and she’s likely living rent free. This is also negotiable! 

LAST NOTES: There is a lot of info about her on Andy’s timeline which you can find here: http://andersonxfisher.tumblr.com/timeline 

CONTACT: I do not need to be contacted unless you have questions or have things you’d like to change. I’m pretty open to most changes but if you’d feel more comfortable talking to me about it first, please reach out! 

[merrock]

Esther Quinn (Amanda Seyfried) is looking for their ex-partner / daughter's father.

WANTED CONNECTION: ex-partner / daughter's father

FOR CHARACTER(S): Esther Quinn (Amanda Seyfried FC)

REQUIREMENTS: open to any cis man born in 1987 who would have graduated in the year 2005 at Merrock High School.

SUGGESTED FCS: none really; anyone who fits the age is good -- I'm open to any race/ethnicity, so don't fret!

SPOTS OPEN: 1/1.

CONNECTION DETAILS: Essie's high school sweetheart, the boy she started to notice as more than just a friend who happened to be a boy. The two fell head over heels, and got pregnant soon after high school. They welcomed their daughter, Mae Elise Quinn on November 15, 2006, and left Merrock in the summer of 2018 for a job that your character was offered, living in Vermont, though they visited home often for summer vacations or holidays. In 2024, after a long heart to heart, they decided that although they loved each other very much, the spark just wasn't there, and that their relationship had felt mostly like platonic, friendly parenting for years, and decided to amicably split, especially with Mae being old enough to understand. They both now (obviously!) live in Merrock again.

LAST NOTES: They were never married, and the dynamic would kind of just be like two best friends living together, although they were intimate and did love one another, they just never got there. I'm not really picky about the character on your end, they can be in any career, any personality, have fun with it!

CONTACT: @cagenewman ; yes, please! Just to make sure we've got timelines and details together.

[merrock]

Ashleigh Narine (Kylie Bunbury) is looking for Harmony Healers helpers.

WANTED CONNECTION: Harmony Healers employees.

FOR CHARACTER(S): Ashleigh Narine (Kylie Bunbury FC).

REQUIREMENTS: none, other than loving to be around horses!

SUGGESTED FCS: na.

SPOTS OPEN: 2/5 volunteers, 1/1 employees.

CONNECTION DETAILS: Harmony Healers is a riding program at Harmony Ranch, featuring open work shops, therapeutic riding, and after school programs! Run by Ashleigh since late 2025, she's looking for a few more volunteers/employees to come work! While volunteering is the best way to get involved, the program has enough money to employee one person if they're willing to be trained and take the necessary classes, as well.

LAST NOTES: open to any FCs -- any age, gender, race, genuinely doesn't matter, as long as they have some experience with and around horses and are good working with other people and kids.

CONTACT: @cagenewman ; don't need to!

CURRENTLY TAKEN BY: Shayna, Navy & Marcia.

[merrock]

Dominic Da Silva (Ryan Gosling) is looking for siblings.

WANTED CONNECTION: Siblings.

FOR CHARACTER(S): Dominic Da Silva.

REQUIREMENTS: White fc, born after 1984.

SUGGESTED FCS: Lily James, Will Poulter, Elizabeth Lail, Chace Crawford, Nicola Coughlan, William Moseley, utp.

SPOTS OPEN: 3.

CONNECTION DETAILS: The family are originally from Canada (Banff, Alberta to be exact) and were living there until January of 1990. That was when they moved to Merrock. They lived out in the countryside on a farm (their parents still do). That was definitely a big part of the childrens lives growing up and shaped who they became as adults. It’s entirely up to you whether they chose to stay in Merrock or if they moved away upon graduating. The siblings are definitely all very close and that’s something that has never changed.

LAST NOTES: Nothing!

CONTACT: @taetaesuh ; Not neccesary, but always around for any questions or thoughts you might have! I love a bit of brainstorming.

[merrock]

Bradley Newman (Robert Buckley) is looking for siblings.

WANTED CONNECTION: Siblings

FOR CHARACTER(S): Bradley Newman

REQUIREMENTS: anyone born between 1984 and 1990

SUGGESTED FCS: Glen Powell, Chase Crawford, Emily VanCamp, Britt Robertson, Hassie Harrington. Can be bio or adopted. If bio, just should look similar to Robert Buckley. 

SPOTS OPEN: 1/2.

CONNECTION DETAILS: Bradley is the eldest of the Newman siblings, and Newman cousins (only by a few months). He is a protective older brother but also is hands off when need be. The siblings would be pretty close, and their parents are still alive (though living in sunny Florida especially during the winter months). 

LAST NOTES: There may or may not be a baby sister Chelly in play at some point. At the moment she is an NPC but may be brought back into play. Also these would be cousins to the other branch of Newmans (Kellan, Cage, Harland, Mackenzie). 

CONTACT: @theobrowningfd ; nope!

TAKEN: Charlotte (born in 1989).

[merrock]

Navy Phillips (Shantel VanSanten) is looking for siblings.

WANTED CONNECTION: Siblings

FOR CHARACTER(S): Navy Phillips

REQUIREMENTS: The ages of the siblings go in order as follows: Oldest Brother - 42 (1984), Second Born 41 (Navy; 1985), Younger Sister 39 (1987), Younger Brother - 38 (1988), Youngest Brother - 38 (1988 - one month later)

SUGGESTED FCS: I don't really have any in mind, but the the oldest before Navy and the two right behind Navy should be white. The youngest can be biracial as long as they are at least half white. 

SPOTS OPEN: 4 of 4

CONNECTION DETAILS: Navy and her siblings grew up in a close knit little community not only within Merrock itself but within the walls of their home. Their parents fell in love hard and fast at just 18 years old before they began expanding their family a year later at 19. Having all their children from ages 19 to 23, they not only had to navigate being in their young 20's but also raising 4 children and moving twice within that time frame. (Just from house to house.) while also building a business within town Malibu & Co. It wasn't easy, and the kids spent a lot of time entertaining themselves or being with one parent or the other, often alternating between parents while the other manned the shop, but they somehow all made it work. It was revealed when Marina was pregnant with 'River' that Fisher had been having an affair with someone that worked at the shop and that she was also expecting a baby, the youngest Phillips sibling being born via affair. I don't really have how this affected the family as a whole, but I imagine that Marina and Fisher never separated despite the infidelity, and that the siblings all got along well, but, this is definitely up for discussion.  

LAST NOTES: A fun little quirky thing that I have is that all of the family are named something with water or within that nature to some degree (whether it be meaning water in a language or something like that). Currently the names are Fisher & Marina (mom and dad) Kai, Navy (my character), Capri, River and Luca withing Navy's bio but they don't have to remain, I just think it's a fun little thing! 

CONTACT: Yes please! ; @navyxphillips

[merrock]

Dominic Da Silva (Ryan Gosling) is looking for an ex high school sweetheart.

WANTED CONNECTION: Ex-High School Sweetheart.

FOR CHARACTER(S): Dominic Da Silva.

REQUIREMENTS: Female born between 1982 and 1983.

SUGGESTED FCS: UTP.

SPOTS OPEN: 1.

CONNECTION DETAILS: They dated for three years, from the age of fifteen to eighteen, breaking up just after prom in the end. They were definitely one of the golden couples of Merrock High School at the time. Their friends had them already married off in their minds and that was hardly surprising considering how much time they spent together, pretty much joined at the hip at all hours of the day (and night a lot of the time during senior year). We can figure out the exact reasons for their break-up together, but I imagine it was a college/distance thing that brought the decision on. I’m open for anything at all in regards to what their relationship is like now, whether they chose to stay in touch or not over the years, whether they’ve seen one another since then or not. Dominic returned to Merrock in 2024 and has no plans to move again.

LAST NOTES: No, nothing else.

CONTACT: @taetaesuh ; Yes please, just so we can make sure we’re on the same page with everything.