“Rage is a quiet thing, you think that you’ve tamed it but it’s just laying in wait. Rage, is it in our veins? Feel it in my face when I least expect it.”
Elijah BARTLETT is thirty-four years old. He/him is a lawyer at Bradley and Simmons.
☆ PAST
The Bartlett Family came from humble beginnings. Elijah would hear stories while he grew up about his ancestors and how his grandparents were the first people in his family to make something of themselves when everything in the world was against them. It was difficult but their story was one of perseverance and drive and their family legend told Elijah that they overcame every obstacle put in their way with grace and dignity and they came out on top. This was the fairytale of life he’d grown up with his siblings hearing, believing. He truly did believe that, with a positive attitude, a good idea, and a strong work ethic, he could make something of himself and the world would open up to him. This belief was his first mistake.
He and his family were living in Atlanta when he and his siblings were in school. Elijah was the second born and his older brother was his role model and guide to all things cool when they were in high school together. Only two years separated the eldest Bartlett Brothers and they were as close as if they were twins. That’s why, the night when his brother was arrested on completely fabricated charges and brought into holding overnight, it hurt Elijah and had him panicked as though it were him in that jail cell. His mother taught them all not to talk back to police even if it was obvious what they were doing was wrong so Elijah swore to his brother that he’d get him out of this, he’d find a way.
That moment was what drew Elijah into law. As a high school junior he was forced to forget pick up basketball with his friends and school dances because he was researching and reading and doing everything he could to get his brother out of jail. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months and, the week before their first trial (something that was hard enough to get on the calendar as it was), Elijah’s older brother, mentor, and role model, was mysteriously found dead in his cell. It tore the Bartlett family apart, especially his mother who told him it was useless– that everything Elijah had learned to help his brother was for nothing. But Elijah, crushed as he was, didn’t see it that way. He now had a calling.
Elijah was going to make sure nothing like this could ever happen to another American Family if there was anything he could say about it. He dedicated everything he had, every waking moment, to school. He got into a top college that led to a top law school that led to him making partner in a local law firm before he hit thirty years old. His new law firm was on the outskirts of Atlanta but that city hadn’t truly felt like home to Elijah since the death of his brother. He found a nice, quiet town nearby called Serenity that he decided to settle into. People didn’t look twice at him when he got out of his nice car, nor did they follow him around suspiciously in stores the way they did in most other cities. This was the first place he’d lived since his brother’s arrest that made him truly feel like he could settle down and relax.
☆ PRESENT
Elijah settled into Serenity exceptionally well. His career is thriving and he was by far the youngest partner in a law firm in the area. He’d earned himself the respect of his colleagues quickly which gave him some free time to get to know the town and the other people within its limits. He gets involved in town events when his schedule will allow and there are even a few he’d adjust his schedule to accommodate after nearly five years of living in the town. He has felt welcomed in by the locals and therefore is able to extend that welcoming grace to anyone new in town.
The one thing Elijah could easily admit to letting fall by the wayside now that he had a chance to catch his breath, was his personal life. He’d hustled so hard for so many years with one goal in mind. Relationships always seemed too frivolous to focus on so instead of holding onto anyone long enough to call it a relationship, Elijah took to casual hook ups and one night stands to which his charming nature lent itself generously. Finding someone who could understand his drive – how seriously he took his job and what it meant to him – while also providing love and support seemed to be too hard to come by so he gave up on the hunt before it truly ever started.
The Role of Elijah BARTLETT is played by Kendrick Sampson and is currently OPEN. This FC is semi-negotiable.










