20 | athletic - articulate - retrospective
trigger warning - fatherly abandonment, hazing, and racial discrimination.
a madison county native born out of wedlock and often made to feel like an outsider in his home town. there isn’t a soul that doesn’t know his story. a big shot football player and a cheerleader mother, high school sweethearts got pregnant their senior year. his father, the younger north ditched his mother when he went to college and met another woman and got her pregnant before sebastian was born. six months after he was born he got a half-brother out of the picture and a step-mother, though still to this day his father doesn’t claim him.
because of his past, bast tends to be a very reserved individual. he doesn’t trust people easily and often wants to pull back and avoid them all together. he was teased mercilessly through school because of his mixed heritage, an aryan father and a hispanic mother, he was to white to be hispanic, but to dark to be white. it was a curse. he rarely shows anyone what he’s really thinking outside of his small and intimate circle of people. otherwise, he keeps a fairly passable pokerface. it’s a defense mechanism because growing up in madison county wasn’t easy, at least for him just because of his surname, north.
bast is an athlete and an academic. he’s talented in football (family genes) and he’s an exquisite writer. he has a good ability at channeling his life challenges into his writing. he’s currently at stackhouse university on a football scholarship majoring in creative writing. he wants to change the world with his words one day in the far away future. he works as a part-time mechanic at his uncle norths mechanic shop too. so despite his complicated family dynamics, he manages to keep his head somewhat up and go about his business trying to live life the best that he can.
“what’s more important? what we become or how we became it?”
-lucas scott, one tree hill.
“the karen”- a.k.a. his mother. she raised him by herself with the help of his paternal uncle. she’s a business owner of some sort, very fiery and independent. resentful towards the dan and his new family. her age range would be 37-38. open name. potential face claims: jordana brewster, vanessa ferlito, and dascha polanco.
“the keith”- a.k.a. his uncle. has been the sole leading father figure in bast’s life and taught him everything he knows about vehicles. he has a soft spot romantically for the karen. his age range is 39-41. oepn first name, last name has to be north. owner of north automotive shop. potential face claims: chad michael murray, james franco, and joel kinnaman.
“the dan”- a.k.a. his father. has been absent and neglectful to bast. ignores him in public and pretends bast doesn’t exist. very harsh on the nathan his second son pushing him to be the best. his age range is 37-38. a business owner or political figure in madison county. open first name, last name has to be north. potential face claims: dave franco, henry cavill, and chris evans.
“the deb”- a.k.a. the step-mother he doesn’t know. he’s never spoke to her and she’d distant at best. she knows of the karen and bast, but doesn’t interact with them. eventually will snap under her husbands abusive nature and get close to the karen and be friends with her, but until then she’s a distant figure. open occupation. open first name, last name has to be north. age range is 37-38. potential face claims are natalie dormer, scarlett johansson, and taylor schilling.
“the nathan”- a.k.a. the half-brother. put bast through hell in high school football. hazing, bullying, and racial slurs. is super dismissive to his brother and will try to get to him in college through the haley. he plays college ball with bast now and it’s not a friendly environment at all. open first name, last name has to be north. open occupation. potential face claims: dylan sprayberry, cameron dallas, and brent rivera.
“the peyton”- a.k.a. the ex-love and old flame. big into music and art, very intellectual and loves to debate. her and bast dated from sophomore year to the end of their senior year. they split up when she left for college or to pursue something far from madison county. he still loves her and pines for her. she’ll return to town in a whirlwind and turn him on his head once more. age range is 19-21. open name and occupation. potential face claims: lana condor (#1 choice for pic spam), alisha roe, and hailee steinfield.
“the haley”- a.k.a. the best friend and sister he never had. she’s bast’s absolute best friend and they’ve known each other for years and she’s always coming around for their family gatherings. she’s from a founding family in madison and known as “royalty” and is often made fun of for hanging with bast. she’s really smart and is majoring in something super intense at college. she’s 20-21. open name (founding family last name) and occupation. potential face claims: maia mitchell, danielle campbell, and camila mendes.
“the jake”- a.k.a. the other best friend. he’s played football with bast for years and is super relaxed and laid back. he’s always had bast’s back and he’s essentially the brother that bast should have had. somewhat academically inclined and very athletic. he gives bast a lot of sage advice, very worldly. his name is open and so is his occupation. age range is 20-21. potential face claims: jake t. austin, shawn mendes, and christian cody.
“the whitey”- a.k.a. the coach. they were the first non-family influence in bast’s life that made him believe in himself and not care about what the county thought of him and his mother. they’ve always championed both his athletic and academic ability. they’re a steadying influence in his life and he uses them for a sounding board and they often give him much needed advice, even if he doesn’t ask them for it. they know his parents well either having taught them or went to school with them. they’re gender, name, and history is completely open. their age range can be from 40-85. potential face claims: russell crowe, clint eastwood, kyle chandler, whoopi goldberg, viola davis, and jennifer connelly.
