THE WILD & WONDERFUL APPALACHIA WELCOMES…
sue alstead as written by ghost ( it / he ).
✱ affiliated with NEUTRAL
✱ working as HORSE TRAINER ( SILVA RANCH )
✱ has taken up residence in DEVIL'S ELBOW
✱ born on APRIL 2ND ( 28 )
✱ identifying as CIS MAN ( HE / HIM )
✱ known to be QUICK-THINKING, CURIOUS, CHARISMATIC, INTELLIGENT, ADVENTUROUS
✱ also know to be ARGUMENTATIVE, REBELLIOUS, DEFIANT, MISCHIEVOUS, MANIPULATIVE
✱ portrayed by RUDY PANKOW
DIGGING DEEPER.
chapter 1 ( living in my cathedral ) : in the wake of his brother's role as the family disappointment, his parents had pivoted to sue to fill the role as the perfect son, the golden boy. for the most part growing up, sue had no trouble following it, really; they gave him enough slack in his leash that it didn't chafe, and he quickly proved himself quite a precocious boy. much of his development, specifically mentally, seemed to be trying to speedrun a checklist of promise; he could speak at a surprisingly young age, he could read on his own when he was barely three years old, and he seemed to quickly pick up on new concepts, not to mention the fact that he showed quite the power of observation. after the disaster that was shelby, sue was everything his parents could hope for.
chapter 2 ( don't make any sudden moves ) : although he was also meant to follow his older brother to military school, the more they tried to tug on his leash, the more rowdy sue would become, until he and his parents settled back into an equilibrium; one where he wouldn't make too much trouble for them so long as they didn't make too much trouble for him. this status quo lasted for quite a while. sue poured himself into his studies and into reading and writing—largely notes on things like philosophy and literary theory—not because his parents expected him to, but because it kept him occupied and focused, feeding his vibrant, relentless curiosity. pleasing his parents in that was merely… a by-product, one that wasn't even close to a priority to him.
chapter 3 ( hit ‘em right between the eyes ) : he's eleven years old when his older brother is discharged from the military academy, and it didn't slip past sue his parents’ treatment of shelby thereafter. to sue, who loved his brother exactly as he was, just as he loved the twins exactly as they were, his parents broke the status quo. one could call it petty, but sue would call it just. while shelby imagined he protected his younger siblings from having his fate forced upon them, sue saw it his duty to protect him just the same. and while before, he hadn't been much of a problem for his parents, allowing them to put down their guard in the stability of their equilibrium, to sue, they declared war in their treatment of his older brother. it's at eleven years old that he decided he'd use all the wit and cunning that came so easy to him, that made him so effortlessly successful in school, to making their lives as difficult as he could make it.
chapter 4 ( you're gonna go far kid ) : that's when the almost daily arguments in school started—not just with his fellow students, but with his teachers even. he'd become a disruptive force in classes, and in the event that they or his parents tried to punish him for anything, he would make sure even that would backfire. malicious compliance was his favourite weapon as a teenager, making sure to perform every instruction to such a literal degree that every source of authority would either think twice telling him what to do, or they would have to twist themselves into a mental pretzel trying to make sure he wouldn't find a loophole to exploit to make their wishes a horrifying reality.
chapter 5 ( i've always liked to play with fire ) : when stacey turned out to be much more compliant, they largely gave up on trying to steer sue towards any sort of direction that would be beneficial for them. best to stop rubbing that smirking genie's lamp and move onto the next candidate. like his brothers, he'd find himself on the silva ranch, not so much because he had any sort of fascination with it, but simply to remain close to his brothers, to turn his rebellious streak into their defence, should they ever need it. it's by accident that he bonded with the animals there, particularly a new stallion on the premise, and curiosity dictated that he learn everything about animal husbandry, but particularly anything related to horses. on the ranch, he's on his best behaviour so long as he and his brothers are treated right, though in burnington, he's still known to cause trouble, though half the time it's a wonder to anyone if it's out of retribution or just because he's bored.
Yes I can, we’ll settle this in a court of law alongside the other thing, suing for A SALAMANDER while being sued by Sue for suing when I’m not Sue and suing Sue back for not letting me sue.
