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► basics;
Full Name: Taish Thomas Atkinson
Nickname/Preferred Name: Tate
Age: thirty-three
Birthday: February 9, 1990
Zodiac: Aquarius sun, Leo moon, Leo rising
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Relationship Status: Single
Religion: Money
Neighborhood: Westside
Occupation: Private Equities Analyst
► background;
Place of Birth: Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Hometown: Newcastle on Tyne, United Kingdom
Education: BS Business Administration, emphasis in Finance (USC); graduate certificate in financial analysis and valuation (USC)
► physical;
Faceclaim: Henry Golding
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 1.86m (6'1")
Weight: 79kg (175 lbs)
Tattoos, Birthmarks, Scars, etc: tbd
► relatives;
Father: Thomas Charles Atkinson (b. 1960, m. 1989)
Father’s Status: Alive
Father's Occupation: bioscience research
Mother: Kasih binte Aati (b. 1969, m. 1989)
Mother’s Status: Alive
Mother’s Occupation: bioethics researcher
Siblings: Melhati 'Melli' Cassandra (b. 2000)
► connections;
full listing
Aly Acosta, dead best friend's sister, ex-fling ; @alyciaacosta
Andi Ramsay, neighbor/grocery store friend; @andiramsay
Andrew Hayes, college friend; @drewhayes
Evie Morris, ex-girlfriend; @evangelinemorris
Rowan Sanchez, hs friend/prom date; @rowan-sanchez
Reyhan Sayar, college girlfriend; @reyhansayar
► personality;
Positive Traits: intelligent, ambitious, adventurous
Negative Traits: reckless, impulsive, egocentric
► personality assessments;
Zodiac: Aquarius☀ | Leo ☾ | Leo ↑
MBTI: ENTJ-T (The Commander)
Enneagram: 3 (The Achiever)
Love Language: xxxx
Harry Potter house: Ravenclaw
► Timelines;
History/Biographical
Dash Chronology
► Headcanons;
Full page here
Speaks Mandarin after learning enough to get by so he could work in Singapore
Considers Newcastle, UK his hometown
does his best to avoid the water/beach after the trauma of his best friend's accident
► Biography | tw: death; overdose; drug use; cocaine
Born in Johor, Malaysia to a British biomedical science professor (Thomas) and a Malaysian bioethics student (Kasih). The small family relocated to Newcastle so his mother could finish her education and to escape the scandal that had ensued when his mother was pregnant by a professor. His father relinquished his teaching job and began working in biomedical research..
Has one younger sister, Melati, but they have enough of an age difference they aren’t extremely close.
Newcastle and British family dynamics in the Atkinson clan weren’t ideal. His mother didn’t get along particularly well with his grandparents, though his grandparents doted on Tate. Once Melli had their attention, Tate didn’t get along with his grandparents particularly well, either, and it forged something of a bond with he and his mother.
The family migrated to Los Angeles when Tate was in high school and both his parents landed university-related jobs in the area. It wasn’t an easy transition for Tate and overcompensation was almost immediately his 16-year-old game.
Gained admission to USC largely on the strength of his desire to study in one of their global programs and his multicultural/multinational background. Did not go into a global program when it became clear he was going to have some hustle if he ever hoped to graduate without being in debt and/or into a lucrative career. Became a U.S. citizen instead and still holds dual citizenship in the UK and the United States.
Graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance. Went on to add a graduate certificate in financial analysis and valuation when he couldn’t necessarily afford a full-on master’s degree. His education-minded parents were underwhelmed he didn’t continue in school, but didn’t exactly have the funding to help him out and, as money had become his thing, it was a source of contention for them.
Worked in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Singapore, and London in various aspects of investment banking, wealth management, and asset management before he crashed and burned, the result of a substance abuse problem that had developed in response to both a high pressure career and a high pressure personal life.
Thanks to the mismanagement that occurred while he was completely high and not really functioning, he became basically unemployable at the same time he was in need of rehab.
His parents did help but the condition is he has to be working toward repaying them for rehab. It’s their way to “keep him honest” because the repayment terms are both generous and absolute. When all other things have failed about him, he’s not good with being indebted to anyone so he’s trying.
Currently working in Silicon Valley as a private equity analyst. It’s not the most exciting job, but if he can get back into being an associate, at least he’ll make a decent living.














