( alan ritchson, cis man, he/him ) — bartholomew “barry” kennedy, 42, has called coronado home all their life. as a former professional athlete turned personal trainer, their world is steeped in the bitter taste of a failed dream, the corrosion of resentment and a body you can’t recognize anymore. often found in arms as loveless as his, they move through life with good old fashioned lover boy by queen in their ear.
THE BASICS — ❝ to be known is disastrous, and to be understood is a nightmare. let me be known to no one, not even to myself—the thought is simply pain, for i would like to never have been.❞
name: bartholomew ethan kennedy
nicknames: barry, the lighting strike, big bad barry, superstar
birthday: april 25th
sexual orientation: gay
positive traits: hardworking, athletic, romantic, charming, inquisitive
negative traits: angry, vindictive, bitter, mean-spirited, begrudging
occupation: private coach and trainer—or lothario; sometimes both.
[...] with the best new hopeful for the district, number thirty-six, a mister Barry Kennedy with his footwork making him a good choice for a center with his team. While he doesn't say that he's looking for captaincy, it looks like his flexibility between the midfield and a more than solid defense could earn him one of this year's hotly contested MVP awards.
THE PHYSICAL — ❝ there is nothing except yourself that is left, and so you will take it and crush it into nothing, to be reforged into diamond and stardust or to be disintegrated beneath the palm of oblivion's hand.❞
height: six feet, five inches
distinguishing marks: a badly healed scar that's an inch wide approximately near both his knees, various scars on his body as well as his face, crooked nose.
piercings: none.
clothing: athletic wear that could be considered eye-candy and mostly scandalous when jogging past anyone with an eye for physique. a wardrobe that's dark, heavy and makes him seem more formidable than he already is, wearing trenchoats to hide muscle or leather jackets to accentuate it. the perennial man who looks like he's going to drown in a bottle of scotch or a movie star chasing a spree of lovers. possibly both.
I run against something, and then a sharp pain starts to shoot through my feet and up into my legs—it's a crowbar hitting bone. Don't even have time to scream before something hits the back of my legs and it feels wet. Something brok I can't believe Why me Sometimes, the dream ends there. Usually.
THE SKILLFUL — ❝ you are alone, by your own doing, by your own admission, by the rock that you have chained yourself to time and time again, so you will learn to weather the eagle, or die trying.❞
specialties: seeing where you need to train, how to train it and how often. where to score the best steroids and eat the best meals to keep everyone from thinking you're taking steriods. openly cheating in front of his husband and secretly in front of your spouse.
combat tactics: punching. lots and lots of punching. mostly until you're going to be unconscious. that, and he's handy enough knowing where to hit.
social leverage: can still hang with notable b-listers and some minor a-listers; has fans that supported him during his days with the old soccer league.
reputation: known to be affiliated with arbiter leon kennedy by association, with a known distaste for most of the three families.
previous scandals: kneecaps busted because of his husband's criminal associations with a family leading to his career turning to the toilet after years of soaring high in the clouds as coronado soccer's big name.
The worst thing is that he doesn't have the decency to lie well—and now I'm training trophy spouses at two and fucking their husbands in the pool house at three. Everyone wants the story, wants to stare, but I'll take their money and spit in their pool and ruin their marriage all the same. Damn Leon. Damn his lies. Mine's already a nightmare, so why should they get to [...]
THE NETWORK — ❝ the chorus will sing your hymns, then the elegies, then the dirge, but the chorus will sing for you all the same, and what sweet songs they have with your name upon their lips.❞
an affair partner: an oldie but a goodie, barry wants to stick it to his husband by sticking it someplace else—if he's sticking it to two people, or three, even better. just don't expect anything except a warm body and maybe breakfast when the mood strikes.
an agent or coach: his glory days are behind him, but he can certainly become the next big sports commentator or coach, only able to watch others more suited than him rule from the sidelines as he seethes with eny about it.
rivals: ...mess? please? spare mess?













