— what’s raúl esparza doing in los angeles ?? oh ! that’s just eliseo lopez, the forty-nine year old who lives in la ! on the outside looking in everything is perfect — but nothing is ever as it seems. they are hiding the connection he has with a private investigator. yikes ! i hope that doesn’t spread to the neighbors. [ ooc info: frankie, cst, 23, she/her ]
hola querid*s ! i’m frankie and i’m thrilled to be a part of this group. i’ve been dying to use raúl for the longest time, y’all have no idea ! it was either raúl or pedro pascal & i couldn’t decide... anyways, i’m looking forward to writing with each & every one of you. bear with the slow replies and whatnot, i have the attention span of a panda bear. here’s to hoping i don’t screw up ! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
full name. eliseo antonio lópez ibáñez
pronunciation. eh-lee-say-oh
meaning of name. “god is my salvation”
aliases. leo, cheo, el, eli
age. forty-nine [ 49 years old ]
date of birth. june 28th, 1970
place of birth. miami, florida
zodiac sign. cancer
ethnicity. white ╱ cuban/spanish descent
nationality. american
languages. english & spanish
religion. lapsed catholic
gender & pronouns. cis male ; he ╱ him
sexual orientation. demisexual
romantic orientation. demiromantic
profession. guidance counselor
current location. los angeles, california
the lopez family left cuba during bad times ... to put it lightly. they were a wealthy family after all, BUT THEY HAD LOST EVERYTHING ! they started fresh in florida. mainly because they had no other choice, taking them long to adjust. years later, eliseo [ + siblings ] was born & raised in miami.
wasn’t that bad of a student at school — satisfactory, for lack of a better word. he managed to graduate high school & go to college, that’s for sure.
earned himself a bachelor’s degree in school counseling / psychology in general.
would’ve stayed in miami, but was offered a job in los angeles — and guess what? he accepted totally unprepared ... but who doesn’t?
adjusted quite well. wasn’t much of a difference in the ambiance.
met mrs. lopez and got married, having kids.
while pursuing his career as a guidance counselor, eliseo was required to earn a master’s degree in education psychology. he did that.
almost went broke but did what had to be done.
❝ i’ve gotta lead these kids toward the path of righteousness — with a few obstacles along the way. not everything is sunshine and rainbows. ❞
he’s a realist ¡ ™
for a guidance counselor, being around kids for 7-8 hours / 5 days a week, he swears like a sailor ... or mostly at home & behind closed doors.
genuinely wants to help students. if he’s not taken seriously, he won’t be taking it personally & perhaps will stop caring.
totally there if you need anything. he’ll drop everything, making his way towards you.
hustling dad mode ¡ ™
watches a lot of crime documentaries, shows, etc. anything that has to do with crime. just to be safe.
had become obsessive with his child’s kidnapping with finding them. didn’t stop.
well, he was only stopped for a few months since the school suggested it’d be best for him to not be around kids ... was on paid leave for 2-3 months.
getting the call from the authorities was something he didn’t expect. unfortunately, he expected the worst.
although relieved, he knows that it’ll be a long road ahead of them. but they aren’t really his child anymore. papá lost them since then.
totally debating whether i should’ve kept the lawsons as is and applied with nikolaj coster-waldau instead. we’ll see.
