Mr. Blue Sky

Wilder "Wil" Baumann | 26 | Manager at Best Buy | San Diego | RP Account

[wilbaumann]

JOE KEERY, CIS MALE, HE/HIM || just saw WIL BAUMANN around town. i think they’re 26 years old and have been here for 8 YEARS.  HE  is a BEST BUY MANAGER here in san diego and seem to be CHARISMATIC and EASYGOING. but i’ve heard they’re also CONCEITED and UNPREDICTABLE, i guess that’s because they’re a GEMINI. they really seem to have SLICKED BACK HAIR, BOXES OF TAKEOUT, and MAXED OUT CREDIT CARDS vibes.

Wilder “Wil” Baumann was born on May 28th, 1995 in New York, New York to Michelle and Obadiah Baumann. He is the youngest child of three. His older brother Wells Baumann (36) and older sister Wynona Baumann (36) are twins. 

Growing up he had a fine relationship with his siblings, but because of their age difference they didn’t have much in common. His relationship with his parents has always been great. With him being the baby of the family his parents tended to pay more attention to him and spoil him. His siblings on the other hand can never be good enough for their parents. 

In school he never really put much effort into anything and because of that he was a C average student. Wil was popular in school, but not liked by the faculty. They constantly complained to his parents, but they never made any effort to discipline him and just let him be. At least once a month he’d throw some kind of big party at his house, and again, his parents just let him do whatever he wanted. 

His parents lack of disciplining and constant babying had a very negative affect on Wil. He grew up with really no sense of responsibility and the thought that he could really do whatever he wanted without consequence. That didn’t mean Wil got into trouble and got into bad things, but it definitely made him a huge brat. 

When Wil turned eighteen his parents started to gently encourage him to consider applying to college. Mostly to get them off his back, he began to think of what he might want to do. Eventually he decided to go with video game design, mostly because he loves playing video games, but he had no idea how much work went into a career like that. After his mind was made up he googled best schools for video game design and that was how he ended up coming to San Diego. 

Once Wil came to San Diego and began school, he quickly learned how difficult his career choice was and not even a month into school he dropped out. His parents were completely supportive of his decision to do so, and offered to pay his bills until he figured something else out. 

Not long after dropping out he secured a job at Best Buy as a Sales Associate. Due to his good customer service skills and an overwhelming amount of positive reviews he was promoted to management very fast. Then within his first year he was given his own store and is still general manager. In Wil’s opinion, there is no better job than working at Best Buy. Within the company he is adored by higher ups, but not so much from the people below him. 

Wil comes off as charming and fun, but he can also be a big brat and a bit self-centered. He can be a bit vain and superficial, but he’s always down to have a good time. 

TL;DR: Wil is a spoiled rich kid who is here for a good time not a long time.

Some fun facts about the wild child:

His parents still send him a monthly allowance even though he makes good money at Best Buy.

His version of being “broke” are vastly different then the average person. If his bank account gets under $10,000 he panics. 

He has a Pomeranian named Teddy Bear, but he just calls him Bear. He was a gift from his parents when he began college. 

Uses too much hair gel and acts like he doesn’t. He says his hair just looks like that. Classic “I just got out of bed” situation even though he clearly spent hours getting ready. 

He could easily afford a much nicer car, but chooses to drive a 2014 Chrysler Minivan with a busted side door that randomly will open while on the road. Even though it is clearly a dump he insists it is a babe magnet. 

He’s commitment-a-phobe but is a big fan of friends with benefits and casual flings. If you’re friends with him he will probably hit on you at some point. 

His full name is Wilder and he knows it’s stupid and does not like to be called it. He only thought it was cool until he was like ten, and then someone said it was stupid so he started going by Wil. His dad had wanted him to be Obadiah Jr, but thankfully is mom stepped in and gave him a some what more doable name.

Wanted Connections:

Friends with benefits or casual flings

Frenemy

Party buddies

Someone who works or previously worked with Wil

Open to just about any kind of plot!

[wilbaumann]

“My brother called me this morning, which never happens might I add, but he told me him and his wife are going to be having a baby soon and I’m like ‘wtf when did you even announce she was pregnant?’ to which he added ‘months ago and you never responded like usual’ but ANYWAY,” Wil said as he ran his hand through his thick brown hair. “Now I have to get some kind of present for the baby. I mean I’m going to be an uncle so it’s the least I could do, right? But the thing is I know nothing about babies. What do they like, hot wheels? I don’t know I need help,”

[wilbaumann]

@desmondlevy​

Wil was fully aware that his neighbor wasn’t the biggest fan of him. That didn’t mean it wasn’t fun to pretend like he thought they were buddies though. So, when the landlord informed him they needed to come in to fix something in his bathroom, he collected Bear and headed over to his neighbors. When Desmond reluctantly opened his door, Wil gave him a big smile before pushing past his to step inside his apartment. 

“I know you saw my messages so I’m assuming you don’t mind if Bear and I hang out here for a little while they work on something in my apartment, thanks!” he said before turning to walk to his living room so he could take a seat.

[wilbaumann]

josie-ellis​:

Wil was usually very hard to get up and moving in the morning. There’d been countless times where Josie just made themself comfortable in his living room, watching Netflix until Wil finally decided to come join the land of the living. But they never minded; they still jumped at any opportunity to come spend the night with him. Partially for… well, an obvious reason, but they also just liked spending the following morning with him once he was finally up and at ‘em. He was one of their favorite people to be around, even if they weren’t his favorite in the same regard. Being his friend was well worth it, though.

Watching him groan and hide from the light made them giggle at him. They patted his bare back sympathetically, cooing out “oh I know” in mock sympathy at having to wake him up. At least this time, he actually perked up without much more of a battle on their park. “Yeah, pancakes,” they repeated with a nod. They’d been just about to mention that they could even get them from Denny’s, when he beat them to it. “I know, I know, IHOP always sabotages your pancakes,” Josie agreed as they nodded their head, not bothering to hide their laughter at the state of his hair when he ran his hands through it. “I want their very berry ones anyway, so I was going to ask for Denny’s.”

They scooted further down his bed to let him get up and get dressed, averting their eyes from him as if they weren’t allowed to see. “I’m driving, my car, thank you. I’d like to get there in one piece.” Why Wil insisted on driving his beat up old minivan when he could buy a brand new car in a heartbeat, they’d never know. “And if you’re nice to me, I’ll let you pick the music,” they added, mocking what he’d just said with a bright grin.

Wil had never been much of a morning person. Usually, it took a lot more to get him up in the morning and usually he woke up in a much worse mood. Josie was one of the only people that didn’t get their head bitten off when they tried to wake him. His parents used to tell Wil all the time growing up that a natural disaster could hit and he’d just sleep through the whole thing. They probably weren’t wrong about that either. Josie knew that better than anyone else with how often she tended to spend the night with him. Most mornings they’d try to wake him and give up after a few attempts, but he didn’t mind them being more persistent this morning. 

“No one understands me like you do and honestly, I’m touched,” he said as he brought his hand up to his chest. He then dropped his hand so he could pull his pants on before throwing some random shirt on too. “Denny’s is just better and I am prepared to fight someone to the death over it,” he said, playing pointing a warning finger at them. “I think they might just be jealous of how good looking I am,” he said before pausing, “I don’t know why a restaurant would be but we’ll just roll with that,” he let out a small laugh as he waved his hand. “Oh their very berry pancakes are so good, okay my stomach is starting to growl we need to gooo,” he said gesturing to the door.

Any other day he would have fought a little harder to take his car, but not today. Mostly because he was hungry and just wanted to go though. He called out goodbye to his dog before locking his door behind them. “Yeah, that’s fine we can take your car then,” he agreed. A grin then came to his face, “I am a very good boy so I think I deserve to at least have music picking privileges, thank you” he said before mumbling under his breath, “just for that I’m gonna play The Wiggles...” He then looked to them quickly with a confused look, “did you hear something?”

[xleafyheartx]

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[wilbaumann]

@wesleybennett too!

[wilbaumann]

@oliver-johnson​

Today was one of those days where Wil was just not in the best mood. If he’d had his way he’d be spending the entire day laying in his bed. However, that wasn’t possible since he had to work. Work just made Wil’s day even worse. It seemed that every bitchy customer was coming in today. It was like they all got a letter that said to go and ruin Wil Baumann’s day and gave an exact date and location. Usually, Wil would have just sucked it up, but not today. Thankfully, sick hours existed and he could just use those for the remainder of his shift. 

Now that he was off work he had been planning on going home. However, he knew he’d just continue to mope and be in a bad mood at home. So, he called up his best friend and demanded his company. Oliver was a student, so he hadn’t been available right away because of class, but Wil was there to pick him up as soon as he got out of class.

“Hey, let’s do something fun and spontaneous,” he said in lieu of a greeting from his drivers seat. “I was gonna suggest robbing a bank, but I don’t really feel like going to jail today.” he let out a small sigh as he ran his hand through his hair. “Let’s rent a paddle boat! We’ve never done that,” ​

[wilbaumann]

what do you think are your best and worst qualities?

"Best? Man that's a loooong list, I mean have you met me? I would say my best qualities are that I am a fun person to be around, I am confident, and I'm charming as hell. Now bad? Eh, do I really have any bad qualities? Probably that I can be a bit withheld sometimes, I'm a spoiled brat, and I have a big issue when it comes to commitment "

[wilbaumann]

Get to know the wild child

[josie-ellis]

— @wilbaumann​

Josie was woken up by Teddy Bear eagerly jumping up onto the bed with them and Wil, whining softly to get someone’s attention. They knew that Wil could get up and walk him, but they were happy to get out of bed quickly before him and throw some clothes on to take Bear outside. Wil liked sleeping in more than they did, and they were always happy to get a little time out and about with the dog they claimed as their nephew. He did his business out by the sidewalk in front of Wil’s building, and they came back inside to flip his bedroom lights on.

 “Rise and grind, Wilder,” they chimed cheerily, plopping down onto his bed again and patting him on the side. “Bear and I have walked and I’m in severe need of pancakes now, so get your lil’ butt up.”

[wilbaumann]

The feeling of Bear jumping up onto the bed woke Wil. Usually, he was good about getting up and taking him out for a walk, but not this morning. He knew Josie liked to walk him so he just closed his eyes and drifted off back to sleep while they took Bear out for his morning walk.

What felt like just a minute later, he was awoken again by his bedroom light being turned on. A small groan escaped him as he buried his face deeper into his pillow. He was about to try and ignore them and just go back to sleep, but then they mentioned pancakes. His head lifted from his pillow and looked over at them, eyes squinting as they tried to adjust to the light. “Pancakes?” he half mumbled as he pulled himself up into a sitting position. “Okay, but I have a request and that request is it has to be Denny’s” he said as he ran his hands through his bed head. “You know IHOP has like a personal vendetta against me or something because my pancakes are always not cooked in the middle,”

After stretching one last time, he finally pulled himself out of bed and crossed the room to fetch some clothes to throw on. “Am I driving or you? I’ll let you drive the machine if you’re nice to me” he said with a cheeky grin. 

[fundtrusted]

“Shouldn’t you be, I don’t know, fucking off or something?”

[wilbaumann]

“Shouldn’t you be, I don’t know, trying to be a little nicer or something?” Wil asked with an annoyed scoff. “I haven’t even done anything to piss you off yet, so what’s up with you? Do you wanna talk about it? I’m pretty good at pretending to be a good listener you know,”

[giftedburnout]

A big fan of lying just for fun, he calls the attention of the first person he bumps into on his daily stroll. “Hey, did you hear that Bruno Mars recently died in a ski lift accident?” Paris shrugs nonchalantly, smug expression resting on his face. “Don’t look it up though … just trust me.”

[wilbaumann]

Wil was a little startled when Paris called for his attention, and even more startled by what he said. “Wait- holy shit, really?” he asked, his face falling into a concerned look. His instinct was to reach for his phone to double check if what he was being told was true, but he stopped when he told him not to look it up. A suspicious look then came to his face, followed by an amused smirk, “Wait a second,” he said before leaning in towards him a little, “Is this some kind of like prank? Am I being filmed right now?” he asked looking around to see if he could find someone that could be filming them, “Is that what this is or am I just making myself seem like a crazy paranoid person right now, because that would be pretty embarrassing,” he said before straightening up again, “Also, like deadass did he die because you’re very convincing,”

[mrsforger]

“to be honest, i shouldn’t be here.” her words are followed by another swig of her drink—a margarita with extra lime. she glances at the time on her phone, sitting atop the counter in front of her with a nearly-dead battery. catalina sighs wistfully, though the calm expression she wears tells that she’s already come to terms with her fate. “i’m at work by 7:30am every day.”

[wilbaumann]

Wil had been zoned into some game on his phone when the woman next to him began to speak. His eyes then shot up to the time, honestly unaware of what time it even was. A small scoff then escaped his lips, “Nah, the nights still young! Life can’t be all about work. Let yourself have some fun!” he said before offering his hand out to her, “I’m Wil, by the way, and it’s your lucky day because I’m actually the GM of having fun,” he said with a wink. “Also, 7:30am every day?? Yeah, you definitely deserve to have a little fun,”

[popcultr-a]

“i matched with this fuckin’ dude on hinge and ya’know what his opening line was?” reese pulls up the message, she was already starting to feel the second hand embarrassment. “hello! i’m a thief, and i’m here to steal your heart” she groans, rolling her eyes, “guys are so corny these days, i’m not a fan”. 

[wilbaumann]

“I feel like I can’t really judged the guy because my Tinder bio is something like ‘do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?’“ he shook his head as he let out a small laugh. “I guess I’m just further proof that guys are corny, but we’re not all too bad right?” he asked, giving her a playful wink. “Did you message him back? Could be funny to take it really literal and be like ‘Um I would die without my heart, but thanks’ or something like that, I don’t know” he gave a casual shrug as another laugh escaped his lips.

[henrywinteris]

Joe Keery for Bustle Magazine: January 2018  

[houseoftrajano]

Joe Keery for GQ photographed by Aaron Feaver