thomas weatherall + he/him + cis male – have you seen casey rutherford around los angeles? the twenty three year old is usually jamming to owner of a lonely heart by yes. word around the city is that they’re intelligent, yet, they can also be blunt, but you didn’t hear that from me. they’re currently an author and are typically seen walking the streets of los angeles with a dark roast coffee. when i think of them, i think of restless nights overworking and trying to write, being forced to become an adult when he was just a kid, blunt replies because he has no time for people’s bullshit. let’s hope the city treats them good!
subplot #11
muse t is an aspiring writer who grew up in a low income and broken household, having to work two jobs while going to school to help their family make ends meet. muse u is a nepo baby who has had everything handed to them on a golden platter. muse t and muse u cross paths at a prestigious university muse t got a scholarship for. muse t, surprisingly, has no idea who muse u is, despite their family name. regardless, they don’t hit it off right away, having more differences than anything, but, muse u manages to worm their way into muse t’s heart until eventually, they start dating. with little explanation, one day, muse u leaves, refusing to answer muse t’s texts. muse t, after a lot of hard work and dedication, manages to get their first book published and continues to work on upcoming stories they have in mind. somehow, the tabloids ends up finding out that muse t and muse u dated, which gives muse t a ton of media attention they never asked for, their book suddenly selling like hotcakes. up until then, muse t had no idea muse u was famous, and instead of being thankful for the attention they’re receiving for dating muse u, muse t can’t help but feel angry and bitter over the situation. a book they’ve worked so hard to get published, appears to only be getting attention because muse t was muse u’s lover once upon a time. muse t can’t help but feel cheated for their lives work, as they want to be recognized for their effort and dedication to literature, not for someone they previously went out with. muse t - taken by casey rutherford ( thomas weatherall fc ) muse u - taken by alyxine lee ( felix lee fc )
basic stats ;
⟶ full name: casey anthony rutherford ⟶ nicknames: usually just goes by casey ⟶ three things he likes: vegan dishes, australian accents, dreamcatchers ⟶ three things he dislikes: hospitals, his father, the idea of anyone bullying his little brother ⟶ gender: cis male ⟶ height: 5 ‘ 9 ⟶ age: 23 ⟶ birthday: february 14, 2000 ⟶ zodiac: aquarius sun, virgo moon, capricorn ascendant ⟶ right handed or left handed: right handed ⟶ eye color: dark brown ⟶ hair color: black ⟶ piercings and tattoos: no piercings, a tattoo of the name ‘lukas’ on his left wrist ( little brother’s name ) ⟶ languages spoken: english and spanish ⟶ sexuality / romantic orientation: bisexual / biromantic ⟶ place of birth: brisbane, australia ⟶ last five songs listened to: change ( in the house of flies ) by deftones, stand by me by oasis, lesser things by barcelona, broken by lund, stadium arcadium by red hot chili peppers ⟶ five aesthetics: restless nights attempting to write, a coaster with coffee stains, a blunt mouth, the best kind of hugs when he’s in the mood, warm vegan cupcakes ⟶ character inspo: felix weston from love victor, maeve wiley from sex education, malakai mitchell from heartbreak high
background story ;
✘ casey was the first born son of corey rutherford and amara peterson in brisbane, an accident if you must, as his parents never intended to have him. his mother lived in the united states, but was in australia visiting some relatives when she met corey. one thing lead to another, and nine months later, casey came along
✘ his mother was infatuated with his father, while his father liked his mother, but not in the way that she liked him. regardless, his family forced him to marry amara to give casey a ‘stable’ life, but it was anything but that
✘ growing up, casey really loved his mother. the same thing couldn’t be said for his father. from a fairly young age, he got the feeling that his father considered him the reason that he was ‘forced’ to stay with his mother, treated him like garbage, making casey strongly dislike him from early on
✘ he was emotionally abusive, to him and to his mother. casey didn’t know why she stayed with him. things were cool when it was just him and his mother, but as soon as his father came along, the vibe shifted
✘ things only worsened when amara became pregnant again, with casey’s little brother, lukas, who was five years younger than casey. from that moment on, casey was determined to defend his little brother from whatever emotional abuse his father could even think to throw at him, but when lukas grew a little older, they knew that he was different. he didn’t like to talk much and whenever he did, it was avoiding eye contact. he didn’t like to be touched often, he had melt downs, and well, after several tests and doctor visits later, lukas was diagnosed with autism
✘ from that moment on, things drastically changed. his father didn’t know how to handle the news and ended up leaving. his mother didn’t have much in australia without him, so she moved back to las vegas with casey and lukas when casey was ten and lukas was five, where thankfully, lukas got the treatment he deserved
✘ casey thought this move was for the better, but things only seemed to worsen from that moment on. his mother was severely depressed over what his father did, and on some days, refused to even get out of bed
✘ casey was forced to become an adult when he was just a kid himself. clean up the house, look after his little brother and mother, it was really hard for him, and as much as he loved his mother, she only added onto the baggage he felt obligated to carry
✘ as soon as he was old enough, he had a job, eventually two, one being remote. between going to school, working, and practically being the parent in the house, he always lacked sleep, he was always tired, but he swears, he worked harder than anyone his age, it’s not like he had a choice
✘ casey is, thankfully, very gifted when it comes to academics, a very intelligent guy who was top of his class and shooting for scholarships, but it was still a lot to deal with, and soon enough, he was finding ways to try and stay up. coffee only worked for so long, even strong shots of espresso became nothing to him. through this desire to try and stay awake during long shifts and school, well, this… this is how he discovered the ‘wonders’ of adderall, through one of his classmates who would sell his prescription to make an extra buck. casey soon realized that it worked perfectly for his dilemma, it kept him going for ages
✘ so this is how he became a frequent customer. it was an unhealthy habit of red bull, adderall, under eating, not sleeping, repeat – he was practically a zombie at one point. this went on for a while. a little over a year of this unhealthy cycle is when it caught up to him, in the worst possible way
✘ ! tws for hospitals, eating disorders and stroke ! to be clear, he can’t recall a lot of what happened beforehand. the headache, the dimness in his vision, soon followed by him passing out, are all very faint memories in his head. the thing casey remembers most is waking up in a hospital, and being informed that he had a stroke… a stroke. he was also told he had malnutrition and was underweight, which was most likely linked to an eating disorder and his abuse of adderall, but he didn’t hear anything else, all he heard was stroke. frankly, he didn’t even think someone his age could have a stroke, it was all really scary news for him. this happened two months before his graduation, and thankfully, he had all the credits needed before this, but he still had to finish school virtually
✘ the aftermath of it all is what sucked the most for him. the therapies, medications and countless check ups even though he swears, he felt fine, the way his family was treating him like he was made of paper or something, even his grandmother, aka his mother’s mother, got involved, which was a huge mess because all she did was blame his mother for dumping all of their problems on casey and causing everything. long story short, but his grandmother didn’t think his mother was mentally well enough to take care of casey and lukas, which wasn’t exactly a lie. right after casey’s graduation, they moved with her to her house in los angeles, which his mother didn’t even fight her on, claiming she had to work on herself
✘ and as much as he didn’t want to admit it because a part of him really missed his mother and he didn’t blame her for what happened, well… casey really liked california, even though he wanted to hate it. he felt a lot calmer there, he wasn’t constantly stressed over taking care of his little brother, or his mother, and still finding a way to make ends meet, he was done with high school, eighteen, had everything in his favor. he had applied to plenty of school’s in california and managed to get accepted to three of them, obviously choosing the best option of the three
✘ this is where casey ends up meeting someone he would soon date, who, he doesn't really like at first, but eventually ends up falling for, just to get his heart broken. truthfully, isn’t even aware that they’re ‘famous’ when they actually date, which, comes as a shock to him later on
✘ casey ends up majoring in literature because he wants to be a writer, even if it won’t make him much money in the long run. he really had no intention of ever going into the spotlight. he just wanted to write and hopefully one day, publish a book. he didn’t care if he made it to the best seller’s list or not, he just wanted to do something he was passionate about and stay under the radar
✘ eventually, he finally publishes his first book, heart shaped box ( literally his pride and joy, a horror novel he’s been working on for over three years ), he only made an okayish following on social media when his book hit new york’s best seller list, with most of his followers being book nerds, which, he was okay with. anyways, long story short, but that under the radar shit doesn’t end up happening when people end up finding out who his ex is. suddenly, he starts getting all this attention because they used to date, which just deeply annoys casey. he feels like he’s worked so hard to even get his first book published, and instead of being only recognized for that, he gets recognized for someone he dated, who he feels actually screwed him over. literally… wants to stab himself with a fork
✘ he’s been working on another novel, and a comic book, illustrated by his little brother, that he has hopes of finishing and hopefully releasing one or the other by next year. now the question is, will people soon enough recognize him for his talent in literature, or will he forever be known as ‘that one persons’ ex boyfriend’?
headcanons ;
✘ he’s a vegan! became one about five months after he had a stroke and has never looked back. his health has gotten a lot better since then, been a vegan for over four years already
✘ casey really doesn’t like entitled people who have just had stuff handed to them and never had to work for anything, so basically… most nepo babies let’s be real. he’s had to work really hard for every accomplishment in his life. even getting his book published was hard as hell, and then lots of people recognize him for someone he dated rather than his hard work, which really, really makes him angry
✘ he isn’t a mean guy, he can be really patient and kind and understanding, but he can be very blunt sometimes. if you get him to a certain level of angry, he can literally be the worst person ever. he’s nice, sure, but if you’re a mean or manipulative person, he see’s right through that shit
✘ he writes about anything. romance, science fiction, fantasy, but his favorite genre is fantasy and horror based. his career claim is similar to joe hill, and his upcoming comic book will basically be the first comic of the ‘locke & key’ series, basically joe hill but modern day
✘ he doesn’t tell people he had a stroke. mostly because he doesn’t want sympathy, but also because he wants to make a new life here. no one really knows about his life in las vegas. no one really knows about his life before he was eighteen and he likes it that way
✘ doesn’t do much besides occasionally smoke weed ( boring boy i guess ), mostly out of health but also because of fear over what happened to him. he'll drink on occasion, but he's a lightweight, it's actually embarrassing, obviously would never go to serious drugs because that incident he went through scarred him
✘ he see’s his little brother frequently, he’s literally the illustrator of the comics he plans on publishing. he has a really big soft spot for little kids, especially if they have special needs. he would probably be an amazing dad if he ever decides to go that route
✘ he loves music, especially old school music. the idea for heart shaped box literally came to him when he was listening to heart shaped box by nirvana. he has a very old soul, literally owns a type writer and a vinyl player
✘ he has a female dog named opal, named after his favorite australian stone, opal. the dog is a goldendoodle, he loves this dog with his entire heart, she is two
✘ he has dual citizenship, australian and american. casey learned spanish while living in southern cali, actually speaks it fairly well, little to no accent
wanted connections ;
heart shaped box lover: a book lover or horror fanatic who liked his novel and just wants to be his friend, a wholesome connection
it’s meant to be, look, we’re both vegans!: simply put, a fellow vegan. watch them go to vegan restaurants together and let each other know about the hottest vegan spots
not your biggest fan: someone who doesn’t like him. could be because they think he’s boring, because they think his book sucked or because they just don’t like him, i’m open to it all
dog sitters: someone who walks their dog at the exact same time as he does, and they’ve just bonded over their pets, bonus if their dogs really like each other
devil on my shoulder: a bad influence, or at least, tries to be because he isn’t easily convinced. a muse who just wants him to let loose
former college friends: someone he went to college with, they could be friends or not
…perhaps something more?: maybe friends with benefits, one night stands, something that could be potentially romantic?
or we can brainstorm!
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