#merrockintro

[henrynothiggins]

Taking over a book store, moving to a new town, and basically giving up the only life you had ever known certainly seems like a daunting challenge to most. But when you had the childhood Henry had, he was used to big changes and new experiences. It didn't mean he was always the most adept at handling them, but he tried his best. Besides, books were something he knew like the back of his hand - he studied literature and found himself lost in the pages, finding solace and safety in the shelves of books around him as he puttered around and organized things, cleaning and rearranging the store as he went. It was clear there was a lot of love for the store but just not a lot of maintenance, so his job when he first arrived was to give it all an overhaul and get it back to pristine shape.

Technically, the store was closed - he had decided to take a few days without customers to clean things and put a lot of extra hours into the store to get it ready to launch again, but the lights were on and the door was unlocked... so it shouldn't have been a surprise when someone wandered in. He heard the bell from the front door and quickly walked back into the main part from behind a shelving unit to greet them. "Oh, hi!" He said softly, offering a smile. "Can I help you find something?"

#merrockintro #he's very new and doesn't know anyone so lets change that!! :D

[anastasiamontgomeryhq]

" Oh, I'm sorry, sorry that you love me (ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) Change my mind up like it's origami "

leaving   lipstick   stains   on   collars,   popping   champagne   over   conversations   in  foreign   languages,   and   early   sunday   mornings   sneaking   out   of   stranger’s   beds   to   get   to   get   barre   class ...

►GENERAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Anastasia Victorie Montgomery NICKNAME(S): Ana, Stassie LABEL: The Intangible Concept AGE: 25 DATE OF BIRTH: July 10, 1998 ZODIAC: Cancer Sun, Virgo Rising, Leo Moon GENDER & PRONOUNS: Female; She/Her HERITAGE: English, Russian SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): English, French, Russian OCCUPATION: Olympic Figure Skater / Professional Dancer SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Bisexual; Biromantic { female preference }

► APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Jessica Alexander HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 121 lbs. DOMINANT HAND: Right HAIR COLOR: Strawberry Blonde EYE COLOR: Blue SCARS: None. TATTOOS: None.

►PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS: Adroit, Romantic, Loyal, Brave, Compassionate, Passionate, Ambitious, Benevolent, Athletic. NEGATIVE TRAITS: Enigmatic, Guarded, Sensitive, Stubborn, Easily Bored, Perfectionistic, Detached. LIKES: Cafes, the sound of records playing, the smell of a new book and the smell of rain, astronomy, nature, cable-knit sweaters, the city lights, messy buns, old drive-ins, traveling, art museums, Shakespeare, Van Gogh, deep conversations, road trips, poetry, midnight runs. DISLIKES: Being told what to do, being the first to show up, being the last to show up, not being taken seriously, someone underestimating her, the cold, feeling rushed, the sensation of being crowded, being called ‘selfish’ or 'ungrateful', restriction of freedom, close-minded people, being talked over, people who sell out, those without passion.

►MENTALITY

PHOBIAS: Atychiphobia DISORDERS: OCD ALLERGIES: Seasonal (Pollen)

►BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: Manhattan, NY CCURRENT RESIDENCE: Merrock, ME EDUCATION LEVEL: BA in Mass Communications FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS: -Aurelia Montgomery - 54, Mother -Victor Montgomery - 50, Father

►FAVORITES

FOOD: Chocolate-covered strawberries DRINK: London Fog MOVIE: Black Swan / Marie Antoinette TV SHOW: The L Word, Sex Lives of College Girls, Bridgerton ARTIST/BAND: Tate McRae, The 1975, FLETCHER, Renee Rapp SONG: exes - Tate McRae

► EXTRA INFORMATION

JUNG TYPE: ENFP ENNEAGRAM: The Pathfinder (7w6) TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine MORAL ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good SIN: Pride VIRTUE: Diligence ELEMENT: Fire CHARACTER PLAYLIST

"I'm a wild ride that never stops. I'm a hard case they can't unlock."

► BIOGRAPHY

TW; family dysfunction

When Anastasia was born, her name was given as a path of life. Her mother having had been one of the most famous ballerinas for the Russian Ballet, it only made sense to give her daughter the name of one of the most sought-after roles for dancers. At the time, her parents had no idea just how big of a force she was going to be in the ballet realm. As others took steps, Anastasia took leaps. She was quickly the favorite in every studio she walked into, and she also managed to be the top of her class in academics as well. Even when making the switch from a public school to a prestigious performing arts school when she was in middle school, Anastasia never faltered in the changes in her life. From Clara in The Nutcracker, to Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, her talent well proceeded her and her mother gracefully handed on the baton of the ballet legacy when she retired. Though, Anastasia loved ballet; the discipline and well as the freedom, she also began to struggle when her mother retired. It was then, that she wasn't dancing for herself anymore, but living a life her mother could live vicariously through. At least she still had figure skating. Figure skating was something that was fully Anastasia's. Even when she was first competing, she loved the adrenaline rush that came from being on the ice. After the induction into the NYC Ballet, after touring headlining shows and juggling a social life and her figure skating, Anastasia told her mother that she wanted to pursue a higher education in mass communications. She received a full-ride scholarship (though she didn't need it) for an accelerated program in journalism and mass communications because of her GPA and outstanding SAT scores to NYU. Her father was the one who wouldn't let her pass it up. Suddenly, Anastasia's name is plastered all over the papers when her competition broke their ankle. Now having to compete in a placement that was given to her on a technicality, Anastasia is battling the negative headlines whilst trying to clean her family name. Ana is currently residing in Merrock as her family's beach house to try to get some of the pressure from the press off of her.

► DEEP DIVE

Anastasia is a force to be reckoned with; She's not afraid to speak her mind, and competition runs in her veins. If she wants something, she goes and gets it, and may no one get stuck in her path. Though she can be intense in these ways, she also has a warmth to her that draws people in. Elegant, soft, and almost whimsical - Anastasia can never truly fit in anywhere. If anything, she sticks out like a sore thumb. This aspect about her either makes her well-loved or disliked (some may write her off as pretentious or snobby), depending on the person. She loves art history due to her father being an art historian and growing up listening to all sorts of foreign fairytales and mythology. She's a hopeless romantic, but tends to self sabotage relationships. She enjoys dancing in the rain and making life cinematic at any and every opportunity. She's genuinely kind, and at the end of the day she'll make anyone laugh without knowing she's being funny. She's just drawn as a villian but has such a soft girl vibe.She's just guarded to a default due to coming from old money on her father's side and experiencing people trying to use her/them to get to the fortune.

#merrockintro

[adrienneryatt]

And by now I don't need no help to be destructive I've been gone Yeah, I've been on this road too long

►GENERAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Adrienne Layla Ryatt NICKNAME(S): Jynx, Adri, Riot LABEL: The Mystic AGE: 32 DATE OF BIRTH: October 31, 1991 ZODIAC: Scorpio Sun, Aries Rising, Capricorn Moon GENDER & PRONOUNS: Female; She/Her HERITAGE: French, Mexican, Italian SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): English, Spanish, Italian OCCUPATION: Occult Specialist/Demonologist SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Bisexual; Biromantic PET(S): Doberman named Khaos & a black cat named Hekate

► APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Seychelle Gabriel HEIGHT: 5'2" WEIGHT: 112 lbs. DOMINANT HAND: Left HAIR COLOR: Brunette EYE COLOR: Brown SCARS: None notable. TATTOOS: None.

►PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS: Clever, Dauntless, Beguiling, Open-Minded, Authentic, Prophetic. NEGATIVE TRAITS: Sarcastic, Intangible, Arrogant, Sycophantic, Self-Sabotaging. LIKES: Stargazing, burning candles/incense, thunder storms, music on vinyl, horror movie marathons, deep conversations with strangers, solving a problem before everyone else, eureka moments when researching, conducting tarot card readings, making intention jars/journaling, cooking. DISLIKES: Being the scapegoat, people who think they are smarter than her or belittle her, critics/cynics.

►MENTALITY

PHOBIAS: Nyctophobia DISORDERS: Not diagnosed. ALLERGIES: Seasonal (Pollen)

►BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: Danvers, MA CURRENT RESIDENCE: Merrock, ME EDUCATION LEVEL: MA in Magic and Occult Science at Salem State University FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS: - Reina Ryatt - 55, Mother, Not In Contact - Sylvester Ryatt - 54, Father, Deceased

►FAVORITES

FOOD: Mushroom Gnocchi DRINK: London Fog MOVIE: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Practical Magic, Scream TV SHOW: Criminal Minds, Rick & Morty, Goosebumps BAND/ARTIST: The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Nirvana, Fleetwood Mac SONG: Lilith - Halsey

► EXTRA INFORMATION

JUNG TYPE: ENTP ENNEAGRAM: The Free Spirit (4w5) TEMPERAMENT: Choleric MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral SIN: Wrath VIRTUE: Temperance ELEMENT: Fire CHARACTER PLAYLIST

I just fuck things up, if you noticed Have you noticed? Tell me have you noticed?

► BIOGRAPHY

TW; Religion mention, funeral mention

It was raining when Adrienne was born. Maybe that was the first tell of the path she would be walking. Or, maybe it was the intention of her given name; Adrienne: dark woman or dark waters. There was some odd fascination with the darker things in life. Growing up attending more funerals than weddings, can anyone really blame her on that impact? Though, her nickname was Jynx due to the chaos that would spiral in her presence. For instance, her grandmother's ashes going missing when they were addressed to her apartment, or traveling all the way to California just for a once in a lifetime storm to be passing through and the festival being cancelled, or every color she calls for Roulette being the wrong one and her friend then going into the negatives with funds. Though she was labeled as an outcast and was seen as the black sheep in the family because of this, she still had something about her that drew people in. She had a great group of friends, and her fair share of experimental relationships. In short: she didn't miss anything, but she wouldn't have cared if she did. Her aunt was the one who taught her about spirituality after Adrienne had a paranormal experience at the age of 5. Whilst being in a Catholic household, Adrienne and her aunt would often sneak in order to practice their own eclectic belief. Magic, tarot cards, seances, you name it - Adrienne has dabbled in it. What no one was expecting was for her to make a career move out of it. It started in high school, she helped assist her teacher in their paranormal investigation group. It was through this teacher that she learned about anomalies and the role of the paranormal in anthropology. Her job as an investigator was just the groundwork for her BA in Parapsychology with a minor in Religious Studies at Stockton Univeristy, where she studied the connections of the paranormal and demons with the human psyche. She then went on to gain her MA in Magick and Occult Science with a specialization in Women and Minority Studies where she learned more about the occult across various religions and cultures as well as witchcraft and the impact and power women have within interaction, at Salem State University. At this point in her career, she can be seen as an expert in the occult as well as a demonologist. She actually works alongside various religious institutions, is still a researcher for a paranormal investigation team, and is also hosts a podcast about horror movies, the paranormal and the occult.

► PERSONALITY (DEEP DIVE)

Adrienne is one of those people who can attract and attract and attract, but still feel alone underneath the surface. She can be sarcastic and condescending if someone asks a question she deems as 'stupid'. She's known to bully as her type of flirting. She's actually not online, and prefers it that way. She's clever and witty and goes on passion-dump sprees about her line of work and conspiracies pretty often, or about her research or podcast. She loves people who have a sense of humor and can dish it back out to her. Adrienne used to not like being seen as a Jynx, but now she is sorta indifferent. She just knows something bad or weird is bound to happen when she's around, and it's just within her chaotic state of being. She used to be deathly afraid of the dark, mostly because she didn't know what was in it. It's still a fear, but she works through it due to her career. Adrienne comes across as intimidating and mean cause of her resting bitch face. This is partly true; seeing that she does bring hell to people and her wrath can be intense. But, if you're on her good side you have a very loyal and fun friend in your corner.

#merrockintro #tw religion #tw funeral mention

[duckylvlace]

Full Name: Declan James Lovelace

Nickname(s): Ducky DJ

Age: 32

Date of Birth: October 31st,

Hometown: Ottawa, Canada

Current Location: Suburbs

Gender: Cis Man

Pronouns: He/they

Marital status: Single, complicated.

Children: n/a

Orientation: click here

Occupation: personal assistant, etc.

Language(s) Spoken: English, Spanish.

Face Claim: Logan Lerman

tw: parental neglect

You’ve never known father love, but that never mattered much to you as you couldn’t miss what you never knew. The one guardian you had, your mother, made sure there was always a male presence in your home, always chasing after a man who promised her the world for a few months before he took off. They always took off. That neglect and push you felt kept building up, being forced from so young to fend for yourself, learn to navigate the beauty and horrors of the world from such an early age. Not once did you ever get to experience the joyous innocence of being a child. Did you?

School was your safe haven, and even though you never had the best grades you tried your best. I saw all that effort you put in, the way you had to reuse old materials just to hand in a project on time. But it wasn’t easy as whenever another one of the thousand men left, your mother became a belligerent mess, and even as you sequestered her, laid her upon her bed, you felt her cold eyes on you.

She blamed you didn’t she? Blamed you for all the heartbreak and turmoil, and how it had always been you at the root of it all. You who chased the men away because at the end of the day, they didn’t wish to take care of two mouths. She kept it quiet for a long time, kept building it up until one day, one long sip drew it all out. As the bottle shattered on the floor, so did your heart as she spew hatred towards you, said you were her worst mistake, the first that led to her downfall. The byproduct of the first man to break her heart, but not the last.

Weren’t you kicked out shortly after that, or did you run away? I can’t quite remember, but you did sleep on the streets for a little. That is until someone took you in, a friend, I believe, someone who gave you the kind of solace you never knew you needed. At first you were cold and distant, afraid that the kindness was just a ploy, but little by little you grew warmer, felt the sincerity in their actions and something in you bloomed as well.

Life hasn’t been easy for you, and you’re still dreaming of going to school, fashion and design was it? Something you’ve always loved, the ability to create and innovate, but all that requires money, the one thing you’ve never been able to hold onto for long. So what will you do now? Stay in this town, find love? Or follow in your mother’s steps?

PERSONALITY

Ducky is as effervescent as they come, he'd bright and witty and could light up a room with a smile. Or so he likes to believe. A guy whose never shied away from speaking his mind, regardless if it comes off as tactful or not. He's fun, he's flirty, and you'll definitely know if he likes you because he'll say it to your face. Underneath all the smiles and laughs there is a boy who believes he doesn't deserve love or that he's easily replaceable, and he clings onto a sliver of hope that someone will think worthy of him enough to stay.

BACKGROUND / BIO

As the boy grew he began to notice the slew of men coming in and out of his home. At first he didn't understand why each and every time it made his mother grow more distant, but he knew that every single one that stepped out the door, took a little piece of hope from her. School became a safe haven, where he could immerse himself into studies or whatever activity he could get his hands on. Some seemed a little too rough for Ducky, but dance, cheer, figure skating, it all sort of just clicked. All he wanted was to not be home, for a few extra hours away from that place.Then at the ripe age of sixteen, Ducky found that he had no home, an argument, some words best left unsaid had left it at the door with all his belongings unsure of where to go from there. It had been a struggle for those few years, but with odd jobs and friends he managed to survive. Couch surfing, sleeping at shelters you did everything, until one day working at the makeup counter at the mall, one simple task changed your life. A woman whisked Ducky away into the life of a personal assistant, teaching him every trick in the book, paying for his schooling, and ensuring that he had a place to stay. Now years into this job he's found his footing and ready to take on the world, or at least the next makeup launch.

#merrockintro #ducky stats

[sunflwrlitskies]

CHARACTER INFORMATION

face claim: Hande Erçel 

full name:  Esmeray Yildiz

nickname(s) / goes by: Esme

pronouns & gender: She/Her & Cis Woman

sexuality: Pansexual

birth date: December 28th, 1995

birth place: Merrock, Maine

arrival to merrock:  1995

housing: The Coast & Pier

occupation: Florist

work place: Lavender Lane

family: NA

relationship status: Single

PERSONALITY

she’s very kindhearted and warm towards anyone she meets. she’s very self-conscious of herself, and often a bit too forgiving, but will not hesitate to boost someone else up. she can be a little shy but it doesn’t take her long to warm up to someone.

BACKGROUND / BIO

triggering / sensitive content warning: bullying, harry potter

Esmeray was born to two loving parents, both of whom adored their daughter with everything they had. She was the only child of Zehar and Ömer Yildiz. Shortly before her arrival into this world the Yildiz’s moved from Turkey to Merrock, Maine. See even though moving to Merrock had been part of the plan for years, getting pregnant with Esmeray wasn’t. Regardless, her parents were delighted when they found out.

Growing up Esmeray was a happy child at home. She was so infectious with her laughter and smile that her family quickly nicknamed her “Sol,“ and the name was one she fell in love with from a young age. She tried her hardest to live up to it every day.

(bullying tw) Despite the loving household Esmeray had things at school were different for her. For some reason, one Esme couldn’t seem to understand, the kids in her grade always looked at her funny. The girls never wanted to talk to her about anything, no-one made an effort to sit with her at lunch, during gym she would always get picked last, and her locker usually had some sort of goop or slime smeared on it as ‘the prank of the day.’

She found her escape in books and gardening. One day she picked up a copy of ‘Harry Potter’ and the brunette was hooked since. It wasn’t long before she was trying to read as many books as possible, from all different genres. If she wasn’t reading, then she was listening to audiobooks while she gardened.

With a lot of hard work, she ended up graduating top of her class, and her parents were proud. After graduation Esmeray took some time to travel around Europe for a bit. She did some backpacking and, in her adventures, met many lovely, and not so lovely, people along the way. She went to places like Paris, Peru, Japan, China, Egypt, and Prague. She spent some time in Turkey but only when her parents would go visit family there.

Now a days her parents have moved back to Turkey and Esmeray lives on the coast with Darrius Powell, Aisha Thevar & Emeline Newman, loving every minute of it. She has a bearded dragon named Reptar that she absolutely adores and works as a florist at Lavender Lane. 

#merrockintro #tw: bullying mention #tw: harry potter

[steelknivesx]

CHARACTER INFORMATION

face claim: Logan Browning

full name: Hanna Fields

nickname(s) / goes by: Hanna

pronouns & gender: Cis woman

sexuality: Bisexual

birth date: 10, July, 1989

birth place: merrock

arrival to merrock: Since birth

housing: historical downtown

occupation: Paramedic

work place: hospital center

family: 2 older and a younger sibling,

relationship status: Single

filling connection:  N/A

CLICK FOR MORE INFO BELOW.

PERSONALITY

Main traits; confident, stubborn, quiet, romantic,

A natural Leo, Hanna is confident with who she is. She’s stubborn and when she has made her mind up on something it’s nearly impossible to deter her. Although she has many friends, she has very few people whom she knows intimately, she prefers to keep people at arm’s length where they know as little about her as possible. Hanna enjoys luxury and is a wellness fanatic. She’s a romantic and loves old books and trashy movies, and when she isn’t working, she’ll be enjoying her solitude.

BACKGROUND:

Born in Merrock in 1989, Hanna was born into a large family of four children. She was a middle child, and although they were all close in age, they were all extremely different. In her childhood, Hanna was a sporty and outgoing child, and she loved swimming, running, football and anything she could get her hands on. But on the sports field is where she was the most comfortable, with her being quiet and introverted when she retreated home. She had excellent grades and received a sports scholarship to college.

Outside of academia, Hanna always found close relationships difficult, having a handful of romantic and platonic relationships across her life. She often felt like she was on the edges of friendship groups and never in the centre. Hanna met her best friend at college and the pair are now roommates in Merrock. Outside of their family, they are currently the only person that they fully trust. Hanna is still very close to her family with most of her three siblings still living inside Merrock.

After graduating with a medical science degree, Hanna trained as a paramedic and first responder. Although, not the most exciting job in a town like Merrock it is a job she thoroughly enjoys. It keeps her out and about and she is always on the road rather than chained to a desk. Hanna throws herself into her work most days and nearly never has time to sit back and enjoy herself.

But when she does get free time, Hanna enjoys yoga and exploring her spiritual side. You can often find her at the Azure spa, Breathe in or hiking along the cliff’s.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Parents: Both reside within Merrock

Siblings: Older sister, Older brother, Younger brother

Friendships: Roommate, the pair met in their late twenties and have lived together ever since.

Childhood friends: Hanna was born in Merrock so she has many friends from childhood clubs, or other children from the neighbourhood.

Colleagues: Working as a paramedic is emotionally tolling and your colleagues can end up like your family.

Friends from hobbies: Hanna loves yoga, spa days and believes heavily in crystals and her own spiritualism. She would have a group of friends now who continue this with her.

#intro #hannaintro #merrockintro

[kathrynsoutherland]

Kathryn 'Ryn' Southerland; 42; Cis-Woman; She/Her Downtown, Childcare Worker, Merrock Resident since June of 2023

Kathryn is known as someone with a kind, yet spunky personality. A heart full of musical talent, there’s not much in terms of music that gets by Kathryn. Whether it be creating music, helping children find their passion in it, or listening to it in the comfort of her own home, Kathryn loves anything music related. Friends and family often describe her as creative and uplifting, which radiates in the way she helps the most discouraged children see the brightness of their own future. But those same people often describe her as self conscious, a perfectionist and lonely; which worries them because with a personality as bright as Kathryn’s they want to see her do her best in life and for herself. She’s a giving person, and loves doing anything for those in the community, however she can. She’s recently gotten into gardening, and you can often times find her at the community garden planting things for herself, or helping others. If not there, not at work, or not at the community center giving music lessons to children in town, you can find her at Memorial library where she’s likely to be scanning the shelves for the latest romance novel. 

#kathrynintro #merrockintro

[delilahwilmot]

Hello, I’m Jess and this is Delilah

Delilah is a 38 year old baker who attempted a completely different career before.

The main points:

Delilah was born and raised in Merrock.

She was obsessed with putting on shows and performances for anyone that would watch them.

She lost a lot of her hearing due to meningitis when she was seven.

Delilah struggled with coping with her hearing loss and became a shell of herself.

Her grandmother taught her to bake and suddenly she had something to do to help process her thoughts.

After High School Delilah headed to LA to persue her dreams of being an actress.

She got a few commercials, and a couple of roles in the background of bigger shows.

After a year she landed a pilot as a secondary character but it didn’t get picked up.

She’s been a patient on General Hospital, a dead body on CSI and a small part on Days of Our Lives but nothing really of note.

She returned at the age of 22 broke and with her tail between her legs.

She returned to baking and began selling to neighbours and people she’d grown up with.

Over time she opened Flour Co and has been running it ever since, using a mixture of her grandmother’s old recipes and her own new creations.

In 2016 she met the love of her life and they married two years later.

Two years after the wedding they seperated and Delilah found it hard to move on. 

TLDR;

Delilah is a failed actress who is born and raised in Merrock. She’s very sociable and loves people and shows her love by gifting them baked goods.

Wanted Connections

Exes: Delilah is gay. It would be fun to have some pre-marriage exes but also since then. Since the separation it’d probably be more flings or ‘almost happened’.

Ex Wife: More details to come but please message me if you’re interested.

Childhood friends: Delilah has lived in Merrock her whole life so it’d be nice to have some friends that she’s known a long time.

Regulars: I’m sure there are people that pop in for their daily bread or treats.

Employees: pretty obvious.

Signing buddies: Delilah can lip read and cope with hearing people but she absolutely loves using ASL.

#merrockintro #i'm right here if you get lonely '' delilah's interactions #delilah wilmot

[james-adams]

James Adams (he/him, cis man) was born on March 1, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA and arrived to Merrock in 2024. They prefer to be called James, work as a clerk at The Vinyl Hub, and their stomping grounds are the downtown area. 

face claim: Tom Maden full name: James Adams nickname(s) / goes by: James pronouns & gender: he/him, cis male sexuality: bisexual birth date: March 1st 1990 birth place: LA arrival to merrock: 1 month! housing: Downtown occupation: sales clerk work place: the vinyl hub family: Tasha Adams ( sister ) relationship status: single filling connection: Tasha Adams brother

Biography:

triggering / sensitive content: army, injury, medical, hospitalization

For as long as he can remember, music had always been a part of James’ life. From an early age he begged his parents to take lessons on various instruments, and the one that had always stuck with James, was the drums. Between that and listening to his parents old records for hours growing up, all things music became his life. During his school years, James was always quite active in as many clubs as he could get his hands on. Jazz band, Student Council, Yearbook- Sports were never quite his thing but was always in the stands cheering on the school teams. In his junior year, James started to date one of his close friends, their relationship becoming something that has been on and off again over the years. Once he graduated, it came to no surprise that he was headed off to college to study music- a focus on music composition and percussion. However, it was during this time that James started to question himself, if he was really good enough to make his passion into his career. There were so many people that were more talented than him and on a whim, James dropped out before his third year of college. And without telling anyone, at the age of 21, he enlisted in the Army. Much to his surprise and those around him, James thrived being in the Army. He loved the chance of getting to see the world, adored the comradeship he developed with those in his troop, and ended up staying in the Army longer than he originally planned. At first it had simply been something else to give himself to do, unsure if music was still his thing or not, but found himself wanting to make a career out of the Army. Finally after over ten years, James was headed towards getting out of the military. All that stood between him and coming home for good was one last mission with his troop, a mission that would change the course of James’ life forever. The stakeout that they had been on went horribly wrong and James was too close to everything, he was injured greatly, and spent several weeks in a hospital overseas before being shipped home. Once back in LA, James spent a few more weeks in the hospital and then finally got the news that because of the accident, he had sustained a traumatic brain injury, one that seemed to affect his memory quite a bit. On top of that, he also suffers quite a bit of PTSD from what he had been through as well. But now it has been six months since he’s been fully out of the hospital and his main goal is figuring out his new normal when it comes to life. While it might not have been the life he had always pictured for himself, James is taking it in stride, and doing all that he can to push forward.

Personality:

At one time James had been the life of the party, would spend his nights out on the own but as the years passed, he found himself becoming quite more reserved than what he had once been. More content to spend a quite night in listening to music. While he doesn't really put himself out there all that much, if you befriend James, he is the type of person that is beyond loyal and will have your back no matter what. Though more mellow, every once in a while he'll crack a zinger that no one truly expects to come from him. Your go to guy for all things music and for easy and laid back conversations.

#merrockintro #intro #army tw #ptsd tw #injury tw #hospital tw

[juniperriggs]

What if everything I used to believe in was all for nothing?

►GENERAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Juniper Sloane Riggs NICKNAME(S): Juno LABEL: The Advocate AGE: 32 DATE OF BIRTH: December 13, 1991 ZODIAC: Sagittarius Sun, Virgo Rising, Leo Moon GENDER & PRONOUNS: Female; She/Her HERITAGE: English, Scottish, Welsh, German, Irish SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): English OCCUPATION: Lawyer & Singer/Songwriter SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Bisexual; Biromantic PET(S): Australian Shepherd named Blue

► APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: Aly Michalka HEIGHT: 5'8" WEIGHT: 125 lbs. DOMINANT HAND: Right HAIR COLOR: Brunette (Dyed Auburn) EYE COLOR: Brown SCARS: None notable. TATTOOS: None.

►PERSONALITY

POSITIVE TRAITS: Adroit, Compassionate, Adventurous, Loyal, Athletic NEGATIVE TRAITS: Stubborn, Flighty, Confrontational, Dogmatic, Rebellious LIKES: Helping others, saying 'no' to her parents, early morning workouts, walks along the shore, animals, winning a debate DISLIKES: Mansplaining, when people question her credentials

►MENTALITY

PHOBIAS: None. DISORDERS: Not diagnosed. ALLERGIES: None.

►BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: Merrock, ME CURRENT RESIDENCE: Merrock, ME EDUCATION LEVEL: JD at Harvard Law FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS: - Mikayla Riggs - 57, Mother - Mark Riggs - 61, Father

►FAVORITES

FOOD: Trashcan Pizza DRINK: Carmel Macchiato MOVIE: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Silence of the Lambs TV SHOW: 911, Fire Country, Bob's Burgers BAND/ARTIST: The 1975, The Beatles, ABBA, Coldplay SONG: Ignorance is Bliss - Katelyn Tarver

► EXTRA INFORMATION

JUNG TYPE: ESFJ ENNEAGRAM: The Nonconformist (8w7) TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine MORAL ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good SIN: Pride VIRTUE: Charity ELEMENT: Air CHARACTER PLAYLIST

What if I'm too late? What if I'm lost? What if I find out I'm doing it wrong? I could wonder forever, I think I would feel better If I knew it all

► BIOGRAPHY

TW; N/A

Juniper was born into high society, here at Merrock. Thanks to her parents who were sharks in the attorney vein; helping the higher-end businessmen win over the little guys. It wasn't something she understood at such a young age, but what she did know was: Keep your voice low but your head held high. She grew up in a household of competition. Not only between her parents with their respective careers, but also between her older brother, younger brother, and herself in the ways of academics and sports. No one would ever want to be around the family on Friday night game nights. And honestly, Juno couldn't really blame her friends for that. Thinking back, she wonders often if this is where her need to speak up for herself came from. Each Riggs sibling was the top of their grade. Juniper found that the more she was in school and learning about the world, the more she felt alienated in high society life. She started to not attend galas and she started to let her hair down and throw caution to the wind when she hit her middle school and high school years. Though her beliefs changed, she still held education to a high degree of importance and never slacked in that field of her life. Rebelling against her parents was not what anyone was expecting from her, let alone her choice in career. Though, the lawyer aspect was a given (all Riggs siblings turned out to be lawyers), they never expected her to go against businesses and corporations and stand with the individuals who genuinely were being fucked over. Juno attended Harvard Law, and graduated with high honors. She went on to debate and go up against her own family in court through her career. Sometimes there were draws, other times she rung them dry. Recently, Juno came back to Merrock in order to figure out if she wants to continue being a lawyer, or abandon the life chosen for her to pursue singing and songwriting.

► PERSONALITY (DEEP DIVE)

Juno is a force to be reckoned with. Sharp as a whip, she tends to cut deep with her words and is highly aware of it. Basically, just don't debate her, okay? On the other hand, she's loving and full of life. She loves to strum at her guitar and come up with music - especially if she's feeling quite overwhelmed with emotions. She's also one who contemplates the universe and life at a deeper level. She plays minor gigs here and there, but she genuinely believes she has potential to make it big. Juno is a free-spirited type of character, and one can find her at karaoke nights as well as on the tops of tables at the local bar. She's very minimalist. If one were to go into her residence, there would only really be a ton of books and some photographs. She's basically not materialistic. She's very giving and whenever there's charity work in town, she's always a part of it or running the show. She's bubbly, and comedic at times. Juno is prone to fighting for others, and it shows in her day to day life. Overall, she's definitely someone you want in your corner.

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[jujulawrence]

face claim: Oscar Isaac

full name: Julian Lawrence

nickname(s) / goes by: JuJu

pronouns & gender: demi man

sexuality: Homosexual

birth date: March, 9, 1981.

birth place: San Diego, California

arrival to merrock: Local

housing: Historical downtown

occupation: Video game designer/Developer

work place: n/a

family: member of the Lawrence family

relationship status: single

filling connection: adopted Lawrence sibling

-You grew up loving games, and being able to enter other worlds where all the rules were entirely different. All the laughter and experiences gained from playing with friends and siblings in your home before it all became based on online play are things you truly cherish.

-That childhood of yours was pretty normal, a mom and dad who loved their children, worked hard for what they had but still managed to enjoy all the bounty that life had to offer. You couldn’t really complain, there was truly no need to.

-The love of games you carried with you throughout life made you quite peculiar to others, but you were never shunned, somehow it always made everybody giggle and feel safe around such a silly person. Silly man, with silly dreams, is what they always said, but they never thought you wouldn’t reach them.

-You met him, yes him, the man that made you fall head over heels when a friend introduced you two. It all began with a hello, but soon enough you found yourself wrapped around his finger, listening intently to his sweet nothings, and you fell for him, you fell hard and you fell fully.

-Not love at first sight, but something rather akin to it, and yet nothing could have prepared you for the heartbreak of the truth. That love that made you get on one knee, made you don a ring that you once wore so proudly, would be the thing that kept you restless.

-It had all been for a green card, at least that was the premise. To lure you into a false relationship all for his sake, cause he didn’t want to leave, and you were left heartbroken, still wishing nothing but happiness for him and guilt for not being the one to be able to give him just that.

-After the divorce, you fled as far away as possible, and now you start anew, unsure of anything else except your place here on earth. But that tiny voice still persists, doesn’t it? Telling you that if you had been enough, maybe he would have fallen for you as well, and perhaps that’s why you hold love at arm’s length.

PERSONALITY

Dorkier than Julian there could truly be no other, a man who could go on many tangents about his favorite superheroes, shows, comic books, and of course video games. He can often lose track of what he was saying from the sheer excitement that someone was listening to him. Clumsy, sweet, and falls all too easily for the men who show him kindness, but there is still that hurt in him from the lie that hurt him the most.

BACKGROUND / BIO

Julian or Juju as he was so affectionately nicknamed, had a pretty great life. Surrounded by love and siblings, there wasn't much Julian could complain about, his love for video games was even supported, his parents buying him whatever game he would rave about for weeks, telling them all about the different mechanics and graphics within this virtual world. Life as an adult was rather awkward as he felt that his siblings had something which he lacked, charisma. They could draw any eyes to themselves and he felt himself nothing more than a wallflower. And maybe that's why he was so shocked when a friend from work introduced him to what would be his fiancé. A whirlwind romance, and he never caught onto the signs of anything being wrong. Julian didn't see the lies being told and the manipulation by those he had considered friends and the man who supposedly loved him back. That love story didn't last long as Julian had caught the man cheating and when he asked for the explanation, he was met with the cruelest of truths. All a lie, nothing more than a green-card, he was a pathetic ugly loser, or at least, that was what was said to him. So after breaking the engagement off he fled and dug himself deeper into his work, now with bigger and better companies, but those words still cling onto his skin.

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[henrynothiggins]

"Who gives a kid a handgun? Who gives a kid to a mom who doesn't want one?"

Henry Marshall, 28. cis-male, he/him. Manager at Bookends. TW: talks of abandonment, foster care, teenage pregnancy, addiction, mention of alcohol and drugs

Henry Sterling Marshall was born a nobody. Born to nobodies in a town with nothing remarkable and picked up by Child Protective Services before he was a year old. Henry simply existed, pumped out into a world not fit for him, where he did not ask to be, and where he was not asked for.

"Who lets that kid fall in love? Who never taught him enough is enough is enough?"

Henry Marshall was born to teenagers from a rougher neighbourhood, one statistically proven to have higher rates of addiction, crime, and teenagers running wild. His parents wanted to be good for him, vowed to finish school, take care of him - but proved unsuccessful, and before he even reached a year old, he entered the ever broken foster care system.

He was only a baby when CPS intervened, and everyone was hopeful that given his circumstances and age, that he would be quickly adopted. But sadly, that wasn't the case. He was a bit slower than other kids to reach his milestones, to walk, to sit up by himself; and when he reached those milestones and grew older, he was introverted and shy, not exactly the type most families wanted to take home. He, instead, was sent around to many different foster homes, centers for children, and nunneries that took care of him for a few months or years at a time before shipping him off elsewhere. He never felt like he had a home anywhere, and struggled to make friends.

"You said you'd never live to see eighteen. But you cut it all off for your birthday last week."

But that wasn't the case when he was reading. He was naturally curious and inquisitive, and found himself getting lost in books from the moment he was finally taught to read. He would tear through pages and soar through stacks of books, forcing the adults around him to pick up new novels for him after he would undoubtably read all of the ones in their small libraries. When he was once slow to the jump, he could now read and write advance of grade level and his other subjects in academia were catching up as well. He was a bright kid, and he didn't sit around waiting to be adopted anymore, he decided to apply himself to learning all he could so that he could make his life better one day - not having to rely on anyone but himself.

When he was nearing fifteen, he was sent to St. James Cathedral Home for Children, a Catholic offshoot for traditional group homes and one that had an attached private school that was connected to a community college a few hours away from where he was. A keen eye from his social worker got him on the waitlist a year prior and he was sent there to continue his education, as the schools he was at previously could no longer accommodate for his advanced skills. He was enrolled in the Honours program at St. James Prep School and found himself for the first time, surrounded by like-minded people who he could relate to. He found himself coming out of his shell more, joining the speech and debate club, student council, and the swimming and track teams.

In his final years of high school, he had come into his own - and enrolled in the local community college's streamlined program, which combined his traditional high school classes with pre requisites for his desired English degree that he could complete faster upon graduation. He double majored in English and Classic Literature, his love of reading continuing to blossom into works of poetry and classic Shakespeare. He had found his voice, his footing, and his way. He graduated and move onto college campus and graduated quickly, taking summer classes to move the process along. After he finished his under graduate programs, he quickly applied and was accepted into a master's of English and eventually found himself in the Master's of Library Science program at the University of Portland.

While getting his masters degree in Portland, he fell in love for the first time. Up until University, he had never really found himself with any women he was interested in - or he was too busy focusing on sticking to himself and working hard, knowing he was only steps away from making the life he had always desired for himself.

"And I never remember a face on purpose; But I've seen yours, like, ten times since."

But Zoya changed all of that. They met his first year in Seattle, after they were paired up in a Shakespeare scene study class. He wasn't an actor by any means, but it was a creative credit towards his degree and he didn't have to actually perform anything for an audience larger than his class - so he gave it a shot. They were given the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet, a favourite of his. But whether this was fate or a sneaky shot by a professor to play matchmaker when bored with freshman, something stuck and he found himself entranced by her. She was an English Education major with a minor in photography and they became friends. She was bubbly and outgoing, where as he was reserved and shy. She had big dreams for her future and he was happy with a simple life that he got to define for himself. But she saw in him what he hadn't yet discovered in himself, that maybe he was a bit more like Romeo after all. She dusted off his heart and unlocked all of the sonnets within it. After all, all of that reading had to be good for something. The two eventually started dating and continued to plan their lives together through the years, even moving in together and getting a small studio apartment off campus.

"She cried and kissed me in the laundry room; Thank God I drank enough that I could think about you."

But as their graduation neared closer, Zoya dreamed about going back home to India, where her mother and father still lived. They were both getting older and she wanted to be with him. He could hardly blame her, but when she asked him to come with her - even just for a year or two - he was too scared to say yes, so the summer after graduation they broke up and she moved back to India to spend time with her family. They keep in touch via email occasionally and have plans to potentially see each other again once she returns to America, but until then, he has cast her - and his own heart - aside and retreated into his books and into himself.

"He spent his summers in the back of a car... Learned the worst part of growing up is learning how young you are."

Seattle, Oregon, Portland; they are all too familiar, all too close to home and the part of himself he is trying to forget; so on a drunken whim, he applied to manage a book store here in Maine. It's familiar enough territory that he can find solace in his work, but far enough away that it's a fresh start for him.

He knows no one, and is feeling less like home in himself - but hey, at least this is a fresh page in a chapter of a book he wanted to keep on the shelf. A step forward, a chance to rewrite his history.

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TL;DR: Henry is 28, heartbroken, and manages a bookstore. He just moved here a few weeks ago. He's a Leo, but doesn't know what that means. He thinks owning a Kindle is a sin and doesn't have a smart phone. Most of his shirts have ink stains in the breast pocket. He has a small studio apartments with approximately one photo on a the wall, a framed photo of himself and his favourite teacher at his High School graduation. He reads the paper unironically. He thinks any band with a 'one hit wonder' just needs another chance. Loves dogs but is tragically allergic to anything with fur. Just needs some TLC, emphasis on the love part.

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Wanted connections:

Zola, his lost love (shamelessly lowkey would love an Ambika Mod fc for this... hey lol)

New friendships

Flings/one night stands

Another shot at love

Fiery customers who have good banter at the bookstore

Literally anything at all

#about henry #muse #drugs tw #alcohol tw #substance abuse tw #abandonment tw #abandonment trauma #foster care tw #teenage pregnancy tw #//hi yall!! so happy to be here :)) #cant wait to write w you allllll #MerrockBio #MerrockIntro

[joonjung]

✩ FACE CLAIM: Woo Do Hwan ✩ FULL NAME: Jung Joonki, westernized Joonki Jung ✩ NICKNAME(S): Joon is what he goes by most frequently, JJ ✩ PRONOUNS & GENDER: He/his, cis male ✩ SEXUALITY: Pansexual ✩ RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single ✩ BIRTH DATE: May 3rd, 1994 (currently 27, turning 28 soon) ✩ BIRTH PLACE: Greenville, Maine ✩ TIME IN TOWN: Six years ✩ HOUSING: Downtown ✩ OCCUPATION: Bookkeeper at Bardales Inc. ✩ FAMILY: Miran Jung (mother, alive), Daeil Jung (father, unknown), N/A YET (younger sibling, 24)

✩ WANTED CONNECTIONS

✩ PERSONALITY: Joon is a quiet and intense type of person on the surface; just by looking at him, you would think he was mysterious, intimidating. But once you get talking to him, you'll find that he's incredibly intelligent and a great conversationalist, if you're able to get him to open up a little. With an infectious smile that could easily be used to charm any person he'd ever want, you'd think that Joon would have people knocking at his door, but he tends to be generally oblivious to how others see him. He's always been more focused on taking care of his younger sibling, practically being a second parent to them because their mother worked day and night as a nurse.

JOONKI was only twelve when his parents divorced, which he thought was long coming because of how often they fought throughout the years. he always wondered why they stayed together for so long, had himself and his younger sibling before splitting, but he never asked. it wasn’t his place, and he was far too focused on keeping his eight year old sibling out of all of the drama, distracting her with games and bike rides and whatever else he could. after the divorce, their father moved across state and lost contact, and for the next few years the only contact they had with him were birthday cards with a couple dollars tucked inside.

HE wasn’t all too broken up about it, but it did sting, and his sibling’s tears over him were salt on the wound that grew to be a deep resentment towards their father for abandoning their family and hurting his sibling in result of it. they would always ask joon why he didn’t love them enough to stay, why he couldn’t have at least stayed in town or called just so they could hear his voice. joonki’s hacking career began with the curiosity surrounding his father’s evasiveness, so he began snooping around places that he shouldn’t have on the internet.

YEARS passed and he ended up used his developed hacking skills for other freelance jobs as well just for money, but he kept on with the search for their father for his sibling’s sake. only, once joon did find out where he was, he tried his best to keep it hidden for purely selfish reasons; he didn’t think their father deserved to see his children, not after how badly he’d hurt his youngest.

COME joonki’s twenty-second and his sibling’s eighteenth birthdays, no generic card without a return address came in the mail like it had year after year before. he was suspicious, yes, but not worried like his younger sibling was. a few weeks after their birthday, they came to him with an address that their mother had been keeping from them for years, belonging to their father, or so they claimed. while he’d been keeping tabs on the man for quite some time, he kept that information to himself, and let the younger walker sibling believe that he was just as shocked as they were at the revelation. joon couldn’t help but wonder, though, and that was what eventually had him giving in to his sibling’s incessant begging to take a roadtrip to merrock, maine in search of their father.

MERROCK seemed to be a dead end for the pair of siblings, however unfortunately literal that had to be. they found that their father had been missing for months, but the air of mystery around the case was what had them wanting to stay in the city. there were no records of his life there, and the address they were given was an abandoned house at the corner of a street that was just as creepy as the shattered windows visible from the sidewalk. joonki’s younger sibling wanted to feel closer to him, and joon wanted to know what exactly happened to him, so they got an apartment together in the downtown district and he promised them he would find out what happened. joon was hacking into official files, immensely curious about the case that just didn’t seem to have any clues, almost like his disappearance was barely looked into from the beginning. like he didn’t exist in the town at all.

EVENTUALLY, joonki and his sibling settled down in town. he was able to come to terms with the fact that their father was nowhere to be found after over a year of looking into it, joon probably having more knowledge about the case than any of the cops or detectives involved... and he gave up looking into the disappearance. it was chalked up to the man possibly getting lost at sea, but even then.. his sibling swore to never forgive him for giving up on their father. their relationship was still strong, but they grew apart due to their resentment, and he wondered if his sibling would ever even speak to him again if they knew he was aware of their father’s stay in merrock years and years prior.

JOON continued his education at the local community college while they were there, obtaining his associate's degree in business administration and then going on to work as a bookkeeper at bardales inc. it was originally to keep tabs on anything regarding the house that his father supposedly stayed at during his time there, but since leaving that obsession behind, has come to enjoy his place of employment. he's not sure if he wants to stay in merrock forever, but he's got a life there and wants to make the most of it.

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