ashsquared

[ashsquared]

starter for: @hayleyays​ location: bob’s family restaurant 

“And here I was thinking you’d stood me up,” Ash says, with a smidge of irritation, as he looks up from his booth seat and finally spots his youngest sister from the middling lunch crowd. He casts a furtive glance at his watch only to reveal she’s barely a few minutes late, but when absence makes up so much of their home life, those few minutes are due reason enough to worry. “Sorry I started lunch without you. Treated you to some coffee, but, er...” He grazes his fingers about the mug, gauging its temperature. “...I don’t suppose you’re in the habit of taking it lukewarm.” Ten minutes in and there’s already a mild casualty, he notes, almost amusingly. 

[ashsquared]

hayden ashford.

closed starter for @ashsquared​ the yacht club.

     “SERIOUSLY, MAN, WHAT’S THE POINT of having you own a beer-ery if you’re not gonna give us any for free?” hayden has his sperry-clad feet up on the table, rocking his chair back so it’s only standing on it’s hind legs.

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Ashley physically recoils at Hayden’s piss-poor semantics. “It’s a brewing company,” he corrects, crossing his arms in mild defense, once more fighting to be taken seriously. “Geez, I should charge more, you know. Knowing how much you make,” he tuts. 

After a beat, he adds, “And everyone else, too. Can’t have any of my siblings accusing me of playing favorites.” 

[ashsquared]

( lee pace. 45. cis man. he/him ) — hey there, ASHLEY ASHFORD !! are you headed off to SERENDIPITY YACHT CLUB & WHARF or TO PLAY TENNIS?? i knew i’d find you heading that direction since you’re not currently busy as an OWNER OF THE SANDPIPER BREWING COMPANY. of course i know that : you’ve lived in serendipity since MAY 2020. people have a tendency of saying you’re CREATIVE & FREEWHEELING but SHALLOW & SHORTSIGHTED. you also really have the vibes of a plane ride to vegas, not taking no for an answer, a beat-up old pair of doc martens, sleeping in after a night out, the stink of repeated failure. see you around!

PRESENT DAY — 

ashley (call him ash!) is the owner of the sandpiper brewing company, his most recent business venture in a long, long line of failed ones. now forty-five, he figures this is the one that may stick. he’s thankful that his luck hasn’t run out just yet—or, at the very least, he has yet to file for bankruptcy or have legal disputes paid off through the ever-reliable ashford money. either craft beer really is his life’s passion after decades spent soul-searching, or his siblings being around make for better fortunes, after all. 

he lives in a small, two-bedroom apartment in the heart of the city. the other bedroom is reserved for his twenty-something year old daughter on the off chance she visits, though more often than not, this is typically where his five cats hang around. 

PERSONALITY — 

the kind of man who will get elected for student council present and not do anything ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶ notoriously known for not being able to contribute to a group project. part of why his businesses have failed is his sheer inability to delegate tasks. 

friends and acquaintances will probably call him childlike. his best friends and siblings will call him emotionally stunted. 

strangely??? though?? he is quite self-reliant and does not particularly mind living alone. i use the term ‘self-reliant’ loosely here: he knows how to cook rice, answer phone calls, and go to his 9-5 job. 

he is incredibly single-minded and will stop at nothing to get the current task done, often to the expense of his own health. that trait has served him well during his athletic career—but at forty-five, it’s less admirable as it is vaguely concerning. 

character inspirations: connor roy (succession), adam (yellowjackets), seth cohen (the oc), usagi (sailor moon), mr peanutbutter (bojack horseman), tbd. 

quick stats: esfj (the consul); sanguine temperament, enneagram type 4 

zodiac: libra sun, aquarius moon, taurus rising

MISC HEADCANONS — 

has been married twice. once, to the mother of his child; the next, to his ex best friend (any gender). with his daughter now in her twenties, he’s glad to finally shed off the label of ‘single dad’ to the more worrying ‘bachelor.’

a half-sibling of the ashfords, he is usually removed from conversations about the family legacy. he has made attempts to fully detach himself altogether (e.g. setting up companies outside of their media business, using a different display name for every business, leaving for different states/countries for months at a time). but his father’s shadow looms over more than he cares to admit. 

was once a professional athlete and made moderate waves as a [redacted — up for ur muse to figure out!]. this was in the early 2000s though, and he retired before his career can truly take off. his main reason was that he needed to care of his kid. the real reason was that he never got over a fight where he’d lost very, very terribly. 

the worst kind of fitness/health gym rat. if he isn’t working at his craft beer place, you could most likely find him at the yacht club, the park, the rink, the gym, among others. he is a fairly active guy with a lot of free time on his hands, so it’s likely you may have run into him from time to time.

APPEARANCE — 

tall guy (derogatory) 1.96 m good god... 

has a tattoo of a crown on his arm. it’s the only one he has, and has it retouched from time to time. 

he is going gray fast, and usually has his hair dyed dark at the salon.