#ilaydas.intro

[ardcntlies]

*      & .    🍂    ◜    〔    seo   joo   hyun,   cis   woman,   she/her    〕    good   morning,   fellow   dreamer   !   have   you   heard   of   PARK   JAEHWA   ?   they   are   thirty   years   old,   known   to   be   charitable   and   self  -  assured,   yet   stubborn   and   impulsive,   from   what   i’ve   heard.   rumor   has   it   they’re   a   WAITRESS   at   BETTY’S   TAVERN.   you’d   probably   remember   them   if   you   heard   REPETTO   X   MOSAERT   by   stromae,   which   is   revealing   since   they   remind   me   of   unrestrained   laughter   and   a   helping   hand   with   no   strings   attached,   murmured   mentioned   of   hopes   and   dreams   never   fulfilled,   and   a   bonfire   on   a   cold   autumn   night.    ╱    sam,   27,   they/them,   est,  none.

tags + pages coming soon...

BASIC STATS

NAME : park jaehwa

NICKNAME(S) : hwa

AGE : 30

BIRTHDAY : to be determined (she’s an aries moon, though)

GENDER : cis woman

PRONOUNS : she/her

SEXUALITY : bisexual

INTRO

she’s the middle child in a family composed of two very artistic parents and three daughters who couldn’t possibly be any more different from each other. except that, typically enough, in a lot of ways, she turned out to be the perfect balance between her older and younger sister. it never really bothered her, though. she’s proud of her sisters and of her parents, and has always considered comparisons to them to be praise rather than a lack of understanding.

to be fair, though, she always kind of was the trouble child growing up. she never was the cause of life-changing problems, sure, but at the end of the day, it’d always been hard for jaehwa to think before she acted and it definitely has caught up to her from time to time. and time and time again, she has reflected on it to try and figure out how to grow from it all... has she put those thoughts into action? maybe not all the time, and maybe not properly, but she’s considered it, and isn’t that saying a lot? her issues have very rarely affected people other than her (or so she’s always assumed), so is it really a problem?

and really, she’s calmed down a lot in the last few year. she’s still reckless, and still acts before thinking most of the time, but it rarely ever leads to too much trouble these days.

she’s always willing to help, and is always volunteering before anyone ever even gets the chance to ask. she never judges or looks down on those she helps, and to her, helping people is a sign of respect and not of pity. as long as she’s not the one who needs help, that is… (she’d rather scream and throw herself against a tree instead of asking for help, which can sometimes be a bit of a problem.)

she’s extremely sociable, and truly does enjoy being a waitress for the opportunities it gives her to interact with people… and because it gives her a chance to listen in on people’s conversations and find out things she might not have found out otherwise. fact is, she can’t stand feeling like she’s out of the loop, and if the loop in question is none of her business whatsoever, she doesn’t care; she has to know all there is to know. and, really, at the end of the day, she never really does anything with that information, but she needs to feel like she’s in the know.

when she was little, she wanted to fly. then, as a teen, she decided that she’d learn to breathe underwater. and in her twenties, she swore she’d find a way to get taller. ��� jaehwa’s always had unattainable goals and dreams; it’s how she manages to get through life with a smile on her face. where dreams are involved, there’s always hope, and that’s what’s always mattered most to her.

jaehwa falls in love very easily. a bit too easily, actually, considering the fact that she never truly falls out of said love... she loves ardently, passionately and truly; and although it might be somewhat easy for her to turn her own unrequited romantic love into platonic love, that never truly makes the heartbreak any less painful. and yet, she’s grown used to it. sometimes, it’s easier to love oh so openly than to pretend you’re wearing any kind of armour. 

[cianoclare]

*      & .    🍂    ◜    〔    barry keoghan,  cis man, he/him    〕    good   morning,   fellow   dreamer   !   have   you   heard   of   CIAN O'CLARE   ?   they   are   thirty   years   old,   known   to   be   observant   and   self-assured,   yet   provocative   and   morbid,   from   what   i've   heard.   rumor   has   it   they’re   a  WOODSMAN   of   THE MARSHES & FOREST. 

ok y’all im gonna keep this one brief. since ilaydas is so interconnected, i’ve left this guy kinda vague so i can hammer out the details with uhhh... you! anyway

im slater, any pronouns are fine but i usually put they/them for simplicity’s sake

this is cian! (pronounced key-en)

he’s recently become a woodsman. i’m thinking.... 6-9 months ago. long enough to think he knows everything about it, not long enough to find out how horribly wrong he is. 

it’s really just a means to an end for him. it keeps him fed and provides him with materials for his true passion: taxidermy.

he specializes in mice dioramas, but he also works with birds, rabbits, squirrels, and other small animals. occasionally, he mounts a buck head or something of the sort for a hunter.

some people find his art (and he himself) creepy, but he doesn't see it that way. he treats his subjects with respect, and finds peace in granting them an immortal second life. for him, it’s a meditative practice. almost religious.

death was always rather mundane in his household. his mother was a hunter, and his father was the island undertaker in his time. they found it amusing when their little boy started playing with dead things.

he doesn't mind when people find him a little off-putting. in fact, he gets a little thrill out of it. he likes to push people’s buttons. if he’d been born in the modern era, he’d probably be like,,, a relatively benign troll.

that said, i think he’s fundamentally a pretty good guy. i mean, we’ll see. but i think so.

wanted connections/plots!

an elder woodsman or hunter who’s taken him under their wing, maybe grudgingly. a trainer of sorts. i might make this a wanted connection.

family! blood or found. i’m happy to play with his backstory to fit a sibling in, but i also imagine that his parents died relatively young, so he may have people who kind of took him in after that as well.

people who find him creepy or who he’s offended in the past. he’s got a good heart, but you’ve got to get past several layers of instigating and morbidity to get to it. there are plenty of people in town that haven’t gotten that deep.

fellow weirdos! he’d be naturally drawn to anyone else in town who’s kind of an outsider. he’s fairly outgoing in his own strange way, and might make himself a presence in their life until they relent and let him in.

this one will probably depend on chemistry before plotting, but it’s always been my intention for ilaydas to write a character who would be at home in a grimm’s fairytale. something dark and tragic and otherworldly with a moral to it. it’s why i made him a taxidermist. i think there’s a lot of potential for creepy fairytale-esque themes there. a doomed romance would be nice, but any character/s who wanted to share in that tale with him would be welcome.

[ofblcssoms]

*      & .    🍂    ◜    good   morning,   fellow   dreamer   !   have   you   heard   of   LAVINIA   CADDELL   ?   they   are   twenty seven   years   old,   known   to   be   genuine   and   inventive,   yet   sarcastic   and   cryptic,   from   what   i've   heard.   rumor   has   it   they’re   a   FLORIST   at   THE BAZAAR.   you’d   probably   remember   them   if   you   heard   NEVER GOING TO CATCH ME   by   rostam,   which   is   revealing   since   they   remind   me   of   sunlight glinting off a petal’s dew,   the warmth of smooth ground espresso with a hint of amaretto ,  and  sea breeze trapped within a morning mist.    ╱

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&. BASICS

full name: lavinia wynn caddell

age / D.O.B.: 27 / jan 18

gender, pronouns, sexuality: cisfemale, she/her, bisexual

job position: florist

relationship status: single

&. MORE BASIC INFO

zodiac sign: capricorn

mbti: infj - introverted (53%), intuitive (74%), feeling (60%) judging (51%) turbulent (53%)

languages: english, french

scars: a faint scar on her chin from when she got too close to her father while out fly fishing

bad habits: swearing, throwing things in frustration

secret talent: she’s surprisingly skilled at knot-tying, too many years of helping her father on the boat paying off in a skill she uses mainly to bundle bouquets for clients

fears: the sea

five + traits: genuine, inventive, reliable, insouciant, humorous

five - traits: sarcastic, cryptic, impulsive, stubborn, nihilistic

&. BACKGROUND

the youngest daughter of a fisherman and a produce farmer, lavinia enjoyed an easy childhood. days were split between tying knots with her father or sowing seeds with her mother, her older brother often preferring to spend his time woodworking. unplanned and nearly a month early, lavinia wasn’t an easy birth. and, from the telling of it her, mother was never the same. she never let on as much to her daughter, but when the third child was stillborn —a complication believed to have been caused by lav’s birth several years prior— the truth could no longer be avoided. to compensate, lavinia gave up her early mornings to prepare the garden for the day, lessening her mother's workload. lavinia had a natural green thumb, everyone said so, and it earned her the moniker 'petit fleur'.

still, the sea called.

sunkissed-wooden planks with gulls overhead, seaspray tangled in her hair, lav was determined to carve a place alongside her father. to become a cartographer and discover what lay beyond ilaydas. the family would often spend hours aiding in his fishing endeavors, and on days when the children were in school, the parents would treat the bay as an escape.

until one day, they didn’t return.

from that day on, lavinia avoided the shore. every crash of a wave sent a chill down her spine, seeping into a wound that never quiet healed. she turned her sights on solid ground; the earth could not devour what was not already dead. furthering her mother's technique of tying blossoms to stems resistant to rot, lavinia fostered a newfound appreciation for plants. grafting became a hobby, with the blonde applying the process to grow orchids that never wilted, peace lilies that flowered in the stormiest of weather.

when she opened up her stand at the bazaar, she was met with a flurry of reactions, ‘finally,’ ‘your mother always knew,’ ‘aren't you glad you weren’t stuck to those fish?’

it would be a lie to say her thoughts don’t still linger to the sandy outskirts of the town, that her eyes doesn’t snap up at the sound of fishing nets being carried by. she loves what she does, having found a passion in creating fragrant masterpieces, though the what ifs will always linger. 

&. PERSONALITY

quick-witted and unafraid to give her honest opinion, lavinia is your best bet for a healthy dose of reality

lav is well-meaning in all she does, and genuinely seeks to help those in her life. that said, she has a bad habit of holding grudges. anyone who crosses her should prepare to find thorns in their daisies

sarcasm is a cloak she wears well, a coping mechanism developed to get through the disappearance of her parents that has stuck around. that said, she’s very open, so long as the conversation doesn’t stray too far from the surface; she’ll just as readily discuss her emotions as she’ll endure a root canal

she pairs her silver tongue with an easy smile, oozing charm to soothe the sting of her words. she’s not malicious, though. as far as she’s concerned, she’s hilarious — she simply isn’t bothered with whether or not anyone else agrees

she doesn’t speak of her parents often, if at all, having grown tired of pitying stares. deep down, she believes they might still be alive out there. that their disappearance was a choice to escape a life they never wanted and that’s the guilt she carries every time the fishermen bring in the day’s haul

lav is skilled at herbalism, learning the basics of making poultices from her mother. she’ll often help the maison source herbs when needed

she once dreamed of being a cartographer, but that’s all it will ever be, and she hides it well — ‘ there comes a time when little girls must put away childish dreams ’ 

&. BOLD WHICH HABITS YOUR MUSE HAS

nail biting | throat clearing | lying | interrupting | chewing the ends of pens | smoking | swearing | knuckle cracking | thumb sucking | muttering under their breath | talking to themselves | nose picking | binge drinking | oversleeping | snacking between meals | skipping meals | picking at skin | impulse buying | talking with their mouth full | humming/singing to themselves | chewing gum | leg jiggling | foot tapping | hair twirling | whistling | eye rolling | licking lips | sniffing | squinting | rubbing hands together | jaw clenching | gesturing while talking | putting feet up on tables | tucking hair behind ears | chewing lips | crossing arms over chest | putting hands on hips | rubbing the back of their neck | being late | procrastinating | doodling | shredding paper | peeling off bottle labels | forgetfulness | running hands through hair | overreacting | teeth grinding | nostril flaring | slouching | pacing | drumming fingers | fist clenching | pinching bridge of nose | rubbing temples | rolling shoulders

&. CONNECTIONS

tbd.