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maggotmouth · 4 months ago

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── ( jacob elordi. twenty-five. demi-boy. he/they. ) thank god you’re here, man - have you seen MONTGOMERY ‘MONTY’ LENNOX anywhere? i totally lost them after their rendition of stuck in the middle with you by stealers wheel last night. no? they’re like, aye - high and go to PALLADIAN - i think they’re a SOPHOMORE studying ACTING AND THEATRE? but who knows, these days. all i know is that they’re DEBONAIR, FRUITY and a SAGGITARIUS. last night they kept going on and on about how they won MOST LIKELY TO BREAK INTO A SHAKESPEAREAN SOLILOQUY WHEN LITERALLY NO ONE ASKED last year, which is cool and whatever, but i just wouldn’t expect it out of them, considering they’re so, like, FLIPPANT AND RAKISH, you know? anyways - i’m going to check down by the rabbithole, i think that’s where they like to hang. text me if you see them, okay? bye! / as penned by nora. 29. gmt.

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full name — montgomery ambrose lennox nickname(s) — moose (if you were in his school ‘rugger’ team), lennox (if you’re posh and insufferable), monty (to everyone else) place of birth — his family estate in buckinghamshire, england date of birth & age — december 20th & twenty-five gender / pronouns — demi-boy & he/they sexuality — pansexual major — acting & theatre university — palladian university, bath, uk languages — english, passable french, enough italian to order expensive wine, enough latin to look impressive but not actually be useful astrology — sagittarius sun, libra moon, leo rising residence — palladio hall, suite four. accent — posh, a little lazy, like he’s amused by his own existence. a voice that makes everything sound like a joke, even when he’s being serious.

interests — himself (most of the time), expensive cologne, quoting famous authors he hasn’t actually read, winning people over without trying, short shorts a la paul mescal, performing just enough vulnerability to be interesting, slogan caps, britney spears-esque t-shirts that read ‘dump him’ and ‘i’m a virgin (this is an old shirt)’, reading poetry but only if someone’s watching him (do u remember that viral video of a guy outside a coffee shop in london reading a book about feminism but he kept looking up to make sure ppl were noticing… ya that’s monty), hitting someone’s vape at a party but only smoking golden virginia rollies otherwise, adding you on co-star just to tell you that your charts are incompatible but like in a sexy toxic way, cabernet sauvignon which he calls cabby sav, giving things that don’t need nicknames a nickname e.g. ‘rugger’ instead of rugby and ‘brekky’ instead of breakfast, lego - its good to build something with your hands, going to london to buy a heat magazine, grand romantic gestures that mean nothing, disappearing to europe for months without notice, calling the local supermarket ‘the tuck shop’, artfully dishevelled hair, waking up in unfamiliar places #quirky, watching people unravel completely at parties, ascot, mispronouncing the names of authors and theatre practitioners to make people wince as a subtle form of undermining them, speaking in simlish when his parents try to orchestrate a serious conversation until they leave him alone, jazzy piano music in dimly lit rooms, sharing a key of ket in a tiny bathroom…. romantic, being seen at the right places, mischief, razor scooters, ‘vintage’ nintendo ds games.

aversions — earnestness without irony, bad coffee, people who take theatre too seriously - mate we are literally all just having a laff, mornings, the devastating idea of having to work a real job (thankfully it probs wont happen), boat shoes, people who don’t have at least one shit tattoo because have you really lived, being ignored in group chats, reading and comprehending whatever play he’s in when he can simply just search ‘titus andronicus summary’ on tiktok and get some twenty-two year old influencer to spoon feed him, being expected to explain himself, the countryside (boring), small talk that doesn’t serve him in some way

notable features — perpetually tousled hair that somehow always looks like he just stepped off a yacht, the kind of posh where you can’t tell if he’s slumming it ironically or just genuinely incapable of basic life skills, hands that are annoyingly nice—slender, long-fingered, the kind that belong in oil paintings, smells like expensive cologne but only when he remembers to wear it. otherwise, a mix of cigarettes, gin, and whatever overpriced body wash he steals from his friend’s bathroom. laughs in a way that makes people want to know what’s funny even if they’re the joke.

quirks — keeps an actual pocket watch but swears it’s ironic. bookshelf curated entirely based on booktok suggestions and what the goth girlies are logging on storygraphs.

general disposition — charming, carefree, unpredictable, debonair, indulgent, hedonistic, sharp but apathetic, deeply unserious but somehow compelling

character study — dexter mayhew (one day), benedict bridgerton (bridgerton), tony stonem (skins), puck (a midsummer night’s dream), peter pan (if he had a trust fund), rupert graves as freddy honeychurch in a room with a view, jude law in the talented mr ripley, dominic cooper as dakin in the history boys, the riot club film, daniel cleaver (bridget jones diary), saxon (the white lotus), every rich disaster boy in literature, robert pattinson lying in interviews, honestly probably subconsciously a bit of felix from saltburn if i am honest but originally i had a different fc in mind so…. dont shoot me i promise he’s v different n much more fruity n chaotic, tom sturridge, max irons and calum lynch’s posh actor family.

history.

monty is pretty classic in terms of the posh british privately educated to actor pipeline. went to harrow but got almost no GCSEs n wasn’t allowed to continue there for sixth form so he transferred to rugby school for a levels bcos their dad was an alumnus and managed to wrangle it on the basis of ‘talent’ and the promise that monty would not only join the rugby team (they were in desperate need of a solid lock / back to stop them getting thrashed cos frankly embarrassing tht the school that invented rugby cldnt win any games) but he’d also be in the choir and the theatre society. that way they cld take his grades (or lack thereof) with a pinch of salt and be like !! its about culture !! its about giving an opportunity to those who are gifted in other areas like running around w the strength of a horse and singing like an angel!!! anyways he did his a levels in theatre studies, classics and english and then off he went to thailand for several years to find himself, but im skipping ahead…..

dad is anthony lennox, a barrister who frequently makes headlines for representing v juicy clients. he’ll blame his gender issues on the fact tht his dad has to wear a wig and robe to work. monty calls him ‘big tone’ much to his father’s chagrin or ‘your honour’ when he’s being a cunt.

monty’s dad is scottish, but speaks in received pronunciation when addressing the court. they follow a few scottish traditions in their home (monty goes absolutely nuts for burns night) but other than that he doesn’t feel that connected to his scottish heritage or rlly care about it. he does however have some cousins who live in a lovely little castle half an hour outside of edinburgh who he visits twice a year for a fuck off massive party.

his mother, hetty lennox, is a retired actress turned philanthropist. she also breeds cocker spaniels as a hobby. because of this monty has an intense love of dogs and is incredibly good at handling them. cannot pass a dog without stroking it. has been bitten by several dogs. has no fear of rabies. will be bitten by the canine unit without a doubt. they HATE to see him coming.

parents live in a very big house in the country and have several ‘trusts’ to help them maintain their stately home. sold part of the house to the national trust about 14 years ago when they hit some financial hardship bcos it was either that or lose the house.

monty is the youngest of three siblings!! their older brothers both have very impressive jobs and lives and are married now, n monty is the cunt of the litter literally everyone has given up hope on him ever making something of himself. despite monty’s mum having worked as an actor, there’s def a double-standard around it and it’s not seen as a real job. hetty was always going to marry rich so its v much seen as a ‘hobby’ job for her, but now that monty’s going down the same route his dad’s kinda pissed. a lot of family dinners end with arguments about how monty’s had the best education money can buy and he’s wasting it on becoming an actor which is ‘basically prostitution’ n monty’s like well, big tone, if the shoe fits, wear it 🙂 honestly ive been watching the white lotus recently and the ratcliff family are verrrrry monty’s family (sans the weird energy between the siblings)

one of their older brothers, edwin, is an orthodontist and the other, hector, is a ruthless journalist who was involved in the phone hacking scandals in 2011. this is basically the reason the family came into financial hardship and they had to sell part of the house bcos it kinda fucked the whole family’s reputation for a bit n monty’s dad was written off work for several months with stress.

he absolutely has that invulnerable youngest child syndrome because their mum ALWAYS took monty’s side when they got into a scrap with their brothers because he was young and didn’t know better and his older siblings should be role models, and monty would eat it up every time. he could get away with MURDER growing up and his brothers used to call him the golden boy and take the piss and monty wld jst laugh. definitely his mums favourite. his dad on the other hand…… fractious.

there are certain wings of the house that are now public museums. monty used to love it as a kid n wld often lead tours just stating incomprehensible garbage at groups of visitors like yeah we used to own panthers and make them fight to the death in this room but then those slippery bastards from PETA started showing up so now it happens in the dungeon room instead. wld claim wild garbage abt how certain wings were out of bounds for his parents’ elaborate orgies with members of the tory cabinet which were obviously lies bcos his parents were the most prudish fucks ever.

monty doesnt rlly consider himself 'from' anywhere bcos he spent a lot of his childhood ping-ponged between different boarding schools. his family have a house in bucks (where he spent most of his youth) surrounded by countryside but a short train from london. that was like... the main house n honestly is more upkeep than its worth so they have to make income off it by leasing it to film and tv companies every now n then or doing tours of the home n garden.

they also hav a townhouse in belgravia bcos montys dad used 2 work in LDN a lot with him being a barrister and frequently has to be there for important cases, bt if monty ws goin partying in mayfair or whtever he'd likely stay there. they escaped to london at every chance they got because they found the countryside so dull n dreary, but now with the benefit of hindsight, monty looks back on the buckinghamshire house with a kind of idyllic nostalgia.

lots of generational wealth mostly in the form of assets so claims he’s middle class bcos he can’t rlly access a lot of his generational wealth (even tho he has a trust fund) will always be like ‘yea but it’s basically nothing when it boils down to it because cozzy livs…. (cost of living crisis… he luvs to shorten words)

family are all ex oxbridge and cambridge and every summer they used to go and watch the cambridge/oxford boat race. both of their older brothers were in the rowing teams when they were at oxford and cambridge, and so was their dad, and it was always kind of said ‘this will be you one day, monty.’

unforch monty was rejected from every university he applied to and only accepted into palladian due to his family being donors and his dad pulling some strings (begging). also someone from the theatre dept is friends w his mum from back in their RADA days (mum is a former actress) and saw his school production of king herod (think the posh school in nativity if you’ve seen that) when monty was 8 and thought tht he showed great promise (was cute) so she also spoke to the theatre department to recommend him. monty was in a few adverts as a small child n played the young version of colin firth in a film (claim to fame) for like 2 scenes bt wouldnt be notable for it tbh.

lots of actors in his family similar to max irons n calum lynch where its like. an acting dynasty. but they can afford to do that because they have the money and connections. his mum was a theatrical actress, esteemed for her portrayal of hamlet, the first woman to do so at the RSC so its in his blood. she was in a few small indie films, and was a recurring character in the british tv show morse when she lived in oxford (where she met monty’s dad), but never hit the big time rlly. a few of his cousins are actors n u might recognise them if u saw them in somethin but u wldn't necessarily be able to think of their name kind of famous.

bcos of industry connections, acting seemed like a natural succession for him bcos he didnt rlly have any ambitions and did briefly consider trying other things (composing, becoming a travel writer, opening a gourmet sandwich shop) but hasn't been classically trained in it yet. did a couple of week-long workshops n summer schools at rada and lamda but decided traditional drama school training was too intense for him and he wouldn’t be able to be in central london at 8am every day.

didn't start uni until he was 22. spent from 18 - 22 ‘travelling’ and ‘finding himself’ in bali and thailand and spunking his parents money up the walls until they got sick of him n were like. pull urself together and make something of urself!!! n so he had to decide wht to do w his life. n acting combined loving attention, being a slut, dressing up in silly outfits and kind of being to do whatever he wants as long as its in the name of 'art'

has no ambitions really at all but he likes attention, and people have always told him he’s good looking so he decided to do acting. played king herod in his school nativity. sang robbie williams ‘angels’ in his school talent show and 3 girls asked him out. got a lot of clout for his portrayals of fagin in fiddler on the roof and puck in a midsummer nights dream so was like fair enough maybe we’ll give this a shot. that’s basically his experience. no formal training at all.

it’s probs mad infuriating to other ppl on his major who have been working on their craft for years to just have this freak swan in like staniwhoski? and he always seems to get cast in a relatively good role bcos he’s tall, dark, handsome n has a kind of magnetic quality abt him where ppl want to watch him and their eyes are naturally drawn to him because he’s massively tall. has Stage Presence. simon cowell would probably tell him that he has the x factor.

often a scene stealer bcos he will literally just invent lines for his characters on the spot which is obvs also mad infuriating to others in the play with him bcos then suddenly they just have to riff?? this isnt fuckin improv u cunt, its shakespeare. u cant mess with shakespeare. but monty wld just shrug and be like i think he’d want it this way tbh. i think i understand him better than you do, actually. he wrote for the people in the taverns, actually, not the stuffy academics. i’m the people in the tavern. just you try getting me out of the pub x

literally never knows his fuckin lines until right before he goes on stage n then just rips it out the bag but for the whole rehearsal process he is a NIGHTMARE to work with.

context / fun facts

u know those viral tiktoks of guys sat smoking outside a coffee shop reading a book and smoking a cig but looking around every 10 seconds to check if anyone's falling in lov with them or going to ask them about their book ?? that's monty coded

has a lot of silly ridiculous hobbies. fencing, polo, cricket, rowing, shooting the shit at the driving range, literally every wanky posh person hobby u can think of monty has prob tried his hand at bcos he races thru hobbies (suspected adhd) and doesn’t rlly commit to anything. the only ones he’s somewhat stuck at are fencing (useful for stage combat), rowing (looks cool) and horseback riding (friend to all animals)

he kind of excels at things without trying (socialising, performing, getting away with everything) but under the charm, there’s this like…. unsettling detachment?

he isn’t stupid, not by a long shot (altho he sometimes acts more stupid than he is…), but he’s never rlly had to fight for anything, which makes him fundamentally quite restless, reckless, and bored and also he doesn’t really see the value in anything. university’s just like this massive playground where he gets to be the main role again.

nickname at his all boys private school was ‘moose’. he never elaborates on why but u can prob figure it out.

refers to people by surnames a lot, a tradition inherited from boarding school. but also loves to give people a ridiculous nickname.

sometimes says things that are a bit tone deaf and nobody really pulls them up on it. i think going to palladian is a bit of a culture shock tbh n monty's often like goddddd u literally can't say anyyyyyythng ppl are soooo sensitive when he probs jst made a really elitist comment or smthn about class tht was jst..... a bit silly.

kind of has a soft spot for people who are lost causes or nothing like the people he grew up around.

very into charli xcx. loves pop music and will not be shamed for that. loves a dance. you'll always catch him in the pub or in the club and rolling into lectures late, hungover, and with a hickey.

flirts as if life is a game of cat and mouse, but he’s both the cat and the mouse.

once got out of an entire critical essay evaluating his performance by saying, ‘i am the performance’ (a la lorraine getting out of her tax bill by saying that ‘lorraine is a bubbly character she performs’ - sorry for my niche british references). the biggest bullshitter you know.

has woken up in a foreign country more than once after too many drinks. haha so random lol

def fancied (unethically) by a few of his lecturers and 100% uses this to his advantage. a shameless flirt with all staff in the palladian drama department tbh.

has an almost supernatural ability to find the best afterparties without rlly trying.

is weirdly into gen z internet culture—watches tiktoks about attachment styles, makes memes about gauche behavior, once bought a stanley cup ironically.

family friend of fred again.. lmfao. his mum is also mates with dolly alderton.

can’t cook to save his life (who needs to when you have a private chef) but he will make you his ‘famous eggs’ (they are just eggs).

very into the concept of luck, probably because he’s always believed himself to have luck on his side. if he can’t decide between two things he’ll flip a coin or roll a dice. likes to gamble. it’s just a bit of excitement.

collects vintage rugby jerseys even tho he doesn’t play any more, he just likes the ‘vibe’

has gone to glastonbury every year since he was 16 without fail (and you’re telling me nepotism doesn’t exist…..)

a bit self-obsessed, but who else are they gonna b obsessed with??

loves tattoos but not enough to limit the acting roles he can get. he has one that says ‘bottom’ on his left ass cheek that he got on a lads holiday to the maldives during sixth form and another that’s in thai writing and he’s not actually sure what it says so he makes it up every time.

sometimes disappears at parties just to emerge again in full period costume and stage an improvised play with friends. always wants to either be entertaining or to be entertained.

loves a slutty little sweater vest. loves a little bolo tie. loves a paul mescal short short. honestly his fashion is all over the place. u can see examples on the pinterest. dresses entirely differently around his family to when he’s at uni, tho. being in bath is seen to monty as an opportunity to let loose and be a more feral version of himself.

loves to dress up in a silly little costume. likes a big puffy sleeve, a toga, CHAINMAIL, always chooses the classic plays over contemporary ones if he has the option. has a cunty little chainmail hood that he has been known to wear on a night out, or should i say knight out..... u have to find joy where u can.

claims annie lennox is his aunt (she isnt) but was actually related to four famous sisters called the lennox sisters who were 18th century aristocrats and one of them was a communist. wasn’t in the arm of the family that became the gordon-lennox aristocrats unforch, was the other side of the family who were still wealthy but lost their titles and if you get a few beers down him i’m sure he’ll harp on about how he could’ve been an aristocrat.

doesn’t know how to sit in a chair like a normal person. a lounger. always lounging on steps or a chaise long.

broke an actual human skull that had been donated to the palladian theatre department by a former student and monty broke it once practicing their ‘alas poor yorick’ monologue so now they are only allowed to handle the props when the prop master is watching them like a hawk

explained what sharted was to teacher once without shame. #notallheroeswearcapes #noshame

wanted plots.

has a lot of admirers and is generally quite popular among the palladian students (not necessarily by the theatre department though) either because people think he’s a right laugh or that he doesn’t take himself or life too seriously or because they can tell he’s wealthy and like the fact that he always buys everyone a drink. probably has a few friends who stick around him because he has money and sometimes that can be a bit intoxicating to be around. the kind of lifestyle he leads. so some one-sided friendships or transactional friendships could def be interesting as monty just wouldn’t expect that at all. he largely takes people at face value.

at the same time as seeming quite outwardly confident and charismatic, i think that can also be polarising for some people and maybe some characters wld be like fuck this smarmy guy he’s cocky as fuck.

i rlly want a rivalry between him and someone (or multiple people) in the theatre department because i think tht would be so juicy. maybe he got a role they thought they were destined for. maybe he once fucked them over by improv’ing a line when they were meant to have a really iconic line and then they couldn’t say it because contextually it didn’t make sense.. just like a petty rivalry where to them its everything.

has a tendency to favour flings over relationships and not always the best at communicating. maybe he had a one night stand or a situationship with ur character and then ghosted. maybe he asked them to go for a walk with him through bath after a shag and then ran away a la paul mescal rumour on tiktok. maybe they went on a few dates but then it became apparent monty wasn’t ready for anything serious and so they broke it off n now monty kinda regrets it a bit potentially (but not for long as monty doesn’t rlly have time for regrets…. onwards, steed)

at the same time, despite being unserious about most of his relationships (sans school boy friends bc brothers for life… potential plot….) he can also be quite intense. he’d casually be like ‘we should go on holiday together’ after fucking you once and mean it but at the same time not want a relationship or anything from it. genuinely just there for the vibes.

can’t see him being in any kind of long-term meaningful wholesome relationship with anyone tbh but that doesn’t mean you can’t try.

someone to do fencing and horseback riding and all his silly hobbies with. would looooove someone he either went to boarding school with or their boarding schools played rugby / cricket / whatever against each other once (if uk based)

has never felt truly, deeply seen by anyone? a part of him would really like to be known on a deeper level but i think his tendency to treat everything with flippancy like it’s all a laugh can definitely make people think he’s not actually deep. i think if someone tried to crack him open and see some vulnerability that would be really interesting.

tense friendships where they want to support him but sometimes he can make such fucking awful decisions that it’s hard not to be like are u dumb? are u actually clapped in the head?

im tired af but will think of more<3 pls msg me for plots n i’ll lov u forever.

#langston.intro #these intros hav killed me off.....#i hav been working on them since b4 we even opened and yet..... only jst done.....#if u make it to the end good on u i cld never.#im too tired to msg ppl about plots so if u message me i will lov u forever.

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