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Kathryn Merteuil, 24, bisexual, demiromantic, cisfemale, ENTJ Enneagram Type 3w2; model, heiress, socialite, entrepreneur is it just me, or is that literally Kathryn Merteuil from Cruel Intentions?

Do you think I relished the fact that I had to act like Mary Sunshine 24/7 so I could be considered a lady? Fuck that. If I had been honest about myself before the age of politically-correct twitter, Mœurs would’ve never made it big. I was the Marcia fucking Brady of the Upper East Side, and I still wanted to kill myself. There's your psychoanalysis, Dr. Freud. Now drop the People Magazine, and let’s just do what we came here to do. I’m depressingly sober, and I wanna fuck. Tell me — are you in, or are you out?

full name: kathryn odette merteuil

birthday: 2 april 1995

signs: aries sun, cancer moon, leo rising

love language: quality time, physical touch

soundtrack: “ still sane ” by lorde ( alt: if u seek amy by britney spears )

Bio Points — addiction tw, drugs tw

born and raised in paris, france, kathryn is the daughter of xavier merteuil, chairman and CEO of a multinational luxury goods conglomerate, and as his only child, she is also the sole heir to the corporations. when the french billionaire married the a-list actress margaret simmons, attention stuck to them and never left. born to a life under the spotlight meant it followed kathryn around, too

kathryn’s parents were a mess and the press loved them. she was thirteen when her parents divorced. her mother got custody of her due to a minor allegation against xavier and his company — one of mommy’s brilliant plans, kathryn soon realized. after that, she went to live with her in new york, seeing her dad in paris from to time. not long after that, her mother remarried and suddenly, kathryn had a two new men in her life

kathryn has been modelling both couture and commercial ever since she was born. the media liked featuring the disaster couple, but they adored the little princess that charmed her way into everyone’s lives — the french sweetheart beloved by all

at 18, she started her own fashion empire, mœurs — a luxury brand that sold high end everything from accessories to lingerie. convinced that she held nothing but promise, her her father supported and funding it all the way. his only condition was that she get a business degree to solidify her hold on his corporations which she did

when kathryn was 14, she started to develop a not-so-loving relationship with drugs. she started with mj and eventually worked her way up until she owned a a little crucifix that doubled as a vial for coke and had it with her at all times

she hit rock bottom late last year. drug scandals, celebrity drama, twitter stans and haters — all that stuff. it was a mess, and everyone loved seeing how the kathryn merteuil fell from her gilded throne. as punishment, her parents made her take a break from new york, so she ended up in shermer. her inheritance, her contract with her modeling agency, and her time in the spotlight was all put on hold. she had to recover and get on the wagon. now she’s trying to clean up her act, still somewhat torn whether or not she’s doing it for show or for real this time

Personality

actually a smortie — kathryn’s got p big brains ok, she just never bothered to showcase it in school or wtvr bc she don’t need it; she hot n rich. she kinda has some principled views on things, but they’re also shoved in the dark and end up twisted because of what she wants to preserve n achieve. her love for how people see her superceded all that wordy brainy jazz. so long as they know she’s pretty and business smart, she was golden

image-obsessed as sheet — the list of things kathryn wouldn’t do for the sake of preserving her name is barely a list. she did everything she could since ‘95, and then it all went to shit. still, she remains as charismatic and strong-willed as ever. things may have fucked up, but she’s still confident in herself. it’s other people that’s shitty, not her

manipulative as phuck — she doesn’t care how she gets there or who she hurts, she has to get there. makes sense bc she doesn’t handle emotions well at all. kathryn has slept, lied, and, twisted her way to get what she wants, and she always got away with it. the pretty rich girl always does in her world

Possible Connections

the pop culture savvy — it’d be cool to see someone sorta fangirl about her. good way or bad way, but just someone who has kind of actually Knows Her yknow ? do they love her mom who has been in a bunch of diff genre films but were gr9 ? do they hate her father but love his brands ? do they think she’s a crazy hottie or a business icon ? do they love her and stan all that she is and about ? come @ me, boiz n gals n nb palz

kathryn who now ? — opposite of the first one, basically. someone who rlly dk who she is. “ u look familiar but i cant put my finger on it ” typa shit thatd make kathryn go a lil bitch wtf but idk maybe they wanna know her and it strokes kathryn’s ego to talk abt the good shit abt herself or wtvr ? i aint sure but lets discuss 

lil’ devil — mayhaps someone who is sorta urging them to hop off the wagon ? sleep around again, manipulate people, flip off the press ? idk just smth !

savior complex personified — basically someone who thinks they can right all that’s wrong w her. romanticized her to the nth degree and just wants to love her woes away

Established Connections

step-brother, sebastian  valmont — tbd soon, but they a mess, wbk

( a lotta holes here im not ecstatic abt it but thnx for reading, ya sweets. again, this what i get for birthing twins. as always, i’m open to anything ! just drop an IM or hit dat like & ill slide in ur dmz w love & plots & rainbows x )

( also ! she’s supposed to be really popular, think kardashian-jenner goes thru britney’s 2007, so if you would be so kind as to have your muse play along and at least recognize her unless they rlly dont follow pop culture, i would be ur bitch. tysmily )

[justabcsketcase]

( maxence danet fauvel, cismale, he/him/his, 23 ) — have you seen [ LUCA SHEEDY ] around shermer? i hear they’re ARTISTIC, but can also be UNPREDICTABLE. they remind me of [ ALLISON REYNOLDS FROM THE BREAKFAST CLUB ], but it might just be me. last i heard, they were a [ SENIOR ] at illinois state of northbrook. 

GENERAL

FULL NAME: Luca Thomas Sheedy AGE/DATE OF BIRTH: 23, 07/12/1995 OCCUPATION: Student, Freelance Artist GENDER: Cismale PRONOUNS: He/Him/His HOMETOWN: Shermer, Illinois CURRENT RESIDENCE: Shermer, Illinois POSITIVE TRAITS: Artistic, Perceptive, Clever, Freethinking NEGATIVE TRAITS: Unpredictable, Melancholic, Finnicky, Withdrawn

BIOGRAPHY

born and raised in good ol’ shermer, luca thomas sheedy is the only child of a thomas michael sheedy - an attorney - and miranda sheedy - a former beauty queen turned antipathetic housewife. when luca was little, they seemed a picture perfect family but there was a lot going on under the surface. thomas was never a very present husband or father. there was a reason that his secretaries were always so young and pretty, after all. mrs. sheedy cared too much about appearances to let these affairs destroy her resolve - at least in the face of others. behind closed doors she was having an affair of her own - with a bottle of jack and some illegal companions she found on the black market. 

luca fell somewhere below all these distractions as far as priorities were concerned for his parents. some think of his antics as being ways to act out and grab his parents’ attentions, and they’re not wrong there. it’s just that no matter what he did, nothing could get mommy’s lips off the neck of a bottle or daddy’s off his pretty little play toys. so maybe it’s of little surprise that luca became such a fucked up individual; his parents weren’t doing their job of raising him and the lack of warmth from them lead to a lot of social problems down the road. he doesn’t really care anymore - ever since he graduated high school he’s kept minimal to no contact with thomas or miranda. they seem to be okay with that too.

in school he was a freak - one of the outcasts hanging on the fringes of society. luca was very likely one of the few that actually liked being there too - he was unabashedly weird. he was prone to outbursts, erratic mood swings and behaviors, and not once did he think to clean up his act. it was easy to live like that - being “off your rockers” and keeping most relatively sane people at a distance. then no one could pry, and no one could find out what was going on beneath the surface. no one could see you and judge you for what you really were. 

the only thing that seems to bring calm to the unpredictable young man is art. it also seems to be the only thing he’s remotely good at, and the only place he’s ever excelled. maybe it’s because art is so expressive and he’s just a freakishly eccentric kid. it’s also the only way he can truly convey himself without feeling uncomfortable. he lays himself bare on the canvas, though most interpret his work for themselves. it’s the safest way to express himself and it’s of little surprise that that’s what he’s decided to pursue - a degree in fine arts at illinois state of northbrook. it’s a useless degree - or so his father told him. but to luca, art’s the only thing worth living for. 

he continues to be a freak in society, even as an adult. at this point it’s just easier for him to be an outlier. in a way he craves some human contact, though, and perhaps the chance to be seen as more than just a “basket case” of a human being. if only he were ever willing to let people see beyond the erratic and strange behavior into the actual luca beneath it all. 

MISC

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Demisexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Biromantic LANGUAGES: English, Gibberish FAMILY: Thomas Michael Sheedy (father, estranged), Miranda Sheedy (neé Keller) (mother, estranged) PETS: a snake named Nood ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer MBTI: INFP AESTHETIC: paint stained tees, beat up old chucks, and ripped jeans; lingering smell of cigarettes; drawings in the margins of everything; atmospheric music; midnight walks in the park; temporary tattoos drawn with ballpoint pens and sharpies; tousled, unkempt hair; whispers to himself on public transportation; pixie sticks and 7-eleven slurpees where the colors are so mixed it comes out black; post-it-notes with little doodles in every pocket of every article of clothing; ironic beanies and hoodies and scarves - anything to hide his face; creep by radiohead on repeat every time he turns on spotify; kneaded erasers in pockets he uses more like a stress ball than for its actual use

WANTED CONNECTIONS

I... actually have no idea what to say for this. luca’s kind of a weird and polarizing personality and so i feel like his connections - of any sort - would actually be quite limited sooo... honestly just message me and we can work something out. 

[chaosaur]

Heather Chandler, 25, heterosexual closeted lesbian, cisfemale, ESTJ Enneagram Type 8w7, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th District is it just me, or is that literally Heather Chandler from Heathers?

Look, the people in this town all want me as a friend or a fuck. I know that, and I don’t give a shit, because at the end of the day, it’s me they worship. So if you want something from me, I suggest you drop the passive aggression and just cut straight to the chase. I get it; you want to be involved with the most powerful person in Shermer. If I wasn’t already that person, I’d want the same thing.

full name: heather chandler

birthday: 25 october 1993

signs: scorpio sun, taurus moon, aries rising

love language: gifts, acts of service

soundtrack: “ take me to church ” by hozier

Bio Points

the Chandler name has always been synonymous to power, and in Illinois, politics. her father is the current governor of Illinois, and most of her other relatives holds/has held a position in government

heather chandler is beauty. heather chandler is grace, heather chandler was Miss United States. at the age of 19, she won the Miss USA pageant and entered Illinois State of Northbrook a legend. not that she wasn’t already before that. she has always been the queen bee as it should be

she opted to go to college in Illinois State of Northbrook to solidify her name and graduated summa cum laude with a major in political science

early in high school, she started noticing how her interest in boys were significantly less than her friends, and it scared her. she never gave the idea of her being gay the time of day, and she overcompensates by sleeping with guys so long as it suits her goals. it was in college when she was hit with the realization that she might just be gay, which is, of course, unacceptable. so heather chandler will take it to her grave

Personality

a mythic machiavellian bitch —  heather can be ruthless, dictatorial, and believes that "might makes right." she’s hard-hearted, immoral and potentially violent. pay ‘em, suck ‘em, fuck ‘em; she’ll do it. that’s what got her in office, and she isn’t the least bit bothered. after all, the end justifies the means, and it ends with her on top

dedicated and organized — rules are rules. routines are routines. traditions are traditions. her loyalty once earned can never be revoked, and she produces results

judgemental and stubborn — heather sticks to the status quo. she’s obsessed with it, because for so long, it means it’s her reigning and ruling. things have to look and be a certain way, even if that means shoving her non-confirming sexuality in a closet

Possible Connections

the beard — are they engaged? dating on and off? is he aware she’s gay? so many possibilities !!! bottomline is he’s a pawn in her games, but their relationship is totally up for discussion & im open for anything and everything

the babe — The Girl that this closeted lesbian hates but secretly lusts after. did they hook up back in college? do they still do it? did heather use her for political gain but things got out of hand? are there feelings involved? what’s going on, idk, let’s figure it out together !

the bitch —  or bitches, plural. basically people she shits on

Established Connections

the beta, amelia st. james — she takes amelia under her wing in order to maintain how she left things in illinois state. change is dangerous, so it isn’t welcome. amelia st. james is her eyes on the inside

the busboy, asher dameron — he does all her dirty work for her. and by dirty work, heather means talking to those of the lower social classes in illinois that helped her win the elections. they sometimes bump uglies, because why not, that’s heather for ya

( hiya, guys! im rose & this is my bitch, heather ! nothing’s set in stone and i’m p much open to anything, so drop an IM if u please or hit like & ill slide in ur dmz w love & plots & rainbows x )

[blvemonday]

( avan jogia, cismale, he/him, 23 ) — have you seen [ JESSE SHAH ] around shermer? i hear they’re DEPENDABLE, but can also be CUNNING. they remind me of [ JANIS IAN from MEAN GIRLS ], but it might just be me. last i saw them, they were working as a [ FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER ]. — ( mel, 22, she/her, pst )

full name: jesse hasan shah

birthplace: chicago, illinois

sign: aries (april 16th)

love language: quality time, acts of service

personality type: intp

quote: “nice wig, jesse. what’s it made out of?” “your mom’s chest hair!”

the fall from grace is never too graceful. 

once a part of a dynamic duo that were practically attached at the hip, life seemed to be going well for jesse -- as well as it could be being labeled as loud-mouthed and ‘too independent for his own good’ by the geriatrics that preferred he be quiet and complacent. 

it all came to an abrupt halt when the other half of his duo turned their back on him seemingly out of the blue and rumors spread all too quickly in a town too bored out of its mind to come up with anything original. 

being labeled ‘the queer’ didn’t do much for his popularity, causing quite a few football players in high school to shove him into lockers or knock countless trays of food out of his hand, escalating and becoming worse and worse, so much so that when he came home with a bruised eye after a particularly bad day, his parents pulled him out of school entirely and insisted on home schooling him for a year until things died down enough.

the experience certainly caused him to hold quite the grudge against who had started the rumor, and in his own time, he plotted the perfect attack that’d crumble everything they held near and dear -- but patience was a virtue, and he knew he had to wait for the proper time to strike. 

the social outcast moniker, however, didn’t faze him much -- he had found idolizing the ever-fleeting popularity people vied was for suckers, so he marched to the beat of his own drum and along the way found others who were just as like-minded. 

nowadays, he finds that life after school and college remains all too dreary, especially in a place as dead-end as shermer, but he’s biding his time until he makes the move to new york or seattle -- any place he could go where his art could spread its wings and soar.

wanted connections.

friend

best friend

significant annoyance

fwb

unrequited crush

[tempestuousheinousbitch]

( brie larson, cisfemale, she/her, 27 ) — have you seen [ BOBBI MOORE ] around shermer? i hear they’re INDIVIDUALISTIC, but can also be TEMPESTUOUS A HEINOUS BITCH. they remind me of [ KAT STRATFORD from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU ], but it might just be me. last i saw them, they were working as a(n) [ JOURNALIST ]. 

GENERAL

FULL NAME: Roberta Jolene Moore NICKNAME(S): Bobbi, Bobbi Jo AGE/DATE OF BIRTH: 27, 01/16/1992 OCCUPATION: Journalist GENDER: Cisfemale PRONOUNS: She/Her HOMETOWN: Seattle, Washington CURRENT RESIDENCE: Shermer, Illinois POSITIVE TRAITS: Individualistic, Eloquent, Organized, Purposeful NEGATIVE TRAITS: Tempestuous, Shrewish, Cynical, Scornful

BIOGRAPHY

non-consensual tw, implied rape tw

there is no greater comfort than the pitter patter of the rain. she loves it - craves it when it’s not around. perhaps that’s a result of growing up in washington state. rain was a constant in her youth, as well as douglas firs peaking out over silvery mist and slate colored skies. yes, it does rain in shermer, but illinois rainfall couldn’t compete with the damp autumns of the pacific northwest. it’s the one thing bobbi misses most as she sits before her laptop, bemoaning the writer’s block that’s keeping her page blank, a room temp cup of black coffee and a deap vally record all but forgotten to the blonde. if only it rained a little more the midwest. 

roberta jolene moore was born the eldest of two daughters to an obstetrician and an aspiring writer. but let’s get one thing clear - her name is bobbi. she’ll murder you if you call her roberta. no one calls her roberta. not since the day her mom up and left the family without so much as an explanation. whoever roberta moore was died as the tail lights of her mom’s 1971 corola vanished into the horizon. it would be a few more hours before her dad or younger sister woke up to the news, but bobbi had already witnessed it. she supposed that was a day that a lot changed for her. all of those childlike qualities that little girls so naturally possess seemed to vanish over night. dad was going to need someone to look out for him, and her little sister was going to be in desperate need of a strong female presence. so bobbi filled the gaps that their mother’s departure left. she became a homemaker and a nurturer, a shoulder for her hysterical father and naive sister to lean on, and she became the backbone of a family that had suddenly lost their foundation. 

of course this wasn’t the event that lead to the shrewish woman she is often condemned for today. no, maternal abandonment wasn’t going to be the thing that broke her. naturally, it was junior high. bobbi wasn’t exactly the most pretty thing around. like most ninth graders, she was a little awkward looking and experiencing the pains of puberty and acne. but she wasn’t bad looking either - at least, not to the class stud. for whatever reason they dated. probably because bobbi was a much different girl back then. she was someone who wanted to be accepted and who wanted to belong. which made it easy to get her to do what he wanted. all it took was some sweet words and enough wine coolers to cause bobbi moore to lose all inhibitions. she doesn’t remember much from that night. she remembers the music and the laughter of the party, and the first taste of alcohol. the rest was a blur, and her next clear memory was the following morning, laying naked and alone in the guest bedroom of her boyfriend’s house. it was easy to piece together what happened - she got drunk and she lost her virginity at the tender age of fourteen. something switched off for her in that moment, a feeling of discomfort. when her friends had written off the experience as “something she wanted” and “something teenagers all do”, she tried to write it off as all being okay. but of course, when her ‘doting’ boyfriend dumped her shortly after, the humiliation was enough to change bobbi. never again would she let other people’s expectations decide what she was going to do, and never again would she trust anyone else’s intentions with her. 

that was the beginning to the bobbi moore evolution, though she isn’t one to admit it. it’s no one’s business why she’s the way she is or what lead to her being such a ‘heinous bitch’. she doesn’t really feel like she owes anyone explanations for the kind of person she is. she’s bobbi moore - shrewd investigative journalist, tempestuous ‘feminazi’ writer, abrasive and aggressively assertive liberal, whatever. she kind of just lets people say what they want to say. to correct them would mean that she cares about her reputation and in the immortal words of joan jett, she “ doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation. ” if being the town shrew is the only way to keep people at arm’s length, then bobbi is all for it. or people who aren’t worth her time - if you’ve got even an ounce of originality and aren’t a walking and talking cliche then you just might be one of her close circle, the few people in shermer she actually likes socializing with and being associated with. it’s a wonder if there’s anyone that can tame her. 

seems unlikely. 

MISC

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Panromantic LANGUAGES: English FAMILY: Walter Moore (father), Mrs. Moore (mother, estranged), Becky Moore (sister) PETS: a Husky named Ruth Bader Ginsbark and a Golden Retriever named Rosie The Retrieveter ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn MBTI: ISTJ AESTHETIC: black coffee forgotten and cooled to room temperature; female musicians and feminist bands in vinyl only ( of course ); loose typewriter keys in her pockets; cracked brown leather jackets, vintage band tees; makeup-less face and messy buns; chipped black nail polish; coexist bumper sticker on a beat up 63 dodge dart; reading glasses sitting on the button of her nose, a finger shaped smudge on the right lens; concert ticket stubs, bleached shells, creased poetry slam programs, and scraps of old writing in a trinket box long forgotten in the far corner of the closet; freckles that only come out with the sun, sideways smirks and a mischievous twinkle in dark chocolate eyes; leather bound notebooks e v e r y w h e r e, blue ink stains on hands; long empty hours staring at pages and willing words to appear; nights spent alone and welcoming the solitude

WANTED CONNECTIONS

the brat pack - a close knit crew of like-minded individuals who rise above the regulars of shermer society. popular isn’t a word commonly used for this group and very likely would never be used. they’re the outcasts of society who dare to speak up for themselves and their beliefs. and bobbi loves how they challenge each other to think beyond themselves and the proverbial box which cages much of the “small minded simpletons of shermer society”. jesse shah, open

the vapid one - the epitome of what bobbi hates the most in most people. the white knight of the status quo, the personification of banality, a loathsome creature of society who coasts the mainstream and has made a happy place there. they’re very unlikely to contain an original thought, and it bothers bobbi to no end. yet she’s ardently fascinated with this cliche and despite her best efforts cannot seem to stay away. heather mcnamara

the contender - unlike the vapid one, the contender is someone that bobbi doesn’t just loath for being just another cog in society’s machine - she despises them for the way they unapologetically flaunt it in her face. these two are always at war, constantly bemoaning the other’s existence and arguing over every stupid little thing they can think of. they could probably start a heated debate over the state of the weather if they wanted to - these two can never see eye to eye, and it’s better to steer clear of them when they’re in close proximity to one another. that is, unless you want to witness the pair butting heads again. open

more to come. i’m too lazy to think of anything else ahfiehapfheiapfhea

[hellyeahspiritfingers]

See, I'm a hardcore gymnast. No way jumping up and down yelling "Go Team Go!" is gonna satisfy me.

ALIAS/PRONOUNS: Sky [they/them]

AGE: 23

TIMEZONE: EST

FC: Sofia Carson

FULL NAME: Melissa Pantone

BIRTHDAY/AGE:  December 30th (25)

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual (gasp!)

PERSONALITY: ISTJ-A aka “The Logistician”

TRAITS[+]: HARDWORKING, HUMOROUS, HONEST, PERFECTIONIST

TRAITS[-]: ABRASIVE, OUTSPOKEN, SARCASTIC, IMPATIENT

BIOGRAPHY:

(subject to change if Cliff is ever applied for)

Melissa Pantone was born in the back of a beat up minivan on the side of the road in the middle of the desert a couple of minutes before her brother. Totally not what you’d expect of someone with CEO parents. Well, they hadn’t started out as CEOs. Before the business meetings and briefcases, Missy’s parents were, believe it or not, rockstars. Their band never really went anywhere and as soon as the hippie days were over and definitely not keeping a roof over their heads, the Mr. and Mrs. put their heads together and did what they had to do to provide for their family.

Providing was more like making sure no one died under their watch but Missy couldn’t complain. In fact, she was a fan of the anti-poverty thing her family had going on. In order to keep the kids busy and let’s be real, an eye on them, the Pantone children were forced into gymnastics. From classes to camps, it wasn’t a bad gig. Missy couldn’t speak for her brother but she ended up falling in love with the sport. It kept her from thinking about stupid things and she found a second family during it.

Transferring to Shermer for her senior year was probably the worst thing to happen to Missy in all honesty. Only having her brother by her side and absolutely NO local gymnastics team to join, she was forced to become a…ugh, cheerleader. It was extremely embarrassing and she caught hell for it from everyone and their mothers. Try as she might treat it like a big joke, Missy ended up not totally hating being a cheer leader. She had to give it to the air-heads. It was nothing at all like the cold, harsh world of hardcore gymnastics, but it wasn’t like they weren’t kicking ass at what they did. Even if Missy had a special spirit finger specifically for the “sport” and the bitches–female or male that participated in it, she admired it.

After high school and college (that thankfully had a for real sports program), Missy decided she could help whip those dedicated and hopeful enough to become Olympic medalists. So what if she didn’t have any medals under her belt? She could still flip circles around anyone that dared to step to her.

WANTED CONNECTIONS [SUBJECT TO CHANGE]:

trainee - as an Olympic trainer, Missy’s gonna need someone to train. That’s kind of the whole point.

best friend - someone that can take a joke and won’t get offended by Missy being...Missy

headbutter - Missy can’t stand this person. She calls them out on their bullshit all the time and lives for it.

[nathaniellynn-blog]

( Blake Jenner, Male, He/him, 21 ) — have you seen [ Nathaniel Lynn] around shermer? i hear they’re Athletic , but can also be a conformist. they remind me of [Brad from Perks of being a wallflower ], but it might just be me. last i heard, they were a [ Junior] at illinois state of northbrook. — (Kris, 28, She/Her, CST)

Nathaniel has grown up doing what he was told, all to make his dad proud of him. When he was 10, his mom died and since then it had only been him and his dad. His dad pushed him to work harder and sometimes even hit him if he messed up. It caused Nate to hide a whole part of his life from his dad in fear of him.

Throughout his whole life he harbored a secret that he knew would ruin everything he worked so hard to accomplish. He was gay but only one other person in the whole world even knew. He began dating a girl in the top sorority on campus and despite knowing it probably wasn’t the nicest thing, he had been using her as his beard for over a year and so far no one seems to suspect a thing, exactly like he wanted it. 

To some people, he may be described as someone who doesn’t think for himself. If someone higher than him told him to do something, even if it would hurt someone, he’d do it just to stop them from ruining his golden boy status. 

Connections

 friends - Everyone needs friends! 

Best friend - To a lot of peoples surprise, his long time best friend is Jaxx. 

Girlfriend/beard- He has been dating Amelia for a year and despite the guilt of using her, he continues to do so because he’d feel way worse losing his good reputation. 

enemies -  I’m sure there are a couple of people that dislike him. 

frat brother - 

bad influence- The person that influences him the most to do bad things that he’d rather not to, bully people, things like that. 

[howolivery]

I say we just grow up, be adults, and die.

ALIAS/PRONOUNS: Sky [they/them] AGE: 23 TIMEZONE: EST

FC: Timothee Chalamet FULL NAME: Oliver Vernon King BIRTHDAY/AGE: OCTOBER 29TH (22) SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Sapiosexual PERSONALITY: INFJ-T “The Advocate” TRAITS[+]: INTELLIGENT, WITTY, OBEDIENT TRAITS[-]: CYNICAL, BLUNT, SARCASTIC

BIOGRAPHY:

Growing up in a small town, it was easy to be forgotten if you didn’t stand out. Unfortunately for Oliver he’d been surrounded by life-sized barbie dolls and drones with their heads stuck so far up each other’s asses, they could see teeth.

Being “freakishly intelligent” back home didn’t aid at all in protecting him from the unbearable need to fit in and be seen as...someone. So he dressed and acted accordingly all the while hating waking up every day to do what had become his full-time job.

Being popular and shit really took a toll on Oliver and he soon struggled with keeping up the image when the good person he’d buried deep inside of him clawed towards the nearest exit.

His perfect parents didn’t notice a thing until he exposed his entire graduating class as well as the teachers during his Valedictorian Speech which quickly landed him public enemy number one with more than just some petty vandalism on his locker, car, and home.

Only slightly ashamed of the trail of utter chaos left behind him, Oliver vowed to always find and report the truth leading him to choosing Journalism as his major in college. If he had to be himself, so did the rest of the world.

WANTED CONNECTIONS [SUBJECT TO CHANGE]:

obligatory friend. - someone that has to be friends with Oliver whether it be for personal benefit or his own, or if they just feel sorry or him.

classmate. - a study partner perhaps if they get along. If not, then tutor/tutee.

on and off again. - they just can’t stay together or apart for that matter. (could be dating, could be hookup, could be platonic lmk)

tbd...down for anything I love any plot <333

[whatamegabitch-blog]

Some people need different kinds of convincing than others.

tw bulimia, tw bulimia mention

ALIAS/PRONOUNS: Sky [they/them] AGE: 23 TIMEZONE: EST

FC: Lana Condor FULL NAME: Heather Duke BIRTHDAY/AGE: April 12th (24) SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Closeted Bisexual PERSONALITY: ENTJ-T “The Commander” TRAITS[+]: LOYAL, WISHFUL, EFFICIENT, LAWFUL TRAITS[-]: WEAK-MINDED, TIMID, CRUEL, INSECURE

BIOGRAPHY:

Ever since she was born, Heather Duke found herself surrounded by women. Such was an ideal lifestyle, yet for Heather it was a nightmare. As a child, it wasn’t so bad having her mother talk down to her about how she looked. At that age, all Heather cared about was having the best Barbie out of all of her friends. But as she aged into her teen years, she began to wish she looked more like her dolls than she did herself.

High school wasn’t any help to her self-esteem when puberty hit the entire block, but in the opposite direction for her; her chest wasn’t growing like the other girls’ nor was her baby fat going anywhere anytime soon. It didn’t take long for her to become the butt of every joke and the laughing stock of the school. Going to her mother for advice only ended up with her with a finger down her throat and an appointment with a special surgeon.

By her junior year, it was as if the old Heather just vanished. Not one ounce nor inch of fat was found on the young woman’s body save for the obvious set of implants filling her noticeably tighter shirts. Instead of being judged about going under the knife, people supported her decision and told her she never looked better.

Once high school ended, Heather realized she had been so focused on her image she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life. Attending the only college she could get into on such short notice,  Heather was forced to put her bulimia to the back-burner and kick ass if she wanted to graduate on time.

To this day, the district attorney still feels the urge to purge and drop a few pounds but fights it off the only way she knows how: exercise. And lots of it.

WANTED CONNECTIONS [SUBJECT TO CHANGE]:

gym buddy - Heather could use someone to take pictures of her while she glistens. Preferably someone who will be quick to pick up on her incessant need to go to the gym.

bed buddy - Heather needs to be kept warm at night.

confidant - Heather’s got a lot on her mind and it’d be tits if someone could be her shoulder to cry on.

[theslvtandthefalcon]

( tessa thompson, cisfemale, she/her, 24 ) — have you seen [ BETTY RIZZO ] around shermer? i hear they’re SELF-ASSURED, but can also be STUBBORN. they remind me of [ BETTY RIZZO from GREASE ], but it might just be me. last i saw them, they were working as a [ LOUNGE SINGER/WAITRESS ]. — ( this dumb bitch, old enough, princess/mami chula, neverland )

ic info

name: betty eleanor rizzo

birthday: august 17th

star sign: leo

sexuality: mostly homosexual

lil bio

soft has never been a part of rizzo’s vocabulary. every bit of her was marred with rough edges, but it made her strong in a way that others only feigned being.

growing up on the “wrong side of the tracks,” she had no other choice but to adapt to survive -- her mother was far from being the one to watch out for her, and her father? well, he was out of the picture before she had even crawled out of the womb. after all, who’d stick around to raise the bastard child conceived from hate, from fear, from the oppression and subsequent conquering of a woman’s unwilling body

albeit small, she had a fight to her -- the men who dared think her weak because of what she had between her legs thought twice after they found themselves at the losing end of a battle of wits, or if they so tried, at the receiving end of a slap so loud, legend had it that people could hear it from down the street. nothing came easy; it was a dog-eat-dog world, and she’d be damned to ever let her resolve falter.

perhaps the one time she could let her shoulders un-tense was around the presence of someone who caught her eye; then she reined in the charm and it was only a matter of time before they were diligently wrapped around her finger. she liked sex, and she liked it often, giving her quite the reputation around the prissy-ass, uptight streets of shermer.

throughout the years, the only solace she found was in writing, and it came with time that she realized the words she would scribble into her notebooks would sound even better against a beautiful melody. singing and writing went hand in hand for her, and it wasn’t until high school that she thought seriously as to making something of herself, encouraged by the head of the pink ladies at the time.

the leader of the group took rizzo under her wing upon seeing her handle herself well against some skeezy senior on her first day of freshman year and she found a family within them, though she would seldom ever be as cheesy enough to say as much to her girls. once the head of the pink ladies graduated, it was rizzo who promised to make her proud, and so came the best generation of pink ladies yet -- in her unbiased opinion, of course.

once it was her own turn to graduate, she attended community college for a semester before the rigidity of the school structure proved too daunting, and so she did what she did best: survived. working as a waitress gave her enough free-time to dedicate herself to honing her craft, and she found a place that gave her tuesday, wednesday, and thursday nights to take the stage for herself. if she proved to draw enough of a crowd, she could move to friday and saturday nights, which would give her more exposure and more of a chance to take off into something bigger.

although, don’t think a offer or two hadn’t presented itself already. music producers saw rizzo and promised to make her the ‘next big thing’ in exchange for a little... something in return. each encounter ended with either a kick to the nads or a milkshake to the face -- whichever proved easier in the moment. she’d make it big on her own terms, everyone else be damned.

[kissedmeinthecar]

( ross lynch, cismale, he/his/him, 22 ) — have you seen [ CAMERON BOLAND ] around shermer? i hear they’re ROMANTIC, but can also be QUIXOTIC. they remind me of [ CAMERON JAMES from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU ], but it might just be me. last i heard, they were a [ JUNIOR ] at illinois state of northbrook. — 

GENERAL

FULL NAME: Cameron James Boland NICKNAME(S): Cam, CJ AGE/DATE OF BIRTH: 22, 03/06/1997 OCCUPATION: Student, Pizza Delivery Boy and Busser GENDER: Cismale PRONOUNS: He/Him/His HOMETOWN: Storck Barracks, Illesheim Germany CURRENT RESIDENCE: Shermer, Illinois POSITIVE TRAITS: Romantic, Motivated, Loyal, Compassionate NEGATIVE TRAITS: Quixotic, Gullible, Oblivious, Naive

BIOGRAPHY

when asked where cameron boland is from, his quick response is a shrug and “everywhere”. which is true. he was born oversees at a base in germany. army brat - that’s the term commonly used for kids like him. with a general for a father, the boland family were stationed all over the globe. germany, south korea, japan and then a few of the states; florida, alaska, indiana, massachusettes - you name it, he’s likely been there. this was both a luxury and an inconvenience - while he’s been to many exotic places and all over the states, cameron never had a stable childhood and didn’t stay around long enough to really make friends. because of this, he’s somewhat shy and socially awkward. but most of all, he’s become very idealistic - without having the reality of what actual relationships are like and what it means to grow far apart from people, he only has a romantic notion of what it would be like to have a stronger bond with other people. 

seeing as he doesn’t stick around a single area for long, cameron had to learn to entertain himself. with two older brothers it was easy enough - the boland boys were usually the only constants in one another’s lives. but when the elder bolands left for school or to start their own army careers, cameron was left to kind of figure things out for himself. despite having classically “strong” male presences in his life, he was incredibly soft and mild-mannered so it was easy for him to be clumped up into the more forgettable “nerd” crowd wherever he went with an established social hierarchy. this is comfortable for him - he’d become an avid fan of video games and comic books as things he could enjoy in solidarity while jumping from community to community. sports weren’t worth it when you may not be in the same school for a whole season, but comics could be found anywhere. he doesn’t really mind the ridicule and stereotypes that come with it - he enjoys what he enjoys and it’s that simple. 

on top of having very little time to establish relationships, cameron hasn’t really had very many “romantic experiences”. up until college, he just didn’t stick around long enough to become a blip on any girl’s radars. but that didn’t mean they didn’t become an object of his affections. hopelessly romantic, cameron falls in love just as quickly as you can say “hello”. in fact, within a few minutes of meeting a girl there’s a high chance he’s already developed some sort of affection for them. as such he relentlessly pines after girls, and goes out of his way to try and garner their favor. which isn’t exactly hard - he’s an incredibly sweet young man. but unfortunately there isn’t much else that stands out about him. so more often than not, cameron gets used. of course it doesn’t occur to him until it’s too late and at that point all he can do is shrug it off and move onto someone else. the few times he’s actually landed in a relationship, more often than not he’s more into it than the other person, so no matter which way you cut it he’s just never been particularly lucky in love. 

the real question on a lot of people’s minds is how in the hell did an army brat who’s toured most of europe and asia during his childhood end up in the midwest when graduating high school? when cameron turned eighteen and finished school, he decided to finally find a place to set some roots - at least for four years, anyway. intelligent and armed with benefits from being the son of a veteran, cameron could get into any college he wanted to. so to make the decision easier, he found a map of the united states, pinned it to the wall and blindly threw a dart at it. wherever the dart landed was to be his destination, and it landed right in illinois - around where the town of shermer was located. a google search supplied him with the news that a university was situated there - illinois state of northbrook. seemed promising, so he applied and jumped at the idea to move.

MISC

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Heteromantic LANGUAGES: English; very little French, Korean, and German FAMILY: Gen. Anthony Jeffery Boland (father), Anne Boland (mother), two older brothers ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces MBTI: ISFP AESTHETIC: sherpa denim jackets with iron on patches; playlist of optimistic and sappy love songs on repeat; faint smell of sandalwood cologne and old spice body wash; magnets from all over the world covering the fridge, snow globes and tourist memorabilia in every corner; oversized vintage army jackets and aviators; skateboard covered in faded and creased stickers; flannels upon piles of flannels; comic books and dice sets mixed in with textbooks and video game guides; long walks in the park; stargazing from the bed of a beat 79 ford; comb in pocket, stubborn hair that won’t stay down; map with dozens of colored pins on a wall

WANTED CONNECTIONS

unrequited crush - bc this is cameron james from 10 things then he obviously needs to fall for the wrong person who doesn’t like him back at all. bonus points if he’s not their flavor of lover. heather mcnamara

ex - on that note he probably fell head over heels for someone when he first arrived in shermer and they probably dated for a bit and fizzled out probably bc he’s just t o o m u c h ya feel? open

nerd pals - cameron needs a group of less fortunate social outcasts who are neither intimidating or cool in any way. they probably have a dnd group on the weekends. open

mentor - clueless when it comes to women, cameron hasn’t had the best of luck at either getting the attention of any girls he fancies or keeping them for relatively long. he could use someone to show him the ropes, maybe teach him how to be relaxed and not a total socially awkward mess in front of the cute girls of shermer. open

bully - he’s soft and sweet - someone’s gotta fuck with that. open

[dcngereuse]

Cecile “Cece” Caldwell, 23, sexuality tbd, cisfemale, ISFP Enneagram Type 9w1, high school music teacher, is it just me, or is that literally Cecile Caldwell from Cruel Intentions?

I don’t get why people say I’m throwing my Julliard diploma away by teaching music to high schoolers. I actually really like it. Teens are so smart these days, and I get to learn so much from them. Plus it’s nowhere near as stressful as being in a theatrical ensemble. I mean, sure, the kids can be a little intense sometimes. They hug me a lot even when I say they shouldnt, and the boys whisper all the time and stare a little too much, but they’re just teenagers; how harmful can they be ?

full name: cecile “cece” caldwell

birthday: 28 september 1995

signs: libra sun, sagittarius moon, pisces rising

love language: acts of service, words of affirmation

soundtrack: “ another sunny day ” by belle and sebastian

Bio Points

the caldwells weren’t always as stinky filthy rich as they are now. it was only 20 years ago when their business boomed that they skyrocketed up to the 1%. being nouveau riche got to her parents´ head and led to the estrangement of their two older children

cecile, nicknamed cece, was born to bunny and beau caldwell as some sort of miracle. they were both over fourty when they had her. having driven away their older children, daniel and erica, they decided they’ll to do whatever it takes to keep this one, so they left san francisco, moved to new york, and never looked back

cece was homeschooled all the way because they didn´t want her exposed to possibly subversive ideas and rebel the same way their other kids did. to give her the illusion of a normal childhood, they would set up parties for her and trips with other children, but all the kids were hand-picked and bunny and beau approved.

after high school, cece went to julliard for an undergraduate diploma having studied cello since forever. she was there for 3 years, heavily watched by her parents. after that, cecile went to work with world-renowned ensembles for 2 years and that’s where she met her boyfriend.

after travelling and performing, cece figured she wanted more — what exactly, she wasn’t sure, but her parents figured a small town might even be better than the big ol’ cities she used to go to. they got her a really nice apartment, bought a house nearby, and let her take the small teaching job. they still have plans for her, but they figured a year would be enough for cece to get it out of her system, and they could go back to having their daughter the way they wanted her again

basicaly, cecile has never truly been exposed to the real world, and there has never been a better opportunity than being in shermer now

Personality

pure as phuck — cece’s incredibly sweet and charming. she’s hella artistic, sensitive to other’s feelings, naturally curious, and passionate about stuff she cares about so she has a tendency to be overly competitive

naive by the kooks x 12 — does not curse ! double entendres fly over her head lest you spell it out for her in which case she’d probably pretend she never heard you !  an inexperienced bean who will pretty much believe anything you tell her so long as you do it sorta nicely !

a wee lil’ bab —  since she’s not exposed to the super real world, anything outside her comfort zone will throw her off the grid and will cling on to the next stable person she finds.  she’s kinda always got her head in the clouds and can be quite the wildcard at times. is also easily stressed. you could even say she’s a rapunzel-y: gullible, naïve, positively grubby, ditzy and a bit, well, hmm vague ! 

Possible Connections

their protector — someone who wants to keep her innocent n pure ! can be as a friend, a lover, as a familial smth idk folks but tell me all about it  

their corruptor — obviously the opposite of the corruptor. do they wanna sleep w her ? wnat to use her to get bread ? the world is our oyster, let’s get cookin’

the punchline — someone who enjoys having her around for the lolz but doesnt rlly strive to change her lifestyle or wtvr

Established Connections

boyfriend, aaron williams (npc) — handsome, bunny & beau approved, and a generally nice guy... to cece, at least. he’s mostly just playing a part as well considering who he is and the family he came from. cece thinks they’re the shit straight out of a disney princess movie though, so there’s that

( thnx for putting up w my ineloquent ramblings. this is what i get for birthing twins. as always, i’m open to anything ! just drop an IM or hit dat like & ill slide in ur dmz w love & plots & rainbows x )

[shermerillinoishq]

SO, TWO THINGS,

1) Upon daydreaming at work, I came up with the idea to include weekly tasks into the game that can help us better expand upon our characters. They will be completely optional, though it’ll be fun to poke around a lil’ into the minds of our characters’ and share them with the group as a whole. 

To start us off, I thought we could do something simple: create a playlist of 5-10 songs for your characters that are their favorite songs or perhaps songs that currently describe a situation they’re in or their relationship with another, like family or a friend. Be as creative as you want! And while I say weekly, there is no set due date for them, so just post ‘em whenever you’d like and be sure to tag it with the hashtag “shermer.task” so we can all check them out.

2) Onto our second note, I’ve noticed our follow tag is beginning to act a little, ahem, testy, so I’ve altered our tagging system a tad to hopefully remedy the problem. Please take a look at the new tags (which are essentially the same but with an added period in between words) and give it a try for when you post your starters. I ask that you still post starters in the OOC blog until we’re sure if it works or not. The only tag that’s remained the same has been the “shermerintro” tag because it seems to be working just fine, so feel free to keep using that one when posting an intro for your characters, but just be sure to use the new tag for the starters. 

-- It’s a bit confusing, so I’ll nudge you if you happen to forget once or twice because it’s bound to happen, but we got this, folks! If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to reach out to me via the DMs or my Discord (which, if you don’t have, just ask and it’s yours). With all that said and done, please like this post once you’re done so I can be sure you read it and have a great rest of your week, angels. 

[blvemonday]

( zoey deutch, cisfemale, she/her, 21 ) — have you seen [ AMELIA ST. JAMES ] around shermer? i hear they’re FOCUSED, but can also be PRETENTOUS. they remind me of [ CLAIRE STANDISH from THE BREAKFAST CLUB ], but it might just be me. last i heard, they were a [ JUNIOR ] at illinois state of northbrook. — ( mel, 22, she/her, pst )

okay, so,,,, where do i start? first of all, i’m bad w these, so bear w me, but i want to keep it short n sweet before i zip off to class, so:

amelia eloise st. james is the daughter of a relatively doting father who is quick to give her everything she wants, except the attention she so craves, more so using her as a pawn in the bitter aftermath of her parents’ divorce. if it’ll piss off his ex-wife, he often encourages her to disobey her mother and allows her to do,,, just abt whatever she wants. same goes w her mother, though their relationship is a lil more strained. she grew up spoiled as frick as a result, but y’know,,, it be like that. not a fan at all of her dad remarrying and her passive aggression is off the charts when around her entire fam 

was always a part of the “cool kids” in school & did everything to ensure her place on the top of the social hierarchy, even if it meant going along w things she didn’t necessarily like. she kept quiet and did as she was told

even now in university, girl’s still pretty well known on campus, currently trying to secure her spot as the president of her sorority, which means a lot of ass-kissing to the current president -- she lowkey hates it, but a hoe’s gotta do what a hoe’s gotta do sometimes, u feel?

dating the athlete, aka nathaniel lynn, but their relationship is,,, lukewarm at best. she uses him for clout more so bc he’s a part of The Fraternity on campus, and it looks better on her part if she’s associated closely w them

pan as heck. me? playing a straight character? unheard of

frigid bitch when she wants to be, but if ur nice to her, she’ll be nice back -- in her own way. if that means telling you your lipstick shade is not your color, then shrug emoji

potential connections.

best friend

ex

frenemies

enemies

fwb

legit anything, just hmu n let’s plot ok

[blvemonday]

( matthew daddario, cismale, he/him, 24 ) — have you seen [ ASHER DAMERON ] around shermer? i hear they’re QUICK-WITTED, but can also be STANDOFFISH. they remind me of [ PATRICK VERONA from 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU ], but it might just be me. last i saw them, they were working as a [ MECHANIC ]. — ( mel, 22, she/her, pst )

trash kid #2: asher dameron, aka

The Scary Dude People Talk About Behind His Back

in such a small town, rumors spread v quickly without much room for any fact-checking, so most of what u’ve heard of him is,,,, completely wrong, but asher doesn’t give two shits abt it (not even abt the rumor that he ate a live duck, everything but the bill and feet, which is???)

he’s relatively introverted n doesn’t have too many friends (or, like, any but it be like that)

moved to town sometime around high school, away from the suburbs and in an apartment building w his ma, where his grandpa was the landlord

high school was Rough but asher didn’t let it faze him too much, keeping away from assholes and the like

had a horrible attendance record, which is how rumors started -- people assumed he was probs in & out of juvie, saying he punched a police officer or that he was caught selling fake coke to a motorcycle gang and had to lay low for a while. the truth was, he was working. his mom barely made enough to make ends meet, so he stepped up and got to work being paid under the table since he was underage

college was a pipe dream, but his grandpa pulled thru w his own savings and he was able to go for the first three yrs, asher helping w tuition where he can by working during the day and scheduling all his classes at night. just when he was in the home stretch for senior yr, his grandpa got sick, and he dropped out to take care of him

once again, rumors abt why he dropped out came along w it, most coming to the conclusion that he was expelled for beating up a professor bc he looked at him the wrong way

nowadays, he works at an auto shop as a mechanic. nothing glamorous but it puts food on the able, and he can keep his head down and just get to work

highkey dreams of getting the hell outta shermer, but the odds are slim and he keeps it to himself bc he’d be damned if ppl be out here knowing how he feels

bi & unapologetic

possible connections.

dealer (for smol stuff, y’know, weed & whatnot)

fwb

his one (1) sort-of-friend

drinking bud

flirtationship

idk he’s difficult bc he’s so introverted but WE’LL THINK OF SMTH YEP