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          ( crystal reed, she / her, female ) is that MADISON LOVEMORE walking into shipwreck lee’s? the THIRTY year old FORENSIC ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER is known to come through here for lunch. they remind me of CHARCOAL STAINED FINGERS, CLEVER EYES FROM THE SUNLIT CORNER OF A CAFE, AND FIREFLIES & CONSTELLATIONS IN SUMMER. if you ask around, you’ll hear that they have been around for ONE MONTH and can be OVER-FORGIVING and OBSERVANT. they live by SHADY GLEN, but with the summer rolling in, you’ll find them hanging around the carnival. / oliver, 21, est, they/them

THE STORY

– born in a small town outside vancouver, bc to a pretty normal middle class family. one brother two years younger than her and her parents. she had your typical childhood, just your typical bumps that come with puberty and growing up.

– she grew up sketching a lot in her pre-teens and frankly… was not that good at it. but she kept at it and it developed into a pretty Big Talent !! she started gravitating toward people eventually, finding it challenging and full-filling. soon it was more strange to find madison without a sketchbook than with one.

– went to nyu for fine arts ; luckily had supper supportive parents that let her LOL. learned a lot about painting, acrylic and oil, though sketching and drawing remained her first love. she took to the bustling cities, sitting in cafes and sketching anyone and everyone ( in a non-creepy way, she promises ).

– middle of her sophomore year, her friend met this super hot guy at a bar but never got his name or anything. and well… that’s where the story really starts. madison figured hey, why not give it a try and that was her first time sketching from a description. and it turned out pretty spot on.

– from there, things spiraled out of control. parent of a friend of a friend heard some things and next thing she knew, she was shadowing a forensic artist at the nypd and adding a second major in anatomy.

– her nyc connections served her well, and after graduation she was one of the nypd’s freelance forensic artists. she’s been working her way up ever since then, establishing herself as one of the best. she recently got her professional license a few years ago and is superrrrrr pumped about it.

– her grandmother recently passed away, leaving her the historic house in port harbour. she returned around mid-april to clean it out and take care of it. in the meantime she has been living there and picked up some work where she could with the local police station. she’s.... liked the small town more then she thought she would and her return to new york has since been delayed.

MISC

– she still has a sketchbook with her like… always. carries this worn leather messenger bag to hold it and all the pencils and charcoal she’ll ever need. definitely still in the habit of sitting in cafe and drawing random people. it keeps her skills sharp. sometimes has friends drill exercises with her where they describe a random person in like a stock photo to her. she thinks it’s fun…

– she paints too!! but those are just in her apartment. i imagine her apartment to be really sunny, lots of plants, and just half-finished canvases of every size just… everywhere. uhhhh. with the house in port harbour i imagine she’s working on a studio. u know things are getting Real when she starts making her studio.

– has a little freelance business!! mostly just commissions but occasionally someone will actually sit for her like they did in olden days lmao

– though being a sketch artist is her favorite part of her work, she also occasionally works with digital software to recreate crime scenes and does some work with facial recognition.

– near photographic memory tbh…

– her other side gig was shooting games for the rangers when she was in nyc. her college best friend’s dad is the lead photographer for the team and was able to get her an in. it’s a nice change of pace and she enjoys the challenge of trying to capture things so quickly. keeps her mind sharp. her younger brother also plays in the nhl. probs the rangers bc we love a good brother and sister duo. that’s not really relevant but i’m including it anyway.

PERSONALITY

madison is like,,, the epitome of her last name lovemore lmao. she will give anyone and everyone the benefit of the doubt and hands out second ( and third… and fourth… ) chances like they’re free. it’s gotten her heart broken a lot as you can imagine. she doesn’t forget but she does forgive. but she’s also super resilient at the same time ?? she tries not to take things to heart and is very much the type to like spend the 24 hours after a break up crying and eating ice cream while wine drunk and then is fine…

she tries her best to be kind though and to let people make their own impressions on her. but like ? double-edged sword too ? she also doesn’t really care if you’re famous. she’s also a good listener and has been told she’s a reassuring presence ??? which definitely helps with the one aspect of her job where she does occasionally have to work with people who are pretty traumatized.

OOC

hey guys !! i’m oliver ( 21, est, they/them ). madison is not a new muse, but i haven’t been able to play her as much i would like so i look forward to developing her further.