jamesxelroy

[jamesxelroy]

James had no idea what the hell he was doing. He could barely even cook before his accident but now? Well, it almost felt impossible. But he knew with an almost empty fridge he needed to grab something. That he couldn't keep living off of peanut butter from the jar and random pack of lunchmeats. Having been in the grocery store for less than five minutes, he could already feel the prickle against his skin. Easily becoming overwhelmed. Thankfully a voice broke through and James turned to look at her, a half crooked smile on his face. "Yeah, yeah of course." Hoping that his balance wouldn't decide now to betray him. With another smile he reached up, grabbing what she had pointed out to him and handed it over. "Do you need anymore of those or-" James wave a hand was he trailed off, the half crooked smile still on his face.

location: elodie’s grocery mart 

cap: none

"Fuck.." Argh, there were times that Josephine hated being short this was one of them. Looking at what she wanted grab, she let out a small sigh before doing her best to try and reach it. But there was no luck nor use in doing so. Looking around a little bit, that was when she spotted someone who seemed a little bit taller than herself. "Hey, can I bother you to give me a hand by getting that for me?" She questioned, flashing them a small smile.

[jamesxelroy]

Name: James Elroy Age: 31 Faceclaim: Tom Maden Residence: Downtown Sexuality: Bisexual Occupation: Army Vet, Currently unemployed Time in Palmer: 25 years.

Bio: (tw army, injury, medical, foster care, adoption, drugs)

James and his sibling were born to a mother that was much too young. The only thing she cared abut was her boyfriend of the week and where she would be getting her next hit from.

By the time James was four, him and his sibling were placed into foster care. While they were younger, the two of them were put into the same homes but one day when James was five, they were ushered into different cars. James' last glimpse of them was when the car he was in pulled away, never seeing them again.

At the age of five and a half, James was officially adopted and with that his family moved to Palmer by the time he was six years old.

The one thing that kept James sane during his childhood was music. He stared to collect old records and even took to playing the drums, which he was incredibly good at. Playing in the school jazz band all four years of high school.

There was no doubt that James wanted to make music his career and soon after high school, he was enrolled in college to study music composition and percussion. However, as he went into his second year, James began to doubt himself, and without telling anyone, he dropped out. Enlisting in the army instead.

James was great in the army and for the first time in a long time, he felt like he belonged somewhere. And he would go on to serve a total of eight years before deciding it was time to get out and see what else the world had to offer.

However, luck was no on his side, and just a few mere weeks before James was supposed to get out, his troop was ambushed on a mission. James had been too close to the explosion and was severely injured, for a brief stint of time, they weren't even for sure if he was going to make it or not.

He spent a month and a half in a hospital overseas, waiting until he was stable enough to be flown back to Palmer. And once he was, James spent over another month in the local hospital. Where he underwent several surgeries and got the diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury.

For the most part he was okay, however the TBI does affect his memory some as well as his balance. Causing him to forget things here and there- which always seems to a be a gamble of what he might remember one day to the next. There is also quite a bit of PTSD that has resulted from not only his accident but his time serving overall.

Now James is just trying to navigate this new life, figuring out what his new normal looks like. Though with his love of music, James has landed a job at the record store. Which has brought some much needed normalcy to his life.

Has been back in Palmer for six months now.

Wanted Connections:

Ex partner/fiancé: The two of them were high school sweet hearts and dated on and off. They continued to date while James was in the army and he even could have proposed at some point as well. They intended to get married once James was done serving however, once James was stateside and they got wind of what was wrong with James, they called everything off. The how and why is something that can be plotted out and if there might be any chance to save their relationship or not. Sibling/Half Sibling: (depends on ethnicity, Tom Maden is Hispanic/Native American/White) The two of them were place into foster care together but when James was five, the two of them were separated and it was the last they had seen of one another. Exes Friends/Unlikely friends Army Buddies Music buddies (maybe a band together???) Neighbors Friends/exes who ended on bad terms Give me all the things!