kingslcigh

[kingslcigh]

i took a trip into town and ran into THEODORE KINGSLEIGH at the general store. isn’t that the benevolent you told me about last week? the one who is TWENTY FIVE, as well as UNCONVENTIONAL and COMPASSIONATE? well, we didn’t chat for long, so i can’t say for sure, but i think you might be onto something…they even mentioned they want to FINISH GETTING THEIR M.D. like you said.

whaddup, angels ?? this tiny bean goes by the name rue ( she/her pronouns ) and i’ll be playing Soft Boy™, theodore kingsleigh. if you would like to hmu for plots / scream at me about connections all day long, please give this a BIG ‘OLE like and i’ll come wiggling into your dms shortly after. under the cut, you’ll find a brief summary about theo’s life. also all my connections and stats are listed over here and here if you want to check them out as well !! can’t wait to start interacting with your muses !!

+ disclaimer: below are a couple triggers such as alcoholism and death. please read at your own discretion, thank you.

THEODORE ALEXANDER KINGSLEIGH was born in the early hours of Spring in Birmingham, England to Duchess Adriana and Duke James of Devonshire, as well as a BROTHER for the young Christopher and Natalia. His arrival was MUCH-ANTICIPATED and there were celebrations for days prior to her introduction to the world. With his childhood consisting nothing more than LOVE and DEVOTION from his parents, Theodore had nothing to complain about. His parents loved their children dearly, especially Theodore, whose pure heart and open-mindedness they helped to cultivate: they encouraged Theodore’s belief in EXTRAORDINARY things and hoped he had carried it throughout his life growing up. His parents had always made him promise to have courage and be kind to others, for—as they explained to him—KINDNESS HAS POWER, and that they would see him through all the trials that life could offer, in life and death. His relationship with his brother, however, is a bit ESTRANGED. As much as he loves his elder brother and wishes they could see eye-to-eye, sometimes they have a tendency to butt heads often. Whether that might mean your typical SIBLING ARGUMENTS or FULL-ON BLOWN OUT FIGHTS, they just can’t seem to see get along.

When he was only two week old, Theodore and his family moved back to their home in DEVON, ENGLAND where his father, who held a high position in nobility there, was a DUKE: which, by all means gave him the title of Lord. Growing up, he never really MINDED being referred to as Lord Theodore, but sometimes because of his title, a lot of the children in his hometown would make fun of him for being a boring ‘wannabe royal’. And as time went on, he started to REGRET his father’s position and so, as he aged swore to himself that he would never introduced himself as anything other than THEODORE and that was that.

Most people would describe Theodore as The Benevolent. Despite being in a world where there’s HATRED and SUFFERING, Theodore declares himself independent and strong-willed by remaining KIND-HEARTED and SELF-LOVING, not allowing the bitterness surrounding his life to overtake him and morph him into someone as cruel as the world seems to be every day. He makes the most of his life by remaining OPTIMISTIC of the possibilities of a brighter future. But besides that, he’s also witty and sarcastic. He is unafraid to STAND UP for himself when he feels he’s in the right–or at least, attempt to do so. And although he STRIVES to contain his optimism aura, he can fall into fits of frustration and ANNOYANCE quite often.

At the tender age of twelve, Theodore was destined to be married through an ARRANGED MARRIAGE to the only daughter of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, GABRIELA VALISARI, and the two were meant to wed at the age of eighteen. Gabriela and Theodore were BOTH from nobility in their respective towns and had grown up together. Throughout the years as they’ve aged, both had grown to care less and less about the TITLES that they might one day have to abide by. Instead, they had taken advantage of their semi-freedom and LAUGHED about the big shots they hung out with and sometimes, they would have McDonalds “friend dates”. Other times, without permission, would  go thrift shopping and then considerably DONATE to charities because they just didn’t care about money as long as they had each other.

Theodore had grown to LOVE Gabriela, and Gabriela had grown to love Theodore – which was all the better considering it was an arranged marriage and the two had FALLEN IN LOVE NATURALLY. But it didn’t matter whether it was an arranged marriage or not, because they were both LOST IN BLISSFUL  IGNORANCE and they made each other so happy. Everyone from a mile away could see it in their EYES how much they loved each other – and the happiness they shared was bestowed upon them by the OTHER HALF. Things between the two were absolute bliss and they were somehow always caught FLIRTING during fancy dinner parties, and then occasionally sneak away while everyone bores themselves with BUSINESS TALK and PETTY GOSSIP to wander around on the beach wearing a tux and an evening gown.

To the two teens, their ever-growing, BUDDING ROMANCE was almost like a fairytale come to life, but with REALITY, not everyone can have a happily ever after. Two years before they were meant to be married, TRAGEDY struck the hearts of the Valisari household when their daughter had been in the crossfire of a terrible car accident on his way back to her home. The crash was so INTENSE, Gabriela unfortunately died instantly. When news of what had happened came to light, everyone was in UTTER MOURNING. The death of Gabriela was hard on the citizens who had adored her in every aspect of her life, but moreover, her MOTHER took it the hardest. Since the death of her daughter, she had begun drinking excessively to the point where she died from ALCOHOL POISONING three months after. On the other hand, her father tried his hardest to be the leader he was for the sake of the people, but even he BROKE DOWN several times.

As for Theodore, he was heartbroken and devastated. Upon hearing the news of what seemed to be a NIGHTMARE, the young boy at the time, never looked at love the same way again. For a moment, he seemed to have lost HOPE of truly being happy, but as time went on, he had realized that not living his best life wasn’t something Gabriela or his parents would have wanted for him. He remembered time again that Gabriela WANTED him to be happy and successful in his years to come. She told him that even if life throws a curve-ball, he has to be prepared to swing for a HOME RUN. So, of course, he took what he was told to heart and continued living life to the FULLEST.

When Theodore turned eighteen, he decided he wanted to continue his studies and go to UNIVERSITY in America. His life and responsibilities in England weren’t over, but knew he wanted to have CHANGE OF SCENERY and start a fresh beginning.  He LOVED to travel and in his days of traveling alongside his father for years, he wanted to expand his experiences more. His parents, of course, were HESITANT about allowing him to leave country but as time went on, they couldn’t help but allow him to travel to America for his continued studies only with ONE condition: he must travel with a bodyguard. This condition was something Theodore would have to abide by, but it also made his life DIFFICULT every time someone suspiciously asked who the creepy-looking guy following him around everywhere was.  So, with that being said, he packed his bags and ended up going to the other side of the globe to NEW YORK to study Illustration, Photography, and Human Physiology. He’s been there ever since and hasn’t looked BACK. Now that he has graduated in undergrad, finished his 1st Masters in Photography - he’s currently working remotely on his M.D. while being in STARDEW VALLEY.