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@melliflucnts

after a pretty successful band practice, a couple drinks seemed like a good way for the boys to unwind. emphasis on a couple drinks — that’s what he’d told dante when he gave him the same old ‘let’s just have some fun, we’ve earned it!’ spiel. but, of course, a couple drinks had turned into hours at the bar, and he’s not ready to end the night yet. they’d ordered an uber, but that was quickly abandoned and he’s now roped his bandmate into skipping the line at a nightclub. one of the many perks of being known musicians. and god, does he love the attention. “c’mon, matthews — that complimentary bottle of vodka ain’t gonna drink itself,” he smirks, working his way through the crowd of clubgoers towards a vip booth.

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still owe some starters.. mostly on this boi but also one on jade buT i must sleep, so ill get to those tomorrow ( sundays r pretty high activity days for me since its such a downtime day ! ) goodnight loves!

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@alrightadrian

in true ricky fashion, he’s late to his meeting with the general manager. it may or may not have something to do with the fact that he spent the whole of the previous night at the bar with friends, and judging by how potently the smell of alcohol still remains on his breath, he figures adrian will know about it the minute he walks in the room. “i’m here,” he declares, appearing at her table swiftly and taking a seat. “woke up late. sorry about that. why’d you wanna see me?” there he goes, straight to the point.

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           ❝ It’s a COOL-ASS song , isn’t it ?? ❞ Does he exclaim , brown eyes that were previously focused on the strings of his guitar now floating up to meet those of the other. He’s kept the repetition of the same beginning chords to only slightly change them up after a while , and NOW he’s jumped into a solo that is less linear , less pattern-like , and more harsh on the fingers to keep up with. But he’s doing a great job. ❝ Oh hell yeah - ❞ He muses at himself , keeping it going and allowing it to play out in full before he looks back up. ❝ Now - I didn’t MAKE that. That’s from a bomb video game called BREATH OF THE WILD and everyone needs to play it. When this song plays you’re like , you’re like runnin’ around a desert and then this thing comes flyin’ at you underground and … ❞ His fingers move to play the opening riff again , a grin as it falls into a pattern. ❝ It’s fucking awesome. If I could cover game music for the rest of my life , I honestly would. ❞

“i mean...” he starts, a little but very annoying-looking smirk forming on his lips at the somewhat-satisfying thought of bursting someone’s bubble. ( wow, what a dick he is. ) “it’s... you’re good, so you make it sound alright, but... i wouldn’t go covering it for a live lounge session or anything,” he scoffs. when the other tells him it’s from a video game, he just gives a small, slow nod. of course, he has some limits. he isn’t mean enough to just plainly cut him off, so he at least lets the other man finish his enthusiastic babbling, but he’s rude enough for the comment that follows it, paired with a nonchalant shrug— “ah. i should’ve guessed. that’s pretty nerdy, kid – but you do you,” 

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“He’s different,” she said. “He isn’t like them other boys, he’s incredibly different from everyone you’ll ever know. He does this thing where he’ll tuck your hair behind your ear while looking straight into your eyes and I swear to god you can almost feel him touching your soul. And his hands feel so warm against your skin which is strange considering his heart may as well be ice. He’s damaged, and you’re probably thinking “aren’t we all?” Correct. I suppose in some way we are, but he’s damaged in a way that I’m not even sure if he’ll ever be fixed. He gets pleasure from making girls fall in love with him and then crushes their little hearts while starring deep into their tear-glistening eyes and you want to hate him for it but you can’t, because even though you know it’s wrong, nothing has ever felt so right. He’ll let you in on secrets, well I mean.. You think they’re secrets but lord knows they’ve probably been told to another girl before, and another and another. He’ll make you think that he’s never been like this for someone, that he loves you more than he loves himself, he’ll make you think you understand him, know him.. But the truth is you never really did know him and you never will.

The master in disguise // Excerpt of a book I’ll never write (via 500lettersforyou)

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cvsima replied to your post “me??? going thru like hours of hard-earned plotting n getting some...”

omg i get like this sometimes its totally ok !!!!! u can always take a day and see how u feel or just stick 2 jade since you're feeling her the most and i know sometimes when u have a muse you're not feeling Trying to write them is just DRAINING for all of ur muse so do what feels right ! u can always take him back up later ! <3

this is so true i should prob give it at least a day. stick it out more, write on him a bit, see how i feel n theN make my mind up instead of being such an impulsive aries ( wow the jade vandermeer in me just leaped out ) ty ris <33333

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naveentrembley replied to your post “me??? going thru like hours of hard-earned plotting n getting some...”

my advice is don't force yourself to play a character you dont' want to !!! if you wanna stick w/ just jade then do IT !! WHAT'S BEST FOR U ya know?

this is tea n alex is so sweet and supportive i stan them

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me??? going thru like hours of hard-earned plotting n getting some great connects for ricky, just to consider dropping him before i even get started?? it’s more likely than you’d think!!!

i loVE him n i love the fact heatstroke is a black keys vc n i have so many good plots i was excited for but i just feel like overall i have way more muse for Jade n would prob do better w just one character........... why am i like this 

anyone have any advice for me bc i am a : Dumb Bitch

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update: 2nd august @ 6.01am

i’ve been awake all night bc i cant sleep due to toothache ( fuckin wisdom teeth ) so i just updated this and will do one for jade tomorrow ... today?? and actually get started. lots of love bbs thank u for plotting w me and let’s continue to later on if we haven’t yet xxxxx

RICKY / wanted & taken plots.

i’m also open to brainstorming something from scratch if none of these fit your muse! hmu to take one up or to chat about coming up w something different ! :-)

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RICKY / wanted & taken plots.

i’m also open to brainstorming something from scratch if none of these fit your muse! hmu to take one up or to chat about coming up w something different ! :-)

BANDMATES — they may have their differences, but when it comes down to the wire, ricky’s bandmates are his ride or dies. he’s extremely loyal to them on their road to fame together. — TAKEN BY DANTE MATTHEWS @melliflucnts, OPEN DRUMMER

CURRENT RELATIONSHIP / FLING — this person and ricky are a current fling, but due to his chaotic public image, it’s not really out in the open. their relationship is an interesting one, to say the least. — TAKEN BY ARIA VEGA @ariavgs

EX ON GOOD TERMS — the breakup wasn’t anything too dramatic, so there was no hard feelings. ricky might tease your muse on occasion about the pair’s past relationship, but in all seriousness, things are fairly chill between these two. — OPEN

EX ON BAD TERMS — your muse would call him a heartbreaker. he’d probably agree. ricky broke up with your muse abruptly upon suddenly losing interest, and they didn’t take it lightly. — OPEN

FRENEMY — nobody can keep up with your muse & ricky. they pretend to get along, mostly to grind each other’s gears. hanging out one minute, and getting into bar fights at the next. — OPEN

CLASHING PERSONALITIES  — your muse never liked ricky. they’re polar opposites, and they can’t stand how mean and arrogant he seems, and therefore would never attempt to get to know anything beyond the surface. they clash, completely, and everybody knows it. — TAKEN BY DAKOTA MOORE @dekoded

SWORN ENEMY — another bad-boy-ish type figure who is constantly at loggerheads with ricky. we can plot the intricacies of this — OPEN

CONFIDANT — for whatever reason, your muse knows more about ricky than he prefers to share with others. he also knows quite a bit about your muse, too. this means they can go to one another whenever they need advice on such matters. — TAKEN BY RENNY BLOOM @rennyisms

GOOD INFLUENCE — your muse can read people easily. that’s how they know that ricky’s hiding some good qualities beneath his tough demeanor. they’re determined to help ricky to make some better decisions, especially when his bad ones are proving detrimental to his mental state. — TAKEN BY ROSIE BYERS @rvsies

SOMEONE HE’S A BAD INFLUENCE ON — they’re very different in personalities, but ricky still managed to take a liking to your muse for whatever reason. it’s a shame they fall victim to his bad influence. it’s fine, though, because ricky could probably learn a thing or two from them, too. — TAKEN BY NAVEEN TREMBLEY @naveentrembley

DRINKING BUDDY — your muse and ricky are constantly partying together. they have fun, but your muse is starting to see that ricky often takes things too far and gets way too beyond his limits. — OPEN

PAST HOOK-UP / PAST FWB — it’s no secret that ricky has gotten around a lot in the past. your muse has experienced that first hand, and he’s gotten them into a lot of controversial headlines, that’s for sure. — OPEN

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alex turner. 27. cismale. he/him. the black keys | i can’t believe i just saw RICKY CLARK walking out of cadence records. they’re the VOCALIST / BASSIST from the PUNK group HEATSTROKE who have been in the industry for THREE YEARS. the tabloids love to focus on their COLDHEARTED nature , but they’re also pretty CHARISMATIC and they seem to give off a vibe that reminds people of FRIENDS HOLDING YOU BACK FROM BAR FIGHTS, CUNNING SMIRKS, CRYING FROM RAGE WHEN YOU’RE ALONE.

hello !!! i’m jess, i’m 22, reside in the bst timezone and use she/they pronouns !! i literally only found this rp like two hours before it opened for plotting so excuse me if this intro seems a bit rushed, and i apologize for how late it is. this is the first of my muses, king asshole ricky clark. he’s a damaged angsty boi and i hate / love him. please like this if you’d like to plot, or slide into my IMs! 

p.s. we can also plot on discord @ aries baby#7087 and you can check out a pinterest board for ricky here!

trigger warnings: heart disease, loss of a parent, ‘daddy issues’, abandonment, drugs & alcohol mentions, violence implication

BACKGROUND

ricky was born to dirt-poor parents in upstate new york. they had pretty much nothing but the basic necessities but it was v much a “they had each other and that was enough” kinda thing

his mother was his hero, ricky idolized her as she would do anything for him & was a kind, honest woman with a good heart who put every penny she earned into trying to give ricky a good life.

but his dad? quite the opposite. he was a distant, aggressive man with violent tendencies. whenever he was home, he was causing conflict. but most of the time, he wasn’t. it was pretty obvious that he was cheating on ricky’s mom, as well as just generally giving zero shits about his son. he was just an all-around asshole.

his mom was a waitress. she worked very few shifts as she wanted to make sure she could spend a lot of time around her son making sure he had a good upbringing.

when ricky was eleven, she suddenly fell ill with heart disease and her condition deteriorated very quickly. she could no longer work and decided to turn to music as a way of coping, learning to play guitar to keep her spirits up. ricky always took an interest in this and loved listening to her play him his favorite songs in the final years of her life

she ended up passing away before she could see ricky enter his teenage years. in their shared grief he and his father bonded and had a better relationship for a short period, before long he was back to his old tricks again never coming home & ricky had to basically raise himself for a little while, before finally he ended up in the foster care system for the remainder of his teen years

this is where he taught himself how to play the bass guitar his mom had left behind for him, as well as singing and songwriting.  he quickly realized why she found such escapism in music. 

he was a bit of a ‘bad boy’ archetype at school, who was constantly getting into fights etc but would show a softer side to the other outcast kids, especially the other musicians

foster care is also where he manifested a lot of resentment, anger & hostility after everything he had gone through. he kinda felt like life had dealt him such a shitty hand, and he had so many abandonment issues due to his father’s ways. he struggled to bond with any of his foster families and basically hopped around homes for years, still mourning his mom & acting out as a coping mechanism

so pretty much the second he turned eighteen and could leave foster care he got the hell out of town and headed downstate to new york city with pretty much nothing to his name, telling himself he was off to pursuit a career as a solo musician. he wandered around a bit, going about his life as somewhat of a vagabond living out of cheap motels whilst he struggled to settle. 

after a few years spent working shitty 9-5 jobs and almost ending up homeless multiple times, he figured it was time to admit defeat and head back home, as his dreams of becoming a musician hadn’t really took off. he returned to his hometown & found that an old classmate from high school had been advertising around town, for a bassist for his band. it seemed like the perfect opportunity, and ricky jumped on board.

before he could even process it, the band were moving to LA to chase their dreams of making it big. after performing in bars & underground venues, they landed themselves a record deal with cadence

ricky LOVES the fame. he’s finally getting the love, adoration & attention he lacked in his life after his mom died. he’s living the rockstar lifestyle, having fun, and doing whatever he can to feel fulfilled and numb the pain and lasting scars left by his past — which by the way, he’d rather die than open up about.

PERSONALITY

so as is mentioned, the whole thing with his past has made him grow extremely resentful as a person and he has a lot of pent up issues that he bottles up. this makes him extremely stand-offish, short fused, arrogant etc? but the better someone gets to know him the more they’ll see a softer side to him. he’s a complex, multi-dimensional and very guarded person

he’s FIERCELY loyal and will protect his friends at all costs ( yes surprisingly he does have friends ) he’s prepared to fight someone if they’ve done something to hurt his friends

hes a really social guy despite the fact he can be quite intimidating. if you’re not on his bad side he’ll be completely fine with you, like? the main thing that’d get someone onto his bad side would be if they just assumed he was an asshole based on his initial demeanor, without getting to know him

Closed Off Emotionally™ - he basically put up a huge wall so that nobody can see how much the abandonment from his past has got to him but there’s definitely a kinder, damaged boy beneath who just needs time tbh

he lives his life pretty carelessly bc he kinda cant resist the whole idea of a rockstar lifestyle. very reckless i know but can you blame him? the issues of his past are still very much there so he tries to numb the pain in any way he can by drinking and taking drugs tbh, which he knows is unhealthy & he’s trying to stop

actually pretty funny when he wants to be

really competitive

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when given reason, he can care so deeply about people. it’s so hard for them to see it because of the way he is, but a dead give-away is that if he really cares about someone he will never lie to them. ever

he’s basically just very intense if you couldnt tell already

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