francostenhouse

[francostenhouse]

[ FRANCO STENHOUSE. 32. CIS MAN. HE/HIM] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ SIX YEARS ] and are originally from [ CORPUS CHRISTI, TX ]. They are a [ PASTRY CHEF AT CLIFF’S EDGE ] and in their downtime love [ LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH ] and [ EXPERIMENTING WITH EDIBLES ]. They look a lot like [ ADAM DRIVER ] and live [ IN OASIS APTS ]. 

as a quick prelude this is my boy franco ✨✨ he’s kind of an old muse but not one i’ve done a whole lot with so bear with us both pls

quick fact stuff:

full name: franco ariel stenhouse.

zodiac: pisces sun, virgo moon, libra rising.

alignment: neutral good.

mbti: istp-a - the virtuoso.

temperament: choleric.

height: 6′2″

likes: trying new food and recipes, documentaries, dogs, iced coffee, dance, thrifting, the simpsons, peanut butter, thunderstorms, writing things by hand.

dislikes: musicals, being judged for liking pink things, wearing pants, fussy eaters, reality tv, soda, being talked to while wearing headphones, texting.

fave silver lake spots: cinema paradiso, intelligentsia, five by night, ohana.

biographical information (this is gonna be long so u can just skip if u want)

born march 3rd 1988 in corpus christi, tx. has two older sisters.

his dad is a custodian at the art museum of southern texas; mom stayed at home with the kids and also taught dance class.

the stenhouses are on the liberal side for corpus christi... which isn’t really saying a lot tbh, but it def is something. they’re definitely joe biden democrats.

both of his sisters grew up doing ballet in addition to mom’s dance class, and franco was completely enamored with their recitals and endlessly envious. it took a lot of convincing for his parents to let him take classes since he was a boy, but they finally relented.

ultimately, his sisters both quit by the time they reached middle school, and he was the only one who stuck with it.

being the ballet kid didn’t exactly make him the most popular in school, less and less so as he grew older. it was not an easy time and he came close to quitting on many occasions, but ultimately persevered out of a mix of spite and love for the art.

at 14, the solution came when he was accepted into a full-time ballet school in dallas, a highly welcome escape from the endless horrors that (according to his family) would have awaited him in public high school.

he thrived in the new environment and by the end of his time at the school, he had auditions lined up for four major companies. ultimately he landed at the san francisco ballet and over the next five years he worked his way up to soloist, even getting the honor of traveling to feature in shows around europe.

at 24 it all came to an end in the worst possible way: during a performance at their home theater, his achilles tendon snapped and he fainted on stage, putting the show to a halt and landing him in surgery. he was sidelined for 8 months and ultimately had to leave the company as hopes that he would ever return to form dwindled.

plagued by pain, franco began smoking a lot of weed. after years of abstaining from everything in the name of staying fit, he was thrilled to finally indulge himself in the things he’d missed out on, and the way it eased the pain was only a welcome bonus.

in an unexpected turn of events, his smoking habits led to the discovery of his talent for baking when he began experimenting with edibles. in no time he perfected his famous brownies, and he realized he enjoyed the baking aspect almost as much as the high.

unsure what else to do with his life, franco took his sister’s suggestion and ended up in culinary school. it was like a second calling, and he immersed himself as much in this field as he had in ballet.

after graduating, he worked at a few different restaurants around california before he finally landed his current, cushy gig at cliff’s edge. he’s been working there for a couple of years at this point.

personality stuff

he’s fairly outgoing but not in a loud, direct way. always down for a chat, though.

hasn’t had the most exciting dating life. he tried getting into tinder but ultimately found it a painfully awkward process.

absolutely hates texting in general, so good luck trying to have a text covo.

his last proper relationship was during his time in culinary school, so it’s been a couple of years at this point.

big weed guy, deals in homemade edibles if you ask nicely. they’re pretty good.

struggles with depression and during his lower points he has a habit of roaming around oasis apartments in his pjs.

his apartment always smells nice af, mostly because of his baking. he’s also a big believer that anyone can smell however the hell they like, so you’ll catch him wearing vanilla fragrance notes and burning cotton candy and strawberry frappuccino candles.

obsessed with antiques roadshow. loves to go out to score old furniture.

lives with a roommate because los angeles is expensive, open to connection!

absolutely cannot stand fussy eaters and will bitch about it.

as a professional chef, he routinely gets sick of having to cook to feed himself. goes through periods of surviving on a steady diet of iced coffee, mcdonald’s, and whatever the frozen food aisle brings. or he just sneaks food at work.

highkey loves instant mashed potatoes. honestly prefers them over the real deal.

the tl;dr is that he’s a former professional ballet dancer, tragically injured and forced to quit. he’s now channeling his energy into making pastries and sweets, both the normal and funny kind. kinda emo, struggles with depression, constantly going through an existential crisis... but he’s generally a chill guy, always unironically ready to lend a cup of sugar.