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{ MICHIEL HUISMAN. THIRTY-EIGHT. CIS MAN. HE/HIM } i was out wrestlin’ gators when i saw EVERETT MONTGOMERY. you know they have been in town for THIRY-EIGHT YEARS now? they current work as a BAKER. i love having them around, they're CALM & INTUITIVE, but sometimes they can be UNFRIENDLY & PRICKLY. well, hope to see them ‘round more!

hello this is everett ( occasionally rhett by those who know him well enough ) and he’s a baker. his bakery is called the bread box ( he makes bread and a ton of other things). he didn’t name it, his father did ( rip mr. everett montgomery sr. ), and he’s not keen on it, but he sees no use in changing it now. it’s an establishment now, after all. the bakery is open every day of the week except monday and tuesday. his sleep hours are fucked because he wakes up at midnight to be baking by two am, and he is usually asleep in the afternoon by four pm.

he grew up in marais with his father. his mother was a flighty thing who decided a child and husband weren’t for her. but he grew up in his father’s bakery and childhood was as fine as it could be — of course, he left marais as soon as he could. it was sleepy and dull and he wanted something more. but fate is a cruel bitch and his father got sick during his senior year of college. everett dropped out of school and returned to marais and the bakery. he’s never resented his father. maybe he was always just meant to end up there.

he and his bakery sponsor a little league team. he’s always donating to bake sales. the day-old bread gets donated to a food bank at the end of the day. he’s prickly but he’s a secret softie. he cares more than he lets on. he’s just tired and worn out. he did imagine a life more than marais, he’s resigned himself to that fact, but sometimes he lets himself daydream. whether that’s a good thing is up in the air.

he lives above the bakery. he’s not really known for having an identity outside of the bakery? but rhett fishes occasionally, and on that rare occasion he’s awake in the late afternoon, he’ll go to the bar and have a drink. he lives to bake. it’s not a bad thing. he knows the regulars, their orders, and he can hold a conversation with ease if business is slow. he likes knowing the town and his neighbors, even if they don’t know him beyond being the baker.

he was married years ago, just after coming back to marais. he came back and reconnected with a childhood friend. the marriage didn’t last long, he was widowed, and he hasn’t really … dated since. he’s married to his work. to a loaf of bread. maybe a nice baguette.

connection ideas:

—people who come into the bakery a lot ???? —friends ???? someone who deals with rhett being grumpy 90% of the time ???? they probably became friends because they were just around each other a lot and rhett was like : “ is this friendship ? “ he gives his friends free baked goods, that’s how he shows affections —he’s been in marais for an eternity, i’m sure he’s dated someone —someone ???? who works in his bakery ??? used to work in his bakery ?????