#alfred fitzwilliam laurent

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          meet alfred fitzwilliam-laurant - aka the prodigy of the upper east side.

basics -

name : alfred fitzwilliam-laurent age : 23 birthdate : april 7th, 1999 zodiac : aries current profession : music producer gender identity & sexuality : UP TO PLAYER. known online as : little a or the prodigy based on tyler rose-waldorf.

the small details -

&& aesthetics : UP TO PLAYER. && habits : - UP TO PLAYER. - UP TO PLAYER. - UP TO PLAYER.

                     the unofficial biography -

Alfie fitzwilliam-laurent ( never alfred, he is not a batman butler ) was used to being in the background. his sister, the queen bee, took up most of their parents attention with her endless hobbies and extracurriculars, and that was if they were bothering to even really look in the first place. even after the divorce and subsequent re-marriage, he was now sharing the spotlight with a new brother, the explorer, and not too long after, a new baby - named, of course, after his sister’s dream school. 

most would find this frustrating, become angry or bitter. alfie simply took it as it was, losing himself in music, finding old vinyls and piecing together new productions that he’d share on the internet. he made mix tapes and mash ups that producers long in the game hadn’t come up with - and did so with ease. while his new brother could play music, alfie could make music - turn something that would otherwise be garbage into something akin to art.  bucking tradition, he skipped on the ivies - much to the dismay of all three of his parents. but he was making way in the music scene of manhattan, and found himself dj’ing at clubs owned by his peers parents and immersing himself into a scene he was only just scratching the surface of. most of all, he found acceptance, and peace. he was happy.  while everyone else traveled in and out of the city, he made it his center of operations. sure, he wasn’t about to turn his back on the money that helped him survive, but he didn’t need much - a small studio, some equipment, and his saturday nights free. no longer was he sporting the blazer and tie of his private school, but the signature graphic tees and ripped jeans other dj’s wore. he was making a name for himself - not as a laurent, not as a fitzwilliam, but as alfie.  it was freeing in a way he never expected, and when new musicians started coming to him to help them with their ep’s and samples, he found himself a niche. sure, producers are a dime a dozen, but true genius is rare - and alfie plans on being the best of the best. 

            keep your friends close, and your enemies closer -

eden granger - there’s something to say about your first love staying with you - the first mix alfie ever released publicly was after his tragic breakup with eden. but she was off to conquer the world, and he wasn’t about to stop her - they’d spent their last two years of high school supporting one another, a perverse copy of his own sister’s relationship, he knew. but while the queen bee and the prince never seemed to communicate completely, he and eden never had that problem.  in the years since she’s left, alfie’s kept in contact with her - he’s not pining, because that would be sad, but they’ve remained friends. he’s had his fair share of relationships, and she hers, but they haven’t been in the same city since high school graduation. and sometimes, coming home means coming back to what - and who - you missed the most.  hayden brooks - though some might have seen him as the obnoxious little brother, the explorer never did, and through him, alfie and hayden connected. a musician and a music producer - a match made in heaven, really, at least on the surface.  the truth is harder to distinguish. alfie knows that hayden’s a perfectionist, but he’s also stubborn and refuses to hear what alfie tries to tell him - how to make his music great instead of just good. if hayden knows about alfie’s disdain, that’s news to him, but for the most part, alfie’s just trying to keep himself out of the way of the imps, even if tying himself to their rocket would send his own career flying.  other quick connections : adelaide laurent ( sister ), bennett fitzwilliam ( step-brother ), grayson king ( 'mentor’ ), elias quinn ( friend ). more listed here.

  follow alfred fitzwilliam-laurent.           ( suggested faceclaims :  aria shahghasemi, anthony keyvan, parham rownaghi, and troy gentile. must be at least half-iranian.  )

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                meet connor reid - aka the black sheep of the upper east side.

basics -

name : connor reid age : 27 birthdate : july 29th, 1994 zodiac : leo current profession : app developer gender identity & sexuality : UP TO PLAYER. known online as : c or the black sheep based on carter baizen.

the small details -

&& aesthetics : UP TO PLAYER. && habits :    - UP TO PLAYER.   - UP TO PLAYER.   - UP TO PLAYER.

                           the unofficial biography -

Connor reid was just like everyone else - spoiled, bored and craving something else. everyone wants to be born into the lap of luxury, except maybe those who are. and despite trying to follow the paths assigned to him - years in the city with a nanny until he was old enough for boarding school, planning for an ivy league education afterwards, joining in his father’s political firm - he never quite fit into the mold. 

he became a legend when he disappeared off the grid his senior year. didn’t return to the school in new hampshire, left his cell phone and belongings behind in the townhouse in manhattan, his bank accounts and credit cards untouched. for two years, no one heard from him - including his best friend, the grifter - not until he returned, a different person than the one who’d left.  how he managed to obtain an acceptance into yale is anyone’s guess, but he was there, blending into the crowds until the queen bee spotted him in one of her pre-requisites. soon, gossip spread, news of his return - the prodigal son himself, slipping back in as seamlessly as he had left them all. but he wouldn’t talk about what he’d done, where he’d gone, how he survived. those were his secrets to keep, and no amount of digging ever got anyone close to the truth of things.  much like the tech giants before him, his app came from boredom in the middle of the night, a bit of coding and the right promotion around campus. now, it’s a staple on everyone’s phone - another form of social media, but much more exclusive. in order to post, you must be invited - the one thing that kept facebook intriguing originally, but connor had no need to blow it out with advertisers and soccer moms from the midwest.  these days, it seems that everyone’s willing to forget that he pulled a disappearing act - except those that know him best. and while no one mentions it aloud, the whispers still run around. after all, with a traveling lifestyle and a smile no one can seem to penetrate behind, what other secrets lay behind the surface? 

                  keep your friends close, and your enemies closer -

damon carmichael - growing up together on the same block of museum mile, it seemed like fate that put the two of them together up at hanover in new hampshire. for three years, damon and connor ran the boarding school - throwing the best parties, knowing where to get the top drugs, finding the best girls. but when connor left, he left behind nothing more than a small note for his best friend - i’ll be back. ominous, foreboding, and leaving damon with a single for his senior year.  these days, the two are tighter than ever - damon may be the only one who knows about connor’s time on the run, and connor may be the only one who knows the depths of damon’s games. the two cover for each other, and ‘best friends’ is only the tip of the iceberg. the only thing that’s ever come between them is damon’s sister - and connor’s ( not so secret ) feelings for her. alfred fitzwilliam-laurent - being underestimated is something few can understand the betrayal of, except maybe the youngest male laurent. forever overshadowed by his older sister, alfie needed a mentor - and who better to do so than connor, right there at adelaide’s side?  though the relationship with the queen bee didn’t last, the bond between alfie and connor did - while connor’s off traveling the world, he brings back talent for alfie to invest in, one of the few people who see his job as a producer ‘legitimate’. together, the two make a good business team - and their current project, a new up and coming singer from kansas of all places - has both of them spending more and more time in the studio.  other quick connections : ophelia carmichael ( ex-wife ), adelaide laurent ( ex-girlfriend ), theodore cunningham ( friend ), josephine barclay ( neighbors ). more listed here.

        follow connor reid.                    ( suggested faceclaims : avan jogia, dev patel, taylor zakhar perez, and mena massoud. must be a FCOC.  )