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merrock · 1 year ago

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CHARACTER INFORMATION

face claim: lee pace

full name: garrick velour

nickname(s) / goes by: n/a

pronouns & gender: he/him, cisgender

sexuality: questioning

birth date: November 4, 1987

birth place: rural quebec canada

arrival to merrock: may 2023

housing: historic downtown; (townhome in some converted historic building ie brooklyn brownstone)

occupation: seller at bookends

work place: bookends

family: mother, Émilienne; father, Casimir; and five siblings: Jacqueline, Tavin, Caelan, Delwyn, and Aveline

relationship status: single

PERSONALITY

+ Compassionate, empathetic, outgoing, trustworthy - Reckless, manipulative, selfish, defensive Love spills out of him in droves. He searches for connection wherever he is—bars, restaurants, walks around the neighborhood. The kind of man who would greet a passerby while they’re out for a morning walk with their dog and remember both of their names. As the eldest brother who never quite shed the coat of his adolescent expectations, Garrick often puts himself out for the sake of helping others, especially his friends and loved ones. Even to his own personal detriment Despite his big heart, Garrick has quite the penchant for mess. He’s quick to be on the defensive and bite back, especially when he feels exposed or backed into a corner. He’s overly sensitive and tends to turn himself into a martyr while in the heart of conflict. He loses himself in relationships, pouring so much from his own cup that it’s entirely empty. Using love and attachments as a shield from the ragged, raw parts of himself that he can’t bear to look at. Riddled with insecurities he tries to keep expertly shoved away, Garrick is slowly working on his lack of self and is set on growing into a better man.

WRITTEN BY: Alex (she/her), est.

BACKGROUND / BIO

triggering / sensitive content: verbal and emotional abuse, alcoholism

Garrick has spent his life stepping into hyper-masculine roles that felt like they fit—the eldest son and child, the provider, a paternal figure. Roles that settled on his shoulders after his parents split when he was eleven years old. His father was rarely around, emotionally distant, verbally and emotionally abusive when he was. Garrick felt his father’s absence when he was away constantly on business, but the distance only grew more painful when Casimir finally was home. In the aftermath of their divorce, he had his mother, pregnant with twins, and three siblings to help her look after and a farm to keep going. Money grew tight. The pressure to help keep his family afloat and raise his youngest siblings became heavier with each passing year. He stepped into shoes that were far too big for him to fill.

In his late teens, his family packed up and migrated to the States, settling on a smaller farm in Vermont. The farm in Quebec became too much for Émilienne to handle, especially with Garrick deciding to go away to school—which she and his sister, Jacqueline, insisted he do. He attended college around Boston with an academic scholarship. He played lacrosse while at school before graduating with an English degree. His passion for the subject was all-consuming, inspiring him to continue with his studies in higher education. He completed his Masters in Literature and moved on to teach in the Boston area at a college level.

Garrick’s queerness is still a very tender and raw part of himself. Implicitly tied to his struggles with masculinity, he’s still peeling back the layers of his identity. The parts of him fractured in childhood. The parts he continued to cover up and hide away in college. He bounced from toxic relationship to toxic relationship during his twenties and thirties, fostering an environment that stifled him. He wasn’t blameless through any of it, though. An equal participant with his manipulative and selfish behavior, his unhealthy habits collided with every girlfriend he had at the time. Together, they created suffocating, whirlwind romances that always ended as explosively as they began.

Things came to a tipping point when he was thirty-six. His girlfriend fell pregnant which he only discovered shortly after they had a very heated split. The idea of being a father was far too much for him to process. Despite toying with the idea in theory, he could never separate his image of fatherhood from the ghost of Casimir, constantly hovering over him. He took the news extremely hard, spiraling into a panic. His lingering issues with vices—smoking and drinking—became too tantalizing for him to not indulge in. Burying himself in liquor in the immediate aftermath of Natalya’s pregnancy, he picked a fight with men at a grungy bar, got arrested, and lost his teaching position.

Which, then, brings him to present day in Merrock. A new start. An opportunity to pause and reflect, get back on his feet. His daughter, Alina, is three years old and he moved up to Maine to be closer to where she is. Legal battles with custody rights and visitation have been long and strenuous, but all he knows is that he wants to show up for her. Be present and become a man he can be proud of.

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merrock · 1 year ago

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WELCOME TO MERROCK, GARRICK VELOUR!

Garrick (he/him, cis man) was born on November 4, 1984 in Quebec, Canada, and arrived to Merrock in May of 2023. They're working as a clerk at Bookends, and live downtown. -- (written by alex (she/her, est) & portrayed by lee pace).

Hi, Alex, welcome to Merrock! We're so excited to see Garrick here in town. Make sure to check out our welcome page, and submit your account within 48 hours, and your personality & background within one week. Thank you! xx