#im gunna do a wc page and everything in a bit but i wanted to get this up rq

[gylesfarwynd]

º   .   ♔   ⸻   the  capital  of  king’s  landing  welcomes  GYLES of  HOUSE  FARWYND,  the  LORD  of  THE LONELY LIGHT.  news  borne  by  a  raven  sends  word  that  he  bears  a  resemblance  to  ANDREW KOJI.  the  THIRTY-FOUR  year  old  CIS MAN  is  reputed  to  be  OBSERVANT  and  CHARISMATIC,  but  with  the  eyes  of  court  watching  their  every  move,  they  might  turn  out  to  be  BLUNT  and DISTRUSTING.  when  songs  are  sung,  their  verses  speak  of  CALLOUSED FINGERTIPS ON SOFT PALMS ; THE GROUND, WARM WITH BLOOD FOLLOWING A FIST-FIGHT ; THE TASTE OF SALTWATER ON THE AIR .  whispers  throughout  the  seven  kingdoms  claim  that  their  allegiance  lies  with GYSELLA GOODBROTHER and HOUSE GREYJOY,  where  they  conspire  to  CLEAR HIS FAMILY'S NAME and GAIN NOTORIETY.  but  in  the  end,  fealty  means  little  when  you  play  the  game  of  thrones. 

BIO — tw :// violence, blood, abuse, neglect

ONE.

You are the oldest of three brothers, the lord heir to the Lonely Light, a title that is mocked as much as you take pride in it. The Iron Islands, surprisingly, treated you well as a young child, trained with a wooden sword in hand since your fingers had the dexterity to hold one. You played out on the beaches with your brothers, born in quick succession after yourself. Close knit, the three boys and their father were a quiet and desolate house, keeping mostly to themselves, finding friends only in the servant children. Reclusive. You showed a kindness innate in your heart that was not present in every house in the clash of fake weapons ringing with laughter and the sharing of meals as abashed as throwing food under the table for the dogs only when the coast was clear. The Farwynd boys were sweet children, but kindness is not always repaid in full to ironborns. It was too easy to be made a fool of, to be taken advantage of, and so the warmth you offered aged and turned to ice, cold and ruthless.

You don’t hold any animosity towards your family, even with your youngest brother’s birth costing your mother her life. The same could not be said, however, for your father, a once loud and eccentric man gone quiet with grief, his stoicism turned madness felt throughout the castle you called home. It was only you boys then, yourself no older than ten when you became the emotional caregiver of your younger siblings, a heavy burden for one so young. It turned you distant, reserved. You were to take over this house one day, and you could only shoulder so much distress before you began to bend and break under the very weight of it, your own sanity occasionally slipping with the neglect of your own psychological needs, “If you take care of everyone else,” therefore births the question, “Who takes care of you?”

TWO.

You remember the first time you were ordered to punish a servant, it haunts your dreams to this day even after having killed men, decades of piracy and battle, gore red and slick between fingers and caked under nails, splashed on your chest and neck leaving a horrible rust stain. You remember being fourteen and being told to leave more than a bruise, the feeling of a cane in fresh fingers, still a child but cruelty is bred in the veins of noble houses and, eager to please, you had done your worst. Still sometimes you wake in a cold sweat by candlelight and see the red ribbons of skin, but you had won something that day; praise. This, you were taught, is what it meant to be a Lord, to be the heir to your house. This was what it would take to be someone.

THREE.

House Farwynd’s name, particularly the branch of the Lonely Light, came with a reputation, a stereotype. You were called skinchangers, accused of lying with seals and birthing half-human children. You were considered mad by most. A nasty reputation, one that filled the oldest Farwynd son with hatred, the taste of poison on your tongue since you were old enough to understand the things said about your family, about your brothers. They were a quiet house, surely, kept to themselves on their land and rarely ventured out for politics or otherwise, and therefore they must be different; distasteful, animals. 

Fighting became your lifeblood, trained under many different masters you learned the art of battle, more fond of hand-to-hand combat than swordsmanship. You’re a ruffian, a monster on the battlefield, and loyal to a fault. You won’t hesitate when it comes to someone you love, those far and few between; your brothers, Asha Greyjoy, Gysella Goodbrother, and if necessary their families as well. You stands all too willing to lay your life on the line for the sake of fealty, of promises you had made either stone sober or drunk off of dinner wines, face flushed when you placed your hands on either of Asha’s shoulders after knowing her for so many years and said with earnesty, the dark pits of your eyes serious yet hazy, voice stern, fighting against a wretched warble, “I will not forget your goodwill, and I will fight with you as long as you will have me.” The laugh that followed and the breaking of a smile on both faces as she patted your back, a crooked grin. Though amused, you stood by the consequence that she believed you, and thus it was written in stone and blood. Above all else you are a man of your word, not a liar nor a thief. A distrustful, destructive, and harrowed creature, but gravely honest. 

FOUR.

She took you in, she trained you herself alongside Gysella Goodbrother and there a bond was built that would last, as far as you’re concerned, the rest of your life. She offers you something you had never had; independence, a choice. You had always been shackled to your name and made to play the part of the boy heir and the caretaker of your brothers. You gave everything you had to your family, and you would do it all again, but now they weigh on you, they hold you back. You’re a man now, a fighter, and you cannot bear to spend the rest of your days rotting away on the island and patiently waiting, as sick as it sounds, for your father to die. Gysella offers you the position of first mate, when she does it’s still a bit of a pipe dream, a long way to go to success, and at first your father vehemently refuses to allow you to leave as the heir to his house. He doesn’t want you to waste your time becoming a pirate, and you don’t want to be a pawn. The only hope he has as he watches you leave is that perhaps you’ll marry the Goodbrother girl, a hope that after a decade at sea seems to diminish with time. He hopes, you postulate, you marry at all. 

Your brothers, younger than you, have already found wives, fathered children, and you waste your time at sea, refusing all the proposals your father works so hard to scrounge up for you. You do not say this, but you still believe in a fantasy as old as time; love. The word, though demure and enticing, tastes like blood in your mouth so you swallow it down and instead say that marriage does not suit your lifestyle, and children even less so. Sometimes when you close your eyes and listen very closely, you can hear death knocking at your door already, “Are you sure,” it asks, teeth sharpened and dripping with black, “that this is how you want to die?” elongated canines and obsidian eyes, as if to taunt you, concludes with just a single word, “Alone?”

[wiinterrose]

          ( xavier serrano , male , he/him, 23 ) omg ! i was walking yonge street downtown , and you’ll never guess who i saw . 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 ! i just saw a post about them on sixsecrets ! i think it said something like “ 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑'𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝟓 𝐀𝐌 : 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 ?” . isn’t that wild ? i guess it makes sense through , since they’re apparently 𝐃𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐒 and 𝐂𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 . but i’ve heard they’re also 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 and 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 ! i’ll just stick to giving them the benefit of the doubt . i mean , it’s not like i know them personally — they’re a famous 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐑 / 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐁𝐄𝐑 ! you know , i’ve actually heard rumors that ██████████████████, but they’re just rumors … i think . i dunno . if you happen to run into them , tell them i’m their biggest fan ! ( ollie , they / them , 21 , est )

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘

— mikey was born and raised in winnipeg because i think it’s funny when characters are from winnipeg. if you’re from winnipeg i’m so sorry. definitely was born on the coldest day of that year ( so like some point in january )

— but because of those long, cold harsh winters, mikey found himself in a dance studio a lot. his aunt was a dance teacher and with rather absent parents who meant well but both had long hours at the local hospital, he spent a lot of time with her. he fell in love with dance pretty early on, always having a certain fluidity and grace even when he was young.

— random but he also played hockey up until he was like 16 or whatever because he’s canadian and i’m not stupid. it happened. he can still skate tho. in a slightly different life he probably would have been a pretty good figure skater huh 🤔🤔🤔 but anyway...

— also feel like it makes sense that he did gymnastics. and trained in classical ballet.

— he went to university of toronto for college, studying kinesology and dance, and danced at one of the prestigious studios in the city.

— his big break moment was when in his sophomore year at ut, he made it onto the second season of world of dance in early 2017 ( lets pretend that show has been on longer than it has bc i don’t want it to be the first season of it sldk ). he made it all the way to the finals and quickly become a fan favorite along the way. though he ultimately placed second and missed out on the million dollars, that was the beginning of many doors opening for him. ( for those who, might have the vaguest clue what i’m talking about : i’m highkey feeling like, michael dameski style which is an idea i had after i named him michael so don’t @ me for him having the same first name ).

— millions watched that show, including some prominent agents and scouts who were able to help him launch a professional dance career : something he never thought he’d see himself actually doing. his first big gig was making the dance team for some singer’s north american tour, and he ended up not returning to ut to pursue a professional dance career full time. since then he’s danced in a few music videos for some uber famous musican ( same one he went on tour with or not idk ?? also a wc ?? maybe ?? ), a tv show, couple movies, and other various gigs around the city. he works part time at a studio when he has time, and has been honing his choreography skills as well.

— he makes enough dancing, but certainly not enough to make him RICH. no, that come from an impromptu vlog he did while on tour with aforementioned singer. having already garnered a following from world of dance, he soon rose to youtube fame as well, something he never could have predicted. i feel like his videos are very just, day in a life with various random challenges mixed in, and various workout and flexibility tips. he also still does pieces and duets with other prominent dancers just for fun too. his natural charisma and attitude really just carries him through easily lmao.

— mikey developed a bit of a habit of sleeping around when he left for college, all the newfound freedom was just intoxicating and well. he was hot so. it wasn’t like it was hard alsdkjf. that stuck around well into his blossoming dance career. nothing that was enough to be scandalous, but he made his way around. and then a year and a half into this unforeseen new life, he met matthew glass.

— he’d had a couple serious relationships before, one in high school, one his freshman year of college but neither of them could hold a flame to what he felt when he was with matt. perfection wasn’t something mikey believed in, but he almost did with what they had.

— it was like for over a year and a half he lived in this insane dream, and then mikey and matt broke up and he was devastated ( behind closed doors and with curtains pulled tightly shut ).

— he then proceeded to broadcast how perfectly fine he was doing by going back to his old ways and sleeping around obsessively, this time with very little regard as to how many headlines he was making. as far as coping mechanisms go, i guess sex is better than alcohol ?? not to say he wasn’t also drunk at times l o l.

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐂

— mikey is a... how do u say... im gunna write manwhore bc it’s accurate so pls don’t take offense. inch resting bc i’ve written smut like once in my eight year rping career but that’s what he decided he was gunna be and who am i to deny that.

— very bi. very much does not care. if the world didn’t know he was before, it definitely does now lmao. he hasn’t come out in the sense he’s like posted a video about it and said “i’m bisexual” but it’s pretty obvious from the media and maybe he has gotten asked in interviews and has just shrugged and been like does it matter ?? i’m sorry he’s not the vocal bi ally we need. perhaps we will work on that.

— hasn’t dated anyone since matt bc he’s highkey lowkey still hung up on him but no one needs to know that right. outwardly, he’s very much the same : seemingly happy, but he’s a lot more careful with his heart and letting people close to him. if anything he’s become a bit of a two-way mirror, always seeing out but never really letting people see in, just what they want to see.

— probably goes without saying but extremely flexible. idk if any of you know who juuse saros is but apparently he can twerk in a split and i’m not saying mikey can but like. he just might be able to...

— straight up does not get cold. never wears more than a hoodie, probably danced shirtless in the middle of winter just fine. at least being from winnipeg is good for one ( 1 ) thing.

— i feel like people call him flower. idk guys. maybe im just thinking too much abt hockey goalies.

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘

— he tends to be extremely underestimated as he comes across a bit dumb and generally has a pretty positive outlook on life which people confuse for him being naive when that isn’t the case. but he’s found he can use that it his advantage and that sometimes, people will tell him things they think he can’t understand but he hears and remembers everything. it’s helped him out of a few difficult situations before.

— i feel like he has a bit of ethan dolan’s personality & dumbass energy idk guys...

— live in the moment kind of dude. his motto is probably like : you just gotta know what you want to do next. i mean looking back on his life it’s been pretty crazy and that’s only solidified his outlook that like, you really can’t control too much. just let it go where it takes you.

— people do like him though and they like talking to him for whatever reason. generally has pretty trustworthy vibes but he’s more slippery than he comes across. he’s a selfish person at heart and always has his own best interests in mind, even if it doesn’t seem that way at first.

— extroverted. i think ??

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

— 6′1″. chocolate brown eyes. curly brown hair. he has a lithe but extremely fit build due to his career. his core strength is especially impressive. 

— he has a monochromatic lineart tattoo of a rose on his left forearm / wrist and a butterfly ( again monochromatic & just lineart ) on his right shoulder. small scar at the base of his neck by his ear from an unfortunate hockey accident.

— needs glasses but usually only wears contacts unless he’s in his apartment late at night.

— he’s not overly fashionable, going more for comfort than how he generally looks. on a regular day, he’s probably got the whole... college athlete look going if you know what i mean. a big fan of mirrored aviator sunglasses. wouldn’t know what dressing up meant even if it slapped him in the face.

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

first and foremost i want to say that i like to vibe and brainstorm with people to come up with unique connections between our characters but here are a few ideas:

— the singer whose tour he danced on — singer whose music videos he’s been in — mayhaps even actors for that tv show / movie he was in ( v small role but whatevs. maybe they just Vibed yknow ) — flirtationship 😔 — always ye ol good hookup l o l — we keep running into each other idk maybe we should talk ??

TAKEN CONNECTIONS PAGE HERE

𝐎𝐎𝐂

          hey guys, i’m ollie. my intros are either written really eloquently or a big mess bc im trying to rub together a couple braincells at 1 am and whatever comes out, comes out. no need to guess which category this one falls into lmAO. anyway, i’m a slow plotter bc i’m easily overwhelmed trying to do too many things at once but i swear i will try to get to as many people as i can. and yeah this entire character is inspired by my love of world of dance don’t @ me... if u made it all the way down here u should watch this bc 😳 & mikey has the same athleticism and strength.