#same could be said about other gang members too obvs but this ain’t about them

[arthur-kilgore]

It says a lot about charles smith that even though it’s been four years since his debut with literally no new canon content in that time there’s still new fan content about him p much daily

[waywcrdsons-blog]

⋆ ◦ ° ☾ jeffrey dean morgan + cismale + he/his— have you met ajax anderson? they are a fifty year old known around town as the lifer. they’ve been in the gang life for thirty two years, and currently work for the cobras as a council member. they are a bisexual libra, which means they are charming + charismatic, as well as frivolous + blunt. worn leather jackets, round the clock stubble, deep voice whispering secrets.

Ajax Jonathon Anderson – goes by Jax, AJ.

Born on October 2nd in Valdez, Colorado to Audrey Anderson and Unknown. 

Father of Clara and Harlow (undiscovered). 

      about.

Born in a brothel to a mother with no clue who his father was, you could say Ajax had been bred for the life he lived. His mother was a fierce thing, always pissing someone off. Their room and board was never a fixed situation, and half the time they found themselves out on their asses because she had mouthed off to a client. 

 They lived independently from the time he was six until he turned twelve, where she would continue to entertain those with a wallet and willingness to spend, while AJ tried his best to pretend he was still innocent enough to not know what was going on in the other room. 

When they couldn’t sustain themselves any longer, they ended up back on the doorstep of a seedy brothel ran by a heavy handed pimp who worked for the organisation. It was a fragile living arrangement to say the least, which disintegrated fast once his mother got sick. With no one to provide for them, Ajax stepped up and offered himself up to her pimp for whatever was necessary to keep a roof over their head. 

 To his relief, the man had no interest in turning him out, but he did like the idea of having a protége. Someone to manipulate and mould in his own image. Aj soon realised he was in over his head, as Ganzel would turn his hands on him and beat him every time he stepped out of line or did anything he disapproved of. 

Their relationship only grew worse when his mother died, leaving him with just a brute of an employer and debts he didn’t know she had racked up when she was alive. This was how he found himself as a part of the organisation. 

 At the age of twenty, with two years (officially) under his belt, he had broken Ganzel’s cardinal rule -- you don’t touch the merchandise. A brief affair with one of his most prized girls had resulted in a pregnancy, one he knew he couldn’t step up and claim as his own. Something that still haunts him to this day.

Nine months later, this resulted in one Harlow Proctor, who’s life he’s been present for. Even if it wasn’t in the capacity he would have liked. 

 More than anything, AJ hated that he had cursed Harlow to live a similar life to the one he had. The bastard offspring of a prostitute, without a father or a full identity. Though he always carried a torch for her mother, Lena, this was something he could never reconcile with himself. 

Despite the sacrifice he had made to ensure neither would incur Ganzel’s wrath, it seemed he could still do that easily on his own. A game of cards, something so simple, had lead to their final scuffle -- one that resulted in him emerging bloody but victorious, with a fallen mentor at his feet and a body to dispose of.

With a clear power vacuum, AJ stepped easily into the life he had been primed for, taking the man’s mantle and his business though he didn’t run it with the same lust for violence that he did. 

This was his main source of income and his reason for sticking around Valdez, until unrest began to spread through the town in whispers. Given that he was the man that all pillow talk was reported back to, he was intrigued by the formation of a new gang and what this meant for the town. 

He made the drastic change to switch sides and work alongside the Cobras as a council member, something he doesn’t publicise too much as he still has close ties to his old brothel and the girls that work there. 

     personality.

 Charming to a fault, AJ is well versed in what makes a good pimp. He has no shame about promising a prospective worker the world. And the sun. And the stars. And the moon. While it’s rarely ever the case that they get anything close to that, he does try his best to keep those on his roster happy and content and he has a zero tolerance policy for clients who harm his girls or guys. 

 However, as much as he cares, business is still business and he has no aversion for underhanded tactics when it comes to things he wants and rival pimps. He’s been around long enough to know how to fuck with someone else’s livelihood and not leave a trail. This insight and strategy is what he applies to his advice when he has Maggie or King’s ear, especially in regards to how best wound the Savages.

    wanted connections.

IF IT AIN’T BROKE / I’M DAMN SURE GONNA BREAK IT – ooooo give me some feelings. like, probably the first time he’s truly felt something real since lena and obvs he doesn’t know what the fuck to do with that so he for sure self sabotages it on every level. 

IF THERE’S A WRONG ROAD / I’M DAMN SURE GONNA TAKE IT - something where he’s schneaking around with someone he shouldn’t be. a rival? an agent? maybe one of the other pimps gorlies? maybe a savage? hypocrite ass. and he’s always ending it he ends it like 3 times a week probs but he never ends it 

WHERE THERE’S BLUE LIGHTS / JUST READ ME MY RIGHTS – A close associate!! Maybe a soldier who frequents the brothel, maybe a life long friend. Somebody he calls to bail him out when necessary, and one that he can truly lean on. Could also now be antagonistic since he switched sides! 

WHERE THERE’S A TRAINWRECK / SIT ON BACK AND WATCH ME CRASH - exes!!!!! like i said he’s been around since the dawn of fucking time so anything could go. friendly, unfriendly. good terms, bad terms. at each other’s throats, still show up at each other’s door. it’s all a wide open opportunity. 

I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF BLOODLINE THAT AIN’T GONNA CHANGE - family!! his father and his father’s side is somewhat of a mystery to him and a blank canvas for me to mess with so yeh. go buckwild with that if u like!

[a-weird-blog-in-general]

Heathers/ITH Au

What do ya know it’s another AU. Look, this one was waiting on the back burner, and now it’s done. So sit back, relax and watch me delve into this.

So they way I’ve got it is this: 

It starts off pretty much like Heathers, with a few changes (to both canons, actually):

Sonny would be our Veronica, and a 16-yr junior, while pretty much everyone else is a senior; it does cause conflict, everyone he knows is graduating and getting out and he’s gonna be alone, further fuel for the “I hate school fire.”

Nina (17) could be Martha, closest friend Sonny who’s really smart, and she would have a crush on Benny

Benny (18) and Lincoln (17)  could be Ram and Kurt, respectively, minus the assholeness; they fit the same arc (somewhat, obvs. some things will have to be redacted), just not the character. They’re both trying to fit in by being on the football team; Benny because he comes across as a tough guy, why wouldn’t he be on the team? And Lincoln because he’s trying to please his father. They’re just going along with what the rest of the team expects to not be socially shunned (Lincoln especially).

Usnavi (20) doesn’t fit into a character (besides being a parental figure); he’s there for comfort, to provide Sonny advice (doesn’t always work). Looks after Sonny with Abuela Claudia (though Chip probably does most of the work). Usnavi’s been crushing on Vanessa for ‘about two years, hasn’t taken any initiative of course, for reasons (coughagecough). He still runs the bodega, and Sonny still works shifts there.

Pete’s kind of like J.D.? (hear me out); Pete’s got this friend who has the more “unstable” personality and mental traits. The two of them together create the whole J.D character, Pete being the part that genuinely cares for Sonny and doesn’t like society, the “friend” the part that deals with all their problems by blowing them up. Oh and Pete’s 18, the friend 19

And of course, the queens: Vanessa (17), Daniela (18), and Carla (17). They’re the Salon Girls (always hanging out at some salon, their bags have enough stuff to be a mobile one). They act the way they to fit in expectations; do they really want to be such bitches? Not really, but it keeps them on top. Vanessa-H. Chandler, Daniela-H. Duke, Carla-H.Mcnamara

And then we move onto a plot I’ve conceived for this.

The girls take Sonny under their wing because he manages to talk their way out of a problem and make him a pretty boy. (But he’s not getting rid of the hat, no one can do that).

Sonny meets Pete first at a shop, probably at Usnavi’s bodega, Pete there freezing his brain, lowkey flirtation starts, and then Sonny's introduced to Pete's friend, who is acting shady af. And they hang out until Usnavi comes in and asks if they’re gonna pay for all those drinks (and lowkey get away from my cousin you look like gang members so please back off). Sonny introduces Pete to Usnavi, and Usnavi is suspicious™.

The girls try to get Sonny to get Nina to embarrass herself at a party at one of the homecoming party at some dude’s house. Sonny denies them at first, and the girls are like “Sure, do what you want. Just don’t come crying to us when everybody hates you.” Benny ends up inviting Nina anyway.

Doesn’t matter much, because Benny and Lincoln are there to defend her

Sonny, drunk and high af (Usnavi would be disappointed), is having a good time and he brought Pete along (Pete’s just uncomfortable he’d rather be tagging a wall). The girls are about to pull some sick joke on Nina, so Sonny confronts them and vomits on Vanessa’s shoes. Sonny drags Pete with him when he runs out of the party. Benny and Lincoln take Nina home.

The whole “Dead Girl Walking” thing doesn’t happen (yet?). Sonny’s drunk and high (not a healthy combination) and Pete’s not drunk enough to just do something like that with Sonny, no matter how much Sonny insists it’s okay. Both of them are not in the most stable mental place right now to make that decision and deal with the repercussions. The end up agreeing that they have a thing (whatever that could be), but they’re not going to deal with the have stuff yet.

"Pete, I'm probably gonna die tomorrow, both socially and physically, so I really want to take our relationship up like three levels." "wat."

The next day, Sonny and Pete go over to apologize to Vanessa about last night (for moral and ethical reasons), and Pete's friend comes along (they weren’t invited, and want to be involved in something). The friend pulls off the switch drink with cleaning solution, but Pete notices and slaps the drink out of Vanessa’s hand (a bit too late; she did drink some of it)

Vanessa ends up in a coma. And Usnavi is not happy with that no no. Now all Usnavi knows is that Sonny was invited to some party, not everything that followed. Sonny doesn't want to say anything because a)Last person at the scene of the crime and b)He'll have to explain everything else and Usnavi already doesn't like Pete and hates the friend.The event is painted as a failed suicide and generates sympathy for Vanessa. It also provides an opening for Daniela to take control of the Salon Girls. Sonny's not dealing with any of this well, and while Pete is trying to be a source of comfort, but the friend is making it apparent that they like Sonny at the same time.

Kinda inconvenient timing, seeing that Sonny and Pete at this point are kind of a thing.

Some rumor starts up that Sonny's gay (and a little something else that I won’t say now) and it's high school people are fucking rude and they bash on him for it. Lincoln ends up coming up to him and they have a little heart to heart conversation where Lincoln comes out as gay and Sonny really appreciates the support (Sonny feels this isn’t something he can turn to Usnavi for). Nina pops up too and they both help Sonny sort through what’s going on.

The friend, on the other hand, manages to convince Sonny that they can socially attack whoever started the rumor (all they know is that it was someone on the football team) and bury away Sonny’s social stigma. Pete’s already in on it so Sonny agrees, but he’s not buying the "Ich Luge" bullets bullshit. But Pete’s not questioning anything so Sonny reluctantly goes with it. (The basically called two “random” guys from the team to have them fake a suicide pact, bringing them under the premise that the Salon girls wanted to see them). Sonny’s supposed to keep the guys in a certain spot until the friend fires the gun. Turns out it’s Lincoln and Benny. Sonny tries to subtly tell them to run, but Lincoln gets shot before the message is received and Benny books it. And what does the friend do? Straight up shoots Sonny.Sonny ends up in the hospital, and Usnavi’s so worried and he’s asking all these questions and Sonny just can’t take it and breaks down. But he still doesn’t say anything to Usnavi (boi just talk to your cousin). All he really manages to say is “Cuz, I think I fucked up.”

Usnavi’s not having any of this first Vanessa now Sonny wtf is going on. And Sonny’s not helping with Usnavi’s parental anxiety.

It’s when Sonny gets back to school that Lincoln actually died and he’s just living in a panic cause shit he and the other guys go to the same school how the hell am I going to avoid them? Cause he doesn’t want to see either of them because they’re both bad news and he’s done with everybody’s bullshit. Not to mention he blames himself in a way for Lincoln’s death.

Nina is not okay. She’s just so sad and lost. She goes to Benny (those two have been growing closer), and Benny kinda spills that Sonny was there when Lincoln “died.” Nina goes to confront Sonny about what Benny said, but he refuses to say anything and Nina’s particular dislike and eventual resentment of Sonny grows; he's acting weird and he's not answering her questions (she needs answers please just help her). She almost tries to commit suicide but Benny’s there to help her.

Sonny does run into Pete, and while he’s unsure about everything, the two patch up and manage to get on some level ground.

The friend, however, thinks they did nothing wrong and Sonny is being unreasonable. I poisoned a girl and killed a guy for you and you still won’t go out with me?The friend breaks into Sonny’s room, detailing the plan to blow up the school (Pete’s already there setting up the bombs). 

Fighting time! Sonny and Pete gang up on the friend and they end up getting shot (taste of your own medicine you jerk). But now what to do with the bomb? Pete got the bomb out while Sonny was distracted, and is determined™ to blow up with it. Sonny obviously ain’t having that and literally they have a fight over the bomb until the friend comes up and just holds them all together before taking the bomb. But he doesn’t back up and it goes off too close.

But everything’s okay because while badly injured they still manage to stay alive and with the troublemaker gone we can try to patch things up and bring things back to normal. Vanessa wakes up after the social hierarchy is broken down, so she can just relax. Nina gets her acceptance letter into Standford, Benny manages to convince Mr. Rosario to give him a job at their dispatch (I think you see where this is going).