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.・:*:・゚ ’ valentino espsito , a twenty three year old , cismale , works as a musician who came from manhattan roots . while they were attending st jude’s they were known as the broken bird because they could be very reticent . those closest to them say they’re quite stoic though . to get a better understanding of who they are , some things you may notice about them are ferocious memories dancing across his flesh before sinking their teeth into him , the feeling of pain reminding him of his own presence in the world , night sweats that form a pool of anger and an ocean of sadness . you may have mistaken them for justin bieber .
hi hello peaches !! this ? is a fucking train wreck i call valentino but god do i fucking love him ? he’s the combination of two muses of mine and well i’m really excited to explore him ! all while going back to my jb roots ( can you believe there was a time where the only male fc i could use was the love of my life justin bieber ? is it crack ? is that what i was smoking ? ) if you would like to learn more about valentino , please just keep reading !! oh please bare with me , me and introductions are not friends .
❝ ┄ 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓸𝓹𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂 !
chapters of a childhood that reflected two halves of then and now . like a book that cannot be ripped from your hands , the esposito’s story captured hues of millions . expect , instead of unfolding on pages of a book , their lives were recorded by the hands of the media / smiling ( or hands up covering irritated expressions ) on the front pages of magazine , elaborating on success and fortune with oprah winfrey , beautiful photoshoots that are plastered with such brands as vogue and elle magazine . adored . you could consider them that . they were affluence dipped in sovereignty .
alessandro esposito , fifteen years old when he came to america from naples italy . for two weeks , him and his family of seven slept on the cold streets of new york . his father , a business man that went bankrupt decided to allow his legs to run and run until they landed him to america in search of a second chance . that year , had been a year of struggle . but it taught alessandro all he needed to know , showed him everything he refused to be .
alessandro , he put himself through college . got a job the minute his feet touched new york at an italian owned pizza place , and ran himself through the ringer with school . he wanted to study business . be the man his father never was . he was determined .
it was his junior year where he meet sienna remis , the twenty something year old break out model .. who in reality should of never given alessandro the time or day .. but she gave him more then that , four years later , she gave him her word that she was in it with him forever .
she did not want children . she was a model . used her body for her work , worked for her body . struggled with herself to remain the model of every company’s dream . and then , she accidentally got pregnant . and despite having no intentions of keeping it , one look at her husbands face and she made a decision that would cost her . she had it .
and then , she had another one . and then another one .. and then , another one .
the esposito’s were a traditional italian family , spent almost every moment with one another . celebrated holidays at nonna & nonno’s . did family vacations with their four aunts / uncles and their seventeen cousins . the esposito’s as a whole , were successful . alessandro’s oldest brother being a plastic surgeon for celebrities such as kim kardashian and kylie jenner . his sister , she dabbled in the world of acting before settling into fashion design . his youngest brother worked along his side , building an empire of hotels and restaurants . and , his youngest sister whom had the ability to capture a thousand words in single painting moved back to italy to live a normal life .
zynaty , the empire that holds hundreds of hotels and restaurants across the globe . the business that took alessandro and his brother everything they had to create .
valentino navarone clemente esposito was the second child to alessandro and sienna . from the moment he open warm colored hues , took his first breaths , privilege was granted to him . a child in the spotlight , it was what he became . one of the esposito’s destined to do great things . to be somebody . the media ate him up . everything he did , everything his siblings did , they wanted to be apart of it , to exploit , to adore , to wait and watch how they would unfold .
the first eleven years of valentino’s childhood consisted of tender forehead kisses and the feeling of warm comfort wrapping around him like a blanket . his days consisting of laughter that fell from his siblings lips , sports that shook all of his energy right out of him . homemade dinners , forced movie nights ( though deep down he always enjoyed snuggling up to his mother ) , tutors , piano lessons , and guitar lessons . by the time he was eight , he was fluent in italian . played on three different hockey teams . bickered with his oldest brother like it was his job ( but more so because he wanted to do everything he did and did not like being told no . ) spent hours in his fathers office gazing out the windows , eating greasy burgers with his father in exchange that neither of them would snitch to the others . summers with his grandparents in italy . at the age of ten he was staring in commercials such as toy’s r us and even chef boyardee .
the esposito’s were being offered reality tv show’s , the spot of ambassador’s for ridiculously prosperous brands . everything they did , it was an article . sienna takes her children out to the park , alessandro walks the family dog , valentino scored final goal . and then , it happened . headlines of , valentino esposito admitted to hospital due to injuries from his mother .
sienna , she was tender . angelic. had a smile that melted hearts . her laughter felt like music to your ears .. everyone described her as gentle , a beautiful soul . but after her last child , she fell into such dark places . so dark that drinking her way out of them seemed to be the only way to survive . to get through it … but the drinking always made her violent . usually , it was never anything more then her screaming horrid words to her children . usually she saved physical contact for alessandro . the next morning , she’d beg for forgiveness . buy the gifts and allow them to stay home from school . she’d swear she’d never do it again , and for weeks she wouldnt . and then , like a switch she would .
nine pm , alessandro headed to las vegas for a business trip ( one that included his mistress ) , his mom she found the liquor cabinet . one drink turned to three and three turned to the whole bottle vanishing . valentino remembers , her screams and his little brother crying . he was always protective , and when his oldest brother was not around he always felt like it was even more of his duty to watch out for his . so that’s what he did . his feet leading him down to the kitchen .. and when his hues reached hers , the once angelic mother he knew , he loved disappeared . she was a monster in human form . and her hands had reached for his brother and non stop shook him as she repeated , screamed how much she never wanted them . that she never wanted them .
valentino remembers this much , fear . confusion . the need to free his little brother . and then he remembers covering his face , pleading for her to stop , and pain .
it was his brother who called the cops , and when he got to the hospital he had broken ribs , bruises that covered his faces like it skin tone was purple , and a concussion .
the months after that , consisted of legal actions . divorces . therapy . and attempting to heal . something that was deemed impossible with the media constantly throwing it back into their faces . pleading for their statements , wanting to dig deeper . paparazzi harassing not only his family , but friends of his family , co workers , teachers , nannies . it got so bad , alessandro took him and his children back to italy for an entire year . wanting to give them enough time to adjust , to heal , all while trying to heal on his own .
❝ ┄ 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓯𝓽. 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓬𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓷𝓼 !
hard headed and words like knives , a burning fire lives within the boy . one that holds onto pain and anger , their claws slashing violently into his heart . after the accident , he was told he had sad eyes . and for a while , it was because it was true . sadness had intertwined themselves within him , and when he finally got tired of the hole in his heart that dropped to their needs pleading with anyone to help it , he pushed the sadness out and let anger stand in it’s place .
there’s sanity in the constancy his fist always presented him , in italy he found himself in fights after fights . twelves year old , fighting his demons and fighting anyone who wronged him even in the smallest of senses .
he’s like picking up dice and praying you land on a good number , you never know what you’ll get .. will you see the specks of playfulness and charm ? his anger that burns brighter then any fire ? the silent sadness ?
his ambition is gold . he wants to be something in this world . and his passion and intelligent helps keep him on this path .
being an athlete has always come natural to him , he was that kid who was good at literally everything he did .. and while he doesnt play hockey anymore , or as much as he use to , he still gets himself up at five am to run .
his family is a priority . the only people who get all of him , his sadness , his softness , his broken pieces , his protectiveness , his loyalty , his undying love .
despite what you may think , he has a big heart . it sneaks to the surface with small acts of kindness .. the way his hand will reach out to you with intentions of affection before retreating . it’s in his words of , ‘ did you eat ? ‘ and , ‘ let me walk ya home ‘
he is a lover , no matter how hard he tries to convince you his heart is cold that will never be the case . ever .
he’s a curious person , and usually ends up getting suck into people and things despite his promises that he wont .
he hates commitment and attachment .. but can you blame him.
has this fear that everyone he loves will somehow someway hurt him .
has a bad habit of hurting those who hurt him .
he’s unpredictable , stubborn , a little sarcastic .
he can be cruel , unemotionally unavailable . it’s always easier to feel nothing then feel . ( has a constant fight with himself on whether he should let you in , but he will if you are determined enough .. as much as he can )
he’s super intelligent , quick with numbers . his dad use to tell him he was going to be a king , at least in the business industry ..
loves children .. definitely cannot wait to have children of his own some day .
he still spends a lot of his time in italy , usually with his grandparents or his aunt . he likes it there , likes being able to breathe , to walk down the street without harassment .
he wanted to go into his dad’s business , his dad wanted him to come into the business . but , he instead found his passion in music ? it was not surprising , the baby has always been talented .. it just took him a little longer to realize that it was what he wanted to do .
has a journal he carries with him almost every where , he remembers in the seventh grade someone teased him about it being a diary . he also got suspended that day . it’s his song book , the only way to really know him .
he learned fast that , he never wanted to inflict harm onto anyone else like his mom did .. and at twenty four is not a violent guy . he acts out of self defense but will never put his hands on you first .
on that note , do not put your hands on him . he does not like to be handled , slapped , shoved . he does not like being grabbed , dont even poke him aggressively .
he flinches , if you move too fast near him . if you move your hands when yelling at him .
he had night terrors for years . therapy helped him with it .. but sometimes they make a recurrence . more so if he’s really stressed or anxious .
is such a boy when it comes to cars . love speeding , showing off , making you hold on for your dear life .
he does not like drunk people , is not the guy that will normally take care of you unless you’re his siblings , or a very close friends . does not really drink himself . has a drink here and there , but has never gotten drunk … he could truly go the rest of his life without ever drinking again .
he is a smoker , smokes a blunt every night before bed .
he is signed with a record label , and has released two albums ! also he went on two tours ! music is something he truly enjoys . it makes him feel all light and happy ? like he’s his old self again . voice wise , think justin bieber but singing post malone songs ..
he’s doing a little soul searching , soaking up life .. as much as he can . trying to remind himself of all the reasons it feels soo good to be here , right now , living and breathing.
❝ ┄ 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 !
asdfg okay , i wanted to write out super long and detailed connections but im already annoyed with myself and cannot even imagine how yous will feel having to read this mess ! so i want a bromance , something cute and simple . they’re there for him non stop , he considers them family , would do anything for them , they bring out old valentino who just wants to have fun and act like a fool ! a childhood friend , someone who knows everything about the accident he doesn’t speak to anymore to avoid the memories . some party friends and bad influences . hookups !!! a sibling like friendship , someone who reminds him of his younger brother or sister . an messy ex of some sort . one sided relationships !! one sided friendships !! that one person who’s soooo determined to break down his walls .
#xo.intro#TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse#sorry for any mistakes or confusion#this has been sitting in the drafts for a minute#cant wait to use this baby im so excited
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.・:*:・゚ ’ MASON TYLER, a TWENTY SIX year old CIS MAN/HE/HIM works as an PHOTOGRAPHER who came from BROOKLYN roots. while they were attending ST JUDE’S they were known as THE MERCURIAL because they could be very CYNICAL. those closest to them say they’re quite TALENTED though. to get a better understanding of who they are, some things you may notice about them are THE CLICK OF A CAMERA AND ITS FLASH, ALWAYS BEING BEHIND A CAMERA AND NEVER IN FRONT OF IT, SNIDE REMARKS AND AN ANGRY EXPRESSION. you may have mistaken them for DOMINIC SHERWOOD (bea, 22, est)
hey what’s up hello i’m bea. this is mason. my baby. my son. my stars. i’d die for him. he’d die for nothing but his camera, the self-absorbed asshole. below the cut is an about.
mason tyler. born and raised in brooklyn. the boy with a camera. the boy with an eye for detail. breaks from school to go on shoots. an angry man. broken, unexplainably so. expression comes through photograph. a sharp jaw. sharper words. sarcasm instead of blood in his veins. a penchant for chinese takeout. peppermint lip balm. a camera's shutter. a half-packed apartment. a pulitzer prize, dusty and forgotten.
how do you explain yourself ? you went from nothing to everything in the blink of an eye. you started as nothing. a boy in brooklyn. a kid forgettable to everyone who passed you on the street. you were second best at every sport, forgettable in school clubs. you were nothing. it’s simple.
but then, something changed.
your father went on a trip to south america, you came along. you were meant to be on a mission trip, building houses and working at churches. someone tossed you a camera and that was it. that was your defining moment in life. you took pictures of everything. of kids playing soccer with balls that were falling apart. of adults, huddled together, with coffee and conversation.
no one noticed you.
not until you got home.
your father remarked that your pictures were incredible. you had a gift. suddenly, your father said everyone needed to see them. you were talented. suddenly, you were something. within a few months, your photos were hanging in galleries, they were reprinted in magazines. you were given awards men three times your age dreamed of.
they called you a prodigy.
but you were twelve.
you lived in a small apartment in brooklyn.
at least, you did when you weren’t on shoots. you shot for time and national geographic. your parents never asked if you wanted to, but time after time, you were whisked away to exotic places. you liked it, sure, but sometimes you’d have rather been playing spyro on your playstation. you couldn’t tell anyone that though. instead, you listened to praises thrown at you. you kept taking photos.
that was the one consistent thing in your life.
you see, your parents divorced. your mom moved to california. you stayed in brooklyn with your father. weekends were for quick trips — to anywhere, to everywhere — weekends were to practice your craft. suddenly, it was all you could do.
you couldn’t say you didn’t love photography. it was the one thing you were ever good at.
it was what you became.
mason the photographer. mason with the camera. there was never just mason.
maybe that’s why you began pulling away from people in high school. maybe it’s why you began to find yourself alone more often than not. by twenty-six, more than half of your life had been spent behind a camera. you were a success, you would never want for work so long as you had a camera in hand.
but the idea of being something else haunted you. you became what was expected of you and you never had a choice. you love it. but still you wonder what if things had been different.
you think about disappearing sometimes. you could do it. your mark on the world has already been made, what is there left to do ?
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he used to do primarily nature photography, but sometime in high school, he started going to hollywood to do photoshoots there. there were movie promos and magazine spreads, and suddenly it was all he did. models, actors -- if there was a big name, they wanted to be shot by mason tyler.
he has a flat in brooklyn, not too far from his father’s place. it’s tiny and compact, and god is it cluttered. but it’s his. and it’s quiet. it’s perfect. there are floor to ceiling windows that overlook the city. his futon has a quilt his grandmother made. the coffee table has leftover cups that are days ( weeks ? ) old, half full with coffee remnants ( two sugars, no cream )
he won the pulitzer prize for photography at twenty-one. he doesn’t talk about it.
with him always is a tan messenger bag. in it is at least four pens, his camera, a film camera, film, a charger, his phone, his business cards, and his wallet. if it’s not around, something is wrong. it’s scuffed and old, and the strap has been sewn back on at least three times. he can’t bring himself to buy something new.
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- ̗̀ * FAITH’S INTRODUCTION * ̖́-
FAITH RUSH, a CISFEMALE, SENIOR AT PARSONS IN FASHION DESIGN was made in MANHATTAN. when you think of them, the first thought you have is of their tendency to be INCONSIDERATE. it’s okay though, because it’s outshined by their ALLURING personality. they can be distinguished for their knack of wearing CROP TOPS on the daily. they are often mistaken for MADISON BEER .
tw; parental neglect, physical abuse, alcohol, drugs, stabbing
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Faith grew up in a extremely wealthy family in and has always been really spoiled in general. Her way through basically everything is daddy’s money. However since her family’s way of dealing with everything has always been financially, she didn’t really get any love either. Anytime she had any personal issues her mother never really any advice or listened and that’s why she’s extremely closed up about any of her issues and has the constant belief that no one really wants to bother with her problems and that she needs to be strong and go through everything herself.
Having said that, she had to grow up to fend for herself emotionally at least. For the most time she did have a maid that helped her with the chores like cooking, doing laundry which no one taught her to do ever but emotionally, she did develop to a independent person that didn’t really shy away from taking care of herself.
The first years of high school were rough for her. Her parents started coming home less often and the female started to look for closure in the wrong people. She got into not so mild drugs and alcohol and fell in love with the wrong person. While in the beginning, riding on motorbikes at 2 am with a bottle of whiskey with someone you love worked out just like a dream. It soon became her worst nightmare when she found out about her boyfriend’s love for trouble and not any of the good amount. It was when she tried to stop it that she became the issue. While it began with a couple of meaningless fights it soon turned into smashed plates and black eyes until she was laying unconscious on the kitchen floor for accidentally dropping a glass. However, the female didn’t want to take it for long but breaking up with him wasn’t the greatest of ideas because once the words left her mouth she was attacked with a knife. Luckily, she got away and spent some time in the hospital which she told her closed ones it was just a vacation in Cali. The only reason why her ex is not trying to finish what he started is because she paid him a huge sum of money to stay away in hopes he’d be gone forever.
Therefore, Faith still has some ongoing trauma. Anyone who gets aggressive towards her makes her panic, also whenever she drops something in company of someone that could get mad. She gets nightmares fairly often taking her back to what happened hence why she has company over at night. However, she is frightened of therapy and genuinely believes that it wouldn’t help her and referring back to her family situation; she has to fight her own demons.
That’s also why she never has any serious relationships, at least they aren’t serious to her. She enjoys playing with people’s feelings and gets bored of her flings really quickly. Her mother has always cheated on her dad since she was a child so she probably has those ways from her, besides just the fact that she doesn’t want to risk getting hurt again. She could definitely be considered backstabbing when it comes to people she doesn’t care about or wants to toy with. She is pretty unpredictable in that matter because in some moments it might seem like she’s in love with someone and on the next day she ignores them just because she doesn’t really care about any of the consequences because the worst has already happened -- ya feel.
She keeps anyone who gets too close to her at a distance, avoiding any feelings in case she gets heartbroken like once before. Nevertheless when it comes to her body the girl is more open than anything, she’s the biggest flirt and tease and she’ll show it. Hook ups and one night stands aren’t anything new to her. She knows she’s attractive and will use it to her advantage to get her ways. It’s all just a big distraction to avoid any reoccurring situations and just live of the high. Sure, the lows are really low but she kept herself together all this time.
PRESENT
Faith was forced to learn how it is to be responsible as soon as she got into Parsons. Before, school wasn’t that much of an issue. Her father was able to buy her out of any trouble and good grades were somewhat easy to achieve with being able to manipulate some of her classmates. This soon changed though, considering her parents stopped coming home all together and she hasn’t seen either of them in approximately two to three years. This wouldn’t be that much of an issue, however, when they heard about Faith entering Parsons, they cut the money. Telling her to be responsible and that she should start living like a normal adult.
Of course, this was extremely rough on the usually spoiled female. She had some leftover money from her last monthly allowance you could say which she paid the college with and bought herself a seriously way to small apartment, at least for what she had before that. She had to start living off instant noodles but she soon switched around her current position in life when she walked by this strip club in the middle of the night. Most who know her, knew that she had always been a pole dancing fanatic herself, having a own pole in her own house and doing it artistically. However, you couldn’t make much money from doing it as a sport or form of art so as confident as she was, she applied there and has been working there through almost all of her college time. Of course, as someone who was trained in pole dancing already years before, she was highly demanded in comparison to the other females who just did it to be sexy. However, this is a secret to anyone really because if there’s one thing she is kind of embarrassed about, it’s that.
However, it did indeed keep her over the surface. She’s constantly making good money so that she got back on track on wearing more expensive clothes -- at least, that is if she’s not designing them herself already, healthy food and even a pet cat called Kasper. However, she keeps her small apartment because she doesn’t wanna raise suspicion either.
I can’t say that much about her personality has changed. She’s still pretty closed up and a stone cold bitch . She’s still a hoe, not much has changed there because she’s kind of focused on her job and studying because she really does love fashion and aspires to be a well known designer. Not big on love, that’s for sure.
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