Welcome to Hickstead, home to both Seven Oak Stables, and Blue Acre - two rival stables. Both offer opportunities for their clients to reach the highest level of excellence. Each stable differs from the other, so choose wisely and never forget, loyalty is everything... Meanwhile as the stables battle it out, there's trouble brewing at the university. Be careful, if you don't pick a side you may get caught in the cross-fire...
This is an chilled out rpg with a super friendly and relaxed atmosphere! Remember to sign up with your characters full name in all caps and don't forget to do your claims! Thank you and Welcome, we've been established since 10th March 2009 but unfortunately have had to close guest view of our boards due to multiple sites ripping off our hard work, such a shame! Come chat to us in Discord before joining if you like!.
So I happen to be Admin Clips...if you've seen a 'Clipseys', 'Eclipse' or 'Clips' around it's possibly me xD Anyway I'm the owner of the site and as it's been going fifteen years now so as you can imagine I've created a fair few amount of character's in the time. Just for you're knowledge i'm thirty and I'm in the South East of England so my time zone be GMT ! Now time to meet the harem that is Clip's wonderful crew!
where do we disappear? into the silence that surrounds us and then drowns us in the end, where all these people who impersonate our friends say "come again, come again, come again."
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month 00, 1492
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in fourteen hundred ninety-two, columbus sailed the ocean blue.
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month 00, 1493 - 1495
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in fourteen hundred ninety-three, he came home across the deep blue sea. in fourteen hundred ninety-four, he did it with the girl next door. in fourteen hundred ninety-five, he barely made it out alive.
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month 00, 1964 - 1970
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in nineteen hundred sixty-four, these sailors left me at the door. in nineteen hundred seventy, some people got their hands on me.
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month 00, 1964 - 1970
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now i'm the king of everything. i am the king of nothing, no. i am the king of everything. i am the king of nothing.
TATTOOS: none SCARS: none - birth mark on her left hip DRINK: yes from time to time SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yep GLASSES: nope HOME: woodbain flats, number ten BORN AND RAISED: hickstead, england
"AS FAST AS A HARE AS BRAVE AS A BEAR"
sweet natured. kind. honest. likes to see everyone smiling. comes across as rather innocent and naive however she's far from innocent and she's actually not naive or gullible in the slightest. gentle. easy going. intelligent. sharp. feisty. passionate. thoughtful. humbling. incredibly modest. finds pleasure in the smallest things of life.
LIKES: photography , kellan , movie nights with friends , sweet and salted popcorn , kiwi's , autumn , beaches , getting to wear shorts and flip flops , ice cream on hot days , american tv shows like friends and scrubs , painting/drawing , experimenting with her art and photography work , parties , sleep in's , travelling. DISLIKES: users , abusers , gossipers , bitchy people , lies , really hot days , being too cold , jeggings (jean leggings) , seeing other people get hurt , when others get involved in things they shouldn't , nosy people , rats , meat - she's a veggie , grapes - allergic , idiots , making a fool of herself. STRENGTHS: photography , art , singing , making people smile , giving advice , reliable and efficient. WEAKNESSES: kellan , kiwi's - loves them , ben and jerries ice cream , picturesque settings - wants to capture them on camera/canvas , jaegerbombs , sport. FEARS: death , rejection , that her paintings/photo's will be disliked/hated , that kellan will love someone else. SECRETS: still in love with kellan , that she won't get to have a family.
"AS FREE AS A BIRD AS NEAT AS A WORD"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: middle class OCCUPATION: photographer and artist EXPERTISE: photography WEALTH: adequate enough PROUDEST MOMENT: her first commission - somebody had seen her pictures through a mutual friend and was the first person to pay for her to take a photo shoot of their horse. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: the time she found out she was allergic to grapes - she was at school in year five and it was the first time she's tried them, the moment she did everything swelled and the other kids started laughing at her for it.
"AS QUIET AS A MOUSE AS BIG AS A HOUSE"
FATHER(S): robert james herondale - 52 - laywer MOTHER(S): lauren mirander herondale - 51 - chef OTHER HALF: crushing on ETHAN KASPER LEWIS SIBLINGS: jeremy robert herondale - 17 - college student CHILDREN:
her history isn't exactly very exciting if truth be told. she was born twenty-four years ago in hickstead, england, where she lived for the majority of her life. her parents named her adalia - after her father's mother, and lauren, after adalia's own mother. she had no sisters, her parent's had originally only wanted one child but upon finding how easy and how much they came to love their daughter, they tried for a second child and received a baby boy just two years later. the family were set for now and they had a good life. they had enough money to live in a nice house, never had to struggle for anything, but the children were not brought up to be brats or anything of the sort.
at four years old, adalia met her best friend and one day to be childhood sweetheart. her first day at playgroup, a couple of the boys a year older than her had began to push her around, and too little and naive and innocent to know what to do she simply let them. then suddenly from nowhere a boy her age stepped in and got them to back off. kellan. from that moment on the two of them became the best of friends. they would go to each other's houses after playground and then school, they would meet up once they got older on their own terms rather than their parent, and hang out at the park with munch they'd brought from the corner shop..or they'd go into town or something. they were incredibly close, partners-in-crime, and people often made the mistake of thinking them to be a couple. they laughed about it but as the years went by, adalia began to feel something new for her bff that scared her. before she knew it she had a full on crush for the boy, and she spent the next several years wishing she could say something.
when they got to year 11 they started to have a few difficulties. she was finding it harder to be around him with such a crush, hated seeing him with his girlfriends and yet found no satisfaction in the couple of relationships she dabbled in to try and forget her feelings for kellan. finally she came clean to him, and suddenly he was confessing the same and the two of them were kissing. after that things finally seemed right - they became a couple, and for several years they got to explore each other in a new way; romantically rather than the boundary of friendship. then, tragedy struck. her father got a promotion in london and the family were to move just after she'd finished her second year of college. she tried to persuade them otherwise but to no avail and suddenly she was saying goodbye to a guy she'd just realised she was in love with.
they tried to make it work, but rumours - wrong rumours - reached them both and ate them up. they barely saw each other and soon busy lives kept them from even talking to each other days at a time. they broke it off mutually but it hurt like hell and for months afterward adalia was broken hearted. a boy by the name of ivan helped her to recover. she'd gotten into photography and did a short two year course in art and photography at the london university, where her and ivan got on brilliantly and soon became more than friends.he was a lovely guy but when she finished her course at twenty-three she said she had to break it off. over the years they'd transcended back into friends more than anything, and with her moving away again she didn't want to have the same thing happen like with kellan all over again. for a couple of months adalia went travelling before she finally came to settle back in her home town - hickstead.
PETS
Abraxas - Rex - 10 years - 16hh - Hanoverian - Dressage
Stan - Tabby X - 11 years
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GENDER: lady AGE: twenty D.O.B: 6th september SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: dating PLAY-BY: antonia thomas HEIGHT: 5ft HAIR: brown, curly EYES: dark brown
"DJ BLOW MY SPEAKERS UP"
TATTOOS: flower design on her left hip, stretching across her lower back and down her thigh SCARS: none DRINK: copious amounts SMOKE: a pack everyone couple days DRIVE: yep GLASSES: nope HOME: student accommodation BORN AND RAISED: chelsea, england
"TONIGHT, IMMA FIGHT"
complicated. party girl. mixed with the wrong crowd. enjoys going out and getting wasted, getting high and getting with guys. life and soul of the party. daredevil. give anything a go. trouble-maker. has a fantastic poker face. sarcastic. says what she thinks. upfront. comes across as rude. egotistical. confident. deep down she has a lot of fears. has a lot of worries fears and insecurities behind her guard. surprisingly lonely. proud. strong.
LIKES: alcohol , good music , partying , guys , playing games , attention , trying new things , adventures , old Disney movies (don't tell anyone) , going shopping DISLIKES: maths , staying in , being ignored , people who bitch (just be upfront about it) , the police , snooty people , her aunt , sad films , the English weather! , Gluten (is allergic) STRENGTHS: street smart, though doesn't always apply it , taming her damn curly hair (yes that's totally a strength) , honest, says what she thinks , surprisingly is rather athletic , good singer, not that she'll sing in front of people WEAKNESSES: struggles with class work , daredevil, can't say no to a dare , boys , ice cream , motorbikes - she's really into them FEARS: the same thing happening to her as it did to her parents , intimacy, in the emotional sense. she's awful at opening up to people. SECRETS: she has tonnes of secrets what do you wanna know?
"TILL WE SEE THE SUNLIGHT"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: lower class OCCUPATION: student - english literature, french EXPERTISE: drinking WEALTH: none PROUDEST MOMENT: setting the fastest, and still currently unbeaten, record for downing a jug of beer at the local pub. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: she doesn't get easily embarrassed, but once she managed to trip over her own feet and give herself a black eye during school.
"TIC TOCK ON THE CLOCK"
FATHER(S): Jaime Thomas Donovan -- deceased MOTHER(S): Lana Trina Donovan nee Daniels -- deceased OTHER HALF: dating TRIPP CHRISTIAN CALLAHAN SIBLINGS: none
Alisha moved around a lot as a young child and so her very early memories are of an array of different walls and landscapes. Her parents were not rich nor did they really have any money of any kind. Both her parents came from poor families, and were infact both addicted to a variety of drugs that left them penniless whenever money might happen to appear. The homes she remembers were always small, dingy flats and apartments, often in less than pleasant areas. She attended school here and there but her education was halting at the best of times, and they were often moving on just by the time she had settled. Such an unstable childhood did not lead to an entirely stable child either. Lis as a youngster spent most of her time having to try to clean up after her parents and make sure neither of them were dead when they passed out. She grew to resent this as she aged, deciding that she didn't want to spend her life like this. She contemplated running away at the age of 11, but she just couldn't do it.
When she was thirteen she found herself a part time job working with horses. It was unglamorous and hard work but she didn't care, she only cared about the money. In time she came to enjoy the company of the animals but it took time for them to wiggle into her heart. She kept what money she had, putting it aside at first, but as things continued to get worse at home she instead put it to good use to buy her own food and clothes. Things could have gone one way or another at that point for Alisha, and when she met a group of girls at one of the schools who were a bad influence her path was set. They introduced her to alcohol, even at thirteen, and of course boys. At first she wouldn't touch drugs, but the more she got into the party scene the more tempted she became until she stopped caring and tried them anyway. Pretty much independent from her parents by then she ignored whatever was happening at home and skipped in and out of her classes, too busy getting drunk, fooling around with guys and getting high to care about much else. She barely held onto her job, she started to get into trouble with the police and her friends were always stabbing each other in the back and sleeping with each others boyfriends.
Real trouble hit when she turned sixteen. As she'd gotten older she'd learnt that the reason they travelled was for the fact that her parents owed a lot of money to a lot of different dealers, and they were trying not to let them catch up. It was going to happen eventually of course, and it did. When they were living in a run down council block in Manchester, one evening the door was busted in and well hello there angry dealer. With a gun. Both her mother and her father were shot, and that was the end of them. Dead. Right in front of Alisha's eyes. She was lucky to be spared. It was the worst moment of her life, and she felt numb. She was sent down to Brighton to live with her aunt in Brighton. Her parents death sent her right off the deep end, and she barely scraped through her exams with a handful of passes. She was jobless and off partying every night, getting into fights, hardly spending a night at home. In the end she received an ASBO from the police, and several cautions. Her aunt was at the end of her tether with her, and when Alisha received community service for a DUI, her aunt said enough was enough and packed her off to Hickstead, paying for her accommodation at the university to continue her education there. Out of her hair, her aunt stopped caring and left Alisha to her own devices, only sending a regular pay cheque to cover the costs of her living.
PETS
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GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-three D.O.B: 31st may SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: dating PLAY-BY: kayla ewell HEIGHT: 5ft7 HAIR: dark brown EYES: chocolate brown
"SO OVERDUE I OWE THEM"
TATTOOS: a small tattoo of a phoenix, lower back SCARS: too many to count DRINK: yes SMOKE: when she drinks DRIVE: yep GLASSES: nope HOME: woodbain flats, number nine BORN AND RAISED: paris, france
"SWEPT AWAY I'M STOLEN"
confident, sexy, flaunts what she's got, enthusiastic, usually more optimistic than pessimistic, witty and likes to banter a little, can take and give out jokes, street smart, intelligent when it comes to some things, a party girl, mellower now that she's met chase, feisty, a bit of a firecracker, especially if you piss her off, hot headed sometimes, stubborn too and determined, passionate and also protective and honest.
LIKES: hot chocolate with marshmallows , open fires and bonfire nights , cuddling on the couch with a film when she's tired , fruit salad , black coffee - no sugary shit , being inside when it's raining , lie in's , dressing up , warm chocolate chip cookies , massages , long phone calls with people she likes , bad movies , pay day , funny customers. DISLIKES: rude customers , guys who don't take no for an answer , users and abusers , arguing with friends , horror movies , ignorance , fat on meat , sushi or raw fish in general , thunderstorms , being alone for too long , being undermined STRENGTHS: has common sense , confident , good at mixing cocktails , witty , strong emotionally , brave for the most part , street smart , quick thinking , has a good aim when throwing and good at catching too speedy on her feet. WEAKNESSES: a pretty face , strawberry ice cream , chocolates , cuddling up with a film and blanket , not very physically strong , self conscious , painting and drawing she sucks at. FEARS: tristan coming back for her , trusting a guy again , losing people she loves , losing the life she's built for herself SECRETS: she used to help her ex deal drugs (coerced) , she hasn't spoken to her parents since she was fourteen.
"LET THE SKY FALL"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working class OCCUPATION: waitress and bar woman EXPERTISE: mixing drinks WEALTH: not much, verges on poor PROUDEST MOMENT: escaping tristan - she never thought she would be able to manage to get away from him and the life that he had forced her into. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: being rejected once by someone at school - the guy really tore into her in front of everyone and said he would never touch her because of how many other guys she had been with by then. Everyone laughed at her and called her names for months afterward.
"WHEN IT CRUMBLES"
FATHER(S): martin arthur white - 62 - retired company director MOTHER(S): anne-marie lenia white - 55 - flower shop owner OTHER HALF: dating MIKHAIL THANOS ANTONIOU - 25 - barn hand/waiter SIBLINGS: none, many cousins though
Amber's life was not always an easy one, she was born in London, England however was moved to France at a young age. Her father was brother to Lily, Leo, James and Logan's, and also to Chris and Ashley's, meaning that she was their cousin. Amber's father was different from his brothers and met a French woman who he fell in love with, moving away to Paris just after Amber was born. She spent her first six years there and learn pretty good French, however her mother was strict and disproved of her being under foot all the time, sending her away to a boarding school.
Amber soon became the rebel, through lack of love she developed a need to please people, and quickly grew into parties and boys, alcohol and the like. She got chucked out of several boarding schools, causing concern for her absent father who did love her though somewhat distantly. But she came to hate her mother who cared little for her and often wished she'd never had her. She tried to reach out to her cousins on a couple of occasions as they never went to family gatherings, but never never heard back. Amber's parents moved back to London for some time to keep a closer eye on her, but her mother and father fought endless, screaming at each other and soon Amber and her mother turned on each other too, until one day Amber's mother slapped her.
Amber wouldn't stand for it and she left home without looking back, meeting a man called Tristan. She was only fifteen at the time and they grew close quickly, helped by Amber's naivety. When she turned sixteen he begged her to marry him, and far too trusting, she agreed to. They spent a year living in a crappy flat, just about getting by when things slowly began to go downhill. By the time she turned seventeen he started getting violent, using and abusing her, he coerced her to drink excessively, do drugs with him and started trying to get her into dealing with him. She couldn't do it, one day she looked at herself in the mirror and realised she didn't recognise herself. Once again, she attempted to reach out to her cousins, but again heard nothing. From that, she swore she'd never try to rely on family again.
When she got her chance - Tristan being out one evening - Amber took the bare essentials and ran. She tried to leave no trace behind, getting as far away as she could and finding herself alone and starting afresh in Hickstead. She sold the crappy ring he'd given her - surprised to find it was worth at least something - and picked herself back off the ground, getting a job at the bar and slowly and carefully beginning to rebuild herself a new life. She let herself trust again in Chase Anderson, who helped her put aside some of her habits of falling back on getting black out drunk to forget a bad day, and falling in with bad crowds - but not long after she realised she was falling for him, he upped and left town. She swore off guys, choosing to build on her self-love and confidence before making the mistake of falling in love again.
PETS
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GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-four D.O.B: 7th July SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: married PLAY-BY: mathias lauridsen HEIGHT: 5ft11 HAIR: golden blonde EYES: ranges from hazel, to green, to grey, to brown
"YOU KNOW I'M NOT A MAN WHO'S EVER BEEN"
TATTOOS: wings down his back from his shoulder blades , tribal tattoo on his left bicep SCARS: too many to count DRINK: yes SMOKE: trying to quit DRIVE: yep GLASSES: nope HOME: oldaker avenue, number nine BORN AND RAISED: london, england
"INSECURE ABOUT THE WORLD I'VE BEEN LIVIN' "
coy, sly, proud, impulsive, head strong, stubborn, jumps the gun a bit, one track minded sometimes, confident, secretive, intelligent, street smart, tough, disobedient, lazy on occasion, obsessive sometimes, does have a softer side however, excellent sense of humour, dark and sadistic if he has to be, disloyal if he doesn't care for you.
LIKES: partying , his sons , his adopted sister and brother , skye , being in charge , being alpha-male , respect , coffee , beer , fighting , his horse , riding , peace and quiet , being listened to , horror and comedy movies , being outside. DISLIKES: most other guys and people in general , peppy or over-enthusiastic people , weakness , people trying to overthrow him , being undermined , people who stick their nose into his business , hypocrites , arrogance , overly 'helpful' people , irritating people , queue jumpers , romantic comedy movies , books , rap or gangster music , loud people , cocky guys , cheaters , abusers , his parents , road rage. STRENGTHS: intelligent , good with maths , street smart , excellent fighter , brave , confident , stubborn as hell , determined , coy , protective. WEAKNESSES: self centred on occasion , self sacrificing but on occasion has been selfish and self preserving , head strong , impulsive , manipulative , disloyal unless he loves you , arrogant. FEARS: losing any of his family , his father coming back , his past coming back to haunt him. SECRETS: he's killed a man before
"IN, I DON'T BREAK EASY, I HAVE MY PRIDE, BUT "
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working class OCCUPATION: personal trainer/the odd questionable side hustle EXPERTISE: combat - hand to hand and weaponry, deception WEALTH: surprisingly wealthy, not entirely honest money PROUDEST MOMENT: buying his first place - it may not be hard earned money that brought him the house, but it was money he'd obtained himself nonetheless and he finally had a roof of his own to call home. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: the first time he lost a fight to a girl - the girl so happened to be monique, he'd been all egotistical and cocky and going on about having stolen some big street guys knife, then moni suddenly took him down and completely smashed him. it bruised his ego for some time and managed to shut him up for the rest of the day.
"IF YOU NEED TO BE SATISFIED, I'M SHAMELESS"
FATHER(S): joshua michell collins - 54 - unknown occupation MOTHER(S): unknown STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: wife - SKYE CADANCE COLLINS - 24 - vet nurse SIBLINGS: half brother - DEACON ARCHER KELLEY - 21 - political science student CHILDREN: danny - 4 year old blake - 3 year old
he's had a bit of a rough time, that's no lie, and a lot of his history is lost or secret. nobody knows where he was born, there's no hospital record so it's most likely he was born at his parents home or who knows, maybe even a dark alleyway at midnight. he has no idea who his mother was, he was stuck with his father for a few years and nothing was spoken about in regards to his mother. his dad had no idea what he was doing, and ash was often alone, neglected, dirty and starved. he grew up trying to do things himself, fast becoming a bitter and angry child who talked back to his dad.
that was when the beatings came. it shut him up to begin with, scared him out of his wits...but he had no education, no routine, barely any food and no toys or friends...he didn't know not to talk back, he didn't understand what he was doing wrong. he endured this way of life for six years before his dad gave up and dropped him off at a home for kids. things were better there if only marginally - he had to fight for everything from food to a place to sleep to clothes. he learnt the best way to fight, learnt how to steal and lie. alongside his new friend arrow and then at a slightly later point monique they built their way to the top. ash got himself into some less than desirable types of people and back alley past times - from drug taking and dealing, to stealing, to even following people in exchange for money. it was not a good place.
he escaped the home, it was a messy plan that went completely wrong but he ran and couldn't look back. he strayed from place to place, sleeping where-ever he could, stealing food and clothes. he tracked down an old relative of his, an uncle, but the old man was in deep crap of his own and died in some gang war issue not long after ash started working for him. he was left a snazzy camero car, which he took with him all the way to hickstead. things changed a bit from there and are certainly more on the up...
PETS
Diverse Illusion - Bravado - 10 years - 15.3hh - Holsteiner - showjumper
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GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-five D.O.B: 19th March SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: dating PLAY-BY: xavier samuel HEIGHT: 5ft10 HAIR: brown EYES: hazel
"YOU HAVE ALWAYS WORN YOU FLAWS"
TATTOOS: none SCARS: a couple on his right side from surgery DRINK: not really SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yep GLASSES: reading glasses HOME: woodbain flats, number two BORN AND RAISED: hickstead, england
"UPON YOU SLEEVE, AND I HAVE ALWAYS BURIED"
quiet, hard-working, honest, sincere, sweet natured, kind hearted - has a heart of gold, always has good intentions, very patient, is difficult to get mad, observant, intelligent, keeps to himself a lot, withdrawn sometimes, shy around new people, over thinks things, very not impulsive, considerate and thoughtful, empathetic in the sense that he can empathise/sympathise with people but doesn't think it's some kind of sixth sense or 'magic' as some people think he means when he says empathy.
LIKES: quiet places , soda , beaches , early morning rides , getting up with dawn , sunrises , libraries , reading , his friends , his family - most of the time , blair , his brother's kids , his two horses , getting things right , helping people , keeping to himself , having time to himself in the day , long canters , jumping , showing , swimming and high diving , writing , maths DISLIKES: animal cruelty , people who don't listen , ignorance , abusers and users , people without common sense , when it gets icy , getting pushes around , meat , loud and obnoxious people , soap tv shows , bad actors , being ignored because he's quiet. STRENGTHS: incredible rider , understanding , observant , intelligent , well read , very patient WEAKNESSES: un-confident with people , withdrawn a lot of the time , keeps to himself , his horses , his girl , his family , his brother's kids , keeps things bottled up too much. FEARS: losing any of his family , getting leukaemia again. SECRETS: feels like he doesn't belong sometimes
"THEM DEEP BENEATH THE GROUND, DIG THEM"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: upper class OCCUPATION: professional showjumper/part time Starbucks barista EXPERTISE: horse-riding and training WEALTH: reasonably well off, not lacking for anything PROUDEST MOMENT: his first win at an event - he was on a bit of a difficult pony called mercury and he had yet to have a clear round. ben finally started to get him going well and they won their fourth one day event with miles to spare. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: being ill - seems a strange one but when he was ill he got to a point where he struggled to sit up or even feed himself and everything had to be done for him. it was the worst part of his life, having to be babied again when he was a fifteen year old lad.
benjamin was never lacking for anything as a child, his parents were both well known riders, who had made to the top and had money to spend. his mother retired from the eventing world to train young horses and re-sell them instead, but his father continued to compete, even as ben and his siblings grew older and joined in. ben always felt the odd one out of his family. his parents were strict, abrupt, blunt, driven - they knew what they wanted and they got it. likewise, siblings took after them, adding into the mix a cockiness and confidence that seemed to have skipped ben. he was quiet, often withdrawn and kept to himself as much as he could. he worked hard at school and kept his head down, never getting into trouble and had few friends. when he grew older he didn't drink or smoke, never tried weed or had drunken one night stands. it just wasn't his thing.
his main passion was always horses, and he loved the difficult one's - the ones nobody else wanted to work with anymore. his first pony, mercury, was a devil pony but ben worked hard with him and they developed a strong bond. he had ben off more times than the kid could count but he always got back on and carried on. though his parents disapproved of his choice in horses, the one thing they were proud of was his passion - perhaps they only thing they were proud of. as he grew older, time came to pick his first horse. he hated the fact that he couldn't keep his previous horses, being forced to move along as soon as he flew up the grades and needed something larger with more potential. he dug his heels in as long as possible but there was nothing he could do to stop his parents selling mercury on, and then jester (his first horse, likewise a naughty thing), finally being nudged into picking his first grand prix horse.
ben will never forget picking albatross. the poor creature was shoved into one of the back stables of a barn of youngsters, ignored and a little unkept, ben sought him out almost naturally. the other horses were gorgeous of course and well bred, but he didn't want them. it took one glance at the huge, bulky, slightly out of proportioned coloured horse for ben to point his finger and say 'this horse'. his parents tried to force his hand, but ben refused, bringing out that stubborn gene that all ryan's seemed to have. it was the best decision he ever made - that horse really took him places, and they created such a strong bond ben could never imagine being without him. he turned into an incredibly brave, well behaved, sweet horse who's only weak point was thunderstorms (which also happened to be bens weak spot after being locked into a shed by his siblings during one).
it wasn't all good though. when ben was thirteen he began to feel unwell. it didn't feel like much of a deal at first, just tiredness to start with, then he started to lose his appetite, and then he started getting weak and sick...he had cancer. it was the worst moment of his life, finding that out. he lost condition, he had no energy...it got to the point over the next two years when he thought he was going to die. he had to have people help him even sit up or help him drink. finally, just as he turned seventeen...it started to get better. he had no idea how, maybe it was a miracle but finally he was pulling through. it took him a long time to get even close back to how he used to be.
he was in for a further shock when he reached twenty-one. he found out that we wasn't a match for his brother when his brother got into an accident and he wanted to donate blood. it's not uncommon, but ben thought it unusual that he was so opposite. he pressed his parents hard enough that in the end during a full blown argument that the truth came out - ben was adopted. his parents had been trying for years and nothing had ever happened, and so they'd adopted ben as a baby - and a year later, jake had come along naturally. he lost it for a while, having always felt like the odd one out in the family it finally made sense, and he worried that now they knew, him and his siblings would be even more separate. they proved him wrong though, and if anything, he's never been as close to his siblings since.
PETS
Russe - 7 years - 15hh - Mustang x Lusitano - in the process of being broken
Stolen Moment - Albatross - 17 years - 17.1hh - Warmblood x Paint - showjumper
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GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-five D.O.B: 23rd july SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: divorced PLAY-BY: taylor schilling HEIGHT: 5ft6 HAIR: gold blonde EYES: green
"LIVING IN A TEENAGE DREAM"
TATTOOS: two birds flying on her right shoulder SCARS: none DRINK: occasionally SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yep GLASSES: none HOME: sparks kennels BORN AND RAISED: hickstead, england
"THE WAY YOU TURN ME ON"
pretty easy person to get along with. sweet girl. always has something nice to say about everyone. light-hearted. easy going. spirited personality in the sense that she loves to be out doing something. rather upbeat. optimistic. an adventurer sometimes. she's got a slightly tougher side. can get suspicious. scared of getting hurt again. strong willed, stubborn. quite vulnerable. sucker for romance and classic movies and novels. easy to please. sunny disposition.
LIKES: dogs , her son, ben , sweet guys who look out for her , sunsets , walking/hiking , long warm summer days , having a laugh with her family , classic films , simplicity , sleeping in when she gets the chance , adventure/discovery of new places , being daring on occasion , exotic fruits , swimming , long hacks on her horses , her two geldings, copper and aztec DISLIKES: abusers , power hungry people , selfishness/arrogance , users , cats , salad (she's a hearty fast food eater. luckily has a high metabolism) , her authority being challenged by a guy , tea , animal abusers , getting emotionally hurt , power cuts , liars , arguing , being accused of something she hasn't done ,when people lash out STRENGTHS: smart , loyal , caring , good painter , pretty good singer , good with animals , quite good with some natural healing remedies WEAKNESSES: romantic gestures , sweet guys , injured people/animals , a good romance novel , classical movies , overly curious , hot cross buns - loves them! FEARS: getting caught in a dog fight again , trusting another man and being let down again SECRETS: she feels like there's some one out there for her, someone fate has yet for her to meet who'll give her a second chance at love. , ryan used to be rough with her sometimes , once got caught between two dogs in a dog fight when trying to save them from their owner and got quite badly hurt from it. didn't tell people what happened in case the dogs got put down.
"I CAN'T SLEEP"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working class OCCUPATION: owner of sparks kennels - dog boarding and training EXPERTISE: dog training and handling WEALTH: reasonable/comfortable PROUDEST MOMENT: having ben, her son - things may not have worked out with her husband but ben is something she will always be thankful for having, and giving birth to him (a healthy bouncy baby boy) is certainly her proudest moment. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: ripping her dress in front of ryan on a date - back before they were married or anything, she caught her dress in the door without noticing and tried to walk off then riiiippp...naturally she went bright red and had to try and pin it together to avoid flashing him as they went to dinner.
"LET'S RUN AWAY AND DON'T EVER LOOK BACK"
FATHER(S): leonard joshua sparks -- deceased MOTHER(S): jane elizabeth sparks -- deceased OTHER HALF: crushing on LOGAN JAMES FAIRCLAW - 25 - ex marine/kennels helper SIBLINGS: adam matthew sparks - 27 - kennels worker, wants to go into education abroad drake ben sparks - deceased - marine CHILDREN: benjamin matthew sparks - 5
beth grew up around dogs. when she was born her grandma (nana) already owned a small kennels right on the outskirts of hickstead town, quite close to the stables in fact. it wasn't a huge property, a converted barn for the dogs, and a second barn for a couple of horses that she owned along with her grandpa. there were a couple of fields surrounding them - not as large as the stables but plenty enough land for it to feel like a secluded corner of the world for the sparks family. they already had a son of two years when beth had been born, but they'd been happy with a second child and chosen to have no more after that...even when drake came along a year later. they were pretty close as siblings- beth and adam, and he looked after his little sister quite happily, and when drake came along the three siblings were practically inseparable.
the three of them grew up on the kennels, helping their parents and grandparents to feed and walk the dogs, getting more responsibility as they grew older. their father wanted them to take on the kennels when it came to his retirement, and whilst beth adored the dogs and had no wish to venture further in the world than their little land, adam and drake had bigger plans and let beth take the lead in learning how to deal with the place. he wanted a better education, to go and see the world and learn more about what was out there. many arguments arose from his wants of course as he got older and told his parents what he wanted from life, but they conceded and beth took on much of the place to help her dad once he got older. when the three of them were all still young - beth had been ten at the time - their parent's died in a tragic accident. it was hard on all of them, but in fact all three of them banded together and got through.
at nineteen, beth met a guy. his name was ryan and whilst independent, she'd always been a rather sweet natured woman who fell a little too easily. twenty at the time, ryan had come in search of a dog companion and instead left with not only a gorgeous red setter by the name of ruby, but also the owner of the kennels, daughter's phone number. they went on several dates but it wasn't long before they were admitting to being madly in love and suddenly she was pregnant, and they were set upon marriage. a few months later he proposed to her, and within a few months they were married - both had wanted a simple wedding, beth had never been materialistic. her nana had been difficult to persuade, she hadn't liked ryan very much but she'd simply shrugged and kept to herself.
for a few months they were happy, incredibly loved up, wondering about a family one day, everything in joint names. then ryan started to get a little.. power hungry. she didn't know what changed in him, perhaps it was the police officer in him that made him change, but he became a harder man, and whilst he never really hurt her, sometimes he could be a little rough and he scared her. he could be controlling too, and she didn't like it. after months and months of fighting she managed to get a divorce from him, and the two were divorced within six months of their marriage. heartbroken, beth had settled back at home and thrown herself into taking over the kennel's completely from her nana, raising her son as a single parent even with her ex's occasional support, hiding how much the ordeal with ryan had burnt her, but slowly in time she began to heal and whilst she never truly forgave him, especially whenever he called round out of 'duty' he said, she could not deny that she still felt there was someone out there for her...
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<3 LOGAN JAMES FAIRCLAW | ONE SON (BEN - PREVIOUS MARRIAGE) | TWO HORSES (COPPER & AZTEC)
GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-seven D.O.B: 29th april SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: it's complicated PLAY-BY: ali larter HEIGHT: 5ft8 HAIR: strawberry blonde EYES: blue
"'CAUSE YOU'VE CROSSED MY MIND"
TATTOOS: snake tattoo around her right bicep ,musical note on her lower back SCARS: large scar down the inside of her right forearm DRINK: yep SMOKE: when she's stressed DRIVE: yep GLASSES: nope HOME: local hotel BORN AND RAISED: new york, america
"MADE MY BLOOD THUMP 7-8-9"
rude. sarcastic. snippy. bit of bite. sarky. often rather cruel with her words, able to twist them to get the right effect; whether to piss you off or make you back off. smart mouth - most particularly with people of authority or the police. defensive. takes a lot to make her talk. brilliant at deflecting. manipulative. intelligent. never be a goody goody. loves the thrill of being 'bad ass'. can be thoughtful and considerate to others if given the chance. good at remembering things and observing people, and sometimes she acts upon the knowledge. not trusting at all. can be trustworthy herself so long as you prove to her you're worth it, and loyal. not always dependable. free-spirit. a loose cannon. not always honest but if she isn't it's usually for a good reason.
LIKES: fast and beautiful cars , money , her son - jacob , freedom , men , alcohol , sticking it to the police , sunsets , full english breakfasts , having a place to hide out , sleeping in , good tv , sleeping with two pillows , scented candles , meaningful tattoos , decent graffiti - like banksy's DISLIKES: police , jail , people thinking they're better than her , overly-happy people , optimism , murderers , people who think she'll do anything for money (she has standards) , guys who don't know 'no' , social services and foster homes , assholes , people with nice cars who don't know how to care for them , being poor , only having one pillow when sleeping , going without her coffee , driving a crappy car , living in cheap crummy flats STRENGTHS: smart , pick-pocketing and stealing , lock picking , quick-thinking , has a way with words - can talk herself and others out of things , driving - she's got some skills , determined , good liar , physically and mentally strong , snowboarding , courageous WEAKNESSES: charming men , her son , needing more cash , romance novels! , white chocolate , running long distance , free running - if she looks down she loses her bottle , heights , swimming - can't FEARS: heights , jacob getting hurt , falling in love with someone who can't accept her , going back to jail for longer SECRETS: jacob is technically a secret - she doesn't want him to be implicated in anything she does. , still has a grand tucked away that she stole from thomas. , almost stabbed someone during a fight in jail but couldn't go through with it - got hurt because of it.
"MAKE MY HEART BEAT DOUBLE TIME"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working/lower class OCCUPATION: criminal/ex con/con artist/thief EXPERTISE: thieving/deception/singing WEALTH: very little PROUDEST MOMENT: her son - he's the only thing she has left worth living for and she's trying to build a life for him. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: getting thrown into jail - it was awful, the humiliation of being taken there in the car, of being convicted, of being judged.
"AM I THE ONLY SOUR CHERRY"
FATHER(S): unknown MOTHER(S): rumoured to be a lounge singer called Libby OTHER HALF: sort of dating - BROOK LEON TYSON - 27 - detective sergeant SIBLINGS: unknown CHILDREN: jacob william turner - 4
blaise never met her parents, never wanted to. she was dropped off on the door step as a baby, swathed in rags. there was a note beside her head only with the words 'my name is blaise' written upon the paper and that was it. the home took her in with caution, confused and worried as to where the parents might be and what state they were in, but they were never found. blaise grew up already filled with resentment for being unwanted by the people biologically programmed to love her. she was difficult to handle, always up to something or other. at once point when she was around eight, the doctor tried to diagnose her with ADHD but it was a false diagnosis. she never showed symptoms for it, she was simply a difficult child to handle.
she had no proper role models in life to teach her. she was passed from temporary foster home to temporary foster home, sometimes the parent's were too free and she did whatever she wanted - skipping school, picking on other kids, acting out in class...and as she grew older, staying out too late, smoking, hanging out with the wrong group, stealing, sleeping with boys when she got to that age. she didn't mean to be a bad kid, but either her foster carers didn't know how to handle her and so she was never taught right and wrong, or they were too strict and she fought back. a couple of people even lashed out at her once which did not go down well with anyone, and always within weeks or months she was back to the home.
once she got to her later teens she started to get called on by the police. 'where was she on the night of this or that date at this or that time', when things had gone missing from a few small local shops and houses or if there was vandalism. it started to become a regular occurrence for the police to bring her home every night, so much so that even they began to give up on her and simply resigned themselves to picking her up off the street at 1am every morning and escorting the sometimes wasted, sometimes not wasted girl back to the home.
once eighteen she was free of the place, and she left without a backward glance. they worried of course, of what she was to become but it was too late, she was already set on that destructive path. once free of the home she set herself up at a cheap flat far out from her hometown and attempted to get a job. it was hard, nobody wanted to employ a foster kid with bad school grades and so in order to pay rent she had to resort to ways she'd half hoped she wouldn't have to -theft. oh she would never sleep with the land lord as payment, she was not a whore and refused to be seen as a piece of meat no matter his implications. no, instead she began to steal. small things at first until she leant how to do it properly - how to avoid getting caught.
she wound up in a cell a few times, but nothing seemed to quite get through to her, to bother her enough to try another way. she felt the whole world was against her, so what else to do but fight back in the most under dog ways she could. her thefts escalated and she in fact got away with rather a lot from time to time - her most prized accomplishment was an aston martin vanquish car; a beautiful car. that wasn't quite stealing - she was owed the car in reality. a boyfriend of hers; one she picked up on a random night out as it happened, and it turned out to become more than just the one night. he was similar to her; a rough guy, but rather than theft, he had gotten into drug pushing. that was a whole other side that she didn't want to get into, and she tried to ignore what he did. they got by better together, enough to have to talk about the fact that they couldn't simply hold so much money on them, and they couldn't trust a bank account...so instead they decided to buy something - and they both agreed on a fast car. a beautiful fast car. see... blaise has a thing about beautiful cars.
they didn't quite have as much as they needed, and so blaise tried a difficult steal. an expensive mans expensive home vault. it took weeks of preparation and in the end she almost made it out. her boyfriend - thomas - had agreed to help and she just managed to grab a crap load of cash when the place was busted. thomas made it out. she didn't. she was jailed for two years only because she managed to get a good lawyer, she even gave them information on thomas, and pleaded guilty. she may have been a proud woman, but she was smart and she knew how to shorten her sentence. she got into some fights behind bars but nothing the cops ever really knew much about, and in the end she was released four months early on good behaviour. as soon as she was free she went after thomas.
it took her months to track him down, but she had contacts and she knew his - finally she caught up with him in london where she discovered he'd taken the money that she had stolen for them, and spent it on a fabulous aston matin vanquish...just like they'd planned. she was angry, incredibly so, for him leaving her to rot in jail, for spending the money, all of that. somehow he managed to calm her down, swore he was sorry, that he tried his best and this was a present for her. he lied. after a night together that left her pregnant, he drove off without her..in her car. she followed him pretty damn quickly and took what he owed her. she was good at theft, it was her life, and stealing from him was easy - she took some of his money for good measure, and this time she drove off without him. he couldn't file a report with the police about the car without explaining who he was and how he got the money...and then he'd be the one inside a jail cell for years.
of course this meant she was alone once more...well not quite alone, only a few weeks later did she learn that she was pregnant. it was the worst news she could have - just out of prison, alone, money-less, job-less, homeless....she was tempted to rid herself off the kid but even for her that was too heartless. instead she struggled by as best she could, managing to get a waitressing job until she started to round out and they sacked her. the money was enough for a while, and once the kid was born she named him jacob and found that she already loved him. she got money here or there from random jobs but it was barely enough and rent on their little flat was always late. she did her best as a mother but felt inadequate, run down... eventually the social services came as she knew they would. apparently someone in the building block had been concerned by the child's welfare, and upon seeing the mothers awful, small, dingy apartment, cupboards almost bare of food - and certainly of anything decent - and her poor track record, they took her child from her. she was distraught, fought to get him back but there was nothing she could do...and she moved away, trying to start afresh in hickstead.
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GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-four D.O.B: 12th december SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: engaged PLAY-BY: candice accola HEIGHT: 5ft5 HAIR: bright blonde EYES: blue
"I'LL TAKE YOU OUT THOUGH"
TATTOOS: small butterfly lower back SCARS: none DRINK: occasionally SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yeah GLASSES: nope HOME: oldaker road, number eleven BORN AND RAISED: aberystwyth, wales
"I'M HARDLY WORTH YOUR TIME"
Bubbly, Happy-go-lucky, a little quiet around new people but not due to being shy, protective of people she likes and will stand up for them, feisty at times, passionate about her beliefs, compassionate, kind-hearted, good natured, witty, ethusiastic, wary and cautious, doesn't trust easily, outgoing and optimistic
LIKES: Singing , Horses , Helping people , Coffee , Reading , Learning new things , good movies , Having a laugh with friends , Pebble beaches , Adventure , Places she can sit and think DISLIKES: Manipulative people , Queue jumpers , Loop the loop rollar coaster rides , Crowded spaces , Carrots , Strawberries , Anything containing gluten - allergic , Her hair when it wont do as she tells it to , people who talk behind others backs , technology - never works for her STRENGTHS: singing , compassionate , helpful , thinks on her feet , good at resolving confrontations WEAKNESSES: sucks at lying , cooking , her boys wanting something , jelly and ice cream FEARS: death , her father SECRETS: she adores kids films, especially the older disney films
"IN THE COLD YOU LOOK SO FIERCE"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: middle class OCCUPATION: singer/songwriter EXPERTISE: singing and music in general WEALTH: moderate to good PROUDEST MOMENT: thats a tough one - it's a tie between each of her boys firsts...first steps, first words, first time holding their own cup..she doesn't have a proudest moment but tonnes of them. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: she once found herself on stage when she was twelve singing in the school play and lost her nerve, forgot her words and nearly threw up on the first row. luckily she tore off stage and made it to the bathroom in time.
"BUT I'M WARM ENOUGH"
FATHER(S): andrew christopher wells - 51 - barman MOTHER(S): susan pippa wells -- deceased STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: engaged - JAKE MICHEAL RYAN - 24 - cross country instructor seven oaks/lifeguard SIBLINGS: thomas wells - 20 carlos wells - deceased CHILDREN: xavier ryan - 4 - triplet trace ryan - 4 - triplet benji ryan - 4 - triplet asher ryan - 1 - twin aaron ryan - 1 - twin
She had a normal childhood - at first. She grew up happy alongside her brothers, playing her role of older sibling diligently and getting on well at school without any drama. Her father had been sent off to war before she was born, and he didn't return until she was 10 - that was when things went bad.
He was abusive - her father - but only to her, and it was a secret. She was terrified of him, but when anyone else was around, you could never have believed anything was wrong. The problem was, the moment they where alone, he was a terror to her. Carly never learned why he picked on her, not her brothers, but things got worse when they lost the house due to money problems, and had to take to living within a caravan.
Things where better then - her father couldn't pick on her in such a confined space with them all, and she clung to her mother desperately. When she was thirteen, they moved to england, and quickly, things went bad again. The whole family were picked on for having a camper van for a home and being poor. They were bullied at school, and people didn't trust them. One day, Carly came home to find the camper-van on fire. Her mother and younger brother died. They never found out who had set it in the end, though Carly had her suspicions.
After that, her father just seemed to ..switch off. He hardly got out of bed in the morning, and Carly took to caring for him and her brother. She moved away when her brother got a scholarship to some fancy college far away, and decided she no longer wished to stay behind alone with her father - therefore, moved to seven oak stables for a fresh start.
GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-seven D.O.B: 17th october SEXUALITY: Straight STATUS: single PLAY-BY: chris evans HEIGHT: 6ft2 HAIR: light brown EYES: blue
"AND MAKE YOU FALL IN LOVE"
TATTOOS: tribal tattoo on right bicep SCARS: a couple from riding accidents DRINK: getting over alcoholism SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yep GLASSES: yes but prefers his contacts HOME: oldaker avenue, number four BORN AND RAISED: kentucky, usa
"I WOULD ALREADY HAVE YOU"
Cocky. Arrogant. Fun loving. Carefree. Determined. Stubborn. Head strong. Impulsive. competitive. gentlemanly. chivalrous. wants to take care of people. good time keeper. dedicated.
LIKES: Girls , Horses , Coffee , Cold Beer , Snow , Riding , TV , Scary movies , Crowded places , Cities , Laughing , Hugs , Music , Money , Spending money on his girlfriends DISLIKES: Really hot days , Doing nothing , Heights , Being bored , Slushy girl movies , Being outwhitted , Being rejected , Laying in , Long walks , Being ill , Annoying people , Power cuts , Electrical devices that don't work STRENGTHS: Amazing horse-rider. , Patient , Creative , Light-hearted , Competitive WEAKNESSES: Stubborn , One-track minded , Women , Seeing abused horses , Having to sell any of his horses FEARS: Not being able to ride anymore , Loosing his horses , Being hurt again by a woman SECRETS: He really wants children , scared to love again after Harlow broke his heart
"UP UNDER MY ARM"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: upper class OCCUPATION: professional trainer and eventer EXPERTISE: horse riding and training WEALTH: very wealthy PROUDEST MOMENT: His first win. He had never had the easiest horses in the world and his first pony had been a little more than 'difficult'. He had worked hard to earn the ponies trust and bond, before finally winning their first competition a year later. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: The first time he was turned down by a woman. He hadn't had much experience at the time and thought he was 'all that'. Being rejected in front of his friends was incredibly embarrassing.
Dallas's parents had always been well off. Both parents came from a strong line of amazing horse riders, and already owned an impressive stables and house when Dallas and Roxy where born. They wanted them to carry on the line and so, Dallas and Roxy where pushed into riding from a young age. Lucky for Dallas, he loved it from the word go. The thing was, his parents where pushy.
From the age of three, they brought him numerous horses, selling them as soon as they believed Dallas was ready for the next level and usually making a profit. The best instructors, as well as themselves, where hired to mold Dallas into a star. They became his sponsors, buying him horses that could easily win the Olympics let alone the fairly middle class one's Dallas was only at during his fourteenth year. They home schooled him, and when time wasn't spent learning complex school material, it was outside in the barn. Dallas came to think of his parents more as his sponsors, and by the time he was nineteen, his parents had forced six horses on him and where trying to encourage him to start training. Many people knew his name in America, and any horses trained by him sold incredibly well.
Despite everything, he was an amazing rider and trainer, and had a passion for horses. He didn't need his parents to push him, for he would push himself. They became proud of him as he won over and over and quickly picked out his own horses to buy. The buying slowed once he reached a top class, as his horses where plenty good enough to go anywhere with him. He'd trained and ridden with Olympic teams, but not yet been picked for them, which was his ultimate go. His parents decided that he'd conquered enough of the US, and told him to find independence in a new country. Dallas picked England, and his parents encouraged him to go to Seven Oak Stables, where he hopes to make a name for himself in the UK and for the stables.
Along the way he met a young woman by the name of Harlow. She was beautiful and clever and needed his protection, and he gave it. He was ready to marry the woman, to take care of her. Then she upped and left, without a trace, without rhyme or reason. He's only just getting over it.
GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-four D.O.B: 16th august SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: engaged PLAY-BY: paul wesley HEIGHT: 6ft HAIR: dark brown EYES: brown
"AND I KNOW SHE'LL BE THE DEATH OF ME AT"
TATTOOS: none SCARS: one across his left hip DRINK: very rarely SMOKE: never DRIVE: yes GLASSES: nope HOME: flat 30, woodbain flats BORN AND RAISED: croydon, england
"LEAST WE'LL BOTH BE NUMB, AND SHE'LL GET"
observant. book smart. intelligent. clever with his words. likes to blend in, hates sticking out. happy to keep to himself. thoughtful and can be romantic. overly controlled. cautious. has the capacity to get pissed off if you really push him. over thinks things quite often.
LIKES: being inside on a rainy day , horses , dipping a mars bar in a cup of tea , orange juice , duvet days , studying law , libraries , his son , Ashley (of course) , everything being settled/lack of drama DISLIKES: hot chocolate , being stared at , his brother Jason , house parties and clubs , being hungover , when his shoulder keeps dislocating (due to an old injury it continues to do so) , reality tv shows , snakes , going to the gym , the sight of blood STRENGTHS: compassionate , book smart , good listener , moral , surprisingly good artist WEAKNESSES: Ashley and his son , can't leave someone if they're crying , sore shoulder occasionally from where he's dislocated it several times , not brilliant at dealing with confrontation , coconut icecream - loves it FEARS: failing his law exams , seeing his father again , his brother finding out that it's his son SECRETS: worried he will turn out like his brother and father , hasn't spoken to his brother in years , knows that the kid he is raising with Ashley is actually Jason's
"GET THE BEST OF ME, THE WORST IS YET TO"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working class OCCUPATION: law student EXPERTISE: the workings of law and society in general WEALTH: comfortable enough PROUDEST MOMENT: the day he held his son in his hands. he hadn't expected to become a father so young, and he has since learnt that his son his actually his brothers, but he loves him all the same, determined to be the right kind of father. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: he once fell off in a little competition and managed to rip his trousers. it was embarrassing for him as he hates to be stared at, and he certainly was that day! There's even a photo of it somewhere from the photographer of the event.
"COME,BUT AT LEAST WE'LL BOTH BE BEAUTIFUL"
FATHER(S): henry thornton - 49 - alcoholic/truck driver MOTHER(S): Judith thornton -- deceased STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: recently engaged - ASHLEY HARMONY WHITE - 22 - vet nurse SIBLINGS:JASON EDWARD THORNTON - 28 - broker/asshole CHILDREN: joshua james thornton - 5
Damon didn't have the best upbringing. He was the only son of Henry and Judith Thornton - second son of Judith, with Jason having a different father - who had had a shotgun marriage after getting knocked up with Damon following Judith's affair. Already the cracks had begun to show by the time the Damon surprise arrived, and he was born into mounting tension and arguments. Henry didn't care about the 'you can't hit a woman' thing, and whenever things kicked off he was first to lash out. Jason was often the one to attend to his little brother, despite being young himself, and the two at first were rather close, sticking to each other when things got rough. That was life for a few years, until Damon hit his seventh birthday. Henry started picking on him, he was quiet and he liked reading, he wasn't as loud and obnoxious as his older brother, which seemed to annoy his father. One time, he tried to lash out at the boy. Jason intervened, taking the hit for him, and from then it became a game of keep away that could only go on for so long.
Constant abuse and lack of care had worn their mother, who slowly dipped into depression, and then came the deterioration of her mental state. Henry didn't know how to deal with her, the more he fought with her to try and get a response the worse she became, regressing into an almost childish state. Jason went to taking care of her, and in doing so left Damon to the wrath of their father. It was not a pleasant few years for any of them. Jason and Damon were torn apart by their opposing personalities - Jason was tired of Damon being too weak to defend himself, saying that he had taken enough hits for his younger brother..whilst Damon felt betrayed, abandoned by both a mother who was no longer all there, and a brother who used to protect him but no longer cared.
It all came to a head when Damon was fifteen. He'd stayed out the night before, unable to deal with it, and gone home the following evening. Henry had been fuming, so fuming that he'd really gone to town on Jason, nearly killing him, and then turned to go for Damon. Somehow, Jason had stepped in, despite barely breathing. Their mother couldn't deal with the shouting, she had wandered out with her hands over her ears, wailing and crying...in the midst of it all, the three men too busy fighting with each other to notice, she got hold of a knife. It was Jason who noticed first, and went for her, but Henry got in the way, and somehow through the scrabble of it all..their mother ended up dead. Jason fled, and Damon eventually escaped not long after.
He found himself in Hickstead at the age of eighteen, where he met a young lady called Ashley and quickly fell head over heels. He thought everything was perfect until Jason got involved. He knew he'd been a fool to move in and share a place with his brother, but it had still been a knife to his chest to find out about his girlfriends affair with his own brother. Things fell apart from then, he couldn't look at either of them, couldn't talk to them...but he still loved her...and in the end he agreed to get back together with her - as well as to care for the child he didn't know was even his - on the condition they leave for America. Over in the states he found himself and came to enjoy his life with Ash and the baby, settling into Harvard Law School with the ambition of becoming a lawyer. He has now returned, with much reluctance, with his girlfriend and son.
GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-three D.O.B: 8th november SEXUALITY: bisexual - fucks anything and everything STATUS: dating PLAY-BY: justin gaston HEIGHT: 6ft1 HAIR: dark brown EYES: bright green
"BEEN GROUNDED YOUR WHOLE LIFE"
TATTOOS: large dragon on his left hip SCARS: many DRINK: oh yes SMOKE: pack a day DRIVE: nope GLASSES: nope HOME: student accomdation BORN AND RAISED: hickstead, england
"SO NOW YOU'RE RUNNING WILD"
extremely complicated to understand. contrasting sides to his personality. occasionally dangerous. short fuse - prone to 'flipping'. very clever. strategic. enjoys messing with the people. incredibly manipulative. sarcastic. can be down right nasty and despicable at these times. another side of him is cooler. calculating. icy. thinks things through. careful. distances himself from people. calculating. sociable during rare moments. actually quite funny. loyal to the bone with friends. trusts very very few people and likes even less. cool exterior. patient. will play the waiting game just to get revenge on someone. strong both physically and emotionally. not easy to wear down or insult as quite callous and uncaring. protective at times. expert at lying. brilliant poker face but is generally up front about his feelings toward people.
LIKES: sleeping in , sex , storms and rain , alcohol , quiet places , trouble , junk food , being in control , getting Lost DISLIKES: being bored , intimacy , cats , hot weather , stand-offs , vampire movies , technology , being forced , family STRENGTHS: intelligence , observation , ability to cut himself off , acting skills , guitar WEAKNESSES: being transparent , creativity , acting before thinking - sometimes , heartlessness , crying girls FEARS: loosing himself , of becoming weak . getting close to people SECRETS: struggling to control himself and not become a 'monster' , his past
"PLAYIN' WITH THEM GOOD GIRLS, NO"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: lower class OCCUPATION: engineering and drama student/part time mechanic EXPERTISE: cars, guitar WEALTH: pretty much nothing PROUDEST MOMENT: he doesn't have one MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: he once called one of his teachers 'mum' by mistake as a kid, but we've all done that haven't we?
"THAT AIN'T YOUR STYLE. THINK YOUR HOT SHIT"
FATHER(S): nickolas aleron salvador - deceased MOTHER(S): mary amanda salvador - deceased STEP-PARENT(S): tahira saffi spencer (later salvador) - 52 OTHER HALF: dating Rhett David-John Signe - 27 - Heir, owns and manages small businesses SIBLINGS:Carmen Andraste Salvadore - 26 - informant/nurse student half brother - Braeden Slade Salvadore - 18 - student half brother - corbin artemis salvador - 18 - student half sister - amaia delano salvador-collins - 16 - student CHILDREN: none
If you knew Deimos' past, it's easy to see how he became who he is. He never really stood a chance at life, not really. His mother died giving birth to him, and his family always blamed him. his brothers never said it, but his father did - a lot. Deimos was considered the trouble-marker of the family from the word go and it wasn't long before he was beginning to live up to that expectation - which of course, in the end only made things ten times worse.
The first moment Deimos realised how bad life was going to be for him, was the first time his father hit him. He was four years old, and he was already growing to think of his father as a bad guy; someone to run from, to hide from rather than run to. But one day, Deimos was let loose with a crayon, and unknown to him that what he was doing was bad, he ran the crayon along the length of one of the walls in his room, giggling and having fun for the first time in a long time. Until his father came in. As soon as he saw the mess Deimos had made, he shouted at him words that Deimos can never forget and backhanded him across the wall.
After that it was like a floodgate. Every little thing Deimos did wrong, even something as tiny as spilling milk he paid for it in blood and beatings. Most kids would grow up subdued, and he did in a way. At first he became the definition of invisible. He kept out of everyone's way, learning the true meaning of family - that it was an illusion, a lie. There was no family. His father bullied him, his brother and half siblings watched. They didn't join in, but they didn't help either. He had little interest in knowing his step mother, a vague impression of her in the background was all he got, and even less interest in knowing his half siblings who cared so little for him.
But the more subdued Deimos became, the worse his father got, until one day, the kid snapped and hit his father back. Instead of getting worse from his dad, his dad applauded him. Apparently that was what he wanted now, he wanted Deimos to grow up bloodthirsty and cold and heartless. And he did. He could never quite please his father, but he tried his damned hardest to be the best he could for his dad. Nothing was ever enough though, and bitterness accompanied Deimos like a companion. His only true companion. He grew up not knowing the true meaning of family, never knowing love or real friendship. Things where used and abused for convenience.
When he was into his teens he fast discovered alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and sex and that was it. He seduced women into sleeping with him then tossed them aside, using them, moving on, he got into fights with guys, boyfriends and exes and drunken idiots and friends and enemies...people he just wanted to pound on. He smoked whatever he wanted, he tried most of the drugs on the market before deciding he couldn't be bothered to waste his money on the high anymore and he left some of the party scene behind in favour of education. He was smart without even trying and did well, making it through to university with no problem and packing his bags the second he could. He left his family in the gutter, never looking back. When he was seventeen, his brother Braeden contacted him to let him know their father had died of an overdose. Deimos never even went to the funeral.
He calmed a little in uni, less of the booze, drugs and rock n' roll, wanting to at least graduate with decent grades, and he found himself a small group of friends he opened up to enough just for them to accept him, whilst still giving very little away. He didn't trust, he didn't talk much, he barely even liked the people he hung out with, but it was better than completely nothing. He had a few relationships but mostly he was such a bad flirt and cheated so easily girls didn't want relationships with him. He found out through curiosity that he enjoyed the company of guys as much as girls upon experimenting with a gay guy at the uni when they were seventeen and ever since he's had his fair share of both genders. He's not bothered to contact his family since and he has no idea with what he wants to do later in life but for now he's found steady ground and he's getting there.
inflexible, cold, cruel, heartless, insincere, dishonest, self centered, dispassionate, violent, ruthless, street smart, versatile, can make just about whatever he needs with whatever materials he can find, merciless, psychotic, survivor, has a strong will power - will keep going no matter what, cunning
LIKES: manipulating people , being in charge , getting what he wants , night time , partying , coming up with plans , being feared , good food , guys and girls, he's not fussy DISLIKES: snow , heavy rain , people trying to manipulate him , people trying to overthrow him , people who cry , clingy girls , when he's not obeyed or listened to , getting hurt himself - it's inconvenient , going hungry STRENGTHS: physically intimidating and powerful , excellent planner and strategic , street smart , cunning , manipulative , versatile; can make anything out of few materials he has , a survivor WEAKNESSES: cold and heartless , cant always hold back on jumping into things , doesn't have a soft side , unchangeable FEARS: dying SECRETS: sometimes, deep deep down, he wonders what a family would be like
"NOW, I COULD USE SOMEONE LIKE YOU,"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: scum, essentially - street rat OCCUPATION: none, gang leader EXPERTISE: thieving - pick pocketing and shoplifting etc strategic - excellent planner ruthless - does what's needed to get the job done WEALTH: nothing PROUDEST MOMENT: none, he doesn't really feel pride MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: maybe the time his brother almost killed him, he sees himself as stronger than raz so that was a bit of an embarrassment for him.
"SOMEONE WHO'LL KILL ON MY COMMAND"
FATHER(S): unknown MOTHER(S): unknown STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: complex feelings for - CADEN ASHLEY HUNTER - 22 - 2nd in command/theif SIBLINGS:RILEY MORGAN PRICARD - 19 - engineering student/stable hand/ranch hand Jasmine 'Jaz' Pricard - wanted ad CHILDREN: father of Dean - 6 - with HAYDEN MAY JAMES Archer - 1 - stolen from RILEY MORGAN PRICARD and HANNAH ZOEY WELSH Katie - unborn as yet
Daz grew up on the streets that he now runs. He was born the eldest of two other siblings into a drug induced haze. He never really knew his parents, doesn't remember their names, he only has a vague memories of their hollow faces before they died. Both of them were low lifes, who barely had two pennies to rub together, and every cent they had went towards drugs and booze. How their mother popped out three kids and survived, Daz has no idea - nor does he care. She died not long after their sister was born, Jaz, and their father died not long after. Daz woke up shivering to find his father sat there unresponsive - having OD'd - leaving the eldest to care for his two siblings. He didn't have to, he could have left, but he was barely walking and had no idea about the world - he didn't even know how to feed himself properly. But Daz was savvy and resilient, and he did what he could to drag himself up. Once upon a time, he'd had feelings, and he'd given a shit about not wanting his siblings to die.
Those feeling shifted over the years, resentment, and the bitter, unfairness of life gave him a sour taste. He had to do awful things to survive, which started with stealing and ended with killing. He was too young when he first stuck someone with a knife, another kid trying to encroach on his run down corner of Brighton, where him and his siblings were bunkering down against winter. He'll never forget that hot rush of blood over his hands - no matter how much he scrubbed them after, they never felt clean again. After that, he learned to switch off his emotions, and he found that by doing so, it opened up whole new avenues to him - he stopped caring, stopped feeling, he did anything he needed to do to get what he wanted. He joined a gang in Brighton, and started working on status, beginning at the bottom and fighting his way to come out on top. They became a well known, feared gang on the seafront, until it went tits up. Daz challenged the leader, and he won - but the rest of the gang hated him, and despite the technicality of becoming their leader, they turned on him.
He butchered some of them, and left the others with memoirs of him, grabbing his siblings and running North to escape the carnage he'd left behind; the police had been on his tail, and he couldn't afford to get caught. He found himself in Hickstead, an interestingly sleepy town with plenty of fun to be had. Here, he found himself a home - an old abandoned warehouse, which he took as his by kicking out some old drugged up fools - and began his empire, building a new gang which would soon become as feared as he had been in Brighton.
GENDER: dude AGE: twenty-seven D.O.B: 3rd march SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: dating PLAY-BY: lucas bernadini HEIGHT: 6ft4 HAIR: dark brown EYES: hazel/brown
"THE GIRL THAT CHANGED MY WORLD. I DON'T"
TATTOOS: "tu me manques" on his ribs which means this. this with initials of his fallen friends on his right bicep SCARS: several DRINK: on occasion SMOKE: on a rare occasion when stressed - has been giving it up DRIVE: yep GLASSES: none HOME: oldaker avenue, number ten BORN AND RAISED: autoire, france
"KNOW JUST HOW SHE'S DOIN' THAT. SHE'S ON"
cool headed, analytical, fierce, protective, helpful, intelligent, strategic, loyal, calm, collected, is good in a crisis, a quick thinker, natural born leader, can have a temper when he's really pushed, responsible, stoic, stubborn, will do the hard thing if he needs to
LIKES: justice , cake - especially carrot , his conrads , helping people , peace , his dog - Diesel , summer , open spaces , quiet places , sleep - especially dreamless nights , going on hikes , open water swimming , his home in france DISLIKES: war , death , fighting , politics , seeing others injured , dancing , alcohol , loud noises , needing to get a hair cut , arrogant people , winter in england , people who liter STRENGTHS: strategic , strong swimmer , compassionate , protective , high pain threshold WEAKNESSES: seeing those he loves hurt , seeing innocent people at risk , coffee , cake FEARS: the things he's seen will haunt him forever , going back to the army, but also .. not going back SECRETS: he joined the army under-aged , he misses his parents and has nightmares every night about their deaths
"MY MIND. SHE'S TAKING MY TIME, I'M LOOSING"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: working class OCCUPATION: retired sergeant, now helps as a training sergeant in the british army EXPERTISE: escaping from dire situations , strong swimmer , hand to hand combat , excellent shot WEALTH: moderate PROUDEST MOMENT: he has many to choose from, there's no specific memory at the moment, but mostly he's proud to see how far his family have come since their lives were uprooted. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: when he first joined the army he once tried to be a little cocky and show off how fast he could put his gun together - he managed to do it wrong and nearly blew his foot off oops.
"MY WAY BUT NOW SHE'S BRINGIN' ME BACK"
FATHER(S): jonah mccarran -- deceased MOTHER(S): rosanna mccarran -- deceased STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: dating - HAYDEN MAY JAMES - 26 - dancer SIBLINGS:AVERY ROCKE MCCARRAN - 26 - youth worker KARA LYRA MCCARRAN - 24 - dancer/teacher Joseph Khair Mccarran - 21 - student - army officer HEATHER TALLIS MCCARRAN - 19 - photographer CHILDREN: dean mccarran - 6 (hayden and daz's child) unborn child
Dustin had a somewhat normal childhood. He was the oldest in the horde of kids his parents had but he accepted the role of big brother graciously. He helped as much as he could and tried his best to be a good brother - it helped that he was an easy child himself, and patient with even the youngest of his siblings. His education went well however, he made the decision to join the french army aged fifteen because he wanted to help people. He was underaged, and his parents protested but he refused to accept it, and left on less than brilliant terms.
He finally came home three years later to find that the little french village his family lived in had been invaded (there were problems going on in that part of the country ((this has no relation to RL)) little to his knowledge) He contacted the friends he had made in the army and some of his friends from home and they searched what was left, finding his family safe for now but terrified. Dustin managed to evacuate some of the villagers that had remained, along with his siblings, but his parents never made it out.
He helped his siblings move to england, doing his best to get them their safely no matter what the cost, and settled them in a decent location, setting them up with a nice house and enrolling the youngsters in school. He accosted as much money as he could in order to find them somewhere more permanent, then rejoined the army - he sent back all his money in order for them to survive and live comfortably, not caring about how he got by in the trenches. A few more years down the line it came to an end when he got caught on a raid and tortured .. they managed to get him out but he refused to be sent home, insisting he was fine. They were just more memories to add to the nightmares, and he needed to keep sending money to his siblings.
He managed another another year before his time was up. Outnumbered in their post, their team was overrun with the enemy and barely any of them made it out alive. Dustin lost his best friend. He tried to save him and almost died himself, lucky that he wasn't left for dead when they sent out another team to scout for survivors after the enemy had moved on. Dustin was sent home to recuperate or leave the army permanently if he so wishes. He took several years to confirm his decision, having been told that he may be called back if he didn't - he was unsure what to do with his life and ended up enrolling as a trainer for the british army - confirmed which his previous french employers - so that he could stay closer to home but still help. He no longer wants to return to the army and is unlikely to be called back, but the threat hangs over him all the same.
GENDER: lady AGE: twenty-one D.O.B: 12th february SEXUALITY: straight STATUS: single PLAY-BY: doutzen kroes HEIGHT: 5ft6 HAIR: blonde EYES: blue/green
"AND IT'S NOT LIKE THE STORIES IT'S NEVER "
TATTOOS: none SCARS: quite a few, courtesy of Ryan DRINK: no, only on a very rare occasion SMOKE: nope DRIVE: yes GLASSES: nope HOME: woodbain flats BORN AND RAISED: yorkshire, england
"LIKE WHAT THEY SAID, I KNOW WHO YOU WANT"
incredibly sweet. compassionate. she's a sweet-heart. lacks a backbone. she'd do anything for anyone. big believer in charity and 'giving back'. honest. trustworthy however she doesn't trust very equally in return. perhaps a little naive and too forgiving but she can't help it. sees the best in everyone and likes to believe there's some good in everybody. used to be a social butterfly but no longer very outgoing since Ryan. lonely. loving. caring. open minded and open hearted.
LIKES: reading , sunsets , libraries , playing her guitar , keeping to herself , blue slush puppies , cup of soup , cider , dancing and singing along to music , the beach when it's quiet , young children - she's naturally maternal , her parents , romantic movies DISLIKES: who ryan has become , not having friends , being controlled , being so far from home , starless nights , getting things wrong , abuse , ignorance , books with bad endings , films that ruin good books , being forced to do things , rape , coffee , burnt toast. STRENGTHS: playing the guitar , riding , good with children , singing - she has a good voice , understanding people , baking. WEAKNESSES: ryan , when people promise , blue eyes , good music - she can't resist it , chocolate ice cream - guilty pleasure , art in general. FEARS: that ryan will kill her , getting pregnant , dark enclosed spaces - ryan locked her in the attic once. , heights. , fish - odd but true. SECRETS: her relationship is abusive and yet she can't escape - a part of her still loves ryan deep down. , hasn't played her guitar since she left her mother. , could eat chocolate ice-cream by the gallon.
"ME TO BE BUT I'M JUST NOT THERE YET, THE"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: middle class OCCUPATION: part time horse exerciser, part time mechanic EXPERTISE: anything to do with cars, riding difficult horses WEALTH: moderate, though ryan controls the finances PROUDEST MOMENT: once she did a small performance with her guitar, singing a couple of small songs for family and friends before she met ryan. she's never been a natural performer so she was proud of herself for getting through it and doing well. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: the first time ryan shouted in public at her. it was incredibly humiliating to be standing there when he chewed her out and everyone stared at her.
"BROKEN ROAD'S ALWAYS BEEN HOME,"
FATHER(S): Micha Mckenzie -- deceased MOTHER(S): rosa mckenzie - 54 - baker STEP-PARENT(S): none OTHER HALF: abusive ex - Ryan previous relationship - Lachy - now deceased protecting Elle from Ryan. SIBLINGS: none CHILDREN: deceased unborn son
Her childhood wasn't exactly very exciting. She was a pretty quiet child, always preferring to keep to herself with her dolls and little toy horses, or read books or play her guitar. her parents never truly minded, her mother was always baking and her father was in the army and left for periods at a time and without any siblings she didn't exactly have many other options. she was always quite insistent when she felt she needed or wanted something - not to the state of her being spoilt, she had never been superficial or materialistic and actually always rather charitable with things, however sometimes she came up to them with a request and with the promises to keep practising she was allowed to learn how to play the flute. she adored it from the off and found herself a natural talent, which was praised by her teacher and parents. she would often practise hours in her room, and her parents worried about her lack of friends - how much she enjoyed being by herself.
it was nothing to worry about however, she had always been a perfectly normal girl, she was just rather peaceful and sweet. when she was seven however her father died - he was a soldier, a sergeant her mother would continue to tell her whenever elle asked about him. at first she was only told that he would not be home for a while due to the wars, however over time her mother stopped telling her daddy would be home soon and eventually sat her down to tell her her father had died in action. elle did not burst into tears, but rather drew into herself. she stopped eating properly, stopped smiling...stopped playing her guitar. her father had always adored her playing, had always encouraged her more than her mother - who was more busy baking than daddy who used to come home on leave often and be around a lot. he used to put her on his knee and kiss her head and tell her stories, he made her laugh and he used to read to her. she adored her father and suddenly he was gone and she took it hard.
she was hospitalised briefly when she refused to eat for so long, and when she awoke to see the look on her mothers face she vowed never to scare her mother like that again - she vowed to make her mother smile again, just like elle had stopped smiling. they healed each other after time, and one day, elle began to play her music again. her mother taught her how to bake and they laughed and eventually things became better. she grew up to be a sweet girl, compassionate. she planted flowers in the garden for her mother, and she got good grades at school. when she was sixteen, she met a boy. of course being reasonably pretty she had began to notice male attention but she had always been rather shy when it came to boys. ryan however was confident and he managed to spin her enough lines to make her fall for him - fast. without realising or meaning to she came to give her heart to the boy, and whilst everything was adorable at first and he made her laugh and brought her a necklace with a heart on it... things didn't take forever to go south.
she had always been nervous about sleeping with him, and in the beginning he had always been happy to wait until she was ready, and yet a few months in the pressure began. he got angry with her when she said no, he'd go through periods of being grumpy with her or the next day he'd be flirting with other girls in front of her and put her down. she tried to end it, however he always apologised and she forgave him. eventually he pressured her enough to agree, the mistake of many. for her, it was by far not the most pleasant experience and suddenly he didn't care anymore. he wasn't gentle or nice with her anymore, he started pulling her around, pushing her, leaving bruises. she again tried to break it off but he broke down and promised he would never hurt her again. she believed him. they moved in together just after her seventeenth birthday and whilst for a few weeks everything was glorious, again it hit a dead end when her best friend - male made the mistake of making a comment that ryan heard when he was there.
her best friend -jasper- had never liked ryan, knew what he was like and tried to get elle to leave him but she was in too deep. accusations flew, ryan yelling that she was cheating on him with jasper and suddenly he hit her. it was the first time in a while she'd been afraid of him, and at first he was horrified...and yet over the next few months he stopped saying sorry, he stopped promising never to do it again. his control on her tightened, monitoring her phone calls, where she was during the day, who she talked to, what friends she had and where she went with them. if she got anything wrong, if she said something bad she soon paid for it. suspicions grew however and to avoid awkward questions, ryan moved them far from yorkshire to seven oaks where they knew nobody. he went out to work lucky enough for elle, and she discovered a passion in riding. she struggles to get through the day without displeasing him, but with ryan in control of everything there's nothing more she can do.
