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...
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yeah but you chose to. that confuses me sometimes i'll take the help, we'll use the kids. she'll never suspect that. don't you go taking their side, you're the last one i call an ally.
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
feels like some days it's impossible to get out from under. nice to meet you too. i do, i'm married to the sea. i've spent most of my life either on it or in it.
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
oh right! sorry, i was given a few numbers and i might have mixed them up. i'm adam, sort of new to the center. i was talking to someone about not being able to take my boat out and that's how i thought your name came up.
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
because the longer i look at her face i'll be reminded of how she's my little sister and i can't help but love her. but you're right. i'll get her back at some point. lennon hasn't said so, but there's no one else who'd tell her i wasn't staying off my feet.
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
hi luc, this might be a little weird. but someone down at the center gave me your number. they said you were an ex marine? any chance you miss the water?
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
has that sister of mine told you anything about her dobbing me into my ex wife? i know you love her but please, let me strangle her, just for a moment.
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THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
adam was having serious withdrawals from being out on the water. his boat had been sitting in the harbour since he'd fallen and he couldn't remember the last time he'd spent this long on land without setting foot on a boat or into the water in between. he knew it was his own fault but that didn't stop him from lamenting. once he was out of of the contraption he had on his leg he'd be back out on the water, he didn't care what anyone said. even if all he took out was the tender at the back of his boat, he didn't need his legs to row, just his arms and they were fine. the only thing keeping him on land was his stupid leg. he could walk, just about, although he was supposed to be using crutches although he'd thrown them into the bottom cupboard the second he'd come home with them. if he was careful he didn't need them.
he knew his family were keeping an eye on him, even the ones that didn't live with him at the moment. be it text, calls or random visits to stop by they seemed to have an eye on him at all times. as the eldest, that was his job. his younger sister was even meddling by sending her fiancé over. now he liked ash, had done since the moment he'd met him but the timing was a coincidence. he usually took his nephews out on the water the weekends he had his kids and half the time poor ash was stuck coming out on the boat with them but it wasn't like they hung out every chance they got. until this morning when skye had dropped in to say that ash wanted to come over and watch the game with him later that night. that had sent alarm bells through his head and as much as he'd tried to tell her he had plans, she'd seen through him and told him to expect ash this evening.
so he was waiting for his almost brother in law to turn up on his doorstep so they could watch the game. what game they were watching he wasn't sure. skye hadn't been forthcoming with the information, she'd just kept saying the game and playing dumb by waving her hand and informing him it 'was the one with the ball'. if she'd wanted him to believe she was clueless about sports she'd have needed to try harder. but none the less he'd watch a game with ash because he did like the guy and they could come up with some sort of revenge plan on his sister. he'd set some beers out on the table in the living room, stocked more into the fridge and the temptation to just order in pizza to eat was growing by the second.
THIRTY TWO | MARINE BIOLOGIST | DIVORCED LENNON YASMIN DEMIR EMMERSON OLIVER | 10 CAEYLEN OLIVER | 6
full name • adam tyrone oliver. nicknames • adz, addy, ad. age • thirty two. birthday • march eighteenth. occupation • ex navy, , marine biologist / scuba diving instructor. gender • male. sexuality • bisexual.
the appearance
face claim• kerem bursin
identifying features• his red hair, brown eyes and the trimmed & short facial hair he generally has. he's not a fan of being clean shaven and likes to keep his hair cropped close to his head and doesn't like it when it gets long enough to bug him by getting into his eyes or touching the back of his neck.
the personality
likes • couch days, being on the water, fishing, morning fog, feeling cold, fresh air, the smell of the ocean, his family, making his kids laugh, annoying his siblings, fixing things to use again, his boat, all sea animals, his job, seeing people overcome their fears, twiglets. dislikes • idiots, flying, heights, feeling helpless, hospitals, food from a can, green vegetables, being out of control, hot weather, sunburn, glitter, dancing, being clumsy, people who wear lycra, cheap shoes. strengths • his caring personality, his understanding of the ocean. weaknesses • his left leg, his caring personality. dreams • to teach everyone about the importance of the ocean. fears • being in a plane crash. overall personality • adam is a typical older sibling. it doesn't matter who he's interacting with he's more than likely to slip into his big brother persona and treat the people he likes just as he would his siblings. he cares too much about the people he knows and that's one of his best assets but also one of his biggest weaknesses. he likes to believe the best about people and that has led him to being let down more than a few times but he's resilient enough that he doesn't let it affect the way he see's the world. most people are good, some people aren't. he doesn't treat people any differently unless they give him reason to and even then if they came to him for help he would.
there is two people in the world that adam would die for and they are his children. he's a protective and attentive father and there isn't anything he wouldn't do for those two. he'll sit down as easily to have teaparties and have his nails painted as he will to sit down and play video games with them. he tries to limit how much he spoils them but he does fail spectacularly, that includes his nieces and nephews, he'll do just about whatever he can to see them smile. he keeps tabs on his siblings, making sure they're okay and he'd do just about anything for them if they need it but he's never really grown out of teasing them and holding the fact he's older over them. it's all in good fun though, he just likes a joke and to see steam come out of his sisters ears occasionally.
the history
father • daniel oliver, 62, retired litigator. mother • cassandra oliver, 61, retired chef. siblings • TOBIAS KAI OLIVER , 29. SCOUT MATILDA OLIVER oliver, 25, SKYE CADANCE COLLINS , 24, vet nurse. MASON LEVI OLIVER , 24, brother. --- ---, 21. --- ---, 19. --- ---, 17. important people • ASH TYLER COLLINS , future brother in law. --- --- oliver, ex wife, 30. emmerson oliver, son, 10. caeylen, daughter, 6. danny, nephew. blake, nephew. hometown • bakewell, UK. overall history • for all of three years adam oliver was the doted on first and only child of daniel and cassandra oliver. slowly but surely that would change as his parents continued to add sibling after sibling to the annual family christmas card. luckily adam didn't resent his younger siblings coming into the picture. it just meant more people he could make laugh, more people he could tease and more people he could drop in it when he caused trouble and didn't want to be caught. it was a sweet life until his younger siblings started to talk and then the jig was up because they ratted back on him. life was loud and chaotic and he loved it. he liked knowing what his siblings were up to and he made sure to keep track because he never knew when he'd need something big to distract his mum and dad for his own behavior
he met the girl he'd eventually marry when he was ten years old. he'd tried to steal a ball from her to impress his mates and get a good laugh in but she'd turned around and landed a solid right hook into his eye and he'd fallen for her then and there. with his humbled attitude and his one heck of a shiner he apologized to her and the rest was history. literally. they were together all through high school through the dates, proms and events. he didn't have eyes for anyone else while he was with her and that was solidified when they married at the age of eighteen, surrounded by family and friends that had tried to talk them both out of it but they were both set on it. it was something of a rushed decision though because straight out of high school, adam had applied to join the navy. he'd never wanted to go to university and he'd always felt drawn to the armed services and since he'd always had a fascination with the ocean he settled on the navy.
he served in the navy for twelve years, in and out of the country, participating in deployments all over the world and in his role as mine clearance diver he got to experience all sorts of interesting situations. it was the navy who fostered his love of diving, any chance he got he was in the water, even if it was a job not many other people wanted. his hand would always go up for a chance to don the suit and do his job and even sometimes things outside of his job. it wasn't all diving and mines though, two years into his service he started to study marine biology and while working he graduated to become a marine biologist. it just gave him even more incensement to get into the water because wherever they went there was different marine animals and he's seen so many different species he can't believe it. he's got notebooks full of notes he's made since he started sailing.
his home life changed and grew while he was at sea to. he and his wife welcomed two children and looking back he does see how he let her down. he let his wife down so much because he wasn't there for her. he was there for his children as much as he could be. he spent his leave showering them with his attention and his love and he called them as much as he could while he was away and while he talked to his wife and saw her while he was ashore she easily faded into the background because he didn't want his kids to feel like they weren't important to him. he knows he was an idiot and he wasn't blindsided when she took the time to pull him aside one shore leave and she told him she was leaving him. at first they talked about working it out, trying to figure out someway that it could be fixed but she wasn't happy and they both knew it wasn't healthy to stay together just because of their children. they could be better parents apart.
it did make him sit down and seriously consider how he was living his life. he loved his job and the life it gave him but it wasn't anything compared to how much he loved his children. it took him six months to decide but he did resign from the navy, with a promise to come back once his children were grown. he followed his ex wife so he could be close to his kids and so that they could share custody of them. with a stroke of luck she moved only fifteen minutes away from one of his younger sisters skye, so he moved to hickstead and brought himself a house. he also purchased a boat and took a job at a local research center for marine animals. he's also got his qualifications to teach scuba diving as a side hustle so he can keep himself busy on the weeks he doesn't have emmerson and caelyn.
though he has had to take some time off from his busy schedule recently. he should have known better but that really means nothing in the moment. during some stormy weather recently he stayed out a little bit too long in the water, he was on his own so he didn't think it would be a problem. he knows exactly how many stupid misjudgments he made that day, his ex wife and siblings have berated him for them since. he's got a feeling he'll never live it down. he managed to get his boat back to port and docked without too much hassle. however in his haste to get onto the dock, he slipped down the metal stairs on his boat and landed wrong. he came out of it with a broken ankle and a dislocated knee. once rescued and safe and warm in hospital he let his family know so the dressing downs could start. thankfully though it was his left leg so he's still been pushing himself to keep doing part of his job he's just going through withdrawals from not being allowed to go into the water. so he's working on healing his leg, keeping up with his kids and not going crazy while being stuck on shore right now.
the role player
alias • shadow age • newborn other characters • not a soul