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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"i guess i could try to deny it but, i'd be lying." Theo gave a small smile, understanding that. He usually tried to hide his inability to be lazy under the guise of being busy. To be fair, he often was, but even if didn't need to be, he would still be pouring over his books, still be working out in the gym right up until it closed, still adding another hour to his practise sessions that he didn't need to do. He exhausted himself, and yet it still never felt like enough. He wondered if it ever would, or if he was cursed to always need more, to feel he needed to do more.
He picked up the pace a little as they walked, getting himself warmer before they began to jog again - the last thing he needed to do was pull something, "nah, i doubt i could run fast enough to catch you to kill you." Theo mimed wiping sweat from his forehead, "well, that's a relief, I wasn't in the mood for a sprint.""plus it's a long way to drag a body to my car." Theo raised a brow, glancing back over his shoulder to where the car park was, and then giving a shrug, "perhaps you're stronger than you look, and this is all a ruse." He joked, knowing he'd at least be somewhat of a burden if someone did want to cart him off to the boot of a car.
Theo gave his arms a little warm up, swinging them about until the other guy started off at a jog. He didn't care about the pace, he'd already got his workout mostly in anyway so it didn't matter to him - this was just extra now. "got it, lets go." He nodded and struck off at the same pace as Mav, matching him after a moment so he didn't fuck off too fast, or start too slow. After a few moments, he settled into it, glancing over to see if the other guy was okay and noticing the resting hand. "You okay?" He asked, wondering if he had a stitch.
He smiled automatically as the guy grinned, unable to help it - it seemed this stranger had one of those frustratingly infectious grins, forcing everyone else to smile when they saw it. Not that it was a problem or anything, Theo was a pretty friendly guy and he had no issues with people that were also open to a quick smile. "yeah, i've never understood that" Theo chuckled at that and gave a slight nod in understanding, "Oh so you're one of those people." He joked, as if it were a bad thing. He did see it from both sides, but he was too much of a perfectionist to let things go and it was hard to slow his brain down.
The quiet fell on them but Theo didn't find it uncomfortable, instead he took the moment to stretch it out a little. Perhaps that was enough for the morning anyway, it didn't matter, he hadn't set out with a specific plan anyway. "i guess you're one of the only ones on campus" Theo glanced around for a moment and then back to Mav with a raise of a brow. "That's not small talk for 'this is the perfect opportunity to murder you' is it?" He joked, he was pretty good at small talk most of the time, but only because he just didn't overthink things and spent a lot of time around people. "i'm ready to go again if you want someone to run with." Theo shrugged, "yeah sure, company is always nice." Sometimes he preferred his own thoughts but Mav seemed like a chilled out kind of person and he could always use more of that. "Set the pace and we'll see if I can handle it." He had good and bad days with running but he didn't like to set other people back -that was the great thing about a perfectionist, they never got in your way to be perfect - and if Mav was a quick runner, he didn't want to hold him back.
Theo didn't think about how spooky it might be for his voice to suddenly appear out of nowhere, he realised it when he saw the kid flinch, and immediately felt a flash of guilt. Nobody liked a jump scare when they weren't expecting it, especially at this time in the morning when you were in your own head - or he assumed at least. What else would someone be doing at this time in the morning out on their own; certainly not paying attention to the outside world. He noticed the movement of his hand and wondered briefly if he was hurt in some way. It wasn't his business to ask, he didn't know the kid and that kind of thing was a bit personal for stranger's small talk.
"hey." Well, at least he hadn't upset or pissed the guy off, so he had that going for him. Theo returned the smile with a quick one of his own, he recognised the kid but couldn't put a name immediately to the face. He was good at that kind of thing most of the time, unless he wasn't in the head space. "oh yeah, to much sitting on a couch and not enough cardio." Theo raised a brow slightly at that, the guy didn't particularly seem like a couch potato, but maybe it had something to do with the hand and the wince. "I think most people enjoy it that way around," He commented, swinging his arms a little to keep warm. "are you out here to run?" Theo nodded, glancing out at the track for a moment, "Yeah, I try and set the morning right with one if I can."
Theo liked to be up early. He had never been a great sleeper and even less now he was at University and he had assignments and readings and sports teams practices piling up and up and up. He was a control freak at the best of times, and overly critical of himself. He demanded only the best from himself, 110% at all times or he was not only letting himself down but his family and his teammates. There was no room for error and that meant he had a tight schedule to keep to. 4:30am might seem excessive to some, to those who parties their nights away. And indeed he even joined them when it was a particular party. He had to be seen to joining in with his teammates, it was good morale and it kept away the taunts or ribbing that he was a lightweight or boring. Reputation and all that really was everything. But his day started at 4.30. He liked routine and structure to his day and the best way to kickstart it was with exercise. It got the heart pumping, and the blood moving and then by the time he was done, showered and dressed then his brain was awake enough for homework.
Sometimes he went off campus for his morning run. The hills were excellent for cardio and he'd come up with a couple of good circuits to make his body work for his breakfast but a lot of the time he used the campus and worked on his HIIT. The track was perfect for sprinting and otherwise he found the flat and springy surface too easy for a general run for him to feel a good hard workout. He grabbed his water from the fridge, put in his earbuds and walked over to the track, slowly warming up on his way over. Usually he was the first one there, as by the time he was dressed and stretched and picking up his warm up pace, it was 5am and most students were still asleep. On occasion another sports team member would join him but usually not until the clock ticked toward 6am. It was why he was surprised to see a figure out on the track ahead of him. They were taking a moment to pause and as Theo picked up his light jog to get moving he frowned slightly, wondering if there was something wrong by the other person's posture. As he drew closer he saw it was a guy his own age who he vaguely recognised but didn't remember a name. Unusual for him too as he made a point of knowing everyone on campus to be friendly. He wasn't like the stereotype jocks you got on TV and silly teen movies. "Hey," he called out to the guy before he got too close, not wanting to scare him he had hadn't already heard him. "Are you okay?"
GENDER: Dude AGE: Eighteen D.O.B: 9th May SEXUALITY: Bisexual - doesn't know it yet STATUS: Crushing PLAY-BY: Thomas Langhendries HEIGHT: 5ft11 HAIR: Dirty blonde EYES: Brown
"WE'RE BURNING THAT MIDNIGHT OIL, SO WHEN"
TATTOOS: None SCARS: None DRINK: Not really - uninterested SMOKE: Nope DRIVE: Learning GLASSES: Nope HOME: Hickstead, England BORN AND RAISED: Hickstead, England
"YOU'RE READY, TAKE OFF YOUR MASK, I NEED"
at first glance you'd think he had strict parents but the pressure he puts himself under all comes from internal, popular but doesn't care more for being it, a good egg, thoughtful and considerate, will always lend a hand to help, calm and quite centered on the outside but is actually quite a stress-head, internalises a lot and doesn't let people know when he's struggling, perfectionist but only with himself, is a worrier though doesn't show it, hard worker, pushes himself past the limit, competitive at sports, motivational with his team and will get stuck in with them, can get obsessive and hyper-focused/fixated and then struggles to come out of it, ridiculous strict and tough on himself sometimes to the point of beating himself up and punishing/restricting himself, bit of a control freak when it comes to his life and struggles to let go of it, not good at being spontaneous and though he will accept a challenge he will only go so far to prove it, patient and is good with kids; especially troubled kids.
LIKES: being prepared; not good with surprises , knowing everyone so they can feel included , studying , being on the field playing a match , winning - who doesn't, but is happy if the game was well played , helping his parents with foster kids , giving second chances , school holidays; so he had more time to study and can catch up on sleep , making people feel good about themselves , mending fences between people/setting them up , horses and riding , a good roast dinner DISLIKES: being anything less than perfect , getting a bad grade , pop up tests , people who only live to party , party games - truth or dare/spin the bottle etc , sterotypes , bullies , losing a sports game; but is generally a good sport , unsportsmanlike behaviour or sore losers/people that don't play fair , getting things wrong - will beat himself up about it , driving; finds it stressful but has passed his test , spicy food STRENGTHS: hard worker, always knuckles down and will do his best to be the best , leading people; he's a good captain and team leader , perfectionist; he'll never give less than 100% , good with troubled kids; has a way of drawing them out their shell WEAKNESSES: food - on and off has an eating disorder , control; unable to let go of it , dares - the only time he might cross a line or be anything less than perfect , overly tough on himself to the point of obsessive at times, can then miss out on things by being restrictive FEARS: failing , letting his parents or his team down , not being able to have kids like his parents struggled SECRETS: has an eating disorder
"EVERYTHING FOR THIS TO LAST, I WANT A LOVE"
STATUS IN SOCIETY: Middle Class OCCUPATION: Student - Business & Sports part time Luna Lounge busboy EXPERTISE: Sports - particularly Rugby, Football and Cricket WEALTH: Moderate PROUDEST MOMENT: It would be hard to pin down his proudest moment, he is often not proud of himself - always striving to be better. If he had to chose then probably being made Captain at his new University. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: His first failing grade, it was in Science and he'd studied hard but it wasn't his strongest subject. He felt like he'd let everyone down and struggled not to get upset with himself for it.
"WHERE MY HEART CAN STAND, COME SHOW ME"
FATHER(S): Joshua William Buchanan - fifty - Head Teacher MOTHER(S): Jessica Jody Bucanan - fourty-seven - riding instructor STEP-PARENT(S): None OTHER HALF: Sort of crushing on MAVERICK THOMAS BRECKAH SIBLINGS: None CHILDREN: None
Theo's childhood is nothing to write home about. He was born to your run of the mill one mum, one dad family in a two up, two down house. He was born the only child, though his parents tried for another baby in the years following his birth, the closest they ever got was a miscarriage during the second trimester, and after that they didn't seem able to conceive at all. In the end, they looked at adopting, and then from that it rolled around to fostering. Both parents had stable jobs with stellar records, and their son was doing well, there was no reason for them not to foster. They had been lucky enough to have at least one child of their own and whilst they would love to have more via adoption they thought they liked the idea of temporarily helping, until the children could move on to their permanent homes.
It meant that Theo had a revolving door of temporary brothers and sisters growing up, but he didn't mind. It was tough at times, some kids were troubled - volatile at times, or took up much of his parents attention, so he worked hard instead to be perfect. He wanted to be the one they could rely on, they could trust and be proud of and know that he would never do anything wrong. He put a lot of pressure on himself, and in school knuckled down to get as perfect grades as he could, forgoing parties and the invites to go out, turning down the opportunities to date when he hit his teenage years. He could have gone another route and ended up as a geek or a nerd, however his love for sport and physical exercise meant that he was named Captain of a couple of the university school teams, putting him firmly into the jock group. He never cared much for being popular, and though he was happy to sit with the top lot of the school and date the head cheerleader, he didn't like bullying and made a point of standing up for the 'little people', being friends with everyone and making sure to know everyone's names.
Theo always had a clear plan of what he wanted to achieve in life. He wanted to go to uni on a sports scholarship to help take the worry of money off his parents, and he wanted to pair it with something practical for a decent job once he finished. He passed his GCSE's in the top percent of his class, and then his A Levels, and is just heading off to the local university as a Business and Sports student.
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THE STORY SO FAR
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full name • Theodore Wilson Buchanan nicknames • Theo, sometimes 'T' or 'T-Man', Buchanan by his team mates age • eighteen birthday • 9th May occupation • Student - Business & Sports part time Luna Lounge busboy gender • male sexuality • Straight
the appearance
face claim• Thomas Langhendries
identifying features• he has quite a prominent face - full lips and a large nose, with a square jaw - but it works, his other identifying feature is his bulk, he had broad shoulders and he's relatively tall, but he keeps a stern fitness regime so he looks well looked after.
the personality
likes • being prepared; not good with surprises , knowing everyone so they can feel included , studying , being on the field playing a match , winning - who doesn't, but is happy if the game was well played , helping his parents with foster kids , giving second chances , school holidays; so he had more time to study and can catch up on sleep , making people feel good about themselves , mending fences between people/setting them up , horses and riding , a good roast dinner dislikes • being anything less than perfect , getting a bad grade , pop up tests , people who only live to party , party games - truth or dare/spin the bottle etc , sterotypes , bullies , losing a sports game; but is generally a good sport , unsportsmanlike behaviour or sore losers/people that don't play fair , getting things wrong - will beat himself up about it , driving; finds it stressful but has passed his test , spicy food strengths • hard worker, always knuckles down and will do his best to be the best , leading people; he's a good captain and team leader , perfectionist; he'll never give less than 100% , good with troubled kids; has a way of drawing them out their shell weaknesses • food - on and off has an eating disorder , control; unable to let go of it , dares - the only time he might cross a line or be anything less than perfect , overly tough on himself to the point of obsessive at times, can then miss out on things by being restrictive dreams • to make captain at university , to pass Uni with a 1st in both degrees , to make his parents proud fears • failing , letting his parents or his team down , not being able to have kids like his parents struggled overall personality • at first glance you'd think he had strict parents but the pressure he puts himself under all comes from internal, popular but doesn't care more for being it, a good egg, thoughtful and considerate, will always lend a hand to help, calm and quite centered on the outside but is actually quite a stress-head, internalises a lot and doesn't let people know when he's struggling, perfectionist but only with himself, is a worrier though doesn't show it, hard worker, pushes himself past the limit, competitive at sports, motivational with his team and will get stuck in with them, can get obsessive and hyper-focused/fixated and then struggles to come out of it, ridiculous strict and tough on himself sometimes to the point of beating himself up and punishing/restricting himself, bit of a control freak when it comes to his life and struggles to let go of it, not good at being spontaneous and though he will accept a challenge he will only go so far to prove it, patient and is good with kids; especially troubled kids.
the history
father • Joshua William Buchanan - fifty - Head Teacher mother • Jessica Jody Bucanan - fourty-seven - riding instructor siblings • none important people • Daisy, Alex & Riley - three of the many foster children his parents helped over the years, they were the most troubled and stayed with them the longest - stuck with Theo the most. hometown • Hickstead, England overall history • Theo's childhood is nothing to write home about. He was born to your run of the mill one mum, one dad family in a two up, two down house. He was born the only child, though his parents tried for another baby in the years following his birth, the closest they ever got was a miscarriage during the second trimester, and after that they didn't seem able to conceive at all. In the end, they looked at adopting, and then from that it rolled around to fostering. Both parents had stable jobs with stellar records, and their son was doing well, there was no reason for them not to foster. They had been lucky enough to have at least one child of their own and whilst they would love to have more via adoption they thought they liked the idea of temporarily helping, until the children could move on to their permanent homes.
It meant that Theo had a revolving door of temporary brothers and sisters growing up, but he didn't mind. It was tough at times, some kids were troubled - volatile at times, or took up much of his parents attention, so he worked hard instead to be perfect. He wanted to be the one they could rely on, they could trust and be proud of and know that he would never do anything wrong. He put a lot of pressure on himself, and in school knuckled down to get as perfect grades as he could, forgoing parties and the invites to go out, turning down the opportunities to date when he hit his teenage years. He could have gone another route and ended up as a geek or a nerd, however his love for sport and physical exercise meant that he was named Captain of a couple of the university school teams, putting him firmly into the jock group. He never cared much for being popular, and though he was happy to sit with the top lot of the school and date the head cheerleader, he didn't like bullying and made a point of standing up for the 'little people', being friends with everyone and making sure to know everyone's names.
Theo always had a clear plan of what he wanted to achieve in life. He wanted to go to uni on a sports scholarship to help take the worry of money off his parents, and he wanted to pair it with something practical for a decent job once he finished. He passed his GCSE's in the top percent of his class, and then his A Levels, and is just heading off to the local university as a Business and Sports student.
the role player
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