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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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
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e couldn’t help but offer a gentle smile, something Jaana picked up on and kind of gave her uncle a look. “Well, I don’t want them possibly barreling over the kids that could show up,” he answered, with a bit of tease. The man offered a hand to the dogs in front of him, and once consent was given – gave them a pet.
“Ah! Helena, this is my daughter, Jaana,” Bryne introduced, gesturing to the redheaded teen next to him. Jaana gave the woman a look as she bit into her ice cream. She wiped her mouth before giving a smile.
“Nice to meet you. I didn’t realize my father knew such a beautiful woman. A pleasure to meet you, and your pups.” Bryne wanted to nudge Jaana for that comment, but it was a truthful comment. Helena was indeed quite beautiful.
“Are you just making your way through here?” he asked, thinking the question of if she lived here was a bit too odd.
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
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hat was the luring feeling that was bringing him to town more? Was it the chance or purposely running into her again? Bryne almost laughed at the thought, of him going into town to see a woman he barely knew. He told himself to slow down. He had a past after all and had to make sure his group of people were still small. But sometimes, someone other than the client or family was welcomed for a conversation.
His parent’s home was a decent home, and since Jaana was living with them for the summer – Bryne found himself on Oldaker. Their home was nice but not out there. It fit but wasn’t one of those massive ones with all the floors and turrets.
The summer air was warm, and the sun passed its highest point. Jaana had insisted on ice cream cones, so here he was – sitting at the small park and playground in the neighborhood. Thankfully, there were plenty of people out that didn’t make them look odd.
As Jaana began licking the drips on her cone, her eyes landed on two mastiffs. Familiar ones to Bryne. He watched as his daughter piped up, a big smile on her face. “Beautiful dogs, can I pet them?” At least Bryne got that kind of etiquette into her.
full name • Bryne Arthur Hagen nicknames • Bree, Arthur age • 44 birthday • September 15, 1977 occupation • Furniture maker (Owner of Silver Birch Artistry & Restoration), former mob gender • male (he/him) sexuality • bi-sexual
the appearance
face claim• Tom Hardy
identifying features• various tattoos, a few scars from fights and work, well maintained facial hair, keeps a fit figure
the personality
likes • Dobermans, large dog breeds, keeping fit, luxury furniture, his work space, early mornings, black coffee, creative writing dislikes • hypocrites, his former boss, mosquitos, raw tomatoes strengths • making furniture, restoration, keeping calm, schmoozing weaknesses • Dobermans (has five), his niece, modern art ( loves hanging that canvas with two red dots on his wall) dreams • to feel relaxed (always on high alert), to do right for his family fears • losing his niece, having to go back to the life overall personality • Bryne comes off as a serious and intimidating man with his height and build. Deep down, he's a man with a lot of worries - constantly watching his back. He does his best to hide the fact he's scared of his past coming back for him, but he's always glancing - never keeping eye contact.
A gentle giant towards his family and clients, Bryne does his best to proved the best services and care. He knows furniture is expensive and important, knowing full well his work and client heirlooms are investment pieces.
More of a loner type, Bryne keeps to himself. He'll be friendly if approached but rarely starts something unless he sees someone needing help getting an item off a top shelf - or needing some heavy lifting. while not vocal in voice, Bryne shows a lot of his emotions through writing, especially after his prison sentence. Writing is his love language, often leaves notes for his family when he can't find the right way to speak out loud.
the history
father • Arne Hagen, 78, Furniture maker mother • Marina Hagen, 74, retired ballet dancer siblings • Hilda Hagen, 40, sister - deceased -- -- Hagen, 30, brother important people • JEREMY WYATT KIRBY , cousin Aofie Fianna Walsh , pen pal JAANA TINEKE HAGEN , niece, 17 hometown • Born in Hickstead, grew up in Oslo overall history • Bryne was born in Hickstead to Arne and Marina Hagen. His parents met when Marina was traveling for work, joining the Oslo ballet for a few years. Unlike his siblings, Bryne was born in Hickstead while they were visiting family.
Growing up, Bryne wished he had the ability to be surrounded by his mother’s side of the family. Everyone was in Hickstead and there was a closeness Bryne wished he had. Oslo, while pretty – brought some tough situations. Hilda, his sister, got into the life of the mob. Blinded by the money and comfort of being a possible mob wife, the Hagen family was often looking for Hilda.
The tensions of her running away from home constantly, led to Bryne and his younger brother being put on the back burner. Hilda was the only daughter, which kind of made her the babied sibling – leading to some resentment growing up.
It didn’t take long for Hilda to achieve her goal, making Hagen’s situation even worse. There was no escaping the life Hilda had built for herself, and the quaint family was now members out of marriage. The association led to their parents losing the friends they loved and wanted around. The image was everything, making Arne and Marina spend out of their means. Despite Hilda marrying rich, the money never touched the fingers of her parents or siblings.
Thinking he was strong-willed enough to stay away, Bryne was trapped – like a fly in sap. His parents building debt, made him sell his soul to the devil – a decision that would land Bryne years in prison. After five years in of being a lackey, Bryne was approved for a so-called mission. It was an insurance fraud gone wrong. What he was told was an abandoned building, ended up ruining lives. Not only for his own but for many people in the city.
Bryne was in the slammer for twelve long years, finally returning to the outside world at 37 years of age. During his time in prison, Hilda gave birth to Bryne’s niece, Jaana. His niece was unplanned – making her grandparents and Uncles raise her. Hilda and her husband would stop by, for image – but actual parenting was not done.
Since his release, Bryne was deemed useless, leaving him to his own devices. Arne was still making furniture to help with the bills, so Bryne took to his father’s workspace. Furniture making came too easy to him as a child, and Bryne re-found his love for the art.
At 44, Bryne was eating breakfast with his family – when the dreaded knock came at the door. Not knowing who it was, Bryne ushered his family to hide before answering the door. It was the police. There was a warehouse explosion up north in Tromso, and Hilda was found in the rubble. The family knew nothing about why she was up there, but there was a mixture of grief and relief. Sad, that they lost her, but happy they were released by the life that she looped them into.
Surpassingly, they inherited some money from her after she died. Maybe it was the family, forgiving their debts – but no questions were asked or answered. Bryne packed up his parents, brother, and niece – locating everyone back to Hickstead. The town was welcoming, but there was still an air of being watched. For his family’s sake – Bryne has just done his best to keep himself together. He didn’t know how long this grace period would last, but he would use every second of it to make normalcy.
