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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"why thank you mr thornton." He laughed lightly at that and tipped an imaginary hat at her, bowing his head playfully. This is what he loved about her, she always brought out his fun and playful side. He inconspicuously checked his pockets again, ensuring he had everything as he slid into the drivers side of the car. He was paranoid now that he'd lose the ring or his wallet or something would happen to ruin it all. It would be just his luck to go down on one knee and not find the ring in his pockets. He couldn't afford to lose it, he wanted everything to be perfect tonight - just like Ash was to him. "Welcome, m'lady," he teased.
"yeah. .if we don't leave know i'll find an excuse to go and check on josh. ." He smiled and shook his head slightly. "Oh no you don't, tonight you're all mine." he grinned, knowing she was joking but also knowing how easy it was to get sucked back into being with their son. He was so loveable and charismatic already, it was hard to say no or to leave him behind. He frowned slightly as she reached into the back, confused. "I know we said we were just going for a meal and not doing presents but i saw this and i had to get it for you." and then his eyebrows rose as it came into view. "Ash ... you didn't have to," he said, surprised, turning it over in his hands and grinning wide. "But I love it. Thank you," he leaned across the console to give her a sweet kiss before starting the car. "Now let's get this date on the road."
He heard the steps on the landing and glanced up from his position by the door, his lips turning up into a wide grin. "Well don't you look handsome" He bent his head and returned the kiss, pressing his lips to hers. "You still look much better than me," Damon laughed. "Lets go get wined and dined." He nodded, agreeing whole heartedly. "Absolutely," He was ready for a drink, it might help calm his nerves. He was having to try his hardest not to show his shaking hands, taking a moment to grab his coat and car keys to hide his anxiety. Ashley knew him well, and she knew when he was hiding something or worrying about something - he had a very distinct expression when he was worrying over something - he didn't want to give the game away, he was shit at lying.
He shut the front door behind him, taking one last quiet moment to check his had everything - keys, wallet, ring... check, check, check, before he followed Ash down the front path. "Okay, all set?" he checked as he unlocked the car, glancing at the time - he was right on schedule, thank God. Everything had to be perfect tonight, he didn't want to let Ash down.
Damon was nervous - as hell. He'd been trying to plan this night for weeks now, having brought the ring when he'd finally found the right one. It had been luck he'd seen it, he'd been thinking about this for months, and then he'd walked past and seen it in the window and he'd known it was perfect for her. It was a little out of his price range but he made it work. After that it was time to plan. They had had a very much up and down life, things had been great at the start, when it had been the two of them, and then everything had turned sour when his brother had gotten involved. Moving away had helped a lot but things had been a little rocky since returning to his old hunting ground, and he wanted to get them back on track properly and more solid than ever. It had taken a while but he finally had an idea on how to propose, and tonight was the night.
He had planned everything down to the second, he couldn't help but be a worrier and every detail was micromanaged. He had decided to take them right back to the beginning and take Ash on their first date all over again - on the anniversary of it. They had met several years ago and it felt right to be taking things back to the start, just as they're about to give themselves a fresh start. The table was booked for 7pm, and then from there they would have a three course meal with good wine, and then he would take her on a walk down to the beach where he had set out a blanket with a cold bottle of champagne and strawberries, and there he would propose - underneath the stars. It sounded ideal but whether it would work, and whether she would say yes was another matter. The babysitter knocked on the door and he opened it quickly, smiling and inviting her inside. He kissed his son's head and gently smoothed his hair, saying goodnight to him. He was dressed up, in trousers, a white shirt and jacket - now he was just waiting on Ashley.
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.
HEY THERE! my name is clips/admin lily and i'm twenty-one omg years old. i'm a wiminz and i've been roleplaying for one hundred million years. i was referred here by me cause I own it but enough about me, here's my character. =]
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