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ofeliancs · 4 years
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⋆ * ✰ — ( odeya rush. twenty-one. she/her. cisfemale. ). i hope that eliana abraham isn’t late for their shift again. i swear to god they can be so impetuous & stubborn sometimes. then again i know joe hired them two of years ago because they’re charismatic & nurturing, whatever. every time they’re working they always want to play break my stride by matthew wilder, it kinda drives me up the wall. they’re studying musical theatre & composition at northview university. i think they ended up working at empire because she wanted to pay for school but still be around music. they remind me so much of marked up scripts, the third iced coffee of the day, heart-shaped sunglasses, the sun shining through sheer white curtains.
hi angels!! i’m kristin and i’m SO excited for this rp it’s so cute??? i’m also rlly excited to bring my obnoxious lil baby it’s been so long since i’ve written for her. all of her links are below, so please give this a like if you’d like to plot!!
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so i’m gonna start this by saying eliana is A LOT to handle sometimes so im sorry for her in advance but also pls love her
ANYWHO lets get on w the show
eliana was born and raised in derby. like i kid you not this child has not lived anywhere else so friends at the store that she’s known since diapers?? its more likely than you think (pls give me that pls)
her father, daniel is a fairly well known lawyer in the city and her mother, ruth is a writer. that being said money wasn’t necessarily an issue for the abraham family, but their children also weren’t spoiled. daniel abraham would be damned if he ever discovered he had raised brats.so like basically they HAD money but didn’t like to flaunt it ya know
as much as it pains me to not have any tragedy eliana grew up in a pretty standard childhood???? raised by nice jewish parents who took care of their kids as much as they could, good education, good grades. nothing traumatic to report rip
BUT lemme tell you eliana wasn’t a standard child o no
first off she was always a tiny lil ball of energy. she was always running around and talking anyone’s ear off that gave her the chance and it was either adorable or you wanted to punch her in the face
hc that she was the actual worst in preschool??? she prob never took naps and was prob too loud oops
beginning in her childhood years, ellie showed a passion for two things- theatre and music, specifically writing. she participated in every school and community theatre production she could, and spent any free time she had writing a melody, a song lyric, anything that popped into her head. 
it was her aunt that first encouraged her to make a career out of her passions, and she began pushing harder with her writing and performing. 
she spent most weekends at the piano during her junior and senior year.
she graduated high school with plans of moving to new york city to pursue a career in musical theatre, hoping to be able to perform and continue to write her own songs. 
her biggest dream is to write a full musical and it’s in the works currently (she’s also writing on her breaks every day).
ofc she was advised by her parents to go to school first to work on her craft before she left, and she agreed. not wanting to move too far away (aka new york) just yet, opted for northview university where she is double majoring musical theatre and composition!!
she’s been working at empire records for two years now. it began as a way to help her parents pay for her tuiton (and set some aside to move to new york), but over the years it’s become more than just a job to her and she really loves working at empire.
she’s graduating college in may and the thought of having to leave this job when she moves makes her sad :((( 
okay so personality overview!! 
god she’s everywhere 
if i could put her into a label, it would the dynamo which quite literally means “an extremely energetic person” SO there’s that. she does come off a bit strong at times but she means well and just has a lot of energy
she is also very soft but WAIT she’s also a strong bitch with bde sorry i don’t make the rules. she fights for what she believes in and won’t stop for anything that gets in her way if it comes to it.
if ur working with her on any given day she will greet you with a hug every day i don’t make the rules sorry
side note: im in love w her
is actually 5′1 but will FITE
will sometimes do and/or say stupid shit but it’s fine we’re fine
want to do something dumb at 3 in the morning? call her and she’ll be there in 5 minutes
i don’t wanna say she’s an idiot but ,,,,, im not NOT saying it either
but yes she’s an idiot
also a giant meme don’t take most of what she says seriously
has a tiktok account and sometimes just quotes tiktoks once again I DON’T MAKE THE RULES she’s just the most obnoxious
protective binch. if u mess with the people she really cares abt she will battle. she doesn’t get angry a lot but if you somehow make her im sorry
also?????? a clumsy bitch. will knock over everything bc she can’t walk in a straight line and just falls a lot
how are you a performer but also accident prone? i don’t know don’t ask me
bottom line is i just love her and would Die for her thank u
pls love her
i have a connections page but here’s my most wanted connections!!
a best friend- her favorite person and closest companion. will also accept a trio squad tbh?? 
childhood friend- ellie has lived in derby her entire life so she’s definitely made friends at every stage of life, so someone that’s been her friend for almost two whole decades would be awesome
practically family- people that she has grown such a close bond with that she sees them as another sibling at this point.
the secret fling- this is a wc that i have up which you can read more about right here, but it’s also open to any current members if it sparks anyone’s interest. feel free to message me if you have questions about it!! (i have some inspo if needed)
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elegantias · 4 years
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⋆ * ✰ — ( dong sicheng. twenty-two. he/him. cis male. ). i hope that liu yiqiang (james) isn’t late for their shift again. i swear to god they can be so lackadaisical & disorganised sometimes. then again i know joe hired them one year ago because they’re genuine & sweet, whatever. every time they’re working they always want to play tieduprightnow by parcels, it kinda drives me up the wall. when they aren’t at empire they’re studying contemporary dance at northview university. i think they ended up working at empire because they fell in love with the atmosphere after chancing upon it by accident. they remind me so much of long & slender fingers adorned with rings, motion-blur silhouettes in photos, strawberry-scented lipgloss.
hello ! i’m HONEY and i’m from the gmt +8 timezone, although my sleep schedule is kind of fucked so i might be on the dash at odd hours of the day. anywho, james is an entirely new muse that i pulled out of thin air specifically for this group. the sparknotes summary for him is under the cut, but i’m also still figuring him out, so i guess it’s going to be a learning journey for all of us, huh. he’s babey and i love him though !!
BACKGROUND
born liu yi qiang ( 刘毅强 ) on 11/16/1997 in beijing, china, where he spent the early years of his childhood.
when he was ten years old, his parents divorced and his mum decided to move to the US to live with her sister, bringing him with her. his mother never remarried, so he was pretty much raised by his mum, his aunt, and his aunt’s girlfriend.
before getting married and settling down to start a family, his mother was a semi-famous dancer, with a background in traditional chinese dance. james inherited his love of the art from her, and has been taking dance classes since he was a young boy in beijing. because he couldn’t keep up with traditional chinese dance once they moved to the states, he started exploring other forms of dance, and is trained in ballet and jazz as well, although he ultimately decided to pursue contemporary dance.
his long-term dream is to open his own dance studio someday—after he’s done touring with a professional dance company, of course.
he’s also doing a minor in chinese language and literature, mostly because he can, but also as a way of maintaining a connection to his culture.
he chanced upon empire records entirely by accident, but he’s lowkey a pretentious hipster at heart and he fell in love with the place immediately, applying for a job there the moment he found out they were hiring.
PERSONALITY
two words: Disaster Child™
no, really, dude is talented as fuck but has maybe half a braincell and it’s honestly a small miracle he’s managed to get this far in life without any major incidents.
extremely graceful while dancing, but surprisingly clumsy otherwise. please do not leave any sharp objects lying around when he’s in the vicinity.
misplaces things all the time and finds them in the most random places after he’s given up looking for them.
very sweet! he tends to get doted on a lot and inspires protective instincts in the people around him, but he definitely has a snarky side that comes out when he’s around friends he’s comfortable with.
transforms into an entirely different person when he’s performing though. he looks very cool on stage but once he’s off the stage he turns into a whole cutie.
he’s a terrible texter who either responds immediately or an entire week later, there’s really no in-between.
while he can be excitable at times, he’s generally a pretty low energy person who would rather spend an entire weekend watching movies in bed than have an active social life, although he does go out occasionally.
speaks mandarin when he’s angry or very drunk.
has a cat named yunyun ( 云云, lit. cloud cloud ) and is in the running for the world’s most obnoxious cat dad, because he will take any opportunity to gush about her and show off photos of yunyun and all the toys he’s bought / made for her.
CONNECTIONS
bad influence ( 0 / 1 ) — not necessarily a bad person, just someone who has maybe made it a personal mission to get him to leave his comfort zone once in a while and let loose, i.e. the biggest reason why he’s not entirely a recluse.
musical soulmate ( 0 / 1 ) — someone with a background in music that he frequently works with for his dance projects; either they compose music for him to dance to, or he choreographs dances for their songs.
those are the only circumstantial connections i can think of atm, but i’m always happy to have general connections as well ! so please feel free to hmu with headcanons about their friendship ( would really love for the boy to have friends he can be a crackhead with, tbh ) or any other connections—neighbours, maybe ?
any possible romantic connections will be based on chemistry, though !
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implavsibles · 4 years
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𝐢  𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭  𝐭𝐨  𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤  &  𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥  𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 ,   &  𝐢  𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭  𝐨𝐧  𝐭𝐡𝐞  𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭  𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 .        hey  wassup  ,  i’m  loey  &  you’re  watching     the  depression  channel .       i’m  22  years  old  &  i’ve  an  unhealthy  relationship  with  this  thing  called  netflix .    i  live  in  my  own  apartment  with  my  cat  named  george ,   she’s  wonderful  &  we  love  her ,   in  the  smack  dab  of  a  college  town  in  the  cst  timezone .    you’ll  often  find  me  listening  to  music ,   playing  d&d ,   drinking  coffee ,   or  finding  ways  to  destroy  the  bourgeois  &  if  that  means  i  dye  my  hair  &  get  facial  piercings  to  get  myself  a  girlfriend  then  so  be  it .    i  don’t  care  for  pronouns  being  non-binary  myself  but  i  do  identify  as  a  threat .        (   &  if  you  get  that  reference  then  please  message  me .   )        so ,  sit  back ,   relax ,   possibly  turn  on  a  light  &  allow  me  to  introduce  my  wonderful  son ,         sebastian  mccure .        trigger  warning  :    internalized  homophobia ,   transphobia ,   mental   /   emotional  abuse ,   body  dysphoria
⋆ * ✰ —   (   elliot  fletcher .    22 .    he  /  him .    trans  male .   )        i  hope  that  SEBASTIAN  MCCURE        isn’t  late  for  their  shift  again .    i  swear  to  god  they  can  be  so     guarded  &  forgetful     sometimes .    then  again  i  know  joe  hired  them     two  years  ago     because  they’re     agreeable  &  organized   ,    whatever .    every  time  they’re  working  they  always  want  to  play        karma  chameleon  by  culture  club ,         it  kinda  drives  me  up  the  wall .    i  think  they  ended  up  working  at  empire  because  he  moved  back  into  town .    they  remind  me  so  much  of  worn  out  converse  paired  with  jean  jackets ,   chipped  black  fingernail  polish ,   spending  money  you  don’t  have  to  feed  the  caffeine  addiction .
sebastian  logan  mccure   . . .   man ,   what  a  guy .    he’s  a  huge  ass  nerd  &  enjoys  all  types  of  things .    if  i  had  to  put  him  into  a  type ,  it  would  be    VAGABOND .    he’s  rather  much  of  an  explorer  &  thrives  off  of  the  bare  minimum  of  the  materialistic  things .    he’s  much  more  content  with  a  simple  couch  for  a  bed  than  a  house  with  more  than  4  rooms .    he’s  never  satisfied  with  anything  he  does  &  always  dream  of  becoming  one  of  those  van - life  people  due  to  the  simplicity  they  have .    the  one  thing  he  will  splurge  on  is  making  sure  that  he’s  updated  with  the  newest  phone  &  getting  a  new  computer  every  couple  of  years .    other  than  that ,   catch  sebastian  at  the  local  grocery  store  getting  ramen  noodles  or  at  the  thrift  store  getting  clothes  &  other  things  he  may  need  to  keep  his  studio  apartment  comfortable .    he  does  tend  to  spend  more  time  in  his  hammock  outside  &  at  empire  records  than  anywhere  else .    it  isn’t  even  surprising  to  find  him  sleeping  in  the  back  room  of  the  store  before  or  after  a  shift .    he  is  the  type  of  guy  who  can  &  does  lip  sync  to  every  song  &  dances  along  without  any  qualms  because  life  is  too  short  not  to  have  fun .
      name .      sebastian  logan  mccure       nickname .      seb ,   sebby       age .      twenty - two       gender .      trans male       pronouns .      he   /   him       sexuality .      bisexual       d . o . b .      june  fourth       astrological  sign .      gemini
he  grew  up  in  derby  for  most  of  his  life  with  an  adoring  mother ,   a  step-father ,   &  a  younger  brother .
the  family  was  pretty  much  okay  other  than  being  exposed  to  very  toxic  masculinity  &  a  toxic  mindset  from  his  step-father ,   paul ,   at  such  a  young  which  in  time  turned  into  mental  abuse .
sebastian  took  the  brunt  of  the  abuse  from  paul  due  to  the  fact  that  he  wasn’t  paul’s  own  child  like  his  younger  brother ,   alexander ,   was .
when  sebastian  came  out  as  trans  when  he  was  9  years  old ,   paul  didn’t  like  that  in  the  slightest  &  made  the  abuse  even  worse  to  the  point  of  threatening  of  violence .
but  that  didn’t  stop  sebastian  for  being  who  he  was  &  his  brother  &  mom  showed  their  absolute  support  &  love .
it  did ;  however ,   help  spur  huge  dysphoria  which  is  still  a  struggle  he  has  to  overcome 
during  his  middle  school  days ,   sebastian  would  find  solace  at  empire  records .
he  would  spend  every  day  after  school  there  whether  he  was  doing  homework ,   listening  to  music ,   or  bothering  the  workers  with  questions .
empire  records  became  his  home  away  from  home  &  was  the  only  place  that  made  him  feel  safe .
when  he  was  11  years  old ,   his  mother ,  adelaine ,   started  him  on  puberty  blockers  secretly  without  paul  knowing  &  started  saving  up  money  in  case  sebastian  wanted  to  get  top  &  bottom  surgery .
we  just  stan  adelaine ,   okay .    she’s  11 / 10  mom .
paul  caught  on  after  a  few  years .
at  this  point ,   paul  became  unbearable  &  adelaine  filed  for  divorce  &  promptly  moved  out  of  the  house  with  sebastian  &  alexander  to  move  a  couple  of  states  of  over  in  with  her  sister .
during  this  stint  of  being  away  from  derby ,   sebastian  was  14 - 19 ,   just  turning  20 .
in  this  time ,  he  did  get  top  surgery  when  he  was  18
was  voted      “ best  smile ”      &      “ most  likely  to  become  famous ”      in  high  school
&  fought  a  bigger  fight  of  being  bisexual .
with  the  toxic  mindset  of  growing  up  thanks  to  paul ,   he  struggled  hard  with  internalized  homophobia  finding  himself  disgusted  most  of  the  time  with  himself  which  didn’t  help  at  all .
sebastian  came  to  terms  with  his  sexuality  when  he  was  17  but  often  times  still does  those  intrusive  thoughts  that  who  he  loves  is  absolutely  wrong
the  reason  why  he  moved  back  to  derby  is  because  he  had  something  to  prove .
sebastian  had  to  prove  to  paul  that  he’s  comfortable  with  who  he  is  &  isn’t  ashamed  of  it .   he’s  finally  able  to  express  himself  fully  &  embraces  that .
however ,   when  he  moved  back ,   he  found  out  that  paul  found  another  wife  &  actually  moved  away  from  derby  a  couple  of  years  prior .
sebastian  was  reliving  his  years  spent  at  empire  records  when  joe  approached  him  &  asked  if  he  would  like  a  job  &  sebastian  wasn’t  about  to  turn  that  down .
he’s  been  working  here  for  two  years  now .
living  in  a  small  studio  apartment  that’s  only  a  block  away  with  an  adorable  cat  named  frankie .
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