It Feels So Empty Without Me~

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Guess Who's Back?
They were the ones in High School who never quite fit in in any cliques. They became good friends after being paired together in a mass English project group. Eight teenagers at the time. After High School, they all went their separate ways and never really talked after that. Fast forward about seven years later and each of them is moving into a recently built apartment complex, and as fate would have it, they're all moving into the same apartment complex. How will they all react to meeting each other again? How have their lives changed? How have they changed? What will happen with past crushes? Romantic Interests? And possible heartbreak? All possible plots and side plots are accepted here. The ideas for the characters are below.

For sign-ups, you may use any format for your character sheet you want, all I ask is that you include a real face claim, their name, age, and their history. That's the bare minimum I ask of you lol

(Slashed Out Names are claimed on this thread)
1. The cutest and sweetest person ever who also happens to be hella mean if you mess with her or her friends
2.The Party Animal
3. The nerd AKA the smartest but also most clueless one in the group
4. The animal obsessed one
5. If sunshine was a person this would be them
6. The biggest bad boy in the school, rumors said he actually killed someone (was best friends with or dated 5)
7. The constantly annoyed father/mother friend
8. Simultaneously Soft and Tough, hella feminine​
 
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Evan Gray Brooks
Age:5 Months
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Name: Miles Julian Brooks
Age: 24
Role: Constantly Annoyed Dad Friend
History: After he graduated he didn't hesitate to move out of state for college. Well, College didn't work out so well but he got a girlfriend out of the experience. He went to nursing school and got his license within two years. He and his girlfriend conceived a baby, it was a complete accident. She wanted to get rid of the baby while he thought they should keep it. They eventually decided to keep the baby, and soon after their son Evan was born she left. He decided that he could be a single dad, he would be fine. He bought a puppy, just because he could really, and he moved back around his old home town into a new apartment complex.
And Our Love Went Cold​
 
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Name: Paxton "Packie" Murphy

Age:24

Role: The Party Animal

Appearance: Paxton is about 6'1, with a fit muscular build. He has somewhat long, brown hair and heavy stubble. He also has light brown eyes

Personality: Paxton is naturally outgoing and energetic, he loves making new friends and seems to have a reasonably positive attitude. He is a bit of an airhead however, he can be fooled and manipulated somewhat easily. He is at times outgoing to a fault, he'll often converse to complete strangers and will often try to include them in his shenanigans, wither they want to be included or not. He's somewhat oblivious to awkward situations, and will often unknowingly do or say something inappropriate. Despite all of that, he is a kind hearted young man who values his friends and is not afraid to stand up to bullies.

History: Paxton grew up with a lot of natural athletic talent. When he was in high school, he excelled in football, baseball and wrestling. While he enjoyed sports, the thing he loved more was the parties. He loved the camaraderie, he loved the girls, he loved the havoc and hell he and his friends would raise. He was his school's star running back, set to get a full ride to USC, the school his father went to and his father before him. However, a terrible knee injury derailed that dream, USC withdrew their offer after Paxton suffered a torn ACL and MCL. Distraught, Paxton turned to the one thing he really only knew how to do, partying.

Years later, Paxton has returned to his hometown when he found work as a construction worker. Looking for a place to live, he decided to move into a apartment complex.
 
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FULL NAME: Castor Bohai Yang

NICKNAMES: Cas

AGE: Twenty-five

ROLE: The bad boy who may or may not be a murderer. (Spoiler alert: he isn't)

Castor was raised in a suffocatingly strict family—he was always expected to get good grades, he was never to cry, he almost could never go out with friends, he wasn't allowed to date, etc.

Long story short, he didn't care.

He stayed good long enough to get into a normal high school (rather than some military school that his parents would surely boot him off to if he showed any indication of rebellion) before opening up the gates of hell and going all out. He drank, he smoked, he did drugs, he threatened smaller kids in order to get what he wanted, he got not-so-legal tattoos and piercings, he stole things, he made some important connections and relationships, he beat the crap out of people that irritated him—sure, he had an honor code, but he also had quite the temper.

Castor's parents were horrified over their son's actions, and they tried to punish him, but to tell the truth... they were scared of him, too. Cas owned high-quality knives and brass knuckles, and he was strong from working out. He terrified them.

Cas was smart (he didn't do anything too extreme, and when he fought others, he was careful with the "evidence" and location), but his grades suffered due to his actions, not to mention the fact that his record was riddled with his problematic history. When he managed to somehow graduate from high school, he found that it was really, really hard for him to get into a good college. Without many viable options, Castor turned to social media.

He uploaded small workout videos and started to stream himself playing video games or doing physical challenges and, to Castor's pleasant surprise, he ended up making a good enough living out of it.

Finally free from familial clutches and making good money, Cas decided to move into a new place. New beginnings, you know? He's still a bit of a tough guy/hardass/jerk, but he's a little softer now that he's got a fun job.

More of his real self.

He just hopes that he'll get a fresh start in this new place. No stealing, beating up, or spreading rumors here.

Standing at 5'11" (or approx. 180 cm), Castor Yang is a fairly tall guy. He's pretty bulky, with lots of lean muscle throughout his body. He has lightly tanned skin with short, styled black hair that usually has a few strands that fall into his eyes. Speaking of his eyes, his irises are of a chocolate-brown hue and have a slightly kinder light in them than when he was in high school. Castor's got two heavily-pierced ears, as well as a tongue piercing and an eyebrow piercing in his left eyebrow. He has a tattoo (a skull encircled by blood-dripping roses) on his right shoulder that is usually covered by a shirt. He usually wears shades of black, red, and brown, though he may occasionally wear a splash of blue. He is almost never seen without his signature black leather jacket.

Nowadays, Castor is still quite quick-tempered and standoffish, but he's lost the dangerous gleam in his eyes. He usually isn't willing to hit others (unless he needs to defend himself or others) and no longer steals or does drugs. However, he never kicked his nicotine habit and still smokes cigarettes sometimes. He also drinks, but to a lesser extent than before. He's usually a bit grumpy-seeming, but if one were to give him some breathing room and talk to him in a calm and mildly friendly manner for a long while, he might just act stoic rather than cranky. Someone who saw his softer side was someone very important to him—someone from high school who was always happy and cheery and positive who he had sadly lost contact with.
 
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> "I don't need to live. I need to survive." <
Name:
> Shuichi Ryouta

Nicknames:
> Shu, Ryou

Age:
23

Role:
The Animal Obsessed One #4

Appearance:
Shuichi would typically describe himself as "bland". He had coal colored hair with a matching set of coat colored eyes. Shuichi typically doesn't mess with his hair, simply rolling out of bed and presenting to the world what hairstyle his mattress had given him that day. He happily stands at 5'8" and has a slim figure. He's rather pale and wears glasses in order to see. Without them he's practically blind. He owns contacts but doesn't wear them unless he goes swimming or athletic running-- neither of which he does on a regular basis. Despite his casual approach to his hair, when he's out and about he's typically wears pale, soft colored clothing, never been too keen on standing out too much.

Personality:
Shuichi has gotten better since his high school days in terms of speaking. However when he speaks he's often blunt or says things he doesn't really mean, still weirdly uncomfortable with socializing. On the other hand his spacey demeanor hasn't quite changed since high school, often slamming into poles or missing his subway stop if he didn't set a reminder on his phone or written it down on his hand. Although typically he's soft spoken, if you can get him started on talking about animal habits or about his cat Nyanko he could drone on for hours. When it came to animals though, he didn't really think. If there was a fascinating bird up in the tree he simply had to climb it and observe... If appropriate and non detrimental to its activity of course!


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History:
It was always awkward for Shuichi growing up. He tended to be a quiet kid and his parents had moved around a lot. When he was little his household spoke primarily if not only Japanese. So growing up as a child he often had a thick accent and had often gotten teased about it so he learned to simply shut his mouth despite the fact that as time progressed, his accent had eventually decreased to practically nothing.

In high school, once he established his place, he tended to follow his main friends like a lost puppy. He often simply trailed behind them quietly. Shuichi was the type to seek the comfort in sitting in a quiet room with a friend. Well, this was if he wasn't chasing a stray cat down an alley way or simply gazing at the birds flying overhead. It didn't help that he had often paid attention to one of his friends more then he really should have. It was wrong. It was disgusting. Like he wasn't already messed up enough. He knew they already favored someone else so he should've stopped... but he didn't stop his atrocious puppy love. It was just a phase. It would pass.

After high school he was so used to being pushed and pulled around that he hadn't known what he wanted to do with his life. Average grades, average looks, he spaced out way too much for his own good. There had at least been one thing he was good at, when it came to animals he remembered minor facts, random anatomy, and for once he could actually focus. It just felt like he had finally done something right. His main family supported him although his extended family always gave him a hard time about his career choice to become a vet. They liked to drone on and on about if he could become a doctor to animals why couldn't he simply become a doctor to people?

Now he was just a typical twenty-three year old with student loans. He wasn't the best in his class nor was he the worst, again he ended up just average. Having transferred to a new vet school, he ended up having to choose a recently built apartment complex near his old high school's hometown. So close to a nostalgic place he hoped it didn't stir up anything more than necessary.

Extras:
🐾 Shuichi has many drawings along with photographs of animals he plans to massively decorate his apartment with
🐾 Shuichi tends to spoil his cat Nyanko although the cat is typically never happy when Shuichi temporarily brings in strays
 
Accepted :) and listen I love that cat lol

Would you guys be down for a chatting thread? Chatting about the characters and their relationships and anything else, that kind of stuff?
 
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Accepted :) and listen I love that cat lol

Would you guys be down for a chatting thread? Chatting about the characters and their relationships and anything else, that kind of stuff?
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Accepted :) and listen I love that cat lol

Would you guys be down for a chatting thread? Chatting about the characters and their relationships and anything else, that kind of stuff?
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Seems good :)
 
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If you're still looking, I'd love to get in on this story! It seems like it would be a lot of fun (: If so, I think I'd like to claim #1! If so, I could post my face sheet later today!
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Sorry, but I claimed #1 in the interest thread. Here's my take.

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Name: Paige Nicholson
Age: 22
Role: The cutest and sweetest person ever who also happens to be hella mean if you mess with her or her friends

History: Paige was the little sister of the group, a freshman among the seniors. She was a tiny, pudgy little thing with thick glasses who kept getting mistaken for a middle schooler, but her bright smile, chirpy demeanour and always helpful attitude made her popular. They also belied a mind like a steel trap, which is why she was put in the group in the first place. Paige meant to become a librarian, and after she graduated high school (just a year behind her friends) she got herself a BA, and is currently enrolled in a library science program for her MLIS degree. Along the way she lost a lot of her baby fat doing BJJ, and also developed a sense of personal style. A lot of the old friends aren't going to recognise her after seven years, although the smile and the sparkle in her eyes hasn't changed a bit.
Or well... maybe they have. Got just a little harder. A little less spontaneous. A little more guarded.
She was married for a little while. Legally, no charges were ever filed, and the divorce was formally amicable. But somewhere there's a guy whose elbow still hurts when it gets cold, and who's very, very careful about keeping his new life off social media.
 
Apologies for the late reply, Ariel she is accepted and i love her :) I will get the chat thread up soon :)
 
Name: Beatrice May Watson

Nickname:
  • Bee
  • Trice (call her this if you have a death wish)
Age: 25

Birthday: January 25th

Sexuality: Pansexual

Roll: The nerd AKA the smartest but also most clueless one in the group

Appearance:
  • Hair length & color: Natural red reaching lower back
  • Eye color: Brown
  • Height: 5'
  • Weight: 98lbs
  • Build: Slim
  • Dress: Cozy aka sweaters, cardigans, jeans, boots, leggings
Personality: Bee is a rather smart individual. In school she studied all hours of the day so it's safe to say she's gonna be one of the smartest people you'll meet. Though with that being said Bee's also the most clueless person you will ever meet. She doesn't quite understand all social ques such as vocal tones and posture or movements. That being said she does notice social ques towards other people just not towards her. Bee has read all about social ques and can spot them a mile away when there being used on anyone but herself. On top of that Bee is will never know if you're trying to flirt with her or give her a genuine compliment. In these instances she tends to get awkward, especially since she's not complemented too often. Now, Bee can and will stare off into space thinking about anything and everything until she's effectively tuned out the world. She had ADHD so these instances happen often, along with bouts of energy where she can't seem to sit still.

Now, on top of everything Bee is a confident woman who, while not being able to take a compliment, knows she's beautiful. Bee knows how pretty she is and where she stands on the scale, she's a 6/10 at most. Bee is also very analytical and will call out bullshit when she see's it, since she has taken 2 psychology classes and read, god knows how many, books on social ques and gestures. Though her knowledge has gotten her into more problems than it has caused solutions.

Likes:
  • Sunflowers (she has several in her apartment)
  • Birds
  • Cats
  • Anime
  • Reading
  • Video games (Minecraft)
  • DnD
  • Nature
Dislikes:
  • Bullies (she's dealt with too many)
  • Blood
  • Needles
  • Clowns
  • Venus fly traps (they're creepy)
  • Candy
  • Too much violence
History: From an early age Bee realized she wasn't wanted in her family. The reason being her parents were only expecting one child, her sister, but lo and behold her sister was born and a few minutes later came Bee. And even with it being only a few minute difference Bee was the child they chose to hate and despise. As a toddler Bee and her sister, Lillian, were raised similar. The only exception being Lillian got attention while Bee was left alone, only taken care of when she needed the essentials. Bee and Lillian, from an early age, knew there parents distaste for Bee and often Lillian would throw in Beatrice's face that there parents hate her. As such the two grew apart fast.

Years go on and now Bee spends most her days in the woods or locked away in her room, the closet of her sisters room. She even scavenges for her own food since her parents have all but forgotten she exists. Though when they see her they are quick to anger and there eyes hold disgust. Because of this Beatrice had come accustomed to cooking and finding her own food from an early age, 5. Elementary school rolls around and Bee gets pushed into going with Lillian. And of course it went as expected, Lillian the favorite and Bee the troublemaker. In school Bee would often act out just to get attention but she was also one of the smartest people in her grade. While a troublemaker Bee made sure her grades stayed high throughout all her school years.

Middle school rolls around and Bee has given up on being a troublemaker and now focuses on her studies. She had even picked up a part time job at age 13. Illegally of course since it's 16 when you can get a job. Bee would hand out newspaper to the neighborhoods as her first job. By 15 she moved into a hotel to get away from the absent family she had. She was never abused y her family but it left her without knowing what love was or even what good emotion were. All Bee knew was how to cause negative reactions.

Highschool comes around and Bee's a walking shell that only knows facts. She doesn't understand emotions and around 17 she started reading about social ques, emotions, and conversations tactics. All things she didn't understand. But a few months later Bee started to understand how to pin point emotions in others. When she was put into a group with a bunch of misfits she was confused as to what to do. So of course she just led the project. Having been the smartest it was obvious she was to take point. Though as she worked with these people the closer she got to them and they showed her how to feel emotions but they were unable to show her much. Soon school was over and they were going there separate ways. Well, Bee was.

Not even a week after graduating high school Bee moved across the world to Italy. Why she went there was unknown to the others and some felt betrayed by her as Bee left with no warning, telling no one she was leaving or even where she was going.

In Italy Bee studied Psychology to help her better understand emotions. While there she did learn what love was, but she also learned what heartache is. A few months into living in Italy Bee met a local who swept her off her feet and took her heart as there's. It was a sudden romance that left her breathless. In her freshman year of college Bee met Vince, a man who, unlike the rest, loved Bee's misconception of gestures and emotions. When they met Bee was distant, like she is with everyone, but as the months went on Bee and Vince got close. After a year of talking two started dating and Bee was happier than she had ever been.

As months turned into years Bee was beginning to love her time in Italy and was dreading the day she would have to leave. Senior year had just ended and things were looking great, her and Vince were happy and living together. Things changed however when Bee found out she was pregnant. Beatrice was overjoyed at the thought of being a mother, but Vince was not. He hated the idea all together and in a fit of anger said he would never love the child. Bee coming from the past she had was hurt and confused by this comment. Having felt what not having a parents love was like Bee left Vince. Her heart was broken and while she loved him with her whole heart there was nothing he could say to fix what he broke.

Now out of options Bee turned to her parents, who were countries away from her, for help. She told them what happened and after explaining to them how they hurt her they took her in and started to work on making things better. Bee knew she would never be able to accept her parents and knew they would never truly have her love seeing as she never wanted to love again. She wasn't even sure how she was going to show her child love but Bee knew she had to try.

Though she didn't have too long to ponder on motherhood. Shortly after getting into the second trimester Bee had a miscarriage. Again her heart broke. She didn't realize how much she was looking forward to being a mother until the idea was ripped from her. Distraught Bee decided it was time to start anew. Packing up all her things Bee moved into a small apartment complex. New job, new home, new life.

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Name: Kimiko Mori
Role: #5. If sunshine was a person this would be her
Age: 23
Height: 5' 0"
Weight: 98 lbs
Physical description:

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"Is it possible to fight tenderly for beauty and truth and love without despising those who spread ugliness and lies and division?"​

Her style of dress is a fusion of "Bubble Goth" (see video below) and a futuristic interpretation of 1960's "mod" style, which she calls Buckypunk (after Buckminster Fuller, the inventor of the geodesic dome).

Personality:

Kimiko is bright, cheerful, and high-energy. She is optimistic, and a dreamer. She loves electronic music, dancing, singing, and writing. She has a passionate interest in science and technology, and how they can be used for the betterment of humankind and the world. She believes in progress and considers herself a "citizen of the future," yet she also feels a strong sense of filial piety (reverence for ancestors), respect for elders in general, and for the lives people led in the past. Kimiko loves to be around people, though her spontaneity and idiosyncratic style of dress tend to keep her from fitting in with conventional society. Her attention zips from one thing to the next, so following her train of thought is often like chasing a butterfly. She has exactly zero interest in gaining popularity or conforming to the whims of the popular. To her, such things are like curious--and rather silly--alien behaviors she can observe and find amusement in.

Kimiko considers it part of her purpose in life to "re-enchant the Universe," to bring experiences of unexpected wonder, beauty, and a touch of the surreal to others in crafty and ingenious ways.​

"Don't wait for inspiration. Go after it with a butterfly net, lasso, sweet treats, fishing rod, court orders, beguiling smells, and sincere flattery."


Bio:

Kimiko is an only child. Her father teaches robotics engineering at UC Santa Cruz, and her mother is an accountant for a nearby beach resort. From infancy through junior high, her mother stayed home with her and homeschooled her. Her parents went out of their way to expose her to a wide range of possible interests and support her in her explorations and creative endeavors. Kimiko developed a love for electronic music, and she produces mixes with a futuristic, upbeat sound, singing her own vocals. She has a couple album's worth of songs, all set in a science fiction universe for which she's written a novel, so that the songs and story reference each other. She prefers the indie route to seeking the approval of publishing houses and record labels, so she's self-published her works. They make her a modest amount of money so far, but she has yet to attract much notice beyond a small but loyal fandom. She also has a moderately successful YouTube channel and podcast, where she gives short rhapsodic talks about "exponential technology," the future, and innovative solutions to the world's problems.

When she reached high school age, she and her parents decided that she should go to a public high school so she could have more opportunities to socialize with other teenagers, participate in extracurricular activities, and practice learning in a classroom environment as preparation for college. However, she struggled with the structured learning environment, and became something of an outcast. She took it in stride though, and ended up among a group of friends who also didn't fit in.

One of these was Castor Wang, the school bad boy, the one everybody was terrified of. Since he also went by "Cas," Kimiko promptly started calling him Castiel, and chose not to play into the narrative that he was scary and evil. She made him the target of harmless, peculiar pranks meant to make him laugh or question his notions of reality rather than mock or cause hurt. Whether it was a successful test of the hypothesis that evil lacks ontological reality, or simply a case of "opposites attract," they became close and even dated for awhile.

After high school, the currents of life carried them on separate ways, and they lost touch. Kimiko tried and failed at college, then shifted focus back to her music and writing while pursuing a whirlwind of learning through online courses and various adventures, including six months in a Peruvian jungle learning the path of an Ayahuasca shaman. Recently, she was able to gather enough capital through crowdfunding to found a clean-tech startup, with its first major project being an ecological wastewater treatment system and bioremediation project to restore a river ecosystem in her old hometown. Since her original plan to live on a custom-built sail-powered houseboat fell through, Kimiko found a cheap apartment in town to call home.


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Tell Me Who The Hell You Thought I Was
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Name: Juliet Adalyn Marzanna
Age: 23
Sexuality: Bisexual
Bio: Juliet was born the only girl in her family, aside from her mother, of course, she had four older brothers. She was young, beautiful, and popular. The whole popularity didn't last long into her high school career. For a few years, she was the queen bee, she was soft and sweet toward her friends but she knew how to hold her own. She had a boyfriend on the football team, he was an ass though, and soon after she broke up with him he leaked everything, her nudes, their private texts, everything. She was the laughing stock of the school. That was around the same time she was paired up with other students she knew of but was never particularly close to. They became very close very quickly.

After high school graduation, she lost touch with her friends. She moved out to Florida and lived her life, she started her own small-town restaurant and they were doing very good. Her life was looking up. However, one night someone hacked her accounts and took everything. She went bankrupt and after that, she decided to go back to her home town. She got an apartment in this cute little new apartment building. She just hoped she wouldn't meet anyone she knew from Highschool.
Or Just Blame It On The Person I've Become​
 
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