HOT SUMMER NIGHTS

[virgotrash]

FINISHED

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if charles melton were an anime character, it would be human inuyasha don't @ me
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BLAKE JEONG, 18
November 13

Full name: Wing “Blake” Jeong
Nickname: Angel (everyone calls him that instead, except his parents who call him Wing)
Hometown: Ripon Hills
Current residence: Brooklyn, New York

Education: Ripon Hill HS Alumni
Occupation: NYU Dean’s List Student

Likes: driving, compliments on his intelligence (in a non-arrogant way), babysitting, straight shots from the bottle (especially when he’s stressed), being looked up to (feels it’s inspiring), reggae, smoking when drinking, jersey jackets, working out, helping others, fancy cups of coffee

Dislikes: looking at his future, broken chargers, cloudy days, non-inclusive spaces, being overlooked, being looked up to (feels a lot of pressure), Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving, bullies, hostile miscommunication, unfinished plates of food

Personality: He’s your all-around 5-star guy. He’s smart, he’s good-looking, he’s a jock, he’s a sweetheart, and he’s got drive. The only thing he lacks, which he hopes doesn’t show, is his sense of direction, which is ironic because he was voted Most Likely to Become President. That being said, when a problem is presented in front of him, he does his best to overcome and solve it – he’s really good at that, apparently. The secret is overbearing parents and high expectations placed on him at a very young age, being an only child from immigrant parents.

He’s cool-headed and very polite, despite him looking like a straight-up rockstar. His parents never gave him much advice on receiving compliments or didn’t want him to pay mind to looks, so he’s awkward when people tell him good things about his looks or anything, really. He’s honestly a sweetie who wants his friends to have a good time while also trying to traverse through early adulthood with as little bumps in the road as he can.

He’s been very party-focused lately – probably to hide the fact that his future is hanging from a livewire – and now he’s the go-to guy when you want to have fun. Boy can party from 4 a.m. in the morning and still make it in time for his 8 a.m. class to pass his test.

Family //

Mom – Soo Jin Jeong (née Kwok) – She’s tough on Angel because she wants him to succeed like she only imagined she could had she grown up in America. She tried extra hard to assimilate in the culture of a completely new and different country and expects him to be as hardworking, if not more. She shows her affection in providing food during his study breaks and showing up to his club/sport activities.

Dad – Young Jeong – He’s the patriarch of the family, but much more soft-spoken than Soo Jin. She's definitely the reason he got elected mayor a while back. He’s a quiet figure in the corner, probably judging you and devising a diagram of how to make your life easier and better, if your name is Wing Jeong. It wasn’t his decision to come to America, but after many talks with his wife, she convinced him that life would be better here than South Korea. So he's content with life and made do with his current situations, very respected in the community though he's not much of a talker. He’s unaware of the pressure Angel feels he gives off and is overall pleased with how his son is doing, though Angel wouldn’t know it since he doesn’t show much emotion to begin with.

Friends // [can be explored more after auditions!]

Josephina (Jo) Aguado – Friends through Richie when she first arrived their sophomore year. Very supportive of the two and sad that they broke up after high school. And since they went to the same school, they stayed close to each other while treading new territory in college. She gradually became more than a friend and she’s been on his mind more than he’d like to admit.

Emma Hartley – Friends through Richie and get along very well, since both of them are top of their class and almost shared the valedictorian spotlight (in which his parents are upset he didn’t get it).

Richard (Richie) Carson – The two hit it off very quickly through their talent in playing football and eventually the two couldn’t be separated. Richie would help Angel in his social awkwardness during high school and Angel would help Richie with his essays. Richie is the reason Angel’s got a cool style and is now famous with the ladies. They still consider each other best friends after moving away for college.

Agnes MacIver – Very good friends, as he’s one of the first she came out to and he offered to help her by being her beard to keep rumors and expectations away until she was ready for the world to know her sexuality. The two still keep in contact via text & social media.

Vicenzo (Enzo) Sartore – Enzo’s the guy his parents told him to stay away from when they were younger, so has followed his parents’ advice until Richie started hanging out with him and the two have been friends as well. When Angel is very stressed, he goes to Enzo to buy “something” that eases his anxiety.

Anastasia Morley – The two are friends through mutual friend/girlfriend Agnes.

Other //

Aymehio (Amy) Hu – When Angel comes home, his parents have arranged for his MARRIAGE WTF LMAO I love it. She’s going to Brightwood College in Fresno, but her hometown is also Ripon Hills. Both their parents are really close and have decided this from when they were teens. Aymehio is gay, but of course she won’t be telling her parents that – but Angel’s parents are worried he would be too distracted by girls in college that they took care of it for him. Their engagement is immediate, and their wedding will be after his graduation. WOOP!

Biography //

Born in Oakland, California, before his parents decided Oakland was too big and busy to raise their child after just moving from South Korea, the Jeongs found Ripon Hills as a nice and quiet town to raise their family. Angel has always been the good boy growing up, but it wasn’t easy trying to please his parents. He often stressed himself by trying to be part of the American culture growing up without offending his parents, and trying to be the top of his class without isolating himself from his classmates.

He joined football so he could have more friends and it’s worked to his favor, as his body is built for physical activity. By doing this, no one has teased him about being That Asian Kid with the grades and has opened up his personality. There, he met Richie, his bestest friend in the whole goddamn world. There is no Angel without Richie.

Because there is no Angel without Richie, Angel feels extreme guilt for sleeping with his best friend’s ex-girlfriend and continuing to do so. Neither of the two will admit what it is becoming nor will they be the first to mention it to Richie.

His feelings for Jo have only grown stronger the more they “hang out” – they’ve even had coffee together in public sometimes, even though both are adamant in keeping their friendship platonic—until they somehow end up in each other’s arms when the sun comes up.

He feels like he's been so prepared for college - that's what his high school years were for. But he can't, for the life of him, get the hang of it. His entire freshmen year at NYU has been a mess, mainly because he's expected to do great, maybe something in engineering, maybe law, maybe med, but he wasn't feeling it - and being away from his parents for the first time in his life, he feels like he has the opportunity to perfect himself his own way. BUT HE JUST CAN'T GET A GRIP! It worries him so much that he needs "aids" to get a proper sleep at night.

ABOUT: Voted most likely to be next president, Blake carries a ton of his parents’ expectations on his shoulders. Constantly under stress, but acts as if nothing’s wrong mainly because he doesn’t want to concern people with his problems. Recently finished his first year at NYU and is constantly struggling to reach up to his family’s expectations.

RELATIONSHIPS: Best friends with RICHARD CARSON. Attends NYU with JO AGUADO and became good friends with her during all that time they’ve spent together. Used to act as AGNES MACIVER’S beard all throughout junior year and was one of the first few people she came out to.

SECRETS: Has switched his major several times ever since dropping pre-med in hopes of finding his true calling. Has drunkenly hooked up with JO one night and, several nights after that despite promising to never do it again. He can’t stop thinking about her and all those nights they’ve spent together.

Taken by:
Faceclaim: Charles Melton

Top Three:

1. BLAKE JEONG
2. AGNES MCIVER
3. ANASTASIA MORLEY

Extra //
Important People
Writing Sample: My latest written story
[tw: suicide, if you read it btw]
Social Media: @angel.wings

[emotions]

hi! thanks to everyone who auditioned so far! i'm super excited about this roleplay and the way y'all are responding is amazing! keep it up!

quick update: this is a mistake made on my behalf (remind me to never write stuff at 3am in the morning) but the town's name is Ripon Hills not Ripton Hills. idk how that t got there. anyways i fixed it almost everywhere if you see Ripton Hills lurking somewhere please let me know!

ANOTHER quick update: how does august 3rd sound for wrapping up auditions? if someone needs an extension please let me know i'd be more than happy to give you one!

[little-red]

1.8.18

ENZO SARTORE, 19
April 14th, 1999

FULL NAME: Vincenzo Sartore
NICKNAME: Enzo
HOMETOWN: Ripon Hills
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Ripon Hills

EDUCATION: Ripon Hills High. Finished second in his year but no one really knows that besides Ana.
Occupation: Working for his uncle at the local auto shop. Has bigger dreams but doesn’t know how to get there. Has bigger dreams but doesn’t know how to get there (or really what those dreams are).

LIKES: His sister, cigarettes, house parties, family, Ana, keeping busy (very manic in this sense: always needs to be doing something otherwise he spirals), using his hands, fixing motorbikes at his uncles auto shop, finishing things, feeling accomplished, praise.

DISLIKES: His parents’ situations, people judging him based on his family, being judged in general, feeling directionless (almost all the time since graduation), being idle, doing nothing, the uppity housewives of his old classmates, gentrification, the mayor.

PERSONALITY: Enzo is a real big softie. Everyone knows it but everyone also knows he’s connected to a broken family which has slowly but surely added some lashes of the classic growing-up-too-fast, in-with-the-wrong-crowd, disintegrating-familial-situation thing. He’s fiercely loyal to his friends and anyone who proves themselves deserving of a Sartore’s support. Enzo likes to mess around and has a strong mischievous streak that manifests in stupid decisions like vandalism, public nudity (was once caught for streaking across one of Ripon Hills High’s football games), and meddling in places he shouldn’t. Enzo’s loyalty extends to his ability to love and see past people's’ flaws - he’s passionate and often blinded because of it.

BIOGRAPHY: Enzo was born in Ripon Hills, grew up and went to school in Ripon Hills, and will probably die there - or so he says. Throughout high school, Enzo was a bit of a floater - never in a specific group of friends - and so any person he was seen hanging out with, never shocked or surprised anyone just because he didn’t have a set group. This did change however when he started hanging out with RICHIE during their SATs when Richie asked for his help. At this time, Enzo was also dating EMMA, Richie’s best friend. Now that was shocking. There were whispers that Enzo must be really good in bed, or that Emma had a kinky side no one else had seen before - point is, no one could believe they were actually interested in each other besides the physical side of it. But they were incredibly in love with each other, not that each knew this about the other person.

As graduation was getting closer, Enzo already knew he wasn’t leaving Ripon Hills. He didn’t want to hold Emma back and broke it off. It was the worst decision Enzo had ever made. His best friend, ANA, had never seen him so broken up by a girl. Enzo put his efforts into helping Richie pass the SATs, taking his mind off the break up. His intense focus allowed him to almost forget Emma’s existence, and he took this as a good sign. Though burying feelings as deep as those is never a good idea.

With both Enzo’s parents basically being a write-off, he feels it is up to him to step up and be the mother and father he and Siena never really had. He places so much pressure on himself to look after Siena that the stress builds and builds and with no other outlet in town to do the job, he hangs out with Ana and his fathers associates downtown, smoking and drinking his worries away. His mother’s addictive personality was passed down to Enzo and is manifesting more clearly now that graduation has come and gone, and there is no regular timetable to contain his desires.

FAMILY:
AMELIA SARTORE / mother
Amelia was the out of towner. She was passing through, on a bus trip across America with a pit stop in the small town of Ripon Hills. She never reached New York, her original destination, and some would say her decision to stay in Ripon Hills was where she went wrong - and when everything started going wrong. Amelia fell for Nico, a classic bad boy with a motorbike, a family owned auto shop and a hell of a reputation. When Enzo was born, Amelia was friends with all the uppity housewives who thought they lived in the Hamptons and not a small town outside of California. She had a good reputation, was building up the Sartore name to be cleaner than it once was. When Siena was born, Amelia (who had shown subtle signs of depression previously), fell into deep postpartum depression, feeling no connection to Siena and eventually Enzo at all. She turned to her husbands self-medication methods and her addictive personality fueled a spiral that started when Siena was 8 years old. Amelia has been back and forth between Ripon Hills and a rehab centre in California for years, but this time around, the return rate has been shorter and shorter. The family hasn’t had enough money to pay for her treatment, and with Nico busted for trying to find funds, Enzo has had to step up.
FACECLAIM: ??

NICO SARTORE / father
Nico was a good dad once. Still is, it’s just harder to see through the jail time and connections to the local bikie gang. When Nico was done for the rigorously planned but poorly hidden drug company that dealt to the eager Ripon Hills teenagers, not many were surprised. Not least Enzo. He had been incredibly aware of his fathers day job but was able to steer clear of being a dealer/accomplice although now he has no choice but to mingle with his dads other family in order to support his mother and sister. Nico spent only 3 years in jail, a quarter of what was ordered by the state, as the bail of $2.5M was paid anonymously - with a not-so-subtle gift of vandalism on the Ripon Hills County Police station: a few destroyed gargoyles and spray-painted initials, “S.S.” It isn’t a mystery to anyone in town who paid the bail and who vandalised the station but no one says a word. Money was transferred and that’s that. Nico lives in the trailer park on the south of town, with Enzo and Siena - though neither of his offspring stay there for long. Nico and Enzo have an alright relationship. “Alright” meaning they don’t eat dinner together every night, thanking God for the microwave meal they had been “blessed” with, but they are both fiercely loyal. Family is family and if you haven’t got that, what do you have?
FACECLAIM: Skeet Ulrich (duh)

SIENA SARTORE / younger sister
Siena, 16, is Enzo’s favourite person in the world. While they were both in high school, everyone knew who Siena’s brother was, but not who she was. Now that he has graduated, she’s the only Sartore in the school and she’ll be damned if you mention Enzo before acknowledging Siena in her own right. Enzo had tried to keep her out of the little business he was building when their mother had relapsed but … many hands make light work. She has a sweet aura around her and doesn’t play up her family’s reputation for her own - which is why when she follows up on a client who hasn’t paid her or Enzo back, no one quite takes her seriously until she whips her wicked tongue and reveals threats not known to even those in Hell. She, like her brother, feels a fierce loyalty for her family, however her resentment towards her mother is intense. The disconnection from her mother has caused her some issues, but Siena is unable to recognise them just yet.
FACECLAIM: Suki Waterhouse

JAMES SARTORE / uncle
New owner of Ripon Hills’ ‘Sartore Auto Shop’, James took over his older brothers auto shop when Nico was put in jail. As an out of towner, James has a history and whole life outside of Ripon Hills - much to the housewives of the towns disappointment. With a wife-to-be that no one has ever met, and a killer smirk everyone recognises in his nephew, James causes trouble without setting his mind to it. He is aware of his brothers situation (duh) and swears he had no part in the business. The longer he stays in town though, the more questions and suspicions are being raised. Does he /actually/ have a fiance? Is he as innocent and unassuming as the Ripon Hills housewives believe him to be?
FACECLAIM: Chris Pine

FRIENDS:
ANA MORLEY / the best friend
When Ana showed up in Ripon Hills, Enzo thought, ‘finally, another weirdo’, and it’s a story he likes to remind her of any time she thinks she’s not a weirdo anymore. They’re basically partners in crime (literally) - with Enzo’s mother in rehab yet again, Ana is helping him sell drugs to get funds together to pay for the stay. Ana and Enzo often get high together, imagining themselves somewhere far from Ripon Hills and the people who don’t ‘get them’. People thought they were dating at one point, but Ana is Enzo’s second sister - sometimes first if Siena is pissing him off.

RICHIE CARSON / the other bff + secret crush
The quarterback and the druggie - what a classic combination! When Enzo was dating Emma, Richie’s best friend, Richie saw the golden opportunity to ask one of the smartest kids in their year for tutoring help for the SATs. Thus starting their friendship. They spent many nights together: pizza, study guides, a joint or two that Richie would sometimes indulge in … Enzo felt something stir in him. He went to Richie’s games with Emma, and when they broke up, Enzo continued to go with Ana (who often opted to be the snack getter to avoid watching the whole game). Enzo wasn’t sure if it was the high pressure situation of the SATs but Enzo definitely felt himself looking at Richie differently. He’s been trying to change his gaze ever since. Besides, there’s no time to question his sexuality. At least that’s what he tells himself at night when he closes his eyes and sees Richie smiling back at him.

OTHER:
EMMA HARTLEY / the ex he’s still in love with
Enzo had never loved anyone before Emma, and would struggle to love anyone else after her either. Though it was only a month or two that they were together, it felt like a lifetime. She saw the bright, intelligent, happy person Enzo was and could be, and he felt safe and encouraged around her. He knew she thought highly of him, but he didn’t want to hold her back with college on the horizon. Breaking up with her was the hardest thing he’s ever done, because he loved her so damn much, and still does. Very much so.

TAKEN BY: me pls
FACECLAIM: Cole Sprouse

Top Three:

1. enzo
2. agnes
3. ana

Extra //
Writing Sample: last story - though I’ve been writing on p*ly for the majority of my time on it (9 years lmao)
Social Media: @enzosatore on insta

[little-red]

i updated my audition!! @spacelava

[emotions]

Hi everyone! Just letting you know that auditions end in two days. If you need extension know's the time to let me know.

In other news, I recently updated the NPCs, added a few new faces that the kids went to high school with, just to keep the drama rolling. You can find them here.

@agentdanascully @ahlexandra @mint @Punkette123 @virgotrash @little-red

[emotions]

As you know auditions end today. If your audition is completed please write FINISHED on top of your audition (borrowed this little tidbit from @mint).
If any of you need last minute extensions please let me know.
The official plotting starts tomorrow as well as the first mandatory event.

I hope you're excited for this roleplay as much as I am!

@agentdanascully @ahlexandra @mint @Punkette123 @virgotrash @little-red

[emotions]

Hi there! I've noticed that some of you haven't finished your auditions and since we're already a very small number of people I'm willing to give those the benefit of the doubt. If you are still interested in the group please let me know - I know urstyle has been having a LOT of glitches lately thus me being unable to thoroughly go through your auditions.

Those with finished auditions can begin plotting and/or discussing relationships and their further development. I'm currently working on the official events that will be out on Monday.

But until then here's how you can occupy yourselves (aside from plotting)

THE PROLOGUE
What happened on the day your character returned to Ripon Hills? A bit of an introductory event in which the other members can get a better grasp about the character you're writing and for you to get started.

@agentdanascully @ahlexandra @mint @Punkette123 @virgotrash @little-red @spacelava

[emotions]

Update: The role of Emma Hartley is open. If anyone knows someone that would be interested in the group, preferably Emma herself please let them know. I'd like to have all the characters on board and ready.

@ahlexandra @mint @Punkette123 @virgotrash @little-red @spacelava

[emotions]

Okay so, I'm struggling a bit with the whole accept new members/invite new members in the group section so until then please be patient. Until then if you have any sets you want to share please put them here.

In other news, my laptop screen finally gave in and cracked so I'll be without it for some time (hopefully it gets repaired as soon as possible).

[devilscult]

you can find the audition here!

☆☆☆

EMMA HARTLEY, 19
06.17.1999

Full name: Emma Renea Hartley
Nickname: Em, Emmy
Hometown: Ripton Hills
Current residence: Ripton Hills

Education: Ripton Hill High Diploma and a brief college experience before just saying fuck it
Occupation: She works under her mother at The Hills Paper. She’s been writing, it’s really just a part-time job and hobby until she figures out what she really wants to do.

Likes: finding out the truth (even if it takes some digging.), honestly exposing people for who they are really just makes her day, coffee..if she hasn’t had her morning coffee you can say goodbye to any coherent sentences, being healthy (she’s gotta keep up her body in check!),
Dislikes: when people dig into her business (yes she went to Yale and yes she dropped out..mind your own business), the fact that the whole town knows almost everything about each other and her mother can just never keep her mouth shut, when people stare at her, lies..obviously, having feelings for someone she’s pretty sure will never reciprocate them.

Personality: On the outside, she can come off as quite the sweetheart but when you get to know her you’ll realize that’s just not the case. She is however very reserved and well.. soft. Don’t let that fool you, though! One step in the wrong direction towards her and she will open fire. She doesn’t let anyone push her around and that goes for her family too. She spent way too many days in high school letting that happen. She’s come back to Ripton Hills with a new attitude and she really doesn’t care if you like it or not.

Family:
Mother - Suzan Hartley, 43
⤷ quick bio : She’s a bit of a control freak. She’s obsessed with keeping up the family image and portraying perfection to the town. Which Emma find incredibly exhausting and outright ridiculous but she loves her mom and she’s fallen into the habit of doing it too.

Father - John Hartley, 45
⤷ quick bio : He’s a bit peculiar and kind of…psychotic. He seems to always be the one creating problems within the family. Sometimes Emma can’t even remember why she loved him so much as a child, she knows it’s wrong but she can’t help it.

Sister : Peggy Hartley, 24
⤷ quick bio : She’s the eldest of the Hartley girls. She was the wild and crazy of the two. She was always out partying as a teen and is pretty much the reason her mother keeps such a tight lid on Emma. She loves her sister to death but Emma can feel her pulling away and she’s not sure why.

Friends:

Richard Carson, 19
⤷ : Richard has always been the boy next door. Emma and Richard have been friends ever since diapers. Emma’s pretty sure no one in the world knows her better than him. Which in her case isn’t a good thing. She’s been crushing on him for so long it actually pains her. Of course no one knows.

Josephina Aguado, 18
⤷ : Jo is Emma’s best friend. She doesn’t know what she’d do without her. She really regrets not going to NYU with her but it’s too late now.

Kristian Molan, 19
⤷ : Kristian was Emma’s best friend in her short time at Yale. They both decided to drop out together. Kris is a bit of a bad influence on Emma but she honestly doesn’t mind at all. She’s thankful for Kris. She helped Emma out of her bubble a little bit.

Other:

Vincenzo Sartore, 19
⤷ : Emma and Enzo we’re together for a bit. She really did love him but he broke up with her out of the blue and she’s hated him ever since. You know they say broken hearts fuel hate. Deep down she knows she’s just hurt, but maybe one day she’ll get over it.

Blake Jeong, 18
⤷ : They met through Richie and bonded over their academics but that’s as far as it went.

Anastasia Morley, 18
⤷ : Honestly Emma is/was sort of jealous when she assumed Ana and Enzo had been together. She’s never really had a liking towards her but who knows the summer could change that.

Agnes Maciver, 18
⤷ : They had a hateful past but ever since high school they’ve basically been great friends. She admires Agnes her blunt ways. She could never be that brave.

Biography: Emma has always been the girl next door type. Her family has always had a good image throughout the town despite how wild her sister was during her teen years. Em has been seen as the smart, pretty, and popular girl. Everyone in town half expected her to become somebody rich and famous. She was the girl the town built their pride on. Boy were they wrong. She left Ripton Hills as clean polished young lady ready to take the world. She came back bruised and hardened. Some might not even recognize the poor girl. Despite her character change she still rocks her blonde high pony and a wicked smile. She just has a nice set of vicious eyes to match, now.

Secret: Has had a crush on Richie for ages but never truly confessed her feelings to him or to anyone else for that matter. Dropped out of university after realizing that it isn’t as easy as she thought it would be and instead wants to pursue a more creative career.

Taken by: @filthysoul
Faceclaim: Lili Reinhart

Top Three:
Emma Hartley
Agnes Maciver
Anastasia Morley