Name: Carson Scott West Age: 28 years old Gender: Cisgender Man, He/him Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic Affiliation: Obsidian Holdings Faceclaim: Michael Evans Behling Height: 6'2 Build: Muscular, burly Sexuality: Bisexual Smokes: No Drinks: Yes Tattoos: None Piercings: None
BIOGRAPHY.
Carson wasn’t born into wealth, but that didn’t stop him being lucky from a young age; at least, that was what people always told him. He was born Carson Scott. His father was a plumber by trade, hard-working and earnest. His mother came from a wealthy family, but while her sister, Carson’s aunt, married into the wealthy West family, she had other plans. She fell in love and married outside her family’s approval, turning away from their money to forge a simple life. Carson doesn’t have any real memories of his birth parents, but when he looked back into his family’s case years later, the reports said the fire was the result of faulty wiring. The building had dozens of violations and nothing was up to code. The landlord went to prison for negligence, but not for long enough, if you asked Carson. Sixteen people died in the apartment fire, including his parents, but a firefighter managed to carry two-year-old Carson out wrapped in a baby blanket. That was where the ‘luck’ came in. To this day, Carson doesn’t understand how so many lost their lives and a child of barely two years old made a full recovery. After the fire, his aunt and uncle, The West family, took him in and adopted him as their own. The Wests were always honest about his birth parents but he also got the impression they didn’t want to dive into the gritty details. It wasn’t exactly something happy to talk about at the dinner table, and with his birth mom’s side of the family, Carson always got the impression there was a little sorrow and resentment over things left unsaid, a loss they felt could have been prevented. Carson had always had a vision in his mind of the heroes who saved his life, along with so many others. The family thought he would grow out of wanting to be a firefighter when he grew up. After all, that was just something kids said, right? They wanted to be a Firefighter. Astronaut. Race Car Driver. Then they grew up. With Carson, that desire never faded, and rather than Business Management, Politics, Law, he decided to get his Bachelor of Science in Fire and Emergency Services at the University of Florida, going on to complete his EMT Certification, Fire Suppression Certificate, and eventually his Paramedic training. His family insisted that if he was going to go into this line of work, at the very least, he was going to pursue it with as many qualifications as he could get. Now, Carson is a fresh-faced young first responder stationed in his hometown of Paxton. He gets the feeling not too many people take him seriously, but just because he tries to keep a smile on his face and bring levity to his work, he’s determined to prove that doesn’t mean he’s a joke. After all, he’s always felt he has something to prove.
PLOT ARC.
In the last few months, Carson's life became more complicated. His father, one of the most prominent business developers in the region has started saying they need to tow the company line and support Obsidian Holdings and their projects. The Wests have sold a good portion of their land and businesses to Obsidian, working alongside them to develop the region. Carson's already difficult job is now even more difficult thanks to the fact he’s become a pariah to some in the community he strives to serve. Many in the community feel betrayed by the Wests and their newfound affiliations, thinking the Wests could be relied upon to resist Obsidian's hold on their little town. On top of dealing with long shifts and having people’s lives in his hands, he also faces judgement that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, all the while wondering if there's a reason for his father's newfound priorities, if Obsidian has something over the family, or if this is really just for the betterment of Paxton.
















