[ CONNOR DAY. 35. CIS MALE. HE/HIM] is here! Theyâve lived in Silver Lake for [ 35 years ] and are originally from [ SILVER LAKE ]. They are a [ TATTOO ARTIST ] and in their downtime love [ PLAYING THE DRUMS IN A BAND ] and [ VOLUNTEERING AT GROUP HOMES ]. They look a lot like [ ANDREW GARFIELD ] and live [ IN OASIS APTS ].
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ABOUT CONNOR
astrology:
sagittarius â, aquarius âž, scorpio â
traits:
grumpy, blunt, anxious, upbeat, loyal, compassionate, contradicting, easily-irritated, hopeless romantic (mostly hopeless), sarcastic, pretentious, wise, passionate
aesthetic:
beanies, rooftop talks, halloween forever, cigarette ash, hidden knitting needles, too honest, bike rides, policeâs backseat, compassion, responsibly irresponsible, buzz of a tattoo gun, stubborn heart, holes in shoes, undefined, out of step in line, too many tattoos, your best friend or worst enemy.
BIOGRAPHY
[ tw: abandonment, police, anxiety ]
Home was just a word Connor Day never fully understood. Was it a person, a place, or a just feeling youâll never get back? He never knew. Born and raised in the Silver Lake area in California, Connor was your typical troubled kid growing up in the system. He spent most of his time in group homes in the area and got in trouble just as often as he could. The police officers in the neighborhood all knew him by name, and though he charmed his way out of real trouble most days, he was known as the kid who went around tagging buildings. Art was an outlet for him, and of course it was more fun to utilize those skills in an illegal manner.
Connor struggled not having a family of his own, especially with how often the kids around him came and went. He picked up hobbies throughout his younger years to keep his emotions at bay. Between doodling in composition books, playing the drums, and even⌠knitting, he kept himself distracted most days. But that need to find his family was still always there. When he was seventeen years old, he used the savings he had built up to find his birth mother. Connor snuck away from the group home and managed to get him all the way to New York City where he would finally meet his mother - Marie Day. He built up an idea in his head of how it would go down and what her reaction would be, but he couldnât have been more wrong. Instead of accepting him, telling him how much of a mistake it was to give him up, she wanted nothing to do with him. In fact, she was distraught and nearly offended he tracked her down. She turned him away and left Connor to finally truly realize that he was alone. There was no such thing as home.
There was a light of hope that went out that day within Connor. He grew a bit colder, a little more pessimistic than usual. He hit the drums harder and lived without a path. Once he graduated from high school, by pure miracle, he took up a job at a tattoo shop. In the beginning, he was just the receptionist. It was enough to get him by as he found himself living at an old three-story home that was converted into a small apartment complex for only a few tenants. The people who lived there became his small little family, the closest thing to home he ever had. Connor found himself struggling to connect deeply with others, that fear of abandonment always there in the back of his head. His own struggles with anxiety didnât help the case, either. His anxiety grew so complex throughout the years that even driving a car felt too much to handle. Connor rode his bike everywhere around the city and also relied on the bus. The only solace he had was the family he built, tattooing, and playing music.
Now in his thirties, Connor still struggles but hides it well. He moved away from the little apartment he once had and now works full time at King Ink Tattoo & Piercing as a tattoo artist. People enjoy his company, even with his grumpy demeanor. He has a careless attitude, though he cares a little too much on the inside. When life is too much to handle, Connor normally retreats to his new apartment and secretly continues to knit (though heâll deny it always). Though he may be a music and film snob at times, his caring heart comes out whenever he volunteers at the group homes he grew up in. If he had the money, he wouldâve gone to school to be a social worker so he could take care of kids like him. He makes up for that by spending most weekends hanging out and mentoring troubled teenagers that remind him of himself. Connor also is the drummer of a local indie band that he created with a good friend. They have no intention of âmaking it bigâ and prefer to play smaller shows whenever time allows. Connor focuses on all these things that make him happy - art, music, and helping the youth. If he didnât, heâd be too lost wondering what the hell his purpose was and why nothing ever felt like home.
HEADCANONS
Connor plays the drums in a band called âswell.â, a local indie group with a female lead. Playlist can be found here. He also occasionally plays drums for a number of different bands who need a drummer.
Connor was originally in a band called âSaint Seaâ before âswell.â. The lead singer of swell is the ex girlfriend of his former friend and lead singer of Saint Sea. After finding out his bandmate at the time had screwed the woman over, he dumped Saint Sea and joined Swell. However, Saint Sea found success and are an up & coming band. Theyâve performed on late night shows and now are on tour... Connor doesnât regret standing up for the woman, but he is a bit bitter of that bandâs success.Â
He knits a lot in his free time and treats it as if itâs a deep dark secret.
The man sabotages most relationships he has simply because he has a fear of abandonment. He pushes someone before they can push him.
He is a Halloween and horror movie FANATIC. October is his favorite month and he treats Halloween how most people treat Christmas.
Connor has a lot of tattoos, most are traditional style tattoos showing his favorite horror movies - scream, the shining, and some others.
Heâs been called an âemo hipsterâ and an 'emo indieâ before, which he denies⌠but it kind of sums him up. Half of his music has some older emo vibes to it, and the other half is indie music. Heâs the type to freak out because you never heard of a band, even if the band is a local indie band that barely anyone knows. Heâs somewhat of a music snob. Forgive him. He also dresses pretty âindieâ but a more laid back version.
Heâs really into film (not just horror movies). He loves Wes Anderson movies and anything by Taika Waititi and David Lynch. One of his bandmates is a filmmaker and he often dips his toes into that world with her.
Connor was influenced at a young age by the women around him. Heâs a pretty big feminist and not afraid to stick up for things he believes in. Due to the culture he was raised in, heâs extremely accepting of all people. Itâs probably his biggest redeeming trait.
Connor often has this 'fuck everythingâ attitude, yet cares deeply. He bounces from being grumpy to being the life of the party. Thereâs no way to pin down his personality completely.
Having a cigarette late at night with someone and talking about life is probably one of his favorite things in the world.
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