take heed: mentions of adoption, car accident, brain injury / seizures below.

full  name.      rowan everett marchisio (born sorenson).   nickname.      goes solely by rory.       date  of  birth/age.      august 23rd,   26.  zodiac.      virgo.   location  of  birth.      goshen, new hampshire.   current  residence.        penny lane, cider point.  sexuality/orientation.    ????

mother.     carys dewolfe (biological mother), technically a missing person.   father.      unknown birth father. sava alwai, preschool teacher. isaac marchisio, lumber yard owner.         siblings.      middle child of 12 - various.      extended  family.      various  aunts/uncles/cousins/family  friends, inc. oliver alaya.   pets.      golden retriever named liberty.         partners.      none:p

►     ACT  I.     ⸺  you're young and you're precious, hearts big as texas ...

rory doesn't remember his birth parents, but the story goes like this: teenage mother gets handed a bad deal, does what she thinks is best and puts her baby up for adoption. this is how he lands smack dab in the middle of 12 children — their own version of cheaper by the dozen, though desperately wanted and loved regardless of the amount of mouths to feed. sava was a preschool teacher at the montessori school that had opened up, leaving his job at the combined elementary school at the start of the new year. isaac was a semi-heir to a construction company, but he created an offshoot of his own, marchisio tools and lumber, which is kind like a home depot or lowes but focuses on area-owned and local businesses. they eventually expanded into 15 stores across new england, but their main shop is in goshen.

the family business – more offshoots concerning construction and home improvement, for some reason found itself in florida; then found itself building its station in ciderpoint by the time rory was less than a year old, and he hasn't left since — the family crowding into a actually decent sized house (but is any house decent enough for 12 people???) and begining to build roots here.

rory doesn't remember a time where he wasn't ridiculously doted upon; despite the sheer amount of siblings (and some that would come and go, as they were foster parents after all), he never felt slighted or ignored. with every person who would come or go, the love in the house seemed to get bigger. they weren't exactly flush with cash, but they were rich in love or whatever bullshit his dads liked to say. the children were encouraged to express themselves, moreso of a hands-off kind of parenting, willing to let them reap the consequences (as long as they weren't too dire – they could get a stomach ache from eating a whole box of gummies, but they weren't about to allow being in the back of cop cars). if this is a logical choice or because they had their hands full already is not here nor there, because his dads always showed up when he needed them.

►     ACT II.     ⸺  this is the story of my life and i think i'm finally getting it ...

rory is free spirited in the same way a golden retriever is — inhibitions don't exist, and he's willing to try anything once as long as it's not scary. childhood was spent playing in their hand-made treehouses, ‘fishing’ in the streams on their various acre home land and attending his older siblings sporting and other events. he's not the worlds brightest bulb, but he tries his best to be a good person at the very least. always trotting around behind his older siblings or holding a baby to his hip, the family is exceptionally close. taught empathy, humility and maybe too little personal space boundaries.

he's put into all sorts of activities, if not by his interest, than wanting to be the same as his older siblings (who he idolizes lowkey). from music, arts & crafts to sports – which he stuck with football all the way up until high school ended – there was nothing his parents didn't try to make stick. rory is a jack of all trades; good at some, best at none. his attention span lacks in ambition and he gets halfway through a project before it's abandoned. he has good intentions, but the actualities leave many things to be desired. there's no real drama; his life is actually kind of idyllic, which only serves him to attempt to grow into a good person — he's not perfect, and he struggles, particularly with dealing with social situations (diagnosed autism when he's 13), and tends to just be kind of out there. this, in his family at least, was never something to be ashamed of — always taught to embrace his quirks and differences, rory carries this with him; an unabashed sense of self, hoping to spread it to everyone else, too. everyone is a friend and deserves a friend (unless they're mean - but they still deserve love).

he stays in town all of his life; rory doesn't mind this. his mind doesn't wander to what else could be out there. he's settling roots of his own; investing in his future in a short-lived college career (for childhood education, he loves kids) and dropping out within 6 months because.. he's not fit for school. instead, due to the nature of his parents business, he starts as a ranch hand at bianchi farms - doing farmer things because he's more of a physical worker than anything else.

►     ACT III.     ⸺  this aint watertown & i'm on some alien ground ...

CAR  ACCIDENT,  BRAIN  INJURY  TW        it was june 2025. the  day  was  typical.  sunny,  late  june,  and  rory  was  heading  home  —  it  wasn't  some  big  thing.  rory  was  driving  through  an  intersection,  younger  brother  in  the  passenger  seat,  then  he  woke  up  with  his  dads  crying  faces  in  his  face.  there's  no  memory,  no  recollection  of  what  happened.  rory  has  never  asked.  the  idea  of  facing  that  head  on  is  already  too  much,  and  he  was  in  the  hospital  for  days.  it  was  kind  of  boring,  really,  because  everybody  kept  coming  to  check  on  him,  but  they  kept  looking  at  him  weird.  his  little  brother  –  tanner,  who's  21  —  was  fine.  rory  knows  he  took  the  brunt  of  whatever  happened.

things  were  fine.  then  they  weren't  fine.  constant  forgetfulness,  lack  of  organization,  lack  of  general  functionality  were  all  big  signs.  rory  knows  something  happened,  and  he's  not  stupid.  the  doctor's  say  it  fucked  up  his  frontal  lobe,  something  something  impact,  but  he  doesn't  like  to  hear  it.  very  dismissive,  ignores  all  of  his  problems  in  favor  of  trying  to  get  his  life  ‘back  to  normal’.  and  he  tries,  but  it  doesn't  work  how  he  wants  it  to.  continues  to  miss  work  on  accident,  loose  things  (couldn't  find  his  keys  he  left  in  his  car  for  3  days),  starting  to  pick  fights  with  people  after  blowing  up  at  them.  it's gotten better, now, but not perfect.

he changed jobs to something less laborious — animal handler instead, as he loves animals regardless. currently apart of a channel with his friends finding spooky mysteries and it brings him more joy to have a purpose, something fun, to do — constantly worries about how he's perceived after it all. wonders if people are treating him differently, but not enough to notice. doesn't want to be treated any differently just because something happened, but can't verbalize this. becomes upset (sometimes without reason) when he thinks this is happening — always feels bad after, but he's trying his best. there's been a lot of changes in the past year.

►     EXTRAS.     ⸺  in my generation, in my constellation ; moon & saturn ...

nickname  rory  comes  from  when  he  was  a  toddler  and  couldn't  pronounce  his  own  name.  no  one  ever  really  bothered  to  correct  him  –  too  endeared,  i  guess,  but  that's  what  he  goes  by.  rowan  is  only  really  used  if  he's  in  trouble  or  someone  is  trying  to  get  his  attention. 

obsessed with love and weddings -- tries to set his friends up which ends up horribly because ??? bro, relax. will take things the extra mile and start planning his friends weddings in his head, dates and locations and all. should probably go into that as a career ngl. sometimes he gets so hyperfixated on this for some reason (he wants love).

is also an insane blabbermouth. DO NOT TELL HIM ANYTHING — his brain is kind of a defunct game of telephone at this point, he gets things confused and facts mixed. he will make more mistakes than humanly possibly because of this. he will spread the rumors you tell him with earnest (doesn't realize he's not supposed to) and then be confused why people are upset with him.

he's a bit of a lag behind; slow on the uptake, but he'll get there eventually. he's exceptionally great at research, and is a semi-good teacher depending on the subject. thinks in abstracts and word associations more than anything else, and some people find it weird or off putting. it's just how his mind always works. color coordinates sometimes and other times he just choses comfort over everything; is a terrible multi-texter due to his thoughts lapsing from either thinking too hard or taking a dial-up minute. i promise he's trying lmao give him a bit

the worlds sweetest guy; in elementary school, was given the award of everyone's friend which is just about his biggest description. confrontation makes him nervous and he tries to keep the peace whenever he can. anxious when people are upset, or thinks they're upset, and tries to do anything to make sure it's all smoothed over by the end of the day. kind of annoying about it ngl

is  the  middle  child  of  12  —  exactly  number  #6,  and  it  shows.  he's  very  go  with  the  flow,  letting  things  happen  kind  of  guy.  he's  so  used  to  bending  to  the  whims  of  others  that  he's  never  really  had  much  of  a  chance  to  explore  his  own  wants  or  needs  in  a  meaningful  way.  slowly  starting  to  do  that  now  that  his  life  isn't  based  around  his  family  but  still  experiences  decision  paralysis,  which  makes  things  hard.

BRAIN INJURY, SEIZURE TW     /      tbi  has  been  …  not  great.  officially  diagnosed,  but  belated  and  begrudgedly.  struggles  a  lot  with  light  and  noise  sensitivity,  organizing  information  and  making  sure  he  fully  understands  what's  going  on.  all  over  the  place  despite  trying  to  keep  it  still,  sometimes  his  sentences  don't  make  sense.  lots  of  reminders  in  his  phone  (forgets  to  make  them)  and  in  his  house  (forgets  to  write  them). gets  a  lot  of  headaches  but  can  work  through  them  for  the  most  part.  has  developed  focal  impaired  awareness  seizures  due  to  the  accident,  but  tries  not  to  show  anyone; these  don't  have  any  known  triggers,  and  can  happen  at  any  time.  people  just  think  his  memory  is  lapsing. definitely  does  not  let  people  know  when  he's  struggling  —  he's  the  'happy  guy'. 

loves  animals.  eventually  will  probably  be  working  at  a  non-profit  for  them  or  a  shelter  of  some  kind.  trying  to  convince  oliver  to  adopt  more  cats,  but  he  just  has  his  beloved  golden  retriever  named  liberty  who  joins  him at literally every place he can get her in; it's weird if liberty is not by his side. she is very very very beloved and often referred to as his daughter - he takes her care very seriously. more than his own. she's  3  years  old  and  the  love  of  his  life,  only  accepting  applications  for  her  step  parent  thank  you!

he  is  not  the  brightest  bulb  –  brain  injury  notwithstanding  –  but  he  means  well.  instilled  in  him  since  babyhood  to  be  a  good  person,  do  good  by  people  and  make  sure  your  crew  is  taken  care  of.  fiercely  protective  of  his  friends  and  family.  trying  to  branch  out  and  work  on  himself  and  grow  a  bit  of  a  backbone  but  it's  slow  going.  a  very  very  lovey  puppydog  kind  of  guy.  big  dog  who  thinks  he's  small  enough  to  fit  in  your  lap  kind  of  deal.

weirdly  obsessed  w/  collectables.  his  grandparents  used  to  watch  them  as  kids,  and  his  meemaw  would  show  him  hers  and  talk  about  her  beanie  babies.  he  thinks  theyre  soooooooooo  cute.  the  idea  of  selling  them  sends  him  into  a  homocidal  rage. 

►     CONNECTS.     ⸺  you know i'll go if you go if you're cool with that ...

family — adopted siblings, former foster siblings, cousins, by - marriage: the marchisio's are a big family regardless of how you slice it — i like to imagine they planted a lot of roots, so i think it would be fun to have some family afoot. open to really anything, including siblings of his parents (nephew rorybear..), and not-related-but-might-as-well-be!   i have a really specific wanted connection for an older sibling (think they were kind of opposites, so they had some kind of fight before this sibling left town) but after his accident, they returned for support, now they have a weird kind of limbo happening. 

adults (non-fx):  roommates!! this would be relatively new, as i think rory would want to get out from his dads' house due to .. everything that changed. i like to think they're a silly bunch of people who do silly little things. 

ex friends: they used to be as thick as thieves until something happened. plenty more to be plotted.

antagonistic connections!!!!: give me people who think rory's annoying, maybe he spread an accidental rumor and fucked their shit up, maybe they have beef with his siblings, etc etc.

now i curse your acqua di gio:  these guys were exes, and something happened — i like to imagine it was some kind of puppy-love high school thing, but they both kind of fell face-first and fast, but the relationship ended just as quickly. 

who do i call now?:  this person and rory were … something. he's not sure if they ever were officially something, but they were extremely close, and at a weird point of ‘emotionally together’  and acting like they were dating without the label. at a certain point, they became fraught, and their tether broke - now they're kind of in that weird i'm mad at you limbo.