andie hochberg | 31 | manager at fast breaks | drummer for 2nd heaven | the spitfire
the acidic tang of black coffee, the well-worn elbows of a thrifted denim jacket, the hoarseness in the back of your throat after too much laughter or too much screaming, splinters in your fingers from well-used drumsticks, being released from the holding cell with your fist pumping the air in celebration.
basics:
name: andie hochberg
age: 31
occupation: manager at fast breaks, drummer for 2nd heaven
gender and pronouns: nonbinary, they/them
sexuality: lesbian
neighborhood: the trailer park
birthday and zodiac: april 11, 1968. aries sun, gemini moon, scorpio rising.
(+) passionate, loyal, sincere
(-) insecure, violent, impulsive
character inspos: toph beifong (atla), rhaenyra targaryen (house of the dragon), fig faeth (fantasy high), faith lehane (buffy the vampire slayer), jessica jones (jessica jones), kat stratford (10 things i hate about you), klaus hargreeves (umbrella academy)
fc: kiana madeira
abt:
they had always been a little tornado, a trait much prized by childhood soccer coaches (until they’d been upset by a red card and kicked another player in the shins) and much loathed by teachers (who frequently had to put their desk in the corner to keep them from talking the ears off their classmates). that’s why their mother put them in drums class; managed destruction.
adolescence was lonely and unforgiving. they were mocked for the way they dressed, the pronouns they used, the name they shortened, the scuffs on their secondhand shoes. they learned quickly the most effective way to deal with a bully was not taking the high road, as their mother said, but to shove someone in a locker. they served two days of suspension and most of the school was too scared to talk to them after that, but at least people stopped putting kick me notes on their backpack.
they have learned to safeguard their vulnerable core with a cold exterior, but once you’re in, you’re in. they do not make a friend unless they feel the person is worth it, and they will remind their friends of that - that andie’s approval means they have nothing to be insecure about. they are also happy to show their friends what they’ve learned about how to stop people from messing with them, and too many times they’ve garnered a bloody nose or a black eye defending their honor (often against the will of their friends).they’ve tried so many ways to get rid of the rage, but the truth is they rely on it. the rage propels them, keeps them breathing. if they lost it, they’re afraid the rage would become sadness - or even worse, fear.
they are charismatic - of course they are, because how could someone act the way they do without being run out of town if people didn’t want to root for them? they know the perfect quick joke to throw out to the bar after slamming someone’s head against the wall to break the tension, can dance right on the line of sarcastic and cruel. it can be cold in their shadow, but just once in a while, they will shower you with a smile that warms like sunshine, and that is why people are willing to tolerate the blustery snow.
andie used to believe they were going to be somebody someday. but once thirty hit and they were still in their beloved and hated hometown, living just a few miles from the apartment in which they were raised, that dream began to feel further and further away. 2nd heaven feels like their last hope to make something beautiful out of the wreck that is left of their life.
headcanons etc.
pinterest :)
food order: andie does not have a sweet tooth, but is always, always starving. three hot dogs piled high with chili and cheese and a large fry.
if you stole their walkman, you'd see version 2.0 by garbage inside (but they dance to mandy moore’s candy when they think no one’s around at fast breaks)
they like to host and take pride in their trailer, even though to the untrained eye, it looks like andie has never done laundry (or, for that matter, the dishes). they’re a little bit of a hoarder and every square inch is covered with tchotchkes with a story.
they are very touchy with their inner circle, always tucking a hair behind someone’s ear or dropping a kiss to someone’s head.
andie runs fast breaks like the navy. well, that’s not exactly true - they actually run it more like a yard sale. if they don’t hate you, you could end up with the best coffee of your life (and after you show up a few times, they might stop accepting your cash). if you have an annoying face, you’re getting swamp water (and they might change the radio station to those guys who talk about fixing cars to get you to leave faster). they keep strict control over the radio and won't look up from their paperback until a customer clears their throat at least twice.
parentified oldest sibling who moved out at 19 by working three full time jobs through college - no longer speaks to their mother
cigs: yes. alcohol: yes. coke: waste of money, some of us are like this for free. weed: constantly. gym: yes. religious: absolutely not.
can make a divine western omelette but basically nothing else.
got rejected from donating blood at the blood drive for having low iron and they still won’t eat anything green.
was a band kid in high school and was a drum major senior year (which did not help the bullying)
sunglasses inside. won’t pose for the polaroid. overalls and hugely baggy jeans and rugby shirts.
started going to the gym as part of a court-mandated anger management program but actually working out kind of amps them up and makes them even angrier.
stole a sibling’s tamagotchi and killed it in two days and was too embarrassed to give it back.
loves to climb on the roof of the trailer at night and trace the constellations in the sky, feeling the cold air on their face and knowing they’re alive, they’re alive, they’re alive.
wcs: (i'll add more to my forums but to get me started - )
flirtees: andie can be extraordinarily flirty when it's convenient or good for a bit, but they have zero intention of following through so give them people to flirt w (whether as a joke or they take it seriously!)
"sparring partners": they are the spitfire so they have definitely hit people. maybe ur muse made a joke at the band's expense, maybe they got a little too close, maybe they were a little rude to one of their friends and oops andie punched them! maybe they hold a grudge maybe they don't. lots of maybes in this one idk
yearner central: ok!! i feel pretty strongly that andie is a secret #yearner and i would love to write either a friends to lovers situation or an unrequited crush they have on someone they're close with
if at first u don't succeed: andie refuses to make this muse's drink correctly because they have an annoying face but they keep coming back to fast breaks?? they don't get it. make coffee at home. but now they're having fun making comically bad coffees for this muse every time they come in
stray cats: i think it would be fun if a muse asked to crash with andie for the night and every night andie says it's the last night (and of course doesn't mean it because they like the company) but it's lowkey been a week.
