neat, never stirred.

timezone: us cst / gmt-6

favo(u)rite plots/tropes: boy next door / country boy in the big city / honor struggle / unrequited love / this chaming man / I thought I was straight but for you i’ll be gay / stuck up schitts creek / cowboy take me away / sad girl suburbia / lo-li larry / college prepster / tragic rich boi / i just want daddy’s approval

favo(u)rite british slang term you’ve ever heard: bloke, closely followed by the fact that brits call cookies biscuits. that shit is wild

what you’re reading/watching/listening to right now: the sum of small things by elizabeth currid-halkett

your favo(u)rite cursed image:

tiny desks | a murph collins playlist

sample tracks | cold war, cautious clay · slide, h.e.r · the less i know, the better, tame impala · this charming man, the smiths · the prince of the hanging gardens, beatenberg · 42, mumford & sons · la la lost you, niki · it’s all part of the plan, punch brothers

murph collins | stl to dmv

28, senior strategy manager at npr

2014 jeep wrangler / an exposed brick townhome in georgetown / cedar and bergamot / hair pomade / cevapi / chase sapphire reserve card / engraved leather bracelet / gallery wall of college memories / dry cleaning receipts / uva flag / signed cardinals jersey / tiny desk concerts / edison lightbulbs / bust of marcus aurelius / old books / prozac bottle / empty proposal ring box 

primer

the son of a war refugee and a missouri blue collar worker turned leather goods entrepreneur, murph collins spent his days playing catch in the confines of his bosnian neighborhood in st. louis before landing on the grounds of the university of virginia where he studied classics and commerce, and played baseball as a varsity athlete. other extracurriculars included being a recruitment chair of the kappa alpha order and singing with the virginia gentlemen.

he’s moved to dc since graduation, working at worldwide consulting firm bain & company, racking up frequent flyer miles and keeping his anxiety meds in reach. he was engaged to a dc socialite until she cheated on him with a dude who looked like tucker carlson. he still hasn’t gotten the ring back, but he’s starting a new chapter without her. find him at his new job at npr doing corporate strategy and standing at the very back of tiny desk concerts, because he’s 6′3″ and all the short girls want to be really close to lizzo.

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