βΒ INTRODUCING: patrick cromwell.
andrew scott & he/him/cis manΒ β· watch out ,Β patrick cromwellΒ has crash-landed into roswell !! they lookΒ forty-six years oldΒ and celebrate their birthday onΒ the twenty-first of october. they are fromΒ aurora, west virginia, reside inΒ lunar crescentΒ and are currently unemployed. one thing you should know about them isΒ that patrick grew up on a farm and knows his way around all kinds of animals since heβs technically an experienced veterinarian. β·Β + patrick has two dogs, a samoyed called meadow and a black lab calledΒ jet
The Basics.
Full Name:Β Patrick Cromwell nΓ© Goodwin Nickname(s): Pat Face Claim: Andrew Scott Pronouns and Gender:Β cisman (he/him) Birthday and Age:Β October 21st, 1976 (46) Zodiac: libra β libra β½ gemini βΆ Hometown:Β Aurora, WV How long have they been living there?:Β 2 years Sexuality: Homosexual Neighborbood: Lunar Crescent Occupation:Β currently unemployed, non-practicing veterinarian Family:Β Arthur Goodwin (father β deceased), Harriet Goodwin (mother)
The Personality.
Patrick is a man whoβs used to keeping his head down, mostly because heβs done so all his life. He grew up in an environment that led him to keep to himself and pretend to be someone he's not for as long as he can remember. His overall demeanor is a little awkward and reserved, maybe even strange to some, but behind the fidgeting and pulled up shoulders hides a gentle soul that has been through a lot. He tries to always be friendly and forthcoming, even if heβs not someone who talks a lot, heβll go out of his way to hold a door or pick something up for someone before they can even lean down. Trust doesnβt come easily to Patrick though and he tends to keep people at an armβs length in order to protect himself and others. He doesnβt like sharing a lot about his life or identity either but thatβs mostly because heβs not used to being able to. Bearing secrets has become a habit he finds hard to shake but even the thickest and highest wall has to start chipping at some point.
The Biography.
Trigger Warnings: parental death, death of a spouse, grief, depression, implied alcoholism
Patrick grew up on a small, run-down farm in Aurora, West Virginia and was born into a family that had barely enough money to put food on the table
His upbringing was anything but gentle and while his mother tried her best to offer him protection and shelter for as long as she was able to, he had to at least try (or pretend) to adapt to a life full of hard work and barely any ways to develop a personality of his own
His father was hard on him and yet wanted the best for him which translates to: he mostly wanted to raise him to be the βmenβ he and his own father were
Patrick was anything but that though, always a little too tender and unable to do what was expected of him, either because he cared too much about the animals living with them on the farm or simply wasnβt strong enough to work the way his father needed him to
He was always a bit of a dreamer instead, someone who liked to lay out in the sun to daydream of a life that was entirely different from the one he was leading
His love for animals was ultimately what would get him out of the small town
When his father passed when he was only eighteen, he had to promise his mother to do what he wanted to do for once and in turn, she sold the farm and moved into a small house in Aurora, while Patrick moved to Pennsylvania to start college with no money and more debt than he couldβve ever imagined BUT he pulled through
He got into veterinary medicine, working hard to get good grades, all while trying to make some money as a waiter at a local restaurant to keep a roof over his head
It was then when he met the man that'd be his first love and eventually became his husband, Matthew Cromwell.
They were polar opposites and yet, somehow completed each other. They moved in together and started to build a life together, getting married as soon as they were able to on a beautiful day in June, 2014 with Patrick taking on Matthew's name - an almost liberating moment for him.
But it'd only be a few years from then until tragedy struck.
Matthew loved the outdoors, while Patrick liked to stay in more, so it wasn't out of the ordinary for Matthew to take solo hiking trips without his husband in tow to unwind.
Patrick had a weird feeling about it from the start but ultimately let him go, a moment he regrets to this day.
Matthew died in what Patrick can only assume was a terrible accident that'd be the start of a series of traumatic events for the widower.
Since they couldn't retrieve Matthew's body and false accusations were quick to be made by both neighbors and Matthew's estranged family, Patrick was accused of having something to do with his husband's disappearance.
After a months long trial that'd drain Patrick emotionally and financially and left him with little to no time to properly work through his grief, he was suddenly all by himself and without an alibi.
Apparently, Matthew had a hefty life insurance that not even Patrick had known about until then, making him a suspect, considering it'd be paid out to him.
Ultimately, charges were dropped due to lack of evidence but Patrick was left shaken and a sum of money he wasn't exactly comfortable with.
The two of them had built a good life together after all, with Patrick working as a veterinarian and Matthew being a neurosurgeon but that didn't matter much to him now, not when he was stuck in that life without his best friend and partner to share it with.
Patrick's mother begged him to move back home and start working again after not being able to do so for over a year but Patrick insisted that he'd just need some more time to heal.
After trying his best to stay put and failing, he used the extra money along with their savings to get some space and moved into a house in a small town in Washington State, trying to settle into a new life but with no drive and his grief stillΒ weighing him down, Patrick didnβt really see a point in trying to run away constantly. Instead, he decided to go back to his late husband's roots and moved to Matthew's hometown, using the insurance money he bought a house in a rather nice neighborhood called lunar crescent in hopes to feel closer to him again but also to start his own healing journey
That didnβt work out though. With enough money to take a break, heβs not working right now and is currently stuck in a loop of sleeping most of the day and drinking too much with no real motivation to break the circle, all while trying to seem put together enough to pretend heβs doing absolutely fine.
His mother and few remaining friends tell him to finally start living again but even after close to five years without his husband, Patrick has been unable to do so.
He also still wears his wedding ring, which tends to lead to people asking questions about his spouse but he's learned to dodge them most of the time.
You can find his full bioΒ here.
The Connections.
friends
drinking buddies
someone he might actually talk to about his ongoing inner turmoil (good luck tho lmao)
people who knew his late husband
anything really!
There's a more descriptive connections page here.
















