finn waite.

I. BACKGROUND

character parallels: eddie kaspbrak (IT), stiles stilinski (teen wolf), thom (nick and norah’s infinite playlist), mike wheeler (stranger things), gordo (lizzie mcguire), nadine (the edge of seventeen), harper (set it up), randy (scream), craig (south park), hades (both disney’s hercules and greek myth), seth cohen (the oc)

where do i fucking begin.

finn’s lived in holiday all his life; he's from a family of born and bred Mainers, identifiable from their thick accents (it’s lobstah, not lobster) and head-to-toe l.l. bean wardrobes

the family business is lobster fishing. finn was on a boat as early as age seven learning how to tie a knot, learning how to balance on a salt-slick deck in turbulent waters, and sitting in on negotiations between his father and his clients

yeah, this was all done under the assumption that finn would wind up taking over the family business alongside his older brother, but things went kinda different the day he sat down at the piano in his middle school auditorium

it kinda snowballed from there. first it was the piano, then the guitar, then garage band and fl studio; finn was making his own beats and tracks as early as high school─ physically in his room, yeah, but his head was in the clouds and his heart was in los angeles

met a couple of musicians through social media and upon graduation, he moved out to l.a. with two other guys with the intention to get signed and make an album

the band was called Arcane Kitty With The Peeling World, then shortened to The Peeling World, then again to Arcane World, and their sound was a mix between the hunna, the midnight, and twin peaks. 

finn was the primary lyricist; while the band as a whole contributed to the creative process, it’d be a reach to say it wasn’t mostly finn writing their shit; it’s obvious by the random horror themes in what was otherwise a love song or a song about los angeles; he ended up producing their EP on his own

eventually they did get signed, put out an album, went on tour, and upon returning to their hometowns for post-tour break, finn was ghosted from the band

they cite his “inability to show up to enough practices” as the primary reason for his dismissal, claiming it “distanced you from us, dude, and our creative vision just isn’t the same anymore, so we’re gonna vibe on our own”

that was in january. finn’s been in holiday ever since, stuck in a depressed fucking slump barely able to write. he’s trying to start writing again and start putting out his own work under a new project (currently unnamed, he’s working on it!), but shit’s hard when you gotta be up at the ass crack of dawn to catch lobster

II. PERSONALITY

passionate. definition ranges from “having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling,” to “easily aroused to anger,” and “ a feeling of intense enthusiasm towards or compelling desire for someone or something.” these are all accurate assessments of finn waite. he isn’t a casual person; he goes hard with his feelings, whether that be joy, anguish, desire, or anger. in fact, his emotions are so strong that they’re incredibly easy to read on his face; he’s an open book without wanting to be, and he makes a terrible fucking liar because of it (also a terrible person to play monopoly with because he’ll take it seriously; also a fantastic person to start a book club with because he’ll take it seriously; also an incredible fucking musician because he pours ever ounce of his heart into his work and he takes is very fucking seriously).

ambitious. “the desire to achieve something, or to succeed, accompanied with motivation, determination and an internal drive.” once finn sets his mind to something, it’s hard to talk him out of it. if he wants it enough─ the grade, the skill, the person─ he’ll work for it. it’s why he can play three instruments, why he was able to put out an album, and why he’s determined to build himself back up from nothing. he’s got the drive.

hot-headed. “easily angered : fiery, impetuous.” kind of goes hand in hand with passionate, doesn’t it? he’ll snap at the drop of a hat and, realistically, this is what had started pushing a rift between him and his bandmates. they were fundamentally very different people, but none of them had a temper like finn’s. for added reference: he was briefly on the hockey team in high school, but had to quit because he rarely got play-time since he was consistently getting suspended for fighting.

passive-aggressive. “characterized by a pattern of indirect resistance to the demands or requests of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation.” finn’s not a fucking animal who throws a punch when the wind blows. he’s not even a necessarily violent guy─ hockey was just a violent sport. he swears. but that doesn’t mean that his temper doesn’t come out in other ways, and the most popular form is snark and passive-aggressiveness. which is so fucking annoying.

III. CURRENT STATS.

favorite holiday: halloween. he’s always been into horror and urban legends. he volunteered at the local haunted house every october in high school and went hard with his costumes. his love for the holiday and generally all things spooky, strange, and unusual are found peppered through-out his music. listen to an arcane world track. you’ll see.

profession: musician in limbo/fisherman. nowadays, you’ll likely find him reeking of the sea down at the docks, but he’s not giving up on music. he’s just in a funk over what went down with his bandmates. promise. arcane world didn’t hit it big; they had a smaller, indie following and did a couple of festivals, so he’s not disgraced from the bizz, at least. and he’s got a couple thousand instagram followers curious about his cryptic stories promising something.

accent: it’s coming back. he lost it for a bit there, but the longer he stays in maine, the more his r’s fade out.

project: unnamed. he’s thinking of doing something with holidays because of holiday, or something thematic. maybe halloween themed. who knows.