[florence pugh โ 28 โ she/her] Introducingย SILJE ERYKSSEN . Word on the street is they are a TATTOO ARTISTย and member of THE SYNDICATE for the past FIVE YEARS . Though they are SARCASTIC and PRAGMATIC , they can also be LOYAL and DISCIPLINED . In the chaos of New York City, theyโre sure to fit right in.ย
[ about ] โ [ connections ] โ [ interactions]ย
&. BASICS
full name: silje carmine erykssen
age / D.O.B.: 28 / 12.03.1993
hometown: alta oslo, norway
gender, pronouns, sexuality: cisfemale, she/her, pansexual
affiliation:ย the syndicate
&. MORE BASIC INFO
job position: owner and tattoo artist at eldr., hitman
education:ย schooling via a series of tutors
relationship status: single
children: n/aย
languages: norwegian, english, russian, italian, spanish, french
transportation:ย a black ducati scramblerย and a 2020 grey jeep wrangler rubicon recon
tattoos: aย worker bee on her left wrist and a lightning bolt on her right, a maypole on her left outer forearm, a match stick on her left inner forearm and anย intricate lineย design a little higher up, a collection ofย morning cereus on her left inner bicep, a parrot on her right tricep, a rose on the right side of her ribs, geometric monstera leaves on her left thigh, โsuck it and seeโ on the back of her left calf, a red scorpion on her left ankle, a replica of her motherโs favorite vase on her right calf... and many others
piercings: first and secondary lobes on both sides and a third lobe on her left,ย a flat on her left side in which she keeps a small teardrop, a helix on her right ear, and a new septum piercing
scars: a faint cut on the left side of her jaw from her first trial, a 5mm laceration on her right temple from a holiday job gone wrong (still healing), a circular gash on her right calf from a crow bar embedding in the skin (she was out for two weeks, the first of which she couldnโt place weight on it. kolstad put girls down for less),ย scars of varying lengths littering her back (the favored place for adversaries to slice)
&. PERSONALITY
zodiac sign: sagittarius
mbti: istp
likes: hiking, martial arts, watching obscure films
dislikes: slasher movies (โiโve seen more gore before breakfastโ)
bad habits: swearing, throwing things in frustration
secret talent: sheโs surprisingly good at cooking; itโs a skill she discovered during a stint in spain and it has turned her into somewhat of a food snob
fears: being alone in the world cockroaches
five + traits: honest, humorous, confident, disciplined, competitive
five - traits: sarcastic, pragmatic, impulsive, crude, morbid
&. BACKGROUND
silje erykssen was born into and would have died in a life she did not choose. from her view, her childhood was idyllic. her mother would bring her dolls that had once belonged to her grandmother, and her father came home one day with a puppy. she would never have guessed that he was a local mafia leader โ at least, came not until her life to a devastating and premature end when her family was murdered shortly after her fourth birthday. the sensation of someone pulling her shoulders as she watched her father die remains burned into her mind, and the phantom touch still haunts her.
where members of her father's gang were either killed or taken, siljeโs age saved her from a similar fate. instead, she was sent to alta, where she was raised under the watchful eyes of her abductor, ivar kolstad. they hid beneath the local quarry, using the location to disguise their comings and goings, as well as to drown out the sounds of their newest โrecruitsโ. her handler, a strict man who took great care to conceal his face and reeked of cheap cigars, became one of the few constants in her life.
the gang used her near-perfect eyesight and steady hand to craft her into a flawless weapon. almost. flashes of a childhood where she was loved kept her sane, despite numerous attempts to strip them away. memories of her beloved brother being torn away haunted her, though she stubbornly refused to believe that he had been lost along with their parents. the years blurred, or rather she willfully repressed them, and soon she was released on assignments. at first, the gang kept her on a tight leash, sending her to complete small tasks for them, before gradually increasing her importance and freedom as she proved herself.
she liked it well enough, as the hits brought with them praise and an opportunity to leave norway. she had a penchant for language and, once her handler realized it, she found her free time spent learning a myriad of languages as the geographical range of her assignments broadened. she slipped between identities as frequently as most girls her age purchased shoes. the more difficult the assignment, the better. it was on one such assignment that she stumbled across tattooing. most forms of art had never appealed to her, the accumulation of personal belongings far too cumbersome for a life of travel, but tattoos were a different matter entirely. in between hits, she apprenticed at a local studio before becoming licensed shortly after her twenty-first birthday.
still, she longed for more.
she was on assignment in brooklyn when she heard whispers of a ghost. a tall, blonde man with a funny accent and a bad attitude. was it polish? no, that wasnโt right โ swedish? nearly two decades of willful avoidance had kept silje from poking the beast, but after one too many rumours, she found herself searching for the family she feared she had lost.
it didnโt take very long to track him down and when she finally found the infamous criminal, there was no denying it; the hair, the posture, the eyes โ it was him. hennes bror nikolai.
from that day, she steadily unwound herself from the life sheโd been placed into in europe. after all, it had never once been hers. a lifetime of learning the gangโs secrets and steadily chipping away at their grasp gave her just the right leverage to take out the man who claimed to have raised her.
following a particularly artful last assassination in ireland, she disappeared into a puff of smoke, leaving her new american phone number with only a few of her closest allies within the organization via a coded letter. she later learned that they took down the gang within weeks of her departure, her handler being the head man in charge, leaving the rest to crumble in his wake.ย her life in brooklyn was comfortable. not quite as exciting as her time in europe, but she came to find peace in that over time.ย
&. UPDATES
following the death of her best friend adversary enemy confidant soulmate and her brotherโs return to norway, silje found herself alone and unraveled. she sold her car in favor of something bigger โthree dogs and a cat arenโt well suited to a coupeโ and took up residence in a cabin upstate. close enough to maintain her network of connections yet far enough that she couldnโt be bothered.
her return to the city came about naturally, the stillness of the mountain air growing mind-numbing. she needed to doย something,ย idle hands grasping for some semblance of the life she led before โ the one where sheโd feltย right.ย
sheโs still the same, snark and wit intact, albeit thereโs a newfound hollowness behind her smirks. her borderline recklessness has matured into chaotic yet calculated tact and she uses it to her benefit, working within the syndicate. she owns a tattoo studio in Brooklyn,ย ELDR., out of which sheโs able to maintain a thriving clientele in the daylight and conduct the real business after dark.
&. PERSONALITY
silje was coddled as a child, she knows that, and as such she doesnโt entirely trust her memories before the abduction. not to say that she doesnโt still cling to them for dear life if you were to ask, she had the best childhood a girl could ask for
she is a light sleeper and keeps a knife under her pillow
sil is sarcastic to an extreme degree and has nicknames for e v e r y o n e. thereโs no escaping it
she often makes mocking comments and jokes about her profession, but sheโs never more lethal than when she has a task. she can drop a stupid pun and stab someone in the neck all in the same breath
nights when she was allowed to go out and watch the northern lights were the only highlight of her time with the gang in alta, and she frequently finds herself missing them
she swears. a lot. to the point where she canโt even get through an apology without a stray โshitโ, often in norwegian
and, while it takes quite a bit to make her genuinely angry, once she reaches that pointโฆ youโd better run fast
&. BOLD WHICH HABITS YOUR MUSE HAS
nail biting | throat clearing | lying | interrupting | chewing the ends of pens | smoking | swearing | knuckle cracking | thumb sucking | muttering under their breath | talking to themselves | nose picking | picking at skin | impulse buying | talking with their mouth full | humming/singing to themselves | chewing gum | leg jiggling | foot tapping | hair twirling | whistling | eye rolling | licking lips | sniffing | squinting | rubbing hands together | jaw clenching | gesturing while talking | putting feet up on tables| tucking hair behind ears | chewing lips | crossing arms over chest | putting hands on hips | rubbing the back of their neck | being late | procrastinating | doodling | shredding paper | peeling off bottle labels | forgetfulness | running hands through hair | overreacting | teeth grinding | nostril flaring | slouching | pacing | drumming fingers | fist clenching | pinching bridge of nose | rubbing temples | rolling shoulders
&. CONNECTIONSย
DEVIL LIKE ME x this is someone who moves and breathes in shadows. a moral grey area, just like her
ALL MY HEROES x whether she will admit it or not, she looks up to this person. given her life experience, it is rare for her to find someone genuinely good. people always have ulterior motives but when this person speaks, she listens.
WE GO ON x this is someone she can always count on to indulge her creativity. if she has a weird idea or concept to pursue, this is the first person she calls.
PARIS x a meaningless fling that, in serving its purpose, became more. there was pain but, for a fleeting time, there was also light.
&. TIMELINE
december 3, 1993ย the day the world isย cursedย blessed with siljeย carmine erykssen
mid-december 1997ย erykssen family massacre; sil taken by alta
spring 2007ย thirteen-year old silje is given her first assignmentย โ โ i guess they figured if i was old enough for puberty, i was old enough to make myself useful.ย โย
winter 2009 ย sheโs upgraded from twenty hits per year to forty, reaching the end of her โtrial periodโ โย ย โ they started me out easy for the first two years until i proved myself.ย โย
summer 2010 ย silje hits 100 kills before the age of sixteenย โ โ if anyone had a problem, i would be sent out to deal with it. โ
february 2012 in a small tattoo parlor in italy, she discovers tattooing
december 2014ย twenty-one-year old silje kills her first world leader.ย aka the christmas heist โย โ they really wanted that guy dead. and on christmas too.ย โย
april 2015ย silje gets her tattoo license and earns her worker bee tattoo
may 2016ย after a month-long search, silje finds her brother while on assignment in new york
february 19 2017ย silje completes her 447th hit in ireland
february 20 2017ย sil kills ivar kolstad after returning from dublin, effectively retiring from alta
april 2017ย she moves to nyc to reconnect with her lost family and carve out a life for herself
october 2021-january 2022ย a series of unfortunate and fortunate events result in sil ringing in the new year with an impromptu wedding but...
march 2022ย marks silโs departure from the city for the catskills following basโs murder; from this point on she only makes brief trips to the city for syndicate matters
july 2022 sil officially returns to brooklyn, openingย eldr. and reinvesting herself in what sheโs best at















