introducing the goldsmiths

MAUD is the mother, the company head, the stoic. She can proudly trace her ancestry back to old European aristocratic houses and finds little shame in it. The family company MotOl fell into her hands when Gwen was ten years old and she has ran it successfully ever since. As a mother, she is one of grand vision that comes with a critical eye, as well as impromptu kitchen-dance sessions and teaching her favourite makeup tricks. She’s 61 years old.

LAWSON SENIOR is the father, the workaholic, the proud. A scientific genius, he oversees all technological developments within the company. A traditional man, he carries himself with a certain distance to anything emotional. On Sundays, he devotes all his time to the family, and is known to take out extra time for lavish weekend brunches. He’s 63 years old.

GWENDOLYN has been cut off. She does not fit in here. She’s 35 years old.

MAISIE is all Gwendolyn failed to be, even looking eerily like her older sister. In line to inherit the family company one day, she now focuses on her duties as COO and her family, which exists out of herself, her husband, her two children (three and one years old) and their golden retriever. She’s 33 years old.

ANGELICA suffers from deep middle child energy, but does not seem to mind being overshadowed all too much. Choosing a career path away from the family company, but one that is still quite respectable, she works as a lawyer and is trying to become a partner in her current firm. She is 29 years old.

AMBITION: 10/10

It would be good for Kashvi if she was a little less ambitious, in all honesty. She’s never been satisfied with anything in her life and wants the moon, stars and sun and more.

INTELLECT: 08/10

Docking two points for the way her emotions get in the way of her brain. Kashvi has always received the best of the best schooling wise and has performed well all throughout, with an exception for scientific subjects. Is emotionally intelligent as well as academically intelligent. Tunnelvision, pride and emotions limit her intellect.

BOND WITH HORSEMAN: 04/10

There’s some common ground between herself and Gabrielle, and more similarities than Kashvi might like to admit. She ... respects her as a Horseman, some days, but she despises her most days, for the ways she’s raised her children, for the toxicity she feeds the gang in Kashvi’s eyes. They can get along professionally, though.

CAPACITY FOR DISASTER: 06/10

Can cause disaster if she has to and has something of a taste of it. Kashvi does prefer to avoid disaster to a certain extent, though. Sometimes causes disaster merely by opening her mouth and being a stereotypical leo.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS: 03/10

Her life revolves around her work and Virtue duties. She likes being with family and friends, collecting knives, buying bags and coats, and cooking outside of it. Has an extensive library but doesn’t read a thing. Doesn’t even like music that much. 

KILLER INSTINCT: 09/10

a new home — addition to task #1.

With the money Wren got from pawning off some of the gold office supplies they got from Rafael, they pay a moving company to transport their belongings from their old to their new place on 19 February. It feels odd to have others do such a job, when they’d much rather do it themselves, but due to a suddenly busy schedule Wren decides to outsource. For once. Disgruntled landlord refuses to give their deposit back and Wren does not fight him on it: their window did after all, get smashed in.  

Wren now lives at Welwyn Street in Bethnal Green, where they rent a slightly roomier place: they have upgraded from studio to one-bedroom now that they have a double income. They found the place through Thomas, who knows the landlord. Not much of their interior has changed compared to their last place, though Wren is considering investing in a proper bed sometime soon.

Key items are the couch ( gifted by Kitty after Wren used the brick that supported their rickety old couch to break Saint’s window ), the cat ( Vincent has been rather stressed; Wren hopes that he can now finally settle a bit and find peace ), their newly acquired bike ( so they don’t have to walk as much ) and their beloved plants ( except for the monstera plant, which they ended up gifting their old landlord ). 

Stage Name: June (준) Birth Name: Cai Jun (蔡军) 

that could never be enough — a vren playlist.

ribs - lorde / exile - taylor swift ft. bon iver / right side of my neck - faye webster / coney island - taylor swift ft. the national / 17 - jade bird / i should live in salt - the national / hoax - taylor swift / last time - adam melchor / oceans - seafret / all we do - oh wonder / please stay - lucy dacus / still - daughter / landslide - fleetwood mac / roses on a breeze - bear’s den / i bet on losing dogs - mitski /  where’s my love - SYML / me & my dog - boygenius / dead hearts - stars / another love - tom odell / national - james vincent mcmorrow / pool - paramore / one last time, please - dodie / a burning hill - mitski / liability - lorde / tomorrow - daughter / hope we meet again - laura marling / fade into you - mazzy star

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AMBITION: 03/10

Unambitious is word that befits Gwen quite nicely. Born in a world where ambition is everything and expected, her goals for life are far from lofty. She is comfortable staying where she is now, but applies certain ambition to her ideals and Death’s vision.

INTELLECT: 05/10

Gwen isn’t scholarly or academic and has little interest in broadening her mind knowledge wise. But while not book-clever, she’s a social creature with excellent people skills, her outgoing nature something that she can cleverly use.

BOND WITH HORSEMAN: 06/10

Uriel is a notoriously private person, so to have a bond with him is hard. Considering Gwen’s proximity to May and the fact that Uriel officiated their wedding does make her feel she has a somewhat solid bond, though that may be her optimism speaking. She does know his order by heart.

CAPACITY FOR DISASTER: 08/10

From getting into schoolyard brawls to throwing scenes at high-end events, Gwen has always had a penchant for disaster. She has learned to reign in her impulsiveness somewhat, but she still remains someone who tends to get into disasters aplenty. Whether that’s willingly or unwillingly, she’s not one for subtle action.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS: 07/10

Music is a main one, with Gwen adoring to sing, jam and play guitar. She also has an expansive CD collection that keeps growing. Besides music, Gwen is an avid baker and tends to hobby-hop a lot.

KILLER INSTINCT: 07/10

AMBITION: 02/10

Wren is a hard worker, but not classically ambitious. Has little interest in having a historical career, will gladly plateau when they feel they are in a comfortably place and hungers for other things. Perfectly willing to just grind at the same level forever as long as they feel okay.

INTELLECT: 08/10

They may not have finished their university education, but Wren’s a quick learner and smart one. With a natural knack for mathematics and linguistics, they were a well-performing student when they were feeling okay, their main barrier being their poor mental health. Their EQ is definitely higher than their IQ, though, as Wren is mostly people and streetsmart. Not an academic, either. 

BOND WITH HORSEMAN: 02/10

As a quiet Angel, I don’t imagine that Wren has been on Rafael Senior’s radar a lot, which is possibly a good thing — no news is good news, and all that. They’ve probably had like one direct conversation. Wren does ... like him? I think. They find him intimidating, lol.

CAPACITY FOR DISASTER: 04/10

Wren hates disaster and goes out of their way to avoid it. They are, however, prone to bump into and/or cause disaster without intending to because they are a clown.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS: 10/10

An escapist at heart, Wren absolutely delves into their interests and has a wide range of them. They are prone to hyperfixations. Some of their current interests: being an absolute icon on Twitter, 90s alternative indie and triphop, moths, knife tricks, being the best cat parent in the world, bicycle riding, ghibli films.

KILLER INSTINCT: 3/10