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(Ā felix mallard, genderfluid, he/theyĀ ) have you metĀ vance "van" lapointeĀ yet? you know, theĀ twenty fourĀ year oldĀ undergraduateĀ student. i think theyāre aĀ seniorĀ majoring inĀ music technology. ring a bell yet? every time i walk past their dorm i hearĀ self-sabotage by waterparksĀ blasting through the door. everyone who meets them say theyāreĀ charmingĀ but can also be a littleĀ mercurialĀ guess when you meet them youāll figure that out yourself.
statistics
ā£ FULL NAME:Ā vance alistair lapointe ā£ ALIAS:Ā van ā£ DOB:Ā june 29, 1999 ā£ AGE & ZODIAC:Ā twenty-four & cancer ā£ SEXUALITY:Ā pansexual & panromantic ā£ YEAR:Ā senior ā£ MAJOR:Ā music technology ā£ CHARACTERISTICS:Ā charming, mercurial, passionate, guarded, charismatic, capricious ā£ STUDENT ACTIVITIES:Ā art & media club, radcliffe radio audio engineer, astronomy club, bassist for local band 'all systems red' ā£ LANGUAGES:Ā english & french. ā£ HAIR + EYE COLOR:Ā brown hair & hazel eyes ā£ HEIGHT:Ā 6'0" ā£ FACECLAIM:Ā felix mallard
background
van was born into a family whose wealth stems from old money, and their traditions and expectations seemingly set in stone. heās the baby of the family so he thankfully lucked out as far as expectations go, with his older sister and brother bearing the brunt of their parentsā expectation since he was last in line to inherit the company, assets, etc, and he is more than content to let his siblings battle it out. despite this, he was still expected to make a good impression and play the part in public, given the press their family gets, which is something van consistently struggled with.
he never felt comfortable in this world that he was thrust into from birth, hated the black tie events and high profile dinners and guests, and constantly looking over his shoulder in case someone was watching or monitoring him.
his world was flipped upside down when he was 14, when all of a sudden a man contacted him saying that he is his biological father, that he had an on/off affair with their mother for years and they reconnected after his older brother was born and his parents were briefly separated, and they conceived him. this stranger claims he never knew he existed until recently, when he saw their picture in the paper for an event the family attended and noticed the youngest son, and how he looks so much like him, rather than the man van has always thought was his father. the kicker was that this man was also famous, a well-known rockstar from a band his parents had never allowed him to listen to (but he did anyways). when he mentioned it to his parents, rather than the vehement denial he expected, he only received a confirmation, although his parents were furious that the man reached out to him directly when they had explicitly told him not to. van was more shocked that his parents not only knew, but deigned to keep it from him rather than expose the truth.
after pushing his parents, they finally scheduled a meeting with his biological father, rich. van was shocked when his parents offered him money to go away and stay quiet about it, but van was immensely relieved when the man denied it, disgusted by the notion, and just said he wanted to know his son. after hours of arguing between the adults, they finally agreed that he could get to know van, but as far as the public knows, he is vanās godfather, and no one can ever know the truth. they even had him sign an nda, but after that, van spent time with his new āgodfatherā, getting to know him and learning about him. it was an interesting relationship, not quite like the father-son relationship he had with the dad heās known his whole life, but they were more like friends, or like he was his cool uncle that he could confide in and share things with. heād never had a relationship so laid back, where he didnāt have those crushing expectations, and it led van down a whole new path.
after getting close with his biological father, vanās love of music became an obsession. he would go to shows with rich, stay backstage and watch as the bands performed, watch as his āgodfatherā rocked it on stage, and he developed a hunger. he wanted it so badly, in a way heād never wanted anything else before. he asked rich to teach him how to play, starting with the guitar and eventually moving to bass, and even the drums, though he quickly learned he preferred bass over anything else, loving the feeling of embodying the heartbeat of the song.
he ended up joining a local band at 17, but it ended poorly when internal issues caused a fallout between the members, and van didnāt look back when he went off to school, not having a good reason to stay.
he didnāt really want to go to college at first, but it was a non-negotiable with his parents. they didnāt care what he majored in, as long as he got the degree. he told them the only way he would go is if he could go for music, and so he did. after spending so many hours in the studio with his father, he went into music production, wanting to learn the ins and outs of how to produce his own music, knowing that no matter what happens, he wants to create music ā whether itās his own, or helping others bring their vision to life.
it was by luck that he met bellamy and joined all systems red when he came to radcliffe ā a twist of fate that van is grateful for every day. he loves their sound, and is beyond proud of everything theyāve accomplished as a band so far. he thinks they can make it, and he only hopes that they will remain as passionate and committed in the future as they are right now.
TLDR ā
van lapointe. felix mallard fc, 24, senior, music major, heās a bassist in a band called all systems red with bellamy!!!
van is a charming lil rockstar boy who is a bassist in a band all systems red
he comes from an old money family, but his āgodfatherā (whoās actually his bio-dad but no one knows that) is in a well known rock band that was big in the 80s/90s, and fostered his love for music
he cosplays as a Normal Boyā¢ļø but sometimes u can see his rich boy privilege shine throughĀ
heās a serial flirt and messes around a lot, has lots of hookups and has had many situationships!!! he doesnāt ever commit tho, heās Married to the Musicā¢ļø (he would be willing to commit if he found The Oneā¢ļø but he has not yet HFJSSJ)
connections
a previous (or current) hookup or situationship!!! they could still be hooking up, or it could've ended amicably, or could've ended badly!!!! so many options!!
a previous fwb situationship where the other person caught feelings and it scared van shitless (bc feelings Scare him big time) and so he broke things off and hurt the other person pretty bad. he probably said they could stay friends and then ghosted them LKSDJFS or maybe they said absolutely not to the staying friends thing (which. so fair tbh)
a Big Fan of all systems red who is maybe a lil fixated on him and just wants to get his attention and he's a lil freaked by it even though he's also very flattered
another old money rich bitch who either went to school with van or maybe their families know each other so they grew up being acquaintances!! whether or not they have a good relationship is up to you!!!
van's first love!!! someone who either went to van's posh little private high school or someone he met in the nyc concert scene in high school and they fell in love but it didn't work out for some reason or another and now van pretty much avoids them at all costs bc it's still sore for him tbh
van is in astronomy club and the art & media club so fellow club members!!! he probably shamelessly flirts w them honestly
he's a radcliffe radio audio engineer so anyone who is involved with radcliffe radio he probably either knows or sees/interacts with regularly!!! they could be friends or they could hate each other
would love a lil enemies to situationship ting!!!!
