#atlas.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

➥ a soldier who was close to/knew the mother of his child: this person could be a recent defection to the militia or a current eaa soldier, but was certainly involved for a significant amount of time. atlas is convinced that he’s fine raising his son alone, but there is truly so much he doesn’t understand, so much he doesn’t know. he has relied on this person heavily since gloria’s death to help keep jordan safe, and considers them to be a close friend and confidant. open to any gender. ➥ attraction/someone who has caught his attention: he doesn’t know what it is about this individual, he’s found his eyes lingering longer than they should — and he has to fight to pull away. it started as simply that, nothing more than glances. he regrets it nearly immediately, igniting that first conversation: because it appears that he’s just as enamored with their personhood as he is their physical appearance. one thing’s for certain: he’s fucked. ideas could be one of the dancers at hells gate who he met while working there, a friend that came into his life, etc. totally open to explore the dynamic! 

DIGGING DEEPER.

TRIGGER WARNING: murder, violence, weapons, spouse loss, pregnancy

for atlas, the shamrocks have been a family affair. the only child of a capo and a soldier, he wasn’t raised by just his parents, but the shamrocks as a whole. thus, somehow — he always felt like it was his destiny to join them. airing on the side of tough love — his parents made sure that atlas never got anything he wanted easily. he always had to work for it, no matter the cost, nor the toll it took on his mind and body. the very same body possess a trait from his mother: dual working pupils in both of his eyes.

amongst the resources he took in for himself? training in several areas of weaponry. not just because of his parents fluency, but he was observant enough to know one thing: it was every man for themselves. some of his “teachers” believed he was amongst the most natural they had ever seen, like anything he picked up morphed into an extra limb. as he entered his late teens, his physical prowess finally began to match such a gift. due to his blurry and dim vision, he found himself learning very quickly to rely on his there senses — enhancing them in the process. both his mother and father hadn’t wanted atlas to join the shamrocks, instead wanting what they considered to be a “normal” life. however, nothing can seem to stop a passionate eighteen year old. especially when he’s never been so sure about anything else in his life.

he becomes an asset rather quickly, despite initially struggling to be taken seriously. he wonders sometimes if the other shamrocks expect some kind of entitlement — considering his parents years of service. however, what they get in it’s place is obedience. focus. someone reliable. he moves from soldier to hitman within his first four years, a position that he first took with honor. little does he know what he’s in for. a job may be a job, but he realizes quickly that if he thinks about it too hard, he’ll begin to think about the person that his target must be. the people who they matter to. he quickly goes from the charmer most knew him to be to an isolated, quiet soul, not just for his own protection but — for the protection of everyone else around him. don’t get too close. it will be the death of you. 

however, there’s one person who breaks through. gloria is exactly the kind of person he knew he had to stay away from — a private in the east atlantic army. however, from the moment they meet, something clicks. atlas can’t stop himself from falling head over heels for her, a feeling only comparable to falling over the edge of a cliff, despite once having an unsteady grip. they hit their first unexpected circumstance, however, when gloria utters two little words: i’m pregnant.

atlas never once thought he had it in him to be a father. both of them were still so young. but the thought of a piece of him having a piece of gloria too? nothing would make him happier. when jordan is born, however, he quickly realizes: some people are meant to have more than one destiny.