#bfhq.intro

CHILDHOOD : nico was born and raised in bison falls to a comfortable life --- two working middle class parents who never struggled to make ends meet but also never lived in the great opulence of some of the mansioned bison falls streets. his childhood was honestly quite uneventful ; his relationship with his parents positive with the usual bumps that come with growing up. his mom is a high school teacher and his father is a mechanical engineer who works locally for like some car tech company. he went to a well-known private catholic all boys school.

COLLEGE : nico went to quinnipiac on an athletic scholarship to play hockey. he, to the surprise of his peers, studied civil engineering with a structural concentration while he was there. he was uncertain as to his future in pro-hockey --- goalies take a notably long time to develop and he’d wanted the insurance just in case. he finished out his degree. part of him still harbors a dream to have a hand in designing for an nhl arena. he was also in a fraternity for his final three years.

HOCKEY : hockey is a huge part of nico’s life ( obviously ) and always had been. he gravitated towards being a goalie at a pretty young age because of the responsibility that comes with the position and the control it affords him. he did a brief one-season stint when he was eleven at forward, and maintains that the different perspective made him a better goalie despite the fact he remembers little from it now. he was the starting goalie for quinnipiac his junior and senior years ( practically dragging them through playoffs his final year ), and allegedly considered for co-captaincy his senior year though it was ultimately given to someone else due to his position.

DEVELOPMENT : after quinnipiac, nico realized a dream and signed a contract with his childhood team, the bison falls griffins. he’d attended development camp there the summer before, but had assumed it was little more than a cup of coffee for a longtime fan. but the organization obviously saw more in him in his senior year. he spent two years with the griffins’ ahl affiliate the rennington ravens. his third season with the ravens, he was called up unexpectedly when injuries plagued the griffins’ goalies. he then played so well that he remained with the big club the rest of the season ( this past one ). there was an unexpected jump in his development, and he hopes with work he can make the team out of training camp in september.

QUIRKS : he definitely lives up to the whole “goalies are weird” thing. his nickname is still up for debate, but he’s “ashwall” on pretty much all social media. he thinks he’s being clever and funny. he’s the type to kiss the net posts after pucks go off them in game, and likes to spray water from his waterbottle and watch the droplets fall -- it calms him down. he uses bauer and only bauer. his number is #35 for no particular reason.

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS : though nico spent a few weeks in the team hotel on his call up, he is no longer there. he also didn’t want to sign a lease in case that jinxed his chances in september with the team ( #Superstition ). though technically he could move back into his parents’ home, he has no desire to. luckily, an old friend in robin holt offered him her spare room. he has gladly taken it for at least the rest of the summer -- after that, who knows.

PERSONALITY :  nico is extremely laidback and it takes a lot to phase him. it helps him keep cool in games and bounce back quickly when he does let in goals. he likes to have fun a lot, on and off the ice. it’s like he has a switch in his brain that has him going from goofy to serious in a snap. however, he is also EXTREMELY superstitious and one thing he does not fuck around with is his pre-game routine – it remains the same every single game. do not mess it up ; you’ll regret it.

MISC PERSONALITY REFERENCES : nico goaltending as a kid ; definitely nico at some point probably not that long ago...

APPEARANCE: 6′3″ with a solid athletic build. surprisingly flexible and is capable of doing a full split ( comes in handy in the crease… ). he typically wears t-shirts ( from various hockey tournaments, running races, any event with a free t-shirt tbh ), athletic shorts or sweatpants, and sliders. he doesn’t wear a hoodie or jacket until it’s at least below 40 and maybe not even then.

HABITS: he is very much a morning person and enjoys going for early morning runs to start his day -- after sun salutations. he’s almost always the first person up wherever he’s staying ( though robin is rivaling that rn ), and will make coffee for anyone who may be headed out. he does love a good party though and can & will stay up all night. that was moreso in college than now, but hey... he naps A LOT. he can and will sleep pretty much anywhere. at quinnipiac one of this brothers probably started an instagram of him knocked out in random ass places. for all his height and lanky limbs, nico takes up as little space as possible when he sleeps ; typically curled up in a ball on his side. it’s RARE that he sprawls out completely. there’s no real reason for this, but maybe it makes him feel safer. he has a hard time paying attention if he’s just sitting somewhere, so he’s very prone to doodling. he keeps a notebook on him at all times for this purpose, and often can be found sketching something in it before games as part of his pregame ritual.

HIS ABILITY : nico has the ability to communicate with buildings and in some cases, glean snatches of memory from them with touch. it was something his grandmother in his mother’s side had, but not his mother. it’s hard for him to explain, because buildings are not quite SENTIENT in the way humans are, but they have thoughts and observations. it’s like a VIBE he gets. ( if this is confusing... which fair... pls just read this that i wrote which was lowkey the inspo for bison falls lmaooo )

CONNECTIONS :

since he’s from bison falls... like anything ?? i like working off chem and vibes so i’ll be reaching out to you guys personally after i read ur intros. i’ll be starting a connections page soon to keep track of everything.

OOC :

hey everyone what is UP my name is kiki and this post probably ain’t showing up in the tags but yolo. i’m bringing y’all a trash bag named lucy wallace. everyone hate her.

she’s originally from asheville, nc.

her fam owns a ski resort down there and she attended app state university.

she really didn’t need to bc she’d always have a job working at the resort but she did it anyway cause it was expected.

girl loves the snow and cold weather. summer? ew. she loves to teach people how to ski, especially kids. idk why.

lucy decided she needed a change of scenery bc she had her heart broken by a dumb boy so she applied to the ski resort and here she is in blackfrost since nov 1st.

she’s BUBBLY. she’s ANNOYING. she thinks y’all northerners are foolish.

she will have a crisis if she loses her burt’s bees chapstick like, it IS armageddon.

she’s a capricorn so do with that what you will.

i mean ngl she can be a lil petty at times especially if she doesn’t like you or something but hey, aren’t we all?

idk what else to add? she’s new?

zachariah drake brookeridge is another blackfrost native, and the second oldest of the brookeridge bunch. more info on their family can be found here. 

growing up, zach was always more wild and adventurous than most. his easy smile and quick laughter often got him out of trouble with little more than a shake of the head as a reprimand, and he knew it. 

at around twenty-years-old. he left blackfrost and joined the U.S. ARMY, more on a whim than anything else because that was just zach — always on to the next thing, the next adventure, whatever could keep his attention

during his enlistment, zach ghosted his long-time girlfriend, gianna. while it was a selfish way to do it, he felt like he was holding her back and that she was wasting her time waiting on a fuck-up like him. the guilt is something that’s stayed with him a long time, and now that he’s back home, he openly tries to avoid her and the awkwardness that surrounds their every encounter. 

he’s been back home for more than a year, working on the family farm and getting into a little trouble here and there. despite this time in the military, zach is still a little reckless and impulsive. he’s protective and loyal. the combination has lead to more than one bar fight, and he’s sure it won’t be the last. 

oh, and the man has charm in spades, flirting with a gentlemanly approach and easy conversation. he’s had his fair share of romantic entanglements since returning to blackfrost, but nothing too serious — more casual and meaningless, something fun to fill his time. 

caroline noelle wright has lived in blackfrost her entire life, never venturing too far. she comes from humble means — a middle-class family that has worked for all they have. her father helps manage the slopes at the ski resort and her mother owned aroma mocha coffeehouse and cafe. 

( tw ; car accident, parental loss ) two years ago, tragedy struck when her mother was in a devastating car accident that took her life. cara’s older brother had no interest in taking over the coffeehouse, so she stepped up, becoming the sole owner. 

she didn’t realize how much the business was struggling when she made the decision and has been trying to get aroma mocha in the green since taking over. despite this, there has been an interested buyer and heavy pressure for her to sell the business.

when she’s not at the coffeehouse, which is seldom tbh, you can usually find her outdoors somewhere. she loves hiking with her samoyed pup, beau, and has been snowboarding since she was a little girl. 

personality-wise, cara is a warm and welcoming person, but she’s always very honest and open. she doesn’t usually sugarcoat things and instead tells you exactly what she’s thinking. she’s not one for hiding her feelings very well (something that infuriates her) and you’ll know almost immediately what kind of mood she’s in just by looking at her. 

He was born in Brooklyn NY, he grew up pretty poor and didn’t want to go through the struggle or let his kids go through the struggle so he strived to become a lawyer. This mans is a corporate lawyer and makes bank but on the side he becomes a lawyer to bust out teens from juvie bc he knows the struggle.

As a teen and kind of in his college days he’d deal drugs to get by since his job didn’t cut it. Nothing to hardcore just weed. Dealing did get him in trouble but only with some of the surrounding mafia

this man is fuckin smart but may not seem like it. he went to harvard law. some legally blond shit

lowkey corrupt lawyer if its for young guys that get locked up for drug deals. he knows the struggle so he tries to help them, especially if he sees himself in them

hes so cocky and overly confident bc he knows hes hot as fuck.

but hes also very childish and sarcastic but he loves to have a good time

hes only recently became a vampire so he’s trying to cope

wanted connections

hi everyone! i’m katy and this adorable human is shiloh. you can read more about her HERE (it hasn’t been created yet but that’s where her bio will be within the next 24 hours) and please hit me up if you’d like to plot!

shiloh will answer to literally anything someone calls her. shiloh, shi, lolo, baby rhodes, baby girl, shorty, half pint, short stack, goblin, gremlin, gnome, bite sized, fun sized, tiny --- literally anything. especially super cute nicknames you come up with for her

she’s the youngest (and smallest) rhodes and the only girl (other than mom of course) so she’s always been ‘one of the boys’ because they’re who she spent her time with. she’s been infatuated with her brothers since she was born (she would S C R E A M if she didn’t get to hug and kiss them night night as a toddler) and it’s her main goal in life to irritate them beyond belief. you know, in a loving, annoying little sister type of way

she’s probably the sweetest thing you’ll ever meet, but if you make her mad she’ll go the fuck off. she can also be salty and sarcastic

she’s also a little wild child. she’s been through it all. she’s experimented with drugs, she was coming home drunk in 8th grade, and she got her first tattoo (illegally) long before she turned 18. her hair has been a plethora of colors since she was 11 and is currently a bright pastel rainbow color

she’s also a prankster

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shiloh also went through the bullying phase. she was the one that was bullied. she wasn’t an ugly child, she was of average weight, and there was nothing that really stuck out about her. but she still fell victim to some mean girls and when she was 12 years old, she started self harming

at 13, the bullying got so bad she was just sick and tired of it all. she wanted it to stop. so she waited until no one was home and she slit her throat. thankfully she was found in time, but she did lose a lot of blood so she was hospitalized for a week to attend to her injuries and put her through an evaluation. she was put into therapy and started on antidepressants. she still relies on them today to keep her from falling into a slump (and you can tell when she’s forgotten to take them)

she hasn’t had suicidal tendencies since then, but the thoughts are always in the back of her mind

she now has a deep, dark scar across her throat that is impossible to miss, so a lot of people stare at it and it makes her a bit anxious

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shiloh says some pretty wild shit and her social media captures her true essence. wanna know her personality? look at the kid’s tweets, she’s a riot

she loves musicals. plays, movies, whatever. if it’s musical, she loves it. her favorite musical movies are grease 1 & 2, little shop of horrors, and mamma mia 1 & 2

Dangerous Darcy. That was her nickname growing up, her older brother often calling her it whenever she managed to somehow land herself in some sort of clutzy situation. She was forever moving around too fast, her legs too long and her inability to walk a straight line often having her tripping over her own feet. 

She was always one of the boys, being one of the rare girls born into the Reed family her generation consisted of her brother, and only male cousins. 

As a child, she spent a lot of time making up stories for her younger cousins, often taking the time later to write them down with goofy pictures to illustrate. 

She dreamt of being an author, paid to write her stories and create all these characters. 

When it came time to go to college, she ended up picking journalism. It fulfilled her need to write, and also satisfied her parents that she’d have a career.