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she’s a little grumpy , a little sarcastic , a little hard to impress. but u gotta love her , she’s really fun to drink with.

haesoo isn’t inherently unfriendly, she just has an odd sense of humor , perhaps even a cold demeanor , that makes her seem unapproachable.

she’s a therapist in london and is brilliant at her job while barely trying ( and she knows it , which is why she has colleagues that consider her arrogant ), being very in tune to her emotions and the emotions of others. she specializes in mental health for adolescents.

ok to go back quite a lot , haesoo was adopted when she was seven by a family from manchester who’d lost one of their own. from then she grew up as an only child.

it was a relatively average childhood at home. haesoo’s new family was very wealthy but she had trouble adjusting and acted out at school.

that lasted awhile. she had a tight knit group of friends that lasted until graduation but even with the unexceptional marks she got she was destined for a great school---money’s always gone a long way.

she was never opposed to going to gilchrest but to say she was excited was an exaggeration. she knew what she wanted to do , as the psychologist she saw as a child had a tremendous impact.

haesoo adapted well to life at gilchrest , embraced it fully. for once she worked hard to improve every aspect of her life and made friends better than the ones in high school , ones that actually saw her.

going through the gravediggers society initiation process seemed like ano-brainer , then. it felt so easy , until the night she was buried alive. it was terrifying , every second. it definitely did something to her brain , permanently , but in her own world she calls it enlightenment.

hae became even more invested in her life at gilchrest , now staying at the manor and discovering things about herself , the school , her friends. it was certainly , the peak of her life. even to this day.

graduating felt like the beginning of the undoing. she didn’t want to go.

she married a woman she met at gilchrest and they adopted a child together. hae’s career was flourishing. in london after graduation , she quickly became one of the top psychologists in her area.

but she got bored , began to neglect parenthood and being a wife. the marriage fell apart after almost fifteen years and their child , who was no longer a child , she’s been estranged from since high school graduation.

even with a successful career , money. nothing ever quite compared to the emotion she felt being buried alive on campus a decade and a half ago. haesoo , at the moment , has never felt more alone in her life. even unwanted in an orphanage for years as a child.

33, born singapore but grew up in chicago, currently a neurosurgeon, fc is jessica henwick

adopted from china when she was 4 years old by theresa & paul white, who were pretty well off and known around town.

all her interests were indulged in growing up. she always loved math and science, was v smart and had a good head on her shoulders. excelled at almost anything she set her mind to and more,

went to gilchrist for undergrad and majored in biology and fkn loved it. being rercruited by the gravediggers was another step in the right direction, and they helped her thrive in her class and eventually get into her medical school of choice. those were years that she still looks back on fondly, despite what came shortly after.

TRIGGER WARNING: prior to graduation, she went to a party with friends and was drugged, dragged out to the woods and raped. she doesnt remember much but it left quite an impression on her.

came back to chicago, became a huge germaphobe with control issues. her house is like scarily clean, all white furniture, no plants or greenery anywhere in sight. still managed to be a neurosurgeon (and rly damn good) bc its the one place where she feels like she has total control.

upon receiving the letter she was hesitant  to return to gilchrist, but realized that it might help her get some closure. the salary was too good to ignore, and she had to admit that there were some people she was looking forward to reunite with. best of all though? maybe the gravediggers had enough connections to help her get that revenge.

she loves watching spanish soap operas, it’s legit her biggest guilty pleasure. she also enjoys playing the cello, a hobby she’d picked up from grade school and kept throughout the years. you can often find her at a coffee shop or the library, spending much needed quiet time by herself. she has a hard time connecting with people but once you’re in her circle, baby, u are IN. sis just wants to know tht she can trust you before calling you a friend, yknow? but she will legit do anything for those she loves -- it just might involve a lot of swearing and eye rolls.

her personality is kind of molded after cristina yang x 100000 bc we love that bitch

elizabeth mountbatten, adopted child of the earl of mountbatten and his second wife and almost thirty years younger than their adoptive siblings. they grew up as an only child in a large estate in sussex, the apple of their mother’s eye and a child that their father believed could do great things with the proper training. and that training meant private tutors and private schools, whichever sport they found most interesting and long nights at important galas, all in preparation for the life on aristocrat.

coming out to their parents at thirteen felt like the move that you make right before your world crashes down around you, and even now they can feel their heart racing when they think about it, but their parents simply frowned and said that they’d have to fix it. and if that didn’t feel like the axe coming down. but they simply rearranged their schedules, set up appointments with leading specialists and did everything that they could to make elizabeth comfortable. 

before they ever stepped foot on ghilchrist’s campus, liz had been the face for several minor modeling campaigns and they were determined that they would be the face of more in the years to come. college was a compromise of sorts, an agreement made with their parents that they would have a back up plan. and nutrition was interesting enough, the affect of food on your body and the supplements you could take having always been something that liz wanted to know more about. 

accepting an invitation to join the gravediggers was easy, but laying down in a coffin to be buried alive? that was harder and they laid there all night wondering if they had been the victim of the ultimate prank, before they were staring up at the faces of the others. and from there it wasn’t so bad, not really. the group had connections that even liz couldn’t fathom and with liz’s growing social media prescence, they were already thinking of ways to take advantage of that. 

six months after graduation, liz launched a collection in collaboration with mac and sent out pr kits to every make up wearing member of the gravediggers with promises of more great things to come. and then they pulled through, sending everyone all of their newest releases from makeup to clothing to perfumes. plus they’re great at getting invites for the hot influencer parties and launch events if you just ask, known for showing up to events with a friend from college on their arm.

trivia:

enjoys a good party as much as the next person but would prefer a laid back day by the pool sipping on sugary-sweet drinks. 

currently narrowly avoiding being caught up in scandals that are bringing down some of the people that they used to hang out with by taking a hiatus but is still working on new products ( including a skin care line )

has been dumped on camera for views before & the videos are still out there.

has been splitting their time between nyc / london / la pretty evenly the last few years with london kind of being their main base

BACKGROUND.

born to wealthy investor for a father and an archaeologist for a mother. youngest of three and the best of all of them. augustus and serena, while brilliant in their own right, couldn’t compare to the sheer magnitude of seraphina’s genius. however, they’re more sociable and agreeable — palatable, really — whereas seraphina is quite content with just watching from afar

she has everything working for her to be well-known and well-liked among her peers, but seraphina’s an enigma at best, and when she doesn’t budge at the constant badgering at the lunch table, people got the hint. and so she suffered the silence as her only company.

this one girl in her class took a seat beside her one day, but she didn’t really speak. not for a few days. and then one day the girl asked if seraphina had a pencil sharpener she could borrow, and that was the start of it. easy, and not all at once. her name was iris.

the two girls were practically joined at the hip, always at each other’s homes often enough they earned an honorary seat at the dinner table. iris was very dear to seraphina, and as they grew older, she wondered if her feelings for iris was how everyone felt towards a friend.

while she was asking serena about it, they were overheard by their father. a v traditional man. had to give up a lot for his family to be where they are, and this — thing his daughter had managed to get caught up in, is an aberration. to violate the ideals he has held on as a structure for his success was a threat to his legacy. he whisks his youngest off to boarding school at the earliest chance.

of course, being the newest addition to the student body of institut le rosey is a big benefit to the institution. however, due to her ever-present vigilance, it becomes apparent to seraphina that the administration pays a particular attention reserved only for her. ah. her father must have made a considerable donation to the schools funds for her to have spies tailing her every move. something about protecting the legacy, seraphina guesses. fine, she figures.

she throws herself in a multitude of extracurriculars to fill up the spaces in her mind. turn herself into something of value. archery, aikido, fencing, even becoming an equestrian just to cover up whatever “flaw” her father thinks she has. but it’s still all he sees.

there’s an anger that grows in her like a seed. and what comfort could a mother offer leagues away in a dig site, covered by sediment and dust? facetiming with her siblings is a monitored affair, and she stops calling them after a while. it didn’t seem right for an instructor to be breathing down her neck while she asks augustus  how dinner was.

so, seraphina turned her genius into a knife. make sure no one will be able to find her footprints online. it takes a little bit of staying up late trying to learn code, but eventually, she makes something work.

GILCHRIST.

it’s her project that earns her a scholarship at the esteemed institution, as well as an invitation to the Gravediggers for her potential to contribute as a fully-fledged member. she navigated most of the initiation trials with a flourish, and though she was reluctant at first, seraphina has come to find her own sort of family during her stay at gilchrist, even becoming president for a time

she’s a steady shoulder to lean on, if that’s what you needed. a voice of reason, when she can spare the few words. seraphina becomes fiercely protective of what the society had meant to her during her years as a student and will go at any length to protect its interests. but above all she upholds the bonds its members make for themselves, their loyalty to each other. though not many were able to witness her leadership, it makes itself known in the society’s history like time wears itself on an artifact: respected by those who came before it.

once she has graduated, she tries to maintain her connection with some members, though respects a choice to be left alone.

PRESENTLY.

she becomes a consultant for a lot of companies as a day job, and in her free time, she refines her personal projects. over time, she notices a pattern emerging like an impression, and seraphina uncovers it to discover a web solely controlled by an unknown entity, with many agents acting according to its will

seraphina tracks the signal to reykjavík, in a penthouse that ought to have more security for what it’s worth. a man sits in front of numerous screens, and he almost looks relieved at the sight of her. “good,” he says, “it took you long enough.” and seraphina comes to know this man as her mentor, noah.

( tw: death ) he passes due to complications with his health a couple of years later and he leaves his information network, operations, and agents into seraphina’s care. no one is aware of the change in leadership. noah has only begun preparing seraphina to oversee such an expansive responsibility, and coming into it suddenly is a tall order, but seraphina wants it. the finer details about morality in her type of trade is something she will have to determine for herself. it is far too easy to do the wrong thing. ( end tw )

though she knows the university has closed down, seraphina can't afford sending an agent to uncover the finer details behind the vagueness of the letter sent to her out of respect for the society's privacy, so she sends herself

BASIC INFORMATION

Name: David James Wilkes

Age: 31

Occupation: Architect

Graduated: Class of 2011

PERSONALITY

Positive: Considerate, Unselfish, Loyal

Neutral: Observant, Meticulous, Finicky

Negative: Reluctant, Inhibited, Bashful

WHY ARE THEY RETURNING TO GILCHRIST MANOR? ⇢ David is returning to Gilchrist Manor with the hope of finally get over his twin brother’s death. Though it’s been years since Donovan passed away unexpectedly, David has not processed it fully. He is hoping that by being at Gilchrist Manor, the place where he lived his best moments as a person and with his brother, that he can create new memories on his own and leave with the peace of mind that his life can still be something exciting and memorable regardless of his whimsical brother’s absence.

HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT IT? ⇢ Reluctant is the word that comes to mind. David was doubtful about joining the Gravediggers the first time around, only inevitably joining on account of his twin brother’s insistence. Though it’s been years, he’s still just as hesitant to step through the doors of the manor but for a different reason entirely. Without Donovan’s presence to ease and inspire him, David is unsure how he’ll exist within the society. His twin brother always took the lead, helped him with everything from making friends to gaining romantic prospects and creating moments in his life that made him feel free. Without his instigator, his partner in crime, David is unsure if his experience at Gilchrist Manor will be anything like it was during his college years – a time of growth, change, and liberation.

ABOUT DAVID

David has always been a very meek person. He was never the type to take risks or be confrontational. The Gravediggers Society is arguably the most daring thing he’s ever done and it wasn’t even his idea but his twin brother’s.

You never saw one without the other. If Donovan was around, you know David would be trailing right behind him. He was much like a shadow, looped into doing things Donovan wanted and rarely ever saying a word about it even if he disagreed.

David is his brother’s polar opposite. Quiet, bashful, and very polite. Though during his time at the Manor, he opened up considerably. More confident, more social, but still at his core the more humble of the twins.

David’s brother unexpectedly passed away 4 years ago and David hasn’t been the same since. He not only reverted back to his old self but became an actual recluse with a very small and routine life. It’s obvious to anyone he’s unhappy but he didn’t feel right doing anything about it until now.

CONNECTION IDEAS

Old Flame ; It probably took forever and it was a miracle that it happened at all, but you and David dated at one point in time. It didn’t last long for one reason or the other, but things ended amicably.

Former Crush ; Someone David had a crush on during his time at the Manor. He’s not the most forthright person so you probably had no idea he liked you at all. But he was always so kind to you and got suspiciously quiet (more than his usual) whenever you were around.

Brother’s Ex-Girlfriend ; This would have been his brother’s girlfriend for a majority of his time at the Manor. Someone Donovan split ways with when he graduated because he wanted to travel the world and not be tied down.

My Friend ; It was rare that David had friends that he didn’t share with or meet through Donovan. But this friend, he miraculously made on his own. Someone he didn’t share with Donovan and was much more his speed, something of a best friend when his brother wasn’t monopolizing all of his time.

Enemy by Association ; David’s brother was a very divisive person. You either really loved the guy or really hated him. This person in particular really hated him and hates David just because he’s related to Donovan. Maybe it was a prank gone wrong or someone crossed a line and a fight broke out. We can work out the details.

hello, all ! my name is lauryn and i’m 20 years old. i currently reside in the cst timezone and you can use she / her pronouns for me ! i’m unbelievably excited to interact with everyone ! feel free to like this post and i will come to you for plotting when i get the chance ( or you can message me if that’s what you prefer ) ! . . . do note that this is fairly long , but i promise i did my absolute best to cut it down in length ! my discord is mzsesandthings#6826.

( tw parental neglect ) calantha was born in edinburgh , scotland , to a british family with scottish ancestry. her parents were authors who started their own publishing company not long after the move and achieved great success with this. cal grew up comfortably in a religious family driven by success , though she was raised by nannies due to her parents’ busy schedule. their neglect led calantha to find comfort in television and movies.

from a young age , calantha was labeled prodigious by her teachers and other authority figures ; even at top-rated schools , cal outpaced her peers. as she isolated herself from others , a superiority complex developed within her. her above average intelligence led to apathy as logical reasoning overrode her emotions. calantha was highly competitive , driven to excel academically in order to feel as though she had an advantage over others. the mary eskrine school recruited her for enrollment after cal’s iq test put her at a score of 160. cal enjoyed writing novels and converting them into screenplays , as well as doing a massive amount of research on cinematography. as she progressed in age , religion slowly drifted out and rebellion took its place.

( tw kleptomania ) calantha’s kleptomania manifested in her young adulthood , her impulses driving her to steal from varying sources. the thrill of successfully stealing something and outsmarting society elated cal ( a feeling she had not yet experienced ) and the misery brought upon her when she would ignore these impulses tormented her.

( tw substance abuse ) in reaction to a lack of stimulation and curiosity, calantha began to experiment with drugs. cal dove pretty deep into this, as drugs exercised her creativity; some of her favored works were created in a state of delirium. many in edinburgh came to know cal as someone who could take any amount of any drug and continue to function, which, of course, made her ego inflate. by the end of secondary school, calantha had already finished one screenplay.

( tw kleptomania ) after leaving school, cal got into legal trouble for shoplifting; she was punished with juvenile diversion, much to her dismay despite the alternate punishments she could’ve received. regular drug tests and therapy were implemented, and a therapist attempted to treat calantha’s kleptomania. her illness was something that she took responsibility for but did not want to receive treatment for. however, the experience as a whole was somewhat humbling for calantha, who realized that she was not invincible; calantha pushed herself further into isolation following this realization, especially after her community branded her a pariah.

long story short, cal ended up at gilchrist university and was given an exceptional offer: to join the gravediggers society. the initiation was of no difficulty to her, as her only fears seemed to be failure and dissatisfaction. the gravediggers ended up being a godsend for calantha and her career. the production of her first film was announced after her 18th birthday ( written and directed by calantha ). the group ended up being the most thrilling thing to grace the moments of her life; it offered excitement and stimulation in an environment with intelligent, like-minded individuals, things that she craved. cal often hosted small parties for the group, centered around drug use rather than networking ( though networking was still done ). cal felt as though she had comrades for the first time.

eventually, cal met a man who piqued her interest, and they soon entered a passionate relationship. their relationship had awoken something in cal, and she became aware of the fact that she really could love. at the age of 21, calantha graduated with a double major in cinematography / screenwriting and her first movie had been released with rave reviews. with some assistance from gravedigger affiliates, calantha got her foot in the door of the film world ( much to many’s dismay, as calantha was regarded as somewhat of a controversial figure due to material featured in her first film ). cal and her lover also got engaged.

nearly a year later, however, he left her. her issues had become insurmountable for him: there was the substance abuse, habitual stealing, apathy, communication issues, and pigheadedness. cal had been spiraling even further after receiving some acclaim for her first film, and it was easily noticed. she chose to no longer put effort into their relationship and fixing her own issues. her 22nd life procured the release of her next movie; however, some of her darkest moments took place in this year, as well.

( tw sexual assault in the form of a policeman’s abuse of power  ) calantha ended up pickpocketing an off-duty policeman who offered to forget about it in exchange for sex, something a drunken cal eagerly agreed to in fear of public controversy and the end of her career. the incident was a wakeup call for cal, and she began behavior management therapy for her kleptomania; she was also given help processing what happened. the incident led to a fairly intense fear of police; even the sight of a cop car can send her into a full-blown panic attack. therapy also led to her recognization of her toxic behaviors, and Cal turned to God once again.

the last few years of calantha’s life were relatively uneventful. the incident had brought upon some of the best writing of her career as she dove deep into her work. she pushed out two movies with another set to release in 2021. calantha was achieving the impossible in terms of building up her oeuvre at such a speedy pace; outlets began releasing articles promising her success in the industry and by the middle of 2020, she was as famous as david fincher with a net worth of $78 million. despite the fame, calantha found herself lonely and void of anything fulfilling aside from her success. when an invitation came to return to gilchrist, calantha could not deny it. both the money and the entertainment intrigued her, and there was a small hope that her ex would accept the invitation, as well.

no one would deny that they were raised in the lap of luxury. money, food, trips - there was never an issue with them getting as they pleased. soleil chénière is the only child of two art curators, raised never knowing what it was like to want something. 

that didn’t make them spoiled (or, well, not in their own mind); they maintained a soft heart and an open mind throughout their youth. they were always known to be a shoulder to cry on, a source of comfort for their friends, someone who will listen (even if you were to call at three in the morning).

a love for the arts flourished in them from their youth. painting, drawing, and everything in between, soleil gravitated towards art as others were drawn to sports, languages, music. they developed their skills in painting, specializing in landscapes, almost always being found with some form of paint on their clothes or under their nails.

when it came time for higher education, their father pushed them towards gilchrist - after all, he graduated from the same university almost twenty years prior, why shouldn’t his child get the same level of education that he did? and soleil’s english wasn’t all that bad, despite how nervous they were about having to use it in day-to-day life at first.

they didn’t find the gravediggers; the gravediggers found them. it was amongst the organization that they thrived. their closest friends were gravediggers, their mentors, their found family -- all gravediggers. they maintained that reputation of being a shoulder to cry on. they were almost always in or around gilchrist manor, that same paint from their youth under their nails, a smile almost permanent on their expression.

because of their deep love for the gravediggers, graduating felt almost like a piece of them was torn away. they moved to paris, taking up residence in their family’s studio apartment there, working as a curator on their own; they had never felt quite so lonely.

the invitation back brightened their spirits immensely. they got to go back to a place they called their second home. being back amongst their friends was something they needed, but it has been clouded by the recent announcement of the death of dr. gilchrist. they try to keep a positive outlook; after all, everyone needs a support system, but their warm welcome back doesn’t feel so warm anymore.

wanted connections !

ex(es?): any gender ! their relationship could’ve ended amicably or not, maybe it just ended because they went their separate ways upon graduation !

past hookups: similar to above, but without a long-term romantic attachment. 

a mentor: someone who helped soleil ease into gilchrist and the gravediggers organization; maybe this was the person who recruited them into the organization?

found family: a group similar in age to them - they don’t all have to like each other all the time (after all, what is a family without drama?), but these are the people soleil would be found with a majority of the time during their time in college.

best friend: they were attached at the hip. maybe they still are ! maybe they’ve kept in contact since graduation, maybe not ! but during their college years, soleil and this person were practically inseparable. they shared their deepest secrets over plenty of wine; soleil couldn’t imagine their life without them.

devotion & delusion: unrequited love ; soleil had a crush on this character (or this character had a crush on them!) but never acted on it. seeing them again is like the shock of cold water to the face. does the other know about the past feelings? soleil hopes not. could those feelings rekindle? perhaps !