Gabe does not do well in the cold; he never really has. To be honest, he doesnāt do well in the summer either, but thatās a whole other story. Gabeās fall style can best be described as: things that will keep me warm. He doesnāt always match, but heās always warm no matter what heās wearing.
Heās a sucker for a good beanie or hat, as long as it keeps his head warm. He almost always is wearing layers. A hoodie with a heavy canvas or denim coat on over top is his go-to staple. He also has a lot of flannel and wool shirts. As far as accessories go, he always has on boots and sunglasses -- or his reading glasses when he forgets heās still wearing them.
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A larger view of Gabeās family tree can be found here.Ā
Gabeās family tree is a little... tricky. His maternal grandparents are Angelica (nee Albertson) and Irving Palmer. They had two children together: Maria and George. The latter married Elizabeth Garcia, and they had one daughter -- Annie whoās son George, named after her late father and late cousin, passed away at the young age of 5.
Maria married Francis James. She wasnāt his first choice in wife, but when his first love died while he was stationed in Vietnam, he chose someone he viewed as weak and usable. Together they had two children, Gabriel (named after a song in Anything Goes) and Georgiana (named after Mariaās brother and mother).Ā Georgie and her husband passed away at the ages of 25 and 27.Ā
Gabe has been married twice: once to Nancy Conrad and currently to Jonathan Michaels, who at one time he thought he was divorced from. Gabe and Nancy had two children together: Constance and Andrew. He has an adopted daughter with Johnny, Bella -- who is Constanceās biological daughter.
If your character was an animal, which animal would they be?Ā
A cat. Definitely a cat. A lazy house cat. Hell, Gabe is practically a lazy house cat as it is.
Does your character pick wildflowers when they see them?
It depends on his mood, and who heās with, but yeah. Heās definitely the picking flowers type of person.
How do they see themselves in their head? Is the image accurate, or not?
Gabe will probably always see himself as an outsider. As much as he loves his current life, a part of him will always think he doesnāt deserve it, which is 1000% not true.
If they talk in their sleep, what do they say most often?
Oh, heās definitely a sleep talker. Itās typically something random from one of his dreams, but heās good about having full conversations with his husband while being asleep.
Do they like muffins or cupcakes more? Why?
Gabe isnāt the biggest on sweets, but he does like cupcakes for one reason and one reason only: frosting.
Do they prefer arm day or leg day more?
Prefer? Leg day for sure. What does he need more? Arm day.
What is the longest your character has ever slept in?
After hisĀ ādivorce,ā he was big in sleeping. Although to be fair, he was also partying a bit more back then. It was common to not get home until 5 in the morning and sleep until 6 or 7 at night.
What is their most embarrassing middle school moment?
Getting hit in the face with a baseball during a game. Catching a ball with his face was not one of his best moments.
What is/are their favorite pizza toppings?
Meat lovers all day. He also likes Hawaiian pizza -- fight him.
What was the last dream they had?
Itās a dream heās had before. Itās just him and Georgie sitting on the roof of their childhood home, watching the stars.
What is one possession they should get rid of, but canāt/wonāt?
The shitty flip phone he bought in 2002. The number isnāt even active any more, but itās the last phone he talked to G on, and he canāt bring himself to get rid of it.
If your character spray-painted a wall, what would they write/draw?
You mean, spray paint again? Heās spray painted his fair share of walls, but it would be a mural of some kind. Maybe a crack in time with things from different eras crawling out of it.
What would your character want their final words to be?
Itās a toss up betweenĀ āI love youā andĀ āfuck you.ā Why? Why not?
What is one aspect of their physical appearance that they like?
His tattoos. Itās the part of him he created.
Do they prefer jeans or sweatpants, or something else?
He tends to wear jeans, but he loves it when his husband wears gray sweatpants. Yum.
How far can your character spit a watermelon seed?
Heās done some weird things with watermelon seeds, but heās never tried that before.
Are they more likely to notice the shapes of the clouds or the color of the sky?
Fuck. Is both an option? Because both. How can you see one without the other?
Do they laugh during serious moments?
Yes. Itās definitely a major problem of his. Itās caused problems in the past.
On a road trip, are they usually the driver, in the passenger seat, the DJ, the backseat driver, or the one napping in the back?
No one would ever allow him to be the DJ. EVER. It depends on who heās with, but heās typically the driver. Occasionally the one napping in the back, but mostly the driver.
Does your character sleep in normal clothes, pajamas, or something else?
It depends, but itās typically boxers, pajama bottoms or nothing at all. He used to be weird about needing to wear a shirt, but now heās more comfortable about letting his back scars show.
When they sneeze, do they use their hand or elbow to cover their mouths?
Neither. He sort of holds his head down into his chest.
Someone asks your character to dance and pulls them out to the dancefloor. How would they react?
He would laugh, and pretend to protest, but in the end heād go willingly and dance -- albeit poorly.Ā
Are they more of a cat or a dog person?
BOTH. He is an animal person. Give him both.
What alternate time period would they enjoy living in?Ā
God, thatās a difficult question. He likes now because he doesnāt have to hide his sexual orientation, but if he had to pick, heād say the height of the Greek empire. You know... the days of Troy.
Does your character keep a diary? If so, what do they write about?
Nope. Heās always been the type of express himself through art.
When theyāre stressed, do they stress shop, bake, eat, clean, etc.?
He cleans paint brushes. Like heāll sit there with a bucket of dirty brushes for hours and just get them perfectly clean.
Do they prefer raw cookie dough or fully baked cookies?
Fully baked cookies -- all day. He doesnāt get the appeal of raw cookie dough.
What game is your character bad at playing?
Chess. It doesnāt matter how many times itās explained to him -- he just doesnāt get it.Ā
Are they ticklish?
Sort of? Sometimes he is, and sometimes he isnāt. It depends.
Whatās inside their carās glove box?
A camera, his insurance card, registration, and pink slip, a sketch book, a charcoal pencil, an epi pen, and an old pacifier of Bellaās he hasnāt been able to bring himself to throw away yet.
Whatās their birthstone? Do they like it? Why or why not?
March has two birthstones: aquamarine and bloodstone. While he likes the color of aquamarine more than bloodstone, have you seen bloodstone? Itās fucking gorgeous, and it just has so much depth to it.
Which Avenger is your character most like, personality-wise?
This is a hard question... Probably Tony Stark, if only for the wild creations, and the even more wild words that come out of his mouth.
Does your character pay attention to the weather forecast?
Hell no, and it gets him in trouble all the time. Without fail, heāll take out the motorcycle and itāll start raining or worse, snowing.Ā
When was the last time your character got sick? Did anyone take care of them?
Probably a couple of months ago? Maybe? Jay definitely took care of him, and Bella and Drew tried to help.
Whatās a weird/wacky/embarrassing story about them as a young child?
He doesnāt really have a lot of good stories from his childhood, but if he had to pick one, it would probably be the time he got his head stuck in the slats of the staircase. Their parents werenāt home so he had to convince Georgie to take a hammer to the stairwell to get him unstuck. To say their parents were pissed when they got home was an understatement.
If they eat steak, how do they like it cooked?
Rare -- definitely rare.
Do they prefer to write with a pencil or a pen? If a pen, what color?
It depends on what heās doing. If heās drawing, he prefers pencil -- charcoal pencil. Then .05 black ink fine line pens. But if heās just writing, a blue ink roller ball pen is perfect.
Imagine your character on the beach, waist deep in the water. A big wave rolls up and towers over their head. Do they dive under the wave, body surf, freeze and get swept off their feet, or something else?
He would probably have to say... body surf. Heād ride that sucker out and then swim back for more.
What are the last five items in your characterās Google search history? Do they often clear their search history?
Itās usually a combination of weird things. Right now its: 1) Easy hairstyles for kids, 2) Is witch hazel poisonous for dogs? 3) is my cat trying to murder my husband? 4) How do I spell... 5) Water color binder recipe.Ā
He forgets all the damn time that he canĀ clear his search history.
Does your character sing in the car? In the shower?
He does, but he canāt carry a tune in a bucket. His voice makes their dogs whine.
Do they have a harder time going to sleep at night or getting out of bed in the morning?
He struggles with both, but he definitely has a harder time getting out of bed.
Would they rather fly or be immortal?
Fly. All damn day. He hasnāt met a roof he hasnāt tried to climb up.
Whatās the dumbest way your character has been injured?
Heās an artist. Most of his injuries are dumb. The most recent dumb injury was when he used his husbandās coffee grinder to chop up shells for a project, and it literally exploded in his face.
Are they able to fall asleep in the car? On an airplane? On a boat?
He can sleep in the car, but only when heās hungover. Heās never been able to fall asleep on planes or on his husbandās damn boat.
How do they like their coffee or tea?
When he drinks coffee, he likes it with half and half and a little bit of sugar. For his tea, if heās drinking a black tea, he likes it black or with a little bit of half and half. For green tea, he likes it with honey and orange. For red teas, he likes it with sugar. For any other types of teas, heāll usually add a little bit of honey.
Zoey: If you could be any artist in the world, who would you choose to be?
art artist - Andy Warhol because great decade, fantastic colours and lets be real not only did he meet all the cool people but he lived his best life.
actor - hedy lamarr i know she's dead but she was an incredible woman, had it all the smarts, the beauty the charm and a heart of gold
Thackery: If you spent all day working with your hands, what would you do?
Build a new place for the homeless.Ā
Harrison: If you lived the life of a cartoon character, which one would you select and why?
Aang from Avatar: The last airbender. Because it would be cool having those powers. plus Appa and Momo
Lilly: What is the one thing that surprised you about visiting someone else at their home?
One home I visited for work belonged to a hoarder. I knew they existed, but walking inside the home was shocking. From floor to ceiling there were items of everything from toys to trash. I was instructed not to touch anything because if you did, a row could fall down and it sometimes took a half hour to dig yourself out. Iām a pretty clean person, even Adleeās room is cleaned every week, so this was quite the shock to me.
Amelia: Who is the most artistic person in your family and why?
He's not technically a family member, but I've been around him so long I feel like he's family. He's one of the Reyes bodyguards, Timothy. Growing up I was having issues in band and he really helped me along with the clarinet. From there I learned he knew almost every instrument and he played beautifully. I still like listening to him play occasionally when we both are free.
Sejun: What is the strangest piece of artwork you have ever seen?
Hands down, itās gotta be the lobster telephone. Although that mother bird Momo statue thing is also pretty freaky as well.
Kennedy: How would you spend your money if you won the lottery?
If I won the lottery, I would put a majority of the money in a savings account for the little bean.Ā
Emilio: If you had to be stuck at a particular age, what would that age be? Why?
Twenty-one, because you're fully legal to do all the adult stuff, but you're young enough to think that you have tons of possibilities in the world.
Avery: In three words, how would your family and friends describe you?
my family would describe : A sinner? A waste of spaceĀ
My friend - probably describes me as being carefree, a chill dude
Illyana: What's your most favorite place to travel to, and why?
New Orleans is my favorite place because itās a great party spot. Everyone is drunk, wild, and no one is judging anyone. The vibes are amazing.
Saber: If a caveman and an astronaut got into a fight, who would win and why?
I wanna say the caveman would win, because they were more self sufficient and resourceful, and probably a lot more unrestrained and brutal.
Frankie: Do you believe that the X-Files is a real division of the government? And why?
Oh my goodness, 1000% yes I do feel like The X-Files is really apart of the government.Ā I fully believe that we have been visited by extraterrestrials and they have planted stuff on our planet for us to find so they can study us.
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1) Full name (first middle last): Kaleidoscope Leopold Johnson
2) Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/28/1968
3) Pronouns: He/Him/His
4) Face Claim: Jeff Goldblum
5) Where do they live? (city, state - if they live in NYC, specify their borough): Manhattan, New York
6) Mock social media handle: @Kaleidosccope
7) Where they work and their job title: Artist focusing in hyperrealism & Co-owner of Alphabet City Art Collective
8) List two positive personality traits and two negative personality traits: Creative, Eccentric, Egotistical, Snobby
9) Their three favorite things: 1) Digital art, 2) Hosting extravagant parties, 3) Couture/High Fashion
10) Write a brief 8+ sentence bio about this character.
Kaleidoscope Johnson and his twin sister, Florence, were born to Jasper Johnson (yeah, that Jasper Johnson, the one who developed half of Hudson Valley) and his third wife, Eleanor. Things were pretty normal for the high society family until Florence suddenly passed away at fourteen due to an undiagnosed heart defect. His father threw himself deeper into his work, and his mother threw herself deeper into high society. Kale took solace in the only other person who seemed to care about Florence, the woman she was named after, their grandmere. He even went as far as to move in with her at her estate for the remainder of his high school career. It was a couple of years of painting during his free-time and riding horses, but it wasnāt enough for him. All being around the estate did was remind him of the summers he and Florence spent there. By the time Kale turned 18, he moved to New York City, or more specifically the artist village in Alphabet City. That was where he met Zacarias.
Zacarias was full of light, artistic, and out-going. He was also 29 years old. He was 11 years older than Kaleidoscope, but he was smitten almost immediately. Not only did they fall into bed together, but Kale also became part of the little art group Zach had started. There were about 10 of them when Kale joined the group Zach was calling his Collective, but it was New York City during the 80s and it was a group of mostly queer artists. Kale watched as people he shared his art and life with passed away one by one. It was fine though. He had Zach, and his best friend, Diego Perez. And thenā¦ Diego was suddenly HIV positive and within a year, he was gone. Kale was devastated, but he channeled his emotions towards something positive. Around the same time, Grandmere passed away leaving Kale her estate and a small inheritance. Kale and Zach put that money into buying a building in Alphabet City, a safe place for artists to live instead of the street.Ā
And things were going well. Diegoās sister, Katie, found out what Kale and Zach were up to, and joined their cause. By the mid-90s, everything was going well. And that was when Zach tested HIV positive. He was positive and Kaleās entire world stopped - completely stopped. Kale threw everything he had at getting Zach the best treatment possible. And things became their new normal. And then in 2010, Zach entered a contest hosted by the MET. A contest won by a man named Gabriel James. Zach, who was all but knocking on deathās door, took an immediate liking to Gabe, and decided that when he passed away, Kaleidoscope was going to need a friend to help him through.Ā
Kale did not handle Zachās passing well. There were days when all he did was sleep and drink. Zach was the love of his life, and he wanted to just waste away. Except his new friend, Gabe, wouldnāt let him. Slowly but surely, Gabe brought him back to some level of normal, but heād never be the person he used to be; heās lost too many people heās loved to be the person he used to be. Kale became the fun friend. The one who threw parties, and never turned down drugs, and participated in multiple orgies. He created a persona of who he wanted to be and ran with it. And he was doing a good job of being superficial, and spiritual. Somewhere along the line he found Wicca, which helped him find a little more sense in his life.Ā
He and Gabe turned Zachās dream of the Collective into the Alphabet City Collective it is today. While Zachās death broke him, it also hyped up his artistic fuel. He was turning out piece after piece. While art had always been his passion, he was always better at helping others figure out what they were best at, more so than making his own art. But his partnerās death gave him unlimited inspiration, and a new focus. Heād always been drawn towards hyperrealism, but heās gotten into digital art with a speciality in hyperrealism. Things were going well, he was into his art, the school was going great, and then out of nowhere Gabe dumped his husband and showed up on his doorstep.
It was a shock for Kale, and he was PISSED. His best friend had the life he wanted. He had the love of his life still alive, and instead heād chosen to walk away from him because he wasnāt happy. To say Kale was upset was an understatement, but he let Gabe move in with him. And two things happened that somewhat mellowed Kale out from the wild lifestyle heād picked up after Zach. After all his paranoia and safe sex practices, he tested positive for HIV. It was a slap in the face, and he couldnāt help but to think that Zach was punishing him for not handling his death well. And while he was dealing with that, Gabe suddenly got custody of his infant granddaughter. It was a dose of reality that Kale needed, but within 2 years, Gabe was back with his husband, and Kale realized he didnāt like who he was when he was alone. So, he reinvented himself again.
While his personality is still outlandish, heās dialed down the sex parties and multiple partners. Heās been in a relationship with one man, Brady, for over a year now. And this time Kale is the older man in the relationship, which is weird. Heās currently undetectable, but does not talk about his HIV status ā at all. The only person he thinks knows about his status, other than Brady, is Gabe. Theyāve never talked about it, but heās pretty sure he knows. Heās finally living the life Florence, Grandmere, and Zach would want him to have and thatās enough for him.
1) Full name (first middle last): Victoria Anne-Marie Owens (Professional name: Velvet Starr)
2) Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/15/1990
3) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
4) Face Claim: Jade the Libra
5) Where do they live? (city, state - if they live in NYC, specify their borough): Brooklyn, New York
6) Mock social media handle: @VelvetStarr
7) Where they work and their job title: She is a freelance photographer, and works as an artist in residence and photography teacher at Alphabet City Art Collective.Ā
8) List two positive personality traits and two negative personality traits: Accepting, Weird, Superstitious, Flaky
9) Their three favorite things: 1) Her son, 2) Photography, 3) Halloween
10) Write a brief 8+ sentence bio about this character.
Originally from middle of nowhere South Dakota, Victoria Owens always knew she didnāt fit into the rural life. She was into the spooky, the weird, and the wacky. And she loved everything and anything to do with witches and vampires. But more than that, she loved taking photos of everything spooky and dark, which worked out for her boyfriend turned husband, Cole. He was in a heavy metal band, and they were in need of someone to take pictures of them when they were on tour; it was a match made in heaven. At 17, Victoria left home and went on tour with Screaming Ghouls. It was everything she dreamed of, and by the time she was 19, she was going by Velvet Starr.
Her relationship with Cole was always a little rocky, but they had a lot in common. They were married by 21 and she was pregnant with their son, Greyson, by the time she was 22 years old. Cole was still in Screaming Ghouls, and thought Velvet could raise their son on the road. By the time Grey was two, it was too much for her. She decided she needed to be in one set place, and she chose New York City becauseā¦ why not. Cole stayed on tour, and by the time Grey was five, Velvet was more than aware of the fact that Cole was sleeping around. And itās not because she found someone elseās extension in the double-wide coffin they chose to slept in. No, it was because one of Coleās bandmates sent her a picture.
Now divorced, she has full custody of her ten year old son. While sheās dated here and there, she canāt really imagine herself settling down anytime soon. For now, she has her son, she has her photography and she has a found family at the Collective. Sheās able to be her spooky self, and sheās never felt more at peace.
Title: Morning Surprise
Word Count: 1241
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Gabriel James-Michaels, Jonathan James-Michaels, Arabella James-Michaels
Relationship:Ā Implied Gabriel James-Michaels/Jonathan James-Michaels
Trigger warnings: Vague mentions of past child abuse and injuries due to child abuse, graphic description of an injury
Summary: Well, this wasnāt how Gabe thought his day was going to go.
The first thing Gabe is aware of as he wakes up is that his body hurts. Itās not the achy feelings of a nearly fifty-year old whoād lived a rough life. No, it was more the permanent bruising and overworked muscles from when he was a teenager. Which made absolutely no sense to him - at all. He must have drank too much the night before. Yawning, he detangled himself from Johnny and padded into the bathroom to take a piss. There had been something off his husband, but he wasnāt awake enough to figure out what it was yet.
He made it to the toilet, and it was after heād pissed and went to wash his hands that he realized what the hell was wrong. The face that was looking back at him was technically his, but it was a face he hadnāt really seen for decades. Long dark brown hair fell into familiar hazel eyes. He blinked for a very long moment, hoping that he was hallucinating. And yetā¦ his face didnāt change. What. The. Fuck.
Frowning thoughtfully, he took a step back so he could see his entire body in the mirror. It wasnāt just his face that was young. His skin wasā¦ well, blank. He held his arms up to better inspect them. Okay, he was mostly blank. There was the skull on one arm, and the words āhandsome devilā on the other. Two tattoos. Wait, he glanced at his bicep, there was the cross. He gave himself a little spin around. Nothing on his back or legs. So, his best guess was that his body was seventeen soon to be eighteen.
Speaking of his backā¦ he forgot what his back used to look like. Sure, he still had scars on his back as an adult, but these still looked fresh. They were still dark and not faded with time. It was almost a shock to see them stand out so stark against his skin. Long pushed down feelings started to bubble up to the surface, and almost immediately, he pushed them right back down and focused on something much more important. If he was a teenager, did that mean that Jay was too?
After washing his hands, he all but ran into the bedroom and sure enough ā the blonde in his bed wasnāt Johnny. Well, it was Jay, but the youngest heād ever seen his husband. He couldnāt help but to drag his gaze over his naked body. His fingers were already itching to draw him. He groaned as he remembered the pain, and looked down to find two of the fingers on his left hand taped together. Heād only haphazardly washed his hands so he hadnāt really paid attention to them. Waitā¦ when had he broken his fingers? Right, bad catch at a game; broken fingers. Holy fuck.
He remembered that game all too well, if not a little fuzzily. As always, he was playing shortstop. The other team was vicious. Theyād been talking and playing dirty from the fucking beginning. Heād already caught the ball at that point, and was getting ready to throw home when he realized the runner on second was going to try to steal third. The second he realized what was going to happen, he turned to throw back to second, but the runner slammed into him, knocking them both to the ground, and pinning both the ball and his hand underneath both their weight. At the time, the doctors were amazed he hadnāt broken his wrist too with the angle theyād fallen.
Shit, how the fucking hell was this even possible? This entire scenario was completely insane. He took a deep breath, the urge to want to wake Johnny up stronger than ever. The fact that his husband wasnāt awake yet should have been a dead giveaway. He wasnāt sure what to do. Did he wake him up and watch him freak the fuck out (because he was sure he was going to freak out), or did he go and check on Bella? Fuck! Bella. If he and Jay were teenagers, what did that mean for Bella? Was she still alive? Or if they were their teenage selves, did that mean she no longer existed?
After throwing on a pair of sweatpants that hung way too low on his hips, Gabe all but ran out of the room and towards Bellaās room, all long limbs and awkward timing. Heād forgotten how alien his limbs always felt when he was in high school. Right now, however, he was all too aware of it. That, and the fact that heād obviously grown into his body over the years ā because holy hell how were these his usual sweatpants? They were so low on his hips that they were pooling around his ankles funny. Hell, they were dangerously close to tripping him.Ā
The dogs seemed interested in him, but not in a āstranger dangerā way, more in a āour human is weirdā way. He all but ran into her room, only to find that Bella was already awake. She was still in bed, flipping through pages in her favorite book. She wasnāt reading so much as she was looking at the pictures, and talking to herself. However, as soon as she realized that Gabe was in the room, her attention quickly moved from the book and to the person in her room.
āDJ?ā She asked, looking a little confused as she sat up. She didnāt look scared. No, she looked more confused than anything else. It probably helped that he and his son looked so much like each other. She set her book down, and focused on him instead. āNo. Not DJ.ā
Gabe dropped to his knees in front of her bed. It was fascinating to see the way she was processing this major change. On the bright side, she looked the same as before whatever this was that happened to them. āNo.ā He agreed, his voice a higher octave than what he was used to these days. āNot DJ.ā And what was he supposed to tell her when he didnāt even know what was going on.Ā
Her eyes lit up, and she tilted her head to the side as she studied him. Bella got to the edge of her bed, and immediately started touching his face. It was like she recognized him, and with how much time they spent together, maybe she did. āGG?ā She whispered out. āYour eyes look the same, but your face is diffāent.ā She squished his cheeks together. āAnd your skin is nakey.ā She frowned when she noticed the cross on his bicep. āMostly nakey.ā She amended.
āI know.ā He whispered out. āItās wild, right?ā
She nodded excitedly, and jumped off the bed to get a better look at him. There was a wet bop to his back, and it took him a minute to realize that Scully was now inspecting him, too. āGG.ā She said again, giggling before tugging at his hair. āYouāre not gray.ā
A wild laugh bubbled out of his mouth, but before he could say anything else there was a thud from upstairs followed by: āBRIEL!?ā
He closed his eyes for a moment, and stood up on shaky legs. āLooks like Jayās up.ā He shook his head fondly. āWanna see what he looks like?ā
Bellaās eyes went wide. āGāampa Jay is little, too?ā She asked excitedly. And with that, she ran off to see Johnny.
