#factoryintro

his name is alexander curran-- though, he formally goes by alec.

he was born  &  raised in manhattan,  new york.

he’s the son of a fashion model  (  &  later renown business woman  )  &  a complete shark of a lawyer.  so it’s safe to say he’s grown up around the finer things in life.

he’s twenty four.

he has worked as a junior reporter for the new york times for a little over a year now.

he doesn’t hate his job per say--  but he’s not the fondest of it either.  there’s been numerous occasions where he’s worked his ass off for articles  &  headlines only to be discredited through editing.  those above him generally claim his work.

so he’s been working on his own stuff.  half of it fueled by spite, the other half his urge to succeed. he hosts a podcast every thursday that has garnered quite a lot of attention. mostly due to the people he’s interviewed  ( various writers, local artists, the occasional big name or two ).  his work is less than impressed,  but there’s not much they can do to shut it down. 

because of the environment he grew up in, alec knows that to get anywhere in life you have to go out  &  get it yourself by any means necessary.  his parents are ruthless in their fields  &  he learned a lot simply by observing.

his parents are also divorced.  it happened when he was young  &  he’s not the most cut up about it.  they weren’t right for each other  &  everyone knew it.  they got joint custody.  alec got two birthdays,  two christmases,  two everything.  he might’ve complained some as a child,  but after maturing over the years alec can see it was the right choice.

alec is the guy that is always in the know.  he’s charming  &  cunning  &  knows how to worm his way into social circles.  he knows how to get what he wants when he wants it;  whether that’s a couple rounds of free beer,  a backstage pass or an interview with an upcoming artist.

naturally,  the factory is the perfect place to be.  there’s endless opportunities  &  alec wouldn’t pass up a single one of them.  he’s always looking for a story,  a scandal,  anything to get people talking.

( he might’ve made a few enemies because of that, but that’s a whole other topic )

he’ll mix business with pleasure if he thinks it’s beneficial--  or if he’s just looking for a good time.

greta’s mom , suzu , was pretty young when she got pregnant. she was not planned , but that didn’t matter too much. greta never met her biological father , since he was out of the picture way before she was born , and never really cared to , either. 

still pregnant , greta’s mom fell in love with an american man , david. they were both musicians. they fell in love hard and fast. being two wild , bohemian , free - spirited artists , they decided to sell pretty much everything they had and move to san francisco to start a band. he played guitar , she sang and played the piano.

when she was born , david adopted her. so they gave her his last name. harrison ( like george , she’d say ). she was always surrounded by music. she listened to her dad’s records , and he taught her how to play guitar. her mom taught her how to play the piano.

in high school , instead of going to the movies and hanging with her friends ( like any normal teenager ) , greta would hang out at music stores , picking up random instruments and teaching herself how to play them. the first time she picked up a bass guitar , that was it , she was done , she knew that was the one for her.

once she turned fifteen , she got a job and worked all summer until she could buy herself a seafoam green bass which she named penny lane. she still plays it to this day.

as she grew older , she witnessed her parents’ relationship grow sour. she noticed how often her dad’s breath smelled of alcohol , but neither her nor her mother said or did anything about it.

in her senior year of high school , just a few weeks before graduating , david crashed the car as he and suzu were driving home one night. he was drunk , of course. greta was at a gig , and by the time she got the phone call and rushed to the hospital , it was already too late. her mother had already taken her last breath.

she almost didn’t graduate. she stopped playing. she held so much resentment against her father , they practically lived in silence for an entire year. the distance between greta and david grew wider every day.

somehow , he moved on. he met someone else. he proposed. they got married. greta had a stepmother. she was sweet , but not her mom. greta let her know , constantly. she had step-siblings , around her same age. they were just strangers to her.

when she found out there was a baby on the way , she new she couldn’t stay there. she had to get out. so she packed her bags and made her way across the us , all the way to new york. she didn’t have a destination in mind , initially. she was just driving to get away , playing her way across the country , and then ended up in nyc. and then she didn’t want to leave.

she got an apartment ( shared with a few others , of course ) , got a job at a record store ( those always felt like home ) , and formed a band.

so that’s pretty much it for her history up until this point ( sorry this is getting so long ) , so here are some tidbits about her personality !

at first, she’s kinda quiet and reserved. she has a one-track mind , and the only thing she cares about is the music. needs to learn how to chill.

she’s pretty great at what she does and she knows it , so she can get cocky sometimes. she’s very proud of what she’s achieved , and sometimes that can go to her head. but the truth is she has the chops to back up her talk.

she’s stubborn as a mule.

she doesn’t trust people easily , so she’s very cautious when making band-related decisions. who they sign with , where they play , etc. she’s kind of a control freak.

she’s a generally friendly person , but she doesn’t open up easily and plays things close to the vest. she can come off a little cold sometimes , but not rude. just awkward. her communication skills are shit.

she’s only comfortable enough to be emotionally open with a few select people. or , of course , through the music she writes.

she can’t back down from a fight. it’s a problem , and she knows it , but she can’t avoid confrontation , she runs headfirst into it , even if she’s in the wrong. mama didn’t raise a quitter , but she did raise a fool.

she’s always listening to music. she’s that – *planet explodes* *removes one earbud* what – meme.

she doesn’t really drink, partly because she’s a control freak , and partly because she’s still spooked by what happened to her mom. she’s not very comfortable around drunk people , unless she’s also a little tipsy. she’ll drink just enough so that the people around her don’t think she’s weird , but she’s always the sober friend at the end of the night.

a bicon™ because like every single character i write.

she’s also a taurus !! which is evident in the everything about her.

HERE’S her pinterest !!

u know how there’s a preconceived notion that russian ballerinas are coldhearted & and are most definitely a spy?

well not bianka, obvs

she’s probably gonna be the biggest emotional mess you’ll meet & the most annoying crybaby ever

she will whine about everything

i gotta warn u, she will cling to your muse once they show her even an ounce of kindness. it’s better to just nip it at the bud (if that’ll even work)

she’s genuinely sweet & amiable though, so there’s that at least

she’s asexual. does that mean she doesn’t fall in love? nope, she gets romantically attracted (panromantic). does that also mean she doesn’t do flings? well, i’d say not easily… she gotta be romantically attracted to the person first. also, here is a sweet guide to learn more about asexuality

she’s quite touchy though so expect a lot of hand holding and hugs and leaning against your muse kind of stuff

she isn’t even that great of a dancer. she’s decent, at best. will probably never be a principal dancer. she simply has the financial backing that’s why she can stay afloat

was a mariinsky ballet dancer but got dismissed after a scandal with the artistic director 

doesn’t have a single clue about who andy warhol is and what the factory is but she now loves it

has got a bit of a social media following, but nothing too significant

has only been in new york for four months looking for ballet companies to take her in (has hopes that she can get into american ballet theatre but who is she kiddin’ she ain’t even american), but she already never wants to leave lmao. will probably get kicked out of the country once her tourist visa expires

so to say that she is a ballerina isn’t entirely accurate, since she’s currently unemployed lol

it wouldn’t be her first time in the states, but she still has badly accented english and a grammar slip here and there

disclaimer: i am in no way russian and bianka isn’t representative of russian english speakers. i am currently studying russian as a hobby and have researched on common mistakes russian speakers make when they speak english

this is kasee

she’s 23 years old

she’s from portland

she moved to new york a few years back

basically, she was dating her teacher, her friends ratted her out to her parents because they wanted more for her

she’s really smart - english major, was valedictorian in high school, loves writing and books

parents put a restraining order on the teacher and when she went off to college, they made her move across the country

kind of had to fend for herself as her parents weren’t the happiest with her

it got dark for awhile, she felt like she didn’t belong and therefore turned to reckless behavior

which brought her to her current job as a stripper (she’s also a waitress, tho.)

name: rowena “ro” saydam

age: twenty-three

gender: cis female

orientation: bisexual

pronouns: she/her

faceclaim: aslihan malbora

occupation: bass player & part time waitress

aesthetics: fishnets under ripped jeans, chipped black nail polish, messy sheets and an unmade bed

nate is 25 and a musician (nathan quinn was his stage name but he legally changed it)

he grew up in london, son of an abusive father in which his mother ran away from and took nate with her to new york

he’s been in new york since he was 8 (yes, he still has an accent)

he’s a city boy, through and through despite being poor as dirt growing up

he got a job at a diner when he was 14 bussing tables, paid under the table and most of the money he always gave to his mom

he kept the spare change of it to buy a guitar after seeing a group of roadies come through and decided he wanted to be them

and in his mind, the easiest way to make money and give his mom everything she’d ever dream was to be a rockstar - simple math, really

self-taught and talented, he started his music seriously at 18 and was signed to a record label by 20

an average person may not have heard of him but if you’re into indie rock or artists that typically aren’t well-known, that’s kind of what he falls under (his sound is like the neighbourhood)

he calls his fans his babies and they’re dedicated. he’d probably do anything for them, actually

even though he’s an asshole

acts like the world owes him something, has a smug face, will question whatever comes out of your mouth just to see your response, walks like he owns whatever place he walks into

he’s poetic and romantic and dreamy and all those good things deep down and i think he really wants someone to see it

always has a fucking cig in his mouth, doesn’t know what water is - only black coffee and red wine

- theodore turner is the actual name. goes by todd since pretty much always. - born and raised in yorkshire, england. lived in driffield for a while with his parents, but they divorced when he was small. his dad quickly re-married to a nice woman from leeds who had a one year old daughter. - todd moved with his father to leeds where he went to school. still visited mom on weekends and just.. whenever he had the chance, really. - he was dragged along to the states at the age of thirteen. didn’t wanna go, as england is his city, but his mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (ms) and decided she wouldn’t be able to take care of him. so, rhode island it was. - there, his dad and step-mom started their business. they opened a hotel on some insurance money and became pretty rich p quick.  - todd didn’t find himself in america at all. in high school he kinda fell into the wrong circle of friends. started doing some heavy narcotics at a pretty young age. his habit continued for ten months before his step mom caught him and he was sent into a rehab of a sort. - after that, he was sober for a while!! - he graduated high school and went to uni in manhattan, majoring in computer science which meant he was now gonna live on his own. he started reaching for drugs once again. - at this point he’s basically p brain-fried. not stupid, but very much disconnected and doesn’t fully know what’s going on, ever. - struggles a lot with his feelings. goes between feeling nothing at all and then suddenly feeling all too much. however, he bottles it all up. hasn’t cried since he was like eighteen. convinces himself everything’s fine all the time. - can’t tell what’s real?? he’s in haze p much all the time, despite not necessarily being always high. think 2d from the gorillaz. - is in a band. they’ve got that kinda alt-j vibe going on. plays the keyboard. goes to music festivals a lot, has all these types of bracelets all over his wrists. - got a bunch of random, almost out of place tattoos.  - despite his genuinely confused and chill persona, he lowkey gets attached to ppl a lot !! someone’s nice to him? BAM he’ll make a mixtape !! because of this he’s had some troubles finding a girl-boy-friend-whatever-partner thing, ‘cause uh he kinda just starts writing them songs n poems and that usually . scares any possible love interest away ?? - quite book-smart which def helps him get by. - is actually working on graduating uni. works as a barista on the side, does gigs with his band pals and occasionally models.  - doesn’t really identify as anything. completely neutral, but goes by any pronoun.  - looks ill all the time. skinny child. gets frequent nosebleeds. - has almost overdosed twice. on what?? well the first time he was told it was mdma, but .. you never know. the second was a bad mixture of pills and alcohol, however not meant to be an attempt of any sort, just a thoughtless action rly.  - his step sister is now 17. they get along just fine. he talks her through boi troubles and she makes sure he doesn’t die on the way to the shop.  - is very much into human contact. all for cuddling with ppl, having someone play with his awkwardly long fingers, touch his hair, etc etc. also hooks up with people a L OT . enjoys the idea of being loved though doesn’t seem to quite get the concept ??  - very harmless. such a ragdoll. u can do with him whatever the heck u please basically. - is very good at getting himself into strange or dangerous situations simply bc he just goes with the flow a lot?? if u tell him to get into the car with that shady stranger behind target, he won’t even question it !!  - is renting an apartment with two lovely girls.  - not a bad housemate, but causes loads of inconveniences. lets the bath overflow bc he forgot and went for a walk. leaves the pot on the stove, starts almost fires. but HE MEANS WELL.  - wanders off on his own, a lot. like, sometimes he’ll just disappear and the next thing u know he’s having a ciggie under an oak tree while petting three cats at the same time.  - has been hanging around the factory quite a bit. def one of his new fav hang-out spots. 

cheryl ran away from her trailer park home in missouri when she was only 17, dropped high school and left her mom and sister behind.

and then she ended up in NYC doing every kind of job you can think of, dog walking, washing dishes, cleaning toilets until a renowned model agent spotted her.

as a model, her life took a turn, she was partying every day, drinking at the coolest bars, hanging out with artsy people.

her modeling career could’ve gone further if she took her job seriously and did not get pregnant a week after scoring a vogue cover. 

after debating for a while, she decided to keep the child. the baby’s father is just a wall street guy she was dating briefly for the good gifts and nice dinners. he never wanted anything to do with the kid but agreed to pay a fair amount of child support.

the lifestyle of debauchery continued even after giving birth. now she's raising her two-year-old son, alex, amidst heavy partying and bustling social life, but that’s how she lives.

a small and messy af east village apartment is what she calls home.

she doesn't do much model work anymore, things have slowed down after the pregnancy, but a job here and there are more than enough to pay the bills (for now).

she's sorta inspired by edie sedgwick.

and amanda from the novel bright lights big city.

her pinterest board is here.