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BASICS.

full name. logan valentine age & birthday. 30 & september 16 astrology. virgo sun, scorpio moon, scorpio rising sexuality. bisexual birthplace. los angeles, ca current residence. colossal, oh traits. vivacious, ambitious, independent, cynical, blunt, selfish. mbti. entj-a, the commander alignment. chaotic temperament. choleric current job. venue manager @ fight club

ok i'm linking my app. i've copied and pasted quite a bit of it here, but if u want other info and headcanons, u can look here <3

HISTORY.

logan is the only child (that we know of) of alonso "lonnie" valentine, guitarist in a rather famous rock band from the late 60s/early 70s, the kissers. her mom was not in the picture.

lonnie was young when logan was born, and he wasn't ready to give up his rockstar ways, so logan spent her early years on the road. no one involved should've been raising a baby, but they were.

it wasn't until she was almost in high school that the kissers decided to stop touring, which left her in a stable housing situation for the first time ever. immediately, it was clear logan was kind of weird, but in a really cool way. she was more worldly and experienced than every other kid her own age, but also behind in school. she managed to get by, despite struggling a lot in math and sciences, having heard her whole childhood that “the school of life” is what matters most.

she found herself constantly drawn to music, because that’s the only world she’s ever known. she dabbled in multiple instruments, but performing never really called to her. she preferred to be in the audience than on stage. she’d sneak into venues all over la, and was constantly befriending the staff, then once the staff was used to her, the bands. it was only natural she found herself working part time at a venue (as a ticket taker) the second she was old enough for a job.

after graduating high school, logan moved to seattle, drawn to the evolving grunge scene there (nirvana was formed in 1987, the same year). she continued to immerse herself in the music scene in anyway she could; bartending, sound tech, stagehand, production assistant, and eventually, she got the connections needed to become a talent booker. she knew a lot of the local bands, so she could connect with them.

she had a fling with one of the frontmen of a really popular local group. they got a tour, and he told her to quit her job and come with them. she laughed in his face and called off whatever they were doing on the spot. heartbroken and petty, he contacted the owner of the place she worked at and said as long as she was working there, they wouldn’t play there. with the money they brought in, the venue picked the band. this ruined her rep, as all the venues around wanted to be able to book this very popular group. she stuck it out for a few months, expecting it to blow over, but when it became clear it wouldn’t, she got desperate and reached out to monty.

PERSONALITY.

logan is a cool girl. she’s confident, self-possessed, and aloof. and being a beautiful, confident woman means she has an undeniable presence, and she likes that. logan likes attention, and she commands it, but she’s not someone that necessarily seeks the spotlight, preferring to let it come to her, or even to tee up someone else. i think there’s a level of mystery about her, in this case, because she’s charming and willing to talk to people, yet she still maintains a certain distance.

and this is for a number of reasons. she’s independent, almost to a fault. growing up, she spent a lot of time on her own, and had to figure out how to entertain herself, and she managed. she’s carried that through her whole life; logan enjoys her own company, and she’s not scared of doing anything on her own. but also, logan has difficulty with genuine connection. she’s very cynical about people, as i think she saw the worst of them when she was really young. she didn’t have people to rely on, with her father not being suited to raise a child, and all the people around him being more focused on their own lives than on taking care of logan. she’s evasive, defensive, and doesn't trust easily. 

a by-product of her self-assurance is that she takes herself very seriously. logan fully intends to create a life she loves to live, and a large part of that is her career. she’s lowkey a workaholic, in that a lot of her life is set up around her job. if she’s not working, she’s often hanging out with musicians, and a lot of her partying is also networking. she cares about her career more than a lot of other things in her life.

despite being a cool girl, logan is not a chill girl. when logan cares, logan really cares. it shows in her passion for music, her ambition, and those few relationships she actually takes to. she’ll be focused and dedicated, and she’s really possessive of people. it’s like a switch flips in her, and she goes from cool and detached to fiery and obsessive. 

( 1967 - 1984 — OUTSIDE OF COLUMBUS )

Marlowe grew up in little suburb a few miles outside of Columbus. Born to a mother who was fresh out of high school, and a man who was three years her senior. Neither were ready for a kid, but they did their best.

That’s not to say there was an absence of love in Marlowe’s upbringing. Their father worked at a manufacturing plant in Cincinnati. The commute made him fairly absent Monday through Friday, but he made up for it on the weekends.

Their mother worked three shifts a week at the local diner for a little extra spending cash, and Marlowe spent those mornings, until they were in school, hanging out in the back office.

They learned to function independently. Not overtly so, just enough to be able to alleviate any pressure from their mother and father. Marlowe became the capable one. The friend who organized the group projects, and the kid who could figure things out without asking for help. 

Music was a background noise more than a passion back then, something that filled rooms. There was an interest in various artists, Marlowe collected vinyls and 8-track tapes, and, once they were invented, cassette tapes anytime they had spare cash and tried to take some deep dives on musicians when information became available.

( 1984 to the start of the band — CINCINNATI TO COLOSSAL )

So, at eighteen, when their partner— older, confident and with a guitar slung over their shoulder—  talked about relocating to outside of Cincinnati, Marlowe followed.

It felt spontaneous, romantic, and it was proof they weren’t stuck.

Four months later, it was over.

It wasn’t a break up akin to that of a cataclysmic event. It was very clinical. “I need space.” “This isn’t working.” It was a break up that left Marlowe holding an apartment key with no plan. Their partner had connections and friends with a vision that no longer had them in it. Marlowe only had a lease and a bout of pride that had them refuse to crawl back to Columbus.

They ended up settling in an apartment right on the outskirts of a small town called Colossal.

Marlowe bounced around jobs and ended up working at a music shop, restringing guitars and organizing inventory. Teaching themselves new random things on slow days was more a hobby than a passion.

( 2nd Heaven’s origin to present day — COLOSSAL )

Boredom is also a powerful thing, and when a new band in small town Colossal was taking auditions, they gave it a shot. 

Marlowe wasn’t good enough. They gave the base a shot, but Julien came in, definitely more of a musical genius than them. Technically, Marlowe was fine, but not exceptional, or stage-ready. 

Instead of feeling embarrassed or rejected, Marlowe became more observant. For some reason or another, they hung around, and they caught onto anyone’s tardiness, or a slip of the memory with lyrics during practice. When there was a moment of overspending on unneeded gear and no expenses being tracked, Marlowe caught on.

That’s where it clicked. While the band was finding their footing, Marlowe stuck around to help with maintenance and behind the scenes work. 

They would start fixing cables before anyone asked and built rehearsal calendars. Once the band started performing publicly, they took over with venue inquiries and negotiated pay bumps through ticket sales when they saw the opening to do so. And they made sure every member got home safe.

Band management was never a goal of theirs prior, but when offered that responsibility ( before it could be called a job ), they had no issue taking it. 

Of course, outside of the band, they bounced around jobs in Colossal, and once the band really hit it off and gained traction, they began treating their jobs as disposable. That is, until the bills needed to be paid, then they’d fall back into an hourly job.

Currently, they’re a grocery store lead because it grants enough flexibility.

── personality.

+ discerning, charismatic, organized — impatient, controlling, hyper-independent

The ease at which Marlowe can walk, steadfast, into a disaster and leave it with a plan is something that was built with the confidence spurred on by a required independent streak. They are adaptable, shifting gears effortlessly, negotiating contracts to settling inner-band squabbles to having to reroute tour schedules at the drop of a dime. They handle curveballs thrown their way with an enviable grace, even if internally they might feel like they are crumbling.

The catch to that is that they rarely express it, and they won’t ask for help.

Marlowe is charismatic in a way that is magnetic, but definitely not loud. They can manage to pull strings when necessary to reach their goals. This does not mean they are inclined to schmooze, brown-nosing has never been something they leaned into, but they can talk their way into getting what they want, or at least finding a compromise that has even the slightest higher benefit to them.

Their organization doesn’t come in the form of color-coded spreadsheets or labels, but a planner with worn edges, and they’re (now treasured) Blackberry. When Marlowe sees a tool as beneficial, they will bury themselves into learning it. That is why aside from band management, they know plenty about instruments. Their adaptability and sponge-like mind means they can tune instruments, replace guitar and bass strings, and repair parts of the drum kit. Of course, there are limits, but it’s helpful during performances, and their eye for detail can catch rigging issues before they turn into an on-stage mishap mid-show.

However, this competence comes with edges. Marlowe has an impatience with incompetency as well as lapses in emotional maturity and— what they deem as— pointless arguments. Their charm can shift into a clipped tone when under stress, instructions given with tight smiles and a reminder that they don’t want to have to explain themselves twice.

( Who has time for that, anyway? )

They are also deeply avoidant when it comes to their own feelings. Handling crises for other people is easier for them to fix, and the habit of pushing their own needs aside might not be intentional, but it’s become habitual. There is also the subconscious belief that asking for help is the same as failing.

── headcanons.

— Sleep is not something that comes easy to Marlowe. Ever since their adolescence, they function with various naps and odd sleep hours. Working until three p.m.? Nap until 7, then asleep again at 4 a.m. — just an example.

— Their first concert was a show during Journey’s Escape tour in Cincinnati in 1981. Their favorite show was during The Police’s Synchronicity Tour in 1984.

— Absolutely hates bananas. This isn’t a euphemism.

— Unfortunately fell for the 90s tramp stamp trend. Has twin dragons as lineart — no color.

— Isn’t sure how they came across it, but they absolutely love Cowboy Beebop.  

— They collect old ticket stubs and laminate passes, but those stay tucked away. Their sentimentality isn’t openly shared.

— They fall asleep to ambient noise— late night radio, distant traffic, the sound of a fan humming all night. Silence makes their thoughts too loud.

— They don’t like being touched unexpectedly — but when they initiate contact, it’s intentional. A grounding hand at someone’s back while guiding them through a crowd, or their fingers squeezing someone’s shoulder before a show.

— Before big performances, Marlowe will always do a final walk-through of the stage alone. They aren’t checking equipment, they just stand there, making sure it feels right for them.

— They keep a running folder of candid photos of the band— but it’s not for anything promotional. It’s just because.

── wanted connections.

TBD.

── links.

As  memórias  de  Angela  de  antes  da  sua  transformação  se  tornam  um  borrão  com  o  passar  dos  anos,  quando  se  lembra  de  outrora,  é  como  se  estivesse  assistindo  tudo,  como  se  aquelas  recordações  não  lhe  pertencessem  e  sim  a  outra  pessoa.  Ela  se  lembra  de  manhãs  vazias  e  solitárias,  tardes  cheias  de  música  e  noites  quentes.  Lembra  que  nasceu  em  Nova  Orleans  em  algum  momento  da  década  de  quarenta,  que  sua  mãe  era  uma  empregada  doméstica  e  seu  pai  um  trompetista.  Ele  trocava  o  dia  pela  noite,  tocando  jazz  em  clubes  da  cidade  que  lhe  pagavam  uma  merreca,  enquanto  a  esposa  saía  de  casa  de  manhãzinha  e  só  voltava  quase  à  noite.  Restava  pouco  tempo  para  a  filha,  que  sempre  se  contentou  com  a  ausência  dos  pais.  Angela  era  uma  criancinha  muito  compreensiva,  sempre  muito  quieta,  seria  difícil  dizer  que  havia  alguma  criança  naquela  casa  quando  os  pais  não  estavam.  A  adolescência  é  um  completo borrão  em  sua  mente,  enquanto  a  juventude,  apesar  de  vaga,  é  quase  inteiramente  dominada  pelas  lembranças  de  depois  da  transformação.

Ela  sai  para  dançar  naquela  noite,  conhece  uma  estranha  bonita  no  clube,  é  com ela  que  passa  aquelas  próximas  horas,  bebe  cerveja  e  whisky,  dá  risadas  e  sente  o  toque  delicado  dela  em  seu  ombro.  Conversa  vai  e  vem,  elas  saem  do  clube  e  vão  para  o  beco  dos  fundos,  se  beijam  escondidas  na  penumbra  e  quando  a  boca dela  deixa  um  rastro  quente  em  seu  pescoço,  Angela  não  imagina  que  pode  ser  sangue,  está  eufórica  demais,  a  adrenalina  em  suas  veias  e  o  medo  de  ser  pega  entorpece  a  dor  dos  dentes dela  fincados  em  sua  pele.  A  mordida  dela  é  sedutora  e  envolvente,  o  som  do  clube  se  torna  mais  distante  do  que  realmente  está,  o  mundo  ao  seu  redor  perde  a  nitidez  e,  de  repente,  ela  está  caindo  em  queda  livre  na  escuridão.  A  princípio,  Angela  não  sabe  que morreu,  ela  sente  as  mudanças,  a  sensibilidade  ao  sol,  a fome  que  não  foi  saciada  com  o  almoço  deixado  pela  mãe.  Sua  criadora  aparece  horas  depois,  quando  o  sol  se  põe,  e  anuncia  o  que  aconteceu  com  uma  tranquilidade  tácita: ela  precisa  de  um  igual,  fez  Angela  para  sê-lo.

Angela  nunca  mais  vê  os  pais.  anos  depois,  quando  busca  notícias  descobre  que  morreram  pouco  tempo  depois  de  sua  partida,  há  quem  diga  que  foi  de  tristeza  pelo  desaparecimento  da  jovem  filha.

Quando  se  alimenta  pela  primeira  vez,  se  enche  de  pavor  pelo  que  se  transformou,  ela  sente  a  dor,  acompanhada  pela  vontade  de  chorar,  as  lágrimas  porém  nunca  vem.  Descobre  cedo  que  não  é  feita  para  a  violência,  por  mais  que  a  transformação  tenha  a  deixado  pouco  vulnerável,  sente  algo  parecido  com  dor  quando  vê  alguém  se  contorcendo  enquanto  ela  solve  o  fluído  que  lhe  dá  vitalidade.  É  diferente  para  sua criadora.  Vive  por  dez  anos  com ela  até  fugir  pela  primeira  vez,  tê-lo  como  centro  de  seu  mundo  faz  com  que  angela  a  ame  com  a  mesma  intensidade  que  guarda  rancor  por  todos  aqueles  anos.  retorna  para  ela  em  alguns  poucos  meses, sente-se  patética.  A  próxima  fuga  dura  mais  tempo,  angela  está  sob  uma  nova  identidade:  Amara,  vive  uma  vida  falsa  pelo  tempo  que  consegue  e  volta  para  sua  criadora  novamente.  quando  foge  de  novo,  já  está  mais  experiente,  tem  outra  identidade  novamente.  dessa  vez,  decide  reclamar  o  seu  nome  e  só  muda  de  sobrenome,  dá  um  jeito  de  falsificar  o  que  pode:  documentos,  históricos  e  tudo  o  que  pode  para  construir  uma  nova  vida. Ela  não  volta.

Angela  vai  para  Ninivae  logo  após  conhecer  um  feérico  em  uma  cidade  no  sul  da  Hungria,  é  ele  quem  lhe  relata  sobre  a  atividade  sobrenatural  ali  naquela  região  da  Escócia.  Depois  de  se  instalar,  ela  abre  um  escritório  de  advocacia  em  um  dos  prédios  desocupados  da  cidade,  sabe  que  apesar  de  suas  credenciais  duvidosas,  não  haverá  grandes  investigações  para  saber  de  sua  procedência.  Ela  tem  uma licença,  afinal,  de  que  lhe  serviria  um histórico  escolar  falsificado  senão  para  conseguir  entrar  numa  universidade?  Se  perguntada,  diria  que  seu  objetivo  seria  ter  frequentado  a law  school  de  uma  das ivy  leagues  americanas,  mas  aquilo  a  colocaria  em  evidência  demais  para  que  considerasse  arriscar,  acabou  estudando  em Quinnipiac,  onde  achou  que  passaria  despercebida  e  acabou  tendo  algum  sucesso.  Em  Ninivae  ela  não  precisa  mais  ser  Amara,  Millicent  ou  Roslyn,  consegue  voltar  a  ser  Angela,  o  nome  que  lhe  garantiu  credenciais  para  ser  quem precisava  ser  em  Ninivae.

       ଓ        armas  e  arsenal

Persuasão:  desejo,  fascínio,  medo,  são  nesses  limites  que  a  habilidade  de  Angela  atua,  ela  consegue  inclinar  e  torcer  pensamentos,  decisões  e  emoções,  alterando  sutilmente  a  percepção  de  em  quem  ela  usa,  forçando  que  a  pessoa  acredite  que  x  ou  y  decisão  foi  tomada  por  conta  própria.  Para  que  ela  possa  utilizar  a  sua  habilidade  é  necessário  concentração  extra,  diferente  de  outros  vampiros  ela  não  precisa  de  contato  visual  prolongado  para  usá-la,  basta  suas  palavras.  A  voz  de  Angela  reverbera,  modulada  e  íntima  na  mente  da  “vítima”,  forçando-a  delicadamente  a  sucumbir  ao  que  ela  quer.  Vampiros  obviamente  são  invulneráveis  à  habilidade  dela,  enquanto  o  efeito  em  demais  espécies  pode  variar  de  acordo  com  diversos  fatores.

         ଓ         sobre  o  escritório  de  advocacia

about.

birdie's been on their own since they were ten. raised by a single dad in the trailer park, they were a latchkey kid until they weren't. dad disappeared one afternoon, and the only things missing from the trailer were a few items of clothing and a backpack. he was kind enough to crack the safe containing meager life savings open before he left, so birdie lived off of that for a while, kevin mccallister-ing their way too and from town until neighbors finally took notice. birdie's sworn by the "it takes a village" adage ever since.

one of those villagers was a middle school music teacher who let birdie eat lunch in the band room every day and played british glam rock nonstop. they like to say that everything they ever learned about music, they learned in that room. music theory far beyond their classmates' level just sort of came naturally to them. they were probably some kind of prodigy, but they don't like labels.

they weren't interested in formal education in...anything. school was an afterthought, even though that band teacher would unsubtly leave conservatory pamphlets around the band room for them to find.

they got their first job at tantrum in high school, when reenie caught them trying to steal from her. well, "caught" is probably the wrong word. it was something cheap — just a t-shirt that didn't have holes in it — but birdie felt so bad for stealing from a local place they admired that they made it halfway down the block before turning around and throwing themself at reenie's mercy. she told them they could just take over behind the register for the rest of the shift so that she could leave early that day and they would call it even. birdie's been there ever since (and they got to keep the shirt).

they still live in the trailer they grew up in, even though they can probably afford better by now (they're more frugal than other people might expect, having had to learn how to stretch a dollar from a very early age). they like their village just as it is. and they don't like the idea of signing a lease.

personality

+ empathetic, trusting, perceptive

- compulsive, impatient, flaky

tidbits.

MILKSHAKES, HOT DOGS, AND FRENCH FRIES ORDER.  oreo milkshake, chicago-style dog (if the one guy who can do it right is in the kitchen. if not, chili dog), crinkle-cut fries drowning in ketchup

LET’S OPEN YOUR CHARACTER’S WALKMAN. WHAT CD IS INSIDE? last splash by the breeders

their first big purchase was a motorcycle that they're not and have never been licensed to operate. it should probably be in a junkyard by now, but birdie refuses to let it die. they're not a bad handyman themself, having been forced to learn a thing or two when duct tape just didn't seem to be working anymore.

gemini sun/aquarius moon/gemini rising. if the double gemini scares you, maybe it should

their spirituality isn't rooted in one specific school of thought, and some would argue that it's actually pretty nonsensical. everything they know, they know from a neighbor whose entire home looked like any tarot parlor you might meander into off the street. she would throw around a lot of words or concepts from any number of religions or philosophies that birdie now likes to throw around themself — but they like to pick and mix. whatever feels right feels right, you know?

looks and sounds like a vegetarian, but definitely isn't one

they have mixtapes upon mixtapes filled with...whatever. they carry around a tape recorder basically everywhere they go, because what if their door hinge makes that really cool sound again? they've occasionally just left it running without meaning to and recorded whole conversations

BASICS.

full name. mila cabaluna alcantara age & birthday. 25 & june 26 astrology. cancer sun, libra moon, libra rising sexuality. bisexual birthplace. akron, oh current residence. colossal, oh traits. generous, diplomatic, idealistic, insecure, passive, oversensitive mbti. enfp-t, the campaigner alignment. neutral good temperament. phlegmatic current job. floor staff @ portal movie rental

so first, i'm going to link my mila google doc! i've summarized everything here, but if you want the full details i would recommend u check it out!! especially for the personality part <3 and some headcanons <3

HISTORY.

nearly everyone living in colossal is familiar with the alcantaras in some way. christina alcantara is a beloved high school english teacher and gabriel alcantara is one of the few doctors in town as well as the owner of the dixie. their three kids definitely lucked out in the parents department, as they’re both know for being incredibly kind, supportive, and patient. what they want, more than anything else, is for their kids to be happy.

two of their children thrived under this direction. noah, the oldest, is brilliant and still lives in boston after attending MIT. reyna, the youngest, is currently finishing college at ohio state on a track scholarship. 

mila, however, struggled a bit more. she didn’t have such clear gifts and had a lot of difficulties early on finding her place. but people called her sweet a lot, so she decided that would become her thing.

it worked for her for a long time! i’d say she’s almost universally adored in colossal; popular, but for all the right reasons. she got a ton of validation, and was hardly ever challenged or pushed by anyone.

but then mila went to college and saw the start of what building your entire identity on other people’s opinions does to a person. she had no idea who she actually was, much less what she wanted to do with her life, and as someone that got used to being really social, spent more time partying than going to class. after a little less than two years of floundering, mila dropped out and moved home

now she’s back in colossal, working at portal and convincing herself and everyone else that this is what she wants. she’s happy! she promises!

PERSONALITY.

mila is incredibly likable (derogatory)! she’s very kind, optimistic girl next door. she’s friendly, forgiving, and affectionate. she remembers things about people and takes care of them. people typically enjoy having her around because it’s kind of hard to come up with bad things to say about her. but rip to the people of colossal because i’m built different. i have plenty of bad things to say about mila. she’s passive and very insecure. her emotionally needy ass is constantly searching for reassurance that she’s a good person and people like her. for this reason, she’s super sensitive and doesn’t handle criticism well. she internalizes every single bad emotion she has and is convinced she’s failing when she feels any of them. she’s a coward. she’s almost impossible to actually know and get close to because she doesn’t know who she is herself. she’s a flop. she’s a loser. she’s a rabid dog that should be beaten with a stick

HEADCANONS.

milkshakes, hotdogs, & fries order: a hot dog with ketchup and light mustard, curly fries, and a vanilla milkshake

so, as far as her angelic behavior, here are some of her extracurriculars: runs weekly trivia at jukebox, she fosters cats, she’s part of the volunteer organization that does all the town beautification stuff: gardening and landscaping and trash collection, she teaches a dance class to the youngest girls at tiny town, runs bingo at the elderly home (or the community center i just wanted it to be with old people LMFAO), she organized a yearly 5k run to raise money for colossal teachers, and i don’t know what kind of festivals and events you guys have planned, but best believe mila would be involved with some of them!

if she has in fact moved out, she takes her laundry back to her parents’ house every weekend so she doesn’t have to go to the laundromat. and it’s not just that it’s free, her parents actually do her laundry for her. 

her sense of style is very classic girl next door. feminine, but not too girly. casual, but still put together. comfortable and practical, but well-fitting. the jewelry she wears tends to be classic, every day pieces. small hoops in her ears, a locket she got for her sixteenth birthday, some layered rings. she gravitates towards things that are timeless and rewearable, while still being cute. 

in high school, she had to share a car with her siblings. her brother, the oldest and first to drive, got to pick it out. he picked a 1987 blue ford ranger (a truck). now that mila is the only one that still lives in colossal, the truck is exclusively driven by her. she’s always been kind of embarrassed about driving a truck, and that hasn’t worn off. that said, the bed makes for ideal watching at the dixie, and mila loves the dixie!

despite being overly emotional and sensitive, mila has an impeccable poker face specifically and exclusively when it comes to card games. this is a talent that has been carefully honed during years of family game nights. she really isn’t too competitive, but she’ll make an exception with her family. 

mila has a thing for superstitions and anything dealing with luck. she really likes to buy into the romance of it all. she avoids walking under ladders, knocks on wood, always picks up pennies, she has a little rabbit foot key chain on her keys, and her favorite bookmark is one that she made of a pressed four leaf clover that she found. she likes to wish on stars, eyelashes, and coins she throws in to wishing wells. it’s unclear how much she actually believes in any of this, and how much is just because she enjoys little rituals.