#jacksonhqintro

HISTORY: (tw for child abuse on the marked** bullet points)

Aiden can't remember much of their past nowadays, they'd say. They'd tell you it's something about the brain repressing traumatic memories or whatever. They do actually remember more than they let on -- they just don't want to talk about it.

They ended up being taken care of by a man, when the apocalypse happened. They called him Dad, but looking back on it, they're not even sure there was any weight to that connection. It was just the two of them, since Aiden was a little kid.

** Dad would use Aiden to get supplies and shelter from other survivors. He would throw them first into dangerous situations, only so they would get pitied, and he could come in right after to ask for things to keep his child alive. Aiden was thrown into the middle of roads to stop cars, or shoved right into crowded survivor camps. They lost count of how many times someone pulled a gun on them. It stopped having any meaning after a while.

** Everyone usually caved and got the two of them enough supplies to last another week, but Dad hardly shared those with his kid. No, he said it was good for Aiden to keep a more scrawny, clearly malnourished appearance. It made people pity them more, he said. It got the two of them more food. More water. More attention.

By age twelve, Aiden grew sick of living like this. They barely had any energy, but whatever was left, was turning into rage. A wrath they couldn't control, something ugly that walked hand-in-hand with resentment towards this father figure that abused them for years.

They had a fight one day. A screaming match that attracted too much attention from the infected. Aiden could hear the distant growling getting closer, but they couldn't stop the shouting. Dad tried to shut them up, and before Aiden even realized what they were doing, they had delivered a blow to his knee with a hatchet that had been laying nearby. They weren't strong, but the weapon was sharp enough to do incredible damage.

Dad screamed bloody murder, left in pain on the ground, begging for help to get up so he could limp away from the infected that were certainly getting closer. Aiden ran away.

They were a scrawny little kid, only twelve at this point, they didn't have the energy to run far or the strength to actually fight any infected on their own. So they got creative. They found a hiding spot in the woods, a tree easy enough to climb, and they surrounded it with all kinds of traps they could come up with. Using old nets, spears, wooden planks, they slowly built themselves a safe spot where they could hide. And they lived there for two years, completely isolated, only leaving that space when they needed to go searching for food. They were better off like this than when they lived with their Dad, to be fair.

At fourteen, a stupid kid fell into one of Aiden's traps and hurt his leg. Aiden hadn't talked to anyone in two years, they weren't even sure they knew how to, anymore. They were upset by the intrusion to their little safe haven, but they promised to help the boy before he could return to his running.

Valentin ended up being a good friend. Somehow along the years, reluctantly, Aiden gave in. The two grew up together, kept each other safe, they were inseparable. They were each other's ride or dies and Aiden could honestly not see their life without Valentin in it anymore.

Until they were forced to. On a trip out to scout for supplies where they scheduled to meet back at a certain spot, the Grizzlies found Aiden alone. The group took an interest to their creative trapping system, and dragged them over to meet their new leader Yen, keeping Aiden from returning to Valentin for days. By the time they actually could go looking for their friend again, he was nowhere to be found.

Aiden ended up being a herder for the group, once Yen trusted them enough for the job. They definitely didn't love working for the Militia at first, but at least they could still roam around and occasionally look for Valentin, just in case he was still out there, also looking. After a few years without seeing each other and all hope thrown out the window, they finally found their way back. Valentin is now with the Idaho Hunters, which makes everything more complicated. As soon as Aiden found him, however, they knew where their loyalty lied. It was like their centre of gravity shifted. They would do everything in their power to keep Valentin safe, despite this faction war.

The two now meet out in the woods, in secret, when they can manage to sneak out. At least they get to talk and catch up and warn each other about any incoming attacks their groups are scheming against them.

Aiden doesn't trust the grizzlies, even after all these years, but they're not the worst. They keep them well fed and give them shelter, but they're not family. They are good at pretending, though, and they certainly don't want to find themselves on Yen's bad side.

TL;DR because literally that's so long i probably wouldn't even read it myself it's fine:

they had a shitty ass dad. they killed the dad. lived in the woods for two years by themselves all alone by setting up traps and being resourceful capturing zombies. 

met valentin when he fell into one of the traps and hurt his leg like a dumbass! the two eventually became inseparable until they were, literally, separated, we love the irony

grizzlies got a hold of aiden, took them in because of their cool traps, and they became a herder for the group. they didn't see valentin again for years, but they found each other again, valentin now being an idaho hunter. now the two meet in secret when they can.

PERSONALITY:

Sarcastic and a bit of a nuisance. They like to be funny and outgoing on the outside, but they still keep their distance -- specially considering they think of Valentin as Their One Person and Only Person, they really have no interest in actually making friends. 

Probably uses too many curse words and laughs at everything.

Anger issues!! They've had them since they were a kid, but they're more dangerous now that they're a full grown adult, probably. It happens in sharp uncontrollable outbursts that they usually try to deal with by going out into the woods and blowing up things or killing some zombies. Happens more often when they're stressed, but they've gotten good at handling it nowadays. Probably easy to tell they're having one of Those Days, since they're otherwise a fun, more cheery person.

EXTRAS

Sleep deprived because they got night terrors (most nightmares surprisingly involving their Dad, whom they have not mentioned to anyone but Valentin), but who isn't an insomniac in the apocalypse, huh?

Addicted to smoking and will kill for a cigarette. Probably makes their own since the world has turned to shit and it's not like anyone can go buy some at the store anymore. 

Age: Thirty-eight Orientation: Bisexual & biromantic Immunity: Not immune Moral Alignment: Neutral Good  Loyalty: Malachi (kinda sorta, not really these days), not loyal to any faction (pretends to be loyal to the Purged)

there will be no miracles here.

Kenza was fortunate enough to be adopted into a loving family at a young age and considered herself even luckier to get an older brother like Malachi out of the deal. As a child, she absolutely adored her brother and looked up to him. Much like her brother, she was a religious child, never questioning what her parents or the church they went to told her.

When things looked like they were taking a turn for the worse, the siblings were sent to live with their uncle in Jackson, Wyoming. There Kenza continued to rely more on her brother than anyone else, preferring to learn things secondhand from him than their uncle when she could. So preoccupied with how their lives were changing and all the new things she was learning to do, she let her faith slip further and further away until she simply stopped being religious altogether.

 Eventually the siblings parted ways and though she was a little saddened at the thought of seeing her brother a lot less, she couldn’t be happier for him and the family he’s starting. Besides, living her own life and discovering even more new things (even in a world that was falling apart) sounded like an exciting adventure.

She lived a mostly nomadic lifestyle, never joining any of the factions popping up around her, instead simply opting to make friends with traders and live more or less on her own. She even gained a fair amount of medical knowledge that would later come in handy. She couldn’t say she was lonely while keeping in contact with Malachi and making friends from various walks of life.

And then one day she simply stopped hearing from Malachi. It was confusing and painful for him to not be in her life after they’d been so close. In his complete absence she leaned heavily on a friend (see connection below).

In what felt like a miracle, Kenza was reunited with Malachi after several years. In her joy to be reunited with her brother, she didn’t realize how much he had changed in their time apart. It wasn’t until later, when she was already part of the Purged that she realized something was very wrong, but by then it was too late — she was stuck there.

a vial of hope and vial of pain, in light they both look the same.

Kenza isn’t actually religious nor does she support what the Purged does, but she pretends and goes along with what they do because she’s terrified of what will happen to her if she doesn’t.

She’s horribly guilt ridden over all the meaningless sacrifices she’s taken part in and suffers from a fair share of nightmares as a result. She also lowkey feels horrible every time her brothers punishes someone and tries to find small subtle ways to do something, anything for them down the road.

She can’t find it in her heart to outright hate Malachi for who he’s become and what he’s done — he’s still her brother. However, the longer she’s with the Purged and more extreme they get, the more her hopes for him ever returning to the way he was before die.

Would probably sell the Purged and any of their weaknesses out to other factions if she was guaranteed nothing bad would happen to Malachi or all the kids there.

Almost all of her relationships with her fellow Purged members are shallow and fake. She doesn’t trust them and knows there’s nothing she could say to get them to change their beliefs. She would prefer to spend less time with other members, but rarely takes time to herself in order to look like she’s following along like the rest of them.

She used to be a huge social butterfly, the type of person who would strike up conversations with strangers and quickly befriend others, but she’s become a lot more reserved since joining the Purged.

Generally not a fan of violence, but is someone who would resort to it to defend herself or someone she loves if necessary. 

Truly deserves to be happy in a field of flowers and butterflies somewhere away from the Purged.

Her hair is definitely not blonde like in the gif I used because I feel like there would be no way to maintain that in this world ajkfhds

don’t tell me this is home.

CONNECTION 01: FRIEND OUTSIDE OF THE PURGED (01, Any faction other than the Purged) Someone she met and befriended while separated from Malachi. They rarely see each other now that she’s reunited with Malachi and is a part of the Purged, but they are still extremely important to her. When they do manage to meet up, it’s usually not a joyous reunion with Kenza sobbing on their shoulder over everything she’s taken part in and them trying to convince her to leave with them. If she ever does manage to build the courage and will to leave the Purged, this is the person she’d run to and join whatever faction they’re part of because anywhere is better than where she is now.

CONNECTION 02: PURGED MEMBER SUSPICIOUS OF HER (01, The Purged) Despite how much time and detail she puts into her little act, it isn’t always convincing so maybe there’s someone who has picked up on that she’s not as devote of a believer as she pretends to be.

CONNECTION 03: FRENEMIES (no cap, The Purged) Any devote believers she spends a lot of her time with/is friendly towards to keep up appearances. She doesn’t actually like them though and they’re the people that terrify her the most in the cult tbh.

STATS.

BASICS.

full  name  :  warwick  tomah  tamsyn  . nickname  :  wick  . age  :  twenty  -  five  . birth  date  :  11/04/2019  (  aries  )  . ethnicity  :  half  indigenous  american  (  penobscot  /  passamaquoddy )  &  half  white  . birth  place  :  somewhere  between  wisconsin  and  nebraska  ,  a  natural  twin  birth  in  the  wilderness  . current  residence  :  jackson  ,  wyoming  . gender  :  cis  male  (  he  /  him  )  . orientation  :  pansexual  ,  panromantic  . occupation  :  patroller  .

FAMILY.

parents  :  jacy  tamsyn  (  deceased  mother  )  &  wynston  longo  (  deceased  estranged  father  )  . siblings  :  walker  tamsyn  (  twin  )  . pet(s)  :  sam  ,  a  german  shorthaired  pointer  (  eight  years  old  )  .  at  this  point  in  time  ,  warwick  has  not  yet  met  sam  .

PHYSICAL.

faceclaim  :  cody  christian  . eye  color  :  blue  . hair  color  :  light  brown  . hair  style  :  carelessly  unkempt  ,  tucked  away  in  a  hat  or  hood  . height  :  five  foot  nine  . tattoos  +  piercings  :  several  tattoos  on  his  chest  and  back  ,  a  forearm  sleeve  on  his  right  arm  . notable  physical  traits  :  a  scar  above  and  across  his  left  eyebrow  ,  a  beauty  mark  on  his  left  cheek  ,  lean  build  .

ABOUT.

warwick  tamsyn  ,  alongside  his  twin  brother  walker  ,  was  born  on  the  eleventh  of  april  in  the  year  2019  ,  somewhere  between  wisconsin  and  nebraska  .  the  day  was  hot  and  wet  ,  with  heavy  storms  spanning  the  two  weeks  of  the  spring  month  .  the  group  his  family  was  apart  of  was  small  ,  with  only  one  other  kid  in  the  entire  group  .  they  group  was  constantly  on  the  move  ,  never  staying  in  one  place  for  more  than  a  few  days  unless  for  emergencies  .  his  father  was  the  leader  of  the  group  but  did  not  take  ownership  of  the  twin  boys  ,  leaving  them  in  the  care  of  their  mother  full  time  instead  and  treating  them  like  any  other  member  of  the  group  .

wick  was  also  more  reckless  than  the  other  children  .  although  the  infected  terrified  him  ,  they  also  tempted  the  the  side  of  him  that  sought  the  rush  of  adrenaline  from  a  life  threatening  situation  .  this  characteristic  about  him  often  landed  him  in  deep  trouble  with  the  group  ,  and  later  under  heavy  surveillance  by  the  adults  .  he  was  also  much  more  aggressive  and  hot  headed  ,  having  bouts  of  explosive  behaviour  at  the  simplest  of  issues  .  

early  on  in  his  life  ,  the  group  found  trouble  while  evading  a  group  of  infected  .  the  three  children  in  the  group  ,  then  eight  ,  were  sent  ahead  for  safety  while  the  adults  fought  off  the  infected  .  wick  ,  his  brother  ,  and  their  best  friend  waited  in  an  abandoned  home  for  two  days  but  never  saw  any  sign  of  the  group  ever  again  .  in  fear  of  being  alone  at  their  age  ,  it  was  there  that  they  remained  for  a  few  more  days  before  wick  convinced  them  that  they  should  keep  moving  .  they  made  a  pact  before  they  left  to  never  leave  each  other  behind  ,  and  to  also  stick  together  no  matter  what  .  by  keeping  low  and  quiet  ,  they  managed  to  survive  until  they  found  and  were  transitioned  into  jackson  in  the  year  2032  .

the  twins  and  the  other  child  keep  close  to  each  other  ,  closing  themselves  off  from  the  growing  group  in  jackson  ,  wyoming  .  however  ,  as  more  time  passes  ,  more  trust  is  allowed  .  until  eventually  ,  wick  and  the  others  become  fully  invested  in  the  well  being  of  the  group  while  also  never  abandoning  their  own  promises  with  one  another  .  wick  and  walker  became  patrollers  for  jackson  ,  but  were  rarely  partnered  together  ,  due  to  several  incidents  that  nearly  led  themselves  and  others  into  harm  at  the  fault  of  their  own  reckless  and  immature  behaviour  when  in  the  company  of  the  other  .  however  ,  as  individuals  they  work  immaculately  .

you can find alexander’s stats right here, where i’ve also put all his links. there’s a good bit of info there, so i’ll just be fluffing him out a bit more here!

— 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄.

alexander is a golden boy. he’s devoted, obedient, proper. he’s everything everyone wants him to be, and doesn’t dare step outside of his preordained box. conforming offers him a safety and benefit of the doubt like no other ; two of the very most important things in this world. 

his mother is a fanatic, drawing hope and purpose from the purged’s way of life. she ushers her family into the light without hesitation, giving up her own son as an offering. it’s the only way she can see to protect them in this new world: they have to get in the oracle’s good graces, they have to be pivotal, they have to be spotless. 

immediately, she decides that alexander has to be a virtue. he’s no fighter — she’s seen the way he carries himself, the way he’s never quite liked anything too rough or too dirty. alexander has no choice, no voice to raise above hers. hers, the hot wire that wraps itself around his brain, squeezing and squeezing until he’s sure its embedded into his every thought. his mother’s convincing that way, applying pressure and pressure and pressure until he grows strong enough to carry it well. he has to succeed. people are depending on him; there’s simply no other choice to be made or entertained.

alexander tries to be good. he studies until his sight blurs. he spends his time helping others and performing house calls, even if they already have enough virtues on duty. he watches for any signs of doubt in the masses, ready to swoop in on that vulnerability at a moment’s notice. he’s one of the oracle’s many ears, a faithful follower intent on keeping their numbers high. he’s like a vulture that way, but that’s not how he sees it.

see, alexander learned the hard way early on that knowledge is power. he gets too close to another boy, too handsy, too intimate. he’s felt it before with others, but never quite like.. this. it’s new, and as such they fumble, make risky decisions. alexander’s mother catches on, only she isn’t like alexander: johanna doesn’t hesitate. in an effort to protect her son, she slanders the other boy ; drags his and his family’s name through the mud and accuses them of heretical acts. alexander, afraid and wracked with guilt — guilt over having been so stupid and naive, makes a vow that he won’t let that happen again. he sees now that his mother has never been all bark — if he steps out of line again, he’ll face her bite again, and again, and again. he can’t be selfish; not when it has such a high price to pay.

he has a kind face and an even softer voice. it’s easy to trust him, to feel like he could understand whatever it is one’s going through. maybe in another world he would, but that isn’t the world they live in. alexander is a rat. he passes on what others confide in him, pushes them back into the light before they can stray further.  he thinks he’s actually doing something good — as if saving them from a worse kind of punishment. the community comes first and they’re only as strong as their weakest members. if preserving that — preserving everything that they’ve worked so hard to build — involves a level of sacrifice then so be it. everyone has to pitch in somehow. he’s doing his part, are you?

— 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐈𝐓.

ironically enough, alexander doesn’t like to be aggressive. he doesn’t like hurting people. could never stomach the concept of fighting. he knows that it’s necessary sometimes, but.. he can’t help but think: what right does he have to take another living being’s life? none. none at all. [ rip to this bitch if anyone ever runs up on him tho lmaooo ]

you can’t bring him anywhere. he’s so incredibly anal about cleanliness and.. everything else in the world. oh, you wanna go jump in a lake? you mean where there are all these bacteria and amoebas that could kill you? what, you wanna start rebelling? you mean do the thing that could get us all in serious trouble? i think not!! he’s prissy and he knows it. you can’t complain if you invited him, susan! 

alex: i’m Fine. i’ve literally never been better in my entire life, thank you. :) also alex: [can’t sleep / sleeps three-four hours a night, has shaky hands, overthinks everything at all times]

alex is very non-threatening and conscientious of others. he’d be a really good homemaker. he can be a bit of a bitch sometimes, but that’s only if you really just used up all of his patience. he, also, can come off a bit.. intense, when talking about the purged and their beliefs. he just cares a lot and really believes in what he’s saying, which can kind of come off a bit sanctimonious, too. 

he keeps dodging the whole getting married thing, but the closer he gets to thirty the more pressure those above him have been applying. he kind of toes the line between being resigned to the fact that he can’t have the life he wants, and looking on the bright side of it, which for him would be having kids. trying to imagine another reality is painful, however, and he’d rather just keep avoiding it entirely. wishing things were different doesn’t make them so, and he already spends his time worrying about so many other things. 

wanted connection ideas, 

friends! there has to be at least one person in the world that can put up with him, hehe.

enemies / frenemies. maybe alexander used something they told him against them and they don’t buy the whole “i did it to help you” argument of his. maybe something else happened, or maybe they’ve just heard of his rattery and they don’t want anything to do with it. alexander will still be courteous, even if just the tiniest bit passive aggressive. 

older / more experienced virtues that he could’ve trained under / with could be cool. 

give me allll of the relationships with other seraphim, too! he’s an active seraph; really cares about the purged and is devoting his life thus far to making sure they stay strong and prosper. 

if anyone .. wants to pick up that first real relationship connection, then that would definitely be interesting to explore! alexander would’ve totally iced him out after what happened, because of guilt and wanting to make sure that it didn’t happen again. whether they kept trying and still talk or if they just pretend the other doesn’t exist, etc, is all good with me! 

after that first relationship, alexander never really dabbled with anything serious again. he’s more of the fuck and forget about it kind of guy. and tbh.. someone catching feelings for him or being too tender / intimate would scare him off a little lol, because he doesn’t want them to get hurt, too, so that could be interesting to explore. 

BULLET POINT HISTORY:

Lucas grew up in a world before the apocalypse. With a single mother and a sibling, he lived pretty normally, all things considered. He was barely a preteen when the world went to shit.

His mother took her two children and escaped the city to take refuge in the woods. The three of them had a few months together, while she taught them how to survive; setting up traps, hunting, first aid, preparing food. She made sure they knew everything, and then she was bitten. She separated from them, so they wouldn't have to kill her when she finally turned. She left them alone and ran as far as she could.

Luke and his sibling had to grow up alone, keeping each other safe and alive. As the older brother, he always felt responsible for the other -- he still feels responsible for them.

Eventually, much older and feeling like a pair of wild animals after so long in the woods by themselves, they stumbled into the Jackson Town community. (If they are together or if his sibling left for another faction is tbd by whoever takes on the connection, if it happens)

It was a while until he started bonding with people in town, but it happened eventually. He made friends, he became a good hunter for the community. He met the love of his life and got married, about fifteen years ago. Meeting Isaiah in the middle of the apocalypse almost made him want to become some kind of hopeless romantic.

But then Isaiah got taken by the Idaho Hunters, three years ago. Ever since then, Luke has been retreating back into his shell with each passing year. He doesn't even know if Isaiah's still alive, but he holds out hope. The hunters would've had to come looking for another doctor if they'd killed him.

He's determined to do something about this, and he's growing impatient. One of these days, he's just going to march into hunter territory and snatch back his husband himself.

PERSONALITY:

He's a bit of a grump, a bit of a mopey guy nowadays. Used to be a lot more smiley and the human embodiment of the 🥰 emoji when Isaiah was around, but now he's a lot more reserved and quiet. Spends a lot of time sitting up in trees and contemplating the meaning of life, etc.

A bit stubborn and doesn't trust easily. Very unforgiving of people once they fuck up. That gifset of Reese Witherspoon saying "I tend to my grudges like little pets".

EXTRAS ( FROM THE APP ) : 

the wording on this might get repetitive because I'm just pasting it as I wrote it in the app

CONNECTION 01: YOUNGER SIBLING (01, fc of any ethnicity for an adoptive sibling, guatemalan if biological, but i'm impartial to either) luke was still a kid when the end of the world started. he doesn't remember much of that chaotic moment, nowadays, but he remembers the need to protect his little sibling with tooth and nails. he's always been protective of them to a fault, and this hasn't changed. they used to live with their mother in the city, and as soon as the outbreak happened, she took them to the mountains, hoping it would be better there. she was the one who taught them both how to protect themselves and how to survive. she was bitten months later, and to save her kids from having to kill their mother, she begged them to go into the wild, then ran in the opposite direction as far as she could before she turned. luke and his sibling were left to fend for themselves, still kids. growing up alone meant growing sharp edges and thick skin, but above all, they survived.

CONNECTION 02: RIDE OR DIE (01, jackson town only, everything else utp) luke isn't a very open person. he's warm, he likes to care for others, but he doesn't open up easily. he keeps his emotions locked up inside and he keeps the displays of such emotions to behind closed doors. he's also not easy to forgive people once they've done wrong, so he doesn't trust easily, but this person he can trust completely. the ride or die is someone he can rely on to get through that distant exterior, someone he's probably known for years. in the last three years, since isaiah's been gone, luke probably relies on them, for their friendship, more than ever.