#tupelointro

Joey is a witch, allegedly. Not the wiggle your nose to make things disappear or flying on a broomstick through the night sky kinda deal. But, depending on your beliefs about the supernatural and people’s abilities to connect to the other side, she might just be a little magical. 

She was never a fan of academics, so she just barely graduated high school and didn’t have the gpa to get into any sort of high education institution, not that she’d voluntarily go anyways. 

Joey was raised by her mother and grandmother. Her aunt was often in and out of her childhood home, but she didn’t do any of the “raising”. 

Her mother and grandmother ran a hair salon in the front parlor of their home. The rest of the house was closed off from the salon with a pair of French doors. It’s been said that behind those doors was where another sort of business was being carried out. There were rumors of potions and love spells and serums to make lovers speak their truths were just beyond those doors 

During her senior year of high school, Joey was dating the schools star receiver, which was a shock to everyone. People said she had him under a spell or that she was somehow giving him the ability to be the top recruit in the state of Louisiana. They both ignored the pestering gossip as best they could. 

The night they found out her boyfriend was being given a full ride to LSU on a football scholarship, they had a bonfire to celebrate, but when they ran off the road into a swamp afterwards, the bonfire was no longer a fun celebration, but a voodoo ritual that Joey intentionally lured her boyfriend to in order to sacrifice him— or something along those lines. 

She went to stay with a cousin out of state after the funeral to get a break from the offended looks and wild imaginations of the Bible thumpers that didn’t like what they didn’t understand, which is how she landed herself in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Natalie grew up in LA with her mom Julie Fisher, her father left the picture when she was 1 and it was just her and her mom. When she was younger, her and her mom had a really good relationship and in some ways they did now but things were definitely different.

She was always an outgoing girl, could be very clumsy and very ditsy at times. But that didn’t mean she wasn’t smart, she was a person who loved to read and loved to learn new things no matter what.

She was a very outgoing girl but the quiet kind because she liked her own world, so when people started to notice her it shocked her a lot especially when she didn’t make the effort to be seen.

She loved baking and anything to do with the idea of not being stuck in a book all the time even though she loved learning and reading.

When she started to grow up, her mom turned to drugs because she felt like she wasn’t needed anymore and that she felt lost and din’t know what to do with her life.

This lead to Natalie having to be like a carer to her mom. In the end her mom got some help and they are on an okay relationship now but it is still hard.

At college she met Amelio Ramos, this guy who ended up becoming someone she really loved, he was her person and she was happy to have him in her life.

After college, Natalie got a job in journalism and she loved it, because she had always wanted to work in a paper and be a journalist.

As time went by her and Amelio got stronger and he proposed and she was over the moon and fell in love with him even more and of course said yes.  

Things were great with them until a few weeks before the wedding when she got closer with a guy from work and thought that was love. Clearly it wasn’t but when the wedding day came she stood Amelio up at the alter because she loved this guy. She knew she broke his heart.

Now she realised after all that, that she didn’t love that guy from work and now she wanted Amelio back in her life some how but figured that wasn’t going to happen. But she missed him and loved him.

35 years old and works as the head of operations at Whiskey Hollow Rescue, the rescue portion of her family’s ranch.

Oldest sibling of @jacksdunnit + three other sisters

Has always been considered either a “wild child” or a “space cadet” because she’s usually getting distracted by animals/nature in just about every possible situation. Is actually not very “wild” or “spacey” just really freaking loves animals and wild flowers!

Has a weird habit of finding horses (and dogs and cats and more) that need homes/rescuing so good news is that if you need help finding a pet, this girl knows every rescue in this county and the next two. Finally figured out she can’t bring home any more dogs or cats but the horses are still coming to Whiskey Hollow, sorry Jack

100% has a few donkey on the ranch and also a whitetail deer she named Venison.

Came home from college with a boyfriend who turned out to be a real jerk so they broke up after about 4 years together (which was about 4 years too long for her to keep him around tbh)

She lives in an old one-bedroom ranch hand house on the ranch

Protective of her siblings!!! Would literally do anything for them, even if it meant hiding a body or slashing some tires but please find someone who is a little more skilled at either ‘cause she’s not going to be as helpful as she wants to be

Tends to see the best in everyone even if they don’t deserve it

Has two dogs (links on full bio page) and is constantly taking them anywhere she can (esp. on the ranch)

Is found in boots and jeans 98% of the time but when she has to clean up, she cleans up really freaking well.

Has a really big goofball side to her that you’ll see if you stick around long enough, and trust me, she’s worth sticking around for

Grew up in Tupelo, as did her parents and grandparents. She never really expected to leave and when she came home from college single and pregnant that coffin was well and truly nailed shut.

It took a few years before she was able to talk about more than custody weekends and diaper supplies with her ex, but she and Milo are close now and it’s almost always totally fine. One day her mom might even stop asking when they’re going to get back together. Maybe. Probably not.

Her daughter Evangeline is nearly 10 now, and she’s the light of her mama’s life and doted on by an assortment of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and old people.

Owns and operates Watershed & Sons funeral home, just like she always expected to, and she’s pretty damn good at it too. Mostly she handles the actual bodies side of things, but she does a bit of everything and always makes a point to speak to the family. It’s a relationships business, and she’s actually really good at dealing with grieving families.

She’s less good at dealing with not-grieving people, because she will validate every feeling you have and hates to push people when they’re upset, so she’s best for when you want to vent about the man what done you wrong and not when you want to consider what role you may have played in the whole thing. That’s important, we need those friends.

Very into the Death Positive movement, but Tupelo is still a tiny southern town and things are pretty traditional.

Probably due for a midlife crisis but honestly who has the time?

Wanted connections!

Mom Friends - Anyone with a kid in the 9-12 age range, or anyone who would probably be up for trading kids once in a while so people can get a damn night off would be excellent, please hit me up.

Book Club - Please let this single mom have friends who she doesn’t have to talk about soccer schedules or whatever show disney is hyping at the moment. She needs to drink wine and read something recommended by Oprah once in a while.

Former Clients - Probably more of a thing to connect on than a thing to build a relationship on but if your character has lost someone in the last 8 years or so then Ivy probably was involved somehow.

Canadian dad, mom is from Tupelo and her family still lives in town. His aunts are like, the Reigning Lesbians and they’re involved with All The Gay Stuff so if your character is at all involved in the LGBT community they’ve probably met

He’s bi himself but he’s not super out about it cause he likes his privacy

Grew up playing hockey, went pro when he got drafted out of college

He’d hoped to spend at least a decade in the NHL, but 2 years in a trucker ran a red light into the side of his car, ending his career and also his left leg at the knee.

It’s been a while since it all happened, he’s mostly learned to live with it but some days are worse than others.

Got super into wine when he was 19 because he was trying to impress a girl, which did not work even a little bit. Wound up going back to it when he retired, and works for a statewide bev rep. If your character works at a bar or restaurant, or anywhere that would host wine tasting events, they probably know him.

Kinda sarcastic/sardonic/occasionally a bit rude when he doesn’t remember to not be a dick, but he does mean well. Deals with all interpersonal problems with Very Clear Communication which he think should work but obviously people are nuanced so it doesn’t. Will tell you if he thinks you’re in the wrong unless you do it first.

But then he’ll still drive to your house at 2 in the morning if you need a sink fixed or got dumped or something. Even if you’re fighting, as long as you didn’t maliciously hurt anyone he cares about.

Literally wears nothing but jeans and hockey or alcohol branded shirts. He has like 5 dress shirts for events but otherwise he’s in a shirsey or he’s got the fireball logo stamped across his back. His mother hates it.

Wanted Connections!

Ex - I would really prefer some kind of unhealthy/combative dynamic here honestly, maybe they tended to fight so they broke up because they were arguing all the time but there’s still a lot of ~feelings~ there or the breakup took a couple tries to actually stick? I’m open to suggestions.

Drinking buddies - he doesn’t cook for himself much (like he can but all he can make is grilled chicken and veggies) so he’s a regular at a lot of bars and restaurants in town, most employees and regulars would know him at least by sight. He likes to buy a round for whoever he’s talking to because drinking alone is just sad.

Neighbor but like literally - He bought a condo because the idea of lawn care makes him want to kill something, so I’d love to see him have get along really well with his neighbors in the building to the point that they petsit for each other and have block parties and shit

She’s never really gone by Matilda, it was Tilly when she was younger and then Mat or Matty after she was 18.

Her dad was the high school principal starting when she was in kindergarten.

Her mother suffered from an untreated mental illness and had a bit of a “town crazy lady” reputation. Tilly started to notice her mother was different from other mothers when she entered the second grade.

By the time she was a freshman in high school, her dad was still the principal and having an affair with the school nurse. It wasn’t a very well kept secret, but people around town were (usually) too kind to say anything to Tilly’s face about it.

She was a cheerleader in high school.

There were a lot of rumors that floated around about Tilly (she was sleeping with a teacher, she aborted a baby, she slept with the whole wrestling team in one night, etc.), but she never took the time to confirm or deny them, which only made more rumors sprout up.

She took the SAT for people for money and received a 1590 on her own SAT, which got her into Stanford University.

spencer hails from the kinkaid family, is the younger brother of @traviskinkcid​

wanted absolutely nothing to do with his family’s farm so he followed his high school sweetheart ( @watershedivy​ ) off to college in Oklahoma so he could study communications instead

ended up getting Ivy pregnant toward the end of college and instead of being a man and marrying her like he was already planning to do, he panicked and ended things with her

got a job in Nashville, Tennessee, after college working for the mayor. stuck around long enough that he was working as the asst. press secretary there up until last month

when it came to visitation, he started out strong by making it home every other weekend for visits with Evie, but over time he started to get busier with work and such. Lately, it’s mostly been a one weekend every other month kind of thing. his family steps in at home whenever they can but Evie adores her dad regardless of how inconsistent and generally bad he is at making time for her. When she does come to town to spend the weekend with him, he usually drags her out to fancy restaurants and takes her shopping. He buys the flashy gifts and spends money hoping that she’ll love him for it (and she kind of does ‘cause she’s only ten ya know?) There’s also a good chance he drinks when she’s around but he won’t get wasted until they’re home.

(tw: alcohol, tw: alcoholism) he showed up drunk to work one day and while it wasn’t the first time, it was absolutely the worst time and he was unable to cover it. being drunk at events was one thing, but being drunk at the office was a real problem so he was let go

when the mayor of Tupelo found out he was looking for a job, he offered him the position of press secretary and Spence took it because he knew he probably wouldn’t find anything better out there with a lack of a reference from his previous employer. the mayor knew his situation and said he’d hire him if he completed a 30-day rehab program

spence doesn’t really want to be sober or anything, but he knows that he’s got to keep up a good front in order to keep his jo

Nashville really turned him into a bit of a prick. He likes gambling and smoking cigars and drinking like nobody’s business. He got used to having a sense of power and money in Nashville but now that he’s home, he’s lost most of that and he’s just an asshole most of the time.

his family is hoping that being home will help him find his roots again and help him become the kid he used to be aka down home, good ol’ boy with a sense of manners and doing what’s right