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message 1: by E L L E, Queen Mab (last edited May 16, 2020 01:38AM) (new)

May 15, 2020 11:49AM

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May 15, 2020 02:09PM

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message 3: by E L L E, Queen Mab (last edited Jun 02, 2020 10:50AM) (new)

May 16, 2020 07:02AM

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NATHANIAL CRANE

Economics ∙ Skull and Bones ∙ New York ∙ Senior ∙ 22 yrs ∙ Heterosexual

Nathanial Crane has never been short of opportunity. The son of a top New York defence attorney and his model wife, this young man has never wanted for anything. Growing up in Manhattan, Nate was privately educated, spoiled beyond belief and practically handed his place at Yale University. Like his father and his father before him, and so on and so forth, it was only right that Nate would attend the prestigious school in New Haven. Though he has all the trappings of an only child, Nate grew up in the company of a little sister named Erica. His childhood was spent racing round the country estate on horseback, watching basketball games from his father's company box and holidaying in exotic destinations across the globe. Growing up, Nate and his sister were mostly left in the care of nannies. This was due to his father's busy career and his mother's efforts to launch a cookbook once the modelling jobs dried up.

It was likely this lack of parental interaction that led to Nate's desire to rebel in his teens. By the time he was sixteen he was stealing alcohol from the family wine cellar, throwing raucous parties and even joy-riding in his father's Porsche. Most of these went by unnoticed, though his parents of course had their suspicions. It was during one of these parties that Nate finally got a wake up call, a painful dose of reality that led to him straightening himself out. He was seventeen, his parents were away for the evening and he'd invited a group of friends out to the country house in the upstate New York. As usual the pool was open, alcohol was flowing and several couples had already slinked off into the woodland. Drugs weren't often brought to Nate's parties, but that night they were and everyone was on something. Nate passed out in the upstairs bathroom sometime after midnight. At around four am he'd woken to the sound of sirens in the driveway and come downstairs to find police and EMTs standing in his hallway. He was ushered into the living room with the rest of his friend where he was told that one of the girls - Lydia McNaron - had been taken to hospital after a suspected overdose.

Later that morning they received the news that she had died. Nate and several of his friends were taken into custody, questioned about the drugs that had been found in her system and where they'd come from. Eventually his father arrived to bail him out and take him back to the apartment in Manhattan. Nate had screwed up a lot over the years but what happened to Lydia was incomparable. He thought that would be it for him, that any chance of going to college or having a career would forever be associated with that night. But Nate came from a family with money and with power. Two things that could make anything disappear. The stain of that night was quickly washed away and Nate moved on without consequence. Instead of wallowing in guilt or trying to repent for the part he'd played, all it did was show Nate that there was next to nothing he couldn't get away with. A month or so later he started applying for University, Yale received a large amount of funding in the form of a new business suite and Nate received his acceptance letter not long after.

He started in September and by the spring of the following year he was asked to join the society Skull and Bones. Nate knew very little about the societies, though he'd heard his Grandfather talk of them. It was rumoured in the Crane family that his distant relatives had actually been one of the founding members of Skull and Bones. The first time he walked into the society tomb Nate feared he'd made a grave mistake. Watching his first prognostication was enough to make him retch and he threw up the moment he got home. Slowly he came to understand just what it was that the Bonesmen did, and how their grisly rituals could provide predictions and tangible results. Wall Street bent the knee to Skull and Bones. And Nate realised just how powerful the society was. With their backing he's risen to Vice President and hopes his final year at Yale will set him up for the future. He's never forgotten what happened to Lydia, but with the help of his father he's all but silenced the story. Only time will tell if his past will come back to bite him.

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lacrosse, football, swimming

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May 19, 2020 07:23AM

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open for a surprise (the surprise is harry styles as a gay magician)
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{ Gansey Edwin Winters }

▴ male ▾ 20 ▴ gay ▾ aquarius ▴ Scroll and Key acolyte ▾

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Gansey has always, and will always be a bean pole. He's been tall, skinny, and lanky for years. His mother used to promise that he'd "grow into himself," but Gansey has never been too worried about it. He quite likes being able to reach the top shelf in all situations, and being stick skinny just means his metabolism is working over time, since all he eats is ramen and take out food. He has pale skin and big green eyes, with a wide, warm smile to match. He's covered in random tattoos and tends to look a little more put together than most college juniors do. Gansey adores clothes and looking good, so you won't catch him in sweatpants on the way to class. This boy will always look classy as all hell, and if he doesn't, he's definitely going through some shit.

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〱Unique
Gansey has never been one to follow the crowd. He's very much his own person, and has been since he was young. He's always held a number of hobbies for really no reason besides curiosity. He's one to wander off, to explore where others simply don't think to. Gansey has never stopped learning, which is inevitably what brought him to Stone and Key. He never planned to participate in the secret society as his father had before him. But when he was invited, he couldn't ignore the feeling that there was something deeper, something more mysterious to be learned from them. But the society, discovering magic, has not consumed Gansey. He can often be found lounging around campus with his nose in a book, and is an active member of Yale's Elizabethan club. He marches, very confidently, to the beat of his own drummer.

〱Kind-hearted
Gansey is a smart, talented young man, but more than anything, he's kind and gentle. He's a truly loyal friend that will always try to protect those he loves from whatever he can. He'd give you the shirt off his back if you needed it, and the sweetness he holds often draws people to him. Gansey is a very well known figure around campus. He's the boy that walks around with a smile and a ridiculously coordinated outfit. He walks his friends back to their dorms, he writes love notes, and he reads lots and lots of poetry. Essentially, Gansey is a huge softie. He feels things very deeply, and even if he doesn't show it, he's a very sensitive guy. He generally has his guard up, but he always makes sure to be kind and friendly to everyone around him. thats not to say he isn't a sarcastic bastard, because he absolutely is. If Gansey isn't teasing you, something's wrong. Ask him is he's okay.

〱Intelligent
Getting to Yale was an easy feat for Gansey, but staying there has proven to take some hard work. Ganseys a 4th generation Yale student, so getting in was a little too easy. The heavy class load has made Gansey actually have to work for his grades, something he's never really had to do before. He's a very intelligent person, and high school was a breeze. He's always been a smart kid, the kind that was ahead of the curb, straight As without studying, you know the type. But when he hit college courses, Gansey actually found himself to be challenged. He's an English major, with his sights set on working in editing / publishing while he writes his own masterpiece on the side. Writing in depth studies of Austen and Fitzgerald have been weirdly fun for Gansey. No one expected him to actually do well once he hit college, much less when he hit Yale. Gansey has managed to prove them all wrong, and you can bet your ass he's quite proud of that.
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Gansey was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the youngest child in a ridiculously wealthy family. His mother was old money, the kind that no ones actually sure what they do, they've just always been a wealthy, powerful family. In reality, the family owns a large number of property companies, and have a good chunk of LA in their own possession. His parents were always supportive of their children's choices and let them do mostly what they wanted(Whether that was because they valued individuality, or were just lazy, we don't know). Gansey, though, always took full advantage of that, and grew to be a very odd, wonderful human. He had a tendency to be an outsider as a young child, but as he gained confidence in himself, which happened mostly in high school, Gansey was able to flourish and enjoy being his authentic self. He's a very honest and goofy person, with lots of affection to go around. He can be quite self centered, but I promise you, he doesn't mean it. He's just a short sighted person when he's agitated.

High school was a walk in the park academically. But it's always been fairly obvious that Gansey is not heterosexual, and he hasn't always been treated kindly for that. He's always been flamboyant and very much himself, no matter what. If he wanted to wear a vintage houndstooth suit to school, you'd better bet he was walking the halls, getting all kinds of looks. He was most likely also wearing a matching hat. There was always a group of jocks that tried to pick fun at him, but Gansey never cared much about their opinions. Even before he was fully confident in himself, he made sure to stick to his guns in whatever he did, pretend he was confident, so those jocks wouldn't know that their words affected him. Gansey participated in theater every year of high school, being forced to sing in the general assembly of every musical (he doesn't have a very nice singing voice), and always trying out for the lead in every play. He was in photography club, a journalist for the school newspaper, and even briefly played on the girls volleyball team in his senior year. But the time he was a junior, everyone in his swanky LA school knew exactly who Gansey was, whether they liked him or not. He likes it that way.

Going to Yale was the best thing that ever could've happened to Gansey. Being so far away from home allowed him to grow up on his own. He was extremely irresponsible at first, and was the infamous freshman that set the microwave on fire at 2AM. But he's grown since then. Mostly because of the mysterious invitation he received from Scroll and Key. He knew of the society, since his father had been a member back in his day, but had never really planned on seeking them out. From what his father had said, the secret societies sounded like co-ed fraternities, and Gansey simply wasn't interested. But when an invitation was left on his doorstep, there was something nagging at him, and he simply had to investigate.

Gansey was out through a number of interviews and tests to become a member of Scroll and Key, and he was honestly a bit shocked when he was accepted. He was taken into the group and taught things he'd never imagined. It took him six months of practice, but he was actually able to open a portal. Of course, it only took him to his dorm room, but that was significant enough for Gansey to be absolutely hooked on magic. He spent a lot of time practicing his portals, as well as tinkering with astral projection. That one was much tougher, but he's made so many strides in his practice already. Of course, he's obligated to use his power to help the society itself, and goes once weekly to meetings (though he usually spends some time every day at the societies tomb). As much as Scroll and Key is important to Gansey, what he was doing when he wasn't at the club was just as important. See, last year, Gansey met a boy. His name was Leo, and Gansey feel for him ridiculously fast. It was almost annoying, seeing as Leo was a jock and a member of Wolfs Head, a society known for its shape shifting abilities. But Leo was sweet, and kind and funny, and the two of them spent countless hours reading poetry together on the lawn, having movie nights together, and falling in love without admitting it to themselves. Gansey had never dated someone he liked as much as Leo, and though they hadn't started using the L-word yet, the two were very obviously in love. They dated for almost the whole year, and when summer hit, they wrote letters, texted, and video chatted to get themselves by. Gansey has a horrible summer being so far away from Leo, but right before the semester started back up, he heard the news. Leo has accepted the VP position in Wolfs Head. Gansey was scared, thinking that Leo could lose his position if the wrong person found out they were together. He wanted to keep him safe. And with talks of more serious portals wafting around the Scroll and Key tomb, Gansey knew he'd be putting himself in danger regularly, so, about a week or two ago, he texted Leo that they needed to stop seeing each other. It broke Ganseys heart, and since then, he's been astral projecting into Leo's dreams, making sure he's alright, considering.

Now the new year has started up at Yale, and Gansey has once again left California behind for the damp, chilly New Haven fall. Will he be able to stay away from Leo? Probably not.
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⑅ Leo, ex boyfriend
⑅ Evangeline, Scroll and Key President, friend
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