RUN AWAY // OPEN

[roman.]

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— roman needed to get out of bluestem for a while. sure, he explained to others he was back in northstar for a bit because he missed the coastal district; only a few people knew his real reason for coming back to his second home. the first place he had gone the moment he arrived was the clinic, to see if they might catch something the bluestem medic hadn’t (not that the medic there was bad, simply that the clinic at northstar seemed relatively unmatched). all things considered, it seemed that roman was going to make a full recovery from the incident. that seemed like the obvious diagnosis- however, roman didn’t think there was such thing as a full recovery from it. he tossed and turned in his bed all night, plagued by the sickening feeling of just what it felt like to feel life slipping from under his grip.

roman didn’t need to get out of bluestem; he wanted to distance himself from the trauma recently faced there. as much as he hated to admit it, there still was that part of him that was just so used to running. running away from a place once things quickly turned sour, never wanting to return again. the same thing had happened after the trailer park burned down. scared and not sure what to do, he ran. he ran as far as his legs could carry him- all the way to frank’s arms. the thought of his life almost getting cut short was devastating. he wanted every possible moment with frank. without frank he would be completely lost; he couldn’t bear the thought of frank feeling lost and alone, without roman in his life. to make that man deal with anymore heartbreak- it would have been unfair.

it wasn’t fair that frank had dealt with so much anguish all his life. his heart was broken, leaving some places sharp enough to cut if anyone got too close. though even after knowing all about frank’s past, his family-- he hadn’t even considered running and distancing himself from frank. leaving frank wasn’t ever an option ro would consider. of all the things roman called temporary in his life, franklin was the one thing he considered permanent.

he decided to make himself comfortable sitting by the fountain, hand occasionally skimming across the cool water. he had no idea when this happened, let alone how they managed to get it started, though the sound of rushing water was an odd comfort. sighing gently, he lifted his gaze to watch absently as people went about their days. it was peaceful here in northstar. the kind of place people ran to in order to find their own peace or solace. he was lucky to be able to call this place a second home.

of course, he knew he couldn’t stay away from bluestem forever. he had his family to get back to. his life to get back to. though, at least for this short while, it was nice to put his life on pause. run away the same as he always had.

// whoops this is rambly

[GREENIE.]

[align=center][div style="width: 430px; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 6pt; letter-spacing: 2.5px; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 12px; color: #474747"]Green didn’t understand what had happened to his best friend or why he had been so injured, but all he knew was that he was grateful that Roman was alive. He’d already lost him once, he was unsure how he could handle losing Roman again. And, despite the circumstances, Green was glad that he could see Roman again - it felt like it had been ages since he had last seen him. Green had so much that he wanted to tell him, all of those conversations that they almost couldn’t have if Roman had not pulled through and survived his injury.

Northstar’s clinic was undoubtedly the greatest he knew of - all bias aside - and Green couldn’t trust any two people more than he trusted Mickey and Lucerne to help bring Roman back to full health. In the meantime, all Roman could do now was rest and recuperate. With the gentle bustle of passersby in the town square, Green wandered down the street with his hands in his pockets as he took a break from his day of work. And, sat by the fountain was Roman, quietly people watching as he relaxed.

❝ What do you think, hey? ❞ He gestured proudly to the fountain before sitting nearby and feeling the water. Green always felt so upbeat when around his best friend; Roman knew Green when he was at his worst, and chose to love him and take care of him regardless. Green wasn’t sure if he could ever repay Roman for his generosity. ❝ Do you remember that time I tried to take coins from that wishing fountain? ❞ He piped up as he reminisced fondly, a smile sat comfortably on his lips before huffing. ❝ That old guy hit me so hard on the back of the head with his newspaper. I totally deserved it, though. ❞

[spoiler=tags ― updated 06/13.][size=6pt]◜BASICS ┊ I'LL EAT UP ALL YOUR PAIN◞
&. ❝ vernon jeremiah green ❞ | green, greenie, vern, v .
&. 25 years old . | twenty first april ; taurus | male [he/him] .
&. currently the guardian of northstar district .

◜PERSONALITY ┊ TAKE IN ALL THE BLAME◞
&.  bright . brave . considerate . courageous . dedicated . empowering . expressive . generous . honest . hard-working . kind hearted . loving . loyal . optimist . reliable . self-confident . supportive . trustworthy . vibrant . compulsive . defiant . foolish . gullible . hyperactive . oversensitive . rebellious . stubborn .

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ BE THAT SOMEONE TO COMPLAIN TO ◞
&.  five foot ten & one hundred and seventy one pounds ; reference .
↳ dirty blond hair , relatively grown out crew cut .
↳ lean and muscular frame , somewhat bronzed skin from the sun .
↳ soft blue/grey eyes , an often bright and amicable expression .
&.  welsh descent , parents were both from llanfairpwllgwyngyll in wales .

◜ FAMILY ┊ THERE'S A LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DARK◞
&. david green x cassandra griffiths | both deceased .
↳ david died in an aviation accident two months before green was born .
↳ cassandra died of breast cancer when green was eight .
&. fostered by steve and caroline murray until he was eleven .
↳ carol was the innocent victim of a shootout .
↳ only a month later, steve went into cardiac arrest and died .
&. father to felicity green .
&. owns a chihuahua , midas , and a pug , virginia

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ A GARDEN IN THE PAST◞
&. pansexual, panromantic ; mongamous .
&. currently in a relationship with mickey serge
↳ friendship evolved into romance after he saved green’s life .
&. ex-lover to winifred maddison
↳ nowadays they are best friends .
&. ex-boyfriend to fallon rude
↳ ended their relationship to keep her safe .
&. ex-boyfriend to paige montgomery
↳ is the father to paige's daughter , felicity .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ UNDER BRUISINGS OF A NIGHT SKY ◞
&.  [ 7/10 ] physically  |  [ 8/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ medium ] | difficulty w/ melees [ difficult ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ medium ]
&. skilled in archery and parkour .
&. his mentor , gus , taught him self-defence .
&. [member=2919]truce.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size]

[roman.]

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— “what do you think, hey?” he looked up to green, seeing the proud look in his gaze as he gestured towards the fountain. it was often hard for roman to look on the bright side whenever his life took a turn for the worst. although, one of the few perks of being in this situation was undoubtedly getting to be around his best friend. it had been a long time since the two of them had gotten to catch up again; there was so much that ro needed to say. at least he could be grateful that this event brought the two of them back together again.

he looked to the fountain, absently feeling the water. “it’s great. i have no idea how you did it.” pause. ”did you do it?” the idea that green did this all himself seemed a bit far fetched; though, with his determination, it felt like nothing was ever completely out of the man’s reach. he brought his hand out of the water, gently shaking away a few droplets from his hand before listening as green quietly reminisced. he couldn’t help but huff a gentle breath of amusement.

"that old man had a killer swing, didn't he?" he paused before admitting, amusement lacing his voice, “that was probably one of the dumbest things i’ve seen you do. which is saying something.” from spitting off the top off buildings, failing to pickpocket numerous times, and being so oblivious at times that it physically pained roman to watch -- it truly did say something, didn’t it? “i think the only thing you had going for you back then was that you could run like hell.” he looked around absently, a certain gleam in his eyes as he casually added, “which is a shame, but- i guess we can’t all be extremely talented.” hey, it didn’t hurt to keep green’s ego in check, did it?

humming, he gestured absently around the district. it was crazy to think about just how much had changed for green. all those years ago, rome left that day thinking that he would never see green again. he figured the poor teen would never make it; the streets were too harsh for someone as genuine as him. he looked around the district. look at the man now, though. who wouldn’t feel such pride to see their best friend, who once had nothing, now have everything?

[GREENIE.]

[align=center][div style="width: 430px; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 6pt; letter-spacing: 1.5px; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 12px; color: #474747"]Fingers gliding gently through the cool fountain water, Green glanced over towards his best friend every once in a while, otherwise his eyes focusing on the way the water rippled with every hand movement. ❝ Did you do it? ❞ Roman asked, Green’s lips curling into a closed lip smile, playful gaze flitting back towards Roman. ❝ Of course. You know me; the fixer of all problems. ❞ He huffed quietly, then shuffling so that he had his back to the fountain, chin tipping up to look to the cloudless sky.

❝ It was all Lucerne and Mickey’s hard work. They’re so smart, you know? ❞ Green tipped his head to look to Roman, and the look in his eyes alone showed an unfathomable fondness as he spoke. ❝ I’m lucky to have them here. Like Lucerne - well - he’s like this… walking encyclopedia. And Mickey? ❞ He pursed his lips in thought, a smile concealed beneath it all, as he tried to think of how he could describe Mickey. Oh, Green doubted that there was anything that he could say to truly illustrate just how amazing he thought he was.

❝ He spent so many hours at my place doing research with me. Well, for me. He read whilst I looked at the diagrams. ❞ Green huffed - at least one of them was smart enough to be able to read those elaborate textbooks. ❝ He’s… great. You barely ask anything of him and he will go to the end of the world for you if you did so little as blink at him. ❞ Words meant more than events leading up to the fountain. No, no; it was Mick’s character in general. How could Green even describe the man who saved his life by caring so much? ❝ I don’t know what I’d do without him. ❞

As the both of them reminisced about their past, Green couldn’t help but cackle loudly at Roman’s remark. Honestly, it had been one of the less intelligent things that Green had done in his youth, but it had been the actions of a desperate boy, even whilst it only ended in failure and a sore head. When the both of them were younger, the things that they got up to were simply so laughable. No wonder why Green looked to Roman with such fondness; he gave Green joy in a lifetime of darkness. Rolling his eyes at Roman’s joking comment, Green tried to swing his leg to gently feign a halfhearted kick his way. ❝ Hey... I wasn’t good at much, but I knew that at least when it all went wrong, the police would get to you first. ❞ He teased playfully, wagging his brows before laughing.

Oh, they were really quite some tag team back in the day.

[spoiler=tags ― updated 06/13.][size=6pt]◜BASICS ┊ I'LL EAT UP ALL YOUR PAIN◞
&. ❝ vernon jeremiah green ❞ | green, greenie, vern, v .
&. 25 years old . | twenty first april ; taurus | male [he/him] .
&. currently the guardian of northstar district .

◜PERSONALITY ┊ TAKE IN ALL THE BLAME◞
&.  bright . brave . considerate . courageous . dedicated . empowering . expressive . generous . honest . hard-working . kind hearted . loving . loyal . optimist . reliable . self-confident . supportive . trustworthy . vibrant . compulsive . defiant . foolish . gullible . hyperactive . oversensitive . rebellious . stubborn .

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ BE THAT SOMEONE TO COMPLAIN TO ◞
&.  five foot ten & one hundred and seventy one pounds ; reference .
↳ dirty blond hair , relatively grown out crew cut .
↳ lean and muscular frame , somewhat bronzed skin from the sun .
↳ soft blue/grey eyes , an often bright and amicable expression .
&.  welsh descent , parents were both from llanfairpwllgwyngyll in wales .

◜ FAMILY ┊ THERE'S A LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DARK◞
&. david green x cassandra griffiths | both deceased .
↳ david died in an aviation accident two months before green was born .
↳ cassandra died of breast cancer when green was eight .
&. fostered by steve and caroline murray until he was eleven .
↳ carol was the innocent victim of a shootout .
↳ only a month later, steve went into cardiac arrest and died .
&. father to felicity green .
&. owns a chihuahua , midas , and a pug , virginia

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ A GARDEN IN THE PAST◞
&. pansexual, panromantic ; mongamous .
&. currently in a relationship with mickey serge
↳ friendship evolved into romance after he saved green’s life .
&. ex-lover to winifred maddison
↳ nowadays they are best friends .
&. ex-boyfriend to fallon rude
↳ ended their relationship to keep her safe .
&. ex-boyfriend to paige montgomery
↳ is the father to paige's daughter , felicity .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ UNDER BRUISINGS OF A NIGHT SKY ◞
&.  [ 7/10 ] physically  |  [ 8/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ medium ] | difficulty w/ melees [ difficult ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ medium ]
&. skilled in archery and parkour .
&. his mentor , gus , taught him self-defence .
&. [member=2919]truce.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size]

[roman.]

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— roman never had the chance to see green as “the fixer of all problems.” apparently green hadn’t, either, the man huffing a gentle breath of amusement. rome shook his head and lowered his gaze towards the fountain. “of course.” growing up, the two hadn’t known each other for too long - though their friendship had been so close one might’ve guessed they’d been friends forever at that point. he had always been so willing to do anything for the man back in the day, even if it came with loud disagreement from his parents and family. his family always preached the idea ”family first.” to him, green was always like family.

even as the years went by, and as roman grew more distant and detached from emotions, his softness for green always remained. green had been roman’s first friend. he was like a brother to him at this point, the only family rome had left. he liked to think roman was far more lucky to have met green than the other way around.

he looked towards the other man, watching as he started to fondly talk about lucerne and mickey. although he made no noticeable expression on the outside, rome barely resisted sneering at the thought. lucerne... the walking smartass, green must’ve meant. he found the guy intolerable - though he wasn’t quick to speak that as he noticed the fondness in green’s gaze as he spoke. instead opting to look back towards the water, absently running his fingers through the water again --

though his gaze slowly peered over to green, impassive eyes seeming almost inquisitive. his gaze lingered silently before he inevitably turned his gaze away, slightly pursing his lips. “you really like this mickey guy, huh?” a rather blunt observation, though ro never attempted to beat around the bush. maybe he should’ve known at this point exactly how close the two were - maybe they still needed to catch up on a bit more aspects in their life. 

speaking of which… his gaze wandered over towards the man as he lightheartedly sent a kick his way. as the other man wagged his brows and laughed, lips twitching into a mildly amused look. “such an idiot,” he huffed, taking his hand from the water to gently splash green’s side. he shifted to turn his back to the fountain, hands resting against the stone on either side of him. as they sat in tranquil quiet for only a short while, rome cleared his throat. then, with a short sigh, he started, “hey, so. i’ve been meaning to tell you.” he looked up towards the skyline, lips twitching. the light in his eyes was almost hard to miss. “frank and i got engaged.” he waited a moment before turning his head to look towards green. a look so rare across generally-stoic features; happiness. “and i want you to be my best man at the wedding.”

[GREENIE.]

[align=center][div style="width: 430px; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 6pt; letter-spacing: 1.5px; word-spacing: 0px; line-height: 12px; color: #000"]The mention of Mickey… Yeah, the mention alone would be enough to bring a smile to his face, lips twitching without second thought as Green turned his head away to look at passersby. Green hadn’t spoken to Roman very much about his romances, be it the ones in the past nor the current one now, but there was something about his fondness towards Mick which made him want to go on about him all day. ❝ Yeah... I do. ❞ He flitted his gaze towards Roman, eyes alight with a look of doting, purely over the thought of Mickey alone. He didn’t need to say anymore than that for it to be clear just how much Mickey meant to him in his life.

As the pair lightly messed around, Green squirmed away from the water that Roman splashed his way, nose crinkling up with a laugh. Eventually, with an amused sigh, Green settled once more in the comfortable silence. And then, Roman said something which Green had certainly not seen coming. ❝ Frank and I got engaged. ❞ Green whipped his head around to look at Roman, lips parted with elation. ❝ No way- ❞ ❝ And I want you to be my best man at the wedding. ❞ ❝ No way- ❞ He huffed a jubilant laugh, leaning over to drag Roman into a messy hug. ❝ Of course I’ll be your best man. I’m so happy for you! Congrats! ❞

[spoiler=tags ― updated 08/25.][size=6pt]◜BASICS ┊ I'LL EAT UP ALL YOUR PAIN◞
&. ❝ vernon jeremiah green ❞ | green, greenie, vern, v .
&. 25 years old . | twenty first april ; taurus | male [he/him] .
&. currently the guardian of northstar district .

◜PERSONALITY ┊ TAKE IN ALL THE BLAME◞
&.  bright . brave . considerate . courageous . dedicated . empowering . expressive . generous . honest . hard-working . kind hearted . loving . loyal . optimist . reliable . self-confident . supportive . trustworthy . vibrant . compulsive . defiant . foolish . gullible . hyperactive . oversensitive . rebellious . stubborn .

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ BE THAT SOMEONE TO COMPLAIN TO ◞
&.  five foot ten & one hundred and seventy one pounds ; reference .
↳ dirty blond hair , relatively grown out crew cut .
↳ lean and muscular frame , somewhat bronzed skin from the sun .
↳ soft blue/grey eyes , an often bright and amicable expression .
&.  welsh descent , parents were both from llanfairpwllgwyngyll in wales .

◜ FAMILY ┊ THERE'S A LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DARK◞
&. david green x cassandra griffiths | both deceased .
↳ david died in an aviation accident two months before green was born .
↳ cassandra died of breast cancer when green was eight .
&. fostered by steve and caroline murray until he was eleven .
↳ carol was the innocent victim of a shootout .
↳ only a month later, steve went into cardiac arrest and died .
&. father to felicity green .
&. guardian to arlo .
&. owns a chihuahua , midas , and a pug , virginia

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ A GARDEN IN THE PAST◞
&. pansexual, panromantic ; mongamous .
&. currently in a relationship with mickey serge
↳ friendship evolved into romance after he saved green’s life .
&. ex-lover to winifred maddison
↳ nowadays they are best friends .
&. ex-boyfriend to fallon rude
↳ ended their relationship to keep her safe .
&. ex-boyfriend to paige montgomery
↳ is the father to paige's daughter , felicity .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ UNDER BRUISINGS OF A NIGHT SKY ◞
&.  [ 7/10 ] physically  |  [ 8/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ medium ] | difficulty w/ melees [ difficult ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ medium ]
&. skilled in archery and parkour .
&. his mentor , gus , taught him self-defence .
&. [member=2919]truce.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
&. friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size]

[roman.]

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— green smiled to himself. “yeah… i do.” his eyes sparkled with a disgusting fondness that was hard to misplace. roman stared at him blankly. then, eyes narrowed and he shook his head. he turned his head and looked straight ahead at the passersby, placing his hands down against the stone on either side of him as he casually remarked, “you’re gross. you know that?” the other man couldn’t fool anyone even if he tried. then again, ro was fairly dead-set on the idea that nobody would be good enough for his friend. guy could be a doctor or a straight up god and rome would still find reason to disagree. maybe that was due to the almost brotherly protectiveness over the man sat beside him. maybe it was because green was a genuinely good person that only deserved the best. or both.

ro would never dare admit that aloud, though.

he couldn’t say he hadn’t been excited to tell green about the news. he had an odd way of showing it, though there was still the way his lips twitched gently at green’s overjoyed, elated laughter. it was contagious almost. pulled into a sloppy hug, he huffed a short breath. not exactly the biggest fan of touch, ro settled for reaching a hand up and patted green’s back. “okay, that’s enough.” lightly pushing the other man, he remarked, ”don’t make me regret it. okay?” if anything, green’s excitement made it only obvious that he had made the right choice in asking him to be his best man.

[spoiler=tags ― updated 08/31.][size=8pt]◜BASICS ┊ FEEL ENTITLED TO A SENSE OF CONTROL ◞
‣  ❝ roman lee darrow ❞ | rome, ro | male [he/him] .
‣ 26 years old . | december 27th; capricorn.
‣  currently second in command of bluestem prairie
↳ has a dual-alliance between bluestem prairie and northstar district

◜PERSONALITY ┊ MAKE DECISIONS YOU THINK ARE YOUR OWN ◞
‣ clever . observant . “people smart” . witty . quick-thinking . intelligent . determined . sneaky . argumentative . selfish . judgemental . blunt . stoic . distrustful . distant . detached . cunning .
↳ hobbies include: pushing peoples’ buttons, pickpocketing, conning, making the odds stack up in his favor, and making every else’s lives ten times harder

◜ APPEARANCE ┊ LET ME LOOK AT THE SUN ◞
‣ five foot seven & one hundred and sixty five pounds ; reference .
↳ brown hair, short and messy
↳ has overall muscle tone - a little on the slimmer side
↳ pale blue eyes , an unimpressed look , judging

◜ FAMILY ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO PROVE ◞
‣  john darrow x mary darrow | whereabouts unknown
↳ abandoned roman a few years ago after roman explained disinterest in the family’s way of life
‣ two brothers named cassius (“cas”) and august (“gus”)
↳ cassius and roman were extremely close growing up. inseparable.
‣ two sisters named livia (“livvy”) and julia (“ju)
↳ livvy and roman had a love-hate relationship . roman adored julia
‣ owns three dogs with frank: coca cola (cola), pookie number 2 (pooks), and angus
↳ more-so considered children than pets

◜ RELATIONSHIPS ┊ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE ◞
‣  homosexual ; monogamous | grew up disinterested in pursuing relationships
‣ ex-lover to killian crowley
↳ short-lived . ended after killian explained he’d already met (and lost) his soulmate
‣ husband to franklin darrow
↳ considers him his other half .

◜ INTERACTIONS ┊ SEE ME BARE MY TEETH FOR YOU ◞
‣  [ 9/10 ] physically  |  [ 9/10 ] psychologically .
↳ difficulty w/ guns [ very easy ] | difficulty w/ melees [ moderate ] | difficulty w/ hand-to-hand [ moderate ]
‣ [member=1512]elysian.[/member] | dm for any major plots .
‣  friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed .[/size][/spoiler]