
JEROME × LUC × MILLS
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you can d r e a m it went a different way
close your eyes and fly the lie a w a y
rewrite the ending of the play
take a shot and plot your h e a r t away
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age:
"i'm... twenty-two years old? i was born july 5, 1991... so, yeah, i'm twenty-two. sorry, i don't celebrate my birthday often, i forget how old i am."
appearance:
jerome has brown hair, not styled a lot of the time because often, he just doesn't bother about keeping it tidy. his eyes are emerald green, a trait of his father's side of the family. he'd honestly have preferred his mother's hazel brown eyes, though. he's 5'8. he's not muscly in the slightest, and in fact is rather thin.
his clothing style can only be described as "plain" - he doesn't wear patterns due to wanting to blend in. he wears dull coloured clothes with no designer labels.
history:
"i'm an only child and 100% american as far as i know. my family's are quite well-off, i guess, since both my parents work at a law firm. they don't like children (i was a mistake) so they've always hired a carer for me, and when i turned 7 they started sending me to boarding school in england.
it was great - i mean, i loved being away from home, and me and my dormmates got on well and had plenty of laughs. some years i even went to their families' homes instead of my own for the holidays.
i don't really mind that that was my childhood; boarding school taught me to independent, and it's not like my parents would have been home a lot anyway. their jobs mean lots of work and overtime. there wasn't any time for me. i don't hate them for it - i wish it was different, though - and i don't think they hate me - i mean, they might, but i don't think so. they just have no idea how to care for kids. standard workaholics.
academic-wise, i took a-levels after secondary. that's as far as i got. i'm not incredibly smart, but i passed - most of them by a hair, except for photography which i did the best at. it was my favourite course by far.
during that time i had a girlfriend - my first - her name was marie. she took photography with me and was more my best friend than a girlfriend, but we were close enough and didn't want to get into the dating scene so we decided to become a couple. we weren't that much of a couple - studied together mainly. i stayed in england with her until i finished my course, then she broke up with me at the end of it and i decided to go back home. i wished we could have worked out, we fit incredibly well, but we both knew we didn't love each other like real couples should. we're still in touch. she's getting married next year.
when i got back, i dated a girl named nina briefly. we met at a cafe and she just kept wanting to meet up. she was funny and a great cook, but i didn't really like her.
anyway, my parents had begun to draw up plans for their own firm while i was gone. i thought - hey, maybe i could help them and become a real part of their life - if nothing more than as a colleague - so for the best part of 3 years, i tried to understand law. i gave up, though, i wasn't interested and eventually, one day, i told them i was going to move away and become a full-time photographer. maybe apply for NYIP. maybe actually go to new york. all they said was 'good luck'."
personality:
jerome is light-hearted and sweet, and marie used to describe him as quite charming, so it's not difficult for him to talk to people. that doesn't mean he will, he can be intimidated rather easily, but he can usually work up the courage to initiate conversations.
for the most part, he doesn't enjoy being alone but doesn't mind it - he just prefers having someone else around. he'd rather be ignored than have all eyes on him, but prefers being insignificant in a crowd rather than alone in a room.
he's not rebellious and won't do anything for the sake of going against rules but he does believe in doing what he wants.
jerome doesn't like to stand out and he's not particularly eloquent. he uses short words, enough to get his point across, but he probably won't be winning anyone over with words.
jerome is rather trusting, and he believes that people are good until they prove themselves otherwise. that's not to say he'll trust you upon meeting you - it's just that he has faith in people. sometimes too much, and it can get the best of him.
he can be oblivious, however, and it's easy to take advantage of him. nina kept him around for money, and he didn't cotton on.
trivia:
"trivia... like?
sexuality? well, i'm 99.9% straight? girls - i've only ever tried to go for girls, and i've only had two relationships. however, i have no qualms about having a relationship with a guy.
uh, more trivia... beliefs... i'm not religious. i'm sort of just skeptic in everything. you could say i'm an existential nihilistic and also an agnostic? do those things even work together? existential nihilistic - i don't believe in a purpose, and agnostic - i can't say 'yes' or 'no' if you asked if god existed. my answer would be 'i don't know' or 'maybe'. as with most things i guess.
likes? well, i like bands like needtobreathe and green river ordinance. i'm not a film guy and i mostly read non-fiction. tutorials, etc. i once tried to teach myself latin. i like traveling by planes and trains. um, i'm not good at pop-culture references, particularly american ones. sure, i'm american, i've the accent to prove it (shame, really, i know american girls dig british accents) but i've lived in england for at least half of my life and i've picked up their slang and references. to be honest i'm not into pop culture at all, and haven't seen any tv shows through and through. my attention span doesn't allow it.
i don't have any special dislikes. i hate spiders, and nightclubs. i'm rather scared of both, actually. i don't like it when people spit on others for their likes. i don't like people who refuse to see the other side of the argument. normal stuff, really.
fears? um, i already said spiders and nightclubs. dancing in general? i mean, i don't say it out loud but i'm scared that i won't succeed at this whole photography thing. right now, it's all i've got."
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you can d r e a m it went a different way
close your eyes and fly the lie a w a y
rewrite the ending of the play
take a shot and plot your h e a r t away
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
age:
"i'm... twenty-two years old? i was born july 5, 1991... so, yeah, i'm twenty-two. sorry, i don't celebrate my birthday often, i forget how old i am."
appearance:
jerome has brown hair, not styled a lot of the time because often, he just doesn't bother about keeping it tidy. his eyes are emerald green, a trait of his father's side of the family. he'd honestly have preferred his mother's hazel brown eyes, though. he's 5'8. he's not muscly in the slightest, and in fact is rather thin.
his clothing style can only be described as "plain" - he doesn't wear patterns due to wanting to blend in. he wears dull coloured clothes with no designer labels.
history:
"i'm an only child and 100% american as far as i know. my family's are quite well-off, i guess, since both my parents work at a law firm. they don't like children (i was a mistake) so they've always hired a carer for me, and when i turned 7 they started sending me to boarding school in england.
it was great - i mean, i loved being away from home, and me and my dormmates got on well and had plenty of laughs. some years i even went to their families' homes instead of my own for the holidays.
i don't really mind that that was my childhood; boarding school taught me to independent, and it's not like my parents would have been home a lot anyway. their jobs mean lots of work and overtime. there wasn't any time for me. i don't hate them for it - i wish it was different, though - and i don't think they hate me - i mean, they might, but i don't think so. they just have no idea how to care for kids. standard workaholics.
academic-wise, i took a-levels after secondary. that's as far as i got. i'm not incredibly smart, but i passed - most of them by a hair, except for photography which i did the best at. it was my favourite course by far.
during that time i had a girlfriend - my first - her name was marie. she took photography with me and was more my best friend than a girlfriend, but we were close enough and didn't want to get into the dating scene so we decided to become a couple. we weren't that much of a couple - studied together mainly. i stayed in england with her until i finished my course, then she broke up with me at the end of it and i decided to go back home. i wished we could have worked out, we fit incredibly well, but we both knew we didn't love each other like real couples should. we're still in touch. she's getting married next year.
when i got back, i dated a girl named nina briefly. we met at a cafe and she just kept wanting to meet up. she was funny and a great cook, but i didn't really like her.
anyway, my parents had begun to draw up plans for their own firm while i was gone. i thought - hey, maybe i could help them and become a real part of their life - if nothing more than as a colleague - so for the best part of 3 years, i tried to understand law. i gave up, though, i wasn't interested and eventually, one day, i told them i was going to move away and become a full-time photographer. maybe apply for NYIP. maybe actually go to new york. all they said was 'good luck'."
personality:
jerome is light-hearted and sweet, and marie used to describe him as quite charming, so it's not difficult for him to talk to people. that doesn't mean he will, he can be intimidated rather easily, but he can usually work up the courage to initiate conversations.
for the most part, he doesn't enjoy being alone but doesn't mind it - he just prefers having someone else around. he'd rather be ignored than have all eyes on him, but prefers being insignificant in a crowd rather than alone in a room.
he's not rebellious and won't do anything for the sake of going against rules but he does believe in doing what he wants.
jerome doesn't like to stand out and he's not particularly eloquent. he uses short words, enough to get his point across, but he probably won't be winning anyone over with words.
jerome is rather trusting, and he believes that people are good until they prove themselves otherwise. that's not to say he'll trust you upon meeting you - it's just that he has faith in people. sometimes too much, and it can get the best of him.
he can be oblivious, however, and it's easy to take advantage of him. nina kept him around for money, and he didn't cotton on.
trivia:
"trivia... like?
sexuality? well, i'm 99.9% straight? girls - i've only ever tried to go for girls, and i've only had two relationships. however, i have no qualms about having a relationship with a guy.
uh, more trivia... beliefs... i'm not religious. i'm sort of just skeptic in everything. you could say i'm an existential nihilistic and also an agnostic? do those things even work together? existential nihilistic - i don't believe in a purpose, and agnostic - i can't say 'yes' or 'no' if you asked if god existed. my answer would be 'i don't know' or 'maybe'. as with most things i guess.
likes? well, i like bands like needtobreathe and green river ordinance. i'm not a film guy and i mostly read non-fiction. tutorials, etc. i once tried to teach myself latin. i like traveling by planes and trains. um, i'm not good at pop-culture references, particularly american ones. sure, i'm american, i've the accent to prove it (shame, really, i know american girls dig british accents) but i've lived in england for at least half of my life and i've picked up their slang and references. to be honest i'm not into pop culture at all, and haven't seen any tv shows through and through. my attention span doesn't allow it.
i don't have any special dislikes. i hate spiders, and nightclubs. i'm rather scared of both, actually. i don't like it when people spit on others for their likes. i don't like people who refuse to see the other side of the argument. normal stuff, really.
fears? um, i already said spiders and nightclubs. dancing in general? i mean, i don't say it out loud but i'm scared that i won't succeed at this whole photography thing. right now, it's all i've got."
lyrics: louden swain
faceclaim: eddie redmayne
faceclaim: eddie redmayne














