PERSONALITY

The truth about Ricky is that even though he’s been through some shit, he can barely be bothered to give a fuck about it. He’s a bit disconnected because he’s learned over time that it’s safer to be. He’s not friendly unless you earn it, doesn’t smile or laugh freely unless he already knows you’re a safe person to care enough about to give such things to, and he’s not what you’d consider an easy person to get to know. The real truth about Ricky is that 95 percent of the time he’s afraid to acknowledge the good shit people might think about him because he’s too busy believing the bad shit he’s been fed all his life through experiences and dealings he’s had with other people. The fact is, it’s not you and it definitely is him. 

He: definitely bounces from job to job often as he has a habit of saying and doing things that other people might not care too much for (in other words: he has a mouth and he will use it), has periods of time where he simply will not talk because not talking is his immediate response to stressful situations, and smokes and drinks way too much just to cope with his own messes inside his own head. He should probably see a therapist but well, talking to people is not always his strong suit (at least not in a way they’d find enjoyable). He’s a grump, but somewhere in there he’s got a decent heart. 

It just takes some prodding. 

THE PAST

He’s a kid that was born into a shitty situation, taken out of it at the age of four, and put into the foster care system just a little too late. He was stubborn, wouldn’t let anyone love or care for him when they wanted to, and accepted it when his foster families didn’t want to. He grew up feeling alone and because of that, he kinda made it come true. He did not see adoption papers. He aged out, grew up, and got the fuck out of dodge. His education was not seen to, he dropped out at sixteen but the people he lived with were too oblivious to even care. They got their money and he, well, he got to do his own damn thing. He’s worked a series of minimum wage jobs, bouncing from one to the other after he inevitably pissed someone off (his current job is his longest one and it’s only been a few months). 

The only good thing to come out of his growing years was the youth center he was often stuck in, where he met a girl named Pia. Pia, his ride or die. Pia, his bestie. 

The rest, well…the rest is whatever. Or at least that’s what he tells himself whenever he thinks he might want more. 

CONNECTIONS

Foster siblings (his last home was his longest and there were about five or six other kids there dealing with similar if not the same scars that the system landed him with). 

People from the small friend group that kinda accidentally formed from that youth center. Pia was one of them, the rest are open. Maybe like two or three others. 

Ricky might not be sociable in the usual sense, but he has a sex life. An active one. He tends to kinda compartmentalize here so it isn’t likely any past things held any feelings - or maybe they did, i dunno but yeah. Past and present stuff in this area. 

Ricky’s got a temper, so people he’s brawled with in the past over whatever kinda useless shit people get mad about. If it’s gonna lead to violence, it’s in. 

Ricky’s an artist - a hidden one. He paints and sketches beautiful, terrible, morbid things to express feelings he often has difficulties with expressing verbally. He’s talented, but it’s raw so maybe someone to kinda ‘discover’ and help ‘foster’ that talent further (and convince him that his art is not actually the trash he thinks it is and to tell him to stop painting only to toss it in the dumpster). 

People he’s delivered pizzas to that have turned into more than just clients as Ricky has a habit of making accidental friends more than purposeful ones. Or even enemies, hey, I’m down for petty fights over stupid shit as it’s very within his character to have them! 

Clients. Ricky does small time sex work in the form of selling certain worn garments over the internet, nudes and some light cam work. He might not be comfortable in person but on screen it’s easy for him to interact (even if he’s usually at least a little high when he does it). Sometimes, but only sometimes, he scams the dudes that hit him up. So like, yeah anything in this range would be great - even a client that maybe ends up as more. 

A future boyfriend. Ricky’s bi, but he has a preference for the boys and even though he mostly thinks he’s unloveable, he has a lot of soft points hidden in there so someone who can poke and prod him into more would be great! Myself and the player of Pia have kind of this love triangle idea sorta deal but honestly anything works here! 

If you wanna hit me up on discord cuz you might wanna deal with this idiot (or any future idiots), you can find me at SirLanceAThot#3334 on discord!