Realistic or Modern Gangs of Birmingham - CS Thread [Open]

Misty Gray · Dec 22, 2023

- Deceased -

Charles Walker

Name:
Charles Robert Walker

Age and Date of Birth:
Born: 17th October 1939
Death: 12th August 1975

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual, Engaged

Face Claim:
Justice Joslin

Height:
6'3"

Affiliation:
The Walkers

Role/Occupation:
Businessman and Heir to the Walker Family business
Likes:
Being in control
Expensive suits
Flash cars
His family
Dinner parties
Strong alcohol
Vacations

Dislikes:
Quitters and failures
Being told no
The Fletchers
Liberals
Freeloaders
Being questioned or criticised

Personality:
Commanding
Judgemental
Abrasive
Domineering
Relentless
Intelligent
Flirtatious
Loyal
Committed
Hardworking
Quick-witted

Personality Type:
ESTJ-A - Executive
History:
- Firstborn of the Walker siblings, so was the original heir to Robert's business.
- Became engaged to Rose Whitehall in 1973.
- Was murdered by Marco Alessi in 1975.
Robert Walker - Father
Caroline Walker - Mother
Alfred Walker - Brother
Felicity Walker - Sister
Diana Walker - Sister
Thomas Walker - Brother

Richard Finley - Close Family Friend/Former Tutor

Henry Walker - Uncle [Deceased]
-- Jackie Walker - Cousin/Friend

Hillary Francis - Aunt
TBD

ReverseTex · Dec 31, 2023

Bonnie Moody

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Name:
Bonnie May Moody

Age and Date of Birth:
30 - 25 March 1945

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Heterosexual - single for now

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Suki Waterhouse

Height:
5'8

Affiliation:
Neutral atm

Role/Occupation:
Unemployed- Applying to be Madame of the House (Vixen Club)

Skills:
Creative thinker
Basic petty crime skills (pickpocketing, car theft, etc..)
Southern etiquette
Can sing and play the guitar
Likes:
Adventure
Any type of music- has a love for country music of course!
Plants & animals - has a hobby for gardening
Photography

Dislikes:
Rules - if she didn't set them she won't follow them
Being told what to do
Summer
Tea- coffee is superior!

Personality:
Bonnie may be a free-spirited nomad, but she deeply values the foundation of community. She longs to find a family and that central drive motivates her actions. To those she trusts, she can be very caring and endearing. Her oddities are quirky and spunky and she secretly loves and wants to spoil her close friends and family. Being raised in America, in Texas, in particular, her southern roots are also reflected. She's hospitable, reliable, and trustworthy. But due to her lack of home in her most recent years, she's build up walls and guarded herself from most people on first-glance.

Personality Type:
Consul-ESFJ
History:

Bonnie was raised in the Moody family, a wealthy banking family from South Texas. The youngest of 5 siblings, she spent her earlier years in the family mansion in Galveston with her siblings and mother. Her fondest memories were playing and climbing in the mangroves and palm trees, away from the stuffy mansion. But by age 7, her mother packed up and headed north to Dallas to live with her father. Her dad was by no means a self-made man, he lived off the generational wealth accumulated by banking and oil investments. However, her dad remained insecure with his standing amongst the Texas elite and decided to pursue public office. Through her early tweens, Bonnie was dragged to various galas, rallies, and counties to help provide a proper public appearance. By age 17, she had enough of the pageantry her family endured. Her brothers were making names for themselves and her sister was pursuing marriage. Bonnie wanted no part of that life. She went off to attend the University of Texas in hopes of dragging out her "family obligations" while also spending her parent's money.

The city of Austin was where Bonnie found herself. While she showed up to class and did the minimum required, she found herself falling in love with the oddball city. Women all around her were breaking the southern prototype and doing things her parents would be mortified to see. The organized crime scene rose in the early 60's in Austin and Bonnie put her chips in early. She befriended an older woman named Judy Cathey who helped manage a growing crime racket in the area. On the side, she began to deal narcotics and the occasional petty theft around campus. Bonnie began to develop a small private fund and document stache for herself in case she ever needed it - which unfortunately she did.

One night of her senior year Bonnie was arrested for her antics and bailed out by her father. He paid off the Travis County judge to ex-sponge her record, promising to deal with the incident himself. That night the two Moody's were at each other's throats. Bonnie divulged her years of resentment and her father retaliated with his years of disappointment. By the end of the night, the two came to a mutual agreement: Bonnie would finish out her semester at college and expected to return home to spend time in an institution to get her mindset for the next phase of life. To none's surprise, Bonnie did not hold her end of the bargain. Using the spare funds she stashed away, the night of her graduation she snuck out from her family's hotel and bought a one-way ticket to the only international flight that night: Morocco.

For 5 years Bonnie traveled the world, from Morocco to where she is now, Birmingham. Along the way, she began to live the life she yearned for years ago as a girl. She laughed a little harder, drank a little more, and ultimately became a new woman. She was a single person in the sea of thousands, the anonymity a blessing in disguise. She made friends, made enemies, and had a few run-ins with the law as one would suspect. But on her 30th birthday, the reality of her nomadic life sat in. She had no place to call home or anyone to call family. And that life didn't suit her in the long term...

But now, Bonnie has begun to make an effort to put down roots. She's subletting a cheap room in an apartment in southern Birmingham and in search for a job!
Alfie Walker-

Misty Gray · Jan 2, 2024

Jennifer Murray

Name:
Jennifer Marie Murray
"Jenny"

Age and Date of Birth:
27 (12th March 1948)

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Bisexual, Committed to the job

Face Claim:
Emmy Rossum

Height:
5'7"

Affiliation:
The Fletchers

Role/Occupation:
Mechanic
Gang Member

Skills:
Fixing Cars and Motorcycles
Firearms
Self-defence
Mechanics
Engineering
Maths and science
Likes:
- Cars and motorbikes
- Loud and heavy music
- Getting drunk
- Partying
- Getting her hands dirty
- Steak
- Adrenaline rushes
- Action and horror movies

Dislikes:
- Princesses
- Uptight people
- Religion
- Cops and lawyers
- Cowards
- Overly formal events

Personality:
- Outspoken
- Assertive
- Funny
- Brave
- Loyal
- Honest
- Often no filter
- Competitive
- Confrontational

Personality Type:
ESTP-T Entrepreneur
History:
Jennifer grew up in Birmingham, living with her Scottish father, English mother, and younger brother. When her father lost his job in the 1950s, the man struggled to find more work. He ended up falling in with a local gang, the Fletchers. His criminal activities became the main source of income, with her mother's part-time factory work not bringing in a lot of money. Whilst her family were good people and had a decent moral compass, crime had become the only way they could survive. Jennifer looked up to her father and regardless of what he did, she was proud of him for protecting their family. The best way she could repay her parents was by focusing in school and giving them little to worry about. Despite not being interested in academics, she performed well. Some would argue she could have been exceptional had she actually tried.

10 years ago, her father, Malcolm, had taken part in an armed robbery that went wrong. When he was corned by a police officer, he shot the man in order to escape. He hadn't intended to kill the cop, but when he was eventually caught by another team of officers, he learned the man he'd shot had later died. Suffice to say, her father was dealt the harshest of sentences and she wasn't ignorant to the fact he would suffer every day he survived in prison.

Jennifer liked her life in Birmingham and had made friends, including with the Fletcher family. So when he mother and brother decided to move away from the bad memories and back to her grandparents in Scotland, Jennifer refused to go with them. To honour Malcolm for his service to the gang, along with his silence during his arrest and ever since, Tony promised to look after Jennifer if she decided to stay.

It took some trial and error, between butchery and bar work, before Tony finally discovered the most suitable job he could give to Jennifer was in his motor repair business. It not only kept her active mind focused, but was also one of the positions that didn't put her in direct firing line of the dangerous work, despite her willingness to get her hands dirty with more than just grease!

Jennifer has since become skilled in the trade and practically manages the business for Tony these days. She sees all kinds of customers passing through, be it regular people needing regular repairs, or criminals wanting work done on their vehicles without questioning what caused the damage. Although she knows Tony and her father would prefer she stayed away from the risky business, Jennifer isn't against it and would do whatever she had to if it meant protecting the family who had helped her when she'd needed it.
Malcolm Murray - Father [Incarcerated]
Beatrice Murray - Mother
TBD Murray - Brother

Tony Fletcher - Boss
Marco Alessia - Colleague/Friend

Open for relationship plotting

BasDorcha · Feb 8, 2024

Dean Walters

Name:
Dean Walters

Age and Date of Birth:
December 24, 1916

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Bisexual - Married to [TBD]

Face Claim:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Height:
6'1

Affiliation:
Unaffiliated

Role/Occupation:
Private Eye - Freelance Investigator

Skills:
Recon and Intelligence
High Tension Stress Control
High Dexterity
Ability to navigate difficult situations
Flying planes
Likes:
Plain Tea and Coffee
Smoky Jazz Rooms
Stake Outs
Long Walks on the Beach

Dislikes:
His PTSD
Judgmental People
Liars
Strangers

Personality:
Dean is a very 'mans man' kind of guy. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was just a generic guy, left from the war to live in a time that was altered by his experience in the military. Over all, he's a honest and direct individual, guided by discipline and responsibility with the ability to stay calm and practical.

With the exception of people he is already close to, he is weary of strangers and prefers his personal space and the quietness of solitude. He's not the person you'd want to invite if you wanted someone to be the center of attention or bring life to the party, but he is the guy you would call for a relaxed night or to tone down a particularly rowdy friend. With his friends and loved ones he's warm, inviting, open and easy going. He will not lie, even if it means hurting someone or himself with the truth, and doesn't like to keep secrets unless he has too. In his life he's had to keep enough that any extra that can be shed by simply not lying will be.

With strangers he's a different person. Distrustful, cold and distant. Unable to trust people easily, he can be a bit of a judgmental asshole himself, though he hates it in others. Unlike others though, he gives people a chance to show their true colors before he makes a decision. Instead he is more likely to hang back and give someone just enough rope to either hang themselves or save themselves, and he will not intervene to help them make the decision of which one it is.

Personality Type:
Logistician ISTJ-A
History:

Dean had a fairly normal childhood. His parents, albeit older than normal parents when they had their only child, were loving and kind. His father was a butcher and his mother a teacher at the local Catholic school. Unable to have more children, he grew up an only child and therefor never had the social growth of one with a sibling and the ability to open up to people that sometimes comes with it. Throughout school he was a normal guy, playing sports but never excelling particularly at it. When he graduated he was neither top nor bottom of the class, always hanging out somewhere near the middle. He had a few good friends but as often happens once school ended they slowly parted ways as adulthood took over.

At 20 years old, tired of moving from one low pay and heavy cost job to another, he finally decided to try the military. As was usual for him, he performed right at the average level throughout basic and his first year or two as a soldier. It wasn't until his commanding officer really got to know him and learned how to encourage him that Dean really came out of his shell and began to show them what he was capable of. The 180 in his personality and performance soon earned him a recommendation for the fighter pilot program where he continued to succeed and even exceeded the very high expectations of his instructors. With perfect vision and lightning fast reflexes and an attententiveness for detail, he was a perfect fit for the group of high performing pilots that soon became his squadron.

It was his assignment to this squadron that would be the first major change in Dean's life. As the squadron was formed, three men soon became the three to know. Richard "Rich" Finley, Robert "Casanova" Walker, and Dean Walters. At first, Dean was his normal, arms distance self, but it didn't take long for him to find an odd sense of comfortability with Rich and eventually Robert - though it was the social disparities that made it rough to start as Dean always felt like those of the upper class unfairly looked down on those of the working class - and form bonds that would last his life time. While his relationship with Robert was never more than brothers in arms, comrades and friends, the same could not be said of Rich.

Somewhere in the middle of the war, in the middle of enlistment, somewhere in the muck of war, Dean found himself falling in love with Rich. Before the war, he had never considered himself bisexual or gay, having only dated women and on a few occasions finding himself waking from their bed. Something about the intimate relationships of those you are fighting to survive with broke down long stood barricades on Dean's true nature, and throughout the war Dean and Rich carried on a hidden but intense relationship. Dean was never keen on others knowing about them - the knowledge of what would happen if they were found out heavy on his soul. When Robert did, he'd spent a good bit of time worried what his friend, and Rich's friend, would think. Eventually though, he slowly let his guard down and Robert became the only person outside of Rich and Dean who knew the truth.

When the war finally ended and they all made it home, Dean no longer had a home to return too. His father had died before he went to basic training and his mother passed away while he was flying one of his many missions. With nowhere to go and no one to come home too, he found himself staying with Richard until he secured his education visa and moved to America to go to school. It had been hard for him, but he wanted to support Rich and let him follow his dreams. Shortly after Richard moved away, Dean gave up the flat and moved into somewhere cheaper and more affordable for his income.

Looking for a more permanent career than he had before the war, and not interested in flying professionally now that the war was over, he jumped around doing odd jobs for a while until he was hired on in 1946 at a private investigation firm that began to train him from the ground up. Again his eye for attentiveness and detail benefitted him and he quickly rose in the ranks to a private investigator under the tutelage of the company owner. For the next few years he builds his life around his new found job, still seeing Robert and Caroline from time to time while writing letters back and forth with Rich. What started off hot and heavy died down as years passed and by the time Rich returned in 1950 they had drifted heavily apart. Dean had even acquired a girlfriend, though he could never give himself to her fully knowing she hated homosexuality and it was a part of him.

In 1953 he moved to London to open his own Private Eye firm, and with Richard gone it was an easy decision to make. One very special week between the opening of his firm and the return of Richard, Dean takes a trip to Greece to see his war love for a secret Greek tryst. When things fail to go as planned, Dean pretends to leave early, only instead spending the last day of his trip watching over Rich and ensuring he's okay before Dean returns to London. He then spends the remainder of his years from then on in London, running his own business and creating a new life for himself. The last time he seen Richard or Caroline was the graduation for Rich from his last time leaving school. That night was still a bad memory in his mind and easily drove a wedge between him and Rich, as well as Robert. Determined to do his best in this new found story he's given himself, he becomes a faded memory for his squadron brothers and a silent friend. Periodically Richard and he would exchange letters, but eventually, even those stopped as Dean decided that it was only hurting them more to carry on when Dean had moved on with his life.

In 1968 Dean met his wife, a free love and peace kind of woman who didn't have a judging bone in her body. She peeled the layers of Dean away like an onion, slowly revealing his true self - a self that only Rich and Robert had ever seen. Undisturbed by the fact that he was bisexual, and had a love that was a man, the two soon found their own happiness and love grew between them. Two years into the relationship they married, and soon after had a child. Now, in 1975, Dean has decided it's time to move home to Birmingham. Buying his parent's home, he fixed it up and moved his wife and child in while simultaneously opening a second location for his business. Unbeknownst to his old friends, he has yet to make it public knowledge he's back in town and is still unsure what his next actions will be.
Wife - TBD
Child - TBD
Mother/Father - Deceased
Siblings - None
Richard Finley - ex lover
Robert Walker - friend and comrade
Caroline Walker - The little sister

purplecowdutch · Feb 13, 2024

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Carter Ashworth

name

Carter Ashworth

But goes by

Carter

nickname

Bargain Worth, since he always wants to discuss prizes

age

37

gender

Male

pronouns

He/Him

sexuality

Heterosexual

languages

English

occupation

Deals in shady businesses and mostly drugs-related

Appearance

height

5,6ft

physique

He has a dad bod and rarely works out, sees having intercourse as ''working out''

eye color

Brown eyes

hair style

Puts it back with some gel mostly, after he goes to the barber just leaves it the way it is

other features

Has had a gunshot in his leg which left a nasty scar

body modifications

none

wardrobe style

Wears a very classic-chic style but casual, holds a lot of value to expensive clothing and accesoires.

face claim

Robert Downey Jr.

personality

virtues

salesman quality (can talk for hours), extravert, creative (dreams big)

vices

impulsive, reckless,

overview

The Ashwood siblings were always very different than one another but one thing they all were similair in were those smiles. Carter was sly but was clumsy, his lies were hard to believe but mostly got away with it because he simply knew how to keep people entertained.
Carter and his brother mostly got along amazingly well, they have more bickering now that they're getting older.
Carter had always hung around the wrong people and this never seemed to change, once he went to college, he got into some experimentational drugs and was immediately sold. This ended up in him liking the easy money that he got from it and of course the ''free'' drugs. He was not good in school so he was failing almost all his classes in the first year, he never wanted to finish college anyway so he moved back and started getting into this business. He met his girlfriend at 27 and got married only a few months later to eventually going through a hectic divorce canon.

history

history pt2.

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ReverseTex · Feb 17, 2024

Malcolm "Malc" Murray Jr.

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Name:
Malcolm Murray Jr.

Age and Date of Birth:
25

Sexual Orientation & Relationship Status:
Bisexual, Single

Face Claim (Realistic Only):
Paul Mescal

Height:
5'11

Affiliation:
Fletcher

Role/Occupation:
Part-time Fighter / Garage Manager

Skills:
Proficient at Boxing
Pickpocketing
Thievery
Wrestling/ Ground combat
Pistol combat
Likes:
Boxing
Drinking / Smoking
Folk / Pop music
Gambling
Nature

Dislikes:
Parties
Cops
Cars / Automotives
Visiting his Dad
Posh Folks

Personality:
Malc is the stereotypical “gentle giant” type of guy. On one hand, he’s a cold-blooded fighter: systematic, coordinated, and diligent. Outside the ring, he’s very kind and sentimental. Being around strong women in his life, he’s completely content with showing his emotions and talking about hard subjects. But he can be very reserved and shy compared to his sister. Some could call him meek and shy, he and his sister like to think he's observant. He doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone, regardless of who he’s named after. If provoked, he's more than likely starting a fight with his fists over his words. He'd much rather get the upper hand and avoid any arguments.

Personality Type:
ISFJ
History:
From a very early age, Malc was the spitting image of his father. He was confident, and mischievous, always up for any trouble his dad dragged him along for. Despite growing up with little means, the Murray family was full of love, respect, and empathy. They were a tight family unit, them against the world. With his mother and father having to work strenuous and odd jobs throughout their childhood, Malc always had a close relationship with his older sister Jenny. As kids, the typical sibling angst and competition kept them both quick-witted and crafty. While they bickered and fought, they always made up in the end. As the two grew older, seeing their father lose his job was a major shift in Malc's personality. He idolized his father like any son does, seeing his father hit a life-low propelled him out of childhood earlier than most kids. He did anything to scrape change; picket pocket, pawn off lost items he found, or help out around the city. In his hunt for change, he found he enjoyed cleaning the local boxing gym the best. It was easy pocket money and it allowed him an outlet away from his family. As he became a familiar face around the gym, the owner started to give him lessons and let him open the ring to get practice in. As he grew older, his stature and discipline yielded to the formation of a pure-bred fighter.

Once his father and mother found out about his hobby, his father was extremely proud while his mother worried endlessly. Malc knew he could earn good money in fights, he just had to do so while keeping up his grades and behavior at school for his mum. On the day of his first organized fight, his dad was supposed to be in attendance after he finished a job for the Fletchers, except he never showed. His frustration led him to win with a cold KO, however, it wasn't until he got him in the early morning that Jenny told him the news. They'd likely never see their dad again. The entire Murray unit was rocked to its core which made the Fletcher's intervention even more meaningful for the broken family. Jenny was older and needed to stay in town to keep a steady income for their family, whereas Malc knew his place was with their mom. They both agreed it would be best that way: he could finish school up north and care for their mother while she stayed for the Fletchers.

Moving to the Scottish highlands was certainly a culture shock for Malc, having been a city boy through and through, to suddenly living in a quiet country town. It certainly made school easier, not having to worry as much about money, and gave him more time to perfect his boxing. It also allowed him t

o process and begin to heal from the traumatic event they endured, the country allowing him to connect with his roots and his thoughts He made sure to write to Jenny and his father frequently, making sure both were up to date on their mother's wellbeing as well as his own. He graduated not long after their arrival, practically forced to go to college by their mother in Glasgow. While in uni, he was able to make a solid earning off gambling and racketing his fights. Once he graduated, Malc knew it was time to get back to Birmingham.

Like his sister, the Fletchers promised him a place in their ranks. If he took anything after his dad, which he did, he'd be a valuable asset to Tony. Now with their mother comfortably settled in her rural community, Malc can finally focus on his new life in Birmingham.
Malcolm Murray - Father [Incarcerated]
Beatrice Murray - Mother
Jenny Murray - Sister

Tony Fletcher - Boss

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