OC: Ray Dome

[Ray is inseparably connected to Nova and occasionally connected to Este, but can be written independent from the latter.]



Full name: Raymond Frederic Dome

Nickname(s): Sweet Baby Ray’s, Stingray/Stinkray, Raccoon, Raynman, Rayblade, Crayon, Dollar Store Timothée Chalamet, Raysin, Rayd Shadow Legends, Crayzy? I was crayzy once, …

Species: Human

Age: 23

Birthday: October 13th

Orientation: assumed straight, undefined

Nationality: US-American

Place of Birth: Dallas (Oregon), USA

Currently Lives: Portland (Oregon), USA

Languages Spoken: English

Native Language: English

Relationship Status: single

Hair Color: brown

Eye Color: dark brown

Face Claim / Playby: Joshua Bassett

Appearance: tall(-ish), not particularly athletic but toned, wild, untamed curls that look as joyous as he is, eyes that always seem to hold a smile in them

Personality: so nice it’s almost suspicious. Ray is an absolute sweetheart, open, warm, friendly, glad to be the group clown and personal cheerleader to whomever needs it. Has big undiagnosed ADHD vibes, struggling to focus, very forgetful and absolutely incapable of keeping secrets. And while, most times, his feel for tension and his quick distraction and entertainment skills are very nice, he does bear an exhausting desire to be everyone’s darling, and struggles to stand up for himself and those he loves. He can enable abusive behavior out of compulsive people-pleasing, and may get himself and others hurt in the process.

Likes: chaos, silly & dumb fun, collecting things (especially ironic & religious paraphernalia), hanging out, cats, dogs, DJing, video games, sweets, summer, Halloween, dad jokes, wordplay, meeting new people, smoking weed, making little traditions, sh*tposting, memes, rap & RnB, karaoke - ((you can make Ray like pretty much anything, to be honest, as long as it’s fun))

Dislikes: silence, solitude, boredom, being forced to make decisions or take a stance, aggression, tension, awkwardness, conflict

Smoker: Yes

Drinker: Yes

Medication: None

Hobbies: video games, badminton

Occupation: Geophysics student & part-time service worker

Parents: Sanna and Marcus Dome

Siblings: Rachel (older) and Rosa (younger) Dome

Backstory:
Ray’s life has always been quite loud, and he’s loved nothing more. With his two sisters, stay-at-home mom Sanna and their dog Milly, the little family’s house in the Willamette Valley was usually buzzing like a beehive. The Domes are tight-knit and very sweet, all born with curls, thick lashes and vocal chords of steel, and Ray liked to be the clown in their midst even from a young age. When Sanna and Marcus eventually divorced, he automatically snapped into the role of the mediator, being there for everyone who needed it. While the divorce went comparatively well, and Ray still spent weekends over at his dad’s for sports and pizza, he did take away an unhealthy desire to be that anchor, that light, always cheerful, always there.

It was most felt, and frequently pointed out by his childhood best friend Nova, whom he met through church. Sanna and Christine had become friends there when both were expecting, and ever since Ray was born two months after Nova, the two stuck together through the decades. Attending school together, Ray often witnessed Nova’s run-ins with her peers, how the things that made her different were thrown back at her, how she was mocked and excluded. Nova often hoped that Ray would stand up for her, but he mostly just stood by, engraving a history of small scars that Ray prefers to gloss over. Harmony and peace are his highest priority, no matter the cost.

But for now, the two still walk side by side. There was never really a Plan B. Both moved to Portland, Ray, to study geophysics, living in a shared housing situation with two roommates and a cat called Jesus. He works a side job in food service, and regards his life as mostly smooth sailing – even if the waters are deep and dark with past regrets.