Aiden Matthew Arlon | Dead | FC: Ian Somerhalder | OPEN
Whatever Aiden started, Aiden completed. From a young age, it was apparent how driven Aiden was; the determination that emanated from him seemed to have no end. As Aiden grew, his main goal soon became to make his father proud—which didn’t seem to be hard for him, unlike his little brother, Cal. Aiden and Cal shared the same blood, but they were like night and day. Aiden didn’t have to try and be successful, he just was; Cal, on the other hand, tried and failed miserably. Despite their differences, Aiden felt the need to protect Cal, threatening anyone that even thought about hurting his brother. Things changed after Aiden graduated high school and enrolled at the local community college. He spent less and less time with his little brother, and more time studying for his classes and working for his father in the funeral home as his financial advisor. After his father became ill, he took over the entire business, dropping out of school until his father could heal. For the first few months, everything went smoothly. Aiden took care of everything except the bodies, which he left for Cal to do. As both business and bodies rolled in, Aiden focused on families——the essential part of the business—-neglecting the financial aspects completely. It wasn’t until a few weeks later that Aiden realized something was terribly wrong. He spent hours counting, and then recounting their funds, but nothing was adding up correctly. Money had gone missing. When Aiden confronted Cal, Cal denied any involvement, accusing Aiden of not counting correctly. With several funerals that upcoming weekend, Aiden set the matter aside, focusing primarily on continuing to bring in profit. When Aiden fell asleep that night, he never woke up. After realizing what he had become, Aiden couldn’t stay angry with his brother. His brother was pathetic, he had no idea what he had caused; now it was Aiden’s job to make sure it didn’t happen again. Aiden, using both his charm and good looks, loves to charm the ladies of the household, but acts as both a lover and a therapist to many of the residents. After the Elliot’s move in, he finds himself drawn to David’s only son, Craig, who reminds him of Cal. Aiden is determined to find a way to befriend Craig, hoping to play a big-brother role in the young man’s life.
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Adam Albright | Dead | FC: Alex Pettyfer| OPEN
Adam wasn’t completely sure what was wrong with Lilly. When they first met, he assumed she was just different, different in a good way. She seemed perfect for him—at least for the moment, until two months into the relationship. When she started talking about the future—-their future, he began to panic. She was only seventeen, how could she possibly have any idea what his future held? The first fight they had was small; but as time went on, they began to fight more and more as Lilly became more controlling. By the third month, fights were a daily occurrence; breaking up and getting back together at least once a week. Friends laughed when either of them announced their latest break-up. “You’ll be back together by the end of the day. Why do you even bother breaking up in the first place?” By their three-month anniversary, Adam was fed up with the constant drama. After school, he waited for her by the flagpole; where they met every day after school. He broke it to her as nicely and as clearly as possible. “Things just aren’t working out,” he explained,“things are just too intense. I’m sorry.” Adam was sorry, more for himself than for her. How did he get involved in such a mess? The first few days of the break-up went smoothly; Lilly gave him his space, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. After the fourth day, it was clear that there was some miscommunication: Lilly had begun to wait for him at the flagpole once again. Once he began to ignore her existence completely, she started to pop up everywhere; outside his classes, by his locker, hanging out with his friends—she wasn’t getting it. Adam began to hide in the library after school, hoping Lilly would give up and stopping waiting for him outside. In the midst of the drama and disaster, he met Sara, a quiet sophomore that also spent her afternoons in the library. Unlike Adam, who was loud and had a natural charm, Sara was introverted and awkward; but somehow, the two clicked. After a few weeks, Adam and Sara became exclusive. Despite Adam’s fears, he walked Sara to and from class every day, pleasantly surprised that his crazy ex-girlfriend had seemingly backed off. Finally, everything seemed to be getting better. One day after school, Adam was waiting around for Sara to get out of her SAT prep. When the doorbell rang, he assumed she had just gotten out early, not stopping to check if it was really her. He had barely opened the door when Lilly shoved a plate of peanut butter cookies into his arms. Before he could even speak, Lilly had bounded through the door, making herself comfortable in the living room. Adam sat across from her awkwardly as she pleaded with him, trying to reject her advances as politely as possible. Just as he was ready to usher her out, Lilly unveiled a bottle out of wine. “I brought this over. Care to share a glass before I leave?” Adam knew it was best to say no, but what was the harm in having one last drink? He knew something was wrong immediately as the liquor passed down his throat. He didn’t have time to scream; the deadly mixture had done something to his lungs. Adam looked over to Lilly one last time; the pained look on her face saying much more than she ever could. Lilly Newton wasn’t just different, she was a psychopath; and she had just committed murder.The years passed and Adam slowly accepted his fate as a ghost. Although he still feels bitter for the cruel life Lilly forced him into, he tries to do things to pass the time and avoid her at all costs. Adam spends a lot of his time wandering around the town, sticking closely towards the school and sometimes just sitting inside the library where he had met his Sara; who he is positive he would have spent the rest of his life with if Lilly hadn’t intervened.
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Carver Maddison | 21 | Dead | FC: Ashton Kutcher | OPEN
Carver was one of those people who always seemed to excel at everything he did. Good grades, a lot of friends, funny, charming, witty… Honestly the list could go on forever. But one of his best traits was of course, his pranks. Small, large, hilarious, silly, dangers, calm, Carver did them all. He tended to voted class clown in the yearbook, and was constantly sent to the principals office when things got a little out of hand- but of course, he always made it out scott free. One of the things people who knew him would always say would be how lucky he is, how everything always seemed to go his way.. but after the car accident that took his life no one would mention that quality again. Sure Carver was lucky alright, lucky enough that he was killed on impact in that car crash because the tree branch going straight through his arm, and the car catching on fire certainly wasn’t something that any person would want to have to live through. Due to the damage done to his body Carver’s family chose for him to be cremated, by none other then the Elliot’s. Being cremated in the home caused his soul to get trap, and now he’s stuck.. a ghost forever on the property. At his funeral he attempted to reach out to his sister, to get her to see that he was still alive- but it was later that he found out that he actually wasn’t. The only thing Carver has found to cheer himself up, is to continue on with his practical jokes. Now days, of course he only sticks to small pranks- not wanting to hurt anyone and due to the fact that he figured out the farther away from the house that he travels, the less he is really there. He stays hidden to those living in the house, although he does in enjoy bothering them invisibly- but his real fun is going after the girl ghosts in the house. What’s better then being stuck with a bunch of hot girls for eternity? As far as Carver is concerned.. not too much. Except being alive again.
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Jason Michael Northwood | Dead | FC: Ezra Miller | OPEN
Jason wasn’t a jock, loner, geek, artist, or rebel: Jason was just Jason. He didn’t consider himself ‘normal’; no one was normal in Bentley, but he considered himself as more normal than anyone else. Everyone seemed to have their own problems or afflictions; some even had ‘powers’ to see into the past or to see the dead. Jason didn’t have any problems, his father was a drunk but he never hit him, and his sister Audra raised him instead. He was happy to have Audra, he didn’t consider her a replacement for his father and absent mother; as far as he was concerned, she was his parent. When Audra moved away for school, everything began to change. He no longer had someone to confide in when he came home from school, he had to fend for himself and clean after his drunken father. He needed an escape; he turned to pot, not wanting to turn to alcohol to end up just like his father. He smoked pot regularly; it made him more charismatic, more comfortable. When his sister returned suddenly mid-semester, he stopped smoking immediately; he no longer needed a crutch—Audra was back and everything would be okay. It didn’t take long for Jason to see a change in his sister. It was like only her shell had come back; something had sucked the life out of her. For days he waited for his sister to come to him, to confide in him just as he had her when he needed her, but she never came. Jason became sick with worry; finally storming into her room one night and demanding answers, but it was too late. Audra, the only person who cared about him, was dangling from a rope in her open closet. When Audra died that evening, something inside of Jason died with her. The next day he found a dealer and asked him to buy the strongest drug he had on him; the dealer gave him cocaine. The first time he snorted, it hurt, but the release afterwards was worth it. Jason began to spend all his earnings on his newly acquired habit. One night, after snorting a ridiculous amount, he felt bathed by a white light. Suddenly, his sister floated in front of him, smiling sadly. She didn’t say a word, she didn’t have to; Jason knew that she was sorry and that she loved him. He skipped school the next day, ripping the house apart to locate his father’s money; he needed the cocaine to see his sister. When he explained his situation to the dealer, the dealer frowned at him, explaining that it had only been a hallucination. He wanted to deny Jason’s request, but when he saw the wad of money in the boys hand, he couldn’t resist. That night, Jason sat down on the floor of his sister’s bedroom, surrounded by pictures of him and her in better times. He was convinced that if she saw the pictures, she would come back to visit him once again. He snorted a line, and waited patiently: she did not arrive. Jason continued to snort line after line, waiting for his sister to come back to him. It wasn’t long before his body couldn’t take it; he went into cardiac arrest, and died of respiratory failure soon after. When he awoke confused and in a daze, it was Cal who explained what had happened. Together, Cal and Jason buried Jason’s lifeless body, the end of the beginning of Jason’s life. Cal took Jason under his wing, his sadism quickly rubbing off on the younger man. Jason spends his time stalking and studying the women of Bentley, hoping to lure one or two back into the Arlon house and kill them upon Halloween. Most of all, he avoids his sister at all costs, convinced that it was her fault for his untimely death.