ooc; saltburnt guest au
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ripherRUPERT GILES
💼 THE INSTITUTION 💼
- An old friend of Jonty and Portia, Rupert Giles is returning to his roots on the Saltburnt estate for the first time in years. Newly widowed, he's looking to rediscover old relationships and find some way to connect with his wayward children.
CONTENT WARNINGS: incest, adultery, alcoholism.
BACKSTORY:
Rupert first met Jonty and Portia at university, where they quickly became firm friends (and maybe more). Along with his girlfriend (soon to be wife) Joyce and their friends Alicent and Stephen, he spent a number of happy years in their company, and did his best to hold on to those connections through the years as their lives took them away from each other.
After moving to Joyce's hometown in California, Rupert believed he would be content to settle down with Joyce and raise their two daughters, Buffy and Dawn. Unfortunately, he discovered it wasn't going to be as easy as that. He was never able to truly adjust to living in America, and missed England enough that he started splitting his time across the Atlantic, taking a professorship post at Oxford while also teaching at UCLA. The distance between Rupert and his family grew. Eventually, Joyce fell ill and Rupert moved back to California to care for her full-time until she died, leaving him to raise the girls alone.
With Dawn freshly enrolled in college, Rupert has taken the chance to bring Buffy home to England with him, hoping that some space from certain temptations in California will bring her around and help her concentrate on her ice skating career, and maybe the presence of his younger brother and his old friends can offer some much-needed perspective. He's also (quietly) looking to reconnect with his eldest son, William, the product of a tryst in his youth. William spent his childhood being raised by Giles' sister after his mother decided to distance herself from the affair -- her identity is a closely guarded secret, though rumour has it that she's been financially supporting him for years.
After moving to Joyce's hometown in California, Rupert believed he would be content to settle down with Joyce and raise their two daughters, Buffy and Dawn. Unfortunately, he discovered it wasn't going to be as easy as that. He was never able to truly adjust to living in America, and missed England enough that he started splitting his time across the Atlantic, taking a professorship post at Oxford while also teaching at UCLA. The distance between Rupert and his family grew. Eventually, Joyce fell ill and Rupert moved back to California to care for her full-time until she died, leaving him to raise the girls alone.
With Dawn freshly enrolled in college, Rupert has taken the chance to bring Buffy home to England with him, hoping that some space from certain temptations in California will bring her around and help her concentrate on her ice skating career, and maybe the presence of his younger brother and his old friends can offer some much-needed perspective. He's also (quietly) looking to reconnect with his eldest son, William, the product of a tryst in his youth. William spent his childhood being raised by Giles' sister after his mother decided to distance herself from the affair -- her identity is a closely guarded secret, though rumour has it that she's been financially supporting him for years.
RUMORS:
💼 Rupert is the elder brother of the Balfour's underbutler. They have a courteous but tense relationship -- supposedly the younger Giles has never forgiven Rupert for leaving the country while their father was dying.
💼 The Giles family dates from the Norman conquest and has a lot of old money lying around. There have been many scandals over the decades, most of them involving strange disappearances of young women, and rumours of occult practices.
💼 Alicent and Rupert had an affair of some kind when they were younger. Rupert goes to great lengths to keep this information secret, though it's obvious he still carries a torch for "Allie".
💼 Rupert has a tattoo on the inside of his left arm. General consensus says it's the product of a wild night out as a youth, but Rupert is strangely reluctant to talk about it.
💼 Although he often complains about her rebellious attitude and seems to hold her to an absurdly high standard, Buffy is Giles' favourite, and he will move heaven and earth to make sure she's happy.
💼 Rupert's drinking problem is an open secret with the Saltburnt staff. Whenever he visits the house, he goes through a bottle of whisky every two days. He carries it well in public -- only the maids who clean up his suite know how bad things can get.
💼 Rupert knows more about Buffy's proclivities than she believes he does. He pays her bodyguard, and the Saltburnt staff, to keep him updated on what -- and who -- she's been doing. In detail.
💼 Buffy gets her bratty ways directly from her father -- he might look prim and proper, but he was a punk with a criminal record when he was her age. He firmly denies any of this, though he's certainly capable of destroying a room when he's angry about something.
💼 Speaking of fatherhood, the maternal source of Giles' eldest son, William, has been a Saltburnt mystery for years. The fact that he looks so much like Portia and Bunny is surely a coincidence.
💼 Though Giles has openly acknowledged William, the two have a difficult relationship. The kitchen staff were recently treated to a very loud argument between Rupert and someone on the other end of the phone -- possibly Rupert's father -- over the boy's inheritance.
💼 Rupert claims to be in Saltburnt for Buffy's sake, but it seems as though he's definitely throwing himself into the party atmosphere, and has already been spotted down in the clubs and bars with some interesting "friends" young enough to be Buffy's dates. Perhaps his widowhood is hitting him harder than he lets on.
💼 The Giles family dates from the Norman conquest and has a lot of old money lying around. There have been many scandals over the decades, most of them involving strange disappearances of young women, and rumours of occult practices.
💼 Alicent and Rupert had an affair of some kind when they were younger. Rupert goes to great lengths to keep this information secret, though it's obvious he still carries a torch for "Allie".
💼 Rupert has a tattoo on the inside of his left arm. General consensus says it's the product of a wild night out as a youth, but Rupert is strangely reluctant to talk about it.
💼 Although he often complains about her rebellious attitude and seems to hold her to an absurdly high standard, Buffy is Giles' favourite, and he will move heaven and earth to make sure she's happy.
💼 Rupert's drinking problem is an open secret with the Saltburnt staff. Whenever he visits the house, he goes through a bottle of whisky every two days. He carries it well in public -- only the maids who clean up his suite know how bad things can get.
💼 Rupert knows more about Buffy's proclivities than she believes he does. He pays her bodyguard, and the Saltburnt staff, to keep him updated on what -- and who -- she's been doing. In detail.
💼 Buffy gets her bratty ways directly from her father -- he might look prim and proper, but he was a punk with a criminal record when he was her age. He firmly denies any of this, though he's certainly capable of destroying a room when he's angry about something.
💼 Speaking of fatherhood, the maternal source of Giles' eldest son, William, has been a Saltburnt mystery for years. The fact that he looks so much like Portia and Bunny is surely a coincidence.
💼 Though Giles has openly acknowledged William, the two have a difficult relationship. The kitchen staff were recently treated to a very loud argument between Rupert and someone on the other end of the phone -- possibly Rupert's father -- over the boy's inheritance.
💼 Rupert claims to be in Saltburnt for Buffy's sake, but it seems as though he's definitely throwing himself into the party atmosphere, and has already been spotted down in the clubs and bars with some interesting "friends" young enough to be Buffy's dates. Perhaps his widowhood is hitting him harder than he lets on.
IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS:
💼 BUFFY GILES-SUMMERS - daughter
💼 ████████ GILES - younger brother
💼 WILLIAM PRATT (GILES) - son
💼 RILEY FINN - employee/bodyguard
💼 JONTY & PORTIA BALFOUR - friends
💼 ALICENT HIGHTOWER - friend/confidante/fwb(?)
💼 STEPHEN STRANGE - friend/confidante
💼 KOBY ALDIVA - mentee
💼 DOMINGOS CHOI - mentee
💼 DAMON SALVATORE - former student
💼 HARRY GOODSIR - rival-in-law
💼 ANI MIKHEEVA - obsession/muse
OTHER NOTES:
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