Name: Lawrence Javier Nemes (mostly goes by Laurie and sometimes LJ)
Age: 24
Gender Identity/AGAB: Cis-male
Pronouns: He/him/his
Orientation: Gay
Appearance: Laurie looks like if Rock Hudson had tan skin, softer features, and a heart shaped face. No seriously. His mama always has said that if Laurie wasn't a cowboy, he would be one those actors or something. He stands at 6'4" with a muscular build. His hands are calloused and his knuckles are rough. There is a small bump on the ridge of his nose from this one time when he was ten and fell off his horse Kirk. Laurie has short fluffy raven black hair. It's never neat no matter how hard anyone tries to fix it. Doesn't matter half the time because of he's usually wears his cowboy hat outside of the house.
Wardrobe: This cowboy is all about a long sleeve flannel shirt, black tank top, jeans, pair of black cowboy boots, and his favorite (and only) black Stetson cowboy hat. Laurie rarely never wears anything else except for a faded black suit for Sunday mass. Sometimes he might switch it up a little by having on a jacket and a t-shirt. He's not one to dress up or buy new clothes. As a matter of fact, the last new piece of clothing he got was a pair of socks that his sister Rosa knitted for him for Christmas last year. They're blue and have purple flowers on them. Not to mention, they're really comfy.
Personality: Laurie underestimates himself. He may be strong, but he's also soft and has a big heart. Like a lot of cowboys, he keeps to himself. Not really the stoic type but Laurie isn't one to talk about his problems. The cowboy is more invested in helping others. Laurie is protective of others, especially his family; he'll do anything for them. The only thing he won't do is tell them about his sexuality and whatever else is going on. To him, a man (let alone a cowboy) is not supposed to be like him. He sees himself being too vulnerable, soft, and not smart or masculine enough. His confidence is terribly low, but it's not low enough to keep him from raising a little hell every now and then.
Weapon(s): Laurie isn't too keen on using anything that's not his Bowie knife, revolver, or his own two hands. He only uses a rifle for hunting or target practice.
Skills: Horseback riding, herding, shooting, rope tying, first aid, bilingual (speaks Spanish), cooking, and sewing
Background: Lawrence Javier Nemes is the oldest of four children. He has younger three sisters named Amelia, Rosalia, and Irene. Their father, Nathaniel, was the third generation in the Nemes family to own the ranch. When Laurie was thirteen, his father passed are suffering injuries from a car accident. He doesn't remember much from that day nor the following weeks after, but Laurie had become the man of the house and he started experiencing a lot of inner turmoil since. He's known he is gay a little before his father died. Whenever his mother, Dalila, would bring up finding a good wife or anything like that, he had a hard time imaging being with a girl. Anytime he tried, he just ended up thinking about his friend named Hugo or just some guy. Laurie had a huge crush on Hugo. If he wasn’t thinking about horses, cattle, or doing chores, then he was thinking about Hugo. One time Hugo gifted him this book called "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by his namesake Victor Hugo; Laurie read the book cover to cover just so he could talk about it with his crush. His other best friend, Maria, could tell you that his eyes never left those pages for days. It broke his heart when he found out that Hugo was going to school to become a doctor. Brokenhearted, Laurie tried to move on by looking after his family and the ranch.
Theme song(s): Sunshine of Your Love by Cream, I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges, Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) by Big & Rich
Other: He has a black stallion named Hercules. Aside from horseback riding and spending time with his family, he also loves stargazing.
