Welcome to Ibig (pronounced ee-beeg) cafe, owned by elderly Robert Mercado and run by his daughter and son Carolyn and Oliver. They have the best coffee in Denver and the record for most relationships started in their shop.
(Wow sorry for that intro that wasn't great) Alright soooooooo this is a rp where my characters run a coffee shop owned by their father and they're matchmakers and coffee shop au shenanigans would commence. Oliver is a little more subtle in her matchmaking tactics and Carolyn is . . . not. But we all have fun here.
Rules:
Ask before joining
Please please please use correct grammar and punctuation and all that
Don't control other people's characters without asking
This is a shipping rp so obviously, shipping is allowed
LGBTQ+ is both welcomed and encouraged
Hate between the characters is okay, hate between each other is not (be nice guys)
Try and make your characters diverse in personality, race, sexuality, etc. (No Mary/Gary Sues)
Try and refrain from one-liners if you can
If you have major plot ideas thats encouraged, just pm me about em
Swearing is okay, try and keep it PG-13
If there's anything beyond like making out, take it to pms, please
Ummmmmm I think thats it but I might add to them
Also if you don't follow any of these I'll ask you to stop and if you don't I'll kick you out (sorry). Obviously not if its a genuine accident but yeah
Current Ships:
Oliver (me) and Bren (@🎃☠👻Tis I The Spookiest Ghost!👻☠🎃)
Carolyn (also me) and Olivia (@"violet rain")
Mikhail (@Qxeenscryche) and Adrian ( @EerieNebula👻 )
Available:
Ash (@"Nobody.Thinks.What.I.Think II-// ") - Female - Pansexual
Flora (@othyrword) - Female - Asexual/Biromantic
Piper (@payten17) - Female - Pansexual
Mikaella (Mikel) (@WritingGale) - Female - Pansexual
Yes, you both can, let me get a template
Oh am i allowed to join?????
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Occupation:
Personality (no develop):
Appearance:
Outfit:
Favorite Color:
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.):
Background (optional):
Other:
Can my character be friends with yours? Like they keep trying to set him up with someone and he's just like "Lets not."
(These are the two characters I'm doing)
Name: Oliver Mercado
Age: 26
Gender: Boy
Sexuality: Gay
Occupation: Runs the coffee shop (duh)
Personality (no develop): ENFP. Observant, naturally curious, enthusiastic, really good at communicating, very friendly. Kinda feels like he doesn't really belong with anyone, even though a lot of people like him. Definitely a people person
Appearance: Filipino American, medium skin tone, short, slightly muscular, freckles, brown eyes, short hair.
Outfit: Jeans and pants typically rolled at the ankle. T-shirts with a denim jacket, or plaid shirt under a sweater, or flannel shirt over a graphic t-shirt. Yellow converse or brown boots. 2-4 rings and bracelets on both hands/wrists.
Favorite Color: Yellow
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.): Co-manager
Background (optional): His grandfather came to America from the Philipines when he was in his 30's. His dad met his mom in a coffee shop, then bought it. His dad is old now so Oliver and his sister run the shop.
Other: Wears glasses, plays basketball. Obsessed with coffee and a bit of a matchmaker, but mainly leaves that to his sister.
Name: Carolyn Mercado
Age: 24
Gender: Girl
Sexuality: Pansexual
Occupation: Runs the coffee shop
Personality (no develop): ESTJ. Strong willed, very open and honest to a fault. A little judgemental, verrryyyyy flirty. Bossy, makes friends easily, loves to bake, very stubborn.
Appearance: Filipino American, medium skin tone, short, curvy, brown eyes, long, dark hair.
Outfit: Wears lots of dresses and low-cut things. Dresses kinda hipster
Favorite Color: Teal and purple
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.): Co-manager
Background (optional): Her grandfather came to America from the Philipines when he was in his 30's. Her dad met her mom in a coffee shop, then bought it. His dad is old now so Carolyn and her brother run the shop.
Other: Lovesss to bake. Lives for matchmaking and drama
Can my character be friends with yours? Like they keep trying to set him up with someone and he's just like "Lets not."
With Oliver? Yes, totally
Also if you don't want to be part of the main shipping, just a side character, bystander, someone who works at the coffee shop you can, just ask me
(this looks fun can I join?)
I might just have a side character, and if someone needs a pairing i'l do that.
Name: Mikhail Dean
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Gayyyyy
Occupation: Works at another cafe and at a library
Personality: Mikhail is sweet and fairly quiet, often times enjoying a comfortable silence a lot more than ongoing chats. He’s awkward around new people at first, but after trusting them, he tends to open up very quickly, often times finding himself uncomfortable when he’s not telling the full truth or being himself. Mikhail, around people he knows and decides to like, can be brutally honest (though sprinkles in some warm words and tries his hardest to make it up if he hurts anyone) and can come off as loud, until he’s put in an uncomfortable situation. He suffers from anxiety and won’t voice his opinions loudly, but with time, he grows the courage to speak up about his thoughts. While he appears to be calm and collected in stressful situations, his mind is often battling with itself, and anxiety is not an uncommon feeling for Mikhail. He’s a quick thinker, but tends to second guess his decisions over and over again, and when he’s in a terribly pressured spot, his facade of stability chips away as his mental state deteriorates. Mikhail despises the idea of being harsh or rude to others, and he tries his hardest to sympathise and be empathetic when he’s talking to others; but when someone somehow uses up all of his patience, he snaps and causes a big (and to be frank, an embarrassing) scene, his thoughts becoming irrational and taking many things (especially criticism) much farther out of proportion that what it truly is. Even with his kind-hearted nature, Mikhail can hold grudges for years - don’t test it. He tries his hardest to be graceful but ends up a bumbling mess in sticky situations. Mikhail also hates the smell of fire, but doesn’t know why his anxiety triggers at it and where the trigger stems from. Even at the slightest whiff of smoke or a lit match can lead to him starting to shake almost uncontrollably, as if he had a fever.
Appearance:
Height: 5’6ft
Eye Color: A light, icy cerulean. The outer edges of his irises are a darker shade, bordering towards violet which gradually fades into the blue as the color moves closer towards his pupil. His eyes are a rounder shape, though they evidently hold the weight of tiredness due to the amounts of exhaustion that often overcome him.
Hair Color: His hair is cut short and curly, with a part on his left side. His hair often falls into his right eye causing him to brush it out of the way or behind his ears. The hues of his short locks are an unnatural platinum silver, with underlying tones of cool blue.
General Features: Freckles dot Mikhail’s dark olive slender face, and his body has a fairly slim, lanky build. His left ear is a little bit nicked at the top from an accident during Kindergarten, and he often has bruises or small cuts from stupid mistakes he makes. Mikhail has an old burn scar, faded and light, on his upper thigh to around his hip area on his right side. (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/427615350125887499/431586547998130178/mikhail_1.png)
Outfit: Anything comforable, so usually hoodie and ripped jeans or something along those lines
Favorite Color: Blue, Green, Purple, Black, Gold, Silver, Teal.
Cafe Status: First time
Background: You'll see
Other: He's ambidextrous and I'm terrible at making characters. By the way, he has mastered the art of having a neutral face while internally freaking out or anything along those lines.
(Is he okay?)
Name: Bren Hazelwood
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Quite gay
Occupation: baker
Personality (no develop): Bren is very protective of his friends, he can be quite cheerful but is more shy, he is an ambivert and enjoys giving people food
Appearance: wide brown eyes, fair skin, curly dark brown hair, black glasses, freckles, more feminine frame. He wears a large sweater with a faded band name on it, underneath that he has a dark grey shirt on, black stretchy pants, combat boots.
Favorite Color: Purple
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.): Works at the cafe as the head baker
Name: Ash Kardem
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Pansexual
Occupation: University down the street. Studying to be an astrophysicist
Personality (no develop): Often voices opinions out loud. Talks a lot but get's very flustered if she isn't comfortable with the situation. A big extrovert with lots of energy.
Appearance: https://orig00.deviantart.net/b129/f/2015/111/b/4/lauren_by_avvart-d8qjme3.jpg
5'6 and skinny
Outfit: t-shirts usually with jeans and leather jacket.
Favorite Color: Purple
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.): First time
Background (optional):
Other: Love's math and draws a little.
(Sorry im sickish and was laying down)
Name: Cayden nemoth
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexuality: GAYYYYYYY
Occupation: Computer technitionist
Personality (no develop):Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and abilities.
Appearance:https://d1bvpoagx8hqbg.cloudfront.net/259/bbd25f0e1f033505680260fc7d22f0eb.jpg
Outfit: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSCI2oeaOUDu7IBnzPRK6cyESLHMpLQOeNMUS8xxG_IYXL_6-iVAw:nikeshoesmen.com/wp-content/uploads/images/best-20-teen-boy-style-ideas-on-pinterest-teen-boys-outfits-today-s-style-for-men.jpg ( The outfit he's wearing)
Favorite Color: Pink
Cafe Status (Like if it's your first time, you come occasionally, you're a regular, etc.): First time
Background (optional):
Other: Nothin really
(id very much like to join this if theyre is a spot open for me)
