Riley "Sticks" Moreno

|| BASIC PROFILE ||

Full Name: Riley Eliot Moreno Nickname(s): Sticks (given by Beau at age eight, and it stuck forever), Ry (only Leana) Age: 20 Height: 6'4" — offensively tall Hometown: Lakepoint Shore, California Current Residence: RVU dorm, single room Major: Musical Science (songwriting, composition, audio engineering) Sexuality: Bisexual Aesthetic: Alternative musician; grey denim, black tees/tanks, jewelry, chipped nail polish, soft eyeliner, guitar-case-wielding menace Pet: Nyxie, his orange cat — emotional support when people are too much

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|| APPEARANCE ||

Riley is the kind of tall that makes people question if height regulations exist. At 6'4", he’s all elongated limbs, awkward elegance, and lean muscle built from years of carrying guitars, biking around Lakepoint Shore, and stress-pacing instead of sleeping. His build is wiry, narrow, with a slight curve of muscle at the biceps that only shows when he pushes his sleeves up.

His skin is pale with undertones that allow bruises to show easily (which annoys him). His hair is a messy dark brown, long enough to fall in his eyes and curl slightly at the ends. He rarely styles it — just shakes it out of his face and keeps going. His eyes are dark, warm brown, but sharp; nothing soft about the way he looks at the world unless you’re someone who earned his trust.

He has a distinct “looks intimidating until he speaks” vibe. His posture is permanently slouched, like he’s trying to compact himself to normal-human height. He dresses in grayscale: black or washed-denim jeans, loose black tees, ripped tanks, chains, rings, and worn combat boots. Tattoos snake up his arms — musical notes, lyrics he wrote, small symbols that mean more than he lets on.

He smells faintly like cedarwood, laundry detergent, and guitar strings.

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|| PERSONALITY ||

Riley is a black-cat personality wrapped in a quiet apocalypse. Reserved, watchful, emotionally contained. He doesn't trust easily; trauma wired his nervous system into a constant low-level caution. But when he does let someone in? His loyalty is almost frightening.

He’s sarcastic, dry-humored, sharp-tongued in the gentlest way possible — he doesn’t go for the throat unless someone deserves it. His love language is subtle acts: sending songs, fixing things he won't admit he fixed, dropping off food quietly at Beau’s door during exam week, taking Dibs’ phone away when he’s spiraling.

He is the “parent friend” against his will. He never asked for it; it was assigned the moment he met Beau and Devon in third grade and decided their chaotic little lives were now his responsibility.

He’s logical, steady, and deeply introspective. But beneath all the restraint and sarcasm lives a heart that feels too much — and he hates that he feels things with intensity. He pretends to be aloof, but he's soft in ways he’ll never admit.

If he loves you, he’s already planning your future safety. If he hates you, you’ll feel it without him saying a single word.

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|| BACKSTORY ||

Riley grew up in Lakepoint Shore, a calm coastal town that looks idyllic on postcards but wears real scars underneath. At age eight, he met Beau Harlow and Devon Kinecaid — two neighborhood gremlins who nearly ran him over with their bikes. They became inseparable within a week. Beau named him “Sticks” because his legs were “too long and too skinny,” and Riley punched him for it... then accepted the name forever.

A year later came the accident. A drunk driver ran a red light, and Riley lost both parents in the crash. His older sister, Leana, was 16 years old and suddenly raising a grieving nine-year-old by herself. She worked two jobs, finished school, and still made sure Riley took guitar lessons, ate actual food, and felt loved.

Beau and Dibs became more than friends — they became anchors. They were there the night he refused to sleep in his own house. They were there when he threw himself into music because it was the only thing that made sense anymore. They were the constants that didn’t disappear.

Even now, he carries guilt, grief, and a bone-deep fear of being abandoned. He loves intensely, quietly, protectively — because he knows what it’s like to lose everything.

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|| RELATIONSHIPS ||

Leana Moreno (older sister)

His moral compass, his anchor, the reason he isn’t feral. Leana is strong, gentle, fiercely protective, and one of the only people who sees through every mask he wears. Riley would burn the world for her.

Beau Harlow

His best friend, his emotional support golden retriever, his human sunshine. Riley pretends Beau annoys him, but in reality? Beau is the stability he didn’t know he needed. He trusts Beau in a way he trusts no one else. Riley denies it, but Beau is the reason he laughs as often as he does.

Devon “Dibs” Kinecaid

The younger gremlin, chaos incarnate. Dibs talks fast, moves fast, thinks fast — the perfect contrast to Riley’s quiet, steady nature. Riley protects him like a kid brother, even when Dibs sprints directly into danger.

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|| RVU LIFE ||

Riley got accepted into River View University for Musical Science — one of the top programs in the country. RVU is known for attracting the unconventional: athletes, dancers, performers, digital artists, music prodigies, niche STEM majors, etc. The campus is vibrant, chaotic, creative — exactly the type of place where Riley both fits in and sticks out.

He lives in a single dorm, partly because he needs space and partly because he does not trust strangers near his instruments or his cat Nyxie. His room is filled with:

• guitars (plural)
• a keyboard
• scattered sheet music
• fairy lights (Leana made him hang them)
• black bedding
• string lights shaped like tiny moons
• two mugs he never uses but Beau constantly steals
• Nyxie's cat tree

He can be found in three places: the music building, the coffee shop across the quad, or the roof of the Fine Arts building where he writes songs at 2 a.m.

He pretends to hate college events but shows up to every one Beau's and Dibs' games.

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|| MUSIC & AMBITIONS ||

Music has always been his language. He started strumming a guitar at age six, writing real songs at ten, and composing full tracks by fourteen. His dream? To make it big — not for fame, but for meaning. He wants people to feel understood, to feel something, to know someone out there gets it.

He writes songs in notebooks, on napkins, on his phone at 3 a.m., everywhere. His voice is low, smoky, mesmerizing. He performs at RVU’s open mic nights occasionally — but only if Beau and Dibs drag him there.

Long-term goal: Become a professional musician, score films, write albums, and never have to compromise his sound.

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|| QUIRKS & HABITS ||

• Walks silently despite being tall. Freaks people out.
• Nyxie has separation anxiety — because Riley also has separation anxiety.
• He sits on floors instead of chairs.
• Eats cereal at midnight.
• Fixes Beau and Dibs’ shit constantly like a mom.
• Writes songs instead of talking about his feelings.
• Will not start a fight but will finish one.
• Has a monotone “mother voice” he uses when Beau and Dibs get too chaotic.

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|| PERSONAL VALUES ||

• Loyalty above everything.
• Protect the ones who stay.
• Don’t waste words.
• Don’t give trust for free.
• Honesty matters more than niceness.
• Family is chosen as much as it is given.

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|| SUMMARY ||

Riley “Sticks” Moreno is the tallest, quietest, most emotionally complex member of the trio — a 6'4" alternative musician with sharp eyes, gentle hands, and a guarded heart. He survived loss, built his world around music and loyalty, and protects his people with a fierce, quiet devotion. He’s the black cat to Beau’s golden retriever and Dibs’ raccoon energy, the calm center of their shared chaos, the soul of their trio.

He doesn’t say much — but every word he gives is true.

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|| LEANA'S PERSONALITY ||

Leana Moreno is grounded, steady, and sharper than most people expect. At 28, she’s the definition of a protective older sister—5'8", athletic, and carrying the quiet strength of someone who grew up fast and never complained about it. She has a tomboy edge to her: worn jeans, rolled sleeves, hair tied back, and a voice that can shift from warm to commanding in a heartbeat. Leana is practical, perceptive, and emotionally fluent in a way Riley never quite managed; she’s the one who keeps things running, keeps people safe, and keeps chaos from winning.

Despite her tough exterior, Leana is deeply kind and fiercely loyal, especially to the people she considers hers. Her long-term girlfriend is her soft spot, her balance, and the only person who can consistently make her laugh until she cries. Leana doesn’t trust easily, but once she does, she loves with her whole chest. She’s the friend who shows up early, stays late, fixes the problem, and then jokes about it like it was nothing. Confident, low-maintenance, and full of quiet fire, Leana lives somewhere between big-sister energy and ride-or-die badass.

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|| BEAU'S PERSONALITY ||

Beau Harlow is the human embodiment of a sunbeam—warm, loud, loyal, and endlessly golden. He’s a 6’2” powerhouse of muscle and kindness, the type of guy who genuinely believes everyone is capable of good because he is incapable of seeing the world any other way. He thinks with his heart first and his biceps second, always rushing head-first into situations with the absolute confidence of someone who has never doubted that things will work out. His smile is contagious, his laugh even more so, and his optimism borders on delusion in the most lovable way. Beau is goofy, affectionate, and physically incapable of holding a grudge—he forgives fast, loves hard, and trusts easily, even when he maybe shouldn’t.

Under his himbo sunshine exterior, though, is a rare kind of steadfast loyalty. Once you’re one of his people, Beau is yours for life. He’d fight for you, cheer for you, and walk through fire barefoot if you asked. His belief in others is so strong it becomes a superpower—he lifts people up just by existing near them. He’s the golden retriever friend who brings snacks to every hangout, hugs like he means it, cries at inspirational sports movies, and refuses to let anyone he loves feel alone for even a second. Beau is simple in the best way: honest, joyful, and full-hearted, a walking reminder that goodness still exists.

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|| DEVON'S PERSONALITY ||

Devon “Dibs” Kincaid is a compact blast of chaos in a wolf-cut and bruised knuckles. He’s fast—stupidly fast—and built like someone who sprints before thinking, tackles before asking, and lives off pure adrenaline and iced coffee. His straight dark hair falls into his eyes no matter how often he shoves it back, and he always has at least two scrapes he refuses to explain. On the field he’s ruthless; off the field he’s a menace who talks a mile a minute, makes impulsive bets, and drags Beau and Sticks into nonsense with a grin. But for all his gremlin energy and trash-talk bravado, he’s loyal to the bone and rides harder for his boys than anyone else ever will.