Nathaniel didn't really want to own the family business as a child. He was coaxed into it though, eventually. Unsurprisingly, a very-likely-haunted antique shop in the middle of nowhere isn't exactly the most popular shop out there, but you do get the occasional customer. They're usually... a bit weird though. Still, Nathaniel won't turn away good money.

• Atticus Nathaniel Lockridge
  • 32
  • 5'4
  • 200lbs
  • Straight(?), cis
  • English (Vaguely RP Londoner)
  • The disgruntled owner of Lockridge & Sons antiques. Constantly reminding everyone that, despite the sign, no, he does not have any children.
  • Do NOT call him Atticus and do NOT call him Nathan if you value your life
  • Constantly sleeps on the job but SSSHHH he's a cat he's allowed catnaps (also he purrs in his sleep just. fyi.)
  • Loves tea. Like, loves it. Has to be Very Sugary and Very Milky though.
  • Of COURSE ghosts don't exist *a vase smashes in the corner of the room completely unprompted* ...ignore that
  • Oddly prideful but will revert to being a grumpy bitch the second he has to deal with a minor inconvenience
• Craig Steinmann
  • 28
  • 5'10
  • 242lbs
  • Extremely obviously bi, cis
  • English (Vaguely Cockney Londoner)
  • Is... literally a rock. Works for Nathaniel and does all his heavy lifting. Head contains crystal and literally nothing else this man is a HIMBO
  • Takes his time going to and from work because god the forest is so nice to walk through. Shame he's usually late because of it, though.
  • WILL flirt with literally anybody and CANNOT be stopped
  • Despite being such a himbo, he's... surprisingly got more common sense than Nathaniel. Enough to know the place is Very Fucking Haunted, at least.
  • Stellar dress sense. Y'know, as you'd expect from any bi man really
  • Oh? It's raining? Time for me to look up and close my eyes and smile at the sky in a way that makes you fall desperately in love with me :)
• Bertie Thorne
  • 26
  • 6'3
  • 136lbs
  • Ace, gay, cis
  • Scottish (Heavilly Scottish, but very slightly lisped accent)
  • Works in the only other shop left on the same strip as Nathaniel, right next door. It's a little plant shop called The Green Thumb :)
  • Very gentle and soft. Very lovely. It almost makes it ironic that he's half venus flytrap (he thinks - nobody's sure really)
  • Speaking of!! Refuses to eat any type of plantlife, and... really likes meat. Like, A Lot. Bread's good too, though.
  • Despite how little business Nathaniel gets, Bertie, on the other hand, is actually doing quite well! Maybe it's the way he grows them. He does seem to have a way with them.
  • Writes poems in his free time!! There's always a notebook on the counter filled with his quiet-moment scribblings :)
  • Gets Maybe A Little Bit Too Emotional when someone buys a plant from him - always sends them off with his best wishes.