⸻ basics,

full name: jeffrey scott grimes.
pronunciation: jef - fer - rey, s - k - ah - t, graimz.
nickname/alias: generally everyone calls him jeff. he’s been given an array of nicknames by people.
gender: male.
species: human.
orientation: bisexual.
occupation: electrician.
age: thirty-two - forty-five. verse dependent.
birthday: 29, march 1978. ^{* the start date of the apocalypse in my canon is 2010.}
birthplace: king county, georgia.
zodiac sign: aries.

⸻ relationships,

father: charles "charlie" grimes, deceased.
mother: amelia grimes (née richards), deceased.
birth order: youngest of two.
sibling(s): richard “rick” grimes.
significant other: lucinda “lucy” grimes (née sanders).
child(ren): nicholas “nick” grimes, first born son. rose marie grimes*, daughter.
other significant people: lori grimes, sister - in - law. carl grimes, nephew. judith grimes, niece. nicole sanders, sister - in - law. caitlin sanders, sister - in - law. jacob mills, best friend.

^{* nick is jeff’s only child in his main verse.}

⸻ health,

health: as far as he knows he’s caught up on vaccinations and healthy. he doesn’t have any serious health issues.
energy: not much, but that’s perpetual, no matter the amount of caffeine or sleep he’s had, he’ll almost always feel tired and somewhat sluggish.
memory: he remembers things that matter; he remembers the first time that he met lucy and the day that nick was born clear as day. his memory of finer details, however, is shoddy at best.
senses: his hearing and sense of smell are pretty good, his eyes keep getting worse with age.
allergies: pollen and bananas.
handicaps: a limp in his left leg.
phobias: he was afraid of the dark as a child, and still has a fear of wide, open waters.

⸻ physical,

eye color: blue.
hair color: it was lighter as a child, but it’s now a dark dirty blonde, borderline brunette.
hairstyle: kept cut pretty short, rarely grown past the tips of his ears.
build: fit, muscular arms with broad shoulders. strong, calloused hands from working with them so much.
height: six foot three and a half inches.
facial hair: pre - apocalypse he tries to keep clean shaven, though often goes a few days between shaves and develops stubble. post - apocalypse he only shaves when he has the ability to do so, and it’s not something high on his list of priorities.
scars: on the palm and back of his left hand from a stray bullet. various others from wear and tear of life in the apocalypse.
distinguishing features: a slight limp (that gets worse when he’s got to run or has been walking on it for too long) in his left leg.
tattoos:
⸺⸺⸺⸺ the first one he got at only seventeen with his best friend. it’s a fireman’s emblem, just two axes crossed one over the other situated behind a shield. there was a little bit of red and orange in the background to signify fire but it was done so lightly and poorly that it has since essentially faded completely. on his right bicep.
⸺⸺⸺⸺ the second was slightly bigger, after graduating his wanderlust took hold. though his mind had other reasons for leaving his hometown, he used this as an excuse. on his right calf he has a small outline of the united states, marked with different colored dots for all of the places he’s visited. a majority of the states surrounding georgia and north carolina are marked up, and most of the west coast is empty save for one in las vegas, another one in seattle and one in los angeles.
⸺⸺⸺⸺ the third, on his right side, close to his armpit, is the date that he and lucy were married in roman numerals. they got it matching. in some verses, smaller underneath is the date that she died.
⸺⸺⸺⸺ fourth was nicky’s ! just after he was born jeff got his footprints tattooed on his left inner - bicep, underneath it his full name “nicholas andrew grimes” and his date of birth. lucy also has one that is similar.
⸺⸺⸺⸺ the fifth is on the inside of his right wrist, and reads “family first”. he also got this after nick was born, after his eyes were truly opened to how important family really is to him.
piercings: he had his right ear done when he was in high school but took it out after a week.

⸻ grooming,

style: best described as comfortable, jeff usually only wears jeans and a t - shirt or sweater. when he’s working he wears special work pants. post - apocalypse he’ll wear whatever he can find, usually the same pair of ratty jeans that he cleans as often as possible.
grooming: he’s as well - kept as he can be. he keeps as clean as he can in all verses, but never really puts too much thought into how he looks.
posture: generally slouched, he only really stiffens his back when he’s threatened.
gait: depending on the situation. he’s usually slow and sluggish, not making too many quick movements if necessary. in a fight he’s pretty quick on his feet, fully capable of taking care of himself.
coordination: his reflexes are pretty average, and he doesn’t get caught up on his own feet too often. though he has a habit of tripping over nothing.
habits and mannerisms: scratching at his jaw, talking too much, picking at / biting the skin around his fingernails. clearing his throat in awkward silences.
scent: he used to smell like metal and sweat, oil and grease. now he smells like fire and wood and dirt and, depending on how long it’s been since his last shower, he doesn’t smell good.

⸻ personal items,

wardrobe: his wardrobe is fairly casual and almost always comfortable. jeans or thicker work pants to work and usually just a t-shirt (or button up, depending on where he’s working) with work boots. whatever he can find in the apocalypse.
equipment: his weapon of choice is an old fire axe that he found relatively close to the beginning of the apocalypse. he also carries around a large hunting knife and a multitool.
trinkets: it may not work anymore, but jeff carries around a pocket watch that lucy got for him for their first anniversary. he didn’t wear it while she was alive, and primarily carries it out of guilt, and because it’s something he has to remind him of her.

⸻ education,

education: he graduated high school, and applied to a community college with intentions of attending, but took a gap year and never ended up going.
grade: he rarely applied himself much to schoolwork, so he was usually a "c" or "d" student. the only classes he ever had an a in was gym and shop.
social stereotype: troublemaker, outcast, class clown.
known languages: english, some spanish, barely a handful of sentences in french that are a distant memory at this point.
extracurricular activities: he tried out for baseball his freshman year at his father’s urging but didn’t make the team.

⸻ mood,

attitude: he’s different with each person he comes across. with most strangers in an apocalypse setting he can be standoffish, much more willing to fight than he is to call someone a friend.
expressiveness: when it comes to general happiness and anger, he does not hold back his emotions. though he does keep them more subtle when around strangers or people that he doesn’t trust. he has a tendency to keep how he’s feeling to himself, how he feels about situations that he’s put in, how he feels about things happening in his life. it’s a problem that often develops in relationships, because while he may not necessarily hide all of his feelings, he almost never talks about them.
when happy: smiling. jeff is already a generally laid - back and happy guy, so he almost always has even a small smile on his face.
when depressed: jeff has gotten far too good at repressing his emotions, so unless he outright tells you that he’s upset, it’ll probably be hard to tell. he hides pain behind humor, so that’s something to look out for.
when angry: it depends entirely on the situation, but jeff has no problem getting loud when he’s angry. he’s not a violent person in nature, and only escalates to physical fighting as a last resort.

⸻ quirks,

hobbies/interests: (What does your character like to do for fun?)
skills/talents: jeff is a primarily self - taught, licensed electrician. he apprenticed with an older man named sean o'toole when he was nineteen and got his license when he was twenty - one.
likes: (What does your character like?)
dislikes: (What can't they stand?)
sense of humor: dry, dark. he definitely has to watch himself around people that don’t know him. can be self - deprecating at times.
pet peeves: people chewing with their mouths open, incessant tapping on tables/countertops.
superstitions/beliefs: he's always subconsciously knocked on wood, & believes in bad omens.
quirks: the handful of times he's quit smoking, he took to chewing on anything he could get his hands on ― toothpicks, lollipop sticks, the ends of pens/pencils, you name it, jeff's teeth marks are probably on it somewhere.
savvy: he was an electrician, so he knows his way around wires and certain electronics. he’s very proud that he’s not a completely technically - oblivious dad.
closet hobby: as much as he enjoyed sports and other activities, jeff also enjoyed video games.

⸻ affiliations,

religion: raised catholic, though the most recent time he stepped foot in a church was his wedding. he believed even less in a god after the outbreak began.
morals: he likes to think that he has pretty standard morals, though the line between what he would and would not do often blurs when it comes to his family.
crime record: both from high school, he was charged with breaking and entering and vandalism.
motivation: in any verse where jeff has nick and lucy has died, his motivation for everything will always be his son. whether it be keeping a roof over his head or finding him in the apocalypse.
priorities: after meeting lucy and having nick, his family will always come first, there is literally nothing that he would not to do protect them.
etiquette: pre - apocalypse he was pretty well - trained. he was polite to strangers and old ladies and respected those that respected him. he keeps that in mind post - apocalypse, though he is ten times more wary around strangers. he’s still a decent human being, but he’s far quicker to mistrust and anger than friendliness.
superstitions: knocking on wood, not walking underneath ladders, broken mirrors = bad luck.

⸻ accomplishments,

career: when he was really little he wanted to be a firefighter so bad, a desire that continued through most of his life. when he was in middle school, he discovered his interest in architecture and decided he wanted to be an architect, but after learning he’d need to be decent at math, he dropped that dream.
greatest achievement: genuinely raising nick is his greatest achievement.
biggest failure: letting his childhood crush and ego get in between him and his brother.
secrets: (Everyone has at least one)
regrets: ties hand - in - hand to his biggest failure; jeff regrets so deeply letting his crush on lori cause a (one - sided) rift between him and his brother, and ultimarely, lori herself.
best memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])
worst memories: (A few stand out memories from the past. [keep it short and sweet])

⸻ fighting,

special skills: extremely good with his hands, taught himself next to everything he knows about working with his hands, this includes handiness skill level and hand - to - hand combat.
weaknesses: stubborn, short - tempered, ill - informed \ ignorant to a degree, vengeful, reckless.
strengths: loyal, quick on his feet, fast - thinker, headstrong, thoughtful, compassionate.
flaws: he cares too deeply. his willingness to do anything for those that he loves can very easily get him killed, as when it comes to making decisions, he’s an “act first, think later” type of person.
perception: he knows deep down that it’s a shitty place, but he does do his best to see the good in it.
instincts: the helpless, those that need saving. he doesn’t even necessarily see himself as a savior, he just has this unconscious desire to help people.
cruel streak: he has absolutely zero tolerance for abusers of any kind, and if he knows that someone is one he will not hesitate to show his distaste for them.

⸻ favorites,

colors: green, blue, orange.
animals: dogs, cats, anything fluffy and cute honestly.
flavors: chocolate, sour candies.
drinks: beer, (his mother’s) sweet tea, coffee.
music: rock ‘n roll, he can’t stand country or jazz. some pop on the radio is tolerable (some he belts out at the top of his lungs while he’s driving alone).
bands: the doors, the rolling stones, ac / dc, the ramones, pink floyd.
sports: baseball, football, hockey.
numbers: 23, 75.

⸻ vocals,

__accent__: southern, he strings a lot of words together and shortens words that don’t necessarily need to be shortened. jeff doesn’t always speak in “proper english”.
voice: deep, sort of gravely and hoarse from smoking on and off since he was sixteen. he’s a very vocal person, so his tone often shifts with his mood and what he’s saying.
speech impediments: while he doesn’t necessarily have the most prominent of accents, when he’s extremely angry or yelling, it comes out even more.

⸻ personality,

personality type: entp - t, the debater. 58% extroverted, 59% intuitive, 59% thinking, 90% prospecting, 60% turbulent.
temperament: sanguine, spontaneous and pleasure - seeking.
enneagram: (The Reformer/The Helper/The Achiever/The Individualist/The Investigator/The Loyalist/The Enthusiast/The Challenger/The Peacemaker)
the self: (The center/core of your character)
the shadow: (The opposite qualities your character themselves does not believe they possess, but do subconsciously)

⸻ reputation,

reputation: (What does the general population think of your character?)
first impressions: (What would you first think of this character upon meeting them?)
stranger impressions: (If someone was told about the character but didn't know them, what would they think?)
friendly impressions: (What do people who are friends or acquaintances of your character think of them?)
enemy impressions: (What do people who can't stand your character think? If you can't think of anyone who hates your character, we have a problem.)
familiar impressions: (What do people very close to your character think of them? Ex: Family, lovers)
compliments: (What are some good things other people would say of your character? [heroic, good listener])
insults: (Would anyone like to call your character a whore, jerk, or stupid?)
self-impression: (What does your character really think of themselves deep down?)

⸻ character,

role: (What purpose does your character serve? [mentor, leader])
fulfillment: (How well do they serve that role?)
significance: (Why does your character matter?)
alignment: chaotic good.
comparison: (Compare your character to some kind of animal, object, or anything else you can think of.)
symbol: his jean jacket, given to nick shortly before they were separated, and the tell - tale sign that he’s found his son once he sees him again.
song: (A song you think best suits your character)
vices: pride, greed, envy, wrath.
virtues: charity, kindness, humility.
defining moment: (This is it. The single greatest moment of your character, when they truly become alive.)
tropes: (What about your character is stereotypical or cliched? [You can't say nothing. Every character has some kind of cliche in them])
originality: (What makes your character different from one like them?
one word: (Use a single adjective to sum up your character in a nutshell)

⸻ one.

𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. the beginning of the outbreak. jeff struggles to keep himself and his son safe and alive, all as they make their way from north carolina to georgia, to reunite themselves with the rest of their family. somewhere in between, a mess of smoke and fire separate father from son.

⸻ two.

𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮. before the apocalypse. jeff left home right after graduation and spent some time traveling the country before settling down around raleigh, north carolina. there he meets his to - be wife.

⸻ three.

𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱. after jeff and nick have been split up, jeff is on his own. as time goes on, he tends to keep away from others, with the sole purpose of living being finding his son. this is also a general verse for jeff being on his own in the apocalypse.

⸻ four.

𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘱. jeff found the prison. he found his son and his brother and his nephew, but was too late when it came to ever seeing lori again. it takes time to acclimate himself to life with other people, with strangers, and with his family. to cope with the loss of his best friend and to come to the realization that his son was alive. jeff arrives some time after lori’s death, though before the final attack from the governor, and lasts until the prison falls.

⸻ five.

𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦. soon after the prison fell, jeff came across terminus. it was early on, long before rick and the others arrived, and slowly he became a part of their community. most of his blind ignorance was in preparation: if nick and rick and everyone else had followed the signs that he had, they’d make it there. and when they did, it’d look better if they were vouched for by a trusted member of their people rather than an outcast. he got involved, and it wasn’t long before he gained rank as a watchman. he was ignorant to their food source, it’s only after rick’s arrival that jeff’s eyes are opened to the truth.

⸻ six.

𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦. takes place in the time between terminus and the group meeting aaron.

⸻ seven.

𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵. general early alexandria verse. for almost the entirety of their first year at alexandria, jeff was wary. he knew that it had to be too good to be true, that they were living their lives sheltered from the truth, that something would happen to rip their safety net from them. it took time, of course, but eventually he’s able to relax and settle in. he keeps his own walls of defense up, though he does come to take advantage of the warmth and safety that alexandria provides.

⸻ eight.

𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. savior. jeff was out on his own, cold and starving, unsure of whether or not his family was even alive. he’d been on his last leg, just about to give up, when he came across negan and his men. after time and persuasion, and the promise that jeff would pull his own weight if given the chance, they took him back to the sanctuary.

⸻ nine.

𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬. war arc. jeff was with rick and the others as negan killed their family brutally. he is filled with a mixture of anger and compliance. anger for the brothers murdered in cold blood, and compliance in fear of what may happen to more of his family should anyone speak out. eventually, his rage boils over.

⸻ ten.

𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥. ftwd. after graduation, jeff decided to travel the country. he’d been to almost every state in the united states, living in cheap motels when absolutely necessary, but mostly out of the back of his hunk of junk blue pickup. he’d made friends along the way, some enemies. a short stay in sunny california turned to what he’d thought was the rest of his life. an outbreak, the dead risen from their graves, and jeff was on the opposite side of the country from his family. try as he might, he can’t get back to them, and so he’s got to live out and survive with a group of strangers.

⸻ eleven.

𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺. ftwd 2. jeff had saved up just enough money to get him and nick to disneyland. what was supposed to only be a week - long trip turned sour once the dead started attacking and eating the living. now they’re just trying to get back home to their family any way they can.

⸻ twelve.

𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘨. jeff grimes is living the best years of his life. in school he’s a class clown, acting out for attention. sports are not his thing, in fact, he’s not much into extracurricular activities at all.

⸻ thirteen.

𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴. pre - outbreak. after finding out lucy is sick. this verse contains any and all interactions that take place from the time that she is diagnosed until she passes away.

⸻ fourteen.

𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺. lucy never got pregnant, but that didn’t stop them from getting close ! jeff still frequented that bar, and he still flirted with her relentlessly, until she finally agreed to go on a date with him.

⸻ fifteen.

𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯. closed. jeff and nick grimes moved away from raleigh after the tragic passing of lucy in attempts to start over. now a single parent trying to raise a child, jeff decides he needs a babysitter to watch nick during the long hours he’d have to work to support them. with recommendations from coworkers, he gets letha’s name and immediately calls her.

⸻ sixteen.

𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯. stranger things. after the death of lucy, jeff and nick move to hawkins, indiana in attempts to move on and escape the memories of their old home.

⸻ seventeen.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. hbo’s barry. shortly after his wife’s death, jeff decides to pack himself and his son up to move across the country to los angeles, where he’s able to find much better work.

⸻ eighteen.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. once upon a time. tbd.

⸻ nineteen.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. star wars. tbd.

⸻ twenty.

𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦. the last of us. tbd.

⸻ twenty ― one.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. dead by daylight. tbd.

⸻ twenty ― two.

𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦. post - whisperers, time skip. tbd.

⸻ twenty ― three.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. asoiaf. tbd.

⸻ twenty ― four.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. house of the dragon. house grimes is a small house located in southern westeros. born the second son of lord charles and lady amelia grimes, jeffrey was unburdened with the role of heir to his house. with such freedom, jeffrey traveled westeros. he frequented the north often, becoming closely aquainted with the starks of winterfell. on one such trip, he met lucy stark, a relative visiting, and the pair quickly bonded. after only a few weeks of knowing one another, lucy fell pregnant, and to avoid scandal, they were wed within winterfell's godswood. jeff moved to the north following their wedding, and lived there with his new wife and their son until lucy's untimely death, several years prior to the dance.

⸻ twenty ― five.

𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬. at the beginning of the outbreak, jeff found himself a settlement of his own. campgrounds off the beaten path, safe enough for him to begin building a new home. it’s more than enough for him at first, but he continues to build upon it, to make it stronger and a safer place to live. he doesn’t bring in other people right away, but once he does their community grows tenfold. jeff is their leader, but everyone works together to make their community safe and highly functioning. more information found here.

⸻ twenty ― six.

𝘵𝘣𝘢. the ones who live. tbd.

⸻ mains,

hallowburnt. main ― all muses.
stillcominback. main ― rick grimes.

⸻ exclusives,

hefights. faceclaim exclusive ― colin ford.
hrtached. faceclaim exclusive ― emmy rossum.
hrtached. exclusive ― letha godfrey.
winterbeheaded. faceclaim exclusive ― lana del rey, nina dobrev, samantha robinson.