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( 𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢 . 𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 . 𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐢𝐦 . ) / CLIFFORD “ CLIFF ” RUSSELL has been with the group for two years and is currently doing their part in the community as a member of the leader council . while here , the forty four year old has created the reputation of being cynical & adamant , but can also be known as adaptable & benevolent . in a sticky situation , they will resort to flight mode and their current weapon is a silenced pistol .

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hello ! i’m cait , one of your friendly neighborhood admins ! this group ? god ... you have no idea how long this baby has been existing in limbo . and i could not be ... more grateful to have so many of you with us . *casper vc* can i keep you ? before i burst into tears like the baby i am , let’s play get to know cliff !

BASIC INFORMATION .

FULL NAME : clifford earl russell .

MEANING : lives near the ford by the cliff . ( ???? )

NICKNAME(S) : cliff, russell, etc .

BIRTH DATE : january 10th .

AGE : forty four .

ZODIAC : capricorn .

GENDER : cis male .

PRONOUNS : he / him .

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION : heteroromantic .

SEXUAL ORIENTATION : heterosexual .

NATIONALITY : american .

ETHNICITY : caucasian .

ACCENT : slight southern drawl , usually does a good job at hiding it .

CURRENT LOCATION : woodbridge safe zone .

OCCUPATION : member of the leader council .

OCCUPATION BEFORE OUTBREAK : english college professor & failed author .

LIVING CONDITIONS : lives in one of the apartments in the apartment complex with his daughter .

FACE CLAIM : john krasinski .

BACKGROUND .

BIRTH PLACE : monroe , louisiana .

HOMETOWN : athens , ohio .

SOCIAL CLASS : middle .

EDUCATION LEVEL : college graduate .

FATHER : earl russell , deceased .

MOTHER : marielle russell , deceased .

SIBLING(S) : lawrence russell , deceased . faye russell , missing .

BIRTH ORDER : clifford , lawrence , faye .

CHILDREN : evangeline ‘ evie ’ russell .

PET(S) : none anymore . had a dog , toby , while his daughter was growing up .

PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS : dawn russell , wife & mother of evie , deceased .

ARRESTS? : none .

PRISON TIME? : none .

SKILLS & ABILITIES .

PHYSICAL STRENGTH : moderate .

OFFENSE : moderate .

DEFENSE : strong .

SPEED : moderate .

INTELLIGENCE : moderate .

ACCURACY : strong .

AGILITY : weak .

STAMINA : moderate .

TEAMWORK : weak .

TALENTS : hand eye coordination , fluent in asl , public speaking .

SHORTCOMINGS : crowds , inability to deal with failure , making friends .

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN : english ( fluent ) , american sign language ( fluent ) , can translate spanish .

DRIVE? : yes .

JUMP-STAR A CAR? : no .

CHANGE A FLAT TIRE? : yes .

RIDE A BICYCLE? : yes .

SWIM? : yes .

PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? : yes , trumpet .

PLAY CHESS? : yes .

BRAID HAIR? : no .

TIE A TIE? : yes .

PICK A LOCK? : no .

TIMELINE .

was born in monroe , louisiana to earl and marielle russell . had a younger brother , lawrence , and a younger sister , faye . they had a decently normal life -- cliff would go fishing and hunting with his father on the weekends , against his own desires , while doing well in school during the week . he was always a fan of stories ... telling them , writing them , making them up . even listening to new stories from people he didn’t know . always a curious boy , he had dreams of learning the world’s best stories . in his mind , that was through books .

he had a decent amount of friends , but was always more of a loner . used to have an intense fear of crowds . while he still doesn’t like them in present time , it’s not so much of a fear anymore . his time would rather be spent alone and with a pile of books than anything else .

received a marching band scholarship from ohio university , where he decided to go to college . yes , cliff was in marching band . he hated it , but once he started freshman year of high school he never stopped . he majored in english and actually ended up teaching at the school after a failed career .

met the love of his life in college . her name was dawn and she worked at the on campus coffee shop , a place cliff spent most of his time . she memorized his order and he memorized those beautiful brown eyes of hers . he also began to learn american sign language , as dawn was deaf . for a while , they communicated through index cards , even with cliff learned she could read lips quite fluently . eventually , cliff surprised her with what he’d learned and they had a full conversation with signing . funnily enough , dawn was the one to ask out cliff first . he said yes , obviously . two years later , they married . the year after that came their first and only child .

cliff had hesitations about becoming a father . he didn’t know if he was fit for the role . the minute he held his daughter in his arms , though ... she became the center of his world . it hasn’t changed since .

his first year out of college was a whirlwind . dawn had encouraged him to publish a book he’d been working on for years . though he originally had trouble finding a publisher , once it hit the shelves , the book practically flew off of them . it was a best seller in no time . once time passed and it left the best seller’s list , nothing cliff wrote was ever close to the success of his first novel . it was a sci fi book and the rest of his were other genres . even the sequel did poorly . almost going bankrupt and losing hope , cliff took a teaching position at his old college .

though he thought he’d be miserable , he honestly loved his job . the hours weren’t incredibly demanding and the pay was decent . besides , his students understood his own interests and he was able to help many of them with their future careers . he felt as if he had a purpose again . it was ten years of bliss ... and then the apocalypse hit .

okay , so it wasn’t total bliss . cliff was burnt out at his job and his marriage was another thing that began to fail . he loved his wife but things weren’t as they once were . they had both changed . in fact , the divorce papers had been signed when the news of a virus outbreak happened . cliff didn’t think much of it , until pictures of the deceased began to surface . he was skeptic , but still didn’t believe it could be an actual zombie apocalypse . only when one of their neighbors was bitten did they learn the true extent of the situation . not knowing what to do or where to go , cliff and his family stayed exactly where they were . that is , until they completely ran out of supplies . a few months later , they packed their bags and left .

they went south and found themselves in kentucky for nearly an entire year . dawn’s parents had still been alive and so they’d set off to find them . while they never found them , they did find a community . a safe zone with a dozen families just like them , surviving the only way they knew how . it was an abandoned school stocked with supplies for months . they stayed as long as the group lasted , until zombies invaded . cliff , dawn and evie escaped without a scratch . that was , until the next day when they’d taken shelter in a nearby home that dawn revealed that hadn’t been the case .

she’d been bitten on her shoulder with no way to amputate the infection ... even though after twenty four hours there wouldn’t have been hope regardless . without informing their daughter , they spent her last night together , playing board games and talking about the past . it was only when they realized their time was up that they told evie what had to happen . cliff refused to have her in the room but did let her have her own personal goodbye . it took him hours to finally get the courage to bid his wife goodbye .

cliff wouldn’t speak for weeks . when communicating with his daughter or anyone else , he would sign . part of him didn’t intend on ever speaking again . in fact , when they’d eventually found themselves in virginia , knocking on the gates of an unfamiliar community , he wouldn’t talk . evie was the one who had to explain and convince the group they wanted to join . when he finally spoke , people were stunned . many thought he couldn’t and others thought he never would . he’d forgotten his own voice .

in the beginning , he was a gardener , content on harvesting and tending to crops in his own isolation . about a month later , one of the leaders was bitten after going on an important supply run . he chose cliff as the one to take his position , not taking no for an answer . cliff didn’t want the job but grew into what was chosen for him . since then , he rarely signs . he’s more outspoken and willing to communicate . cliff has taken his responsibilities and made them his own . he’s found a purpose again . maybe that’s all he really wanted .

PERSONALITY .

usually level headed and rational , though can lose his temper under pressure depending on the situation . will choose to go around the mountain rather than climb it . there’s always another route , another way to survive . you run from the horde , never through it . no human is ever left behind if he can help it . he will do what he can to save others , but doesn’t have a death wish . cliff always needs to return to his daughter .

he’s working on his people skills ... the ones he doesn’t really have . cliff is quiet and keeps to himself , aside from his duties as a leader . he’s doing his best on reaching out and speaking to people . cliff loves being at the rooftop garden , the place a calming memory . he is the overhead of the gardeners , taking count of what needs to be harvested , when it needs to be harvested and making sure the garden is running smoothly .

doesn’t like making decisions without consulting other leaders , despite how small they may be . as awful as he is at teamwork , he’s putting the effort in . he can’t afford to make a misstep and be forced out of woodbridge . he’s trying to remember what it’s like to live , not just survive , but he can’t do that if he’s worried about leaving the safe zone .

DO NOT . MENTION . HIS DEAD WIFE . it probably spread like wildfire once he and evie arrived in woodbridge , so now it’s a known thing . has probably knocked someone on their ass for having asked .

CONNECTIONS .

close bonds . these would probably be fellow leaders / gardeners that cliff has talked to most within his time in the community . even when he used to rarely talk , they got along well . maybe they even preferred when cliff wouldn’t talk .

friendly companions . not that close , but nice enough to each other . will wave if they pass each other in the community . maybe cliff has said like two words to them or ten . maybe he’s even asked how their day is once or twice .

enemies . people who disagree with cliff being a leader or just don’t like him for either reasons or none at all . maybe they don’t think he’s aggressive enough or has the right skills . maybe they just didn’t get off on the right foot and it’s always been sour . maybe your muse is a loose cannon , something cliff hates .

before the community . has your character ever been to louisiana or ohio ? maybe they know cliff from back when he wasn’t such a grump ! bonus points if they knew each other during his college years and they asked where dawn was when they met up again .

one night stand . cliff is ... incredibly emotionally stunted after everything he’s been through . it’s been so long since he’s been with someone , the last person having been his dead wife , so this would probably be something impulsive while he was maybe tipsy . he enjoyed feeling something again , but doesn’t have any desire to let it go any further .

apartment neighbors . cliff and evie live in one of the apartments in the apartment complex . they’re usually quiet and cliff only ever goes home to sleep ( or hide from people ) so they wouldn’t be a bother . maybe it’s just something normal they bond over and tease each other about the weather or the morning paper . something light . cliff needs that .

people he wants to shoot . stay away from his daughter . she’s too pure for this world and he’s already done enough damage . he’ll fuck you up if you contribute to that .

this is long . my deepest apologies . please like this if you’d like to plot ! i’ll probably message you on discord but if you’d prefer to plot on tumblr just let me know !

#fear:intro #in no way do i Expect u to read all of this !#but know u have my undying gratitude if u even just look at a few words #death tw

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