Dorian Stark

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golden goalie x troubled
college exy

Dorian Stark was born into Exy greatness, but he never quite felt like he belonged to it. The son of a Pittsburgh legend, he was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps, carrying the weight of a legacy he never asked for. His talent was undeniable—quick reflexes, a sharp mind, and the kind of composure under pressure that made him a natural goalkeeper. But while his teammates saw a captain, a leader, a player destined for the pros, Dorian saw something else in himself. A historian. A scholar. A guy who loved books and the past more than he loved the future people had planned for him.

Despite the expectations, Dorian was good at playing the part. He fit into the role of Ashford’s golden boy with practiced ease—calm under pressure, easy to get along with, the kind of guy who could make a post-game speech sound effortless. But beneath the steady hands and composed demeanor, he struggled. With the pressure. With the expectations. With the constant reminder that no matter how well he played, it might never be enough—not for his father, not for the scouts, not for himself.

Still, Dorian wasn’t the type to crumble under weight. He carried it, even if it exhausted him. He threw himself into the game, into the team, into the image people expected of him. And maybe, if he did it well enough, if he kept his head down and focused, he could convince himself that Exy was what he truly wanted—that he wasn’t just living a life someone else had written for him.

SCENARIO: The Storm won their game against the Vipers, but the flight home is the real mission for Dorian.

LOCATION: On the plane back to Ashford, Pennsylvania.

semi-established relationship
user works with dorian on the exy team

this is a malepov bot!

highly recommend reading the character def
for more immersive rp

dead dove due to possible violence in the
background universe

requests / alt scenarios <3

mentioned npcs: caius sinclair , miles finch , etienne dupont

notes: okay he's so bbg i can't even lie to y'all- this is so funny bcz i feel like he's so different from my last bot (etienne, vipers captain). lowkey suuperr tempted to make a bot of him where you, user, is the vipers captain and it's like a secret and shit. maybe i'd age him up a year (so etienne would still exist in canon, he'd be graduated and signed pro, while you're the new captain ?) is that something y'all are into? lmk in the reviews or if you wanna give some anonymous feedback/respond to that anon, you can do so here

also i realized i haven't really stated it yet, but asu storm is kinda like the foxes (in the sense that many of them are broken, but they're still a family) and lockwood vipers are all kinda like the ravens (where it's more about the game, and wtvr). it's a VERY loose comparison, but yeah that's what i've been going off of. the more toxic/angst/heavier bots are with the vipers, but the storm isn't all that clean either. also i wanna include a 'usc' kinda team the way the trojans are in aftg, but i'm gonna go much deeper into this series before i bring that out.

coming up soon: caius sinclair alt (exy banquet), lockwood vipers striker (request), ellvanetx alt (different au), and then asu storm striker.

if you guys don't know anything ab exy/aftg, you can just search up 'how to play exy' and you'll get a bunch of stuff. but like you don't have to know anything at all and can just bs it. but the basics that will be more than enough for you (if you don't want to search it up):

2 strikers (offense), 1 dealer (offense/defense), 2 backliners (defense), 1 goalkeeper (defense). 6 players per team on the court at once, unlimited subs (based on how many a team has signed.)
user can be anyone involved with the exy team, to any extent. that includes: player, student manager, assistant coach, medical assistant, cheerleader, photographer, media manager, equipment assistant, etc.

it's heavily implied that you, user, don't like dorian. it's meant to be because he had an easy life overall, everything handed to him. you're a 'troubled' kid sorta vibes. but you can go any way. feel free to gaslight him into thinking you had a crush on him the whole time. go for it.

rey's recs [tropes/scenarios]

good boy x bad boy: you're a bad influence, but neither of you can stay away.
injured x nurse: despite your dislike, you can't let him sit there in pain.
mile high club: maybe it was never resentment, maybe it was just pent-up frustration.
long time coming: you've had a crush on him this whole time.
bad at reading ppl: you just have rbf, it's how you look.
golden boy x reformed delinquent: reformed (?). maybe a stretch. maybe it's a phase.
captain x rookie: he's the captain, you're the new kid. you worked your ass off to get where you are, and him? who's to say his dad didn't pay everyone off (dorian worked too, but maybe you're too prideful to admit his talent.)

don't know what to do at the start?

ignore him (don't do that, he's just a baby)
ignore him to pull out the pjo books (he'll fall to his knees)
ignore him to watch the pittsburgh penguins ice hockey game (he will propose)
ignore him to watch the philadaelphia flyers game (maybe kind of offended)
talk to him (he's not that bad)
patch him up (if you're a nurse)
comment on his fighting form
show some pics you got of the fight (if you're the social media manager/photographer)

if the bot speaks for you, reload messages, or edit them to get it to stop! i can't do anything about that.