Sterling Deadlocke

Sterling Deadlocke is a character played by GloomeShroome
== General Information ==
Sterling Deadlocke is a doctor for SAMA and a Co-Owner of King's Arms Meadery. She lives and spends most of her time in Paleto; either working with her family members, or spending time with her respective partners. She considers herself a friendly, well meaning person, known for being a little out there and her concerning stupidity at times.
== Physical Description ==
Sterling is a pale, white haired, blue eyed woman. She isn't very tall and often wears heels to compensate for her shorter stature and to "feel powerful". Her hair is naturally white and unable to maintain melanin or any dyes for long. Her blue eyes are extremely light sensitive, and she often wears prescription sunglasses to counteract this ailment. Furthermore her pale skin burns very easily requiring her to wear sunscreen daily, hence why she has jokingly called herself a vampire to her friends.
She is covered mostly in various tattoos most randomly picked besides her horns, biplanes, devil wings, and koi fish. And her style is self described as somewhere between a pastel goth and a homewrecker. Often wearing elaborate cute outfits or very skimpy outfits to show off her ink.
* As of October 2024, she has a scar over her right eye, and is planning on getting cosmetic surgery on her teeth to look like fangs, along with a split tongue.
== Background Information ==
The Galway Sea
Sterling was born on December 7th 2001, to Veronica Deadlocke and an absentee father. Unknown to Sterling her real father would not show up until much later in her life and would not know of her existence. Sterling would grow up thinking her mother's husband was her real father. Not that Sterling would see much of her parents growing up. She would be raised by her grandparents and uncles, only seeing her parents every few years as they were busy in Italy filming movies and designing clothing. Sterling was an incredibly lonely child often trying to make friends with the pubs customers much too her grandparents dismay. She would also turn out to be a bit of a troublemaker and often found herself grounded to her bedroom. Things would take a depressing turn after Sterlings 8th birthday however due to her parents going missing in a helicopter crash around the Himalayas and were sadly never located. 
At this point in her life Sterling began having trouble with minor memory loss, and cannot recall much of her early teenage years. The reasoning behind this is known to many other than Sterling and relates to a case of DID. Sterling would assume full control of herself in her mid teen years, before her 15th birthday and her case of DID would remain dormant for sometime. Around this period Sterling also found herself struggling with her gender identity around this period and during her 15th birthday things began to boil over and she broke down crying to her grandparents about not feeling like she was in the right body as she was born biologically male. Her grandparents would fully accept her, as would the rest of her family, and Sterling would begin presenting more feminine. As she got older she finished her homeschooling, and would attend the University of Galway with no clear goal in mind spending her first year and a half lonely, scared, and uncertain of the future and what it may hold. During this time she also found herself doing NSFW work to make extra money, and actually was smart enough to line up residuals after her career. But during her second year of school she met Octavia Nightingale, who went by Ripley who was in her 3rd year of college going for her doctorate in Psychology. The two formed a fast friendship, and Ripley would often hang out after school helping Sterling study, and even put her on the path of Journalism and Wildlife Conservation. Shortly before Sterlings 20th birthday, Ripley realized she was developing feelings for Sterling and planned on asking her out while walking Sterling home. This turned into a very cozy and sweet night for both of them, and beginnings of their relationship.
over the next two years, Ripley would move in and work in the pub with Sterling, and eventually the two would graduate and get married. The two were quick lovers, but they truly and deeply loved each other through thick and thin, and nothing could separate their love.
Leaving Home
After the winter of 2024 Sterling would find herself longing, and wanting something more out of life. She loved her family, her wife, her home, but is a life lived isolated and afraid a life at all? She started planning with Ripley things she could do, maybe head to the UK and stay with her uncle for some time. Another idea was to travel Europe for a year, or to even go abroad to Japan. But none of them sounded right or what she needed. That was until Los Santos came into play. She had heard of it and thought of visiting from her friends and family in a group called the Seadog's, and knowing that those people may be there made it sound less lonely. In the span of 3 weeks Sterling had announced her departure and her temporary job on a cargo ship heading to San Andreas. Ripley promised to follow as soon after as she could, giving Sterling time to set herself up and live her life without handouts for the first time. She wasn't sure what she was gonna do, but she knew that this was the right choice. And on the day of her departure her family sent her off with love and praise, telling her to call often, to which she promised.
For the next 3 months Sterling worked hard on the ship, helping where she could be it in the kitchen, tending to ship care, or assisting in navigation. She wasn't experienced but she really liked sailing the sea with a crew, it made her feel like a pirate. But after her first few weeks she started regretting every decision, questioning if she was even fit to be in America. She had spent her whole live being given hand outs, she knew nothing about people, working any job that wasn't food service, or even the world, she knew nothing in general. Only way she could calm down was developing a persona, letting go of her medication and forcing herself to develop a false personality that was more confident and sure of herself. After the next weeks she had dropped her accent and found herself a little less sane than when she left Galway.
She spent her next few days traveling Los Santos, wondering lost in the South Side and around MRPD and the the DMV. Eventually finding dumpsters and trash to live off of. Eventually finding her old friends Sage Turner and Patrick January. Sage was just visiting Los Santos, but Patrick had dug their feet in working as a doctor for SAMA and as a Veterinarian. Sterling wasn't sure what the cards had in store for her, she thought about being a ranger, a chef, or even a vet. She was really only qualified to work with nature or animals, or writing. But she wasn't confident in herself in the slightest. Eventually after a little push and suggestion by Patrick she agreed to put an app in for SAMA to work as a doctor since they would provide medical schooling through their residency program. Sterling would by some miracle get the job, and began her training shortly after, and after a few weeks was a full doctor working under SAMA. At this time she had begun to dig her feet into San Andreas, and found herself reunited with Rhys and Natasha Barnes her only family in the states. Together they would fund and open the King's Arms Meadery and would be a huge factor of Sterling getting more and more comfortable living in San Andreas.
== Relationships ==
Ripley Deadlocke
Ripley Deadlocke (Formerly Octavia "Ripley" Nightingale) is the wife of Sterling Deadlocke. The two met in Sterling's second year of college, and Ripley has sworn to protect, love, and cherish her ever since. Ripley is not only Sterling's wife, but her best friend, the two of them have a bond that can not be broken by anything. Sterling and Ripley have a Yin & Yang connection (not in the literally meaning of the word, but more so in the balance aspect). Sterling acts an agent of chaos, raw emotion, and often acts in extremes. While Ripley acts in a more contained, controlled way, and acts with wisdom. The two of them co-exist perfectly as Sterling is the chaos of life to Ripley, and Ripley is the gravity holding everything in place. The two love each other deeply, and want both to be happy, and Ripley would do anything in the world to ensure Sterling is always happy. Even when she isn't with sterling directly, she is always watching, and protecting. In Ripley's absence Sterling has struggled with separation anxiety but thanks to Keel and Remi things have gotten easier, and with Ripley's much anticipated arrival coming in the near future things have gotten easier.
Remi Campbell
Remi was the first person Sterling developed an emotional connection with when moving to San Andreas. The two would flirt over Twinsta, before exchanging numbers and planning a date the very next day. The two moved extremely quickly in the beginning, and were fast to agree to forming a relationship and being each others girlfriends. From the beginning Sterling made it clear that the only way polyamory would work for her is if Ripley is included, and Remi agreed. Since then the two had a few rough patches but in the end, became engaged and planned to be married with permission of Ripley (Which has been granted now in a 4-Way wedding ceremony resulting in Sterling, Ripley, Remi, & Keel being all married together). Sterling and Remi have a very similar connection to Sterling and Ripley, but the two also experience their emotions extremely raw and potently. The two love on the extreme, but will always have each others backs through thick and thin. Sterling loves Remi for her very raw way of feeling things, her beauty, and the pure connection they have. Sterling like with Ripley is also extremely attached to Remi and experiences separation anxiety to the same level she has with Ripley.
Keel Bonesnacher
Keel and Sterling were originally just Remi's girlfriends, and weren't together. Although the two flirted extremely often and bonded over the fact they are both puppy girls, Sterling decided to not tell Keel her feelings at the fear of making things awkward. Sterling always found Keel very attractive and really interesting, and these emotions grew tenfold after realizing she loved Keel as well. But eventually the secret came out during a date between her, Remi, and Keel, which resulted in Keel expressing she felt the same exact way. The two shared a kiss, and agreed to be partners as well much to Remis joy. Since then the two have a bratty, switch-like relationship where they are constantly fighting over control, despite Keel and Remi declaring Sterling the biggest bottom. But the two also have bonded over their HRT experiences, struggles with DID, and more leading to a deeper connection. It is clear that Keel would do anything for Sterling, and Sterling would happily do the same. Keel makes Sterling extremely happy, and she is excited to call her, her wife.
Talia Tsukasa
To be added
== Trivia ==
* Sterling has an undiagnosed condition to her that prevents her from producing melanin in her hair, as well as being unable to retain hair dye. Furthermore her eyes are extremely light sensitive causing her to wear prescription sunglasses of sorts. And lastly her skin is extremely sun sensitive which forces her to wear sunscreen daily. Which has led her to calling herself a little vampire. 
* Pink is Sterling's favorite color, followed closely by a lilac purple. Although she rarely wears either
* She is a nepo baby, and is named after Sterling Silver, with her middle name being that of her great great grandmother Vesper. 
* She has a degree in Investigative Journalism and Wildlife Conservation
* Sterling is Demi-Sexual and polyamorous
* She is clicker trained
== Quotes ==
* Known for saying "Golly" or "Gosh" around the girls and the gays
* Not directly a quote but she makes random noises while stimming extremely often
* "Arf" "Ruff" when she hears a clicker
* "Right?" a vocal stim she does
== Gallery ==