( TROYE SIVAN, TWENTY TWO, DEMI MAN, THEY/HE ) Is that CALLOWAY FOX? A SOPHOMORE originally from SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, they decided to come to Ogden College to study MUSIC & MUSICAL THEATRE on a FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIP. They’re THE BROKEN ACE on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.
character inspo — “is it me? am i the drama?” (scarlet envy), rhys maresh (a darker shade of magic), nico de varona (atlas six), bonny tarleton (something fabulous), luc o’donnell (boyfriend material), literally this
content warnings: car crash, drowning, grief
BASIC—
full name: calvin horowitz stage name: calloway fox nicknames: cal, fox age: 22 date of birth: 15 july hometown: sydney, australia gender: demi boy pronouns: he/they sexual orientation: homosexual languages spoken: english, french, hebrew, bits of german & russian
PHYSICAL—
fc: troye sivan hair color: brown eye color: blue height: 5'8" tattoos: none piercings: ears clothing style: if it's not a crop top or see through, they're not going to wear it usual expression: resting bitch face sociability: likes large groups nsfw below for drug / alcohol related questions addictions: drugs drug use: frequently alcohol use: socially
PERSONALITY—
positive traits: cultured, helpful, perceptive negative traits: airy, escapist, passive hobbies: theatre, acting
FAVORITES—
colour: pink, blue music: show tunes movies: hamilton sport: none beverage: water food: anything vegan animal: chipmunk
EXTRAS—
greek zodiac: cancer element: water celtic zodiac: holly seven roles: the artisan moral alignment: chaotic good
BIOGRAPHY—
Cal’s parents are both archeologists, so he travelled a ton as a child. His mom was from a small town in the United States, while his father was from South Africa. The two of them met in college and married young. Calvin got to see a ton of places as he grew up because of his parent’s jobs. He enjoyed being able to travel and see the world, though there was always a part of him that wanted to have a stable life. Getting to see new places was fun though and Cal was a clever kid, able to pick up bits and pieces of the languages in the places that they got to visit. He got to visit his aunt in the states often.
He had a complicated relationship with their parents. Cal was always closer with their mom than their father, who always said Cal was a little too dramatic at times. However, their mom was someone they gravitated towards. That’s not to say that Cal hated either of his parents, just that his mom was a bit more tolerant of Cal’s theatrics than their father was.
( car crash & drowning / death tw ) Cal was ten when the first accident happened. He and his mother both in the car at the time someone ran them off the road. Somehow, Cal managed to get through it with a few scratches and a broken arm. His mother not so lucky. Although rushed to the hospital, there was nothing they could do to save her. Cal and their father went to visit their aunt to bury his mom in their family cemetery. Only two days later did Cal get into another accident, this time not a car, but a boat. Cal accidently fell off the boat and their father jumped in after, only he slipped and his his head.
Cal was left in the care of his aunt, the only family he’d ever known. They got along with their aunt, bonding over their mutual love of Broadway. Cal expressed their want to be on Broadway one day. Their aunt got them involved with local theatre and from there, Cal thrived. Their love of theatre only grew and it was a tradition every summer for Cal and their aunt to go see a show on Broadway over the summer.
For Cal, school was always a struggle. He wasn’t academic in nature, often being called out by his teachers for not paying attention and being dramatic. Theatre was the only place they ever felt like they belonged, so that’s where they put effort. Singing lessons, dance lessons, and both school and local productions, it was clear they had talent.
The summer they turned fifteen, Cal and their aunt went to NYC like they always did and Cal noticed a casting call. It was a one off audition, but Cal got a callback. And got the part. Still a minor at the time, Cal’s aunt moved them to the city, a small apartment barely big enough for the two of them. Their dream was about to happen. The little Calvin Horowitz became Calloway Fox, a stage name that they felt fit better.
( death tw ) It didn’t take long for Cal to become overwhelmed with the pressure to do better and get better roles as they grew as an actor. A week before Cal turned eighteen, their aunt passed away. She’d made plans to moved back home and by then, Cal was earning enough money to live comfortable in the city on their own. But three days before he turned eighteen, she passed away from a heart attack and they were once again on their own. Cal never really dealt with the grief of having lost their parents and now their aunt was gone, they didn’t really know what to do but keep acting, keep their career on track, and act like nothing was wrong because he’s good at that.
Skip to two and a half years later and Cal was in their first play, but dealing with a lot emotionally. A bad performance and a decision to leave Broadway for education is how Cal ended up at Ogden. The official story is that he wanted to focus on his education before returning to Broadway. But tabloids have been speculating that’s not true, especially since a ton of them have caught photos of him throughout the years at some of the more wild parties and have thought he had the whole “child actor syndrome.”
RELATIONSHIP TO GREER— He actually first met her backstage before opening night of his first play. That was the performance that ended their run on Broadway and was the catalyst for them going back to college. Cal had no idea she was at Ogden and while they mostly ran in different social circles, they did talk to her a few times when Cal ended up going to parties that she was at. He mostly avoided her though because he didn’t really like her all that much.