*Forrest Maxwell is taken*
Played by: Dan Character Name: Forrest Maxwell Faceclaim: Jared Padalecki Age: 34 Gender Identity and Pronouns: He/Him Mark: Submissive Position: Aftercare Teacher, Head of Media Studies
Biography:
Forrest always felt like he was a step or two behind his brother. It wasn’t something he blamed Jasper for anymore, but their childhood years were dominated by those feelings of resentment. Wherever Forrest wanted to be, it seemed Jasper was there and doing so much better than Forrest could hope to achieve. Forrest could never hope to the golden child, so he went in the other direction. If he couldn’t have a positive relationship with his parents, he was going to ensure it was negative. If he couldn’t shine on the football team like he wanted to, then he boycotted Jasper’s games to the fury of his parents and studied instead. He was dead set on being as different from his big brother as possible, but perhaps the biggest difference came when he turned eighteen, took the test and was told he was a submissive.
Forrest’s world came seemed to shatter. He couldn’t understand it. He was a tall guy, he was muscular, he wasn’t the stereotypical picture of a submissive at all. He’d been told ever since his growth spurt that he was going to be a dominant, and so he’d taken it as a foregone conclusion. Forrest started staying out late at night, drinking with friends, and sleeping around. He tried dominating some eager little subs, but the realisation that his heart wasn’t in it was enough to drive him to drink even more.
One night in Forrest’s last year of high school, he and some friends were once again drinking while underage. They were in a public park, when a few friends decided, drunkenly, that they would streak through the park. Forrest decided to head home instead, and would forever remain grateful that he’d made that decision. He learned the next day that his friends had been caught by the police and would likely be sentenced to slavery. That was a short, sharp shock to the system for Forrest and while his relationship with his parents and brother was going to take a lot of repair, Forrest was ready to buckle down and take life seriously.
He went to UBC Kelowna, a year after his brother had already graduated. While he was taking life more seriously, he hadn’t managed to figure out exactly what it was he wanted to do with his life. It was during this time that he met Gabriel, at one of the gyms on campus. Gabriel was asking for a spotter, and Forrest practically tripped over himself to offer his services. He denies to this day that he was that eager that fast, but he absolutely was. The pair were inseperable during their college lives together, and a month before graduation, Gabriel claimed Forrest.
Settling into the role of educator was something that Forrest loved. He wanted to help and guide as much as possible, and hopefully help people avoid slavery like he’d managed to do too. When a role in Jasper’s school came up, Forrest was hesitant. He didn’t want old feelings of resentment to resurface, but he knew this was the best chance to work in the career he loved and have a good relationship with his brother. After talking it through with Gabriel, they both agreed it was the best option for both of them.
1. Describe the moment you realized you wanted to be a teacher.
It was late into my first year of college, and I was really struggling. I didn’t know what I wanted to do or be, and it was starting to drag me down in other areas of my life too. My grades began to suffer, so did friendships. Even hook-ups started noticing my bad mood. So I finally talked to my guidance counsellor, and we went through option after option. It was around the seventh career possibility that I realised this guy was spending hours of his own time trying to help me and guide me, and it clicked. I wanted to help and teach, more than anything else.
2. What is your greatest professional achievement?
Helping someone like I was helped. This kid was so upset and we’d bonded a little in class, so he turned to me for help. Apparently I was the only adult he knew he was reasonably would help him. So I did. We met up a few times on campus, we talked through what he liked to do, what he might like to do in the future. And then a few years later, he contacted me to tell me he was starting an internship with NASA.
3. Describe the most difficult choice you’ve ever had to make. How did you make your decision? Do you regret it?
I don’t know that it counts as a choice, but I’m going for it. Deciding to give up on holding non-existant grudges against my family. They, or at least Jasper, did nothing to earn them and I’ve felt lighter and healthier ever since that day in high school. I’ve got better, if not great, relationships with my family now, and I could never regret a decision that led to that. I’m a better person for that decision, and a better relative.











