MEET BLAINE
Full Name → Blaine Devon Anderson
Age → 31
Birthday → February 5th, 1993
Order & Type → second, solo
Gender & Pronouns → cis man, he/him
Sexuality → homosexual
Occupation → owner of Coda Wine Bar
THEIR STORY
(tw: homophobia)
An extrovert from birth, Blaine was a sweet baby and happy child, but his parents’ busy careers meant he was often left to his own devices growing up. He learned to be independent at a young age, even if he still craved the attention and approval of his family – which is what initially drew him to music. He started piano lessons when he was 5, and quickly picked up several other instruments as he grew older. At age 12 he was scribbling song lyrics in a notebook in his spare time – terrible song lyrics, full of starry-eyed romanticism and naïveté, but those early songs gave him a much needed outlet for self-expression, especially during his difficult teenage years.
Blaine came out to his family at 14, and their reaction was mixed. While not outright homophobic, his father was concerned with how difficult Blaine’s sexuality would make his life, and his mother was convinced that Blaine wouldn’t have a family of his own. Soon after, he asked another boy to the annual Sadie Hawkins dance, but that ended in disaster when the two of them were attacked in the parking lot afterwards. Once he’d recovered and was released from the hospital, he transferred to an all-boys private school with a strict anti-bullying policy. Blaine threw himself into extracurriculars and academics alike, and graduated at the top of his class – but the stress of the bullying, attack, and transfer took its toll on their family, and his already distant parents split soon after he graduated.
With a full scholarship to NYU, Blaine moved to New York to pursue a major in music and performance. He toyed with a music career of his own, playing open mic nights whenever he had the chance. His father insisted on a practical career option, though, so he added a concentration in business management and worked part time as a barista all through college.
A bad breakup and frustration over his music career led Blaine to leave New York – the pressures of the city had started to get to him, and he needed a change of scenery. He moved to Ashford Valley four years ago at his mother’s urging, and ended up falling in love with the town all over again. He found work as a barista, given his college experience, and quickly worked his way up to full-time manager.
Late last year, Blaine finally managed to secure enough capital to open his own business. Coda is a wine bar in the center of downtown, and hosts open mic nights and live music in the evenings (including Blaine himself, every now and then). He still works the front counter on bar some days when they’re short staffed, and enjoys getting to interact with his regulars when he does.
