→ Age: 34
→ Face claim: Jensen Ackles
→ Former occupation: Fireman
Aaron grew up in a relatively normal home in Chicago, with parents who argued but still loved each other. His younger sisters were his favourite and least favourite people of all, but they were rarely ever apart from each other. While he was in his teenage years, Aaron had a thing for setting fires. He’d burn insects, scorch his name into objects, and would make bonfires in the back yard for no reason. He wasn’t an aggressive or violent person, but there was something about the way the flames burnt hot that he couldn’t resist. Watching something burn was like catharsis for him, and he couldn’t help but admire the beauty of it.
By the time he had finished school, Aaron had learnt to control his urge to burn things down, and instead channel that energy into helping people. Soon enough he was a fire-fighter, and was one of the best on the team. Through his love of the beauty of fire, Aaron learnt about the negative effects, and this enabled him to be one of the best firemen.
When the walkers struck his town, Aaron was putting out a fire in an old lady’s apartment. If it weren’t for his protective suit, he would have been killed instantly by the onslaught of walkers who stumbled in. Luckily, he managed to escape and return to his parents’ home where they and his sisters were hiding out. A call from Aaron’s girlfriend told them that she was trapped and unable to escape, but Aaron didn’t believe it. He ran to her house still in his fireman’s suit and found her dead, being eaten by the walkers. Distraught, he returned to his family who consoled him.
The family packed up what they could and took their RV out of the city as far as they could go. The five of them spent a lot of time in the countryside, until they ran out of food. Aaron and one sister Vivienne went on a hunt for supplies, but little did they know that the family had travelled much, much further than they had originally thought. Having made their way to Georgia, and not knowing the roads, Aaron and Vivienne were lost. They camped out in an old shopping mall for a while, but when walkers attacked they were somehow split up.
Ever since then, Aaron has been trying to find his family again. He’s currently camping in the woods with what little equipment he has left, and finds it hard to talk to people despite how caring he is. He hates killing walkers, but when he does, he gives them a viking’s death on a funeral pyre. He believes the best way to eradicate the virus is to burn it out.