full name: william michael schuester
aesthetics: cardigan chic, yacht rock, drunk karaoke, messy classroom energy, motivational pinterest boards, glitter on the carpet, inspirational breakdowns, spotify playlists of karaoke tracks for showers/the car/if there's a lull in glee club
date of birth: december 28
residence: apartment in soho, nyc
occupation: glee club director & spanish language professor @ nyada
species: White Musical Theatre Tenor tm
faceclaim: andrew garfield
voice claim: andrew garfield
tattoos: "SHOW CHOIR 4 LYFE" emotionally branded on his soul
other distinguishing features: intense "inspirational teacher" eye contact
style: somewhere between divorced realtor and business casual with teacher flair, button downs, vests, khakis, sweater vests, cardigans
traits: passionate, optimistic, idealistic, stubborn, oblivious, loyal
labels / tropes: the inspiring teacher tm, mr. holland's opus wannabe, overinvested in teen drama
mental health: his?? what about mine??? i'm the psychopath who applied for him????
likes: coffee, knowing the gossip, standing in doorways dramatically, emotionally charged duets with students
dislikes cynicism, dishonesty, too much vibrato, when people do not go for the belt and swap to head voice instead
fears: becoming irrelevant
phobias: an out of tune piano
hobbies: arranging mashups
skills: learning languages
quirks: stress-induced sleeplessness
pet peeves: too much vibrato, really bad accents
mother: mary schuester, interior designer
father: william schuester senior, realtor
spouse / lover: ex-wife (cassandra july)
children: two daughters (deceased)
crushing on: susan sue sylvester, tbd
nemesis: susan sue sylvester, the duolingo owl
ice cream flavour: rocky road because it reflects his path to tenure
time of the day / night: early evening (aka glee club rehearsal time)
breakfast food: waffle house order: hash browns scattered, smothered, covered, waffle with peanut butter chips, jimmy dean sausage patties, two eggs poached and a biscuit
dinner food: chicken pot pie but the brits know what's up with a cottage pie too
colours: sunset orange, deep blue, olive green
songs: if journey has no stans he is dead
a cherished item: will has a folder of thank you notes from his students, questionable choreography videos
first love: cassandra july
usual mood: annoyingly optimistic while turning on the "teacher mode" switch, sometimes frustrated, always cheesy af
1 thing they want to do / experience before they die: create a mashup so powerful it ends college cyberbullying
defining moments: rapping at nyada's opening musical ceremonies unironically, crying while playing "fix you" on the ukulele, the fact that he exists
schue went to the university of texas for musical theatre where he met cassandra july. they were college sweethearts and got married six years ago. they had two daughters together who passed away in a tragic accident. will and cassie divorced and will threw himself into his work!!
rather than try to be the new aaron tveit at this point in his career, will decided to go back to school and get his masters in teaching. nyada had an opening in the spanish language department so he took it. he really wanted to teach... anything else, but it was the only job they had open. so now the duolingo owl haunts him daily as he learns spanish alongside his kids.
recently there was a scandal at nyada involving the longtime glee club director, sandy ryerson. will immediately applied for the job and somehow got it despite having little to no experience in teaching post-teenagers how to sing. still, he's run the glee club for one semester so far and is coming to the end of his first. he's hoping they'll actually have people attend their concert, and then we'll talk about competing.