( MATTHEW DADDARIO, CIS-MALE, HE/HIM, SCORPIO, 26 ) I just spotted GABRIEL MICHAELS at the beach today. Don’t you know them? They live down by the (THE TOWERS) and usually hang out with the [THE ATHLETES] clique[s]. From what I’ve heard, they can be STOIC, but they’re also ATTENTIVE. I always think of them when i hear THE SCIENTIST by COLDPLAY and tend to associate them with BRUISED KNUCKLES, DOG EARED BOOKS, AND FAST CARS. (tobi, she/they, 29, GMT)
FULL NAME: gabriel bay michaels
AGE: 26
STAR SIGN: scorpio
PRONOUNS: he/him
BIRTHPLACE: new york, new york
ORIENTATION: bisexual
ALLERGIES: slight milk intolerance, and pollen
HEIGHT: 6′4
FAMILY: mother - gwendolyn michaels (deceased), father - eric michaels, sister - dina michaels
TATTOOS: n/a
PIERCINGS: n/a
CHARACTER INSPO: derek hale (teen wolf), hernando (sense8), alec lightwood (shadowhunters).
TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR GABE’S BIO: cancer and death of a loved one
(ages 0-14) when gabe was just 4 years old, his mother was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. for most of his young life he spent his days watching his mother get sicker by the year. for a while she had the all clear, but then the cancer returned, and it spread, until eventually, by the age gabe was 14, his mother had passed away. because of all of this, gabe developed a severe stutter in his youth, he was bullied tremendously for it, leaving him mute by choice. the loss of his mother broke him, and his father, a man who had an incredibly beautiful heart. his father never remarried, he knew deep down he would never love another like he did his wife.
(ages 14-19) to cope with the loss of his mother, and the painful isolation he felt due to his inability to speak around others, gabe set up a youtube channel. it was within this channel that he began to build a following, and eventually, he was able to build his confidence. it was easy for him to talk to a camera, and life wasn’t so lonely when you had the whole world at your fingertips. it was within this community that gabriel michaels had found fame, and acceptance.
(age 19-22) dating had never been easy for gabe, it was hard to know who to trust. there had only ever been two people who had ever managed to make some sort of dent in the mans heart. the first, was a girl that kissed him when he was just 6 years old, a girl that to this day is still his bestest friend. someone he knows he could never live without. the other, was a man he met a long time ago in new york, a man who originally had only meant to be a one night stand -- but when fate threw them together in a reality tv show, he found himself falling in love with him quickly. it was his longest relationship, for two years they devoted their everything to one another. but all good things must come to an end, and when gabe expressed his fears that the two of them were moving too fast at such a young age, he was left heartbroken when his boyfriend walked out due to his own fears of abandonment.
(age 22-26) deciding it was time to move on from youtube, and reality tv, gabe discovered a passion for boxing. it had always been a hobby, but as time went on, it was clear that he had a real affinity for it. taking it on as a real, full time career, gabe moved forward with a new kind of fame, making a name for himself in a place he hadn’t expected.