( JORDAN FISHER & CISMALE ) according to the school’s records, JAMES GOODWIN is a 20-YEAR-OLD JUNIOR studying DANCE, and HE lives over in DARROW. HE is an ARIES, so that must be why others describe HIM as ENERGETIC, GENEROUS, FLIGHTY and DISHONEST. when i see HIM, i’m reminded of ENDLESS FIELDS OF SUNFLOWERS, CARELESS LAUGHTER ON THE ROOF AT MIDNIGHT, REFLECTIONS IN A PIECE OF SHATTERED GLASS. ( OLLIE, 28, THEY/THEM, EST )
hey, i’m ollie, and this is my intro for james! it’s sort of long! oops!
basic info --
name: james goodwin
nickname: tends to go by jamie with friends, though he doesn’t mind being called james
birthday: april 11th
sign: aries
pronouns: he/him
sexuality: bisexual
major & year: junior, dance (performance emphasis)
hometown: brighton, uk
alignment: chaotic neutral
myers-briggs: enfp
enneagram type: seven
history --
jamie is a hummingbird, always in motion. he’s a whirlwind of intensity and kind of a mess but his heart is (usually) in the right place. ish. he’s an international student, from the uk!
[ tw drugs ] the only family he’s close with is his grandmother, who adopted him when he was a toddler. both of his parents were disowned from the family due to repeated drug abuse situations. jamie hasn’t seen or heard from his parents since he was 4 or 5. but luckily, he loves his grandmother and gets along swimmingly with her, although he is often a source of her constant exasperation. no siblings to speak of, although he has a couple of aunts/uncles/cousins that he thinks are stuck up so he doesn’t talk to them.
his great-grandad was a financial manager and amassed a ridiculous amount of wealth, so his family is hugely rich-- like, more-money-than-they-could-ever-need, multiple-country-homes, kind of money. the goodwins have got a huge mansion in east sussex just outside of brighton, and they own multiple luxury flats in the city itself, which is where jamie lived by himself from when he was about 14 on (because he asked, and his grandmother let him). he went to state school in the city instead of the private school that he’d attended for primary grades -- again, because he wanted to, and his grandmother let him.
jamie’s always had more energy than anyone’s known what to do with, so he had to channel it into something physical. he did try a number of sports but they lacked that artistic quality that he craved, and it wasn’t until he tried a dance class at around 9 or 10 that something really clicked. he threw himself into it with gusto and by 14 he was part of a fairly prestigious youth dance company.
he’s practiced almost every genre of dance, but his favorite is modern dance infused with hip-hop. the more choreography classes he takes at haddon, the more he’s leaning towards a focus on choreography rather than performance, but he loves both. he really has no specific ambitions career-wise, other than to keep doing what he loves.
he’s allergic to traditional studying and procrastinates on every assignment, unless its for his choreo classes. his core requirements for reading/maths classes are a nightmare that he’s slowly been dragging his feet through. it’s not that he’s not good at academics, necessarily; he just hates hard work when it’s something that he doesn’t feel passionate about.
he chose to come to haddon university because he wanted to experience life in the u.s., and because of its reputation for the arts. also because it sounded like a good time.
personality --
he’s energetic & outgoing & will chatter endlessly. he’s the kind of person who can be found at every party, and will have a conversation with you while simultaneously texting four other people.
at the same time, he can be deceptively introspective? like, as shallow as he may seem at first, he doesn’t shy away from deeper conversations.
however, he’s not very forthcoming about personal information. he will deflect! deflect! deflect! any discussion of actual negative emotions, and he hates what we know as the mortifying ordeal of being known. the only way he can suffer through that is through being seen in his dance.
in addition to being a dancer, he’s really artistic; loves films, street art, etc. very appreciative of all visual and auditory arts.
a lot of his decisions are based on pure momentary whim. he’s the definition of listening to his heart, not his head. he fears absolutely no consequences, because he’s never had to face any before.
one important part of his personality is that he’s careless about money. he’s not arrogant or obnoxious about being wealthy; it’s just a plain fact. his pockets are always open, and he genuinely loves buying extravagant presents for his friends. money means nothing to him and he throws it around with abandon, because he can. he doesn’t see anything wrong with this.
he’s also aware that people in the past have become friends with him just because of his money. this does not actually bother him in the slightest.
one of his worst qualities is that he is very flaky. he becomes fixated on certain things or certain people and will do anything for them while he’s interested, but then when his interest wanes, he’ll ghost without a warning. and then he’ll pop back up weeks later pretending nothing’s happened and not realize that this is a problematic approach to friendship.
i’m excited to start making connections so feel free to hit me up for any and all plots or ideas :’)
