Harpoole Task #9
ORIGINS & FAMILY
Name: Grayson Jack Andrews Nickname: Gray Reason for name: HIs parents just liked it Birthday: December 10, 1985 Age: 30-31 Gender: Male Place of birth: Cardiff, Wales, UK Places lived since: Cardiff, London, Harpoole Parents’ names, backgrounds, occupations: Michaela and Shawn Andrews, they met in college and didn’t get along at first until they were paired together on a project and fell in love. She worked as a librarian and he worked as a real estate agent. Number of siblings: 4, two older brothers (Shawn Jr and Jason) and two older sisters (Arielle and Tatiana) Order of siblings: Shawn Jr, Tatiana, Jason, Arielle, Grayson Relationship with family (close? estranged?): Very close, particularly with his second oldest brother and sister (Jason and Arielle) Happiest memory: The day he discovered his love of books Childhood trauma: The day his sister died Children of their own?: None If so, relationship with their parent?: N/A Age they gave birth/became a parent: N/A
PHYSICAL
Height: 5’10” Weight: 191 lbs. Build: Athletic Nationality: Welsh Disabilities (physical or mental, including mental illnesses): none Complexion (freckles, acne, skin tone, birth marks): faint freckles on his nose Distinguishing facial features: some scruff Hair colour: dark brown/black Usual hair style: wind blown Eye colour: brown Glasses? Contacts?: neither Style of dress/typical outfit(s): mostly casual: jeans and a t-shirt and either a blazer or a leather jacket although occasionally he’ll wear a button down shirt instead of a t-shirt and is often wearing a fedora Typical style of shoes: tennis shoes or work boots Health (is this person usually sick? or very resilient?): has asthma but not severely Grooming (do they wear makeup? shower daily? wear only clean clothes? pluck their eyebrows?): showers daily and is pretty particular of personal hygiene because of the effect it can have on his asthma Jewellery? Tattoos? Piercings?: Tattoo on his right bicep (where his bicep and his shoulder meet) for his siblings of a flock of birds (they all have matching tattoos, they got them in memory of Arielle, his oldest siblings didn’t want him to get it), and a big celtic cross on his back (that his second oldest brother also has, also in memory of Arielle) Accent?: Thick Welsh accent that he’s learned to reign in a bit so people can understand him Unique mannerisms/physical habits (bites nails, talks with hands, taps feet when restless): Talks with his hands, drums his fingers when getting impatient, bites lip when anxious or nervous Athletic?: Yes, likes to go on runs but has to be careful because of his asthma
INTELLECT
Level of education (high school drop out, undergrad BA/BS, PhD, MD, etc.): Went to Uni to get a degree in business management and anything else he needed to own his own business Level of self esteem: average level of self esteem Gifts/talents: can remember anything he’s read Shortcomings: he has a hard time opening up to people emotionally about serious things Style of speech (loud, mumbler, articulate, etc.): Articulate but soft spoken “Left brain” or “right brain” thinker?: both? Artistic?: can be Mathematical?: very, helps him run his business Makes decisions based mostly on emotions, or on logic?: Logic, at least it seems that way because he doesn’t open up emotionally about serious things Religious stance: Once had a lot of faith until the death of his sister Arielle and then he lost all faith in everything Cautious or daring?: cautious Most sensitive about/vulnerable to: death of family or talk about it, has a soft spot for women and can be very protective of them Optimist or pessimist?: it varies Extrovert or introvert?: introvert Level of comfort with technology: very comfortable
RELATIONSHIPS
Current marital/relationship status: Single Sexual orientation: Heterosexual Past relationships: Dated but never anything serious Primary reason for being broken up with: He won’t commit emotionally Primary reasons for breaking up with people: They want too much from him emotionally in his opinion Level of sexual experience: Not a virgin, hasn’t experimented much Story of first kiss (if any—if not, how do they want it to happen?): Kissed his sister Arielle’s best friend because the girl was panicking about never being kissed and worried she’d be bad at it and he wanted to make her feel better. Story of loss of virginity (if any—if not, how do they want it to happen, if at all?): Happened after Arielle’s funeral with her best friend because they were both filled with grief and wanted some kind of escape and comfort from it. A social person? (popular, loner, some close friends, makes friends and then quickly drops them): is basically a loner but does have some close friends Most comfortable around (person): his brother Jason and his sister Arielle’s best friend Gwen Oldest friend: Jason and Gwen (and Arielle) How do they think others perceive them?: Emotionless, cold not because he doesn’t show emotion but because he doesn’t talk about his emotions How do others actually perceive them?: Shy, broken, friendly
VOCATION
Profession: Store owner Past occupations: has been a manager at other stores in London and Cardiff Passions: learning, helping others Attitude towards current job: loves his job, it’s quiet and pleasant and he doesn’t have to meet anyone’s expectations other than his own Attitude towards current coworkers, bosses, employees: He’s his own employer and he likes that
SECRETS
(Every character—no matter how minor—should always have secrets!)
Phobias: losing someone he cares about, cars Life goals: to actually live his life and not watch it pass him by Dreams: to make his brother Jason proud of him Greatest fears: losing Jason Most ashamed of: his inability to connect with others Most embarrassing thing ever to happen to them: puberty in general if you ask him, but more specifically the first time he asked a girl out Compulsions: he has to walk everywhere or ride a bike unless he has absolutely no other choice, doesn’t drive at all Obsessions: learning new skills and reading new books Secret hobbies: collects seashells because they remind him of Arielle Secret skills: is a kickass cook What they most want to change about their current life: his inability to make friends easily What they most want to change about their physical appearance: nothing really, he’s fine with how he is
DETAILS/QUIRKS
Daily routine: wakes up early, goes for a run, showers, goes to work, goes home to make dinner and reads before bed. Night owl or early bird?: both depending on if he has work the next day or not Light or heavy sleeper?: heavy sleeper Favourite food: anything pasta Least favourite food: anything sweet Favourite book: Jane Eyre Least favourite book: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (he liked the others, he isn’t sure why he doesn’t like the last one, he just doesn’t) Favourite movie: Anything superhero related Least favourite movie: Parody movies Favourite song: Unsteady by X Ambassadors (particularly the Justin Caruso remix) Least favourite song: The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) - Ylvis Coffee or tea?: Tea Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?: Crunchy peanut butter Type of car they drive (or wishes they drove): doesn’t drive, prefers to walk or ride a bike, only gets in a vehicle when he absolutely has to Lefty or righty?: left handed Favourite color: blue-grey Cusser?: sometimes Smoker? Drinker? Drug user?: no to all Biggest regret: asking his sister to take him to get a book Pets?: one cat, a Maine Coon named Thatch
