Post by Archie Lester on Aug 17, 2013 16:12:25 GMT -5
Name
Archie Joseph Lester.
Age
Seventeen and his birthday is on the 25th of October.
Gender
Male
Grade
Junior
Sports/Clubs
N/A
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Appearance
COMING LATER, USE YOUR EYES.
Personality
Loner; Archie isn't the best at making new friends. It's not as if he doesn't have any friends at all, he has a couple, he's just not a big fan of big social gatherings. Sometime's he just likes to be left alone with his thoughts. Of course his best friend in the world is his big brother, and he's the only person whom he trusts fully. If Archie finds someone interesting then he'll do his best to become friends with them, though some people think he's a little odd so it can be difficult. Though he doesn't have many friends Archie is one of those people that everyone in the School knows of, and he has talked to most people however fleeting.
Tough; In his younger years Archie was quite the wimpy, over-emotional kid, and deep down I suppose he still is. Though he certainly doesn't show it any more. Thanks to many hours at the gym Archie has a tough looking exterior to match his hard to break persona. It may seem to some that he has no emotions whatsoever, but once you know him you'll see that he's not as tough as he leads everyone to believe, he's a big sweetie, I promise.
Sarcastic; Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, we know, but this is just a defense system for Archie. It's hard for him to be truthful straight away so he's very witty and tries to throw people off, so people don't get to know the real Archie unless he wants them to. This trait can make him seem a little arrogant maybe even cocky, and that's exactly how he wants to come off, sometimes.
Thoughtful; Archie is very pensive about a lot of things, his mind is always buzzing with questions and he loves to think. It may sound weird but that's just how he is. It leads to a lot of interesting conversations, and maybe some unexpected ones. This thoughtfulness links in to his very active imagination, his head is always up in some cloud, he has a very limited attention span and his grades suffer for it.
History
'Hey, Arch, Archie, look at me'
I glance up at Mikey, tears in my eyes. I feel like a failure. Tears show weakness. I am weak. I've never seen Mikey cry, not even when mom left. I cried for days.
'Look, we're gonna get through this. If dad doesn't wanna take care of us, I'll take care of us. Okay? We're gonna be fine'
Just like that Mikey can make me feel better, and he pulls me in to a bear hug like he always does, squeezing me tight. I bury my face in to his t-shirt and I can smell cigarette smoke and cheap cologne. I'm just a little kid, nine years old, Mikey is fifteen but he's as good as an adult to me, except better. All the real adults in my life so far have been jerks. My mom left when I was six, and sent my dad in to a downward spiral of depression. All he did now was sit around watching TV and drinking. My dad wasn't a good role model, and neither was Mikey, but I didn't know that yet.
Four years later and we're still living with our dad, even though we tried to run away. The cops caught up with us before we'd even got out of Ohio. Our dad was still the same drunken mess he'd always been. Mikey had to drop out of High school and get a job just to pay the rent and use the little money we had left to buy food. All the money my dad got for being unemployed went on booze. Mikey and dad fought all the time, not just yelling, actually hitting each other. My dad might have been a drunk, but he could punch straight enough. Sometime's he'd come after me, but Mikey would lock me in the closet to keep me safe. Honestly though, I wanted him to hit me, so I could hit him back. I was so angry at my dad for making our lives hell. I just wanted the chance to take it out on him, but I never got one.
A couple years after that and we're finally out of our dads house. Mikey got a job in NYC, well a couple of jobs. Bar tender, mechanic, taxi driver, he took any job he could and saved and saved until he could buy us a house to live in.
Other
- Smokes quite a bit but claims he can quit whenever he wants to.
- Can sing and play guitar, though no one at School knows this (yet).
- Loves rain and will actually stand out in it and get wet through.
- Keeps a journal of this thoughts.
- Lives with his older brother and his girlfriend.
- Can't swim.
