[@Dirty Pretty Lies] [hider=Alexander Shields][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Q4GE2It.png [/img][/center] [color=b1a29b]Full Name[/color] [indent]Alexander Tobias Shields[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Nickames[/color] [indent]Alex, Al, Daddy![/indent] [color=b1a29b]Age[/color] [indent]28[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Gender[/color] [indent]Male[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Sexuality[/color] [indent]Heterosexual[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Relationship Status[/color] [indent]Single, widower[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Occupation[/color] [indent]Astronautics engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington D.C.[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Current Address[/color] [indent]Washington D.C.[/indent] [color=b1a29b]Appearance Details[/color] Can be paragraphs or bullets following this guideline: [list][*][b]Hair:[/b] Brown | curly | Kept somewhat short [*][b]Eyes:[/b] Blue [*][b]Height:[/b] 5’ 10” [*][b]Body Type:[/b] Fit, lean [*][b]Clothing Style:[/b] casual, shirts, jeans. [*][b]Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings:[/b] N/A[/list] [color=b1a29b]Personality[/color] [indent]In high school, Alexander was a dreamer. You knew him as the guy that always thought big. With a boundless ambition like his, he always had his eyes on the next milestone when the current one was in arm’s reach. This drive was backed up by a bright mind. He was the quintessential space geek. People who visited his house knew it best. His room was filled to the brim with model rockets, and planets painted on the walls and ceiling. However, besides his passions he always found the time to hang out with his friends and classmates. If you got in trouble, you knew Alexander had your back with a smile that exuded reliability and confidence. Everyone knew him for having many friends and few enemies. These features helped people cope with his boyish immaturity and (often well-meant) pushiness. Everyone has that story where Alexander convinced them to do something stupid with him – often with the expected disastrous results. Much of the Alexander people knew ten years ago is still recognisable in Alexander today. He is still very friendly and intelligent, and he has definitely matured. However, most of this is his headstrong self in reckless overdrive. He maintains the façade of normalcy to stay in control of his life. He wants to appear stronger than he truly is, and look in control. He has to be. If he were to break, who else would his daughter have to turn to? All of his fears, stress and fatigue hide deep beneath the surface. And that surface is not allowed to crack. No matter how close to the breaking point he gets. [/indent] [color=b1a29b]Upbringing Synopsis[/color] [indent]Alexander Tobias Shields was a definite breath of life in the class of 2009. He wasn’t necessarily anyone’s best friend, but he had no issues socialising with pretty much anyone. Furthermore, every funny story had a bit of Alex thrown in there somewhere. And if it didn’t, he was always suspected to be a part of it anyway. His grades were on the higher end. However, he was absolutely peerless at science and math. It was very clear were his ambitions were. Those were the only subjects he really, extensively studied for. Everyone knew that Alexander held his boyish dream to become an astronaut since age 5. But the one thing everybody in the school knew him for was his relationship with Everly Weston. The exact story of how Alexander managed to score a date with the undisputed prettiest girl of the class of 2007 is lost to the ages. But ever since that first date, their relationship was rock steady. The two had the incredible chemistry to put fireworks to shame. There was no real secret to it. They just [i]matched[/i]. There was never a dull moment with her. She motivated him to keep doing his best. She was there when he needed that moral support. He could tell her anything. And he did the same for her. They shared a few key common interests. You see, besides their common interest in astronomy, they both also ferociously enjoyed martial arts movies. Their favourite pastime was watching Bruce Lee movies together on the couch. Alexander also developed a special relationship with her three pet turtles. When Everly went to MIT to study Astronautic and aeronautic engineering, it came to no one’s surprise that Alexander followed her to do the same (His aspirations did kind of shift over time from flying the rocket to building one). He would’ve gone there even without her, really. Living together in a strange city was definitely that extra push in their backs that would accelerate their relationship to that next level. And so, by pure accidental happenchance, their daughter Rosie was born shortly after Alexander graduated. What followed was a grand wedding barely after Rosie’s first birthday. The only thing their parents told them was: “We were wondering what took you so long.” It was the end to that journey of theirs, the start of something new. Married life together. They were so happy. Three months later, Everly found herself in a hospital bed, and Rosie’s second birthday had barely passed when she was put in a cask. Cancer is a tragic thing. And so the little fairy tale ended. And Alexander’s world collapsed in on itself. The fire in him was snuffed out with one fell breath. But life moves on even when you stand still. And Alexander was rudely pulled along at life’s cruel pace. Being responsible for a small life doesn’t really allow someone much space to stand still and mourn, unfortunately. Luckily there were friends and family to come to aid, but that only made the year after a little less turbulent. To say Alexander truly picked himself up from his grief-stricken state would be untrue, but what other choose did he really have? Combining his busy job and single fatherhood continues to be a task most arduous. Fatherhood doesn’t help getting the bills paid. He may have gotten the job of his dreams, but what good are dreams when you don’t have the time to enjoy them? Alexander certainly doesn’t have the time. All of the time he doesn’t work, he dedicates to taking care of his daughter, the only thing of Everly that is still a part of his life. A girl that will only know her mother from their wedding photos, and a girl who looks more like her mother every day. It’s the love and memories that keep him going through the fatigue and stress. How could he face Everly in the afterlife if he ran away from it all? Even if it was to run to her… He hated himself for even thinking about it. [/indent] [color=b1a29b]Family[/color] [list] [*] Everly Leanna Shields-Weston | Alyson Stoner | Wife | Deceased (age 27) [*] Rosie Gladia Shields | Josie Gallina/Lucy Gallina | Daughter | 5 [/list] [color=b1a29b]Extras[/color] [indent] Richard Madden | [color=b1a29b]b1a29b[/color] Ice cream Might add more extras later[/indent][/hider]