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[color=cyan]Full Name[/color]
[indent]Theodore Jeremiah Gage[/indent]
[color=cyan]Nickames[/color]
[indent]Teddy[/indent]
[color=cyan]Age[/color]
[indent]27[/indent]
[color=cyan]Gender[/color]
[indent]Male[/indent]
[color=cyan]Sexuality[/color]
[indent]Homosexual[/indent]
[color=cyan]Relationship Status[/color]
[indent]It's Complicated--everyone says that nowadays, but it is. [/indent]
[color=cyan]Occupation[/color]
[indent]Fashion Editorial Journalist at Vogue.com [/indent]
[color=cyan]Current Address[/color]
[indent] 15 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023 [/indent]
[color=cyan]Appearance Details[/color]
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[list][*][b]Hair:[/b] Currently Cyan blue | Short | Usually coiffed and styled to perfection. 
[*][b]Eyes:[/b] Blue
[*][b]Height:[/b] 5'7"
[*][b]Body Type:[/b] Not the tallest of men, Teddy is quite small and thin. He doesn't have much muscle or body fat to speak of. He's just small, and thin. 
[*][b]Clothing Style:[/b] Impeccably Stylish | Anything from Alexander McQueen's new line, anything from Marc Jacobs or Chanel usually as well. 
[*][b]Scars, Tattoos and/or Piercings:[/b] Scar on left knee from biking accident as a child, no piercings, one tattoo on left ankle:
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[color=cyan]Personality[/color]

[center][color=dodgerblue]Optimistic ➰ Energetic ➰ Selfless ➰ Gullible ➰ Socially Awkward ➰ Loquacious ➰ Nosy ➰ Kind [/color][/center]
[indent]Ever the flamboyant ray of sunshine, Teddy has always been overtly positive and energetic. He can definitely come off as someone who just drank three cups of coffee before doing much of anything as he tends to bounce around quite a bit, usually out of nerves. Teddy is a nervous sort by nature, he's awkward socially and usually prone to much excitement at any mention of fashion. Teddy is a good soul though, warm and compassionate, his heart is in the right place. Teddy is usually well liked by those around him, not one to step on any toes purposefully, though he can put his foot in his mouth sometimes. 

Teddy is oblivious most of the time, lost in his head or in another world entirely, he can be quite spacey. He's also gullible to a fault, will believe people when they tell him things most of the time, and that can be a major downfall of his. He can come off socially immature at times because he's slightly autistic. He's just a shy, nervous, awkward bundle of human with too much energy and no idea what to do with it. But he's unfailingly polite, really intelligent when he wants to be, really good at math, and selfless. He will do whatever it takes to help those in need, stand up to bullies, and make sure that those without a voice still get heard. He'd a big supporter of equal rights for everyone, often found at protest rallies vying for the rights of every human. 

Teddy is obsessed with fashion, he follows all the blogs and religiously attends New York Fashion Week every year. His favorite designer is Alexander McQueen, and he aspires to have his own line someday. For now, he just writes columns about fashion which does him quite well financially. But Teddy has dreams of grandeur. [/indent]

[color=cyan]Upbringing Synopsis[/color]
[indent]Born to Douglas and Marcie Gage in early October, Teddy was always a happy go lucky child. He was raised to two doctors, both had high hopes that someday Teddy would also go into the field of medicine. But it was evident even when Teddy was a child, that he really loved clothes. Teddy would sneak into his mother's closet and try on all her nice dresses, walk around in her heels, and spend hours pormuring over fashion magazines. His parents knew, they knew he was gay from when he was still small. But Teddy was too scared to tell them, too worried they'd reject him. 

Teddy was raised in private school, all the best ones since his parents were renowned doctors in Palm Beach, they made good money and could afford the best education for their son. Teddy took to the upper class lifestyle like a fish to water, reveling in the posh way the people carried themselves and so wishing to dive headfirst into that world himself. He loved the glitz and glamor of the fashion world, and wanted to dress upstanding people in the finest silks and fabrics. When he was fourteen, Teddy finally told his parents that he was gay. They weren't surprised if course, and loved him all the same. They were really good parents, loving and supportive despite Teddy being so different from what they had initially hoped for. Despite that, they were fiercely protective of their son, and Teddy loved them more than his own life. He was very close to his family, no matter how small it was. 

When he was sixteen, Teddy had his first "serious" boyfriend, which lasted exactly six months before Teddy found him schtuping the school's tight end after football practice. Since then, Teddy hasn't been in any serious relationships... Except for his current one. Julian and He had been on again and off again for about three years, and Teddy was frankly exhausted by it. He was about to call it quits for good if Julian didn't make up his mind with what he wanted. But Teddy couldn't find himself to completely walk away, there was just [I]something[/I] keeping him there. But Teddy had no idea what it was.

When he graduated from high school, Teddy's parents announced shortly afterward that they would be moving permanently to New York City. Having chose to go to a New York City school himself for college, namely NYU, Teddy was sceptical of the timing. His parents had always been protective, but not the the point of stalking him when he went off to college. The timing was coincidental though, as his father had just been offered as position as the leading neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City, which was currently listed as one of the Top Hospitals in the country. His mother being a pediatric nurse made the move a no-brainer. Before he knew it, his entire family had relocated from Florida to New York City. He spent the next four years studying fashion design at NYU with a minor in fashion journalism. 

But his fashion career was not a walk in the park as Teddy's first serious job was as a waiter for a restaurant not far from his flat in Brooklyn. The next three years were spent working his way out of the waiting tables world and into the fashion world, landing an intern position at Vogue.com. After a year as an intern he finally worked his way into a fashion journalism job, which was one step closer to his dream. Currently he's one of the top fashion editorialists in his office, with his eyes on a fashion designing job. [/indent]
[color=cyan]Family[/color]
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➰Douglas Gage--Father|52|Neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City 
➰Marcie Gage-- Mother|41|Pediatric Nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City 
➰Julian Evans--Boyfriend|30|Model for Elite Model Management 

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[color=cyan]Extras[/color]
[indent]Tyler Oakley| [color=cyan]00FFFF[/color] 
➰Owns every single Lady Gaga album every released, slightly obsessed with her.

➰Known around King's Academy as the resident Match-Maker. 

➰Was on both the Yearbook Comittee and the School Newspaper as a Journalist all four years of school, as well as President of the school's GSA. 

➰Deathly allergic to strawberries. 

➰Paralyzing fear of: Clowns, Tight spaces, and large insects. 

➰Has two dogs, a pug named Oliver and a labrador named Alexander McQueen or Alexander for short. Ollie is 2 and Alexander is 3.
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♫[color=8493ca][b]Caden Alexander Burke[/b][/color]♫ 
[i]"Probably my closest guy friend, seriously. I'd do anything for the guy, He's always got my back when I need it. "[/i]

Working on the paper together was what started the friendship between Caden and Teddy. Bonding over a shared love of literature and journalism, they spent a lot of time working on things to do with the paper. This led to them realizing they had much more in common with their music tastes and more. When Caden and Reina started getting closer, it only caused Teddy and Caden to become even closer friends as Reina was his other closest friend at the time.

When they all graduated, Teddy made sure to keep in contact with Caden. They visited each other often, especially since they both lived in the same state. Teddy definitely felt like Caden was his best guy friend, spending a lot of his free time when not working or going to school with him. Even to this day, they hang out on a consistent basis. They still bond over journalism, as they both made a career out of it. Teddy even yearly throws him a humongous birthday party, inviting their closest friends and making it a big event. 

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♫ [color=967391][b]Reina Stein Barracano[/b][/color] ♫
[i]"She kind of just barged in and became one of my favorite people, ever. "[/i]

Teddy met Reina at a local Human Rights Campaign rally, and his life was never the same. Automatically recognizing each other seeing as they went to the sake school and were both freshmen, Reina took an immediate liking to Teddy. Bonding immediately over a conversation both about equal rights and their influence on media, Teddy felt like he'd become extraordinarily lucky in having someone who both supported him and could help bring him out of his shell. Reina was not one to take no for an answer, and over the next few weeks had basically poked and prodded her way into Teddy's life. She dragged him to rallies constantly, came over to his house unannounced for various reasons, and basically just not left him alone. Reina also joined the GSA which just made her an even more permanent fixture in his life. 

But Teddy couldn't bring himself to really be bothered by it and before he knew it, Reina had become one of his closest friends. When she and Caden got close, Teddy became the biggest fan of their possible romance. When it fell apart, he was devastated. He to this day still tries to play matchmaker with the two of them, even if Reina is married. It's a sham, in Teddy's opinion, and the divorce couldn't come soon enough.

Teddy just wants Reina to be happy, he loves her dearly and would do anything for her. Teddy considers Reina to be sort of a big sister type to himself, and he honestly doesn't know what he would do without her sometimes. Even thoyhj they live on opposite sides of the country they still keep in regular contact, Teddy flies to visit from time to time and vice versa. They are still very good friends, and Teddy is excited to see her again. 
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♫[color=pink][b]Allison Bentley-Song[/b][/color] ♫
[i]"Oh she's adorable, I can't wait to see her again, I miss her face. "[/i]

Teddy met Allison initially through the GSA, which he both started and was President of. After a few meetings, Allison opened up to Teddy about her two moms, and Teddy immediately wanted to meet them simply out of curiosity. They made a day of it, working on posters for a charity event for the GSA at Allison's house, Teddy finally got to meet her parents. Teddy immediately adored them, and vice versa. Over the next few years, Teddy spent many a afternoon at Allison's working on GSA related things or simply listening to his extensive Lady Gaga collection while pouring over magazines and chatting about nothing in particular.

After graduation, Teddy and Allison kept in touch through social media and over the phone from time to time. Teddy definitely was excited to see her, wanting to catch up and ask how her moms were doing. He absolutely adore her, and considers her a very close friend. 
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☮️[color=217633][b]Tara Kathleen O'Leary[/b][/color] ☮️
[i]"Tara's always had my back when it mattered, she's an awesome person. I should talk to her more... "[/i]

Tara and Teddy aren't the closest of friends, but they are familiar. Having first become friends out of gratitude to Tara sticking up for him when he was bullied, Tara became someone that Teddy could rely on. When she joined the GSA they became friends, though they didn't hang out outside of school much, but they did go to prom together once. Teddy considers her a friend, and they're connected on social media. But they haven't really kept in contact as much as Teddy has with his other friends from high school, and Teddy kind of feels bad for that. He looks forward to seeing her again. 
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☮️[color=808000][b] Brent Juan Diego Santiago-Walsh [/b][/color] ☮️
[i]"We made out once, it was pretty hot, and then he took me to prom... Good times. I miss that guy. "[/i]

Teddy hadn't been invited to every single high school party ever held, but he had been invited to some. There was during his sophomore year that stuck out the most for him, mostly because he'd drunk a lot that night and mostly because of the thi gs that had happened while he had been drinking. It had started off like any other party, drinking and dancing andnflirtingnalk happening simultaneously. One game of Truth or Dare later and Teddy found himself and Brent making out in front of a bunch of drunk high schoolers.

Teddy hadn't even known Brent likes guys. Teddy had been openly out and proud since middle school, but Brent had never even mentioned it as far as he knew. But there they had been, making out like a couple of animals in heat. Flash forward to the day after and Teddy had silently hoped to forget about the matter entirely, but Brent kept saying hi go him in the hallways and smiling in his direction as if they were friends. Teddy didn't know what to make of it. Over the next few weeks they stayed friends, though not super close they said hi to each other in passing and talked on occasion.

Junior year they even went to prom together, sort of. They went as friends, with Tara. They stayed in touch after graduation too, talking every now and then but still not becoming any closer as friends. Currently, they're friends on social media and they have a casual chat every so often, but that's about it. 
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☮️[color=9a503d][b]Willow May Nicholson[/b][/color]☮️
[i]"Willow is a special soul, I'm so happy I met her. We have a standing wine date on Fridays! She's great!"[/i]
Teddy and Willow didn't have much of a friendship in high school. Ironically, they became friends after graduation. After Teddy had landed his job at Vogue.com, he realized that his boss was really active with charity work, particularly the charity that Willow was involved with. Teddy got the chance to interview her for the website, and when they both realized that they'd gone to high school together, they immediately decided to get lunch after to catch up.

From then on, they became fast friends. Teddy and Willow even have a steady Friday night wine night, in which they drink their weight in wine and talk, dance, do whatever they want basically. About a year after they reconnected, Vogue.com did a literacy fashion show with Willie's charity, which was a lot of fun for the both of them. Teddy absolutely cherishes his friendship with Willow. 
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☮️[color=B5E87D][b]Bailey Grace Pruett[/b][/color] ☮️
[i]"Grace! She's fantastic, amazing. I'm so lucky to be able to call her my friend, truly. "[/i]

Teddy met Grace originally in Yearbook club, and he immediately took a liking to her. Bonding over a love of technology and everything nerdy, Teddy and Grace began spending a lot of time together. They quickly became fast friends. When they graduated, they actually ended up going to the same college. Majoring with two different degrees, they had their different schedules. But they still managed to keep in close contact, hanging out on a consistent basis and still sharing in their mutual nerdy interests.

Teddy is excited to have a reunion with so many people he loves, and Grace is certainly on that list. 

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☮️[color=9D3DD0][b]Amanda Isabella Woodall-Cross[/b][/color] ☮️
[i]"Oh my God, my go to fashion friend. She's definitely one of the most stylish people I know, and she's an absolute savage. I love her. "[/i]

When Teddy first met Amanda, he immediately complimented her on her sense of style. They'd bumped into each other in the hallway, and Teddy had blurted it out without thought. From then, the two of them bonded over everything to do with fashion. They obsessed over designers, followed fashion blogs, talked boys, and spent a lot of time shopping together. This continued even after graduation, as Amanda and Teddy did a lot of shopping in New York as well, shared their relationship burns and secrets, and had many a movie marathon sleepover. 

Amanda is definitely another person that Teddy considers a good friend. One of his favorite people to talk to about his obsession with fashion and Alexander McQueen, Teddy has Amanda on speed dial for crisis purposes. Teddy is excited to see her, though it hasn't been too long since they've talked, he's always happy to see her. 
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☯️[color=b1a29b][b]Alexander Shields[/b][/color] ☯️
[i]"Alex? Oh right right, yeah we were never like close friends or anytbing but he seemed like a cool guy. He was hot in high school, I wonder what he looks like now"[/i]

Teddy and Alex were never more than acquaintances, though they knew of each other through association. Teddy thought he seemed like a pretty alright guy, he didn't have any bad blood with the young man. They just never got that close, is all. 
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