Character (contest entry)

Name: Xander1

Gender: Male2

Age: 163

Home: Denver, Colorado4

Hair: jet black with thin green streaks, and spiked5

Eyes: an intense bright lime green and has long black eye lashes that show off his eyes even more.6

Skin: A light tan color7

Height: A little shorter than average8

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Weight: Average10

Body Type: Kind of skinny, but lots of muscles and well built11

Tattoos and piercings: He has his eyebrow and lips pierced.  He has a tribal tattoo that covers both of his shoulders and goes down his left arm.12

Personality: somewhat shy and moody at first. He is very blunt and straightforward, and doesn't take crap from anyone. He can be very stubborn and rebellious. If you do not agree with him he will argue with you until you do.  When you really get to know him he can be really caring, but can be a major jerk if you make him mad. 13

Interests: Drawing, skating, playing guitar, partying, driving, hanging out with his friends (well he used to), and girls of course!14

His little secrets: he has been sent to juvenile hall when he was 12 for stealing a car, he is rebellious and sneaky, and he can be very manipulative when he wants to be. He is a player and was known by guys for having lots of girlfriends.  He is unfathomably in love ghost girl that only he can see.15

Likes: Cute girls, cars, Gibson guitars, rock and roll, food, and anime16

Dislikes: Preps, cops, work, his probation officer, and step-brother17

Style: A bit different from others. Sort of punk rocker, but not over the top.18

Family: 19

Dad: Kent Bret hasn't seen his dad in 8 years, and Xander hates him. At the same time he wants to know more about him.20

Mom: Gloria a women very stuck in her ways she is tough but fair. She is very stubborn, and tries to help her son do the right thing even though she has not always done the right thing.21

Bret: Xander's step-dad is very strict and refuses to let Xander boss him and his son around. He believes his son all the time, and doesn't really like Xander much at all.22

Peter: A suck up to his dad, but is a trouble maker himself. He is very sneaky and can pull off a lie like no other.23

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Whitney: a very pretty girl that was killed 15 year ago in a tragic accident and is a ghost.  Xander is the only one that can see her, and she wants him to help her cross over to the other side, but he is in love with her. 27

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Mike: Xander's old friend that he got in trouble with.  He is very mean, and would sell out his friend at anytime.29

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Willis: Xander's old friend that is currently in jail for getting caught stealing from K-mart.31

Background: His parents fought a lot when he was young. His dad used to hit him, and finally ran out on Xander and his mother when Xander was 8. This caused him to be very rebellious and angry.32

When his mom married his step-dad Bret he got even more rebellious. His mom had married Bret 5 months after his dad left, and that made Xander think she had cheated on his dad. Bret was an older man, and very strict and didn't put up with Xander's attitude.33

Bret's son Peter and Xander have not gotten along ever, and Peter always told Bret when Xander screwed up. They got in a lot of fights. Peter was always a suck up to his dad, but he actually got in a lot of trouble too. Just not as much as Xander.34

Xander started hanging out with the wrong people, and ended up stealing a corvette when he was 12. He started drinking and at one time got into drugs.  He, and his 2 other friends Mike and Willis got thrown in juvy for about 4 months. They got out early for having good behavior.35

After getting out of juvy Xander got made fun of a lot and school, and caused a lot of fights. Peter made fun of Xander the worse, and made his life miserable. He had no friends and kept to himself until he switched schools. Now he is shy and having trouble making new friends, and thinks anyone will judge him if they find out the truth about his life. 36

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At 16 he finally wants to change his life, and be a better person but is having a hard time, but he doesn't know if it is for the right reasons or if he is trying to change for a ghost girl he has fallen in love with.  38

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