profile: Drew

Andrew "Drew" Bruty

Drew was the only child of his mother's ill-fated first marriage to Garret Bruty, an acclaimed and eccentric artist. His parents divorced when he was three. His mother, Moira, was well-advised in prenuptial law, and retained most of her considerable inheritance after the divorce. It wasn't long before she remarried to Richard Dyer, who was an old college friend, when Drew was six, and the family moved to Chicago where Drew would spend his youth. His little brother Fenton was born soon after. His mother does not work, but has been involved in several charities and non-profit organizations over the years, and takes a special interest in women's rights.

Drew had a mostly ordinary childhood, a loving family life, and a lavish education. If Drew were to consider anyone his father at all, it would be Richard, though he never refers to the man as such. Drew was not often in contact with his biological father - and when he was, the visits were sporadic and confusing for everyone involved.

His romantic history was also mostly ordinary. In high school, he dated a lovely church-going girl named Eleanor, who was saving herself for marriage. (This is also where Drew learned to appreciate certain activities that don't count as technical sex.) They went to different colleges with the best intentions of keeping a long-distance relationship, but both eventually moved on. Rumor is she didn't hold out for marriage anyway, but he doesn't hold any grudges. He happily have up his virginity to the first nice girl who would have it, at the age of 19. Her name was Allie, and they dated for three years before he moved away for graduate school. He moved to Lake City after finishing his MFA, where he would soon meet and become quite smitten with Amelia Bradshaw.

character tag: drew

name means: warrior, strong, courageous (Greek)
birthdate: February 22, 2056
age: 27 as of February of 2083
zodiac: pisces
MBTI: INFJ - the protector
character traits: charming, patient, considerate, optimistic, materialistic

appearance:
- height: 5' 10"
- hair: black
- eyes: dark brown
- body: perfectly average
- dress: preppy and well-tailored, stripes on polos, designer jeans
- distinguishing features: perfect teeth

romantic history:
- first kiss: a girl named Jenny, on a bus during a school trip, at age 14
- v-card goes to: Allie Slater, at age 19
- notable relationships: Eleanor Harlow (age 16-18, tried to keep a long distance relationship after high school, but it fizzled out); Allie Slater (age 19-22, broke up with minimal hurt feelings when he moved away for graduate school); Amelia Bradshaw (age 26-present, engaged in October of 2083.)
- number of partners: 3

romantic present:
- currently: engaged to Amelia Bradshaw, 2 months

family:
- parents: Garret Bruty and Moira Dyer
- siblings: Fenton Dyer (half-brother)
- children: in about nine months! :)
- BFF: Amelia

lifestyle:
- TS2 aspiration: fortune/family
- hobbies: golf, reading, party-going
- job: poet (trust-fund-baby)
- education: undergraduate at University of Chicago (English), graduate work at Cornell University 2081 (MFA, Poetry).
- drugs?: not really, besides alcohol. He doesn't hold his liquor well.
- sex?: dedicated and committed to the task at hand, patient, he's a bit of a pleasure-delayer, likes to indulge and take his time, doesn't like to fail and never leaves a lady unsatisfied.
- god?: yes, he guesses there probably is something.
- his parents?: are both wonderful, and simultaneously the biggest unanswered question in his life.

loves: words, strung together like a song // the feel of poetry off the tip of his tongue // the romance languages // linguistics // cunnilingus // being impressive // Amelia's smile // cheeks blushing pink // freckles on full, perfect breasts // the finer things in life // having a trust fund // golf on a sunny morning // the smell of cut grass // blue open water, wide as the horizon // standing in snow flurries // his mom // feeling like he belongs

hates: admitting things aren't okay // seeing flaws // being out in public with food stuck in his teeth // facing real conflict

theme song: "Fix You" by Coldplay

1. name: Drew
2. grew up: as the odd one out
3. favorite food: raspberry chocolate torte
4. favorite color: all shades of blue
5. favorite weather: the first snow flurries
6. favorite drink: water to swallow some headache pills for his hangover
7. currently reading: The New Yorker
8. most important job: poet
9. if he had one wish: to have a family of his own
10. thing he loves most in the world: freckles on a redhead
11. one word to describe him: charming
12. something else: everything's just fine (even when it's not)

notes:
#1: couldn't find one associated with his name, so found this one - a guy, not bothered a bit by the rain as he happily carries on reading. That reminded me of Drew.
#12: was a crapshoot, lol! I could hardly put this into words much less find a picture to represent it, lol! I mean really, how do you find a picture of that? So this picture felt optimistic, yet muddy and vague at the same time. Good a picture as any!

[mosaic credits]
1. Untitled, 2. Outcast, 3. torte, 4. Katiet Mentawai, 5. Edinburgh, Scotland, 6. Day -14, 7. The New Yorker, 8. Magnetic Poetry, 9. (It's got to be) Perfect!, 10. 365.217, 11. bed of roses II, 12. Reach