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Character History: Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

Nicky O’Hare

His Backstory:

Nicky O’Hare, a promising freshman recruited to the Tampa Bay University swim team, shows promise both in and out of the pool.  The lean Irish kid with the ‘boy-next-door’ good looks from Brandy, South Dakota, is likely the most talented swimmer on the team.  Ready to experience all that college life has to offer, Nicky has even put finding a boyfriend on his wish list.

Attributes

  • Kind
  • Sweet
  • Considerate
  • Loving
  • Naive
  • He wants to be liked
  • Being good, isn’t good enough
  • Lacks confidence

Values

Those things this character holds most strongly to be true. A value is an obvious truth to this character:

  • Love wins out
  • The truth shall set you free
  • Love has no boundaries

Ambition

The one abstract things this character wants in life:

  • To be the best swimmer in the world

Fears

  • Coming from a small town, that people would not accept him if they knew he was gay
  • Because he is gay, he would never find a love like his parents
  • When he enters the big pond of swimming, he won’t be as good.
  • That he is not as smart as others around him.

Nicky O’Hare

Profile

Full Name:Nicky O’Hare
Nickname:None
Age:18
Race:White
Weight:150
Height:5’8″
Eye Color:Light Green
Hair Color:Brown with gold high lights due to the Chlorine
Skin Color:White
Body Type:Lean
Voice/Speech Pattern: Soft
Masculinity: Shy

Family History

Parents:Mr. and Mrs. O’Hare
Siblings:None
Children:None

Education

High SchoolUnknown
Year GraduatedUnknown
CollegeTampa Bay University
MajorBusiness Management to Sports Management
YearFreshman

Residence

Current:Tampa Bay, Florida
Birth Place:Brandy, South Dakota

Phillip Silva

His Backstory:

He is an only child, the son of a Dairy farmer. Once an Olympic hopeful, he devoted his life to training for the games. His training did not allow time for a true love interest so he had unfulfilled sex with strangers. An accident the day of his Olympic swim, the van was in an accident which crippled him for months and ended his swimming career. Addicted to pain medication now, he is now the head coach at Tampa Bay.

Attributes

  • Has overcome great challenges
  • He wants to please others
  • Loyal to his friends
  • Isolates because of his fears
  • Secretive
  • Believes he is a failure
  • He’s an addict (On oxycodone and Fentanyl and drinks too much/Tramadol and methadone) 

Values

Those things this character holds most strongly to be true. A value is an obvious truth to this character:

  • If you want something, you have to work hard for it
  • Nobody gives you anything in life

Ambition

The one abstract things this character wants in life:

  • To be pain-free

Fears

  • To have his addiction be discovered
  • To never find love
  • Rejection

Phillip Silva

Profile

Full Name:Phillip Silva
Nickname:None
Age:34
Race:Portuguese
Weight:210
Height:6’0″
Eye Color:Brown
Hair Color:Black
Skin Color:Olive
Body Type:Normal
Voice/Speech Pattern: Fast and Loud
Masculinity:Manly

Family History

Parents:Mother, Maria, who lives in California and father, Victor, who passed away three years ago
Siblings:None
Children:None

Education

High School:Buena Vista High School
Year Graduated:
College:
Year Graduated:
Degree:

Residence

Current:Tampa Bay (Old Hyde Park)
Birth Place:Imperial, Texas

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