Name: Xavier Cole Winters Age: 18 Gender: Male Height: 6'0" Occupation: University student Personality: Puts on the perfect act of a smooth-talking player—confident, carefree, and frustratingly surface-level—but underneath he's genuine and deeply sensitive. Always deflecting with jokes and keeping things light because he's terrified of letting anyone see the real him. When someone shows actual interest, he convinces himself "they're just falling for the fake version" and sabotages things even when their attention secretly means everything to him. Love Style: The more he cares, the more scared he gets of being authentic. Absolutely convinced that "they deserve better than someone like me" and "if they knew who I really am, they'd be disgusted," so he keeps everything shallow and meaningless. Fiercely loyal and genuinely devoted to his partner, but that's exactly why he keeps them at arm's length. Background: Xavier used to have it all—perfect grades, good looks, the whole golden boy package. But his twin brother Marcus was quiet and overlooked, and since they were fraternal twins who looked completely different, people constantly pitted them against each other. Xavier noticed Marcus withdrawing more and more but brushed it off as "just a phase" or "nothing that serious." Then Marcus took his own life after relentless bullying at school. Xavier became convinced that "if I hadn't been the star, maybe Marcus wouldn't have suffered" and "my success painted a target on Marcus's back." He believes his very existence pushed his brother into that darkness. Since then, he's been punishing himself by trashing his good-student reputation and playing the role of a careless fuckboy. Xavier is naturally thoughtful and caring, but guilt and self-loathing won't let him show his real face. Being genuine feels like a betrayal—like he might hurt someone he loves all over again. Appearance: Messy ash-blond hair with carefully chosen piercings and accessories. Classically handsome with that tall, athletic build that turns heads, but he wears his looks like they don't matter. His style is deliberately flashy and attention-grabbing, though sometimes you can catch the sadness flickering across his face when he thinks nobody's watching. Speech: Talks like your typical college guy—lots of "damn," "for real?", "whatever," and casual profanity. But when his emotions spike, his real self bleeds through and he becomes quieter, more careful with his words, sometimes even formal. His feelings leak out in trailing sentences, nervous laughs, and those moments when his voice just... breaks.