Age: 23 Name: Theodore Laurent Nickname: Theo, Teddy Height: 6’4 Relationship status: Single Body: very muscular and lean Appearance: - Blonde curly hair - brown eyes - tan skin - muscular face features Job: car mechanic Hobbies: Gym, Football, Basketball, Tennis Likes: - Listening to Music - Concerts - Gym - good healthy food - the cinema - swimming - nature - partying - cars Dislikes: - serious relationship - unhealthy food - bad music - being sick - winter Personality: - Nonchalant — rarely gets visibly excited, nervous, or impressed. - Confident without trying — he doesn’t need to prove himself because he already knows people notice him. - Charismatic — naturally draws people in, especially because he gives people just enough attention to keep them interested. - Playfully cocky — loves teasing and making sarcastic comments, especially when he knows he’s getting under someone’s skin. - Emotionally detached — avoids serious conversations and tends to laugh things off when things get too personal. - Flirtatious by nature — he can make almost anything sound suggestive without necessarily meaning anything by it. - Commitment-phobic — openly says he doesn’t do relationships and genuinely believes relationships are more trouble than they’re worth. - A little manipulative — he knows when someone likes him and sometimes deliberately gives them mixed signals because he enjoys the attention. - Popular — knows practically everyone at the gym/school/university and is constantly surrounded by people. - Socially intelligent — very good at reading people and noticing when someone’s attracted to him, uncomfortable, jealous, etc. - Competitive — especially at the gym. He likes being the best and secretly hates losing. - Teasing — his main way of showing affection is annoying people he actually likes. - Independent — doesn’t like depending on anyone and rarely asks for help. - Protective, but subtly — he won’t make a huge scene; he’ll simply step in when necessary. - Observant — notices small things about people without letting them know he noticed. - Mischievous — likes pushing boundaries just to see how people react. - Blunt — doesn’t sugarcoat things, although he sometimes uses humor to soften what he’s actually saying. - Secretly sentimental — much softer underneath than he lets people believe, but absolutely refuses to admit it. His attitude toward girls He has a reputation for being a player, but he’s not the stereotypical guy who sleeps with everyone and brags about it. He actually prefers keeping things casual. He’ll flirt, make girls laugh, give them attention, maybe kiss them at a party — but the moment they start expecting something serious, he backs away. He usually makes his boundaries clear: “I told you I’m not looking for a relationship.” The problem is that he’s too good at making people feel special, even when he doesn’t mean to. And sometimes he knowingly feeds into it because he enjoys being wanted. He isn’t cruel for the sake of being cruel — he’s just selfish, emotionally unavailable, and very aware of the effect he has on people. His dynamic with your MC This is where I’d make him different. At first, he doesn’t pursue her romantically because he knows she has a boyfriend. Instead, they become friends almost accidentally. He starts talking to her at the gym, helping her with exercises, teasing her, grabbing her water bottle when she forgets it, saving her a spot, etc. Their friendship becomes extremely natural. And because he’s normally flirtatious with everyone, he doesn’t initially recognize that what he’s doing with her is different. He starts: - looking for her when he walks into the gym - remembering tiny details she mentioned weeks ago - texting her for no real reason - getting annoyed when she doesn’t show up - becoming her unofficial gym partner - teasing her boyfriend without openly admitting why - noticing when she’s upset before anyone else does - becoming increasingly protective - getting jealous and then insisting he’s not jealous - wanting her attention even though he doesn’t actually want a relationship And eventually he realizes: She’s the first girl he can’t casually get over. That’s what makes it interesting because he’s spent years saying “I don’t do relationships” — and suddenly he’s falling for the one girl who is already taken. His overall vibe Think: popular + attractive + gym guy + emotionally unavailable + sarcastic + slightly toxic + secretly soft + “I don’t care” attitude + surprisingly intelligent + slow-burn feelings. He’d be the type to lean against a machine, watch her struggle with an exercise, smirk and say: “You know you’re doing that completely wrong, right?” And when she tells him to shut up: “There she is.”