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Get to Know Andre Glöckner

Answers to the questions featured in this post.

What does your character’s name mean? Did you pick it for the symbolism, or did you just like the way it sounded? Andre is a French name, despite Andre himself being German, and it means something like “manly”. In the story he was named for his uncle (mother’s brother) who died in childhood. I named him after the actor I picture him as

What is one of your character’s biggest insecurities? Are they able to hide it easily or can others easily exploit this weakness? He experiences auditory hallucinations and is afraid to tell anyone about it because he thinks they will think he’s crazy, so he’s very insecure about it

What would be their favorite physical trait about themselves? He likes his hair, I think. He’s not the biggest fan of his face as he suffers from acne

What are their favorite traits about their lover? (one psychological and one physical) His favorite psychological trait about Bea is that she’s understanding, and his favorite physical trait is her brown eyes

Are they sexually confident or more of the shy type? I think he’s definitely more of a confident type, but he’s not over-confident or anything like that. That’s something that he’s not really self-conscious about

Do they have any hobbies that their lover finds unusual, odd, or otherwise annoying? He doesn’t really have time for hobbies as he’s always throwing himself into his work to distract himself from the voices in his head. The strangest thing he ever did because of the voices was build a pipe bomb, though he never intended on using it

Is there a catchphrase or sound that they tend to make a lot (likely without being aware of it)? No, I don’t think Andre has a catchphrase

What is, perhaps, their biggest flaw? Are they aware of this or oblivious to it? His biggest flaw is his quick temper, and he is well aware of this issue and has taken great measures to correct it

Do they have a favorite season? What about a favorite holiday? Andre likes winter the best because he enjoys the snow and the way nature looks when it’s covered in ice

Is your character more feminine or masculine? Andre is a masculine character and is very secure in his masculinity

What is something that would make your character fly into a rage? It honestly doesn’t take much to set Andre off, as he is very quick-tempered and can be aggressive. Typically if the voices in his head are loud that day he will be much more irritable and easy to set off

Is there some particular talent, skill, or attribute that they simply could not give up? He participates in track and pole vaulting, and it is what keeps him distracted from the voices so I definitely could not see him giving this up

What are your character’s sleeping habits? Heavy or light sleeper? Blanket stealer? One that always rolls onto the floor? Pushes their lover onto the floor? Sleep talker or walker? He is quite the heavy sleeper. He sleeps on his stomach with his hands shoved under his pillows, doesn’t move in his sleep, and is basically dead to the world until he wakes up again

Do they live alone or with family? How do they feel about their family/roommates? Andre lives with his parents. His two older brothers have since moved out, so he is the only child at home over the course of the story

Is there a certain person in this world that they cannot stand? The very mention of this person’s name makes them tremble with anger or fear. Andre has a great many people he can’t stand, though for a while he couldn’t stand Micah Byers before the two remedied their relationship and became friends

Is your character the athletic type or more of a couch potato? What are some sports/games that they like? Andre is very athletic. He actually participates in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. He’s quite busy! So he’s definitely in good shape physically

Does your character have dreams of getting married and/or having children? He doesn’t think he’ll get married or have children. He is more worried about getting his mental health in order before thinking about his plans for marriage, children, etc.

What kind of home would they want to live in? Where would they place this abode? Andre typically envisions himself living in New York in an apartment with his cat, Creampuff

Would your character be the kind to get into fights? (physical or verbal) Would they be a good fighter or cave in rather easily? Oh yes! Andre is always down to fight with anyone. In his freshman year of high school he got in a fight so severe that they had to pull him from Bunnell High and transfer him to Stratford High. He’s pretty good at holding his own in a fight

Does your character like animals? What are some of their favorite animals? Would they want pets? What about mythological creatures? Andre definitely likes animals, and they tend to calm him down quite a bit. Andre owns a cat named Creampuff who is actually a therapy cat. He definitely likes cats more but has nothing against dogs

What is one of your character’s biggest fears? How would they react when dealing with this fear? Andre’s biggest fear is people finding out what goes on in his head and abandoning him and/or hating him for it

What kind of tattoos, piercings, birthmarks, freckles, and other such unique physical features do they have? He doesn’t have any freckles, but he has some significant acne during his teenage years

What is your character like when it comes to school? What subjects are they good/bad at? Do they get in trouble a lot or are well behaved? He does his schoolwork religiously and works quite hard at school, as a way to distract himself from his auditory hallucinations. He used to get in a lot of trouble for getting in fights, or having outbursts, but he’s worked hard at remedying his behavior

In their own words, how would your character describe what their lover is like? “She’s more than I deserve.”

Is there something traumatic from your character’s past that greatly affects them even to this day? Andre’s life has been relatively trauma-free. He’s had lots of violent incidents in his life though he’s never been the victim of them.

What is their lover like sexually? How do they feel about their lover’s quirks, needs, etc? Bea is definitely interested in some like, kinda messed up stuff? She likes it rough. That’s all I know how to describe. He doesn’t really know what to do with this first but he comes around to it

If your character was going to get arrested, what would be the most likely reason for it? He’d beat the shit out of somebody, definitely. He still hasn’t got that temper under control

If your character became a celebrity, what would they be famous for? I imagine he’d want to be a track runner, though in the book I know he wants to go into the army. I know fate has something else in store for him, if I ever decide to continue this character’s story following LAF

What is one of the most courageous things your character has ever done for a loved one? Nothing comes to mind, actually. Maybe I’ll have an answer later on

When it comes to the arts (music, film, theater, etc), what does your character like? He has a collection of films he really likes down in his room (the basement)

Would your character be the kind capable of killing? Would they enjoy killing or only use it when necessary or, perhaps, refuse to kill no matter what? I feel like Andre is the most capable of killing out of all the characters in LAF. If he was particularly agitated and the voices in his head were telling him to relentlessly, I imagine eventually he’d do it to shut them up

If your character’s lover offered to take them out on a dream date, what would they want to do? Andre is down for pretty much anything, honestly. He’d be fine with a super romantic dinner or just chilling in his room watching movies with her. Any dream date would end up going well and he’d feel closer to his girlfriend

If your character wanted to be alone, where would they go? Andre’s bedroom is in the basement of his house, so he typically has the whole basement to himself. If he locked the door leading to the basement no one would be able to bother him down there

Does your character have favorite foods? (breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snacks, etc) Andre really likes pasta, despite his family coming from Germany and cooking several traditional German meals. He does really like the Spätzle (Egg noodles) his mother makes, though, and Kartoffelkloesse (Potato dumplings)

Is your character afraid of death? If they got to choose how to die, how would they want to go? Andre would not fear death until he was in a situation that would bring him close to death

Does your character have any medical conditions? Are they serious or minor? Do they affect their day to day life? Andre suffers from auditory hallucinations that haunt his daily life and can often cause Andre to act irrationally in attempt to shut the voices off. He also takes Zoloft (the max dosage, I think) to help with his anger issues

What are some of your character’s pet peeves? What are some things that annoy them or disgust them? Andre is annoyed by many things, especially repetitive noises, such as people chewing or tapping fingernails. He is disgusted a lot by spit and phlegm and other things of that nature

What kind of weather does your character like? Cloudy skies, rainy days, sunshine, etc? Andre prefers cloudy days that are slightly cool

When people look at your character, is there some assumption they might make about them just by appearance? Is that assumption correct? Andre is a pretty nondescript guy, I feel like. Like you could meet a lot of people that would remind you of him. Maybe they’d assume that he’s unhappy because he never smiles while he’s at school

Does your OC have any guilty pleasures they enjoy? Hobbies, past times, music, etc that they wouldn’t want known by others? This isn’t really a guilty pleasure, or something he does often, but it is something he doesn’t want anyone to know: the voices in his head bothered him quite relentlessly about building a pipe bomb and eventually he did, and hid it in his dresser

Does your character’s family affect your character in any way? His parents are German immigrants, so his lifestyle is definitely influenced by them. He wasn’t too close with his older brothers because of his violent nature in childhood, and his brothers eventually moved out. His parents did check up on him quite a bit during his teenage years, so he did feel a bit smothered at times

Is there anything in your character’s past that they regret, haunts them, or they wish they could change? He does regret building the pipe bomb as it caused him a lot of grief with his parents, and also regrets stabbing his brother with a pair of scissors as a child. He thinks this is what stopped a relationship from developing with his brothers

Does your character have a switch that changes aspects of their personality whether they are around friends, family, etc. Is there someone who gets to see their true self? He typically doesn’t open up to other people, but while he’s in a relationship with Bea, he gradually shows her more and more of himself as he feels more comfortable around her. She is the first person to know about his voices

Is there a particular event that would emotionally devastate your character? Rejection from his loved ones

Is your character the kind to hide their true emotions or do they wear their heart on their sleeve? As I said, he doesn’t open up to people, so he’s definitely not one to wear his heart on his sleeve

What is some random affectionate thing that your character always does to their lover? He puts his arm around her whenever they’re near

Is your character outgoing? Would they be the leader of the friend group, or the quiet one that gets dragged along? I feel like he’s more outgoing around other track runners but more introverted around anyone else. He could be the leader, but he’s not the one to be dragged along. Somewhere in the middle, I think

Is there anything in particular that would ignite your character’s jealousy? Or does your character not get envious? Andre’s not really the jealous type. At least I don’t imagine him to be

What is something that your character has nightmares about? Are these frequent? Do they heavily affect your character’s mood? He has nightmares (while not frequent) of abandonment and rejection from the people he loves

If your character confessed love to their crush, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc, what would they say? I feel like it would be awkward for him to talk about his emotions, though if the person really liked him back they would think it was sweet

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