{ "I don't want to be pinned as a song and dance man." }
Tyler Holden Cunningham.
Nickname
Tyler doesn't really go by many nicknames but sometimes he'll introduce himself as Holden and not Tyler. When he is performing on stage, whether it is singing or dancing, he likes to be introduce as Fly Ty.
Age & Grade
Tyler is seventeen years of age and is a Senior at Laurel Academy.
Number of Years at Laurel
This will be Tyler's first and last year at Laurel, considering that he transferred from another talent school to go to Laurel.
Sexual Orientation
Tyler is a proud homosexual but he is biromantic. He loves men and will only have certain encounters with them but he loves snuggling up to a good movie with women.
Group?
The Talented.
Talent
Tyler is an exceptional singer and dancer.
Strengths
Most of Tyler's strengths are musical based though he only knows how to play the piano, can sing and dance exceptionally. He is also a very good listener and will sit there and listen to your ideas or problems with no sarcasm or smart remark. Tyler is creative when it comes to certain things, such as, thinking of new and innovative ways of doing something. He is also very excited and love to learn new things, being that of new skills or ways to improve himself and others as a person.
Weaknesses
Tyler main weakness is he is a perfectionist and if things are not set up a type of way, he cannot function fully and will be able to talk for awhile. He can be a bit impatient, at times but tries his best not to let that impatient side of his show because it can also lead him to be very angry. Tyler is also very talkative and will probably interrupt someone else just so that he can throw his two cents in or tell a story of his own.
Fears
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Tyler is very much afraid of the dark. Probably because he tends to watch too many horror movies and freaks out when the lights are off.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Due to Tyler's sexuality, being sexually abused scared him the most. He always watched himself around others and was very weary of who he told about his Homosexuality.
Claustrophobia - Fear of having no escape and being in closed or small spaces or rooms.
Tyler had an experience in his life where he was trapped inside of an out house at a friend's bonfire party. It struck him because he couldn't breathe and felt like the walls were caving in on him.
Secrets
Portrays that he isn't a virgin, when he really is.
Transferred schools because he was being bullied but told others that it was because he was too talented for them.
{ ♦ Intelligent ♦ Understanding ♦ Responsible ♦ Blunt ♦ Cunning ♦ Flirty }
Tyler is a person that most people would befriend due to his intellectual and understanding nature but others tend to stir away from due to his blunt and cunning ways. Tyler has always been the intelligent one in his family and people have looked up to him because of that fact. Not to say that his parents and siblings are not intelligent but Tyler just picks up on things a lot faster than them and sometimes they get mad but he doesn't really care. He is also very clever and is a quick thinker when it comes to almost anything. Tyler is an understanding type of person and no matter who you are or what problem big or small that you have, he will listen. He doesn't just listen and understands people's problems but he also understands their ideas as well. He will give good and detail communication towards the person he is advising and hope that they take his advice and use it to their advantage.
Being responsible is something that Tyler had to learn from personal experience. He use to be very irresponsible growing up but one slip up made that change into his life. Tyler use to be very rebellious and irresponsible towards his parents so they showed him what happens to kids like him. They packed all of his things and sat them all outside on the porch with a military school brochure on top of his luggage and a note about which flight to take and where his destination was. Tyler soon changed his way after that and noticed that his parents wasn't playing. He became more responsible around the house and even helped them out with the chores and house work. People were much more in love with the new Tyler and respected the person that he had become.
Tyler's words can be either helpful or harmful towards others. If they are harmful, that's because he is very blunt and intends not to hurt anyone's feelings. He tries his best not to be brutally blunt but sometimes, it doesn't workout the way he wants it too. Tyler will apologize as long as the other person doesn't flip him off or get mad and go on a rage fit towards him. He is also very cunning and is able to get himself and others out of almost any sticky situation. His words are very persuasive that even he believes half of the cunning schemes that he has been into. One last trait that Tyler has is being very flirty towards guys and will sometimes take it too far. He does flirt with girls but not as often as he would flirt with a guy.
Overall, due to his changed nature, Tyler is someone that people tend to hang around with even if it's just for advice or just to go out and have a good, responsible evening on the town. He loves having friends around him and don't know what he would do without the friends that he has now.
✔Being Gay ✔Social Gatherings ✔Intellectual Minds ✔Others Creativity ✔Singing & Dancing ✔Cuddle Sessions ✔Reading & Writing ✔Tea ✔Horror Movies ✔Romance Movies based off Novels
✘Severe Thunderstorms ✘Homophobic People ✘Hypocrites ✘Losing His Voice ✘Reality TV ✘Bullies ✘Being Judged ✘Waking Up Late ✘Negative People
Growing up, Tyler always had a passion for the arts. He remembers watching his first musical and looked at his parents and pointed to the television screen saying that's what he wanted to do. His mother smiled and gleamed with excitement while his father protested. Tyler went with his mother and signed him up for vocal and dance lessons. It took him awhile to get use to the arts of singing but dancing, he sort of picked up right away. Once his skills got perfected, his mother signed him up for competitions, most of which he won while the others, he placed in the top five. Tyler has many trophies from his competitions and even has a display case that displays his accomplishments.
As Tyler started middle school, he joined the choir and band. People saw how skilled he was and instantly became his friend. One girl even asked to be his girlfriend but he told her that he was not attracted to females. Of course, Tyler always knew that he was gay since elementary school and just felt much more comfortable that way. He came out to his parents in the eighth grade and they were proud of him since he was finally accepting who he was and wanted to share it with them. As soon as he graduated middle school, his parents insisted that instead of a regular school that he attend a performing arts type of school.
He did so and was immediately accepted after they reviewed over his audition tape and resume. He made many friends there and even had his first boyfriend there, whose name was Scott. Him and Scott were seemingly inseparable but of course, every relationship must take its course. Tyler told Scott that he was transferring schools and it kind of devastated him. Scott immediately ended things right then and there while not wanting anything else to do with Tyler. It was a sad day when they broke up but Tyler knows that good things must come to an end.
Since transferring to Laurel, Tyler has been pretty much to himself and reading people to see who he can befriend and who he cannot. He loves what Laurel has to offer so far and hopes that this coming up semester and the change in venture will be better for him.
Dumisa.
Dialogue Color:
#008800
Face Claim:
Grant Gustin