{gaston}
nicknames | z, pretty boy, eolin wangja
age | 18
sexuality | closeted bisexual
Everone seems to flock to those who are confident, and brave. Those who are unafraid to take challenges, no matter the risk. This is a nutshell is Zayn, being a people person he makes a manner to befriend almost anyway. He enjoys the positivity of being paying attention to him. Needless to say, this has some people view him as a bit of a narcissist, and overconfident about his athletic ability and his personality in general. However, this doesn't ring as true as most people tend to believe. He has his own demons just like anyone else. Zayn has a tendency to be protective over those he holds close bonds with. He tends to become more guarded over them, and observant to the things that happen around him. He's completely unafraid to step in if he sees things that he doesn't agree with, or worry him. Boasting about his accomplishments and the girls he's had relations with, is a habit that like most teenage boys Zayn falls prey to. He does it in a respectful manner, as his mother would kill him if he was harsh towards a woman, but he does boast about it. Much like most people he associates himself with Zayn has an impulsive and seemingly reckless behavior. Getting in fights, and standing up for those weaker than him. He doesn't think about consequences, he just does it.
Behind the cockiness, and the bravery lies insecurity. He feels as if he's stupid because he doesn't have the grades his parents would prefer. He's not the intelligent son, he feels people view him as a big piece of meat to do their heavy work for them. Being raised by such a powerful man as his father, Zayn also has a insecurity in his entire sexuality. He has noticed he looks longer than normal for a boy to look at teammates in the locker room. He feels accepting these feelings, would be shameful to his family. So he bottles these emotions up, and acts as his family wants him to be seen.
DISLIKES | Reading has always been something to disengage Zayn, with his belief that he's unintelligent he avoids school work, even though he doesn't mind english. He and his father aren't on best terms, he doesn't like watching any sport because he prefers to experience it. Criticism is something Zayn isn't fond of neither does he like arrogance which he exudes at times.
The second born son of Matthias and Emily McNamara, Zayn was easily overshadowed by his elder twin brother Zachariah. Growing up the two were as different as night and day, but still extremely close. Zach was an introverted and indoors type kid, preferring to work on his homework (and often his brother's) while Zayn had tons of friends and played around never really caring about his work. This seemed to cause a rift between his father and him, wanting to have Zayn take over his company when he grew older but soon came to a realization that wasn't gonna happen. The easy perks of being such an outgoing child were that Zayn befriended a boy named, Callum. Straying away from his brother who was following a different crowd. He often helped the boy when it came to more physical sports-related activities, and Callum would help him with his schoolwork. Needless to say, the two were extremely close, it was even better with their parents knowing each other. The two were constantly around each other.
When Callum came out as gay, Zayn avoided him for a small amount of time. He didn't know how to feel, because his best friend was gay! What if people thought he was? What if his parents thought he was? But after awhile, Zayn came to the conclusion they wouldn't assume such. He was one of the top athletes in the school, only being surpassed by [FC: Alex Pettyfer]. When Callum and Zayn began to talk once more, Callum had gotten into a relationship with a boy who was abusive mentally and just not good for him. And Zayn repetitively tried to get his friend to leave the other boy because he was changing, and Zayn was worried about him. And he would never admit it, but jealousy had also played a role. But eventually Callum had listened to Zayn and he shortly got out of the relationship. During the time, Zach and Zayn had quickly drifted into practical strangers. The two argued all the time, and on multiple occasions, his brother mentioned Zayn was nothing but muscle and probably didn't have a brain. Which affected Zayn deeply, that his brother would say such things. They used to be friends, they used to be close. But now they were strangers, and he confided in Callum with this. Soon after, he had managed to lay his eyes on May Kang, when he was assigned to work with her on a project.