Alexander Aurelius Volkov
Nickname:
Alex, Zander/Xander
Age:
25
Relationship Status:
Married
Career:
High school choir teacher, Composer, Musician. (Novelist/Writer in hobby)
Talents:
Alex is gifted with musical instruments (He also has a very lovely voice, but can never actually do anything with it due to him becoming terrified in front of more than two other people and singing absolutely horribly, meaning his this portion of musical talent is basically completely useless), being able to play many very well as well as play good portions of a song after hearing it once due to his other talent.
Alex has an extremely accurate, sharp memory, able to hold onto the smallest detail for years and years. He's memorized fifty digits of pi by simply glancing at them once in seventh grade, many pieces of music, as well as others things. It isn't quite photographic, though he has photographic memory as well, since he can just as accurately remember exactly pitches and tones that people spoke in, which makes learning languages easy as well (He in fluent in Russian, french, spanish, german, italian, and english).
Fears:
Alex fears losing Hartley somehow, being very much in love with her. He is extremely attached to her and being around her brings him absolute delight, and is almost like a high to him, which makes the thought of her suddenly disappearing mortifying for him Alex also fears being left utterly alone, without a friend in the world - the very idea of it terrifying him.
His final fear is his most intense. He has extremely severe claustrophobia, and being trapped in an enclosed space will often cause him to abruptly go into a complete mental breakdown; Crying, screaming, shaking, following nightmares, the whole shebang. In the follwing days, he'll often be very jumpy and shaky.
Personality:
Alex is a naturally, very kind person. Being raised as a classic gentleman in London, England, he is very kind, generous, chivalrous, and thoughtful. His expression is usually that of deep thought until he enters a conversation, in which it usually changes to being rather pleasant unless something is bothering him. He's somewhat shy and softspoken, but a very charming man in conversation. He loves company, and enjoys talking to others. He's a naturally paternal person as well, being very kind and protective over people and animals that are younger than him, giving advice like a father would.
Alex is is reserved man with most people, not being very outgoing and open unless it's someone he's very close to. Alexander is very honest with others and himself, never telling a lie - even a white lie - if he can help it. He's gentle and it's extremely difficult to noticably upset him. He's very sweet and is one of those secret, hopeless romantics at heart. He's very sympathetic and is always willing to listen and be a shoulder to cry on and support for whenever someone needs it, understanding the needs for people to do so since his upbringing wasn't exactly all pleasant smiles (But he's come to terms with it and has accepted it).
Also:
Alex as a tattoo of a bass clef on his left write and a treble clef on his right wrist. He has a long, white scar running from under his collarbone to the base of his sternum, a bit to the left of it due to surgery he had when he was born (non-traumatic). Alex is also somewhat confused when it comes to technology, confused by his cellphone on a daily basis - Old friends from college joking that they're stunned he can use a blender on his own. Alex also has extremely fragile health, which sometimes is a problem since he will become sick easily and stay sick for quite a while.