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Name: Brendan Wright

Nickname: Bren

Age: 30

Birthday: March 5, 1978

Sexual Orientation: Homosexual

Status: Dating Corey Lindaugh

Religion: Athiest

Chronic diseases/Other Illness: Motor coordination problems as the result of a cerebral contusion, posttraumatic stress disorder, secondary osteoarthritis in his right knee

Allergies: None

Drinks: Yes

Smokes: No

Illegal Drugs: No

College: None

Handedness: Mixed; he writes with his right hand but does many things, particularly sports, with his left

Favourite Feature: His eyes

Least Favourite Feature: His ears

Greatest Strength: His pride in himself

Biggest Weakness: His tendency to fear how the world will react if he's too open about his pride

Biggest Fear: That he'll be attacked again

Most Common Misconception:That he's nothing more than a flag waving, gun carrying redneck

Name Meaning

Brendan: "Prince"

Wright: From an occupational surname meaning "craftsmen"

Appearance

Height: 6'1

Build: Muscular

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Gray, although depending on the light some might say hazel or a light crystal blue

Complexion: Tanned

Glasses: No

Piercings, Scars, and Tattoos:

To the left of his nose	Through his left eyebrow	Had his eyebrow pierced; removed it	Left bicep
Back of his head from his attack	Right knee from when he broke it	Left forearm	Right forearm
Across his shoulder blades

Usually Wears: A loose fitting pair of jeans or cargo pants with a t-shirt or muscle shirt, sometimes a dress shirt or a sweater over it, and his dog tags

Never Wears: Polo shirts, argyle, vibrant colours, and anything purple or pink

In many ways, Brendan can be described as the quintessential tall, dark, and handsome guy that women allegedly dream about.  While he doesn’t exactly tower over men Bren often appears taller than he really is as the result of good posture and an intimidating presence.  Even though Bren himself isn’t a particularly scary person, he is very aware of just how intimidating he can look when he wants to – a fact that he has absolutely no problem taking advantage of.  Adding to this is Bren’s muscular build.  While he’s not in the best shape of his life he takes pride in remaining in good shape.  Bren can frequently be found working out either at the gym or the pool and often pushes himself beyond what his body can handle.  He realizes that he’s probably doing his body, especially his knee, more damage than good, but he is a firm supporter of the belief that there is no gain without pain.  As a result of this, as well as the osteoarthritis in his knee, Bren can occasionally be seen walking with a limp.  When his knee is acting up he’ll wear a brace on it, and when it’s really bad he’s been known to us a cane.

While Bren frequently shaved his head growing up, since his attack he has allowed his hair to grow out, if for no reason other than to hide the scar on the back of his head.  It’s not so much that he’s bothered by scars – in fact, he’s rather proud of his other scars, viewing them as monuments to different parts of his life – but rather that he hates having to explain that one.  Brendan feels the same way about his tattoos – while they’re pretty self explanatory, he feels that they are a monument to a huge period of his life, and doesn’t regret getting them. 

Outfit

Pajamas	Dress

Personality

To those who don’t know him, Brendan Wright appears to be nothing more than a simple man who embraces all that is stereotypical of a guy living in a small town.  Embracing his redneck status, Bren enjoys the simpler things in life; a good beer, trucks, guns, and dogs.    He is a card carrying member of the NRA and views his time in the army as the most successful and productive period of time in his life.  Proud of his heritage, Bren’s views of the world often border on being xenophobic.  He firmly supports the expansion of Western beliefs and believes that those who immigrate to the US should be required to assimilate into American society.  In particular, he is adamant about immigrants being required to learn English.  These views can easily be seen as arrogance on his part, a point which Brendan will usually agree with.  While he will acknowledge flaws in both his own personality and the way his country acts, it doesn’t stop him from believing that he is a great guy living in a highly superior country.

While Bren is a rather rebellious person who enjoys pushing boundaries, he responds surprisingly well to authority and structure.  Brendan believes that in order to be able to prosper he requires an external authoritarian force that will enforce a strict structure in his life.  He doesn’t see himself as a natural leader; while he is very capable of thinking outside of the box and making rapid decisions in stressful situations, he prefers to be the follower of orders.  He dislikes the responsibility that comes with leadership and despises being held accountable for the actions of others.

Brendan is rather conservative in regards to his sexuality.  He’s not overly showy about it – he’s open to his family and friends, but doesn’t think that the whole world needs to know.  Flamboyance irritates a great deal, and he attributes the oppression that he has been forced to deal with as the result of his being gay to those who insist on throwing what should be a private aspect of their life into the faces of others.  He believes that if more homosexuals were a little less out there then they would be more readily accepted by mainstream society.  He does have a serious problem with organized religion and it’s more homophobic stance on the matter.  While he’s not asking to be married to another man in a Catholic church, he does believe that the oppressive views of the church only do harm.  As a result, because he believes that he has been rejected by religion, he rejects religion himself.

Since his attack, Brendan has become rather scared of homophobia.  The only time he’ll back away from a fight is when it’s related to his homosexuality, and he’s rather cautious about who he’s out with.  However, despite this, once he has come out to someone he is a bit of a flirt, regardless of their gender or sexuality.  He rarely thinks anything is going to come out of his flirting, he just thinks it’s fun.  Brendan suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder as the result of his attack.  While he is in therapy in an attempt to treat it and is medicated for it, he still has triggers that occasionally set him off.  The biggest of these is physical contact; Bren gets highly upset at unexpected physical contact, especially if initiated by someone who he isn’t close with or doesn’t know at all.  This trigger has seriously disabled his romantic life.  As the result of it, the few instances where he has attempted to engage in a relationship with someone since his attack have been quickly ended as the result of his inability to be intimate with another person.  Similarly, when in large crowds he gets nervous, to the point that he is almost claustrophobic.  Bren also is extremely uncomfortable with walking in certain parts of town while by himself at night, and when he does so he frequently convinces himself that he is being followed. While he has been told that his triggers will lessen with time and therapy as it has been several years he is beginning to think that is nothing more than a lie his therapist has told him in an attempt to keep him coming back.

Personal History

His Timeline

By the late 1970s Rupert Wright had it all.  A wonderful, obedient wife who was as devoted to God as he was, two adorable daughters, age five and two, a nice house on a farm that was just starting to bring in money, and the large bank loan to pay for it all.  What he didn’t have, what he couldn’t even really afford, was the son who would carry on his name.  Which is why in late 1977 when he found out that his wife was pregnant once more Rupert Wright was overjoyed.

In early spring, 1978, he finally got his wish and his son, Brendan, was born.  Instantly Rupert began trying to make the boy into his ideal of the perfect man’s man, the son that he could be proud of.  Brendan was to be raised on the farm, surrounded by things like guns, sports, and cars.  And, one day, he would get married, have children of his own, and inherit the family farm.  More so than his sisters, Brendan Wright was to be his father’s legacy.

But life, as it happens, had other plans for the boy.

At the age of three, to his father’s great displeasure, Bren took to dancing.  His eldest sister, Michelle, had been enrolled in dance lessons and one day, while waiting with his mother for a class to end, the toddler began mimicking the dancers, doing his best to join.  The boy appeared to be having so much fun that his mother felt that she had to enrol him.  In the years to come, Rupert would go to great lengths to try to distract Brendan from his love of dance, getting him involved in working on cars, teaching him to shoot, enrolling him in Cub Scouts and numerous sports teams, but nothing worked.  As unmanly as it might have been, Brendan loved it.

The dynamic of Brenda’s family changed rather drastically shortly after his tenth birthday.  For some time his eldest sister, Michelle, had been complaining of headaches and bouts of dizziness.  While at first she dismissed it, as it persisted she finally relented and went to the doctor, who diagnosed her with a glioma in her brain stem.  In an attempt to ignore his sister’s illness, Bren threw himself into his dancing – and activity that he and Michelle had bonded over for years –and began experimenting with it, mixing his classical ballet training with moves that he had seen in music video.  Michelle passed away by the end of the year, causing Brendan to throw himself into his dance even more.

Still disapproving of his son’s feminine past time, Rupert began to go out of his way to try to make Bren into a man.  After the two completed the restoration of an Oldsmobile 88 that he had bought before Michelle’s diagnosis, Rupert bought a second car for them to restore, hoping that it might distract the boy.  While Brendan showed great skill with the car, it was clear that his heart was only half in it.  Finally, in the early 90s Rupert relented and went to see his son perform, coming to realize that Brendan was rather good at dancing.  Soon after he allowed his son to be enrolled in several other dance classes, including some modern dance classes, and Bren began to dance competitively.

It was during this time that Bren began to realize that he wasn’t like other guys.  Puberty seemed to sneak up on him and while all his male friends were talking about girls, Brendan couldn’t help but notice attractive qualities in other guys.  Not wanting to accept that he was different, Bren forced himself to ignore his sexual desires and, like his friends, talked about girls, often making up stories about the things he wanted to do with his fellow dancers.  In an attempt to prove to himself that he wasn’t different, that he wasn’t gay, Bren asked Sophia Clark to be his girlfriend in December, 1994.  The two had known each other since his first modern dance class and had been dance partners for almost three years.  There was no girl who Bren felt closer to at the time, making her the perfect person to make him straight.

Brendan’s plan failed.  Even as he was dating Sophia he found himself desiring other boys and his feeble attempts to be a good boyfriend only made him sure of his sexuality.  Finally, on Valentine’s Day, 1995, he had sex with her, figuring that if there was any chance of fixing him it would be through that.  The attempt failed and even as he was with her Brendan found himself imagining that he was with another guy.  The next day he broke up with her and came out, quickly swearing her to secrecy.  Not wanting to come out to his parents, and fearing that everyone in Pleasant Port must know, Brendan did what he thought was the only logical thing; he dropped out of school and enlisted in the US army.

Posted in Fort Bliss, Texas, it didn’t take Brendan long to fall in love with every aspect of the army.  While he missed his dancing, the strict structure of the army highly appealed to him.  He took to the principles of the army and believed that he was really doing something worthwhile with his life.  It also helped that it was there that he met Christian Evanski.  While the two were cautious at first, neither wanting to mess with the army’s policy on homosexuality, a relationship developed between them fairly quickly.  For the first time in his life, Brendan felt as if he was able to be himself, even if he was still hiding.

In October, 1996, Bren was deployed to Bosnia.  This deployment did two things for him; first it cemented his relationship with Christian – prior to it, he had never thought that he could be that concerned for the wellbeing of another person- and it convinced him that he had done the right then when he had enlisted.  As far as Bren was concerned, he would be a army grunt for the rest of his life and Christian would always be by his side.

It was because of this sense of self righteousness that Brendan thought coming out to his parents was a good idea.  The actual meeting between him and his parents turned out disastrous though.  Bren’s mother simply cried, saying that her son had been stolen from the path of righteousness by the devil himself, while his father stewed in anger.  When the older man finally spoke it was with hatred.  His dreams of the perfect man’s man had been crushed and he blamed everything, from Brendan’s dancing to the way that his mother had coddled him as a child.  Finally he threw Bren and Christian out of  this house, saying that no son of his way gay, and if Bren was gay then it meant that he wasn’t his son.

While the meeting was upsetting, Bren was far too stubborn to show it.  He resigned himself to the fact that his parents wouldn’t accept him and decided that if they wanted nothing to do with him then he in turn wanted nothing to do with them.  Similarly, he decided that if their god hated homosexuals so much then he had no time for their god.

This rejection of his family and religion would come to a test shortly after.  In 1998 Brendan’s sister, Kayla, married, but he refused to attend the wedding, claiming that he couldn’t get the leave.  The next year he was deployed once more, this time to Kosovos.  Bren was part way through his deployment when he fractured his knee during an attack.  Soon after he was shipped back to the US where he received surgery on the knee.  After some time in a military hospital he was given leave and he headed back to Pleasant Port to visit his sister and friends.

While reconnecting with some friends from high school at the Fun Bar Bren made what he would later consider to be the biggest mistake of his life and let his sexuality slip.  While the friends didn’t seem particularly bothered by it, a few who had remembered his dancing weren’t even all that surprised, other patrons of the bar were less than happy.  While waiting for a taxi at the end of the night Darnell Johnson came up behind Brendan and attacked him with a baseball bat. Before the attack could get fatal one of the bar’s staff came out, scaring the man off.

Brendan was rushed to the hospital and from there his life changed. Darnell was charged with the assault and Brendan hired Robert Gray to sue for damages.  Because the assault was clearly a hate crime, the result of Darnell’s homophobia, the army was forced to investigate Brendan’s sexuality, eventually discharging him.  Soon after, in an attempt to preserve his career Christian ended their relationship.  Brendan ended up wining the lawsuit, although the money awarded was just enough to cover his medical bills.  To his great disappointment, Darnell all but got off for the assault, receiving a greatly reduced sentence due to time served and some community service.

Through the Ages

In the Army

Living Situation

Address: Farm 2, Guest House

Lives With: Kayla Green, Stewart Green, Tyler Green, and Sophia Clark

Lives in town since: Birth, except for when he was in the army

Transportation

Restoring a 1965 Mercury Truck	1986 Jeep Cherokee
2005 KTM 65SX	1996 Honda Sport TRX450R

Job

Job: Mechanic at Woodstoves Autorepair

Schedule: 

Schedule

You Can Find Him

Mini Golf	Fun Bar	Swimming Pool
The Wheelhouse Diner	Smart Fitness	Bahamas Tanning
Woodstoves Autorepair	Liquor Store	Eight Balls

Bren Smells Like...

Shampoo	Soap	Heavy Duty Soap	Hair Wax

Stuff He Uses Daily

Medications	Guns	Coffee	MGD
Mp3 Player	Razor	Tools	Dog Toys

Facts

When Brendan was younger he was forced to watch his sisters' dance classes, until one day when he decided that he wanted to try as well.  Despite his father's dislike of it, he was soon enrolled in numerous dance classes, which he continued taking right up until he enlisted in the army. When he came out to his parents, his father blamed this for his sexuality.
Brendan was in Boy Scouts as a boy.  While he would like to be involved in it now, the organization's position on open homosexuality prevents him from doing so.
Even though he doesn't necessarily agree fully with the party's position, Bren is a supporter of the Republican party.  He thinks that the Democrats are supported primarily by immigrants, hippies, and flamers.
Brendan watches Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance and Americas Best Dance Crew religiously.  He is extremely critical of the contestants and often, rather arrogantly, declares that he is a better dancer than them.  This hasn't prevented him from favouriting his favouite dances on YouTube though.

Brendan's Teams

Football - NFL - AFC	New England Patriots		Football - NFL - NFC	Dallas Cowboys
Hockey - NHL - Eastern Conference	Boston Bruins		Hockey - NHL - Western Conference	Dallas Stars
Basketball - NBA	Boston Celtics		Baseball - MLB	Houston Astros
NCAA - Patriot League	Army Black Knights		NCAA - America East	Hartford Hawks
Soccer - MLS	New England Revolution		International Sports	Team USA

Family

Pets

Ike	Stonewall	Dougout
Bren's four pointers and two barn cats are all named after American military figures. He's had Dugout since before he was in the army, Stonewall he got soon after coming home, and Guts is his newest dog Ike was his oldest dog, Bren got him when he was around 15, but he had to be put down after being hit by a car. Granny and Bull Bren both somehow acquired - he isn't sure exactly how - after moving in with the Greens.
Guts	Granny	Bull

Friends

Acquaintances

Work

Enemies

Past Interactions

Other Characters Talk

Cole Cleyburne:  "I suppose to many people Bren is a bit of an enigma, being conservative in his thinking but at the same time gay and not believing in God.  He and I have always had similar interests and I have a healthy amount of respect for him both as a friend and a man.  The guy's a fighter and a survivor, and if you can get past his gruff ways...you'll see someone you're glad to have known."

Life

Activities: Hunting, miniature golf, swimming, walking/jogging, listening to music, target practice, working on cars, Road Hockey, Football, Paintball

Likes: Golf, water, country music, MGD, baseball, beach volleyball, muscle cars, trucks, Ford

Dislikes: Homophobia, rap and hip hop, imported beer, illegal immigrants, people who don't speak English, latex, drug addicts, his knee, boxers, hand guns, being touched, flamers, imported cars

Favourite Song: "American Soldier" by Toby Keith

Favourite Quote: "I am a soldier; I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight." - General George S. Patton

Favourite Food: Steak and potatoes

Favourite Drink: Coke

Favourite Alcoholic Drink: MGD

Favourite Colour: Navy Blue

Favourite Book: Stupid Wars by Ed Strosser and Michael Prince

Favourite Film: Apocalypse Now

Favourite Actor/Actress: Martin Sheen

Least Favourite Food: Sushi

Least Favourite Colour: Purple and pink

Love Life

Status: Dating Corey Lindaugh

Crush: Corey Lindaugh

First Kiss:

With a Girl: Amy Salinger, age 11

With a Guy: Christian Evanski, age 18

Longest Relationship: Four years, with Christian

Ever Had a Broken Heart: Yes, but he'd never admit it

If You Want to Win His Heart, You Have to Be: Someone who understands who he is, is confident, and is fun to be with

3 Things He Can’t Stand in Guys: Flamers, dishonesty, disloyalty

Does He Believe in Love At First Sight: No

Virgin: No

When Did He Loose His Virginity?

With a Girl: Sophia Clark, age 17

With a Guy: Christian Evanski, age 18

For Him, Love Is? Painful and best avoided

For Him, Sex Is?: Complicated, but really fucking fun

Questionnaires

What Makes You... 

... Joyfully Smile: Time with the family

...Laugh Out Loud: Goofing around with friends

...Get on the Dance Floor: Nothing short of a lot of tequila

...Cry Your Eyes Out: Unexpectedly being touched in the wrong way

...Really Sad: Feeling the need to hide who I am

...Smirk: The look on a homophobe’s face when I hit on them

...Hide in a Corner: The look on a homophobe’s face when they’re about to hit me and I’m defenceless

What is... 

...Something About You That No One Knows: I wish I was straight; I think life would be easier then. Oh; and I own a lot of dance movies and a couple musicals.  I hide them with my porn

...Your Most Prized and Important Material Possession: My dog tags

...Favourite Board Game: Risk

His Secret

Awards

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The Porties

The Player's Choice Awards

Celebrity Used

Channing Tatum