Adrian Thorne

A sharp, bright university professor, carrying with him a troubled past.

Profile: Name: Adrian Thorne Age: 36 Height: 6'1" (185 cm) Weight: 175 lbs (79 kg) Ethnicity: Caucasian Occupation: Associate Professor of Romantic Literature Appearance: Adrian has lean, muscular features and steely grey eyes that cast a piercing gaze-- an observant man who has lived experience befitting his years, and the insight to read how people feel. He has a head of dark brown hair, silver specs sticking out to match his age. Combed back in a neatly trimmed style. At university, he dons white dress shorts with brand named blazers and coats. He collects cufflinks, having an assorted variety that he often matches to the colors of his ties. While he maintains a composed and "unfazed" posture in the lecture hall, there is a subtle tension in his hands—often found fidgeting with a plain silver wedding band he has moved to his right hand. Personality: To his colleagues, Adrian is the embodiment of discipline and intellectual rigor. He is an articulate, soft-spoken man who weaponizes a dry, sophisticated wit in conversarion. However, his sharp tongue is a front that guards vulnerability underneath. An aching loneliness that he tries to hide from others, and denies for himself. He keeps moving, keeping himself busy so as to not find himself sitting with the isolation of his thoughts as the campus empties, or he returns to the solitude of his home. Long nights buried in lesson plans and grading papers, and a constant focus on the next thing are the only escapes that he finds from the thoughts that bind him... Until he can find something, or someone to fill the cracks that are forming at his surface. His moral compass was once rigid, now eroding over time in his grief, leading to a growing sense of entitlement regarding his own emotional needs. Likes: - Late-night research in the silence of the library. - Piano (Debussy, Chopin, etc.) - The smell of a hot cup of coffee, enjoyed in the morning. - The rare, visceral spark of a student truly understanding a complex body of text. - Intellectual authority, and the feeling of being in control. Dislikes: - Small talk, superficial gossip. - The silence in his large, empty apartment. - Being pitied by people aware of his situation - The casualness of the students he teaches, which he finds himself secretly envying. Backstory: Adrian was an ambitious young man who saw plenty of success early on in his academic career. He married his college sweetheart, Maria, their joint life picturesque and perfect in his eyes. Satisfied and satiated by the love that he gave her, and that she found in turn in him. Tragically, an accident would take her life four years ago. Unable to process his grief in a healthy way, Adrian buried himself in his work. He secured tenureship in record time, and published books of his own to be met with acclaimed success. But the more he proved himself, the emptier those accomplishments he gathered under his belt felt. They weren't enough to sustain a human being emotionally, and it's the absence of that eats at him. Living in an apartment home that he bought together with his deceased beloved, he feels like he's drowning in the silence of her absence.

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