Oh, look who stopped by! It’s ALEK BORAVIK ! You know, I always thought they looked just like emilio sakraya. Haven’t you ever met he/him? They’ve been in town for FIVE YEARS, get with the program! I wonder if they have a day off from their job as the owner of green light auto? Either way, you should say hi! But be warned, while they are loyal, they can also be aloof. They’re thirty-one last time I checked. I think you two would be friends, they always make me think of CIGARETTE SMOKE UNDER STREET LIGHTS, BOXING GLOVES OVER BRUISED HANDS, AND A DINER BREAKFAST AT MIDNIGHT.
Full Name: Aleksandr Boravik Nicknames: Alek, Aleks Age: thirty-one Date of Birth: September 3rd Zodiac Sign: Virgo Birthplace: Astoria, Queens, New York City, NY Occupation: Owner and Mechanic at Green Light Auto Romantic/Sexual Orientation: Heteromantic/Heterosexual
Alek is a 2nd-generation Serbian immigrant, born shortly after his parents immigrated to the United States. His parents (Milena & Vanni) married young and arrived heavily pregnant, moving in with Milena's sister in an already cramped apartment in Astoria. Alek is their first and only child. Alek has known responsibility all his life. His earliest memories are in his aunt and uncle's grocery store, where he was restocking and sweeping as soon as he could toddle around with a broom. He's no stranger to hard work, whether staying at home to help his mother with seamstressing or joining his father on the odd (and often tiresome, gross, or both) jobs he was able to pick up as a repair man. This experience has made Alek a jack-of-all-trades, and he is able to repair or fix most anything he is presented with (not only with knowledge, but largely with relentless stubbornness and refusal to fail, lol).
A large amount of Alek's childhood was spent living with his aunt, uncle, cousins, and parents crammed in their two bedroom apartment. This gave Alek both a love for family and an appreciation for his own personal space. As an adult, he lives alone, and he would make you think he prefers that, but in truth he does miss the constant sound of chattering voices and thumping feet and clattering of pots and pans in his ears, and it can be lonely being too alone. He prefers to be at work.
His parents had dreams of Alek achieving higher education and becoming a doctor or an engineer, but that isn't what he had in mind. He thrived outside of the classroom and did not excel academically, often opting to skip class and smoke underage cigarettes. Against his parents' wishes, he dropped out of high school in his junior (11th grade) year, going on to earn his GED while he worked with his father in the daytime and in the grocery store in the evenings/overnight, often getting himself caught in the web of troubled youth. This broke their hearts, and Alek could feel the guilt of disappointing the people who had sacrificed so much for him well up inside, until it overflowed.
Stubbornly determined to show his parents that he had made the right decision with his life, Alek packed up and moved out of his family home, hauling off to Riverport with the savings he had amassed over the years and the few personal items he possessed. He refused to take help from friends or relatives, instead relying solely on himself, however wise or unwise the choice often was. He took up an apprenticeship with the original owner of Green Light Auto, an older man and fellow immigrant who hadn't had the time (nor the patience) to have children of his own. After four years of saving, Alek was able to buy Green Light Auto, achieving his own goal of being an entrepreneur while his old boss retired in Greece. He has been the owner for one year, and business is good.
Additional Info:
Alek is a firm and fair, hands-on boss who prefers to be on the floor rather than kicking back in his office. He has been co-workers with most of his employees previous to being their superior, and their opinion of him ranges from "good man/friend" to "hardass that makes us stay in late". He is at work more often than home, and has a beaten-up old chair in his office that he often sleeps in.
His favorite hobby (and one of the few leisurely activities he has time for) is boxing, and he keeps a rack of gloves and a punching bag in his office.
He has two cats, Sacha and Masha, who roam around the shop at their leisure.
His parents are CONSTANTLY asking him when he's going to be married, when he is going to give them grandchildren, etc., the pressure is always on for Alek to find a wife. Though their nagging can be annoying, Alek has to admit that at this point in his life, a wife and child would be a welcome thing to have.
He has a smoking habit that he's trying to break, but will rip through cigarettes when he's stressed/angry.
He has a small, tight circle of friends, rather than a large group of homies. He is a private person, and keeps his business to himself.
Doesn't seem at first glance like he has a sense of humor, but is actually funny, whether he is intending to be or not.
HATES sewing or embroidering but is very talented at it, will swear and grumble to himself while creating beautiful stitching.
He has tattoos, all meaningful, with intentions on getting more (much to his mother's despair).
