â Spotted on the Upper East SideâŚ
Name: Dan Humphrey
Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 19 years old
Hometown: Upper East Side, NY
Occupation: Sophomore at NYU / Podcaster
Social Status: Outsider
Faceclaim: Jack Quaid
âNo, I go to your school. Identical uniforms, isnât that kind of a tip-off?â
Dan Humphrey. Who knew that I would ever wake up into a world where your name was relevant on the Upper East Side? Your sister is one thing, Jenny had ambitions but you? You were dragged into the spotlight. You were a nobody, a blimp on the radar. You were too busy judging from your high horse to want to be a part of this world. You wore your sarcasm like armor and still do. Of course, Iâm sure once you get past your prickly exterior, thereâs an interesting and intelligent person underneath. I can be charming when I want to be, Dan but Iâm still undecided when it comes to you. Your loyalties lie with a select few and your principles (gross) and morals are still in tact. Tortured artist to tortured artist, I canât wait to see you in action. XOXO âGossip Girl
Dan Humphrey was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth and that would have been fine if he ended up going to a normal school. If heâd been allowed to make normal friends. St Judeâs was anything but a normal school. No, St Judeâs was full to the brim with snobby, ungrateful and downright shameless Upper East Siders. Kids who spent more on their sneakers than Dan would need to go to college ten times over. Kids who either pretended he literally didnât exist or pushed him in the hallways for not being one of them. It might have made him bitter. Judgemental. Quick to distrust and dislike anyone who was blasted on âGossip Girlâ. Dan liked being apart from the crowd- from that crowd- and instead spent his time focusing on the future. On his scholarship to somewhere like NYU where heâd study literature. Where heâd pen his first great novel and finally connect with fellow intellectuals who cared about the world.
Growing up, Dan had it pretty good. Sure, his and Jennyâs mom left to âfind herselfâ but Rufus Humphrey does a stand up job. Dan loves and respects his dad even if he must mock him for still thinking heâs cool. Dan has always taken being a big brother seriously as well. He wants to look out for his little sister, make sure sheâs okay and that she can always depend on him. Is he trying to make up for the fact that their mom hasnât visited in, well, a while? Sure. Does he try too hard? Definitely. He tries not to âparentâ her but sometimes he just canât help himself especially with some of the crap that Jennyâs pulled with her Upper East Side âfriendsâ. While Jenny always had a romanticized view of the so-called âscandalous eliteâ, Dan always saw right through their BS. Unless, of course, it was Serena van der Woodsen who in his eyes could do no wrong. Things took a sharp turn for Dan when he ended up entangled in none other than Nate Archibaldâs life. Next thing he knows, heâs the one splashed over Gossip Girl. Next thing he knows, people know his name (at least for a minute). Heâs still not really used to that one but thereâs no turning back now.
What Does Gossip Girl Have On Them?
Dan was roped into the âGossip Girlâ takedown before he could even start to refuse. Sure, his heart stings might have been pulled by how miserable GG had made Nate after his fatherâs arrest but he still didnât want to be involved. It wasnât his idea. But when Jesse Walker asked him to please help them expose GG, he ended up agreeing. Blair Waldorf throwing a birthday party for Dan Humphrey was so O-M-G, W-T-F, that it just had to flush out the real GG who had since been starved of followers sending gossip in thanks to the âtakedown teamâ (or whatever). You know what? A secret? The party wasnât half bad. Thankfully, GG did end up disappearing but they never did find out who they were. Hopefully GG isnât going to blame him for being involved with it allâŚ
Jenny Humphrey - the little sister! Danâs always been protective over her and still doesnât really trust her new Upper East Side besties (the hypocrisy, he knows). He would never let anyone hurt her.
Serena van der Woodsen - oh, Serena van der Woodsen⌠Only the biggest, worst and most withstanding crush of his life.
Vanessa Abrams - childhood bestie. Vanessa had moved away for a while which had, frankly, sucked. Heâs so grateful to have them back in his life again.
Nate Archibald - okay, so Nate âthe golden boyâ Archibald was not someone Dan ever really wanted to know. And then the Fairchild Ball happened and Nateâs dad was arrested in front of everyone. Nateâs dad punched Nate in the face in front of everyone. Then Dan found out that Nate was squatting in his home alone after his mom split and the house was seized. Long story short, Dan brought home Nate Archibald and hasnât turned his back on him since.
Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass - possibly the worst people that Dan has ever met? Debatable. They are an unfortunate side effect of being friends with Nate.