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positive traits: amiable, articulate, brilliant, capable, clever, compassionate, contemplative, curious, dedicated, earnest, enthusiastic, friendly, gentle, generous, hardworking, loyal, observant, passionate, patient, perfectionist, protective, reliable, studious.Â
negative traits:Â ambitious, competitive, intense, self-conscious. aloof, anxious, impulsive, insecure, opinionated, passive, possessive, secretive, shy, timid.Â
goals/desires: to make a name for himself outside of his family, to become a person he can be genuinely proud of, to finally settle into who he is, to be comfortable with himself.Â
fears: never truly being a good person, losing everyone he cares about, dying without making an impact on the world.Â
hobbies: reading, learning new languages, hunting down new teas to try, lesson-planning, playing with his cat, journaling, hiking, writing in general, searching out historical events that are under-researched, researching said historical events, spending time with his friends, crocheting, playing violin, listening to classical music, spending time at the local library, attending historical reenactments. Â
quirks:Â he talks with his hands almost to a fault, constantly adjusts his glasses when heâs nervous or when heâs thinking, mumbles to himself in german when heâs particularly grumpy about something or trying to sort out a difficult problem in his head, he occasionally has a bit of a stammer when heâs really excited about whatever heâs talking about -- his thoughts barrel along much more quickly than his speech.Â
likes: german food, good beer, good tea, learning new skills, his cat & animals in general, learning new things in general, being able to speak german or any of the other languages he knows that arenât english, teaching, the feeling of knowing his students appreciate what heâs teaching them, being around people ( on occasion ), flirting, punk music, classical music, patterned ties, dressing up for work, the history channel, period films, historical fiction, european history.Â
dislikes: being talked down to, most social interactions unless heâs in the mood for them, the way his parents coddle him, crowded spaces, incompetence, snakes, reality television, horror movies, peas, being considered a disappointment, performance reviews, parent-teacher conferences. Â