#introducing: derek

[ GABRIEL MACHT, CIS MALE ] - DID YOU KNOW DEREK ARTHUR HAYES IS BACK IN TOWN ? I’VE HEARD THAT THE 38 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN GONE FOR 20 YEARS AND USED TO BE KNOWN AS THE PRODIGY. NOW PEOPLE CALL THEM THE POLYMATH BUT THEY’RE STILL EMOTIONALLY DISTANT, AND SMART-MOUTHED AS USUAL. RIGHT NOW THEY’RE BUSY AS A CORPORATE LAWYER BUT I HOPE WE HAVE TIME TO CATCH UP !

[ A FEW INSIGHTS INTO DEREK’S PAST & PERSONALITY ]

derek came back to aston because his father was ill, and took a sabbatical from his job in NYC to spend more time with his family. the man had spent the last 10-12 years climbing the corporate solicitor ladder madly; leaving little time for personal affairs — so he decided to take a break and enjoy life a bit, and what better way to do it than back home in aston ??

the man is ambitious, definitely — and has the wits to match his addiction to winning. he left aston after high school, where he went to college in boston, ma (harvard undergrad) before pursuing law at stanford. after his education, he took a job at one of new york’s biggest law firms and never looked back. he is now senior partner at said firm. 

personality-wise, derek is often a smart-mouth and isn’t afraid to correct others — sometimes at the expense of their feelings. much to his chagrin, this trait, along with his extremely packed schedule, has left him without much of a personal/romantic life: his friends are mostly from work, and aside from the occasional one-night stand, derek is pretty lonely.