wesley grew up in a single parent home bc his father split after one month of being a dad. his mom took on both roles but his dad leaving affected her self esteem so she dated a slew of jerks and lowlifes throughout all of his childhood.

wesley started getting in trouble with the police in highschool, skipping school, getting into fights at said school. his mother didn’t bother to ask what was going on because if she did she’d know that he was basically getting jumped at school every day just for the accusation of being gay which had been spread around like wild fire. he defended himself every time but every time he was the one suspended and sometimes even arrested. by the middle of his senior year wesley was kicked out due to the violence and attendance issues. his mother barely batted an eye when he told her he was expelled and told him to find a job because he couldn’t live there without paying rent now. 

wesley left his mother, not wanting to live under her thumb after she barely really parented him or seemed to care at all. he decided to take his car and just drive anywhere, anywhere but the small town he was from. knowing there was a large possibility that his plans to just wander into the unknown could end up just an excursion he promised himself that if he didn’t find a place or job on his exploration within a year that he’d join preston military academy. it was like his safety school, something he didn’t exactly want but he knows would be good for him in the long wrong if it came down to it. 

aesthetics: thick dark cable knit sweaters, old worn books, permanent eyebags, messy bed head, the smell of cologne left lingering behind hours after they’ve left, sudden disappearances and reappearances, avoidant sad eyes, dark moody expression, the sound of someone lighting a cigarette.

inspiration: jess mariano - gilmore girls, ryan atwood - the oc, bellamy blake - the 100, angel - buffy & jessica jones - jessica jones.