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ARTHUR ABRAMS ➝ SECOND SIBLING

I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN

❖ FULL NAME: Arthur 'Artie' James Abrams. ❖ PRONOUNS: He/Him. ❖ AGE: 22. (June 2nd). ❖ BIRTH ORDER: Second. ❖ GRADE: Sophomore. ❖ MAJOR: Film. ❖ SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual. ❖ ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Heteromantic. ❖ FACECLAIM: Kevin McHale.

I'LL FOLLOW YOU UNTIL YOU LOVE ME

Arthur “Artie” Abrams came along as a bit of a surprise to Nancy and Seth Everyone adored Artie and the fact that he was a very easy going and happy child just drew people to him. Growing up watching his mother performing on stage , he loved learning the dance routines used by her back up singers and by early childhood was becoming quite an accomplished dancer himself, and along with his mothers inherited singing voice it was obvious to the world that Artie was destined to be a star. A few days after his eighth birthday , he was approached by a casting agent about auditioning for the role of Gavroche in the Broadway production of Les Miserables. It was just short of a week later on the 15th of June whilst travelling to the airport to attend the audition that tragedy struck . Artie and Nancy were crossing an intersection , when the driver in a truck, failed to stop at the red light and ploughed straight into them. The passenger door buckled and embedded itself into Artie’s back, shattering his spine and severing his spinal cord. Nancy escaped with just a few bruises and the driver of the truck walked away unscathed, Later after being questioned by the police, it was discovered that his lunch time business meeting had included generous amounts of champagne.

Airlifted to hospital Artie’s life hung in the balance for a while, but as he slowly recovered, it was confirmed what they had already suspected that the future Broadway star would never walk again , the accident having left him permanently paralysed from the mid chest down. Once the doctors were satisfied his injury was stable enough for him to be moved he was transferred to a rehabilitation centre, where he was forced to relearn the simplest of tasks that only weeks before had been second nature such dressing, bathing and even getting in and out of bed. As he struggled to adapt to life in a wheelchair the little boy plunged into a deep depression knowing that his life would never be the same again. Returning home was difficult for Artie. The press were waiting by the Abrams’ gate trying to catch a glimpse of the famous couples son. And he became the main topic of any interview that ever took place. Particularly after Nancy put her her career on hold , to take care of him and Seth successfully sued the driver of the truck for a multi million dollar figure. Realising that his dream of becoming a dancer was over , Artie retreated into his books , studying hard , watching the world from the sidelines The next couple years went by in a blur, any real friends that he had before the accident, didn’t want anything to do with him and those that remained only did so because of who his family were, but they weren’t real friends and Artie often heard them laughing at him when he couldn’t keep up as they raced off to play and he found himself falling deeper into depression.

It was after the arrival of Levi into his life that things began to turn around for Artie. Led to believe that Levi had been adopted from India , Artie noticed the sadness in new brothers eyes and it made him start to think that life could have been a lot worse. and he was determined to be the best big brother he could possibly be., He may have been stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life but at least he was alive and whilst he still has bouts of depression, his out look on life began to change. Seth had began to notice that Artie had become a people watcher and one day came home from the office with a present for his son. A video camera, Artie loved it and spent hours making short movies to entertain his family, and after a while he knew that this was what he wanted to do with his life. High School was a challenge for Artie., As he found himself at the mercy of the football and hockey teams, regularly finding himself locked in the dumpster or hoisted up the flag poles , but thanks to the AV and Glee clubs , he had for the first time since the accident, real friends. and after graduating with honours he knew he wanted to go to college to study the love of his life. Movie making. He figured if JJ Abrams could be come a star behind the camera then so could AJ Abrams , but fear of stepping or wheeling out of the comfort zone that was home delayed his decision to go. All sorts of thought ran through his head. What if the campus wasn’t accessible , what if something went wrong medically as he was fully aware of the complications that could arise from his condition, But worse was the discovery that his father had been having an affair with a younger woman and that she was pregnant with his child. Knowing that Nancy had halted her performing career to look after him, left him feeling duty bound to stay and be there for her. Be the emotional support she needed but Some how she finally managed to convince him that she would be fine and he packed his bags and headed for PSU, determined to try and let nothing stop him obtaining his film degree and his dream of being the first paraplegic to win an academy award.

BABY, THERE'S NO OTHER SUPERSTAR

Artie is your typical nerd. Is obsessed with Game of Thrones , DC super heroes and Swedish noir drama and is usually seen darting around campus wearing the most unflattering sweaters known to humanity. He may dress like your Grandad, but it suites him. He is incredibly shortsighted and chooses to wear glasses as he finds contacts make his eyes sore, but he does wear them for special occasions.

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