MARCHEL, GARRETT EDWARD

[GARRETT EDWARD MARCHEL]

* garrett e. marchel ,

* start with basics ,
[ I'M SWIMMING IN THE SMOKE OF BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED ]

FULL NAME Garrett Edward Marchel

NICKNAMES N/A

DATE OF BIRTH February, 14

AGE Sixteen

GRADE/YEAR Eleventh

ELEMENT Thunder

SEXUALITY Heterosexual

MARITAL STATUS Single

* into the mirror ,
[ AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION ]

CELEBRITY CLAIM Colton Haynes

EYE COLOUR Blue

HAIR COLOUR Brown

HEIGHT & WEIGHT 5'11'' and 155 pounds

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
He has a very thick southern accent. And as for piercings or tattoos, he views them as vulgar. He has a small light scar on his abdomen.

CLOTHING STYLE
Garrett is the definition of classy. Contrary to the stereotypical boy his age, he doesn't own a pair of sweatpants. And he uses his sport shorts strictly for exercise. He likes to think of himself as a gentleman, and dresses as such. He owns a number of pairs of jeans of varying styles and washes. And he owns far too many button-up shirts for his own good. He tends to wear them sleeves rolled up if he feels like being casual. He also has a variety of sweaters and a particular pair of Sperry's he especially loves to don.

* deeper than skin ,
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]

POSITIVE TRAITS

• Charming
  
• Polite
  
• Respectful
  
• Quiet
  
• Intellectual
  
• Quick-Witted
  

NEGATIVE TRAITS

• Judgemental
  
• Stubborn
  
• Egotistical
  
• Passive-Aggressive
  
• Manipulative
  
• Callous
  

LIKES

• Cats
  
• Lemons
  
• Clothing
  
• Sailboats
  
• Cunning Women
  

DISLIKES

• Birds
  
• Dependence
  
• Due Dates
  
• Fish
  
• Hipsters
  

STRENGTHS

• Intelligent
  
• Observational
  
• Analytical
  

WEAKNESSES

• Stubborn
  
• Easily-Distracted
  
• Grudge-Holder
  
• Pride
  

FEARS

• Birds
  
• Elemental War
  
• Fireworks
  

BEST MEMORY
When the Marchel triplets were 13, their abilities began to show up. This was the best time for Garrett. It was before they really knew anything about the Academy, or about the Alliances. They'd spend hours outside. Jeremy would put all his effort into influencing a plant to grow, only to have Garrett strike it with lightning. Jeremy would revenge slap him with a tree, while Zachary did his best to blow them both over. It was all in jest, wrestling in a slightly different way. Garrett would always tell Jeremy that he was the "weak" brother with the "boring" element. And Jeremy always retorted that at least he was the "pleasant" brother.

WORST MEMORY
When he was seven years old, he was at the park with his family. Zachary tossed him a loaf of bred they intended to use to feed the local ducks. Garrett fumbled and the entire loaf spilled around him. Hungry crows that had been lurking nearby descended on the food. Garrett was surrounded by black flapping wings, beaks, talons and loud screeches. He got a few superficial scratches before his family chased off the birds. But he's been terrified of birds ever since.

LONG-TERM GOAL
Jeremy would like to become a successful business man and hopefully move to Europe.

* past reflections ,
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]

MOTHER Jennifer Ellen Marchel (46) Housewife

FATHER Daniel Joseph Marchel (48) Carpenter

SIBLINGS
Zachary Joseph Marchel (16), Wind Student.
Jeremy Clayton Marchel (16) Earth Student

OTHER Peepers (cat)

HISTORY
Jennifer and Daniel, as many couples do, met in college. Jennifer had a passion for history, and was in the midst of writing her final thesis paper on a particular section of Tudor history. Daniel, on the other hand, was struggling through engineering. He'd somehow wound up in history courses, to fulfill credit requirements. Though being that he had always been more math/science oriented - he was struggling. His professor had made it clear that if he didn't pass his thesis, he wouldn't get the credits. All his work would have been for nothing. So, naturally, he went to beg help from the only student in the course who seemed to genuinely enjoy it - Jennifer.

Now at first Jennifer found Daniel a bit uncouth. She helped him pick a topic, narrow it down. Jen actually wound up tutoring him. They began meeting on a weekly basis. Eventually Daniel ended up showing up with coffee, then chatter turned from historical analysis to favorite movies. It's quite easy to see where the story goes. The two began dating. Daniel passed his history course. And a few years later, long after both had graduated, he proposed. Jennifer gladly accepted. Daniel had settled into a job as a carpenter, and Jennifer was more than happy to dedicate herself as a housewife. After all, it gave her plenty of time to spend with her beloved historical novels.

Jennifer found herself pregnant shortly after their wedding. her stomach grew at an alarming rate. And at her first ultrasound, she discovered exactly why. She was carrying not one precious bundle, but three. The pregnancy was difficult, but Jennifer and Daniel ecstatically began preparing a triplet-tastic nursery. The three identical brothers were born, and quickly christened Jeremy, Zachary and Garrett. Before they could form cohesive sentences, their personalities became apparent. Jeremy had a sweet nature - very like his mother's naturally gentle Earth nature. While Garret became more passionate. He was easily upset, and appeared to hold on to small issues for irregular portions of time.

The three brothers grew - and with three identical rambunctious mouths to feed, Jennifer and Daniel didn't try for more children. They grew into their personalities as well. While Jeremy, as the eldest, arose as a leader, Garret arose as the brother with the most dominant personality. He was more stubborn than his brothers, astute and analytical. He noticed the little things, and more often than not would use them to sway things to his particular desires. He wasn't a malevolent or malicious child. Though it wasn't yet known - he was simply following his natural Thunder ways.

They reached their pre-teens and Jennifer and Daniel began excitedly watching for any sign of elemental development. Shortly before their thirteenth birthday, the Marchel family packed up and moved to Maple Hollow. Jennifer and Daniel had read about the Academy, and were determined to give their children the best education possible. Shortly after, their abilities came in. The boys were awkward at first, had short blasts of power, which they were unable to control. They were weak and stumbling, but had no greater joy than experimenting. They spent many afternoons messing with each other.

When the time came, they were enrolled, all set to enter ninth grade at the Academy. They showed up, clothes neat and expressions eager, to be greeted with something they had never encountered - Alliances. It became clear very quickly just how important, and unavoidable, the alliances were. Jeremy and Garrett found themselves ripped apart. They were on opposite sides of a decades long battle. Tensions in the Marchel house rose. Garrett was told he should avoid his brother, hate him. His friends taunted the "pansy tree-hugging Earth sissies", and Garrett, in an effort to make friends, often joined in.

Tensions came to a peak during their tenth grade year. Garrett baited Jeremy into a fight. As usual, things turned physical. But when Garrett reached out to push his brother, he accidentally shocked him. It was a small thing, not scaring, but enough to cause a sizzle and a blister to form. Jeremy pushed him in retaliation. Garrett fell. Long story short, he required eight stitches in his stomach, and kept a scar to remind him of what the triplets had become.

In the months since, the brothers have learned to adjust. Tensions still rise and fall at home. At school they avoid each other, look the other direction. And though Garrett loves his brother, a part of him still wonders. If a war broke out, if he found himself facing Jeremy, would he strike his brother down?

* puppet on a string ,
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]

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YOUR AGE Almost 18!

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