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Theo is a little taller than average, and standing straight up he's about 5'11" (180 cm), though he habitually slouches. He's very skinny naturally, partially because of a high metabolism and partially because of a weak immune system that leaves him sick what seems like the majority of the year, and he weighs about 145 lbs (65 kg). He has naturally black hair he likes to keep long enough to style, and recently, just for fun, dyed it rainbow. He wears contacts, though on some days, he'll instead wear his, as he calls them, "hipster" glasses, especially when allergy season is strong. He has dark brown, big eyes. His skin is somewhat pale usually, though he does tan pretty easily and it changes drastically in the summer. He doesn't really have many scars, but plenty of random freckles here and there. He also has no piercings, though he does have a tattoo on his right wrist.

He has a quite a skill for the arts. He loves music as well, but his skills did not align with that passion. Because of that, he's relieved at least one of his passions agreed with him. Like an typical artist, he lives off coffee and late night inspiration from Tumblr. He likes learning new things, even if he's not good at it, reading, spending time in bookstores/cafes and people watching, coffee, animals (he wants cats), and occasionally playing video games (especially classics like SNES or Dreamcast).
His dislikes are vegetables (though Yunjin's helped him grow to be okay with them), dogs (he used to have a fear of them after being bitten by one as a kid, but he's growing out of that because there are a lot of fluffies online), politics, schooling, and when he doesn't get enough sleep (because depression is fun).
His weakness is his brothers, he'd do anything for them. He worked hard to be a good role model for them despite not being able to finish college. His second weakness would be his depression. It's been pretty manageable more recently, but sometimes he will still face days where it rears its ugly head. His strength is his art, and he's opened an Etsy shop and successfully sold some of his pieces. He's also sold some of his art when he worked in a cafe previously.
His secret is that he actually had an on again, off again boyfriend for his entire college career, only breaking up when they figured their semester would be too busy for dating, or a final breakup after Theo's parents died. They still keep in touch, but his ex is now married and Theo is also happily in a relationship, and the ex has now become one of his best friends, albeit the long distance between them.
His aspiration is to eventually finish college, though prior to working in the LGBTQ Center, it was a much stronger aspriation. He's quite happy with his work life at the moment. When he does go back to finish college, he hopes to major in either business or child psychology.

MOTHER
Name: Lin Yue
Birth Year: 1959 (Deceased)
Occupation: N/A (Deceased)
Feelings Toward: She was a strong presence in his life, especially after coming out. He misses her often.

FATHER
Name: Fan Xing
Birth Year: 1959 (Deceased)
Occupation: N/A (Deceased)
Feelings Toward: He misses him often.

YOUNGER BROTHER
Name: Thomas Fan
Birth Year: 1999
Occupation: Tutor, translator, driver, assistant manager for Dreams Entertainment
Feelings Toward: Although they started off not getting along, a couple years ago, they began to better understand themselves and slowly started getting along. By the time Thomas left for college, they could get along pretty well.

YOUNGEST BROTHER
Name: Teagan Fan
Birth Year: 2002
Occupation: In a trades program
Feelings Toward: Love. Teagan's always been his "baby brother," and even though Teagan's now out of high school, Theo still won't stop calling him that. They get on each other for light annoyances, but never as seriously as Theo and Thomas used to.

FIANCE
Name: Yunjin Lin
Birth Year: 1992
Occupation: High School Music/Languages Teacher
Feelings Toward: Theo loves Yunjin with all his heart. He loves that he doesn't have to make excuses for prioritizing his brothers over relationships, though by the time they got serious it wasn't as big of an issue. He happy to get to move in with Yunjin, and has been enjoying life and getting to call him "fiance" (he can't wait to be able to use "husband").

FUTURE STEP-NEPHEW
Name: Taijia Lin
Birth Year: 2008
Occupation: High School Student (11th for 22-23)/Dream Entertainment Trainee
Feelings Toward: Theo was never really able to get through the awkward stages of interacting with Taijia before Taijia moved to Korea. He thinks Taijia is really smart and a good kid, though, and he hopes that if they have more chances to interact in the future, he can properly figure out how to properly communicate with Tai.

Theo was born to two Chinese parents who met while both studying abroad in Washington. Falling in love with not only each other, but the country, they vowed to keep in touch and return to meet again after they graduated from their respective colleges. It took five years before they met again in Seattle, he a successful flower shop owner, her a simple waitress at a Japanese restaurant. They got married within a year, and welcomed Theo nine months later. Soon enough, his family grew, and Theo gained two brothers, both also born on February 4th, which became a fun quirk that his parents swear they didn't intend to happen. Although he now shared his birthday with two other family members, and they often got into little fights, Theo loves his younger brothers.

Theo was relatively average in school, never doing great, but never outright failing. While having an interest in music, he proved tone deaf, though in art he seemed to possess a natural skill. In middle school, when hormones began to awaken, he quickly came to realize he was gay. Coming out to his parents turned out to be needless stressing, as they told him simply they still loved him and suspected since he was a little kid and wanted to continue piano lessons because he had a crush on his piano tutor. (despite the fact that his piano skills even now, after years of practice, sound like beginner's level. He also doesn't remember that request.) He ended up making it into Lakeside High School, able to focus on and hone his drawing skills. For college, he began at the Academy of Arts in San Francisco, but in his very last semester, a tragedy struck, and he had to return to Washington. In an unfortunate accident, a big rig had collided with his parent's car, leaving them dead at the scene, and Teagan seriously injured. Suddenly responsible for two teenage boys, Theo felt overwhelmed, but knew what he had to do. He luckily didn't have to spend much time in court to convince the judge that he was the best fit for being a guardian for his brothers, only a problem in the first place because he didn't have a job at the time.

Quite a few years have passed now since their parents died, and they've gotten over the hurdle of realizing that they're on their own now, but they can do it. Theo attempts to stay strong, but on rare occasions, when alone, he'll allow himself to be sad, or frustrated, or angry. He was able to land a job at a LGBT Youth Center pretty quickly after moving back up, and was soon enough promoted more than once until he was given the manager position, and he's happy to be able to do something he finds relevant to helping his community. Though he wishes he had completed college, he's enjoying his current job and he's still able to sell his art. He's been living with Yunjin for a couple years now, and finances are much less stressful than they were before. It's also been a lot less stress on him now that there is more than one adult to help him with Teagan. There has been some adjustments, some more stressful than others, but it's definitely worth it. His favorite adjustment has been getting to call Yunjin his fiance instead of boyfriend.

Hello! My name is Redeim!
I was born in 1989.
My pronouns are he/him.
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