Young Writers Society

Sara
Will
James
Theodore
Daniel
Jason
Skyler
Ryan
Frank
Ethel
Kaya
Neil
Max
Charles
Beth
the campers
the others
the highers
the Puppeteer (?)

On the island -
the beach
the camp
the the jungle
the cliffs
the hatch
the caves
the waterfall/stream
the others' camps
the abandoned barracks
the control centers

Sara's flashbacks:
Her home
Grandparent's house by the beach
Austen High School
Allison's house
Jake's house
Middletown Street
Christ Church

Will's flashbacks -
His house
Parent's house in Chicago
Susan's house
His dad's hospital
Parker Avenue
Jones Cemetary
Jerry's flat

Name: Julian Andrews
Age: 15 (at the time of death)
Height: 5'3"
Eye colour: Golden-brown
Physical appearance: Julian is short and scrawny. His face is always pale, the mess of freckles peppered across his nose and cheeks always obvious to the eye. He has dark blonde hair like his father and he keeps it untamed.
Strange or unique physical attributes: He has a beauty mark on his wrist, just above his pulse point.
Favourite clothing style/outfit: Jeans and light colored shirts, old sneakers, and sweaters knitted by his grandmother. He wears a watch that his sister had gifted him on his 11th birthday and a necklace that belonged to their mother.
Where does he/she live? What is it like there? -- He lived most of his life in their family home in California with his parents and sister. His home was a toxic place and when the situation would worsen, he would move to his grandparents' with his sister and they would stay there, for weeks at a time. He would also spend some nights at his best friend Jake's house, but only if his sister accompanied him as well (he wouldn't leave her alone in their house).
Defining gestures/movements: His wide and open goofy grin. He was also socially awkward and chewed his nails when he was nervous.
Things about his/her appearance he/she would most like to change: He hated the fact that he was the shortest guy in class and that he was shorter than his sister, in fact What he wouldn't give to borrow a few extra inches, so that he wouldn't have people look down at him anymore.
Speaking style: He usually speaks his mind, often without any filter.
Pet peeves: He absolutely hates bullies. He has been bullied by several people in his short life, and its something he cannot stand letting other people go through.
Fondest memory: Going to the beach with his sister on weekends and coercing her into buying ice-cream afterwards.
Hobbies/interests: He loves surfing and swimming and anything related to the sea. He also loves reading comic books that belonged to his grandfather and collecting weird stones from the beach.
Special skills/abilities: He has the ability to make anyone feel at ease around him. Even the coldest of hearts warm up at his genuine humaneness and he can form connections easily with people, from children to the elderly.
Insecurities: He worries that someday his sister will get tired of him and will move away, as she should have years ago, without him.
Quirks/eccentricities: He is terribly fond of these goofy shirts from his childhood that had pictures of cartoons printed on them. Of course, as a self-respecting teenager he will never wear them, but he still keeps them tucked in a corner of his drawers as a keep-sake of a childhood that left him too fast.
Temperament: He is very compassionate and kind, soft-spoken and goofy.
Negative traits: He can be impatient and easily frustrated. In his hurry to get where he wants, he can often overlook the stones that may lie in his way.
Things that upset him: His father and the fact that they still have to live with him. He gets angry with his sister when she isn't willing to do anything about their living conditions (its a repetitive argument between them).
Things that embarrass him: He gets embarrassed when all the attention is focused on him. He gets flustered and embarrasses himself further by blushing as red as a tomato.
This character is highly opinionated about: Anything that he passionately believes in, especially the tragedy that is their transport system and man's dependence on technology.
Any phobias? -- He is really afraid of heights.
Things that make him/her happy: His sister, his best friends, the remembrance of childhood days spent with his mother on the beach and the hot chocolate that his grandmother used to make, especially for him.
Family (describe): His family consists of his father, his late mother, his sister (Sara), his grandparents from his mother's side (Grandpa Melvin and Grandma Becky), and his lone uncle Jeff.
Deepest, darkest secret: He knew where his mother had been heading the day of her accident and why.
Reason he/she has kept this secret for so long: He feared that once his sister found out, she would never look at him the same way again.
Other people's opinions of this character: People love hanging out with him as he is easygoing and gentle and caring. However, sometimes they just want to have fun and so his dedication to his moral codes can get a little annoying for them.
Favourite bands/songs/types of music: Country rock that he used to listen at his grandparents'.
Favourite movies: A collection of Pixar movies his grandmother had saved for her grandchildren.
Favourite TV shows: He did not have much preference; used to go along with whatever her sister was watching at the time.
Favourite books: Comic books about impossibly cool superheroes.
Favourite foods: Pasta and pudding. Hot chocolate.
Favourite sports/sports teams: He wasn't into any particular sports and was content with watching whatever was playing on the telly.
Political views: He wasn't into politics and chose to blissfully ignore the rising political turmoil in the country.
Religion/philosophy of life: Catholic
Physical health: He was always a little malnourished.
Dream holiday: Somewhere tropical; he didn't like the cold.
Description of his/her house: Their house was two-stories tall, complete with an attic (which became his father's office) and a basement. His room was next to his parents' and his sister was down the hall from him. The living room was cozy but always dirty and filled with unnecessary garbage. Kitchen was never stocked and laundry was always littering the floor.
Description of his/her room: Dark blue walls, with stars on the ceiling that he painted one summer by himself. There is a desk in the corner which he rarely uses, and a shelf of unread books he had borrowed from his sister. A closet and a mirror opposite his small bed and a collection of action figurines he had inherited from his grandfather was always lying around somewhere. There were posters of surfers on his wall and some newspaper clippings of random topics that had piqued his interest at the time. Below his mattress, there is a worn photograph of their family and he kept it safe there, despite the fact that his father was in it.
Any pets? -- None.
Best thing that has ever happened to this character: When his grandfather suggested that he move in with his sister after his grandmother's death.
Worst thing that has ever happened to this character: His mother's accident.
Superstitions: He doesn't have one.
Three words to describe this character: bright, optimistic, compassionate
If a song played every time this character walked into a room, what song would it be? Its Time by Imagine Dragons