BLYTHE, Franklin Damien

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FRANKLIN DAMIEN BLYTHE

FULL NAME: Franklin Damien Blythe
NICKNAMES: Frankie.
AGE: Thirty-two
GENDER: Male
SEXUALITY: Straight.
STATUS: Single.
GROUP: Citizen.
GRADE: N/A.
MAJOR: N/A.
JOB OCCUPATION: Social Media Manager (he also teaches ASL night classes one night a week).

HAIR: Pretty much black with a soft wave. It’s thick which often makes it look longer and crazier than it actually is. He keeps it on the short side, but it can have a mind of its own.
EYES: Blue.
SCARS/BIRTHMARKS: He has a few on his legs and arms from skating accidents as a teenager. He liked to try fancy tricks.
TATTOOS: None.
PIERCINGS: None.
PLAY-BY: Marc Senter!

LIKES: Podcasts, web design, tea over coffee, white t-shirts, summer evening walks, bedhead hair, hanging plants, playing in photoshop, being near the ocean, Japanese food, building computers, red wine, chocolate chip cookies, pine scent, cool nights, horror movies, Dr Pepper, long showers, reading Russian literature, caramel popcorn, wildlife safaris.
DISLIKES: Eating over the keyboard, when a product he likes is discontinued, poor hygiene, crowded subway cars, crazy sport fans, wearing a suit, talking on the phone, ignorance, getting stuck down a rabbit hole when he should be sleeping, hot nights, camo wear, beer, fuzzy head hangovers, wasps.
FEARS: Wasps, ship cruises, tight crowds.
SECRETS: Frankie had some terrible social anxiety in his youth. He got through it, but there are still a few things today that leave him far more uncomfortable than most people might be.
PERSONALITY: Franklin is very tech-savvy and often forgets that not everyone loves computers and gadgets the way he does! He’s on the quiet side around new people in his life, but can also be pretty fun once he’s had the chance to get to know someone and open up. He’s clever but not in a way that seems “know-it-all”. He’s just the guy you’d want on a quiz team who knows a little of most things and a lot of some. There are times when nerves get the better of him; after a lifetime of anxiety it’s only improved but never quite left him. He prefers small gatherings to large parties and often will show his face and leave quickly at a grand event. He’s not a fighter, nor is he fond of confrontation. He can be firm with someone who is crossing a line or acting entitled and ignorant. However, even in those moments he’s cool headed and just gets his point across before choosing to walk away from the situation. He’d prefer to educate people than fight with them. Love makes him agitated because he worries that his anxiety will ruin it, or he won’t be the big social loving boyfriend that many women seem to chase. He’s just a homebody and a bit of a huge geek who would prefer a night working on his PC than he would prefer a night at a fancy restaurant in fancy clothes. He just needs someone to give him a chance to show his sweet and thoughtful side.

MOTHER: Eleanor Hannah Blythe, 55.
FATHER: Jordan Alan Blythe, 59
SIBLINGS: Charlie Alexander Blythe, 34.
Johnathan Austin Blythe, 27.
OTHERS: Annabelle Rebecca Blythe, 33, sister-in-law.
JJ Blythe, 3, nephew.
Freya Kellen Lynch, 30, best bud/maybe more
PETS: Oscar and Edgar, two pet rats!
HOMETOWN: Anna Maria, Florida.
HISTORY: Eleanor met Jordan on a last minute vacation with her old high school buddies. Jordan worked in hospitality and he was at the hotel they chose to stay at. It was a brief fling between semesters, but then they kept in touch with phone calls and e-mails. It was another several months before he could come to visit her. Their relationship carried on like that until her graduation from college which was when she chose to move to Anna Maria to be with him. They married shortly after and soon had their family started.

Charlie was the first born and then Franklin followed. Charlie must’ve emptied the genetic pot of confidence because Frankie was much shyer by comparison. He didn’t like being around strangers or lots of people. He’d cling to Eleanor and ask to go home all the time. It didn’t get any better when he started school, which is what his parents had hoped for. He hated it. He hated the new environment and his classmates and for a long time it was full of tears and panic attacks. It was with a child’s therapist who Frankie saw right through his school years that he adapted to what was expected from him. He couldn’t do class presentations or be called on without warning. It sent him into a panic. He got to have more attention from a class assistant who would help him settle down for exams and things that weren’t the classroom norm.

Obviously, this earnt Frankie a lot of bullying. Kids knew he had a weakspot and they went for it. It was tough, and it did bother him, but through that he found a passion for computers. He liked to spend his breaks dabbling on them, teaching himself a great deal about programs and systems as the years went on.

Frankie and his brothers learnt ASL because their maternal grandmother was deaf and so a lot of their communication with her was through video calling or when she came to visit for a long summer each year. Eleanor had wanted her boys to have a relationship with her mom and so insisted that they all could communicate with her and enjoy her company. When she got sick it was Franklin who went to look after her through her recovery. She had taken a nasty fall during a cold northern winter and it had left her shaken. The plan was to move her closer to Florida and the family but that couldn’t happen until the broken bones had mended and the bruises cleared up. Franklin wrapped up school with her and then spent the next few years helping her out and finally completing the move to an accessible home just a few blocks from the family house. He helped her settle in and showed her where all the things were. He took her to a bridge club and bingo until she was happy and feeling confident about her new home. After that he turned his attention to colleges.

He knew he wanted to work with computers to a point. He was pretty proficient in them, but he also knew that his existing anxiety problems would not pave the way into IT technician. One angry client and he would collapse like a house of cards. After speaking to an admissions advisor he found himself on an Advertising and Marketing program. The idea was that he would work with computers, but he could be part of a small team and ultimately do all the publicity from behind a monitor. It was in college where he met Freya and they bonded over being the “older students”. After school both found themselves in New York, which was a wonderful chance. It was one Frankie never would have been able to make alone, so he was glad she was going to be around too.

As time went on, Frankie settled. He ultimately ended up as a social media manager and with the encouragement of Freya and his family he began teaching a small class for ASL. It was a bonus bit of cash and people were keen to learn. He never thought he could do anything like that but the scared little boy seemed to exist in another lifetime now. Frankie still has his moments of panic and he’s always happier at home where it’s quiet, but he’s proud that he’s pushing himself more since he moved to the city.

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