Achilles is 27 years old and already classifies as a washed-up actor - he's high-strung with a serious temper problem and a superiority complex. Coming from an average, middle-class family, his pretentious parents strived for more and pushed him to become a child actor. Barely having turned 5, Achilles genuinely enjoyed his first few mediocre roles in advertising as the cute blonde kid with the accent. Apart from his sweet looks, Achilles was a bright, sharp child who had excellent manners, looked a little older than he was, and loved the camera - he soon graduated to background roles in indie films and, with a little encouragement around his 7th birthday, began to play main child roles. His parents were overjoyed at this development. They still pushed him to prioritise his schoolwork, but he loved acting so much that it was becoming more difficult to balance. He remembers thinking that he never really had time to spend with his mum and dad anymore in between catching up with schoolwork, scouting and tryouts. In the October of 2004, Achilles got his big break; he played one of the two main characters alongside America's current obsession, Drake Jett - an A-list actor who had recently soared onto the Hollywood scene. The 2004 film was an overwhelming success. It firmly cemented Drake Jett as a household name whilst also making Achilles into a fully-fledged child-star; the whole cast were interviewed countless times and invited to every premiere, screening, film event and autograph signing imaginable. It made everyone involved a hell of a lot of money. The film was immediately signed as a triolgy, with so much anticipation from the public that Achilles' parents had to sign a non-disclosure agreement two months in that made sure nothing would be leaked. And they were beyond proud of him. Sadly, this was his biggest acting success, and despite Hollywood raving about his promising future career, it never truly took off. If Achilles was being completely honest with himself (which is very rare), he would admit that his favourite part of 2004 was working alongside Drake, who he thought was the coolest person alive - they got to hang out a lot during filming, especially during the breaks, and he always bought him ice cream, made sure he was looked after and told the mean stage manager to piss off when Achilles was overwhelmed. Looking back, Drake was like an older brother that he never had. He will always be grateful to the man for choosing to spend his breaktime making him laugh instead of getting tipsy with the other actors at the bar - especially since he was the only kid on set. Everything else was a bit of a blur. By the time he turned 8, less than a month after the film released, his whole life had changed forever. Everything he did was under the adoring (yet watchful) eye of the public, and the pressure to do even more was beginning to build.

By 2024, almost 20 years later, it's not a surprise that Achilles is exceptionally goal-driven and arrogant. He's absolutely ruthless when it comes to his own body image, and has a gruelling work-out schedule which he sticks to intensely. The man is still clinging desperately to the hope that he will make a new name for himself in acting and not be stuck as the 'Golden Boy from that 2004 classic' for the rest of his life. Currently working in marketing and fucking hates it - and his co-workers hate him back, since he's always rude to them. His paranoia, isolation and fear of failure are the perfect recipe for disaster; but it seems like Richie Wilson, the scruffy, charming, laid-back hippie who angers him so much could end up being his saviour. Achilles enjoyed playing the hero by giving Richie a place to stay (so he wasn't sleeping in his fucking car), but the pair seem to be getting closer as the months go by. As long as Richie doesn't let Achilles walk all over him...

• Ace (Richie)
• Golden Boy (In reference to the 2004 film)

Works out religiously

His physique is VERY important to him. He can't stand the thought of getting older, so he tries to keep his body in perfect condition. It also serves as a stress-reliever and a way to disipline himself. He takes out a lot of frustrations this way, whether the anger is aimed at other people or at himself.

Isolates himself

Achilles is very private. He never had many friends from school, since he was pulled out of class for months at a time - now he's older, people find him too insufferable to be around any longer than strictly necessary. Whilst he has the ability to be wonderfully kind and charming, this persona is reserved for people he deems worthy of it; his co-workers do not qualify and have therefore seen the ugliest sides of him. It doesn't help that everything he does is fuelled by ambition, not a desire to befriend people. He likes to say the isolation is his idea and that he wants to focus on his career. Deep down he's painfully lonely but knows he'll just hurt the people he gets close to.

Goal-driven and arrogant to the point of becoming spiteful to co-workers

Achilles' superiority complex is vast and permeates a lot of his outward persona. He'll actively step on his co-workers if it means he climbs up the ranks himself. It's what he was taught in his earliest days of acting; the only person who advised against it was Drake Jett, who tried to ensure that Achilles stayed true to himself. Sometimes he looks back at his conversations with Drake and wonders if he was only nice to him, or if he was just one-in-a-million who treated everyone he met with the same care.

Unchecked mental illness that later leads him to spiral

At the peak of his arc, Achilles has an explosive breakdown (shocker) that both humbles him and turns his life upside-down. He's gone through some very mentally challenging periods in his life, been manic, been elated and believing he was a god - and lows to the point of contemplating sucicide. His final failed attempt is a catalyst and gets it into his mind that he does actually want to keep living now that he has Richie, who is the love of his life and his grounding presence. He doesn't want to leave Richie alone, he wants to help him get through his own mental battles. The final attempt is also the final push to force him to seek professional help for his issues. He starts to get better after this.