》 chance

Chance has a hard time interacting with others as he is painfully shy. He almost always wears a hoodie in order to hide his scars, and is often seen with his hood pulled up to shadow his face as he can't handle being stared at. It isn't uncommon for him to burst into tears when spoken to, and he will often have panic attacks if touched even slightly. He's sometimes compared to a frightened mouse, always tense and jumpy.

On the inside, though, Chance is very sweet and caring. Though he has a very difficult time opening up to others, once he does he cherishes them deeply. He's even willing to push himself out of his comfort zone a bit if he thinks it will make them happy. He's also surprisingly poetic. Though he isn't the best at school, or really the smartest by any means, he has a way with words at times that isn't easily demonstrated when he can often barely speak. Sweet, calm, and kind, he is a very gentle person behind all his fright.

Chance was born on January 4th in Eliot, Maine. His little brother Aidan was born four years later and the two grew up very close- practically inseparable. However, when Chance was ten years old their parents began to fight a lot. It got bad, and about the time he turned twelve they got a divorce. His dad took Aidan and moved to Michigan and Chance didn't seen much of them after. Though they called once in awhile, their relationships were greatly affected. Chance grew to resent his dad for slitting up the family and him and Aidan slowly drifted apart. Instead, Chance began to grow closer to his cousin Mason, who lived nearby and helped him a lot with dealing with the big life changes.

With the sudden change in his home life Chance began to seclude himself. He was angry and scared and this caused him to lash out at his mother, starting pointless fights and locking himself in his room or leaving to spend the night at Mason's. He fell into a depression, and though his mother did all she could to help, it felt like she wasn't getting anywhere. When he was fourteen, shortly after starting high school, she began to notice scars on his arms and checked him into a hospital. He spent a year in and out of the ward there without much progress. He would come home for a bit and then begin to cut again and be sent back. During this time Tristan, a senior at his school who had helped show him around, frequently came to visit. It confused Chance, since they weren't exactly close, but Tristan persisted, and overtime the two became friends, and Chance even kept clean long enough to make sure he could go to Tristan's graduation.

Finally, when he was almost sixteen, he was released for the final time. As a gift to celebrate, and to help keep his spirits up, his mother adopted him a cat from the local shelter, whom he named Cassidy. Cassidy has since become his faithful furry companion, as well as a beloved member of their little family. He steadily improved with the help of his mom, Cassidy, Tristan, and Mason. Though he remained painfully shy, and still struggled with his mental health, he pushed through and graduated high school.

Chance still lives at home with his mom and attends college after a two year gap. He's doing a basic course since he isn't sure yet what he's interested in doing long term. Most of his time is spent hanging out with Cassidy and his mom or out with Tristan, who drags him places against his will. He still struggles with severe anxiety and a bit of depression, but is three years fully clean from self harm.