Elijah Jensen

NAME: Elijah Teymoorian Jensen

AGE: 36
GENDER: male
SEXUALITY: straight; married to Jessica Jensen, his beautiful wife of 11 years.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, Armenian
OCCUPATION: TV news investigative reporter, focus on human interest

BIO: Born in Germany, where his American Air Force father was stationed and met his Armenian immigrant mother. Elijah was an army brat and moved frequently throughout childhood. By the age of 16, he’d done a stint in Germany, Hawaii, North Carolina, and California. As an only child, he had no choice but to learn to make friends quickly wherever he went.  His family settled in Massachusetts when he was in high school, where his parents divorced and Elijah met his future wife, Jessica. They attended college together, Elijah on a partial baseball scholarship. He studied journalism and telecommunications while she began premed. They moved to Washington state for Jessica's medical school.

Elijah worked his way up from an internship with a news station to a writer and field reporter. He focuses on human interest stories and is regularly on camera. He initially had a goal of an anchor position, but has found that for now, he enjoys being out in the field too much.

PERSONALITY: Gregarious, curious, energetic, and highly extroverted. Elijah is confident and assured in conversation and warm in interactions.  He’s sharp and inquisitive with a tendency to fixate on a topic or skill until he feels he grasps fully. He'll throw himself down a rabbit hole with near compulsion. He’s intense and high-energy one-on-one, and while it’s authentic, it can also be overbearing and exhausting. 

Elijah is competitive and opinionated. He’s stubborn and can be prone to moodiness. He’s a bit vain. Manipulative. Does not think that this is a bad thing -- it helps a lot in getting people to be honest with him.

He’s genuinely kind, well-meaning, and well-intentioned. He loves domestic life. Loves his wife. Would really like kids and is concerned they’re getting too old for that. Total mama’s boy.

APPEARANCE: Cursed with a sharp jawline, killer smile, and perfect five o’clock shadow.  Deep olive skin, dark green eyes, and straight, thick, carefully-tended eyebrows.  He’s attractive and fit, with dark curls and a warm smile. Six feet tall and stands straight. 

He puts effort into his appearance, from mousse in his hair and a wardrobe of well-fitting blazers, to plenty of time in the gym. He does a lot of biking and baseball. He’s lean and in shape. Great ass and forearms. 

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES: Dresses well but generally within his means. One pair of great shoes and a nice suit, then a lot of nice, but more reasonably priced blazers, slacks, collared shirts and ties. Classic, understated accessories — black rectangular reading glasses, respectably minimal leather portfolio, sleek but not flashy. Generally metro style. 

RESIDENCE: Tacoma, Washington

LIKES: true crime and investigative podcasts, nicecore sitcoms, farmers markets, trivia
DISLIKES: horror movies, good old days values, IPAs, being ignored

TALENTS: Eli is a hell of a people person - he’s great in groups, an engaging speaker, and has a talent for nudging people to open up to him. Good eye for clothes. He’s on a baseball league and pretty good. Gets a bit competitive. 

FUN FACT: He and his wife consistently keep a betta fish named Genghis Khan. They are currently on Genghis III and he lives in luxury.