Alex (Sasha Listopadov)

"No need to rush me."

[ Russian name - Александр Сергеевич Листопадов, Саша ]

Character: Alex is a fairly calm individual with an acute case of resting bitch face, which scares people an awful lot. It worsens every time he takes his glasses off, as he fiercely frowns, ‘cause he can’t really see a thing. Despite often being perceived as intimidating, Alex just doesn’t pay much attention to anything. He gets slightly surprised with others not being able to approach him easily, but comfortably spends time alone. Looks like it might take a really social individual to get him out of his personal bubble.
Additionally to being introverted, Alex often holds everything in. Doesn’t talk much. Doesn’t emote much. Gets defensive at times. But he’s is a great listener nonetheless. When Alex does talk, you get surprised by how deep his voice is. Sometimes when too much of an emotion is shown his voice gets faint raspiness in it.
Somehow Alex didn’t learn to smile properly as a child, so his attempt at a forced smile often looks like an intense and awkward grin. When lost in his thoughts, however, his smile turns into a calm and comforting one.

Appearance: He’s wide and hairy, has bushy eyebrows, a messy haircut and dark circles from an unfortunate lack of sleep. (He's a uni student after all.) Often rocks multi pocket khakis and scratchy sweaters his grandma made him :D Does not wear any skin-revealing clothes no matter the weather. Glass lenses - thick as hell.

Family/ past: Has a mom (an office worker), a stepdad (a violinist at the Conservatory) and two small step brothers. His grandma is currently hospitalized due to deteriorating health. His father (a retired civil aviation pilot) was in the picture till Alex was around 10 years old.

Meets during his second year at Uni.