Trey Popov

Dimitry Nikolai Popov, better known as Trey is a character in Thirlcrest Academy who formerly lead the Thirlcrest Times. He is portrayed by kancarzy.
==Appearance ==
Trey Popov is a relatively tall and slender teenager, standing at around 6'0" and weighing approximately 155 pounds. His facial features are characterized by a moderately defined and round jawline with light facial hair. Trey also has light brown eyes, complemented by a slightly rounded nose. His complexion is typically fair, reflecting the characteristics common among the people of his mixed Sino-Siberian heritage. Two ethnic groups which he is characteristically apart of and one which plays a distinct part in his appearance. Popov carries himself with a straight and upright posture, typically walking with his head up high. 
When it comes to Trey's fashion sense, he opts for a reserved but distinctly urban style, inspired by a mix of streetwear and grunge influences. Popov is often seen wearing various types of clothing from these styles. This includes both distressed and standard denim jeans, cargo attire, rugby polos, and the Thirlcrest Academy white button-up. His stylistic choices reflect a muted version of fashion's "swag era" from the early 2000s, while also taking inspiration from aspects of grunge fashion, conveying his look as more rebellious and experimental. But more than anything, it is unique to him as a person rather than any scene. 
==Characteristics ==
Depending on the circumstances, Trey's personality can range from a bitter edgy teenager to a reserved professional leader. His entire life, Trey was told that he had an attitude problem. That was true, and it still is. Between his mood swings, upbringing and friend group, Trey is often rudely witty and verbally aggressive. At his worst, Trey is also a nervous wreck who struggles to grasp social cues. However, above all of his problems, Trey never fails to be a leader in times of need. Even though he could always be a stubborn fool, it was his ability to flip the switch and take the initiative that landed him in the position of leadership that he's in today.
==Background ==
=== Heritage ===
==== 1976-1978: Anton & Mei ====
In the provincial city of Harbin, China, an apprentice mechanic of Sino-Yakut descent (hence Trey's Russian name); by the name of Anton Popov would meet Li Mei, a local Chinese woman and the daughter of his boss. Working out of her father's small business, and essentially living with her father full time, the two would eventually form a secretive relationship. After revealing his relationship to Li Mei's father, Anton would get his blessing to marry her. During the early period of their relationship, Anton would become a naturalized citizen of China and a full-time mechanic. During this period, Anton voiced his displeasure with the little opportunities in Harbin, which eventually lead to them moving to the capital, Beijing.
==== 1979-1987: Beijing ====
Upon moving to Beijing, Anton and Mei were fish out of water. The city was not how the expected to, and initially, Anton had trouble keeping a job as a fairly inexperienced mechanic. To pile onto this, China's oppressive regime lead to even more hardships and less opportunity. Ironically, the couple found themselves in a worse situation than if they would have stayed in Harbin. For nearly a decade, Anton and Mei would struggle living in a fairly poor situation in Beijing, eventually deciding to move to California.
==== 1988-1989: America ====
Upon immigrating to America, Anton and Mei would disembark in San Francisco, where they would only remain at for a year to gather the legal requirements to become permanent residents. Somewhere along their search for work and a home in America, they would find themselves in Newark, New Jersey. Trey's father would work as a mechanic here, where he would earn a significantly better wage than he did back in Harbin or Beijing. Not only that, but their living conditions were a much-needed improvement, despite only living in and out of studio apartments. By this point, the two were having trouble gaining citizenship, and decided that a child born in the United States would automatically become an American citizen. As a result, they began planning for a child.
=== Childhood ===
==== 1990-1996: Early Childhood ====
On February 20th, 1990, Dimitry Nikolai Popov was born to his parents Anton Popov and Mei Li (in China, Li Mei). Just as they had planned, the baby boy had become an automatic citizen of the United States. As a result, they could remain in the United States until he was eighteen, at which point they could apply for citizenship. While the plan had succeeded, this meant that the two had to take care of Trey. Obviously, because of financial struggles, Trey grew up without many opportunities of his own. During this period of Trey's life, he experienced the brunt of the high context culture he was conditioned to accept by his parents. This was also when he made most of his friends back home, who would later influence him to a greater extend.
==== 1997-2004: Late Childhood ====
As Trey began to mature into a young child, he would make friends outside of his small cultural and familial circle in Newark. He had begun getting into trouble with neighborhood kids and causing problems. Not only was this the first time he had experienced low context culture, but it had excited him more than anything he had experienced up to that point. Nothing that Trey was doing was ever that harmful, but to traditional eastern parents like Trey's, he was on a worrying delinquent path. Despite all the worry that he caused his parents, nothing ever happened until he caused something to make them reach their breaking point. When Trey was merely thirteen, Trey and a few other friends were in a public park when a police officer caught him and his group of friends with alcohol. They were detained, and eventually, Trey's parents were advised to either send Trey to a reformatory school or allow him to face punishment. Trey's parents picked the latter, and enrolled Trey into Thirlcrest Academy for his freshman year.
=== High School ===
==== 2005-2006: Prelude ====
During the early years of high school, Trey suffered a lot. He wasn't very popular, cool or strong. One thing that he was good at was writing down his thoughts, and although he wasn't apart of the Thirlcrest Times by this point, he was aware of their presence and saved his articles for someday. Across his freshman and sophomore years, Trey would lack friends all throughout. Because of that, he had a lot of pent up anxiety, which eventually developed into a strong bitterness for most groups on campus. Specifically, Trey grew a hatred for those who thought they were better than him. As he went into his junior year, Trey applied to join Times.
==== 2007-2008: Today ====
As Trey entered his junior year, he was pleased to see that he was accepted into Times. For once, he felt like he was somewhere that he could finally fit in. To add onto this, he started to make a name for himself with the quality and prominence of his articles. Because of that prominence, he actually started to form a bond with his superiors, eventually landing him a job as one of their peers. Over time, Trey grew more and more respected within the group, and after the Havoc Hive incident, when Carmen Ellison finally stepped down, he found himself in a permanent leadership position where he is today.
==Relationships==
=== Thirlcrest Times ===
Family | Respected
As the former Vice President and Assistant Manager of the Thirlcrest Times, Trey had an imposing role that comes with high responsibility. Although Trey wasn't technically the President of Times, he and Vincent—the actual President have similar roles. Because of his shared history with all of the members paired with his important role, he loves them like a family. Trey would give anything on behalf of the success of Times, often times doing so. 
===Vincent Kühn===
Best Friend | Cherished
Ever since the day that they met, Vincent and Trey have become inseparable, sometimes problematic best friends who also happen to co-lead the Thirlcrest Times. At the peak of their friendship, it was as if it was impossible to mention one without the other. Even though they had their problems, Trey and Vincent had a brotherly bond like no two others had on the campus. They could go through anything together, tell each other anything, and even make up after hard-fought arguments that would be the end of most friendships. It was Vincent who originally pushed Trey to step out of his comfort zone, and it is Vincent who he owes nearly everything to. 
===Katherine Mason===
Girlfriend | Trusted
Kathy and Trey have had a rocky relationship to say the least. As innocently as it started, Trey ended up not trusting Kathy and wound up creating an extremely toxic environment for the both of them. But it was something between them that prevented them from drifting apart for long. Maybe it was the fact that Trey had introduced her to everything she had in Thirlcrest by that point, or maybe it was just fate. But even when the two shortly separated for a couple of months, they ended up back together just after the messy breakup had settled down. Today, they have agreed to end the toxicity and work on themselves as a couple. Trey and Kathy had finally set aside the drama and looked at each other as trustworthy people as they should have all along, and because of that, their relationship is in possibly the best position it has ever been.
===Carmen Ellison===
Close Friend | Missed
Carmen Ellison was Trey's boss, and eventually became a trusted confidant when they were working together. It wasn't until the Havoc Hive incident, when personal details about Carmen's backstory were leaked, accusing her of being responsible for a death that the two grew closest. Sure, at this time, Trey was a respected Supervisor in the Thirlcrest Times, but now there was chaos that lead to Carmen stepping down and entrusting Times with him and Vincent for the time being. Around this time, they became close friends and cherished each other's advice. While they never got the chance to reach their full potential as friends because of Carmen's departure, she is still one of his favorite people he's met in Thirlcrest Academy. 
=== Roxanne Myers ===
Close Friend | Missed
Roxanne was the kind of friend that Trey could both confide in and just kick back to relax with. Some of his deepest confessions and funniest moments came out of his experiences with Roxanne, and she has made an unforgettable mark on his story. It was ironic because the two were originally hated enemies before one of them decided to bury the hatchet and become friends. After that point, they had a ton in common, whether it was from their personalities, friend groups, hardships, experiences, or even their shared passion for music and writing—beyond everything, they had an actual friendship.
=== Honorable Mentions ===
This portion of the relationships section covers associates of Trey's who were casual parts of his overall story but were not significant enough to have their own section. Of course, this does not include all of Trey's associations either, but it scratches the surface covering reoccurring figures in his life. In this list, they are ranked based on their importance to him.
* Modesta Lashaki (ex-friend & co-worker)
* Andrew Wright (friend & co-worker)
* Carrie Fitzgerald (ex-friend & co-worker)
* Artie Amir Ambrose (friend & co-worker)
* Celeste Cosgrove (friend & co-worker)
* Rivers Borowski (ex-friend)
* Roy Rianelli (ex-friend)
* Daniel Park (ex-friend)
* Elly Zimmerman (ex-rebound)
== Timeline==
=== Promotional History=== 
#On August 11th, 2007, Trey Popov becomes a Journalist (LR) in the Thirlcrest Times. (08/11/2007-08/23/2007)
##Trey associates himself with figures of notoriety, such as his best friend Vincent who later becomes a Supervisor.
##In regards to his actual articles, Trey Today becomes a hit as he consistently publishes it.
#On August 23rd, 2007, Trey Popov becomes an Editor (MR) in the Thirlcrest Times. (08/23/2007-09/09/2007) 
##Trey Today continues to make waves, as it becomes a recognizable series to many readers.
##Trey takes on low level managerial duties and continues to associate himself with figures of notoriety.
#On September 9th, 2007, Trey Popov becomes a Supervisor (HR) in the Thirlcrest Times. (09/09/2007-10/12/2007)
##Trey Today is scrapped, Trey begins dabbling with making new a new series but all attempts fail. He begins making standard format articles.
##Trey is able to finally take on high level managerial duties under the overwatch of his boss, Carmen Ellison.
#On October 7th, 2007, Trey Popov becomes the interim Manager (1IC Pro Tempore) of the Thirlcrest Times. (10/07/2007-10/12/2007)
## Havoc Hive leaks occur, Carmen is exposed and steps down temporarily. She entrusts Vincent and Trey to run the clique in her absence as pro tempore Managers.
##Trey and Vincent unite the clique against Havoc Hive, beginning an investigation against them while they successfully take interim control of the clique, supported by the member body in full.
#On October 12th, 2007, Trey Popov becomes the Assistant Manager (2IC) of the Thirlcrest Times. (10/12/2007-06/08/2008)
##With the return of Carmen to the Thirlcrest Times, she returns to her position as the Manager as she fills the vacancy for Assistant Manager.
##Trey and Vincent began work as joint Assistant Managers, the first time in the clique's history to serve jointly. Later, he became the sole Assistant Manager as Vincent Kühn assumed the position of Manager.
#On June 8th, 2008, Trey Popov resigned from the Thirlcrest Times. (06/08/2008-Present)
== Trivia ==
*Trey's social anxiety seemingly disappears while either on the internet or giving interviews, where he sees himself as the one with the power.
*Due to his proximity to New York and his residence in New Jersey, a mix between the two accents was developed.
*Vincent Kühn is the only person in Thirlcrest Academy which Trey considered a best friend.
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