T.J Smith

T.J Smith is a student athlete at Thirlcrest Academy played by BallerValue. He is currently the Captain of the Football Team, affilliated with Varsity.
== Appearance ==
T.J excells at a explosive height of 6'4, which is taller than most of the academy's student populous, with brown eyes and styling his hair into freeforms, He's hard to miss. He is of African-American descent and stands with a bulky mesomorphic body, the standard for a Varsity Athlete.
He can be usually seen with an array of rings, watches or chains. It's clear that T.J loves material items as it boosts his ego and prompt's him to bully people that lack any material possesions. He also has a very notable style with wearing oversized T-shirts and his lingo, one can clearly make the assumption that he takes inspiration from the 90's California street style.
== Characteristics ==
T.J stands at one of the highest points you can reach in the Varsity program, becoming the Captain so swiftly has given him a massive ego; Which has only infueled his bullying towards people that aren't socially promiment enough to his liking. He's mainly seen hanging out with his teammates on campus, whether it'd be bullying nerds or in hitting on any girls together. He also to be very territorial when he sees random kids near the Varsity Field or anywhere near the Clubhouse. This makes T.J the most agressive Jock to hang around -- usually being the cause of fights or scuffles between the various cliques that occupy the academy. Due to this behavior and his tendency to fight brutally, he has built a reputation to not be messed with.
Beyond his social butterfly reputation, T.J has a strong bond of trust with the people he cherishes in his life. This unwavering loyalty will drive him to do the most extreme things for them, it also comes as his fatal flaw with him placing himself in bad situations just to prove how loyal he is to somebody, or doing the most outrageous actions just to make sure the people he loves are never hurt.
== Character Background ==
T.J was born on October 30th, 1991. 
Due to the frequent violence around his rough neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. T.J's parents at an early age set him off to do something more productive and proactive, one of those outlet's being football. He devloped an affinity for making fun of kid's that were easy to pick on, espeically with his athletical prowess that only inflated his ego from a young age. It was a no brainer when he arrvied to the Academy, joining the football team with the first opertunity he had.
== Relationships ==
=== Lamar Smith - Family | Close ===
"Ay- Aye, AYE! Whas' Goooooood! Luh'- Homie, bring it in for old times sake.. Luh'-- bro!" 
Lamar comforting T.J Smith with a hug, embarrassing him IN front of Brett McKnight.
Lamar had grown up with his younger brother, T.J. Smith, often dragging T.J. into the trouble he was making. Despite Lamar's influence, T.J. decided to join the varsity program, seeing it as a way to better himself and stay out of trouble. Lamar, however, had other plans and became involved with "Todd's Gang." Although there were frequent clashes between "Todd's Gang" and the Varsity Program, Lamar and T.J. managed to avoid each other during these fights. Recently, the conflicts between the two groups have seemed to tone down, allowing both brothers to coexist in their respective paths without much friction.
=== Stefani Salvatore - Girlfriend | Close ===
"..I would never forget about you." - T.J explaning to Stefani that he never forgot about her.
T.J met Stefani during his time on the Council, when his then ex-girlfriend got into an argument with the girl because he was trying to hold a conversation with Stefani, in which he was put in a very awkward situation and walked off. His next interaction with her was during a big break he took with his then relationship with Lacey which he had felt was being dishonest about cheating on him, he had met up with Stefani to speak with her about stuff regarding Alistair, which caused her to be very emotional. They had a very deep talk on that day, and he had professed his love for her near the end, after getting to learn her even more. Though this was short-lived, due to the fear of being outcasted and made fun of for getting with her at the time especially during a break, it had only appeared that he had used her to validate his own self-worth that he felt cheated out of with Lacey. His affections for Stefani at the time hidden in public, and only voiced in private. Fast-forward and things don't work out between him and Lacey, and after Stefani left town for good, he was in a weird spot until Stefani returned from camp, and from then he began rebuilding what they once had, and they finally got together, in which T.J dosen't hold his fears any longer.
=== Jennifer Cho - Close Friend | Uncertain ===
"Hey how's it going Jenn?"
T.J and Jennifer have a very weird friendship, they don't speak as much but when they do they can rely on each-other's opinions and whatnot. They may also frequently argue in good-nature, and T.J personally sees her as someone he can give respect to, even though she's mostly the reason of some of the chaos that goes on within the Football Program.
=== Zachariah Schroder - Best Friend | Close ===
"YO ZAC..HOW'S IT BEEN BRO?"
Zac was one of the first people T.J ever met in the program, the two soon becoming best friends and being seen around the academy bullying nerds and various of other problematic things.
=== Pierre Taylor - Best Friend | Complicated ===
"Yo Pierre..I didn't wanna do this y'know?"
Pierre and T.J are two people with a unique chemistry on the field and on campus, they help fuel each other during fights and motivate one another during lifts, and with a seemingly tight close bond. Unfortunately, that bond was stretched out by a far when Penelope Birkin gave T.J no choice but to kick Pierre off the team for a week, thus straining the friendship, only time will tell if they can get past it.
=== Bucky Dutton - Best Friend | Close ===
"DUDE..STOP SAYING THAT FREAKING WORD!"
Bucky was T.J's first ever friend on campus, with Bucky introducing T.J to the varsity program which would shape his future, he can frequently be seen with the giant -- holding a conversation or in an arguement due to Bucky prodding his usual racist jokes at T.J.
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