Brad Lee

Brad Lee is a character played by LexTheQueer.
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"Not very blessed in the IQ department but definitely charming." — Pegasus Partridge
==General Information==
Brad Lee is a soft-spoken but excitable sweetheart of a surfer bro who just wants to ride his bike, relax at the beach, and enjoy the company of people around him. He is well-known for his generous nature, style of dress, and distinctive voice. Others often mishear his full name when he introduces himself, asking "Bradley who?"
He's a Co-Manager at the Up-n-Atom, having been interviewed and formally hired on July 3rd, 2024 after teaching himself the job on the previous night when staff were absent. Brad was promoted to Co-Manager, alongside his sister Veronica Horningstone, by Up-n-Atom Manager Peggy shortly before she left for Burgercon on September 16th, 2024. He makes triangle ice ("sharpest ice known to man") and offers "half n half" drinks ("half sodie half water in the same cup"), holds down the fort in the late hours, and interviews and onboards new hires. He occasionally used to work at PDM where he did his best to prevent car sales by bringing the vibes down with his trauma and distracting would-be customers with car puns.
Brad is a relentless optimist who wears his heart on his sleeve and strives to see the best in people. His feelings are easily hurt, and his nature causes him to be frequently misled. He is likely to misinterpret things people say, as he often takes words literally, such as when he believed that there was a train inside a car because a mechanic mentioned something called a "drive train". Brad's speech often betrays naivety or an underlying sense of anxiety, but he loves to talk and express his feelings. He's easily impressed and quick to offer compliments and encouragement, but struggles to handle conflict and runs away from many of his problemsClip: Brad definitely wouldn't run away from his problems, often literallyStreamable, via Twitch NotNarkissa: Brad avoids confrontationStreamable, via Twitch Spentop: Brad gets tf outta there.
While on the surface he may appear sweet and simple, he has a depth and sharp wit that many fail to notice or don't look into. The harsh landscape of Los Santos presents a real challenge to him as he battles with the reality of life in a crime-filled city and endeavours not to lose grip on his good nature whilst protecting himself and his loved ones. He finds disparate parts of himself increasingly clashing and overlapping, causing conflict within himself and prompting him to become defensive or reactive. For a time, experiences with threats and violence pushed Brad to be ready to act and treat others with a sense of suspicion that he found distressing.
Brad is often clumsy, both physically and not, and may stumble over his words, his own feet, or objects in the vicinity. Being accident-prone, he's liable to fall over or collide with aspects of the nearby environment and cause a scene. Luckily, it's usually more funny than catastrophic.Clip: a long fallClip: Brad's break-glass knees
==Physical Description==
Brad Lee is a typical white dude with short sunbleached blond hair and a light tan. He has facial stubble, small golden hoops in his earlobes, and two slits his right eyebrow. His physique is typical for an active man of his age with a fast metabolism resulting in a nice ass and toned torso. He is usually seen wearing short-shorts or jeans, flip-flops or sneakers, and open button-down shirts. Accompanying his earrings, he sports a matching gold chain and bracelet set and a gold watch given to him by his sister Veronica.
Brad has three tattoos: a sharkfin on his lower back, which he got while in Vice City; a two-sided dice featuring a skull motif on his nose, which he was given by Lucia DeLuca on June 28th, 2024; and a sun peeking over the crest of an ocean wave on his left shoulder, acquired on September 21st, 2024. The second has been damaged beyond recognition after being mauled by a dog in the bathroom of the Up-n-Atom, and the remaining two both match with his adopted brother Wade. He currently also has a temporary airbrush tattoo to match his older sister Veronica: a grenade with a smiley face on it surrounded by the words "HAVE A NICE DAY".
After clashing with Drako, Brad now has a large scar on his left shoulder where a hatchet had cleaved his flesh apart. He also previously acquired two smaller scars from gunshot wounds where each shoulder meets the chest. Having been stabbed with a "resurrection knife" wielded by a man claiming to be Jesus Christ, Brad also has a scar where the blade pierced his abdomen.
==Background Information==
Brad Lee was born and raised in San Andreas, residing in Mirror Park until he witnessed the untimely death of both his parents in a tragic collision between their car and a runaway trainClip: what happened to Brad's parents. Traumatised and orphaned, Brad moved to live with his reclusive grandparents in mainland USA while he lived out his adolescence. Opportunity came knocking when a friend offered him a position at his father's company, prompting him to relocate again to Seattle.
Over the course of his early-mid 20s Brad quickly rose through the ranks, emerging as a high-achieving fast learner with a silver tongue. Having attained the title of Chief Financial Officer by the age of 26, Brad spent his work hours talking richer men out of their money and his personal time partying through the night - nostrils full of powder and bedsheets greeting an ever-changing cast of women. Despite his status, Brad became aware of a growing feeling of emptiness. Dissatisfied and desperately needing a break from suffocating in the fast life, he sold the contents of his highrise apartment and left town with nothing but his most informal outfit and $50,000 cash in his pocket.
Hitch-hiking his way across the country in search for somewhere to land, Brad eventually found himself in Vice City where he met the love of his life: the ocean. Finally he'd discovered something that made sense and connected with a deeper part of himself, and he spent as much time as he could immersed in beach culture. He threw himself into a persona that went against so much of the figure he'd been, nurturing a kindness that bloomed from his salt and surf-loving heart.
Even amongst the sand and sun Brad still struggled with an underlying unease, running out of money and knowing that he couldn't avoid the reality of the life he'd left behind forever. Torn between two worlds, he sank into a troubled existence, relying on weed to relax on dry land. His turmoil led him to see a therapist who encouraged him to face his struggles. In a last-ditch effort to solidify a path before him, Brad decided he'd go back to where it all began and return to Los Santos, chasing a contentment and sense of belonging he'd lost touch with long ago.
At this crossroads, Brad hoped to put down roots and really start a life in his home town or otherwise pick up the pieces of the one he'd left behind in Washington and throw himself back into the high-pressure world of finance. Keeping his heart and mind open, would Brad finally find happiness?
==Relationships==
* Dean DeLuca, Lulu DeLuca, & Constance Lee Crimmins: friends.
* Sunny Smith: friend, spiritual guide?
* Petey Pacino: best buddyYouTube video, via Twitch TheStutterBoy: Brad and Petey go cutiepie mode, flawed protectorClip: Don't fuck with Brad - have "PB&J time" together (P for Petey, B for Brad, J 'cause they bring the jokes).
* Lobo Esquire & Buffy Fyodorovich: adoptive parents, protectors.
* Dan †: childhood best friend.
* Toporov Fyodorovich: adoptive grandfather, respected source of wisdom, protector.
* Veronica Horningstone: "silly goose sister", adopted older sibling, confidante, #1, moral compass.
* Elm Williams: 'boop' partner, former favourite EMS, best friend - owes Brad 49 33 36.5 dinners due to debt of betrayal.
* Charlie Evergreen: adopted younger sister, 'I spy' and tag partner, Ball Gang member.
* Hauns Beschützer: friend, writing helper.
* Piper Bomm & boyfriends: enemies.
* Fisher Pots: best frenemy, Ball Gang prospect.
* Rina P. Anic: adoptive aunt, sleep buddy - have the same "usual spot" on the rooftop by the Up-n-Atom and decided to just share it after discovering the overlap.
* Dylan Rider: favorite little freak, adopted brother.
* Pegasus Partridge: favorite manager, adopted sister, role model.
* Wade Delfino: adopted brother - share the same lower back tattoo by coincidence and the same upper arm tattoo by choice.
* Alexander Miller: boyfriend, allegedly - only just met 10 minutes ago (REAL), in love or somethin.
* Georgia Goodman: good friend, partner in chaos.
* Micah Rain: good friend.
* Mira Whana: aunt, friend.
* Raaja Queen: friend.
* Thomas Sanders: pain in ass.
* Lola Gunnelli & Jim Gunelli: good friends.
==Trivia==
==Quotes==
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==References==
He's just a goofy little guy!
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