Sawyer Ferris

**Sawyer Allan Ferris** is the 18-year-old son of Bryan Ferris and Marissa Ferris and is the twin brother of Jessie Ferris. He is a passionate hunter, who is determined to discover the creatures that lurk in the forest in his backyard.

## Biography

### Childhood

Sawyer, born August 17th, spent his childhood being extremely close to his family. He had been eccentric since childhood, being insanely energetic and talkative, always having something to say. He was closest with his sister, Jessie, and his mother, Marissa, both of whom fed his active imagination and his excitement.

At age nine, Sawyer met Eric Morgan, who lived across the street from him. From a young age, the two were practically inseparable, despite their opposite personalities, Sawyer's hyperactivity to Eric's passive calmness. They spent years doing absolutely everything together, with Eric often going along with Sawyer's talk of the woods to appease his friend, as Sawyer had a leader's personality and loved being in charge.

#### *The Woods*

Marissa had a fascination with the creatures in the woods that she shared with her son throughout his childhood. She would always tell him stories about things being 'out there' and she, herself would spend time traversing through the woods in an attempt to find the things that she believed to be out there, beliefs she spread to her soon,

When Sawyer and Jessie were 14-years-old, Marissa died suddenly of what Bryan had told his children was a sudden heart attack. This was all they knew for years, not knowing that her death was actually caused by something in the woods that she had gone searching for while the kids were at school. Following her death, Sawyer's obsession only grew, with him beginning to obsessively research and 'experiment' in order to figure out as much as he possibly could and attempt to find proof of the creatures in the woods his mother had always told him about.

### Teenage Years

When Sawyer entered high school, he and Eric often did most things alone together, as Sawyer's obsession with the woods had him branded as strange. He and Eric had become increasingly close, despite having already been best friends after the death of Sawyer's mother, something that resulted in both boys being called gay and being teased when together. This didn't bother Sawyer, who never minded when he was teased, even if it did upset Eric, who legitimately had a crush on his friend since middle school, something that Sawyer was oblivious to for years.

The summer before Sawyer's senior year, he had sought out Freya Jeong, a girl in his grade who he believed to be a sort of psychic. Though they had never spoken before, he was convinced that she would believe his 'conspiracies' as Eric called them as they got older. She did, confirming that she could 'feel things' coming from the woods, with them spending a lot of time together in an attempt to figure out what was going on, as she had never put her feelings to use before. Sawyer first came into contact with Mac Young as a child, as the two had been neighbors their entire life, though they had never been friends. Mac had became involved with Sawyer, Eric, and Freya purely out of boredom, hearing their talks and quietly becoming invested before confronting Sawyer and telling him he wanted in.

## Appearance

Sawyer is of average height and build, being the same height as his dad and taller than his sister. With Jessie, he shares thick and messy ruddy brown hair as well as grey blue eyes. He has freckles along his face and shoulders, that specifically come out in the sun, but still lightly cover his face at all parts of year. He often let his hair grow out, forgetting to cut it and oftentimes wore it in a small ponytail, with bangs falling in his face often.

### Style

Sawyer was never the type to need to be dressed particularly coherently. Most of his comes from thrift stores, typically wearing baggy jeans and flannels over band tees. This is paired with a ratty pair of green Chuck Taylor Converse that he's had since he was 13 years old or his father's hand-me-down work boots.

## Personality

Sawyer was a cheerful child, who became an eccentric teenager, who always prioritized his obsession with the woods against everything else. He was easily distractible, probably having some sort of ADD / ADHD, and often became obsessed with his work and research. Sawyer grew up being very physically affectionate, something that was normal within his family, which continued as he got older, being known to be a hugger.

## Trivia

* Sawyer has an anxious tick, where he scratches his right eyebrow, something he developed after his mother died. This is something he didn't realize about himself, but Eric had noticed for years.
* Sawyer is a fan of prog rock, his favorite bands being King Crimson and Pink Floyd.