Garrett Brandt

Leah Brandt(Maternal Cousin)

Mercedes Lehmann(Best-Friend)

Lange Reichmann(Frenemy)

Jack Astōr(Close-Friend)

Mariella Baquiran(Best-Friend)

Joseph Baquiran(Best-Friend)

Alyssa Schachbrett(Best-Friend/Sister Figure)

## ❉Introduction

Garrett Brandt, or simply known as Garrett, is one of the main characters of the ongoing in-development series of Whispers of a Ghost. Garrett portrays himself as a shining idol to cope with his past as an unbearable bully and his situation at home, wanting to become a beacon of light for others. He is shown to be friends with the group Royals and attends Auctoritas Academy, he is sorted to class Vega.

## ❉Personality

Garrett seems like your typical extroverted athlete who has a large group of friends and has no care in the world as he is supported all the way on his dreams. Despite this he is more than that, as he has his own struggles just like others. He mingles with others without having any social anxiety and is often surrounded by many of his friends and he's very popular with his classmates due to his charm. He isn't hesitant to speak his mind to others due to how he was raised, which sometimes annoys people. He's very energetic and often jokes around people to make them happy.

Garrett is known to love sports and can be overconfident at times as he usually wins despite his opponents efforts. His overconfidence sometimes leads him to belittling others who are new or are horrible at sports yet he later apologizes genuinely. Even though sports is his forte, he's known to be indifferent to academics. He claims it's easy for him to get good grades even though he hates reading. He seems to be uninterested in reading as he claims that he wants to see everything in pictures instead of imagining it.

Despite being charming, extroverted and seemingly an idol that a fan would fantasize about. He can be oblivious to others' feelings, especially with Lilium and Mercedes. He sometimes prioritized his feelings and worries over others and would at times blurt out unnecessary comments and thoughts.

## ❉Relationships

For Garrett's relationships, please view Garrett Brandt/Relationships for more info!

## ❉Early Life

Garrett was born in the summer of 2022 to a loving couple that lived in New York, Eric and Cassia Brandt moved with their young baby boy to a small neighborhood in the country of Epsillion. When he was about three years old, his older cousin Leah would take him to his bedroom and watch tv or play with him. Unbeknownst to him, Eric and Cassia were fighting downstairs, most likely due to Eric's difficulty on maintaining a job and Cassia starting to

## ❉Trivia

* Garrett is one of the major characters that didn't receive as many changes as others and he was the only one besides Jack who didn't have a name or surname change.
	+ According to the Author during conceptualization, Garrett was supposed to have a more antagonistic role in the series with him being very obsessive with Lilium and would harass Jack in any given moment. He was only created to be an obstacle to both of the protagonists but in the new concept of the story, him being a bully was only in his past and is a more caring, friendly and bright person.

* In the original notes of the author, Garrett was the last addition to the main characters. As only Lilium, Jack, Lange, Irina and Mercedes were the only ones that were written in her old notes.
	+ The creator/author stated that she wanted the a few additions to the main characters, and this is where Joseph, Mariella and Garrett were added.
	+ The Author stated that Garrett during the conceptualization of the story was supposed to take on a more antagonistic role and would be an obstacle to both Jack and Lilium. With him being very obsessive over the latter and would harass Jack in any given moment. Apparently this was recycled and was moved to Paul Kensington minus the obsession with Lilium.
* According to the Author, Garrett would smell like a mild scent of dark coffee or dark
* Garrett was originally going to be a stereotypical athlete jerk who views Jack as a love-rival when it comes to Lilium. As time progressed, the author decided to make the characters feel more realistic. Hence Garrett acting nicer and less of an embodimet of a stereotype.