Andrew Baker

##### Positives

> Drew is rather protective of the people in his life (namely, his brother). He cares deeply and loves endlessly, even if he doesn't always show it properly. He can even be protective over the people he doesn't care about - but he doesn't want to talk about that. He was more of the mentality of 'punch first, ask questions later' mentality which isn't always useful for his position as the captain of the Tornadoes. He is fairly sociable and enjoys being around people when he can be. He loves a good party and he loves making people laugh. Drew is very generous and is often giving back to others when he can, and he's a sucker for a good cause. Drew is very spontaneous and prefers spur-of-the-moment decisions, which can sometimes get him in trouble, but he hasn't learned his lesson yet.
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##### Negatives

> Competitive is something that resonates deeply with him. Everything is better as a competition. He loves to win - so good luck trying to just have a chill game. Drew is also a very jealous person, especially in a romantic relationship. He doesn't like whoever he is with flirting with anyone else. On the opposite side of his spontaneity, he is very impulsive and sometimes, reckless. He will typically think of the consequences after the fact, which is generally too late. Drew procrastinates *a lot.* If he can wait until last minute on everything, he absolutely is going to do that.
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#### History

##### Family History

> After one final attempt at securing a win for Italy in the World Cup after a long career in Quidditch, Nicola went home empty-handed, packed her bags, and decided to take the longest holiday she had been on in about a decade. She’d put minimal thought into the endeavor, knowing that she had the money to stay where she liked for as long as she liked, and first head to somewhere warm and sunny so she could rest her tired muscles on a beach with a fruity drink in her hand. From there she popped over to Iceland for a trip, and then to Greece, soon after that was Mexico, then up to Alaska, and eventually she found herself in the very small Muggle village of Clovelly. It hadn’t exactly come up in a travel brochure but at a certain point she had wanted peace and quiet and picked the location in North Devon as the ideal spot to stay off of the radar.
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> It was raining when she arrived and rained for a solid week after getting settled into the small house she had managed to make arrangements to stay in for a month. After about the fifth day of listening to the pitter patter of rain on the roof, she decided she’d had enough of the indoors and shoved a rain jacket on as well as some boots before sloshing her way to the local pub for a drink. That pub is where everything changed for her.
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> It was late in the afternoon and the pub was nearly empty except for the bartender. She ordered a drink, he prepared it, and then quickly followed it up with a question about where she was from. Nicola wasn’t the friendliest of people under most circumstances but this wasn’t a usual circumstance as she’d had nothing but the walls of her house to talk to for days. The pair struck up a conversation and before she knew it her drink was empty. She said a polite goodbye, made a promise to come by again, and then sloshed her way back up to her temporary home once again.
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> The weather was drier for the next few days and so the Chaser took advantage of that to walk along the old roads and paths, taking her time to admire the stonework of the homes and shops. She stumbled into the village pub again about a week later, seeing that it was much busier than the last time that she was around. Nicola was basically snubbed by the bartender she’d spoken to last time. Not used to that level of indifference as a professional Quidditch player who had been in the limelight for a decade, she scoffed at it, quickly finished her drink and made her way home.
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> It wasn’t until she was ready to pack up and leave for her next destination that she head back again, opening the door and accidentally smacking the bartender in the nose solidly. He began to bleed; she panicked and grabbed a handful of napkins nearby and shoved them under his nose.
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> This was the story that Kieran told at their wedding two years later, the tale of how his future wife had broken his nose before she tried to smother him to death with napkins in his pub.
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> He didn’t tell the story of his confusion at her not knowing how to use the remote to the telly or how she’d looked horrified when he said that his brother was a surgeon or how it had always been odd when he wanted something and then suddenly it was in her hands to give to him. He didn’t tell anyone about how she’d dodge details when he asked about her flights to visit, how she always said he didn’t need to pick her up from the airport, or the fact that when he asked her what her phone number was so he could text her she said what’s a text?. There was also the matter of the weird piece of wood she kept under her bed that she was embarrassed he’d seen-- God only knew that he wasn’t shy about sex toys but she could have at least clued him in on having it. Kieran knew by the time that he proposed to her that she was special, but he didn’t know exactly how special until the night before their wedding when she came clean about everything.
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> Nicola was rich, she was famous (even though he’d never heard of her before), and she could do magic. Quite honestly, he thought she was drunk but after watching her fill a glass of water with just a tap of that stick she’d kept under her bed (not a dildo, by the way), he wondered if maybe he was drunk.
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> It took some adjusting, Kieran had to basically reformulate his entire view of the world but he was in love and so it was worth it. Nicola, retired and with plenty of time to spare, began to help him tend to the pub he had inherited when his father had passed away and it was just the two of of them for a couple of years before they had Simon. After they managed to finally get Simon to sleep through the night, they had the crazy idea to slip back into sleep deprivation by having another one and about two years after Simon, Andrew joined them, making their family complete.
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##### Early Years

> Born less than a year after his brother, Drew followed in his big brother's footsteps in everything he did. He was sure he was more obsessed with his brother than his brother was with him. He idolized him from before he could even walk, and it was his desire to want to be like his brother that helped him learn to walk and talk in the first place. He thought his brother was the coolest being ever, though as he got older, he started to notice their differences even more.
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> Where his brother was shy, Drew was outgoing. Where his brother was quiet, Drew was loud. While Simon spent a lot of his time in the pub with his father, Drew was reading more and more about his mother and her position in quidditch. He would try to help his dad in the pub, though he'd be found in the back with his nose in a quidditch magazine or comic. He always wanted his brother involved in a lot, so he would invite him out to a lot, though he knew that he wasn't really into it as much as he was. He just never wanted Simon left out.
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> There were times that Drew loved hanging out with the others in the village to play games, but as soon as he found out they were bullying his brother, he got into a fight with a couple of them before those friendships had ended between them. No one was going to tease his brother about anything, even if he didn't really understand Simon's interests either.
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> It always bothered Drew when he found out someone was being mean to his older brother, and he always had to do something about it whenever he found out. He knew that his brother wouldn’t, so he had to. His brother was a better person than he was, he would reason, but Drew didn’t struggle with that same thing. He didn’t mind being mean to someone if they were being mean first, particularly to his brother.
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> It was lonely for him when his brother went off to Hogwarts and he was behind, but he didn’t have as many issues with the other boys in their neighborhood. No one would really bully him, though he did worry about his brother being at Hogwarts without him. Still, it was a somewhat nice relieve to be able to play outside with his muggle friends without concern of needing to remind them that his brother was off-limits for their bullying.
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##### School Years

>    The time seemed to pass slowly before he was finally at Hogwarts with everyone else, of which he was most excited. He was excited that he would get a chance to go to school with his brother, but more than that, he was excited for a chance to see Hogwarts, which he had heard great things about. He was sorted into Gryffindor, and though it was away from his brother, he found himself making quick friends with anyone who would talk to him. Drew didn’t see his brother as much as he wanted to, but he was having a blast at Hogwarts. It was as if he had been made for the world and for the broom as he found a natural talent in quidditch.
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> Drew had his first ever heartbreak in his second year, when he had been dating this one girl who then left him to date someone a year ahead. It had been totally unfair and he cried a bit more than he would ever admit to anyone, but he had been devastated. He had been so certain that they were going to marry because he thought she was the prettiest girl in his year and she laughed at his jokes. He thought he would never recover, until he met someone new and a cycle began. Drew would date for a little bit and then break things off when he felt like he was liking them more than they were liking him. He wouldn’t get hurt, and the problem was solved.
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> Drew made the quidditch team early on, and though he had to play against his brother instead of with him, he was happy that they were both playing. He didn’t really understand all of the other groups that his brother got into (particularly the Book Club since Drew hated to read and then the Gobstones Club which was entirely too boring for him), but he was happy his brother was happy. He found, though, that there were instances when he would need to step in if he felt like someone was talking bad about his brother, because that was his brother and his brother was too good a person for anyone to pick on.
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> The more he played quidditch, the more sure he was that he wanted to follow his mother’s footsteps. He trained harder and harder each year, pushing himself to be better. He didn’t pay as close attention to the subjects in school that he should have, but he did decent in the classes (with the help of a constant tutor or two), before the end of his years finally came. He got an offer in for a team before he graduated, and he knew that the best was yet to come.
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##### Post-School Years

>    When he graduated, he had joined the Wasps and played with them for two years, thoroughly enjoying the fame that came with it. He liked going to interviews and signing autographs and hooking up with people he should have never hooked up with. To him, he was living the dream and probably being a bit reckless, but he was getting all this money in and his face was on magazines and it was great. He transferred to the Arrows when they offered him more money and the potential of being captain in two years of playing with them. He played with them for two years, and then a third, though he had never been offered the position.
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> Wanting to be somewhere he could grow, he switched to the Tutshill Tornadoes. He played a year with them, being a beater and a co-captain as he learned the ropes, and then was offered the position as a Captain. Truthfully, he had never thought that he actually wanted to be a captain until he had it and he was absolutely thrilled by it. It was fun to him and he loved pushing his players, but also making sure everyone was enjoying the sport that they were getting paid to play.
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> He was overly thrilled when he brought his team to the ultimate win in 2023, and he felt like he was on top of the world. The year had been tough, with his break ups with Cassia, and on top of that, with the deaths she faced in her family, but he had been hopeful that this time, they were together for good. Of course, forever was never as long as he had hoped that it would be when it came between them. Sometimes, though, that was a great thing, because she made him want to pull his hair out, literally. They were off, on, off, and repeat. For now, they're on, though that could be for whoever knows how long. It's been long enough that he knows it's time for them to likely take it quits, especially as quidditch began again and his team seems to be struggling more than it should compared to last year.
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> He brought the Tornadoes to ultimate victory during the 2022 - 2023 quidditch year, and he was thrilled. His relationship continues to be off and on with the crazy redhead that he can't seem to quit, but at least quidditch is consistent. Now that he's going into his next year as the captain of the Tornadoes, he's pushing for a flawless season, but only time will tell.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

###### Simon Baker

> His best mate and brother, Drew really looks up to him and looks after him. With a bit of a role reversal, it seems to be that Drew is the protector instead of the other way around. He thinks his brother is the best (despite the fact that he is incapable of making quick decisions), and will fight anyone that goes against him.
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###### Calla Prewett

> Listed as family since he's quite positive Simon and Calla will marry as soon as Simon gets up the nerve to ask, Drew really likes Calla for Simon and likely won't accept anyone else taking her place. She's family, whether blood or not.
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#### **Friends**

###### Rue Crawley

> A friend from years past, they connect with each other on the off-seasons and the competition isn't as active. He thinks they're pretty cool company.
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###### Davina Snow

> She has quickly become his favorite person, and though there are years between them, he really does consider her to be one of his friends. It also helps that she's an incredibly skilled player and he's really happy that his team fought for her to join them.
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###### Fletcher Wood

> They were roommates from school, and teammates, and though they don't always stay in contact, the friendship is still there.
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#### **Romance**

###### Cassia Prewett

> His on-again, off-again sweetheart. There are times when he thinks they're over for good, though it never seems to last long as they continue to find their way back to their toxic relationship.
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#### **Enemies**

> None yet.
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