Adam Groff

## Media

**Adam Groff** is a bisexual character from *Sex Education*.

## Biography

The son of headmaster Groff, who manages Moordale Secondary School, Adam struggles to live up to his father's expectations, as well as his sexuality as he has performance anxiety issues which prevents him from having satisfying intercourse with his girlfriend Aimee. He is also a bully towards Eric Effiong, an openly gay classmate, and is often noticed for his lack of hygiene. He manages to overcome his sex problems, but at the cost of being labeled an exhibitionist by the whole school and losing his relationship with Aimee.

Having lost Aimee to another boy, Adam goes through a very difficult time in his life, as he has virtually no friends left and his family seems to fall apart. He distances himself from everyone, including his father, who he declares that he truly hates in front of the whole school during the school dance, being in sharp contrast with the relationship Eric has with his father which Adam witnessed moments before. Adam gets detention along with Eric, and although they begin to fight and brawl, Adam surprisingly lets his true desires surface and gives Eric a blowjob.

Although very uncomfortable with this turn of events, Adam begins to consider opening himself up to Eric, but their relationship is delayed when he is sent to the Mountview Military Institution in an attempt to make him a more respectable young man. However, he is quickly expelled from the institution after two other students framed him for owning drugs in order to ensure that Adam will not reveal that they are gay. He returns to Moordale and tries to have a relationship with Eric, but the latter is also attracted to Rahim who, unlike Adam, is not ashamed of being seen with Eric. Adam tries to navigate his sexuality thanks to his new friend Ola Nyman and his mother Maureen, and openly declares his love for Eric, who agrees to be his official boyfriend.

From this point, Adam tries to put his life back on the right tracks. Although he still struggles to accept his sexuality, he also tries to improve his school results and to open up to other people by learning how to communicate his thoughts. Adam also tries to figure out his true passion in life, which turns out to be dog training as he delivers a remarkable performance during a contest. His relationship with Eric eventually ends after Eric admits that he kissed another guy in Nigeria and that he feels that their relationship cannot work since Adam is still in the process of accepting himself. Adam also slowly befriends Rahim, Eric's ex-boyfriend, who introduces him to poetry, which also helps Adam further express his emotions.

## Appearance

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In the first season, he has brown hair, not completely short, but after season 2, his hair is shorter (more shaved) and it outlines his head. In season three it’s grown out again.

## Personality

In the first season, he was really tough, rude, he was a bully. But after later episodes and season 2, we can see that he is sympathetic, he has a hard time expressing his feelings, he is quiet and he is often misunderstood.

## Sexuality

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### Reaction

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## Relationships

### Aimee Gibbs

Adam dated Aimee in high school, but soon faced a problem when trying to have sex with her, as he found himself unable to maintain an erection. He tried to solve the problem on his own by taking several Viagra pills, which ended up giving him a massive erection he was unable to get rid of until he was helped by classmates Otis Milburn and Maeve Wiley. However, Adam took Otis' advice to be proud of his body a little bit excessively, as this caused him to show off his penis in front of the whole school. After having one last sexual intercourse with Aimee (during which he was able to keep his erection and ejaculate), he was dumped by his girlfriend who could not afford being associated with him any longer. Adam unsuccessfully tried to win back Aimee's heart, but was only met with hostility and was forced to let her go with her new boyfriend Steve.

### Eric Effiong

Initially, nothing pointed towards a romantic relationship between Adam and Eric. Indeed, Adam, who identified himself as heterosexual, was a bully to Eric (who was openly and proudly gay), calling him "Tromboner" and never missing an opportunity to be mean to him. However, this changed after Adam and Eric were in detention together. Left alone in a room to clean it up, they began arguing and fighting, but after Adam pinned Eric on the floor, he kissed him and gave him a blowjob. Adam initially felt ashamed of what had happened, ordering Eric not to tell anyone, but in the next day, he sat next to him in class and gently caressed his hand, thus showing that he was interested in him. However, Adam was prevented from further exploring his feelings towards Eric because of his father who sent him to a military boarding school.

After he was expelled from this school, Adam returned to Moordale and still hoped to build something with Eric, but he found out that Eric had begun a relationship with a new student, Rahim. Although upset by this turn of events, Adam decided to heed his mother's advice to tell people he loved how he felt about them, and asked Eric to be his boyfriend in the middle of the school play, which Eric accepted. The two began dating and explored their sexuality together, although they initially struggled because of a lack of communication from Adam, who was unable to tell Eric what he truly wanted (to be "bottom" instead of "top"). Things temporarily got better, but during a trip to Nigeria, Eric realized how he and Adam were on different places regarding accepting who they were, and that Adam still had a long way to go. Once Eric was back to England, he admitted that he had kissed another man in Nigeria, causing he and Adam to break up.

## Tropes

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