Stefan

> "Honestly, you can’t take life too seriously."
>
> Stefan

Stefan (ステファン) is a character in the visual novel ***The Friend's Club***. He is an English teacher at Koho Academy, and adviser for "*The Friends Club*".

## Background

Born in (insert city where college is located, TBA) to immigrant parents, Stefan grew up very aware that he was not native Japanese. Despite this fact, he experienced a relatively normal childhood- his foreign looks actually helping him make friends, as it was a pretty obvious way to “break the ice.”  Unsure of what he wanted to do with his life after high school, Stefan enlisted in the Japan Self Defense Force as a military linguist for 3 years.  After leaving the military, he realized he had a passion for teaching, and pursued a career to become an English teacher. After completing his degree, he returned to his home city of (insert city name where college is located) to be closer to his family, and began teaching English at (insert college name).  Still considered a relatively new teacher, he has not become fully accustomed to the rules of the school, which sometimes gives other faculty the impression of him being aloof.  As a result of his relatively relaxed grading standards, his constant attempts to be “in the know” with modern trends, and his generally goofy nature, Stefan is considered to be one of the “cool teachers”, making his English class one that most students want to get placed into.  Stefan is usually seen with fellow faculty member (insert Tyler (silver cheesecake)’s character) as they are best friends who met in the military, both ending up teaching at (insert college name) by coincidence.   A little over a year prior to the start of the Visual Novel, Stefan was approached by then first-year student Rin Cifer, asking to be the adviser for *The Friends Club*, as it was a requirement to have a faculty sponsor to make the club legitimate. While he initially did not think too much of it, Stefan eventually came to develop deep and meaningful relationships with the members of the club, not knowing how much the students would impact and change his life over such a short period of time.

## Appearance

Stefan is a tall, bald man with blue eyes.  It is painfully obvious that he is not Japanese.  When not teaching, Stefan’s attire usually consists of beanies/hats, black shirts, jeans, and vans.  He is always clean shaven- both in terms of facial hair and head hair.

## Personality

Stefan is goofy, light hearted, and caring.  Many people initially think of him as “too much to handle” as he holds nothing back in terms of his personality. He has been described as someone “that you grow to love” by one of his students.   While his light hearted nature gives off the impression that he can’t take anything seriously, Stefan has been known to give really good life advice, which has only furthered his credibility with those who have interacted with him.

## Story

### Chapter 1 - Intro To The Friend's Club!

Write whatever I have to do with the story. (WRITE HERE)

## Relationships

* Stefan and (Tyler’s character) met while they were linguists in the military and grew to become close friends.  They came to grow a fondness of teaching, and once they left the military, they proceeded to go down their own career paths.  While in college, Stefan and (Tyler’s character) spoke 1-2 times per year to catch up on life.  To each of their surprise, and without each other’s knowledge, both of them had received teaching positions at (insert college name), which only further strengthened their friendship.

* Stefan is married to his wife of 5 years. While he does not speak about his private life, it is known that he and his wife met while he was in the military.

* (Insert relationship with club members once story starts).

## Abilities/Strengths

* His light hearted nature allows him to engage in conversation with most people.

* Gives really great life advice.

* Speaks several languages.

## Weaknesses

* Tends to linger on things that bother him.
* Sometimes cares too much to his detriment.

## Trivia

* Stefan loves death core and metal music.
* He has a saltwater fish tank.
* He loves anime, and frequents the anime club at the college.

## Quotes

*"What a world we live in"*

*"We a society we live in"*