Evan Crossman

> "See, I don't get it. I'm smart, yeah, but I don't get it. It doesn't make sense to me how you can treat another person like that and still sleep at night."
>
> - Evan talking about the Bullies.

Warning: this page mentions neglect, absent parents and abuse not happening to the main character.

## General Information

Evan Luca Crossman is a Fifth Year student at The Louise Weiss Academy. At 18, he's the Clique Leader of the Skaters. He's bisexual and polyamorous, and is most well known for winning a fight against the Bullies in his Fourth Year.

## Personality

Evan is rather laid back about most things in life. He has a very relaxed attitude whilst also wanting to make sure that the people around him are safe and okay, as he was the person who straightened out the borderline misogyny in the Skaters by telling anyone acting out that they wouldn't be welcome in the Skaters and would become outcasts if that behaviour continued. He's protective over his younger sister, despite their constant bickering, and he often gets in trouble for missing classes or talking too much in class.

He is warm and friendly with most people he meets, having a playful relationship with Ayana Wilder and a friendly relationship with Cameron Harlow. Evan despises the Bullies, and always has. He's confident and self assured, rarely needing reassurance from others, though he does have jealousy problems. Evan has also been known to be patient and have a soft spot for younger students.

He's punctual- just not for classes, regularly getting detention for lateness. It's rare to see him put effort into a class, but seems able to produce high exam scores despite this. He's very honest, and is a good person to go to if you want a gentle, yet honest opinion. He can be intimidating at times, though tries to avoid it as once he loses his temper, it often ends bad- he's been suspended twice for fights. He can be polite- just only when he wants to be,

He's typically not flirtatious unless someone really catches his eyes, in which case he'll use a lot of pet names and actively seek them out to talk to them. Surprisingly, Evan's quite cuddly in private. He's very protective over people he cares about, and loyal to them too. He wouldn't ever cheat. Evan is very observant, able to catch changes in other's behaviours easily, though isn't arrogant about this and would simply just pull them aside in private to question them. He has grown in confidence since he joined the Skaters, often having a cocky attitude.

## Appearance

Evan has dark, messy hair and fair skin. He plans on dying a section of his hair white, though hasn't yet. His eyes are a confusing yet beautiful mix of grey and blue, but can appear green if the light hits them properly. He has a few faint freckles just above his eyebrows, and more freckles appear on his face and arms during the summer. He's 5'10.

He dresses in more simplistic clothes- often opting for just a shirt and jeans.

## Louise Weiss Academy Information

Evan takes Biology, Chemistry, Physical Health and Education, History and Home Economics. He's in the Cinema Club, and got into the Louise Weiss Academy due to having high grades in all subjects he previously did. He maintains high grades despite not putting effort into classes, which surprises teachers.

Evan can be rather difficult in class, regularly ignoring staff instructions and almost always late. He has been known to get into verbal fights, and has been suspended twice for physical fights. Despite his attitude in class, homework is always handed in before the deadline, and his exam results are high each year. Evan is a Clique Leader, being the leader of the Skaters. He was appointed Clique Leader before the previous leader left the school in his Third Year (meaning he became Clique Leader in his Fourth Year) as many members of the Skaters enjoyed his company, even the older students. He successfully joined the Skaters in his Second Year.

In his Fourth Year, the Bullies were picking on a Second Year Alternative, acting homophobic towards her. Evan and the rest of the Skaters happened to be nearby, and a fight broke out between the Bullies and Skaters. To his surprise, the Skaters won, and have continued to be the only Clique to win a fight against the Bullies. He was suspended for two weeks for instigating the fight.

## Backstory

Evan was born five years before his younger sister, Kip. He remembers his mother being around at that age, though barely, and recalls her being very affectionate with him. When she was pregnant, she was set on the baby being a boy, as she only wanted boys, though Evan never understood why. Thus, when Kip was born, she tried to give her up for adoption, only for Evan's father to refuse. As a result, Evan's mother walked out of the family. Evan's father took care of Kip until she was old enough to go to nursery, and worked two jobs to try and support the three of them. Evan feels no sort of positive emotions towards his mother, despising her for walking out over such a petty thing and never even trying to make contact.

By the time Kip started school, Evan was eight, and so the pair would often walk home alone. Evan learned to cook for the two of them and take care of both himself and Kip, who was being abused without Evan knowing. He has never blamed his father for being absent, knowing that all the work was necessary in order for them to be able to keep eating and living in the house that they did. His intelligence was picked up when he was about eleven and had moved up to secondary school. He would have to walk from his school to Kip's primary school, where Kip would often have to stay late so Evan could get her.

Evan got into the Louise Weiss Academy when he was thirteen and Kip was eight, and thus had to leave Kip behind. During his first year, he kept his head down and appeared very shy and worried to the point where it was almost flagged as a safeguarding issue. Despite having never skated before, Evan was accepted into the Skaters in his Second Year, where he found he was welcomed and accepted. Most of the members was nice to him, particularly the old leader, and taught him to skate, though he noticed a few members often made rude comments about others.

Evan was appointed Clique Leader as he went into the Fourth Year, his confidence having grown since his Second Year as a result of being in the Skaters, and he immediately stamped out any rude or misogynist behaviour within the Skaters, wanting to keep it as a welcoming, warm and accepting Clique. Despite most of the Skaters getting into weed, Evan never did. He had no reason for this- he had just decided that it wasn't his thing. Going into his Fifth Year, Kip joined the school, where Evan learned that she'd been hiding abuse from him since secondary school. He was devastated, and set out to protect Kip despite their bickering.

## Health

Evan has no diagnosed conditions, and is good at taking care of himself.

## Relationships

### Kip Crossman [Sister]

Kip is his younger sister by five years. He grew up taking care of her, and has vowed to protect her from any further abuse. They're close when they're not bickering, and he hopes the rest of the Skaters will look after her and protect her once he leaves the academy.

### Cameron Harlow [Friend]

Cameron is the leader of the Greasers, and the two met before either were appointed leader of their respective Cliques. Evan is quite friendly with Cameron, despite his grouchy, quiet attitude.

### Ayana Wilder [Friend]

Ayana is the leader of the Edges, and the two met because Evan needed a favour when he was appointed leader and she was a new Edge. He noted her potential, and made a bet with the old Skater leader than Ayana would be appointed clique leader by her fourth year. When Evan turned out to be right, the two become close friends, sharing a playful friendship.

## Quotes

* "I seek a big object I can grab for comfort."
* "Have you ever wished you could be safely launched incredibly fast and incredibly far?"

## OOC Information

Evan Crossman was created in 2022 by Elijah (sometimes known as Pluto or Plutocry), initially simply as an older brother for Kip.