Ethan Lazzari-Qian

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*l tell dad jokes but I have no kids. I'm a faux pa.*

Ethan Lazzari-Qian is a major supporting character in The Series.

## History

Ethan was born to Mary and Antonio Lazzari-Qian on February 19th, 1991.

He attended East River Elementary, Lincoln Middle School, and East River High School with his sister.

School was an intensely negative experience for him. Always a sensitive child, Ethan was bullied mercilessly for his obesity. He spent lunchtimes hiding at the back of the west building where nobody hung out just so he could eat his lunch in peace. Mia was his only friend, but he also, for a time, became embarrassed of having younger sister defend him from bullies.

In college, Ethan met Carson, Sasha, and Luke by joining the track and field team. He met Kim in a communications class, and they have been going steady for about a year.

## Behavior and Psychology

### Personality

Like his sister, Ethan is calm and composed, gentle, soft-spoken, leveheaded, mature, down-to-earth, and sweet.

Ethan is the shyer of the twins, quiet and sensitive, somewhat depressive, and nurturing. He gives the impression of being a wise zen monk.

He is the Dad of the group, the go-to person for general advice, because he is sensitive and rational, yet firm and straightforward. He tends to pick Sasha and Mia up when they're down.

The abuse from his bullies left lasting emotional scars on him. No longer overweight, Ethan now presents himself in a highly polished manner, like armor against the world. He still feels the effects of being bullied, of being made out to be disgusting.

### Relating to Others

Like his sister, he is oblivious to others' romantic attraction to him, but not to how people treat him better because he's "prettier" now. He secretly resents this shallowness.

## Background

### Interests and Hobbies

Ethan is part of the track and field team. Of the group, Ethan is best at hurdling. Running is a way for him to train his body, which he is insecure about.

Ethan likes to cook and bake.

He also enjoys photography and cinematography.

Ethan likes fashion.

Ethan likes anime. Similar to his sister, he does not feel as though he belongs in the US, as a man of color.

Ethan has a soft spot for cute things. He secretly still loves children's cartoon character Bucky the Bear.

### Skills

Ethan speaks some Mandarin due to growing up in a Chinese household.

Family

Mia Lazzari-Qian is his younger fraternal twin sister. Their mother is of Chinese descent, and their father is Italian.

### Sexuality

He likes noodle boys and tomboyish girls.

### Heritage

He is Italian/Chinese-American. He is third-generation Chinese on his mother's side and Italian on his father's side.
"i want their Chinese heritage to be more prominent than their Italian heritage, for one thing. that part is important to the twins. it was a struggle in their childhood to accept being of mixed race, but a stronger struggle to embrace being part Chinese over being part Italian because of racism"
"i really want them to, while not being fluent in Chinese, have family relatives that only speak it? perhaps much older relatives? grandparents? great-grandparents?"

i like the idea of Ethan being close to one of his maternal grandparents or a great aunt or uncle (and as a result is more fluent in Chinese than Mia)

## Appearance

Ethan is notably very attractive. He has clear fair skin, dark brown eyes, thick eyebrows, prominent cheekbones, and an angular jawline. Like Mia, he looks more Asian than white. He is tall and muscular, with a sturdy, stocky build and very broad shoulders and chest, but thin wrists. He has good posture.

His hair medium-length, wavy, and black. When he is home or with his friends, Ethan is comfortable enough not to comb it down (makes him look very approachable and sweet). It's messy and long enough to fall into his eyes. This was also the style that he wore in his younger years. When he wants to be dressed up, which is a lot of the time, he makes sure it's all neat.

### Style of Dress

Ethan is a sharp dresser. His go-to outfit is an oxford with ironed trousers. For more formal occasions, he adds a blazer, tie, and accessories such as pocket squares, cuff links, and lapel pins. He wears a watch. For colder weather, he dons a peacoat and a scarf (not wool <why not wool? and if not wool, what material are they made of>). He favors dark colors with brighter accents.

Ethan is covers his awkwardness, unlike Carson’s sharp angles and odd twists and turns--Ethan is direct and slow, smooth like slow water, hands in his pockets, seemingly relaxed, but each step is careful, weighted... a bear meandering the forest

## Speech

His voice is deep, warm, and resonant.

[tone of voice, language or accent, favorite phrases]

## Relationships

### Kim

Kim is Ethan's girlfriend. They met in Communications 101, after being partnered up for a debate project. She slowly got him to open up, then asked him out about halfway to 3/4 of the semester. Ethan has always felt clumsy around girls, so he didn't know how to act around her at first. She slowly got him comfortable around the two of them dating. As of 2014, they have been going steady for over a year.

## Trivia

* Ethan's patronus is the brown bear. He is gentle and caring towards his friends, like a mama bear, and his favorite cartoon is Bucky the Bear.
	+ The bison was also considered, because it is large and strong, but slow and surefooted. Also, wooly and fluffly.
* His color is a deep honey yellow.
* Ethan and Mia watch the Christmas special of the Bucky the Bear every Christmas. And sometimes in July.
* He wears Bucky the Bear briefs to bed.
* If the nerds were in a band, Ethan would play the cello.
* Ethan's dreams are of him being surrounded by puppies. (he just wants to be surrounded by cute and excited soft babies)
* Ethan's presents are all edible: baked goods, homemade stock and spices. Luke is a fan of savory recipes, so Ethan would make him a lot of lunches. Sweets for Lizzie, spicy things for Sasha, healthy and low-effort/low-prep foods for Carson, pretty and adorable and elegant pastries for Mia.
* Ethan's penmanship is extremely elaborate cursive. He spends a lot of time on his handwriting.