Theodore Verne

Charlie Heaton

**Theodore "Theo" Verne** was a closeted gay farmer who died at the age of 43 from alcohol poisoning. When he was 31, due to pressure from his parents, married Hazel Robertson, who loved him greatly, and whom he was fond of. Together they had five children, in addition to one who was stillborn, Derek, one died at age 6 due to influenza, James, the youngest, Philip, who left at 16 to join the army, the eldest, Torrance, who moved to Wales for a prestigious job at a bank, younger middle child, Helen Verne who became a housewife, and the elder middle child, Leslie, her twin, who married a politician and rarely contacted her family.

## Personality

### Jonathan Byers

Jonathan is smart, introverted, asocial, kind, independent, and brave. Despite being a small-town boy, according to Joyce, he wants to go to college at New York University. He has a strong bond with his family and is implied to have a soft spot for animals, as he cried for a week after his tenth birthday when his father forced him to kill a rabbit on a hunting trip. He also has a keen interest in music, creating several mixtapes for himself and his brother, and is an aspiring photographer.
In 1984, Jonathan's personality managed to change a little bit. He became protective of Will, but not as much as his mother. He even encouraged Will to not let his differences bother him and that it's okay to be different not matter what. Jonathan tries to be by his brother's side despite it being difficult as Jonathan noted that Will has changed a lot since his time in the Upside Down. Jonathan was also not too happy with his mother's relationship with Bob Newby as both he and Joyce suffered from constant verbal abuse from his father than Will ever did. Jonathan also became friends with Steve Harrington and was on good terms with him. Jonathan also developed feelings for Nancy Wheeler who shared his trauma, but struggled to accept them until he was encouraged by Murray Bauman. And by a month later, Jonathan was happy to start a relationship with Nancy.
In 1985, Jonathan had become a devoted boyfriend to Nancy as he was willing to help and take care of her while they both worked at the Hawkins Post. Jonathan disapproved of how his co-workers treated Nancy and always comforted after she was insulted while trying to stay loyal to his job. Jonathan was even willing to assist Nancy in gaining respect from their co-workers, but when Nancy started to go through such lengths to earn the approval, she believed she deserved, Jonathan became reluctant and worried that Nancy was not making the right decisions. When Nancy's determination led to the both of them getting fired, Jonathan angrily blamed Nancy for costing him his job and means to support his family, thus putting a strain on his relationship with her. However, when informed that the Mind Flayer had returned to Hawkins and that both of their brothers could be danger, Jonathan did not hesitant to work with Nancy to protect their brothers and friends while stopping the Mind Flayer. This allowed Jonathan makes amends with Nancy for not fully supporting her and for Nancy to apologize for criticizing him, as the two rekindled their relationship.
In 1986, Jonathan had grown to be more carefree and relaxed upon meeting his new best friend, Argyle, beginning to smoke weed with him daily and hiding it from his mother by wearing sunglasses. In turn, he became more goofy and unaware of his surroundings, much to his sibling’s frustration. His smoking of weed stemmed from his strained long-distance relationship with Nancy, as they both originally planned to attend Emerson College in Massachusetts. He eventually revealed to Argyle that he didn’t even apply to Emerson, instead choosing to go to Lenora Community College locally in order to be closer with his family. He didn’t want to chase a dream with Nancy that wasn’t his, and further revealed that he was planning on ending things with Nancy, believing that if Nancy followed him, she would grow bitter and the pair’s relationship would form into Joyce and Lonnie’s poor marriage. As the search for Eleven progressed, however, Jonathan slowly grew out of his habit, getting easily annoyed by Argyle’s antics. He also slowly started to notice how Will was struggling with his sexuality and revealing his feelings to his best friend, Mike. In turn, Jonathan apologized for not being there for Will, saying that he had been distant due to prioritizing his silly antics, and promises Will that he’ll always be there for him and love him no matter what, causing Will to weep and embrace him. Upon traveling across the country to save Nancy and his friends, Jonathan displayed his love for his girlfriend when reuniting with Nancy, but still failed to admit the truth about his Emerson acceptance letter, and also becoming worried about their relationship after Nancy admits admiration of Steve's maturity.

## Relationships

* Alain Volant
* Roger Alfred Richards
* Helen Verne
* John Richards
* Hazel Robertson
* David Richards
* Isabel Samson
* Linette Volant

They are attracted to each other’s passion, original way of thinking, idealism, their search for authenticity and romanticism.
They appreciate each other’s sensitivity, emotional depth, creativity and uniqueness.
They are both dreamers and spend a lot of time together imagining their future and telling each other their dreams.
They are both introspective, understand their deep, reciprocal feelings with empathy and know how to listen to each other and support each other.
Points where to be careful
The greatest challenge is the emotional instability that can worry both partners. And if it emerges at the same time for both, there isn’t one there to help the other, and the relationship can become very cold.

4s are attracted to what they do not have, and they understand and love each other when they are within their dreams, but can struggle to accept each other as they are when in the real world.
## Possessions

* Cat: an female long haired tuxedo mouser, they dote on each other, he appreciates the mouses she drops at his feet.