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Description
my BOY!! ive been going back and forth on his design for a long time but i think ive finally nailed it down.. he actually looks like a lizard now imagine that
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Axel Cooper
"Hey, bro!"
Age: 24
Species: Blue-tongued skink
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Cishet (Ally)
Birthplace: Canada
Residence: New York, formerly in Reinough
Family: TBA
Friends: Vincent Takoda

Personality

  Axel is the personification of the phrase "boys will be boys". An enthusiastic and optimistic gym rat, he's the life of any party and gets along with anyone. Although he comes across as an over-the-top frat bro (and he does love to party), he's far more intelligent and complex than he seems, and often gives his friends trusted advice. He's not afraid to set his friends straight when they're making bad decisions, and tries to be a good influence.. most of the time. His momma didn't raise him to misbehave, but we've all gotta have fun sometimes, eh? Although he excelled in sports for most of his life, especially football, his true passion lies in science, and he's training to study the spread of disease. Overall, Axel is the type of boy any girl wouldn't have to worry about bringing home, if he could ever get a girlfriend.

Background

Axel grew up in Reinough, New York, along with Vincent and Spencer Takoda , raised by his mother along with two younger twin siblings. His mother was a strict woman, and she had to be tough- being a single mother in such a male-dominated area was hard, and she had three kids to raise- but she was incredibly loving. Axel had a great relationship with his mother and always looked up to her, even before he was old enough to understand all she did for their family. Like many in Reinough, they were a Christian family, and Axel was raised religiously, but his mother was a progressive woman. She instilled in her children that everyone deserves equal love and treatment, and that women were not to be looked down upon; these values weren't common in Reinough and she worked to ensure her children grew up the right way. She stressed these things especially to Axel, her oldest, so that he could be a role model for his siblings. From the beginning he was sweet and tolerant of others.
He befriended Vincent Takoda in elementary school, and the two quickly grew inseparable. When they were young, before they had been exposed to the choking masculinity of Reinough, the two would always be side-by-side, Vincent hanging off his taller friend's arm as they traversed the playground. Throughout elementary and into middle school they stayed best friends, accompanying each other through the rocky ups and downs of life and puberty ("Oh, god, feathers molt?! Vincent, I'm BALD! What do I DO!?"). Axel here had his first experiences with love and heartbreak when he got, and was was dumped by, his first girlfriend, and Vincent was there to comfort him ("She didn't deserve you anyways, man."). Middle school was a hard few years for Vincent, and Axel watched as his best friend changed into someone darker and sadder. Vincent's emotional nature and natural femininity had earned him bullies and lost him friends as other boys came to understand their masculine roles. Axel continued to love Vincent as he was, and, refusing to let him drift away, staunchly supported him. Their friendship was only cemented stronger by the time they reached high school.
In high school, Axel's aptitude for sports reached its highest peak yet, and he flourished socially. Through the turbulence of popularity and relationships, he still remained close friends with Vincent, but the two had reached different levels of the social hierarchy. Also introduced into Axel's life was Jax Rawson, the violent upperclassman leader of the The Junkyard Dogs. The Junkyard Dogs were a vicious group, and Axel did his best to avoid them and Jax- secretly, they terrified him. His run-ins with the Dogs were few and far between, until Vincent befriended Jax's little sister, Abby Rawson. Suddenly, Jax seemed to have it out for Vincent- and Axel, loyal as ever, was there to protect him. Despite being afraid, Axel was far bigger than Jax, and occasionally intimidated the Dogs into leaving Vincent alone.
  During sophomore year, Axel watched Vincent befriend a new student- Danni Kings from Australia, a brooding, stoic student with a resting scowl. As time went on, it became obvious to him that Vincent's feelings for Danni weren't solely platonic. Vincent would talk at length about Danni to him, sparkling-eyed and blushing ("What? No I'm not!"), and Axel had seen how the two held hands when they thought nobody was looking. It was Vincent's business, though, and he went about supporting them silently, knowing that Vincent would be mortified to know he knew. One day, though, he walked in on the two kissing, and the "secret" was out. Later that night, Vincent came out to Axel, crying and ashamed, and though he was completely accepting he almost had to laugh- "Vin, I already knew."
He continued to stand by Vincent as things got worse. In senior year, the tension peaked when Vincent had his falling out with Abby and was stabbed by Jax. When he visited the hospital, a scared and shaken Vincent told him about a plan to move away from Reinough forever. Although Axel was crushed to know his friend would be gone, he understood his decision, and loyally supported him until the very last moment. After their last few months and a tearful goodbye at the train station, Vincent departed, and while they exchanged texts he didn't see his best friend again for years...
Until, of course, he got his Mansion letter .

Mansion Events

Axel is the only character to not live full-time at Mansion, switching between living there and his dorm room, depending on when school is in session. He was overjoyed to see Vincent again, and now that both of them have a stable living situation, they can both pursue the band they'd always wanted to start together- Vinny and The Burnouts. Although Axel's time is taken up by his studies, he always finds room in his schedule to practice the drums and have jam sessions with Vinny. As time goes on, the two go on tour together, chasing their dreams and closer friends than ever.
Axel was the one that Vincent told the most about his visions when he discovered he was a timeline anomaly. Although there wasn't much that Axel could do to help him (and he didn't quite understand), he was always there to listen and help Vince destress.
When Vincent and Danni get married, Axel is Vincent's best man.

Relationships

Vincent remains Axel's best friend. They're so close that they consider each other family.

Axel considers Spencer, Vincent's little brother, part of his family as well. When they were younger, Spencer was always too shy to truly befriend him, but always looked forwards to saying hi when Axel came over. Axel kept an eye out for him in school as well- it was hard being a gay trans man in Reinough and Spencer could use the protection of a big scary jock. Spencer was grateful that Axel cared and always made sure he knew it was appreciated. Axel tried to reach out to him when Vincent moved away, knowing he was missing a big brother figure, but Spencer was too bitter to accept it. The two lost touch then, but reconnected years later through Mansion. Spencer was happy to see him again.. and developed a terrible crush on him, unbeknownst to Axel.

Summer, another of Vincent's best friends, is someone who Axel is in the process of befriending. He wants to get to know her better, seeing as she's important to Vincent (and interesting on her own, too!), but she resists his attempts. She claims to find him annoying, but finds herself being nice to him sometimes.. only when nobody's looking, though. ("What? I don't get crushes! I'm dead!")

Willow is the name of he and Vincent's (very attractive) manager. He's completely smitten with her, but she doesn't feel even close to the same way. ("That's rather unprofessional, Mr. Cooper.")

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Description
my BOY!! ive been going back and forth on his design for a long time but i think ive finally nailed it down.. he actually looks like a lizard now imagine that
--
Axel Cooper
"Hey, bro!"
Age: 24
Species: Blue-tongued skink
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Cishet (Ally)
Birthplace: Canada
Residence: New York, formerly in Reinough
Family: TBA
Friends: Vincent Takoda

Personality

  Axel is the personification of the phrase "boys will be boys". An enthusiastic and optimistic gym rat, he's the life of any party and gets along with anyone. Although he comes across as an over-the-top frat bro (and he does love to party), he's far more intelligent and complex than he seems, and often gives his friends trusted advice. He's not afraid to set his friends straight when they're making bad decisions, and tries to be a good influence.. most of the time. His momma didn't raise him to misbehave, but we've all gotta have fun sometimes, eh? Although he excelled in sports for most of his life, especially football, his true passion lies in science, and he's training to study the spread of disease. Overall, Axel is the type of boy any girl wouldn't have to worry about bringing home, if he could ever get a girlfriend.

Background

Axel grew up in Reinough, New York, along with Vincent and Spencer Takoda , raised by his mother along with two younger twin siblings. His mother was a strict woman, and she had to be tough- being a single mother in such a male-dominated area was hard, and she had three kids to raise- but she was incredibly loving. Axel had a great relationship with his mother and always looked up to her, even before he was old enough to understand all she did for their family. Like many in Reinough, they were a Christian family, and Axel was raised religiously, but his mother was a progressive woman. She instilled in her children that everyone deserves equal love and treatment, and that women were not to be looked down upon; these values weren't common in Reinough and she worked to ensure her children grew up the right way. She stressed these things especially to Axel, her oldest, so that he could be a role model for his siblings. From the beginning he was sweet and tolerant of others.
He befriended Vincent Takoda in elementary school, and the two quickly grew inseparable. When they were young, before they had been exposed to the choking masculinity of Reinough, the two would always be side-by-side, Vincent hanging off his taller friend's arm as they traversed the playground. Throughout elementary and into middle school they stayed best friends, accompanying each other through the rocky ups and downs of life and puberty ("Oh, god, feathers molt?! Vincent, I'm BALD! What do I DO!?"). Axel here had his first experiences with love and heartbreak when he got, and was was dumped by, his first girlfriend, and Vincent was there to comfort him ("She didn't deserve you anyways, man."). Middle school was a hard few years for Vincent, and Axel watched as his best friend changed into someone darker and sadder. Vincent's emotional nature and natural femininity had earned him bullies and lost him friends as other boys came to understand their masculine roles. Axel continued to love Vincent as he was, and, refusing to let him drift away, staunchly supported him. Their friendship was only cemented stronger by the time they reached high school.
In high school, Axel's aptitude for sports reached its highest peak yet, and he flourished socially. Through the turbulence of popularity and relationships, he still remained close friends with Vincent, but the two had reached different levels of the social hierarchy. Also introduced into Axel's life was Jax Rawson, the violent upperclassman leader of the The Junkyard Dogs. The Junkyard Dogs were a vicious group, and Axel did his best to avoid them and Jax- secretly, they terrified him. His run-ins with the Dogs were few and far between, until Vincent befriended Jax's little sister, Abby Rawson. Suddenly, Jax seemed to have it out for Vincent- and Axel, loyal as ever, was there to protect him. Despite being afraid, Axel was far bigger than Jax, and occasionally intimidated the Dogs into leaving Vincent alone.
  During sophomore year, Axel watched Vincent befriend a new student- Danni Kings from Australia, a brooding, stoic student with a resting scowl. As time went on, it became obvious to him that Vincent's feelings for Danni weren't solely platonic. Vincent would talk at length about Danni to him, sparkling-eyed and blushing ("What? No I'm not!"), and Axel had seen how the two held hands when they thought nobody was looking. It was Vincent's business, though, and he went about supporting them silently, knowing that Vincent would be mortified to know he knew. One day, though, he walked in on the two kissing, and the "secret" was out. Later that night, Vincent came out to Axel, crying and ashamed, and though he was completely accepting he almost had to laugh- "Vin, I already knew."
He continued to stand by Vincent as things got worse. In senior year, the tension peaked when Vincent had his falling out with Abby and was stabbed by Jax. When he visited the hospital, a scared and shaken Vincent told him about a plan to move away from Reinough forever. Although Axel was crushed to know his friend would be gone, he understood his decision, and loyally supported him until the very last moment. After their last few months and a tearful goodbye at the train station, Vincent departed, and while they exchanged texts he didn't see his best friend again for years...
Until, of course, he got his Mansion letter .

Mansion Events

Axel is the only character to not live full-time at Mansion, switching between living there and his dorm room, depending on when school is in session. He was overjoyed to see Vincent again, and now that both of them have a stable living situation, they can both pursue the band they'd always wanted to start together- Vinny and The Burnouts. Although Axel's time is taken up by his studies, he always finds room in his schedule to practice the drums and have jam sessions with Vinny. As time goes on, the two go on tour together, chasing their dreams and closer friends than ever.
Axel was the one that Vincent told the most about his visions when he discovered he was a timeline anomaly. Although there wasn't much that Axel could do to help him (and he didn't quite understand), he was always there to listen and help Vince destress.
When Vincent and Danni get married, Axel is Vincent's best man.

Relationships

Vincent remains Axel's best friend. They're so close that they consider each other family.

Axel considers Spencer, Vincent's little brother, part of his family as well. When they were younger, Spencer was always too shy to truly befriend him, but always looked forwards to saying hi when Axel came over. Axel kept an eye out for him in school as well- it was hard being a gay trans man in Reinough and Spencer could use the protection of a big scary jock. Spencer was grateful that Axel cared and always made sure he knew it was appreciated. Axel tried to reach out to him when Vincent moved away, knowing he was missing a big brother figure, but Spencer was too bitter to accept it. The two lost touch then, but reconnected years later through Mansion. Spencer was happy to see him again.. and developed a terrible crush on him, unbeknownst to Axel.

Summer, another of Vincent's best friends, is someone who Axel is in the process of befriending. He wants to get to know her better, seeing as she's important to Vincent (and interesting on her own, too!), but she resists his attempts. She claims to find him annoying, but finds herself being nice to him sometimes.. only when nobody's looking, though. ("What? I don't get crushes! I'm dead!")

Willow is the name of he and Vincent's (very attractive) manager. He's completely smitten with her, but she doesn't feel even close to the same way. ("That's rather unprofessional, Mr. Cooper.")

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