OHC #1: Zander Jones

Name: Alexander Jones
Nicknames: Zander

Age: 25
Hometown: August, New York
Profession: Bartender at RO Inn

Hair Color/Eye Color: Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Any Important Physical Characteristics?: Hair is on the long side; rather pale; despite being a football player in high school, Zander would be considered lanky

Mother: Farah Donahue
Father: Travis Jones
Siblings: Nic Donahue (older sister)
Significant Other: none; potential - Brianne O’Locke
Children: none
Best Friend: Patrick O’Locke

A Brief History: Grew up in August; lived with his father all his life; did not know about his sister until he was in his early twenties; mother is very eccentric; played football in high school and had dreams of playing in college; desperately wants to get out of August, but feels a strong tie to his community and especially to the people associated with RO Inn.

What is Going on With This Character Right Now?: He is currently serving diet soda to a lonely Dr. Gretchen de Milo at RO Inn.

Zander is currently set to appear in a series I am now working on. He is not a lead character, but is a strong supporting. He is a lot of fun! Zander has a tense relationship with Brianne O’Locke, a maid at RO Inn. She also happens to be his boss’ daughter. Bri and Zander knew one another before she went away to college. Bri surprised everyone when she decided to return home after graduating. Zander dubbed her Dorothy, much to her chagrin.
The two constantly bicker, but have a mutual respect for one another. Every time I write a scene for them, I sense a lot of history. I am still trying to figure out if something happened between them while they were in high school together. . . To add even more stress on their potential friendship, Zander is best friends with Bri’s brother, Patrick, who is not exactly sunshine and roses. Patrick has been known to get into trouble a time or two – and he tends to bring Zander down with him! It is definitely hard to say how Patrick would feel about Zander hanging around his little sister; Zander and Bri unconsciously hide their relationship (whatever it may be) from her brother.
Zander did not know his mother or sister until he was twenty-one years old. He grew up in a single parent household, uh, hotel suite. His dad, Travis Jones, is the head of security at RO Inn and is close friends with the two owners Ian O’Locke and Scotty Russo. Zander’s mom, Farah Donahue, is a loose canon. She is flighty and has only made a commitment once in her life: when she was twenty-two, Farah vowed to be the best mother she could be to her daughter Nichole. Zander was a fluke and she gave him up to live with his father in New York, while Farah and Nichole tried for fame and stardom in Los Angeles.

Zander has a lot of secrets and is a very complex character. To say that I am looking forward to exploring with him would be an understatement.