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Name Joseph Andrew Schlosser
Age 30s
Height 6'3"
Weight 195 lbs
Ethnicity Caucasian
DOB March 5
Birthplace Fremont, CA
Current Residence Berkeley, CA
Appearance Large-framed and very Western European in looks. You might guess from his last name that he's German in descent, and you'd be right. Brown hair, blue eyes, and a slightly prominent nose; while he's not model status, he's not hard on the eyes, either. He favors comfortable jeans and button-down shirts, and he thinks he doesn't work out enough. While he's not "built" like some guys are, he's not obese either, and he's still strong enough to pin you down in a fight.
Family Henry Schlosser (father), Edith Kruller (mother), Samantha Macaalay (sister)
Likes comic books, classical music, classic rock, his niece, dressing Alex
Dislikes bigots, homophobes, messiness, New York style pizza, dentists


Bio:

Not much is yet known about Joseph's early life. He grew up in upstate New York, in a mid-sized city, and had a fairly normal childhood riding his bike and playing with the neighborhood kids. He got good grades in school and eventually went on to attend Illinois State University, where he received a degree in Public Relations, and later went to work for a PR company similar to Bite Communications. This necessitated him moving to the Big City (ie: New York), which he quite likes, despite growing up in places with considerably less diversity and culture. Joseph enjoys culture.

Joseph dated several girls in high school and a few women in college and even had sex with them, but could never seem to work up any actual feelings of attraction or love toward them. Then he had a random drunken encounter with another man. After leaving college, Joseph pursued a short, but intense relationship with an older man that left him shaken, but with a much better grip on his sexuality.

Random encounters aren't really Joseph's thing, but he hangs out in gay bars sometimes and occasionally goes home with someone (or takes someone home). He was instantly attracted to Alex, not knowing that Alex was riddled with emotional problems, and went home with him. The night turned into something much more devastating than NSA sex, but somehow Joseph seems to think that he's met someone long-term.

Joseph's parents do know about his sexual orientation and are very encouraging and supportive. His sister, a lawyer, frequently uses him as a baby-sitter for her daughter, Jessica, whom he spoils rotten.


History of the character:

Joseph's creation was actually an accident. Sometimes, when I can't think of what to write, I put my music collection on shuffle and write a story using the first three songs (with lyrics) and Winamp pulls up. In this case, Winamp pulled The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony, Eurythmic's Sweet Dreams, and "I'm Not Wearing Any Underwear" from Avenue Q. After the prerequisite wailing and gnashing of teeth, I settled down and wrote a story where Alex picked up some random guy at a club or bar and fucked him. Or got fucked by him, rather. Whatever. The sex ended badly, since Alex was going through a shitty time, but Joseph stayed. The story's not up on the website because it's in a notebook somewhere and I haven't typed it up yet.

I like Joseph a lot, although I guess I don't know much about him yet. He's funny and sweet and precisely what Alex needs at this point in his life: someone patient, affectionate, and reliable who'll teach him how to let go of his past. I don't know what he's doing with a schmuck like Alex. He must be a glutton for punishment.


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