CHARACTER BIO - Zach Taylor (main protagonist)

 

Appearance notes:

• 31-year-old white gay trans man, 10+ years on testosterone, 5+ years post-top surgery
• 5’7”, slim build
• Strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes
• Frequently appears tired and dishevelled (short scruffy light stubble, dark circles, slept-in clothes)
• Has a couple tattoos; a chest tattoo that says “NOLITE TE BASTARDES CARBORUNDUM” that he got after his top surgery, “DO NO HARM” on one arm and “TAKE NO SHIT” on the other

Zachary Allen Taylor is a freelance investigative journalist based in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Born in August 1993, he left his home in the suburbs of Brooklyn as soon as he turned 18, estranging himself from his transphobic mother to enroll at Columbia University, and has since carved out a niche for himself in the field of independent journalism. He is openly gay, but currently stealth about his trans status. His vices are cigarettes and black coffee, both of which he claims help him focus.

When Zach is onto a story, for example the conspiracy in Stepford, Connecticut, he can become very single-minded, often willing to put his own safety at risk in order to investigate his findings. He is unpredictable, impulsive, and often quite highly-strung, but is ultimately still a caring and selfless person at heart, able to recognise when he’s in danger of pushing away his friends and quick to look at himself and where he’s gone wrong - the latter of which informs his decision to travel to Stepford in the first place. His clear sense of justice makes him extremely proficient at his job.

I swear I didn’t intentionally name him after one of the Mediocre Presidents lmao