Trying out for one of Honey's and Rex's babies that =LifeError is holding a draw to adopt contest for ;o;

Name: Valdwin
Gender: Male
Age (in story): Birth-Age 23
Story: A wily rascal since he was old enough to bumble around and bump into everything, he's always on the move. Whenever he was a young pup, tracking mud throughout the house and spilling paint onto the carpet was a normal occurrence. Once he grew older, however, the accidents soon turned to minor setbacks and eventually big problems. After being caught trying to "borrow" a car, he was sent to live with his aunt ??? and uncle Vod for a bit while he went to a nearby school. Being sent to a military school at a younger age while the rest of his siblings went to public school, and slowly but surely noticing the difference between he and they, he learned slowly to straighten up (not after being a little rebel about damn near everything they could throw at him), and eventually was sent home as a (mostly) new Vald. Though not much less awkward at all. In fact, it was probably (read: definitely) made worse.

After leaving military school, he focused more on a role model that had always been in his life, but that he had been too timid to reach out to. Always looking up to his "Uncle Vod", he's gotten himself into some sticky and embarrassing situations from trying to be "the cool guy" and the center of attention, such as trying to play the guitar whenever he previously had held one maybe once, and played one never. He very much enjoys being on his own, and in an effort to grow closer to his uncle, he took up the drums (though not after the guitar incident). He likes to consider himself a ladies' man, but has never really had a date before and is quite shy and awkward around girls, which only exacerbates the "la la la look at me" problems...only now, he's less of a jerk and more of a shy dude trying to impress.

While never good at sports or really anything considered "manly", he is a fine actor, and figured that out after joining a drama club at a local community center. But because of the weird looks and sneers and comments he'd get for being a male actor, he never did anything with it and instead works part time at a restaurant, working his way up from waiter to (eventually, hopefully, so hopefully) head chef so that he can get himself out there as a fine cook (he'd never been the greatest at cooking, but he was willing to learn and in part gained a deal of experience).

TBC

Likes: Cooking, playing the drums, getting attention
Dislikes: Being embarrassed, peer pressure
Scared of: Open water (such as the ocean or lakes, anything he can't see the bottom of), losing his job, talking to girls
Dreams for the future: Become a well-known chef and possibly, eventually, get onto his feet, get his butt into college for acting, and perhaps go somewhere with that; raise a family; get over his fear of water; if he doesn't get back into acting school, start his own diner-bakery with his uncle and aunt

I'll finish this later but it's what I've got stormed up so far. All is subject to change, of course. ;o;