Oliver Lyren

Personality
Oliver has always felt as though he's always been crafted onto the wrong tree branch in the game called life. What with him being adopted, he's always felt like an outsider, and in a way, he's not wrong. Because of this, he has the strong urge to prove himself no matter what, always wanting to be good at what he does. He excels at most anything he puts his mind to (and if he's not good at it, he doesn't do it, simple as that). Despite the numerous things that he does, he's always been drawn to art and dancing. Because of his family, he's always had to push his passions down, hiding them or doing them in secret, when his siblings or parents wouldn't be able to find him.

All things considered, he's a really kind person, despite first appearances. He enjoys making new friends, especially if they don't have any connections with his family (no, he would not like to be friends with the same people his brother and sister associate themselves with, thank you). He's not the best at making conversation, since he's used to being talked over, but once one is able to get past the awkwardness, they'll find that Oliver is quite a nice person, and a loyal friend once he considers you one. It isn't easy to earn his trust, but once you do, it's almost impossible to have it taken away.

Biography
Oliver parents died when he was old two, as the result of a drunken car crash. They were pronounced dead on sight, and Oliver, having no other living relatives, was placed into the system. When he was three, he was then adopted by the Lyren's; a seemingly nice family with a five year old girl, and a six year old boy. Oliver grew up knowing that he was adopted, not so much because his siblings told him at every opportunity they got, but because he looked completely different. What with his freckles, curly hair, and green eyes, he looked nothing like the blond haired, pale skinned members of his family.

It wasn't so bad at first, being a kid meant that he didn't truly understand the taunts that his brother and sister were throwing at him, and he didn't understand why people looked at him strangely when he and his family all went out together. After adopting him, his parents slowly grew more and more distant from every one of their kids, leaving them more and more with the nanny they'd hired to look after them. As a result, they were given more freedom, the nanny saying she wasn't a babysitter, and only really cleaning the house and cooking the required meals. The only time Oliver had contact with his parents was when they called him twice a year, once for Christmas and the other for his birthday. He also periodically sent out his report cards like he was told to do, as well as any other extraneous activity he was in. Oliver's brother and sister were free to do pretty much whatever they wanted. It wasn't so bad, it typically just meant that they never went to bed on time, and had more dessert than was probably healthy. It was when Oliver was seven that things truly changed.

His sister and brother, both nine and ten respectively, began abusing the new found freedom they had at the absence of their parents. What was once teasing of Oliver, became full scale bullying, and the other often had to leave his own home for some reprieve. It was during one of his escapades that he saw a street performer, and instantly fell in love with dancing. He began watching videos and taking online lessons, his parents agreeing since they saw that it was one of the few things that made him genuinely happy. It wasn't long after that he found that he also enjoyed drawing, and he picked up both talents almost seamlessly.

As they grew older, his siblings only got worse and worse, and when his parents finally came back home from their yearly trip when the holidays drew near, they found their house in disarray. The nanny had all but given up on the house, only coming by periodically to cook and clean, and their two eldest had become complete brats. Oliver, as soon as they came home, practically begged them to send him away, not wanting to stay with his brother and sister for another minute. After a few months, his parents finally relented, sending him to Silver Oak, where he'll be spending his first year.