ASHFORD, MARLEY JAMES

[marley]

SEVENTEEN. HIGH SCHOOL. HETEROSEXUAL. SILLY. BEN BAKER.
( MARLEY JAMES ASHFORD )

I SEE YOUR EYES, YOU'RE BARELY SOBER.
I HEAR YOUR VOICE, YOU'RE CALLING OUT FROM ME TO YOU.
the character

hello world. my name is marley james ashford. i'm pretty sure i wasn't named after marley & me so don't even go there . . . although, i wouldn't mind being a cute slobbery yellow labrador retriever. anyways, on to me! wow, i sounded incredibly self-absorbed there. i promise you that i am not, though. i am seventeen years old, still pretty young, a baby i guess you could say. my birthday is march twenty-first, just in case you wanna buy me a present or something. i am a high school student, a senior, and totally ready to graduate. i like interacting with people; people are cool, can't get enough of people! wooah, i sound like a weirdo. but no, you silly, i just like socializing i guess. i'm sort of a social butterfly, and i think i talk too much, unless it's like an awkward turtle moment, and then i'm just standing there grinning like a dork.

honestly, i'm a really nice guy. i don't like being mean, it's just not what the cool kids do. i guess if i have to be mean, i will, but other than that, i'm just a total sweetheart! i'm also very playful, like a . . i dunno, a kitten? i like poking fun at people, but not just random strangers, only my best friends. i do it even more when it's a girl i have a bit of a crush on. speaking of crushes, let's get into the relationships. i've been in a few, but i'm not a total skank or anything. i'm not a virgin either though, but i've only done IT once, just once! i don't think -- no, i KNOW -- i've ever been in love. i get emotionally attached to some people though, especially if i like them a lot. but i don't whore around or anything, that's just not my thing. i like real relationships and dating. it just makes me feel like i'm wanted and loved, ya know? it's a great feeling!

i'm not really straightforward. i beat around the bush a lot, especially when it comes to admitting my feelings or emotions. i get nervous when talking about what i really feel on the inside unless it's with someone i know i can really trust. when i get nervous, i usually smile a lot, or laugh, maybe fidget a little. i don't really pay attention to what i do, but i've been told that's what i do. so it takes some coaxing to get some information out of me. i'm not always honest either whether it's about what i'm feeling, or telling someone their hair looks okay when it really doesn't. i just don't like seeing people sad, so i try to be nice and say something that they wanna hear, which isn't cool at all. honesty is definitely a good thing, but i'm not always honest.

i'm, unfortunately, a hopeless romantic. maybe you could tell already. even though i've never experienced true love, i can't get enough of feeling loved, of loving someone. it's all really confusing since it's not real love, and i don't know. i just like that feeling i get when i'm dating someone or around someone i really like. it's a feeling of want and like you're needed to protect, cater, and nurture someone. i guess it's a little unhealthy, but i can't seem to help myself.

SO SAY THAT YOU JUST WANT TO RUN AWAY.
AND REPLAY ALL THE THINGS THAT I TRIED TO SAY.
behind the character

hey bitches, it's beckett and i've been pimpin' these hoes for about twelve million years. i know right, it's great isn't it? need to get a hold of me? hit me up at PM, AIM, MSN, EMAIL, etc. i'm also in the pacific time zone just so you know. don't need to be telling you people twice. also meet the rest of my lovely babies, cameron isaac james, oliver troy everett, and rory lou fox!

boo you whore.