<div class="floatleft">(https://66.media.tumblr.com/5094d26239f640120209a25501feb072/tumblr_mxm4ydaj7H1t4rapno2_400.jpg)<br/><div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/dc/c9/c9/dcc9c94851fe37d286c91a9e9df3b24d.jpg)(https://66.media.tumblr.com/4e5ebb62f2233dbeebac1584cf8e0748/tumblr_n0ujm6C6ui1swmejfo2_400.jpg)(https://www.thefashionisto.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Brandon-Logie-Model-002-800x1207.jpg)</div></div><div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 22pt;">Grayson Murphy</span></span></div><strong>Age:</strong>20<br/><strong>Birthday:</strong>March 21<br/><strong>Fairy Tale Persona:</strong>Pinocchio<br/><strong>Year &amp; Major:</strong>Freshman in Philosophy<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Cis-Male<br/><strong>Pronouns:</strong>He/Him<br/><strong>Sexual/Romantic Identity:</strong>Pansexual/Panromantic<br/><strong>Distinguishing Characteristics:</strong>He has the words 'I had strings...' tattooed in small script on his left inner wrist and '...but now I'm free.' tattooed on his right inner wrist.  The ink crosses over thin scars that run from his wrists to halfway up his forearms.<br/><strong>General Style/Overall Appearance:</strong>Gray prefers dark colors in his clothing, self-describing his personal style as 'goth academic'.  He likes turtlenecks with leather elbow patches, plaids, tweeds, long sleeves and cable knit.  When he received his acceptance letter to Dellban, he was thrilled that his wardrobe would finally perfectly suit his surroundings.  It also meant that his pale skin from spending much of his time indoors reading books would no longer look out of place, and the dark circles from too little sleep wouldn't have people asking if he was sick.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Thoughtful | Intense | Quiet | Introspective | Creative | Athletic | Bookish | Affectionate<br/><br/><strong>Biography:</strong>Grayson is the adopted son of Lawrence and Elaine Murphy, and an only child.  His parents are middle-class Americans living on the East coast and running a bed and breakfast for leafpeepers and tourists in Rhode Island.  Their lives were relatively uneventful until Grayson was 12 and his mother was diagnosed with ALS, after which everything seemed to change for the worst.  The disease moved slowly, gradually robbing his beloved mother of her dignity, and eventually causing her to become someone that Gray couldn't even recognize.<br/><br/>The horror of watching his mother grow weaker and succumb to dementia, having to care for her while his father continued to try and run the B&B to keep them all afloat and pay for the medical bills, took a toll on Gray's naturally cheery nature.  By the time his mother finally passed in hospice about 2 years after being diagnosed, he was a completely different person.  He began to hang out with a whole new crowd, buried himself in books and withdrew from his father as a means of trying to cope with his grief.<br/><br/>When he was 17, he attempted suicide, and nearly succeeded.  If his father hadn't returned home unexpectedly and found him in the bath, he almost certainly would have.  Instead, he was rushed to the hospital and then kept in a private facility where he could begin truly working through the trauma he suffered as a result of his mother's illness and eventual death.  He was released on an outpatient basis three months later and continued to attend biweekly therapy sessions as well as to take anti-depressants to cope with his mental illness.<br/><br/>The therapy and medications helped, and he became less withdrawn, reconnecting with his father and becoming more involved in his schoolwork.  He remained introspective, however, and curious about the seemingly-unanswerable questions in life, which led him to want to travel following graduation.  While his father had his concerns, he supported Gray's decision to use some of the money that had been set aside for his education to 'see the world'.  He backpacked all over Europe, visited Tibet and India, even spent a few weeks in South Africa.  Everywhere he went, he took jobs that would allow him to pay his way while he was in town, before moving on to the next place.<br/><br/>He had only been back home from his trip and trying to decide what to do next for about three weeks when the letter from Dellban arrived and made his decision easier.<br/><strong>Fairy Tale:</strong>Pinocchio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio)<br/><strong>Special Talent/Gift/Trait:</strong>Gray has a very high pain tolerance, able to endure what would bring most people to their knees.