Male

His students:

Mr. Benton
Mr. B

Friends/Family:

Dami
Dame

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Champagne brown

None

Low Fade

Naturally a strawberry blonde, however, it is always dyed a Lavender color.

5'9"

155.46 lbs.

He was so excited when he turned eighteen because that meant he could get tattoos! Though he doesn't have many, the few he does have are pretty big. Of course, being the nerd that he is, he got tattoos to make his right arm look as if it's being ripped open, only to reveal robotic parts underneath. On his chest on his left side, is a large rose made out of sheet music. On both of his legs, he has his dog's names ( Havoc and Ophelia ). Other than that? His favorite is probably his daughter's name, "Juno" under his left eye.

Large, muscular, athletic.

Tan

Portuguese

A few of his talents include:

• He is a wonderful writer and can come up with a poem/short story in just a few minutes.




• His Papa taught him how to play guitar when he was little




• He was gifted with a beautiful singing voice.

Damian, though not quick to get angry tends to slip back into his first language: Portuguese. He carries himself in a very confident way but is paranoid when it comes to the littlest of things.

Honestly, if he was asked why he does what he does, he would tell you that all he wants is for his students to express their love for literature and have fun while doing so. He loves seeing the way their eyes light up when they present a poem they've been working on or finally understand a difficult part of any piece of literature they're reading. That's what keeps him going. That and lots and lots of iced coffee.

• When he is home, whether it be over the weekend, summer vacation, or even when he comes home from a long day of teaching, he tends to throw himself into his work. He is constantly grading, making lesson plans, looking for new ways to improve his teaching method, etc. He forgets to take time for himself and take breaks. When this happens, he doesn't eat or clean his messes and usually, the only thing he actually ingests is iced coffee that Piper usually buys for him.




• The opposite happens when he's actually at school with the kids. He is one of the most chill teachers in the school, and he's proud of that. While he throws himself into work after school, during class is a different story. Damian likes to goof off with his students, telling stories about his time in college and high school, talking about his family/friends/pets, etc. Ask him a question? He'll go on a full rant about it later on.




• Damian LOVES kids. He was a student teacher in a class of fifth-graders while he was still in college, and he enjoys teaching high-school classes, but when he is put in a situation where he has to take care of children? He shuts down. He isn't able to function whatsoever. He doesn't trust himself to care for a baby after what happened with his daughter Juno a few years back.

In his spare time, he likes to walk his dogs and write music/poetry.

• He takes his dogs, Ophelia (Airedale Terrier) and Havoc ( Otterhound )

Damian is rather goofy and loves playing pranks on students/co-workers. When his students are obviously stressed or bored, he allows them to take breaks and puts on a movie or sings songs for them. If a student has a bad day he asks if they want to talk about it, and lets them know he thinks they are wonderful and that they should continue on with the good work. He is very protective of his students (He calls them his kids) and for most of them he takes over as a paternal role for them while they are in the school.

Strawberries

Dogs!

He is a teacher, but, like...throwing knives??

His Large book of all of Shakespeare's works.

Purple

English Teacher

Athiest

An English teacher for grades 9-12.

Damian graduated from Vanderbilt University

( TRIGGER WARNING DEATH OF CHILD/ DRUNK DRIVING/ CAR ACCIDENTS/ DRINKING/PTSD/DEPRESSION )

Damian was born in Madeira, Portugal. His mother and father where young when he was born and his mother quickly gave Damian up to his dad when he was a baby. When Damian's father (Rafael) was 20, and he was three, he moved to America.

When they got to America, Rafael moved into his penpals home. Rafael went to school and then got a job teaching science to high school students. This is where he met Damian's other father, Matthew, a History teacher. About three years later, they got married, and Damian was their flower boy!

 While his parents were teaching a class, he would tag along and spend his free time in either the library or in Ms. Foley's classroom (The honors English teacher ). He would sit in the back of the classroom, listening to her ramble on about authors and hidden meanings within the text. He loved it and often wrote his own stories for her to read and help correct. On his fifth birthday, Ms. Foley gave him her big book full of Shakespeare's works. It was her favorite book and wanted him to have it before she retired.

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Ophelia ( Airedale Terrier )

He also has a service dog named Havoc ( Otterhound )