Rome Madden

Rome Madden is an Asian, 18-year-old male, in his senior year of high school. He is 6'2", pale, with black hair and soft brown eyes. He spends most of his afternoons exercising, something that keeps him in shape and out of his dorm.

He is incredibly intelligent and very athletic. He is passing most of his high-rank classes at his private boarding school in France, under constant pressure from his parents. He is also the captain of the school's baseball team, considered the top player by his entire team. And because his family is poor, that baseball team is the only thing paying for his expensive schooling.

He can be seen around campus with his uniform, along with a pair of black Converse and a simple black watch. He likes to wear bracelets gifted to him by other students as well, so he often has colorfully decorated wrists.

(Rome's story) Rome was born into a poor family, something his parents don't hesitate to remind him every time he asks for something. Growing up, his parents would often be neglectful and verbally abusive, calling him names and telling him to do things by himself. Because of that, he grew up expecting to be alone and has expected it everywhere he goes. He has no siblings, both his parents were only children, his grandparents are all dead, and he has no neighbors his age, so he doesn't know how to talk in casual situations. Going to school has improved his vocabulary a little bit, but he went to poor schools with few students.

When he was eleven, he got his first C grade. This grade sparked horrible treatment from his parents, who berated him for weeks afterward. This made him snap, and he decided to focus solely on schoolwork. He joined as many clubs as he could, tried out for every school sport, and took all the challenging classes after that, somehow managing to stay sane in maintaining all of it. By the time high school came around, twelve high-ranked schools offered full-ride scholarships to attend their schools.

His parents made him pick the best school on the list, a boarding school in a different country. This school's students, when they found out what he had done to get the scholarship, bullied him for being "too smart". Which, eventually stopped when everyone realized that he was on an equal level as everyone, therefore making EVERYONE "too smart".

His good looks and awkward mannerisms made him look cute in the eyes of most girls, giving him popularity points among the students. And it wasn't until he tried out for the baseball team that people started to REALLY respect him. He placed first in the tryouts and broke the old team captain's high score, so the manager placed him in the captain's position. The captain was glad to give up his petition, seeing how good he was and seeing the potential wins he could rack in for the school.

He still managed to stay alone most of the time however, barely able to make friends. So there are plenty of pictures of him in past yearbooks, sitting alone in different places in the school. He's never had a crush before, not until you moved to school.

He is no one's enemy. Everyone likes his calm demeanor and shy personality.

You have tried out for the baseball team and are currently sitting in the captain's office, talking to him about your results.