Trey Clover

PERSONALITY

Trey presents himself as mild-mannered, practical, accommodating, and relatively ordinary. He prefers peaceful routines over spectacle and dislikes becoming the center of attention; even after three years at NRC, birthday interviews and cameras still make him nervous. He frequently takes the role of the reasonable older student, calming others down, handling practical problems, and preventing Heartslabyul's more volatile personalities from creating unnecessary trouble.

He is highly adaptable within established routines. Trey does not necessarily believe that every Heartslabyul rule makes sense, but he appreciates the predictability created when everyone follows the same structure. Even arbitrary rules can be convenient because they eliminate endless decisions about what should be done.

His easygoing image, however, hides a mischievous and occasionally vindictive streak. Trey enjoys jokes and can deliver them so calmly that others initially take him seriously. When his dormmates asked what he wanted for his birthday, he requested absurd amounts of work from each of them and was surprised when they actually agreed.

More significantly, Trey does not always forget mistreatment simply because he avoids open confrontation. As a first-year, he and Cater were unfairly blamed by upperclassmen for painting Heartslabyul's roses the wrong color. Rather than directly challenging them, the pair planned revenge, with Trey later using his magic to make the offenders' cake unbearably spicy. Years later, he still recalls struggling not to laugh at their reaction. His reputation as a pacifist is therefore only partly accurate: Trey generally prefers harmony, but he is perfectly capable of retaliating when sufficiently irritated.

Trey is also more self-critical than his relaxed demeanor suggests. When confronted with something he does poorly, he tends to acknowledge the weakness rather than pretend otherwise. His difficulty interpreting art, for example, leads him to deliberately practice articulating his own impressions rather than simply dismissing works with “I don't get it.”

BACKGROUND:

The Clover family runs Patisserie Clover and Trey was raised helping with the business, being taught to cook and bake from an early age along with his younger brother and sister. As the oldest child, he often had to take care of his little siblings and assume a parental role, most notably ensuring they all brushed their teeth at night. Trey also was frequently the one entertaining his siblings; they would frequently pester him to bake them desserts, and he has mentioned that he once spent his whole allowance to get his brother a ticket for a spelldrive game.

Outside of his family, Trey's most notable childhood relationships were with Riddle and Che'nya. Trey grew up in the same neighborhood as Riddle, yet never encountered him when playing outside due to Riddle's strict upbringing. Along with Che'nya, Trey encouraged Riddle to sneak out and play with them. This only lasted for a brief period of time, however. Riddle's mother discovered her son was missing from his room and found him at the Clover family's bakery. Riddle's mother scolded Trey herself, which explains why Trey was so hesitant to be more stern towards Riddle. This event was an extremely formative experience for Trey, causing him anxiety around the situation in the present.

RELATIONSHIPS

Riddle Rosehearts—Trey and Riddle are childhood friends who grew up in the same neighborhood of the Queendom of Roses. Trey was previously soft on Riddle during their time as dormmates, not calling him out or commenting on his behavior. This is due to an incident in their past as children when Trey was scolded by Riddle's mother for five hours straight, giving Trey insight into Riddle's home life. Trey wanted to provide Riddle with the peace he never received at home, but he ended up coddling him. Riddle grew accustomed to this and saw Trey as someone who would always support him without question. Trey frequently enforced rules on Riddle's behalf, almost acting like he was Riddle's henchman rather than his friend.

This changes during the events of Riddle's overblot when Trey finally takes a stand against Riddle, attempting to reason with him. Riddle is too worked up to listen to him, even seeming to view Trey's speaking up as a betrayal. Trey realizes the error of his ways, stating that there are too many things he's left unsaid. Once Riddle returns to his normal state, Trey scolds him for the first time, telling Riddle that he was wrong to act in the ways he did while also acknowledging his suffering. Post overblot, Trey continues to have a peacemaker role in Riddle's life. In contrast to how passive he was previously, Trey assertively provides guidance, as well as friendship, to Riddle.

Ace Trappola—Trey is on friendly terms with Ace. Following their first meeting, knowing that Ace broke a rule, he offers his help to Ace so he could make up for it. He teaches Ace (along with Deuce and Grim) how to bake chestnut tarts.

Cater Diamond—Trey and Cater were roommates in the past and seem to be close friends. Trey is one of few that know Cater doesn't actually like sweets that much, as he always asks Trey to use his signature spell to change the taste of his baked sweets to something else. He also feels like Cater doesn't open up to him much about his inner feelings, which he seems to be hurt by, as he notes that maybe Cater just doesn't open up to him specifically.

APPEARANCE

Trey is a tall, fair-skinned young man with short, dark-green hair. He has very short, side swept bangs and thicker-than-average eyebrows. His eyes are a warm mustard yellow and he always wears black, full-rimmed glasses. On his left cheek is a small black marking in the shape of a club (or clover) symbol. He is often shown with a clever smirk on his face.

MAGIC

Trey's signature spell is called "Paint the Roses." This spell has the ability to temporarily overwrite an object's sensory characteristics, such as taste or smell. It is first introduced when Cater asks him to change the taste of a chestnut tart to match the tasters' favorite foods. In rare circumstances, this spell can also overwrite other people's magic; he once overwrote Riddle's magic with his own, essentially rendering him powerless for a limited time.

FACTS

-Trey's father is named Rhys Clover. Trey's mother is named Tyva Clover.

-Trey's younger sister is named Pilou (he calls her Lou) Clover, and she is 15 years old. Trey's younger brother is named Pippin (he calls him Pip) Clover, and he is 13 years old. These are both NPC characters and are Trey's family.

-Trey has a weird amount of hats (over 11 hats hung on hooks on the wall) and is quite possessive over them, where he doesn't like others wearing his hats unless it's his family.

-Trey is 20 years old and is a third year student at Night Raven College.

-He plays along with people who think things like the Pumpkin King, the Tooth Fairy, White Rabbit, etc, are real, and doesn't like when people's whimsy or happiness is ruined. He actively protects people's thoughts of mythical creatures from being destroyed. This is caused from his trauma with Riddle. Riddle never got to experience holiday figures as a child, so Trey tries to prevent people's dream from being destroyed even if they're grown. Will literally glare at people if they tell someone something isn't real.

-Drinks BLACK coffee. If it was possible, his coffee would be an actual void of color. Brushes his teeth RIGHT after.

-Cringes whenever he hears about orange juice because he made the mistake as a child to drink orange juice for breakfast after brushing his teeth

-The "oyster sauce in tart" prank is actually a family tradition, where Trey's parents first pranked HIM with it... but he actually likes the taste of it and PRETENDS he doesn't so he looks normal...

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