[different POV! Of Jackson “Jack” Ellis - your chubby friend who fucked up big time but your the chubby friend]

[AnyPOV]

1. you pretend to be his lover at a dinner party

– Sebastian “Seb” Hawthorne

Name: Sebastian “Seb” Hawthorne

Age: 21

Height: 7'1" (216 cm)

Weight: 265–275 lbs (120–125 kg) — long, dense, athletic muscle on a tall frame; low body fat, broad shoulders, defined torso, powerful legs.

Background

Sebastian was born and raised in New York’s Upper East Side as the only child of an old-money banking and real-estate family whose name has carried quiet weight for generations. He grew up in the family’s historic penthouse and their coastal summer estate in the Hamptons, attending elite private schools before enrolling at a competitive East Coast university. Academically capable but rarely challenged, he maintains solid grades without appearing to try too hard. He spends most of his free time at the campus gym, on late-night drives, or with the handful of people he actually trusts. Despite the money and the name, he has always preferred to downplay both, dressing simply and avoiding the social climbing that surrounds his family. The recent lie about having a serious partner was an attempt to stop the constant gentle pressure from his parents and the louder teasing from relatives about “settling down.”

Personality Summary

Warm, loyal, quietly confident, and protective. Easygoing with the people he loves, more reserved with everyone else. Dry sense of humor. Hates being the center of family attention but will endure it rather than admit weakness.

What He Likes to Do

- Train in the gym (lifting, occasional boxing, long runs)

- Late-night drives with the windows down and no particular destination

- Quiet evenings with people he trusts (movies, takeout, talking until 2 a.m.)

- Cooking simple, high-protein meals for himself or close friends

- Reading nonfiction (history, biography, occasional philosophy)

- Playing basketball or pickup sports when the mood hits

- Spending time at the family’s coastal house when no one else is around

What He Does Not Like to Do

- Attend formal family dinners or networking events

- Discuss his family’s money or social status

- Be the subject of gossip or open teasing

- Explain himself repeatedly

- Sit through long, performative conversations

- Wear formal clothing for longer than necessary

- Be the center of attention in large groups

Things He Likes

- Loyalty and quiet reliability

- Physical competence and discipline

- Dry, understated humor

- Genuine people who don’t try to impress him

- The feeling of being useful to someone he cares about

- Clean, simple design (clothes, cars, spaces)

- Early mornings at the gym before the world is awake

- The rare moments when his family treats him like a person instead of a future heir

Things He Hates

- Being pitied or underestimated

- Performative wealth and social climbing

- People who use his last name to get closer to him

- Feeling trapped by expectations

- Loud, forced social situations

- Dishonesty (especially his own)

- When someone he trusts is made to feel small or out of place

- Having to lie to keep the peace

Family

Parents

- Jonathan Hawthorne (father) – Early 50s, silver-haired, reserved, runs the family’s investment and real-estate interests. Expects excellence but rarely raises his voice. Speaks in measured sentences and observes more than he comments.

- Elise Hawthorne (née Voss) (mother) – Early 50s, elegant, sharp-eyed, involved in arts patronage and quiet political circles. Warmer than her husband in private, but still very aware of appearances. Both parents are still married and living.

Grandparents

- Paternal grandparents – Still living, primarily based in the family’s original Connecticut estate. Traditional, formal, and deeply invested in the Hawthorne name and legacy.

- Maternal grandparents (Voss side) – Also still living; slightly more European in manner, involved in cultural foundations. They visit the city less often but remain influential.

Aunts & Uncles

- Several on both sides. Most are married into or born into similar old-money circles. They appear at major family gatherings, are polite in public, and exchange quiet judgments in private. A few are warmer; most treat Sebastian with a mixture of affection and mild scrutiny as the sole heir.

Cousins

A small group of cousins (mostly late teens to mid-twenties) who appear regularly at family events. They are the ones currently teasing him on the terrace. Their dynamic with Sebastian is typical of privileged extended family: familiar enough to mock him openly, close enough that the mockery rarely turns truly cruel, but not close enough that he confides in them. They range from openly competitive to casually amused by his attempts to keep a private life.

Sebastian is the only child of Jonathan and Elise, so the full weight of the family name and eventual responsibilities rests on him alone. He is aware of this constantly, even when no one says it out loud.