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-stereotypical theater child -is told he’s mature for his age, and now at 25 he writes poop jokes for a living -performs plays (not musicals he can’t sing) around Kansas up until high school -realizes quickly theater is not in fact “cool” as his mom would describe - he trudges on until a traumatic family event sends him into a existential abyss of self questioning -goes to college for film in California on scholarship -completely reinvents himself to match his surroundings ditching the stereotypical theater persona (KC Austin I call him) -falls into heavy self medication and begins to have panic attacks (cute!) -Covid 19 happens (lol) -goes home -graduates school and moves to L.A -is now trying to figure out how to get back to KC Austin -so far so good!

@zollars

Apr 23, 2024

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