Pupil - Ivan Vanya

Name: Ivan Vanya
Age: 16
Year: 11
Subject: Music
Dorm: (this will be assigned to you)
Family: father and a little sister, neither of whom he is currently on speaking terms with.
Personality: wary and withdrawn until you get to know him. Defends his friends fiercly.
Beliefs: none
Likes: snow, Russia, singing, alcohol
Dislikes: his vocal therapy ‘tutor’, very hot days, getting English wrong
Sexual Orientation: gay
Clique: emo/weirdo
Additional information: has improving English but a strong Russian accent and a tendency to mix words accidentally at random times. Has vocal therapy sessions once a week to help recover from surgery (but is still able in lessons).

Ivan glanced over the front of the school nervously, glancing back at the waiting taxi, faintly wondering if he should just go back home again. ‘No…I’m going to do this.’ he thought in determined Russian. Taking in a deep breath he started up to the school, mentally cursing himself all the way.