Ability: With his counterpart Summer, they can create things - but ONLY when they are together. Without the other one, it won't work. They think them up together, but Reed has to drawn them out precisely.
Personal History: Reed and Nicholai were born smack in the middle to the Taylor family. They were the only boys in a house hold full of girls. They have two younger and two older sisters, but they all are very close in age. no more than two years separates them. Growing up was a bit difficult. Girls were everywhere! His sisters constantly had friends over and they were always out numbered.
His parents are mostly nonexistent, to Reed anyway. His mom has focused the majority of her attention on the girls, particularly the younger girls. His dad works all the time and is always too tired to do anything with him thats not sports related. He believes that Reed's hobby of drawing and his imagination are trouble some - and he needs to grow up. But Reed loves his art and his imagination. Reed feels like his father loves his twin better because Nick is the athletic one. He's the one that shares likes and hobbies with their father.
He couldn't get away from girls. His sisters were everywhere and they out numbered him and Nick. So you would figure Reed's best friend wouldn't be a girl right? But she is. Meeting Summer on the first day of kindergarten was fate and instant friendship. They clicked and bonded. They were inseparable. Playing late into the summer hours, or making snow angels and forts in the winter. They went everywhere together. It helped his parents out because it was one less kid they had to worry about. It helped Reed out. He isn't very sociable and at least for his whole life he always had one friend he could trust and depend on.
Life was hard on all the kids. Their parents could not afford a babysitter or a nanny to deal with the mess that comes with a household as large as theirs. Chores were a given, from the time they were old enough to do them. It never bothered Reed much, Summer always came over and helped around the house and he helped around hers. Thats what friends are for right?
Graduating high school back in 2005, Summer and Reed moved into their own apartment that summer. They were both going to college locally; neither was going anywhere without the other. Reed got accepted into the Art School in Atlanta and he truly loves going to class. He is currently finishing up his junior year of college.
Personality: Reed is typically a loner. He hangs out with his best friend Summer and bends over backwards for her. He loves her a lot; she is his best friend in the entire world. If anything bad ever happened to her, he'd be devastated.
The only person he is open about his emotions and feelings is Summer. She's the only person he can truly be himself around. Other than that, he is guarded and releases information on a need to know kind of basis. Its not that he isn't up for new friends, he just doesn't trust many people. He'll talk to you if you have something big in common or you have chemistry that just clicks.
It sounds harsh, but he feels emotionally detached from his family. He doesn't seem to fit in or belong anywhere within the Taylor family. He cares for them but more on a human level than a close family level.
Physical Description: He is pretty average as far height goes; Reed stands about 5'11". He doesn't weigh very much and not much of it is muscle. The only sport he really takes part in is running and hiking. His brown hair and brown eyes go very well with his tan skin, particularly in the summer. He wears comfy jeans and nice shirts or t-shirts and hoodies. He is rather plain when it comes to his wardrobe. He prefers comfort.
terabithia_girlSummer Davis. Summer is Reed's best friend since kindergarten. Without her in his life, life just wouldn't make sense. They are extremely close and he tells her everything. He'd drop everything if she were in trouble.
Friends:
greekheroMatt Kane. Reed and Matt bond over nights of trolling for girls. Reed loves Summer to death but its nice to hang around the boys.
guilianaGuiliana Lia DePaolo. Reed and Summer frequent the place where she waitresses. They have been there many times with Ana as their waitress; leading to Reed and Ana eventually talking. Reed really enjoys talking to Ana. And they share a mutual friend: Maddie.
briseisoftroyMaddie James. Reed and Maddie go to the same art institute in Atlanta. They bonded over their love and passion for art, drawing, painting, etc.
cornishknightLorianna Carter. Lori and Reed dated for a brief period of time. Mainly, they had fun together and enjoyed each others company. Both realized together, they weren't relationship material. But Reed thinks Lori is fun and quite adorable! (Who wouldn't!)
Not Sure Where They Fall:
crazy4youEvey Dwyer. A chance encounter at a bookstore with a beautiful girl.
sweetalexaAlexa McMillan. They've met a few times...GAH! Lena Help me? I forget what we said. I closed out the stupid IM like a moron....