this is what i've come up with so far. alexei is the oldest of the rodin children. he never liked is name and only goes by alexei with his siblings and his parents. he was also protective of his siblings, especially after his parents divorce, which happened when alex was 11 years old. he was always a shy kid and he was constantly doodling in journals, on papers, and on homework for as long as he could remember. the one thing that alex never stood for was when people were bullied and he would often stand in front of kids he thought needed protected and he would take the beatings for them. or dish the beatings out in some cases. his junior year of high school he played running back for his football team and was knocked out during a game with a mild concussion and his mom pulled him from the sport immediately. he decided that he wanted to go to college for painting and went to massart to study it. after college he was unsure what he wanted to do so he decided to go back to school for art education at boston university so he could potentially teach if he wanted to go that route. when he graduated he still didn't know what he wanted to do and that's when he was involved in a car accident because his friend was driving drunk back from a concert. the crash left alex with another concussion, which was much worse this time, and he suffered severe migraines, memory loss, ringing in his ears, and blurry vision that he still deals with to this day. after he recovered from the crash he took a job as the preparator at krakow witkin gallery and recently took over as director.
he's always been a quiet and shy guy but when he is comfortable he is more willing to open up. he has a silly sense of humor and finds dumb humor amusing. as an artist he's a really sensitive soul and he lets things get the best of him more than he probably should. he's always had a bit of a temper that only comes out after he is provoked or extremely frustrated. he's seen an increase in this behavior after his accident because he sometimes has a hard time remembering things. when he's angry he's been known to destroy his own art pieces that he creates.