You've been introduced to Sebastian, and now you must be dying to meet his cousin! (I'm dying to tell you about him, anyway.)
Antonio Rivelli is fifteen years old. He is in tenth grade. I told you about his parents living situation already.
Antonio is...not as smart as his cousin. He has never had much of an interest in academics. He thinks life is too short to waste it on things like factoring trinomials or character analyses. Antonio's real passion is music. He has been taking cello lessons since he was five and dreams of playing in a world-famous orchestra. He knows how to play the guitar in addition to the cello. He also does a little composing on the side, making Sebastian plunk out the notes on the piano for him.
Another thing he likes is watching weird sci-fi tv shows. Sebastian doesn't understand his obsession with science fiction. Then again, the only thing Sebastian watches are mysteries.
Antonio has very dark curly hair which grows way too fast. He has chocolate brown eyes and loves to smile. He is flamboyant, funny and confident, and loves pushing his shy cousin into things. He's very popular.
Antonio is fluent in Italian since both his parents are Italian. Before he came to the States to live with Sebastian and his dad he traveled across Europe with his parents. Consequently he loves traveling and dreams of seeing every wonder of the world. He also knows a lot about foreign cultures and languages.
Antonio annoys Sebastian sometimes with his sheer exuberance. He also tends to be loud, disorganized and lazy. Nevertheless, the two cousins are inseparable, and treat each other like best friends.
Now you know both of the protagonists for my next book! As you can see, the characters are pretty well fleshed-out. Now all I need is a plot to match! Comment your ideas!
I actually think you may have missed a comma? I like Antonio although I'm hoping his grades are good enough even if he is not that much academically inclined. And Sci if TV? That's a waste of his time and intellect. My experience tells me musicians, because of the discipline that music imposes, are better than that about what they spend time doing. I hope he reads good books and exercises as well, maybe frisbee if not football... Soccer?
ReplyDeleteHis grades are definitely good enough to pass his classes, don't worry! And he doesn't spend very much time watching TV because he is usually practicing cello. He plays sports often but he isn't in any organized team sports. He reads too, especially science fiction. ;-)
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