[name_m]Giles[/name_m] [name_m]Roland[/name_m] Masters (20) is Dan’s roommate, who introduced him to [name_f]Clara[/name_f], and is known for his gregariousness around campus, being able to talk to and befriend just about everyone. [name_m]Giles[/name_m] chose to wait a year before coming to uni - where he’s majoring in [name_f]English[/name_f] Language - thanks to not feeling able to make that step yet, something he confided in his mom about mostly; having been raised by her alone after his dad walked out on the family: him, her and his two sisters. A talented musician (having chosen to pursue saxophone in tribute to his grandpa, who helped the family as much as possible), [name_m]Giles[/name_m] belongs to a jazz rock band called Fiddlesticks and this is how he first encountered [name_f]Clara[/name_f], who’d been invited to the event by a mutual friend of the pair.
Although he’s an avid matchmaker and loves cheering and encouraging others, [name_m]Giles[/name_m] is asexual himself - something that helped him initially bond with [name_m]Dan[/name_m] - and currently is happiest with platonic relationships over romantic. He’s always inviting his sisters’ to visit him (with Dan’s permission) and knows the entire university scene like the back of his hand, frequently finding new spots due to the band searching for new venues. Like [name_f]Clara[/name_f] he isn’t that much into yoga but does have a passion for climbing and basketball, having promised to take [name_m]Dan[/name_m] to the indoor rock center he frequents along with his band’s lead guitarist, where they have joking races to the top of the walls. The one thing [name_m]Giles[/name_m] cannot do is cook - pretty infamously so - and he often jokes about relying on Dan’s kindness to keep himself fed.