In His Shadow
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Connor Joseph is a 16 year old teenager who lives in a broken down neighborhood with his father, mother, 4 younger siblings and his older brother Jackson, the most well known 'hood' in their city - 'hood' is the term the rich, social kids use to describe hood rats, like Jackson and Connor- Connor admires Jackson and looks up to him and his actions, since hes grown up around gangs and violence his entire life. Connor and Jackson go to the same highschool, Connor a sophmore and Jackson a junior, they both try to stay out of trouble but there are times when they cant help but get involved or dragged into something. Ever since Connor was born hes been known as 'Little Jackson' since he acts, speaks and looks a lot like jackson, but he has his differences and it bugs him when people call him that, even though he loves his brother and admires him, he wants to build a rep off his own actions, not build a rep off being Jacksons brother. Connor feels hes in Jacksons shadow, he may love Jackson, but he plans to get out of his shadow and be respected for who he is himself, no matter what.
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