Dylan Bolio (Epiphany)



Dylan Bolio is a character in the upcoming story Epiphany. The virtual opposite of his reclusive younger brother Gray. For a Christian boy raised in the church, Dylan is a strange and rare case – he has his own beliefs and interpretations of the Bible that make him stand out among others. He doesn't necessarily go with the flow of what the church says. He has his own ideas that can be quite differential in comparison to his peers. His beliefs are based on his own skepticism and way of thinking being applied to what he reads. He begins to have doubts about the truth of God's word as the world around him crumbles, and he sees very little redeemable qualities in the situations he finds himself in.

Personality
Dylan is very much an attention seeker. He loves and craves the spotlight and attention of others. He will often act out and be childish in order to look funny for an early impression. A lot of people would be intrigued by his radical and almost outlandish behavior because they want to know why he is the way he is, but others may be turned off because he can be a bit obnoxious. Dylan likes to make himself known to people. He hopes that making an impression on a stranger will quickly make them not a stranger anymore. Dylan is not very outwardly emotional, and claims to scare himself with how little he actually does feel. His confidence is healthy and never too arrogant, though he can often get caught up in other people’s faults and not face his own problems. One of his more prevalent emotions is anger, and will oftentimes explode with it when tested.

Dylan’s biggest fears revolve around embarrassment and not being seen as worthy to others around him. He tries to prove himself often and leave a good first impression on people, but oftentimes he puts himself out there too much, to the point where he pushes people away. He just wants to make the people around him happy. He is also one who is known to over-think situations. Although he has plenty of thoughts in his head, his inability to put them into words makes him easily frustrated thanks to poor communication skills. Dylan will try to spell out what he means in words, but fail to get his point across correctly; he is easily misinterpreted because he isn't quite sure how he wants to spit out what he has to say.