Allen Adams

Allen Adams is a character from Marching Peregrines. Introverted and melancholic, Allen is a junior at Pinedale High School and he plays viola in his school's symphonic band. Allen also participates in Pinedale's theatre department, and works part-time at Food Lion. He is bitter and snarky, and believes himself to be smarter than most other people.

Description
Allen is a quiet teenager with a superiority complex. He spends most of his time outside of school working late hours at the local Food Lion, and most of his time outside of work moping in his bedroom.

History
Allen was born on July 12, 2001 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His mother abandoned him at birth, so he was raised solely by his father who was a teenager at the time. Allen still does not know who his mother is. Because Allen's father dropped out of school to raise his child, money was always tight growing up. Allen had no other siblings, so he and his father were all each other had. Although Allen and his father are culturally Jewish, they do not practice the religion aside from certain traditions. Allen attended elementary school and part of middle school with Fledge; the two were good friends until Allen moved away after seventh grade and later lost touch with Fledge until their reunification in 2017.

Having been born in a biologically female body and raised as such, Allen consistently felt "off" through much of his childhood. It wasn't until his Bat Mitzvah when he was 13 that he realized that he did not want to be a woman, and he proceeded to spend the rest of the ceremony crying in the bathroom. Allen later came out as trans in ninth grade. His father was confused at first but eventually got the hang of it, but at school he was bullied. After that school year, Allen got a job at the local Food Lion in order to financially contribute to his household as well as help his father be able to work less hours.

Appearance
Allen is a young man of short stature and slim build. He has light skin, and his grey-blond hair is cut short and parted to his left. Allen bears a tired took on his face, and he often has dark circles under his eyes. Allen wears baggy clothes to obscure his figure.