User blog comment:Sarasue1/Character Development Fun./@comment-3184885-20140905182341/@comment-3184885-20150130053736

Halloween Costumes: As a kid, he dressed as an alien multiple times (of course) but he's also dressed up as big foot, a zombie, a ghost buster and an astronaut.

Talents: He is really good at the guitar and pretty decent at song writing.

Flaws: His anxiety and pessimism keeps him from doing things like making friends or reaching for his goals. He spends most of his time in a depressed slump that no convincing from anyone can get him out of.

Strengths: Zach is a very caring and emotional person and once he warms up to someone he's very pleasant to talk to. He's a very intelligent man as well, learning a lot about astronomy and astrophysics from through his interest in the possibility of life on other planets.

Drugs/Alcohol: Zach does has a nasty little secret habit of drinking when he's sad or stressed out beyond what he can control or  tolerate. On a side note, he seems to act happier and goofier the drunker he gets.

Prized Possessions: He keeps his mothers old jewelry box with him in memory of her. One of his few memories of her before she disappeared was when she was showing him all her pretty, shiny necklaces and ear rings.

Time/ Place: Modern Day (Though canon eventually dwells into space and sci fi settings)

Special Memories: I've already talked about Zach's memories with his mother, but another special memory of his was when he was sick with a stomach flu during a school volunteer trip, and even though he was all pukey and gross, the girl he had a crush on was not only kind enough to ask him if he was okay, but if she could try and help him by taking him back to the buses to rest and bring him water. They became friends afterwards.