Fanon:AJ Cheesman
Andrew Jeffrey Cheesman, Jr., better known by the short form AJ, is currently a scholarship student at Sims University. He was born in Sunset Valley to Andrew Cheesman, a professional soccer player, and Savannah Plumb, an author, adventurer, and archaeologist. The first child born to the couple, AJ was given the full birth name of his father. Unlike his younger sisters, who also received Savannah's maiden name, he did not get that moniker.
Early years
AJ Cheesman grew up in Sunset Valley as a child of privilege. As the son of a professional athlete and a famous author and adventurer, he had the best of everything. He even had an Egyptian nanny, Halima Meshkenet, who had been brought on by Savannah to help her adopted children, Imsety and Satis, adjust to life in the States, and stayed on after AJ's birth. As a very young boy, he often traveled alongside his mother on archaeological expeditions, and became fluent in Arabic as a result.
Adolescence
AJ idolized his older adopted brother, Imsety, and wanted to be just like him. Unfortunately, this meant getting into a lot of trouble. The two of them became the neighborhood bullies, throwing eggs at houses and playing lots of mischievous pranks. They targeted one neighborhood boy in particular -- Zachary Downey, a shy, lonely, geeky boy. However, he turned out to be the son of Staff Sgt. Derek Downey at Fort Starch Military Academy, and he let AJ have it. AJ says Sgt. Downey seemed to single him and his brother out.
What got them sent to Fort Starch was a wild party he and Imsety threw at which paparazzi were present. At the time, their parents, Andrew and Savannah, were house-hunting in Hidden Springs. When they returned, the house was a mess, but that was nothing compared to the firestorm that was coming in the tabloids. Photographs of the boys and their guests were plastered all over. The boys themselves were passed out drunk on the front lawn.
AJ and his brother were brought to municipal court in Sunset Valley. As the Plumbs were considered rock stars there, the ensuing scandal was huge, and paparazzi camped outside the courthouse.