birthname zander felix marlow birthday july 14th, 1986 birthplace chesterfield, derbyshire, uk residence baton rouge, la occupation cardiac surgeon status open windows

Zander doesn't remember much of his life in England, but he was born in the county of Derbyshire to Bill and Thea Marlow and lived there until he was eight. His father, a fairly renowned general surgeon, received a job offer in Peoria, Illinois at the Children's Hospital of Illinois and the family moved to the United States under his work visa. Everything before this point in time has always felt like something of an unusual dream to Zander, bits of memory of the countryside and even a trip to London when he was six all feel like a different life to him. As far as he's always been concerned, his life began when he touched American soil.

That said, being the new kid in town with a funny accent wasn't easy for Zander in the beginning. Third grade was the point of childhood where segregation began, friendships and groups formed and that hankering to fit in started to develop and he'd come in half way through the school year. One person alone seemed willing to accept the extra u's, l's and e's in his already horrible spelling and didn't care whether or not he said his words the same way as everyone else. That was Noelia Vaughn. They became fast friends, so much so, that teachers were warned Zander's parents to separate them from the start of every school year.

Over time, Zander began to find his niche with his classmates and began to develop friendships outside of the bond he had with Lia. By the time he reached junior high, he had settled in well with the popular crowd, became really good at soccer (which he still lovingly refers to as football as homage to his birth country) and started gaining the attention of the girls in his class. He still talked funny, with English mannerisms slipping in out of habit from home, but instead of it deterring people from getting to know him, it became a gimmick, an ice breaker and set him apart from the other boys.

His first girlfriend, a volleyball player by the name of Tiffany Larson, set the standard by which all of his relationships followed. She was pretty, popular, nice to everyone but in a relationship she was possessive, needy, whiny, greedy. Zander did everything to try to make her happy and six months into their relationship, after the sophomore winter formal, she made a man of him. The relationship carried on into the second semester of their senior year, but with her acceptance into UCLA, they decided to call it rather than go through the pain of trying for a long distance relationship.

Zander knew that he wanted to go into medicine like both of his parents. His mother had been a nurse while in the UK and his father was still a practicing surgeon. They urged him to do whatever made him happy, but he felt pre-med was the only choice for him. Through the first few years of college at Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, he experienced disappointment after disappointment in love and his personal life. Every girl just a carbon copy of his first but with his focus in school, he didn't have the ability to dote on and spoil any of the girls he tried to be with, which caused quick dissolutions. He had fewer friends, seeing more of his classmates than anyone else in his life.

This changed when he met Victoria Wright, a fellow med student at the hospital where he was doing his clinical hours. They understood each other on a professional and personal level and the friendship soon sparked into romance. In February 2009, three months after they started dating, Amber fell pregnant and they felt the best thing to do was get married. Without telling anyone, they rushed off to Nevada to elope and their daughter Serephina was born seven months later. Parenthood did the relationship no favors. They realized quickly that had jumped headfirst into the marriage without thinking things through or even considering their compatibility. They were too different, barely got along and motherhood was never in Amber's plans. Accepting the reality, she took a job in New York without consulting Zander and told him a few days before she was set to leave. She broke the news with divorce papers and a custody agreement that gave him full legal and physical custody.

It wasn't long after this that Noelia, his best friend since he was eight, received a job opportunity in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With a desire to get out of Illinois, he decided to pack Sera up and go with Lia to start his life over. He transferred his credits over to Tulane University, where he finished at the Baton Rouge General Medical Center and currently has residency as a cardiac surgeon.


  • one
    • He still speaks with a slight British accent. Though he's been in the US long enough to carry with him a very distinct Illinois accent, his parents never lost their dialect and he picked it up from them.

  • two
    • He became an American citizen when he was seventeen years old, barely making the cut off to be naturalized through his parent's when they became Americans.

  • three
    • Despite being born there, he's only been back to England three times in his life to visit family. His parents just never had the time or the funds to make the trip often.

  • four
    • Almost considered going into pediatrics after his daughter was born, but decided to stick to cardiology after realizing that he wouldn't emotionally be able to handle the negative aspects of pediatric care.

  • five
    • Regrets his marriage, but not his daughter. He didn't expect to be a father so early in his life, but he wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. He's still in contact with Sera's mother, but mainly through social media and the occasional phone call.

  • six
    • Hobbies include: bowling, coaching soccer for a local boy's team, crosswords, cooking. He loves trying new things but he's cautious about how he lives his life because he wants to be a good influence on his kid.

    ESTJ
    organized, group oriented, focused, conventional, leader, emotionally stable, anal, attention seeking, planner, realistic, fearless, responsible, finisher, decisive, norm following, respects authority, punctual, hard working, stiff, self confident, thinks rules and regulations are important, follows the rules, clean, outgoing, social, content, does not like being alone, normal, regular, does not like weird or strange people / things - intolerant of differences, strict, disciplined, aggressive, assertive, content, happy, proper, formal, strict with self, meticulous, strong sense of purpose

    CANCER
    Cancerians love home-life, family and domestic settings. They are traditionalists, and enjoy operating on a fundamental level. They love history, and are fascinated with the beginnings of things (heraldry, ancestry, etc.). The moon is their ruler, so they can be a bit of a contradiction and sometimes moody. However, they are conservative, so they'll be apt to hide their moods from others altogether. They have a reputation for being fickle, but they'll tell you that isn't true, and it's not. Cancerians make loyal, sympathetic friends. However Cancerians need alone time, and when they retreat, let them do so on their terms.

    ENNEAGRAM TYPE 9
    The Peacemaker
    The easy-going, self-effacing type. Nines are accepting, trusting, and stable. They are usually grounded, supportive, and often creative, but can also be too willing to go along with others to keep the peace. They want everything to go smoothly and be without conflict, but they can also tend to be complacent and emotionally distant, simplifying problems and ignoring anything upsetting. They typically have problems with inertia and stubbornness. At their Best: indomitable and all- embracing, they are able to bring people together and heal conflicts.