Alex "The Lionheart" Leon - The Young, Up & Coming Prof. Photographer, Founder of "Lionheart Images"

ALEX LEON, "THE LIONHEART"

Profile: Professional Photographer -- Hard 0, Hot +2, Cool +2, Control -1

24 years old, 5'9", 170 lbs., Full-blooded Filipino, black hair, brown eyes, resides in Southern California, USA

Starting Character Moves: Charming (+1 to Hot) & Cool as Fuck (+1 to Cool)

(Note from DeArnise: This is a spin-off of my "Eric Antonelle, the strip club patron" stories, so don't be surprised if I use some of the characters featured in that given story. As a person who's taken alot of photos at comic conventions & independent wrestling shows, being as charismatic and cool-headed as possible is essential, and the stats for this character reflects it. As in my other stories here on "Slut World", I will be working to feature a diverse group of women. In this particular case, expect to see cosplayers, and models of various disciplines, including the adult media industry. Update: I will work to intertwine some of the threads for this story with some of the threads from the "Eric Antonelle" story.)

The intercom buzzer is heard on the phone, and the sultry, melodic voice of the receptionist at "Lionheart Images", Shannon, can be heard.

"Hello, Alex?" Shannon speaks to you, as you sit at your office desk, your eyes averting away from the computer screens--the central of the three screens bearing an image from your most recent photo shoot in editing mode.

"Yes, Shannon?" You tell her through the intercom feature on the office phone.

"I have a few calls coming in from some potential clients." Shannon tells you. "I have one from a major comic convention promoter, one from 'Active Lives Magazine', and one from 'Intimate Fantasies'."

"Wow, really?" You tell Shannon.

"Yes, Alex." Shannon tells you over the intercom.

For 3 years, you've founded and run "Lionheart Images", a photography & imaging service company. You've been dabbling with cameras almost all your life, as your father runs a small camera store chain in the region, while your mother continues her long tenure as a doctor. The combination of such an upbringing, with an athletic and nerdy lifestyle, and here you are. Your teenage life may've been tough, drawing the jealously of high school jocks while you tried to take photos of the hot cheerleaders, or how hard you worked to get a side gig in college, doing photography work for the school newspaper. But nothing had prepared you for what you told your parents what you were going to do, and that was start your own photography business. After all, you've gotten plenty of experience working with professional cameras, working on the optimal settings and lighting to get those images to pop out of their medium. You've photoshopped and enhanced so many images, that they already fill 4 external hard drives. Your peers in college have said you're crazy, but through hard work, an apprenticeship from an older pro during your senior college year, and investment money from your parents, you were off and running.

Like any young photographer, you've had to work hard to establish yourself, establishing contacts, getting to know all kinds of people, and understanding what they like and don't like. It started with simple personal and family portrait photos, then spreading out, going to comic conventions, public small-time celebrity appearances, and young, aspiring models. The more contacts you made, the more positive feedback you've gotten from those involved, the bigger the booking. Now here you are, running a small business with a handful of friends and older folk from your dad's business, and getting ready to see which call you want to answer.