The Troubled Child

 Grant was a secret child; his mother gave him up when he was born because she was autistic. Janet Davis adopted him, and although Robert married her, his family hated her due to her being a cokehead and a whore.

There was a huge generation gap between Grant and his adopted parents, so he had to go to Easter Seals to get the help he needed. Janet adopted a new brother for Grant named Mycul, to help Grant to feel more loved.

When Grant went to visit his grandparents, he would spend hours in the art studio, studying drawings and then recreating them with great talent. His drawings were far more complex than those of a child his age.

Sadly, Robert and Janet eventually divorced, leaving Grant to cope with being a child of divorce. Despite all these struggles growing up, Grant's natural talent for art stayed with him throughout his life.

Grant began to draw these images obsessively, coloring them in with red crayons and charcoal. His brother Mycul, often ignored Grant’s enthusiasm and continued to ignore him. Even at school, Grant was bullied by teachers and his foster mother Janet. His love of squids and octopuses was seen as strange, and so Grant began to withdraw from the world.

The letters from his birth mother were his only solace, and he began to write back. He would write about his obsessions, his dreams, and his fears. But then one day, Grant tried to take his own life. He was sent to a mental hospital, and while there, he began to pour his emotions into his art. He became an artist of passion and emotion, and the world was in awe of his talent.

Grant's mental fruit was an interesting period of his life as he explored and created art, wrote poetry, created digital art, wrote novels and was obsessed with superheroes. He experienced same sex attraction to his gym teacher and had a crush on a girl named Cody Sliverstein. He had a gothic phase and created a cartoon-like  happy style of art. Grant also went through puberty early and was homeschooled with teacher Nancy whom he loved like a mother. He had great depression and was teased by the kids at his divorced dad's house.

The tone of this period was one of exploration and creativity, with Grant trying to understand his own identity as well as the world around him. He was interested in fantasy and witchcraft, and was influenced by movies and books about Harry Potter. Grant also had a new therapist he called The Fisher Woman, whom his foster mother Janet disliked because she was a pagan. Grant was on a journey of self-discovery and it was a time of great emotional growth for him.

Grant was a teenager living a complicated life. He had a passion for acting and the theater, and was taking video production and animation classes. He was also writing novels and exploring his creative potential. But he also had to deal with the complicated social aspects of high school.

Marah Mahl had been a fake friend to Grant, and falsely accused him of rape when she discovered he was seeing Anthony Lingard. She threatened to embarrass Grant at the graduation ceremony, so he ended up getting his diploma in the mail and missing out on prom.

Grant was also discovering Lady Gaga and pornography, learning about being gay, and had a school counselor called Emily. Anthony Lingard had given Grant his first kiss from a boy, which had awakened Grant's homosexual urges, but also treated him like dirt. Grant had also discovered a passion for cooking, but the future looked bleak and uncertain.

Grant is feeling overwhelmed by the vast changes in his life during the crazy twenties. He is experimenting with his sexuality, feeling the weight of his foster mother's judgment and trying to find his place in a world that had changed drastically in a short amount of time. He is searching for himself in all these new experiences, while also trying to find a place in his community. He is experimenting with fashion, art, and social media, and creating a unique vision of his own. Despite his best efforts, he still finds himself facing rejection and judgment from his peers and family. Despite it all, he continues to persevere and finds solace in his own creativity and vision.

Grant was in the midst of the crazy years. He was exploring his sexuality and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. His foster mother Janet was a narcissist and tried to control his every move. During a threesome, Grant developed feelings for Ely Lipton and realized he was in love for the first time. Janet caught them in the act and shamed them calling Grant a queer whore.

Grant decided to explore other aspects of his life and discovered social media. He used it as an outlet to express himself and research historical fashion. Grant dreamed of starting his own film company which he called Mesoasian Pictures.

Grant also went to City Church and was shamed for being gay. He had a falling out with his high school boyfriend, Anthony Lingard, whom he had lost his virginity to. Grant entered college with no guidance and had a long distance relationship with Anthony Lewis.

Grant almost married Sean Wilcox and the heartbreak caused him to drop out of college. In order to keep himself busy, Grant decided to create a monthly theme concept for his art every month. Grant's twenties were indeed the crazy years.

Grant was in his mid-twenties, and the wandering years had just begun. He had tried out trade school, only to find that it was a huge waste of time. Instead, he decided to embrace a literary renaissance, and picked up writing for the first time since high school. He even started a blog where he posted his art for all to see.

At the same time, his beloved Nana, who had been a steady presence in his life since childhood, had been diagnosed with dementia and Grant had been saddled with the responsibility of caring for her. His foster mother Janet, who had always been cruel, now seemed to relish in the opportunity to control and manipulate Grant and his grandmother. Janet worked as a prostitute and often spoke to Grant in hateful tones.

His Christian upbringing was beginning to waver and he found himself drawn towards pagan beliefs and rituals. He started to pick a different god to study and draw inspiration from each month, as part of his art theme.

Then, Marah Mahl suddenly re-entered Grant's life, and sent him into a downward spiral of wild goose chases. He was desperate to make connections and find himself again, but it was a fruitless endeavor. His foster mother Janet was pleased with the death of Nana, and Grant was forced to see how truly cruel people can be.

Grant's thirties were a new beginning. He met a behaviorist, Laurie Singer, who he quickly developed a strong bond with. But his wicked foster mother, Janet, was insanely jealous and threatened Laurie with a knife.

Jimmy Lifton, a con artist, ran a sweatshop disguised as a legitimate business. He forced Grant to be a wage slave, but Grant was determined to make a change. Determined to break away from his oppressive past, Grant rented a new apartment and moved away from his wicked foster mother.

Grant began to focus on his passion, the culinary arts. He pushed himself to his limits and excelled, eventually becoming a respected chef in the culinary world. Grant's thirties were a turning point in his life, and he was finally free to pursue his dreams.

Grant was working at Vons as a bagger when he discovered his love of making dolls from napkins and cardstock. He was excited to have found a creative outlet and decided to take a chance and attempt to become an influencer. However, a couple from Italy tricked him out of all his money, leaving him with nothing but his job at Vons.

Grant felt like his life was going nowhere and he was trapped in a cycle of despair because of his autism. He was a bitter, depressed, closeted thirty-something man with no real prospects. To make matters worse, he was also forced to engage in gross sex with a creepy man named Bob.

Grant's sanity and depression had reached a breaking point and he felt like his life was spiraling out of control. To make matters worse, he had an evil twin inside him named Bradley who was a star. Grant was determined to find a way to break free from the cycle of despair he was in and make something of himself.