Still, this series of traumatic incidents gave Gian heavy emotional baggage for years, and he preferred to stay closeted to the general public out of fear of more pain and abuse.Īs young adults, Giancarlo and Santino attended Aubrey State University, where Gian is an art major.
Giancarlo was out of the closet to Santino, and soon to their parents as well, but they all loved and respected Giancarlo and accepted who he is. To add insult to injury, Thomas brutally beat Gian at school the next day, but Santino rescued his little brother. But it ended in grief when a school bully, Thomas, learned of their relationship and told Nathan's homophobic mother who immediately sent Nathan off to a distant Catholic school incommunicado, effectively snatching away Nathan both as a boyfriend and as a best friend. His family usually calls him Giancarlo, but he prefers everyone else to call him 'Gian' /ˈdʒɑn/.Īt 14, Gian had his first romantic relationship with his best friend Nathan, an |Australian yoshi. He has a slightly older fraternal twin brother, Santino. Giancarlo Rosato (pronounced /dʒaŋˈkar.lo roˈza.to/) is a flamedramon who immigrated to The United States from Italy with his family when he was 10 years old.