Determined -- once he sets his mind to doing something, Briar will keep at it with all the tenacity of a terrier – he might not be loud about it but if there’s something he wants then he’s going to put all his energy and skills towards getting it and will not be easily dissuaded from his goal – 'nothing ventured nothing gained' is something he's heard often from his parents and Briar has certainly tried to hold true to the saying over the years.
Hard-working -- Briar knows that you need to put the effort in if you want to get
anything done and to that end tends to throw himself 110% into things. He's always considered himself a long term person, rather than a 'now, now, now' one and is happy to put the work into things in order to reap the rewards later, even if it means putting work into something that he may not personally be particularly passionate about.
Loyal -- Briar is devoted to those that he is close to, happy to freely share in his possessions and time. Although he would not take the blame for someone else’s misdoings, if someone he considers a friend is in trouble then Briar will stick with them through thick and thin and help them to the best of his ability.
Blunt -- Briar has never been one to sugar coat something just to make other people feel better and nor will he flatter you. So if you ask him how do you look in an outfit then you'd better be prepared for him to tell you frankly – in all his full unvarnished opinion. This actually goes for
anything that you ask his view on. It has cost him friends in the past and will likely cost him friends in the future - but Briar honestly doesn’t see it as being mean and doesn’t understand why some people seem to get upset by some of his answers as he's fully of the mentality that if you don't want to know the answer or (more to the point) don't think that you will
like said answer then you really shouldn't bother asking in the first place.
Independent -- Growing up in a household with parents that worked long hours and a big brother that spent most of the year at college meant that Briar got used to getting things done for himself. He's always loved the feeling that being able to do for himself gives him, but the flip side means that Briar
hates admitting that he needs help and his stock response will almost always be a ‘No’ if someone tries to ask him if he needs a hand. A quick way to annoy him is to butt in when he’s doing something, especially if he hasn’t
asked you to and you can expect him to be pretty frosty with you if you try to do so.
Prickly -- Briar has always found his own company or those of a few friends much more comfortable to being in a group and it can take a while for him to warm up to people that he doesn't know. Whilst he's gotten better with 'crowds' as he's gotten older, he can still come across as unwelcoming with his general default mood being either 'neutral' or (more often) 'quietly grumpy'. Whilst this prickliness is largely a self-defensive mechanism, it can make him hard to work with and can also have the side effect of turning off people from sticking around and trying to get to know the Briar under the prickly exterior.
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