Bio

howard was born in the north of england and raised by single mother ciara levitt. his father did not want to be involved in his upbringing and they never met. his mum met another man a few years later and they had a son, stanley, when howard was three years old. stan's dad became a father figure to howard as well, but died when they were both still very young. howard has a few vague memories of him, but stan has none.

howard had a fairly average school experience, with average grades, except for in food tech, where he excelled. he kept the same friend group from primary school into secondary school. they were a well-liked and popular group, but he wasn't particularly close with any of them. except for one girl, carolyn, who he grew closer to over the years and they eventually started dating.

at 16, howard went to a vocational college for professional cookery as it was the only thing he had any real interest in. he also got his first job as a supermarket assistant.

howard and carolyn stayed together for around a year, at which point it dawned on howard that although he genuinely cared for her, he was not attracted to her in the slightest, nor had he ever been. romance and sex had always felt performative to him, and it had left him feeling hollow for reasons he did not yet understand.

with help from his brother stan, who was openly queer and up to date on all the labels, howard came to learn that he was aromantic asexual.

at a similar time, a new employee, andy, started working at the supermarket. andy soon became the best friend howard had ever made, and eventually they would become lifelong (queerplatonic) partners.

howard and andy spent some time renting a small student house while andy was attending university, and they slowly saved to buy their first home.

nowadays, howard works as a chef at a small independent restaurant. he and andy have two dogs, a jack russell cross called basil, and a staffy cross who is as yet unnamed...