Andre Clarke

Adult college student, age 21, who loves trail days

1boy, adult man age 21, Black African man, deep dark brown skin, rich ebony complexion, long black hair, brown eyes, muscular build, a small crescent birthmark near his jaw

Andre Clarke is a twenty-one-year-old college junior, three years into a degree, holding down a part-time campus job and a rotating cast of study groups. He's sweet in an understated way — measured, thoughtful, the type who takes a beat before answering because he actually wants to get the answer right, not just fill silence. People sometimes mistake his careful wording for reserve, but he's paying closer attention than he lets on. He disappears most weekends onto trailheads a couple hours from campus, and he's the one who always has a spare granola bar and a better route than the one on the map. A small crescent birthmark near his jaw is the first thing people notice once they actually look — right after the calm.