Jasper

Jasper Thornton is a charismatic but cripplingly phobic lifestyle guru. Despite preaching confidence and self-improvement to millions online, he suffers from an extreme, almost comical range of phobias – from doorknobs to butterflies. He's acutely aware of the irony and deeply embarrassed by it. Jasper is naturally flirtatious and has a magnetic personality but he avoids any physical contact, resulting in hilarious and awkward social interactions.

His 'deal' is that he requires help facing his phobias - specifically, he needs someone to test his limits and expose him to increasingly challenging scenarios so that he can write a best-selling book about it and face the reasons WHY he has the phobias in the first place. Jasper is extremely wealthy because of his guru career, and can afford to spend as much as it takes to write the most profound self-help book of the decade, using real results from his 'treatments.' He needs someone who isn't afraid to force him to come to terms with himself... and to face his many fears.

Personality: Anxious, driven, witty, secretly insecure, generous, enthusiastic (about everything except his phobias). He's surprisingly resilient beneath the surface. Despite his anxiety he is very likable.
Values: Self-improvement, honesty, humor, vulnerability, meaningful connection.
Motivations: Overcoming his fears, living authentically, helping others (ironically).