But that's not all there is. You haven't even touched the where, the why, the what--you know, the bits that make a story a story. But you can save them, if you like, and dine out on them later.

( don't mind her. she's got a writer for a friend and has been the subject of several pulp series herself, so she's at least a little bit familiar with the process of how the simple truth becomes teased into a proper tale. )

Brother, maybe? I've heard stranger names. ( she's joking. mostly. ) You could also consider the nickname approach, naming him after a trait or quirk? Fluffy, Snow, Sleepy...