known for his abundant parties & ability to detect drama within a twenty-mile radius , noel kahn is a bethel legend. the second son of judge steven & country club staple monica , his childhood was a blur of minimal supervision & rich-kid rebellion with the company of his older brother , eric. with their shiny credit cards & spacious woodside cabin perfect for throwing weekend long ragers , the kahn brothers became quite the asset to their small maine town. although noel always struggled to find his way out from eric’s shadow , he seemed to be a big hit amongst his peers — that , or they just tolerated his antics in exchange for an all access pass to his flashy life. to be honest , he could never tell.
it was only after eric graduated that noel truly found his niche in high school. between friends , football , & the endless stream of girls , weed , & booze that came with being a kahn , it was a wonder he managed to score decent enough grades to keep from flunking out — assuming he didn’t steal the test answers. the summer before senior year , noel became close with elena gilbert. she was nothing like any of the girls he typically went for , which was probably the reason he became so enamored. for the first time in sixteen years , the king of no commitment actually found himself settling down. while he began his final of high school in a state of unexpected happiness , the two slowly made plans for noel to follow her to college after getting his diploma. unfortunately , after elena caught noel dealing pot to her younger brother jeremy at his graduation party , it became clear that bethel’s bad boy wasn’t ever going to change his ways — not even for the girl he supposedly loved.
noel tried the whole college thing , he really did , but after just one semester , he decided his heart just wasn’t really in it. admittedly , sharing a campus with the ex-girlfriend you’re still very much into isn’t exactly an alluring prospect. still , noel knew dropping out would only make for a very angry father , so he decided to keep it a secret. he’s been spending the last year & a half grobe-trotting with his acoustic guitar & crashing on various couches , only returning home for college breaks to see his pals & lie to his parents about where he’s been. eventually , they’ll start to notice the draining trust fund & evident lack of diploma , but until that day comes , noel plans to keep up the facade.
CONNECTIONS.
ALISON DILAURENTIS — partner in crime / ¼ of the bethel scam squad.
BONNIE BENNETT — drinking buddy / fellow college drop out / pain.
CAMILA BARRIOS — ¼ of the bethel scam squad / emma duval fan club.
DIANA MEADE — any friend of eric’s is not a friend of his.
EDDIE RAMIREZ — a lot more tolerable now that gina’s uncuffed him.
ELENA GILBERT — the one that got away.
EMMA DUVAL — what happens at the cabin, stays at the cabin.
JAKE PUCKERMAN — what’s a little blackmail between friends?
KITTY WILDE — ¼ of the bethel scam squad.
NOAH FOSTER — decent taste in horror movies, for a kid.
REGGIE MANTLE — card carrying member of the “our dads suck” club.













