The boys
Adopted out of a very intense tabletop rpg and given several thousands of pages of fiction, these two have had their serial numbers lightly filed off and a new life in every writing project I’ve had since. They tick every one of my favorite character boxes, so I’ve decided to keep them.
For personality and aesthetic purposes, here’s a board of them -- https://www.pinterest.com/operacricket/piece-of-me/
Assume all stories take place in separate AUs unless otherwise noted. They always follow a similar backstory and maintain their same characterization, so here’s that (keeping in mind that their original setting was cyberpunk noir):
Beckett O’Hare
Grew up with just his sister after having been orphaned at a young age. A series of losses (stand in parents and romantic alike) led to self-destructive behavior and abandonment issues, which he channeled into forming a criminal empire while he and his delinquent friends were still very young. Reckless, mean, and head-over-heels devoted to Avery.
Sometimes has magic, always verbal based.
Avery Carter
After becoming a mercenary and assassin in his early twenties to pay for his sister’s medical treatment, he spent a decade getting colder and more ruthless, despite his gut instincts being to protect people. When, in the course of a job, he came face to face with a child (not a child) running a crime ring and not trying very hard to stay alive, he became slightly obsessed with keeping Beck safe. After no small amount of angsting over the age gap, they became dedicated partners and eventually husbands, the crime lord and his loyal guard.
Sometimes has technology powers or skin-to-skin telepathy.
Stories Masterlist
Collateral - Beckett is used as collateral to push Avery into acting as a mercenary.
Shifter Series (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5) - Beckett, a shapeshifter, is captured and used for a series of experiments.
