āi donāt want my thoughts to die with me, i want to have done something.ā
NAME: Nathan Spencer Kane
ORIGIN: Birmingham, United Kingdom
+ patient, conscientious, hard-working
- compulsive, stubborn, gullible
Nathan was never really the kind of person to speak about what he felt unless utterly necessary. He often went and lived every day as they came to him. It was partially obvious to him that he was different than the kids he went to school with, but he always was unable to pinpoint where the likeness stopped and the divergence began. Nonetheless, Nathan managed to make a friend with Naomi, a girl who came every summer in the same neighborhood he did, then moved completely when he was 15 years old. She happened to look beyond what made the boy different from anyone, something in her that the boy deeply appreciated. She simply accepted the quirks and comportment, after which she brought it upon herself to protect her friend. Their friendship lasted until the day Nathan left his city.
He grew up with his sister Shannon and their parents, though their mother was the one who truly took care of them, their father often off to a place the boy knew nothing of. The siblings never had a lot in common, but they still spent a lot of time together, shrugging off their differences. Sometimes life was easy, but more often than not, Nathan needed to fend for himself in a way he was aware most kids didnāt. As the years went by, he took things less and less for granted, knowing he needed to work for what he wanted.
Curiosity often took the best of Nathan, making him know about things he wouldāve rather not have known. Among those was how he discovered his father left their town house to cheat on his mom, no matter how the woman was actually caring and loving. One night, as the first wave was slowly taking every energy out of the surface of the Earth, bringing any city to dive into a sea of darkness, Nathan waited for his dad to come home, a kitchen knife tightly held in his hand. The kill had been done out of cold blood, precise, without much of a fight. The young man hastily got rid of the body while trying not to leave any trace. Once he had distanced both him and his now dead father, he dropped the body down, then taking matches out of his coat. Igniting the fire, Nathan let the flames engulf his dad as tears started running down his cheeks while he stared at the lifeless form of the man whom had brought him to life. Nathan decided to leave without taking anything with him, not wanting to be found by anyone, not yet.
Nathan lives among humans, surviving throughout the days, doing what he can to simply keep going. He tries to steer away from any Others and most survivors, because thereās no knowing what he might do. Only once did he kill someone else than his father, as it was in self-defense after Nathan was attacked while rampaging a corner store. That kill had been messily done, adrenaline making every movement sluggish, and filled with stress and lack of precision.
He travels with Naomi and her dad, as Nathan encountered them on the road after a while, and decided to tag along with them. A little bit of familiarity in the whole mess that the world had become eased the young manās nerves, always in a turmoil after heād caused the demise of his father, and had to watch everything he knew and grew up in go awry.
The young man has no idea what happened with his sister, and actually hopes she is still alive. He heard about his mother passing, and it only made him look for Shannon everywhere he goes, and keeps the faith that one day they will be together again. Nathan also wishes she knows nothing of him killing their paternal figure, a weight he keeps carrying around that he wishes wonāt have to be amplified by being accused of it.
Naomi Murphy: She is his best friend. Nathan travels with her and her dad; tries to have as much her back as she does for him. He feels like he owe her some of the hardly won safety he managed to have so far.
Sullivan Murphy: Sullivan is Naomiās father, and a long time ago, Nathan started considering him as the father he never truly had. Countless were the nights when Nathan stayed over at Naomiās house during the summer, that he knew he could not only count on his friend, but on her father as well. The man was part of his makeshift family that would soon become more than that.
Shannon Kane: Nathanās sister, though they donāt have a lot in common. Sometimes Nathan envied how things came easily to his sister, while he struggled to make everything work, but still, she is one of the most important people in his life.
Hun Baek: Ā A few times, Nathan and Hun crossed paths, their encounters almost always resulting in the other attempting to kill Nathan, the reason still unknown. Due to how Nathan was hell-bent on surviving, Hun never managed to bring his plan to execution. Now, they are closer, something Nathan finds oddly comforting in the mess that is the world now. It isnāt rare the both of them laugh at how strange their relationship started.
do-it-yourself + on the spot, combat, carpentry
medicine, communications, textiles
FACE-CLAIM: Cameron Monaghan
