Characters
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Vash Zwingli
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
Aspiring (if incredibly grumpy) particle physicist currently at university; majoring in Physics and minoring in Mathematics. He sort of, accidentally, might have fallen in love with his childhood best friend Roderich, and is currently wallowing in misery because he has a girlfriend and he daren’t say anything.
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Roderich Edelstein
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
Would-be concert musician studying at university; majoring in Music, minoring in English Literature. He is particularly talented at the piano, and has an affinity for mid-century playwrights. He grew up with Vash, having met when they were six, and has a steady girlfriend, Elizabeta, who Vash seems to hate.
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Francis Bonnefoy
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 23
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
Vash’s relatively long-suffering roommate and an old friend, working at the French restaurant in the city centre. He trained as a chef for a number of years and is currently trying to work his way into opening his own restaurant (or chain of restaurants). He recently split up with his long term partner, Arthur, over something he now views as pathetic.
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Arthur Kirkland
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 22
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
Francis’ ex-boyfriend and Collections Manager at a museum in the city centre. He is currently studying for his Masters degree in History. He is very good friends with Alfred, a relationship which lead to his split from Francis. He finds folklore, superstition, myths and legends incredibly fascinating, and often goes off on tangents about them (much to everyone’s displeasure).
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Antonio Fernández Carriedo
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 20
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
Roderich's ex-boyfriend from their early teenage years. He goes to college across the country, majoring in History, and works part-time as a model to keep up with his rent. He is visiting the area with his boyfriend, Lovino, to see Francis, who is an old friend of his.
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Alfred F. Jones
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 21
Arthur's happy-go-lucky best friend and Geography student at college. He is pretty unsure about his sexuality, having never really dated until he got to college (and even then she didn’t seem to like him that much) but he thinks he might like Arthur. He has a twin brother.
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Elizabeta Héderváry
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 20
- Orientation:
- Straight
Roderich’s current girlfriend. They met at college, where she’s majoring in Women’s Studies, and hit it off instantly. She is a sweet girl, if incredibly passive-aggressive. She’s quite ladylike and is somewhat of a traditionalist, but her feminist attitude conquers all.
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Lilli Zwingli
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 14
- Orientation:
- Straight
Vash's younger sister who still lives at home with their parents. They have a very good relationship, even if it does edge towards co-dependency sometimes. She is very friendly, and has many friends of her own and through her big brother.
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Gilbert Beilschmidt
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 23
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
Roderich’s ex-boyfriend from more recent years. They split up when Roderich left for college. He didn’t go to college personally, instead focussing on vocational work and having a job. He is currently dating Alfred’s older twin, Matthew.