Kyle Brooks

Bone Crossed

• Boy Toy²³⁴

Frost Burned

• Fashion Princess⁸⁷

Moon Called

• Same size as Mercy¹⁴⁷

Blood Bound

• In appearance he was almost a stereotype of a gay man, from the hair gel in his weekly cut dark brown hair to the tastefully expensive clothes he wore¹³⁶

Iron Kissed

• Solar-flexed and lovely³

In Red, With Pearls

• Slightly built, but he's tough³²²

Frost Burned

• Aristocratic nose⁸³

Mundane Human

Chat Transcripts

• Mid Thirties^{Chat 2009-02/09}

Columbia Basin Pack

Kyle Brooks' House

Mate - Warren Smith

Moon Called

• His parents denied what he was for years; he confronted them after his mother set him up with another young woman with a good pedigree; his father disinherited him¹⁴⁷
• His sister Ally is the only one of his family that Kyle still talks to; Warren is his only lover that he's ever told her about¹⁴⁷
• Conversations with his sister avoid talking about his homosexuality but she wanted to meet Warren¹⁴⁷

Frost Burned

• Threatened his father about coming out as sleeping with a werewolf; wanted him to release his trust in his hands¹⁰²
• Raised by a Scottish granny while his parents were out earning their millions¹¹⁶

Night Broken

• Has a younger sister¹⁹³

Brooks, Gordon and Howe Attorneys at Law

Moon Called

• Deceptively poses; lowered eyelids and pouty Marylin Monroe expressions designed to hide the intelligence that makes him the highest paid divorce attorney in the Tri-Cities¹⁴³
• Owns a Jaguar¹⁴⁶

Iron Kissed

• If people weren't careful, they missed the sharp intelligence that hid behind the pretty exterior. Which was, because it was Kyle, the point of the facade³

Silver Borne

• Hides people in his home, who need to be safe¹³³

In Red, with Pearls

• Had a lot of enemies³²⁴
• Likes to cook³³⁴
• Loves his house³³⁵

River Marked

• Is beautiful, and he knew it; Mercy wasn't sure if he was vain, or if it was one of a dozen things that he used to camouflage the sharp mind behind the pretty face; Mercy suspected both²³

Frost Burned

• He and Warren put on a Thanksgiving dinner for all their friends who didn't have families to go home to²²

Education

Moon Called

• Graduated from Cornell¹⁴⁵
• Educated, well-spoken, well-bred¹⁵⁶

Work Experience

Moon Called

• Divorce lawyer¹³⁴

In Red, With Pearls

• Usually the last one out of the office, tended towards workaholism³¹⁹

Moon Called

• Believed in making the bastards who disapproved of him squirm¹⁴³

Silver Borne

• Kyle could take flaming (and bitchy) to an art form when he thought it would make someone who disapproved of him uncomfortable¹²⁹

In Red, With Pearls

• Can occasionally be as pragmatic as a wolf when it comes to making sure that justice is done³⁴⁶
• Believed in the court system-one of the few traces of optimism in his cynical worldview. However, he understood his limitations³⁵⁰
• Doesn't make friends of the opposition in the courtroom however he's fair and honest so most of the opposing lawyers got over their anger pretty fast³⁴¹

Frost Burned

• Mostly unflappable until he chooses to be otherwise¹¹⁵

Fire Touched

• Sardonic⁸⁸

Moon Called

• Knows CPR¹³²
• Has more control over himself than most humans¹⁵²

Blood Bound

• Had exquisite taste²⁶¹

Bone Crossed

• Had a tongue that could be as razor-sharp as his mind²³⁴

In Red, With Pearls

• When he chose to use it, his special gift was to make the opposing parties in a courtroom look either like violent criminals, or like complete idiots-and sometimes both³²⁵
• Of all the humans Warren has ever known, Kyle is one of the best at reading body language³³⁰

Night Broken

• Enjoyed making people squirm. It was part of what made him such a good lawyer¹⁵⁰
• Had experience dealing with broken people¹⁸⁹
• Mercy always thought he'd had drama training at some point¹⁹¹

Blood Bound

• Played Little League baseball when he was young¹³⁴
• Ten-year-old third basemen¹³⁵

Frost Burned

• Is a black belt⁸⁸

Blood Bound

• Terrific dresser, and a lot of fun⁵⁷

Silver Borne

• Very happy with the comforts of civilization¹⁸⁴

Frost Burned

• His refuge is wearing expensive clothes¹⁰⁰

Night Broken

• Hates being lied to²⁹⁹

Mercy and Kyle

Moon Called

• Mercy liked Kyle¹⁴⁵

Blood Bound

• Kyle put Mercy on his important people list¹²⁹

Night Broken

• Mercy loves Kyle like a brother³⁰⁴

Kyle and the Pack

Iron Kissed

• Adam liked Kyle⁴⁵

Frost Burned

• Kyle is pack⁷⁶

Storm Cursed

• Most of the pack was more afraid of Kyle than Warren²³⁸

Kyle and Warren

Chat Transcripts

• Kyle and Warren met at a party held by a mutual friend (one of Kyle's old boyfriends). They knew each other for a while before they got together^11/03

Moon Called

• Warren gifted him with expensive cologne¹⁴⁴

In Red, With Pearls

• Kyle didn't let himself be vulnerable in front of anyone but Warren³³³
• Kyle said Warren was being stupid for keeping an apartment because as long as Warren didn't lie to him again, Kyle was his³³⁶