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

• 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

In Red, with Pearls

• Had a lot of enemies³²⁴
• Likes to cook³³⁴

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 office³¹⁹

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

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

Frost Burned

• Is a black belt⁸⁸

Blood Bound

• Terrific dresser, and a lot of fun⁵⁷

Silver Borne

• Very happy with the comforts of civilization¹⁸⁴

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

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

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

Name: Kyle BrooksMC-134

Associations: See Adam Hauptman See Ben Shaw See Darryl Zao See Elizaveta See Jean Ryan See Mercy Thompson See Stefan Uccello

AKA: boy toyBC-248 | Fashion princessFB-87

Gender: Male

Classification: Mundane

Classification Description: Human with no supernatural power

Age: Mid ThirtiesChat 2009- 02/09

Father: Name unknown

Mother: Name unknown

Siblings: [Younger Sister] NB Name Unknown [Older Sister] AllyMC-138 | FB-103

Other Relatives: Grandmother | UnnamedFB-116

Significant Other: [Mate] See Warren Smith How did Kyle and Warren meet? They were at a party held by a mutual friend (one of Kyle's old boyfriends). They knew each other for a while before they got together11/03-CT

Residence: West RichlandMC-135 | Also | Warren's Duplex See Blueprints and Property Descriptions

Occupation: Divorce lawyerMC-134 | Office in KennewickFB-260

Employers: Self-employed | Brooks, Gordon, and Howe, Attorneys at Law

Vehicle: JaguarMC-137

Physical Description: Is similar in size to MercyMC-138 Solar-flexed and lovelyIK-03 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 wore. If people weren't careful, they missed the sharp intelligence that hid beneath the pretty exterior. Which was, because it was Kyle, the point of the facade.IK-03 slightly built, but he's toughIR-391 aristocratic noseFB-83

Character Traits & Facts:

From Chat Transcripts: How did Kyle and Warren meet? They were at a party held by a mutual friend (one of Kyle's old boyfriends). They knew each other for a while before they got together11/03-CT

being openly gay was as good for his business as his reputation for being a shark; women in the middle of a divorce tended to prefer dealing with him even over female lawyersMC-134 Warren gifted him with expensive cologneMC-144

From Blood Bound: played Little League baseball when he was youngBB-134; ten-year-old third basemenBB-135

From Iron Kissed: has a luxurious office suite on Clearwater AvenueIK-58 works with two other lawyers and has an efficient staffIK-56

From Silver Borne: divorce lawyering pays wellSB-128

hides people in his home, who need to be safeSB-133

From 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 bothRM-23

From In Red, With Pearls: usually the last one of the office; tended toward workaholismIR-389 loves his houseIR-401 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 fastIR-405

From Frost Burned: he and Warren put on a Thanksgiving dinner for all their friends who didn't have families to go home toFB-22 Kyle is packFB-76 black belt in karate; he got it ten years ago but hadn't practiced much sinceFB-88 his refuge is wearing expensive clothesFB-100 threatened his father about coming as sleeping with a werewolf; wanted him to release his trust in his handsFB-103 is mostly unflappable until he chooses to be otherwiseFB-115 raised by his Scottish granny while his parents were out earning their millionsFB-116

My folks used to vacation there every year—still do for all I know. I haven’t talked to them much since . . . well, since. Anyway “Tenerife?” I asked. “The Canary Islands?

Kyle seldom spoke about his family, who had disowned him when he’d told them he was gay

.I told Warren when he lied to me about what he was that I don’t like lies,” he said. “Liars can’t be trusted.

mercy I love you like a brother.