====== Kyle Brooks ====== =====AKA===== [[Bone Crossed]] * Boy Toy234 [[Frost Burned]] * Fashion Princess87 =====Physical Description===== [[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 ====Injuries==== ^ Kyle Brooks Injuries & Scars ^^ ^ [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] ^^ ^ Injury Type/Scar ^ Notes ^ | Bloody Scratch189 | [[Warren Smith]] | ^ [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] ^^ ^ Injury Type/Scar ^ Notes ^ | Broken Nose83 | Renegade CNTRP Agent | | Black Eye83 | Renegade CNTRP Agent | ^ [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]] : [[In Red, With Pearls]] ^^ ^ Injury Type/Scar ^ Notes ^ | Bite on Collarbone322 | Zombie | =====Appearances & Mentions===== ^ Appearances ^ |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #1: [[Moon Called]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #5: [[Silver Borne]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #11: [[Storm Cursed]]| |[[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]| |[[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[In Red, With Pearls]]| ^ Mentions ^ | | =====Classification===== [[identified_mundane_humans#kyle_brooks|Mundane Human]] ====Description==== Chat Transcripts * Mid ThirtiesChat 2009-02/09 ====Affiliation==== [[Columbia Basin Pack]] =====Residence===== [[kyle_brooks_house|Kyle Brooks' House]] =====Family & Significant Other===== **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 =====Occupation===== [[mercyverse_businesses#brooks_gordon_and_howe_attorneys_at_law|Brooks, Gordon and Howe Attorneys at Law]] =====Character Traits & Facts===== [[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, Work Experience & Languages==== **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 ====Spirituality & Personality==== [[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 ====Talents & Skills==== [[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 ====Health & Fitness==== [[Blood Bound]] * Played Little League baseball when he was young134 * Ten-year-old third basemen135 [[Frost Burned]] * Is a black belt88 ====Quirks==== [[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 =====Relationships===== **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 together11/03 [[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