Bran

We first meet Bran in Breakwater. He is on the train that crashes and is saved by Kay and Will. Kay sees "a kid with two hoodies and a beat-up army jacket, his trousers filthy, his shoes held together with tar-stained duct tape." 
Bran doesn't have a canon last name, but has been given the surname "Killson" by some of the fandom (aka Kill-son aka Kay and Will's son).
==Personality==
Bran is a stubborn boy with some cheek to him. He puts up a tough exterior -- just like any other kid that grows up on the streets. Will and Kay both see a bit of Kay in Bran. During the train accident we can tell that Bran is a brave little guy, but he is still young and vulnerable. He clings to Kay during the accident, and then later, looks at Kay with hero worship. 
Bran's stubborness is shown when he refuses to leave Will and Kay. He is determined to stay with them and to help them, which he does with his magic. He had already protected Kay on the train. 
Bran shows his youth and need to be accepted when he readily accepts the tasks that Arthur gives him and is proud to be seen as 'worthy' and reliable enough to do them. 
Bran is smart and because he grew up on the streets and hasnt' been taught magic formally, he is good at looking at things from a different angle. He's strong but untrained in magic and  'knows to do just enough to save his own arse.'
==History==
"The kid looked younger now than he'd first seemed to be. Maybe fourteen or fifteen years old. Maybe less. It was hard to tell under the layers of clothes and the dirt on his face or the wild, brown shag of his hair. There was a hollow to his cheeks where there should be baby fat, but life on the streets had a way of taking everything soft away." 
==Bran and the Army==
[from tumblr question: We were talking about Bran and we were wondering something: Do you have any thoughts on if Bran wanted to go into the army as well? And would Will and Kay have any opinions on this?]
In my head, Bran would one day become Aithusa’s fiercest protectors, and since he doesn’t have the blood of a Dragonlord, the only way he could prove to himself that he was strong enough was to put himself through every kind of trial he could.  So, yes, he would think about joining the army.
Will is university-educated, but he applies his education in unconventional ways.  Kay never went to university, but used his street smarts to become one of the best strategists and tacticians the army has ever had.  So, Bran would have gone to university, but if he dropped out (or never have gone) to sign up, neither Will nor Kay would have said boo.  They wouldn’t have liked it, because no one likes thinking of their loved ones living a life where they would be in danger all the time, but they would do right by Bran’s decision and manipulate the fuck out of their contacts to ensure someone kept an eye on Bran.
Ultimately, though, it’s Arthur and Merlin (because, of course it would be) who help Bran decide what to do – by reminding him that he has options.  Bran is clever, athletic, resourceful and magical, and he could do anything he wanted and excel – but he has to do it right.  They tell him he has to decide if he really just wants to be Aithusa’s protector when she’s quite capable of protecting herself and is surrounded by other dragons, or if maybe he wants to stay in the role he’s made for himself all along – as her guardian, her counselor, and her friend.
Short answer (which isn’t short at all): Yes, Bran would want to go into the army.  Will would say “No, don’t,” and Kay would say “Yes, do”, and they’d look at each other for a long moment before turning to Bran again.  Will would say, “Yes, okay,” and Kay would say, “Fuck, no,” and they’d glare murderously at each other before turning to Bran to say, “Whatever you decide to do, we’ll support you, but we want you to talk to everyone and make an informed decision before you go.”
(Gwaine, predictably, tells Bran about all the best watering spots on every army base; Bedivere tells him to invest in a bulletproof Kindle because there’s a lot of hurry up and waiting and plenty of time to read; and Gareth is the only honest one, telling Bran how much of a heartbreak it is to watch someone die, how it’ll kill him when he has to pull the trigger on a human being for the first time, and how it’s just worth it when, in the end, one person comes back to say, thank you for saving me.)
==Quotes==
"Language!" (Bran to Will during Breakwater)
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