Owen Patland

* Casual Clothes
* Police Uniform

> Woah! That's a romantic story! Why aren't you in a relationship with her? She's kind, feminine, smart and very pretty too! What's stopping you? Is she too young? Her breasts aren't big enough? She can't bake pies?
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> **Owen Patland** to Michael Blake, Unwanted Ceremony (Ch.5), Arc 1

Owen Patland is a main character in Gun Wounds. He is comical, very friendly and loyal to his friends.

## Appearance

Owen Patland is a tall and proud man. His eyes and hair are light brown, his fair skin shows the delicacy of his body even though he appears to be very hairy, especially on his legs. He has light brown cat-like eyes, sharp teeth and a round face with a light goatee. Despite his light skin, he has an impressive modeled body under his clothes due to his favorite sport; athletics.

He tends to wear very simple clothes and doesn't seem to have a particular clothes style. He struggles to find a good hairstyle and has the habit to regularly change his hair when he gets criticized. He likes funny t-shirts, jeans and cute outfits. He likes to wear shorts as well.

## Personality

Patland is seen as a stupid man and is often mocked by his colleagues at the police station but he tries to be friendly with all of his colleagues despite their criticisms. However, deep inside, Patland can be clever and sly but he's also a man who gives a lot of love to his surroundings. He barely never stops to smile and is always optimistic. Some people might see him as a slacker but he in fact is one of the most efficient policemen of the station.

However, there is this rumor about him. Before the arrival of Michael and Quinn, Patland was completely different from now. He was behaving very coldly, he wasn't talkative nor very kind. People in the police station are suspecting him to have a dual personality disorder.

## Story

**As a Policeman**

Patland's past before the story is mostly unknown. It is revealed in the 1st Bonus Chapter that Patland was already a police officer when Michael Blake and Alexander Quinn joined the Boston Police Department. There are some rumors about Patland's behavior before and after their arrival; apparently, he was a quiet, gloomy and lonely man when he joined the police station but he drastically changed when he became Michael and Quinn's friend.

**Marital Life**

Patland is married to an unnamed woman whom is slightly mentioned in Chapter 1: Encounter and then in Chapter 8: Second Round for their three years anniversary. However, we never saw his wife during the story yet. It is also said that at some point, his wife got pregnant but this news doesn't seem to delight him, something that Michael and Quinn noticed.

**Trio Friendship**

As Quinn is mostly referred as Michael's best friend, it is always implied or said explicitly that Patland is kind of out of their closeness. Even though they hang out a lot together, he seems to be the black sheep in their duo. The secret of the strong friendship that Michael and Quinn share lies in a common past that Patland isn't even aware of. That being said, he is still considered as a close friend but there is something about him that prevents him from drawing closer to them.

## Prologue

Patland is seen drunk and sent home by Michael Blake after leaving Bill Myers' retirement party in the very first scene of **Chapter 1: Encounter**. Whilst doing so, he tells Michael that he met a woman online in order to make him meet a potential girlfriend.

Later, Patland drags Michael to an Asian restaurant after work to meet this woman named Ally Spellman. They spend some minutes together before Michael feigns to be throwing up as an excuse to escape from this situation and afterwards, he and Ally are the hostages of Danny Fidga's hold up.

After being saved by Michael and Roméo Grriatz towards the end of **Chapter 2: Hold Up**, Patland approaches Michael to tell him about Ally's admiration towards him but he also questions him about his relationship with Roméo. When Ally arrives to seduce Michael, Patland tries to help her by saying that Michael is free to hang with her tonight. However, Michael manages to make her believe his lie and ends up walking home with Roméo and Patland.

## Relationships

* Michael Blake - Patland seems to be very close to Michael, he likes to hang with him and is not annoyed by his personality. He tends to joke around and be sometimes clingy with him but remains good colleagues. Actually, Patland is not considered as his best friend but the reason why is unknown.

* Alexander Quinn - Patland is close to Quinn. They tend to hang out a lot together and Quinn seems to be trusting Patland enough to work on difficult cases. Despite the gap that remains between them, Patland is loyal to Quinn and always believes in him. Their friendship is deep and sincere but something prevents them from being best friends.

* Maddie Wilson - Maddie is considered as his possible best friend. They are hanging out from times to times and Patland trusts her enough to ask for her help to get Michael and Quinn best friends again. They didn't interacted much but in the few scenes they had, they seemed good friends.

* Carl Horton - Patland is a good friend of Carl and tends to treat him as his little brother. He respects his work in the police station and helps him when he is in need. Patland seems to know something about Carl.

* Captain Firelet - Patland appreciates his captain yet gets scolded by him regularly. Their relationship looks normal and professional but some people are suspecting things about their actual interactions even if this is just rumors.

* Roméo Grriatz - Roméo remains a simple acquaintance to Patland due to the lack of interactions they had but during their few meetings, he noticed his effect on Michael. Patland might be suspecting their relationship a bit.

* Ally Spellman - Ally is another acquaintance, they met online according to him but we don't know much about their relationship.

## Trivia

* During the creation of the character, Patland wasn't meant to be a main character nor an important one. He was simply a co-worker of Michael Blake and was supposed to remain such. However during the first chapters, Bleakeas (Author) went back on her first idea and decided to make him recurrent in order to feign a semblance of social life for Michael and not make him friendless.

* Even though he is mostly referred as 'Patland' by his folks, his first name Owen was inspired by Owen Strand from *9-1-1: Lone Star* which is one of Bleakeas' favorite TV-shows as she was struggling to find him a nice name.

* During the Arc 1: Welcome to DrugCity, Patland's hairstyle changed twice. The designer wasn't satisfied of his looks and decided to change it.

* Patland's bisexuality was decided after his creation by Bleakeas and Taido404 (Author/Artist) to spice up the story and create diversity and originality in his character. Even if it's not obvious in the chapters, Patland is officially bisexual with no particular preferences for any genders.

* His favorite meal is noddles and he hates all kinds of apple.

* His wedding anniversary was on Monday 22nd of [???] as he himself mentioned to Michael in Chapter 8: Second Round. He's apparently been married to his wife for three years.

* On the map of the Boston Police Department, his desk and Quinn's are next to each other. Also, he seems to be Quinn's partner on many cases.

* An interesting fact about Patland's casual outfit (official character design) is that Taido404 (Author/Artist) struggled to find him the right outfit. He ultimately chose to give him an outfit originally designed for Harper Myers and adapted it in Patland's style.

## Poems

'Inner Creatures' Poem:

"To you

Emerging from my darkest places,

I cannot look at myself without thinking of you

But I crave for your strength

I see you in my mirors

I see you in reflections

I forged you unconsciously

I can't get you out of my head

Thank you."

## Gallery

(Old Design of Owen Patland)Owen Patland lepoard version and old designPatland's New Design