Gabriel Boutin

* Unnamed Boys (At least two after and one before, Fellow Wards/Fellow Mercury Possessions)

### Affiliation

* Mercury (Formerly)
* Nathan Byrne
* Annalise O'Brien

## Physical description

### Hair Color

* Blond (Naturally)
* Bleach Blond (Bleach Dyed With Black Roots & Facial Hair)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

* Emilien Vekemans
* Charles Nicol (Young Gabriel)

### Last Seen

* Episode 8

Gabriel Boutin is a Blood Witch and the son of Marie and Luc.

## Biography

When Gabriel was a young boy, his mother and father brought him to Mercury and asked her to take Gabriel in, promising that he had great potential as an alchemist.

Gabriel does not have many clear memories of his childhood because Mercury has used Memory Powder to make Gabriel forget many things and people, including his own parents.

In adulthood, Gabriel lives a self-proclaimed life of debauchery while continuing to serve Mercury.

Gabriel meets Nathan Byrne and Annalise O'Brien when they arrive at his flat in search of Mercury's help.

Initially, Gabriel knows nothing about Nathan and Annalise or why they need his help. Gabriel is unhappy to learn that Annalise's father is a Fairborn Hunter and that the Fairborn Council are searching for Nathan and Annalise.

Throughout the course of Gabriel's journey to bring Nathan and Annalise to Mercury, Gabriel begins to grow fond of the two witches, and even returns to save Nathan and Annalise after he initially decides to leave them in the hands of other Blood Witches. Gabriel attempts to downplay his emotions, however, and claims that he only came back so he could make sure he was paid for the job.

In an old car, Gabriel steps out in the woods, followed by Nathan and Annalise. Gabriel asks for the map, with which he tells them about different witch territories, and a river which they could use to reach Mercury. Annalise asks what would happen if the Ozannes caught them in their territory and Gabriel tells her to be positive.

As they walk, Gabriel tells them he went out with a fain, and asks both Annalise and Nathan they are virgins, which they do not answer. They stumble upon a tree with pagan sticks hanging from it. As they keep walking, they find a burnt house, which also had people burnt in front of it. Gabriel says is consequence of a Fairborn raid. Annalise refuses to believe that Fairborns did it, but Gabriel assures her it had been. As they keep walking, Nathan hears a heartbeat, telling them they needed to move quickly.

Nathan, Gabriel and Annalise start running until they are held at gunpoint by a group of people. Gabriel says they are simply passing by, but a girl with a shotgun tells him that they were doing so unannounced, and tells her group that there were Fairborns in their land. Gabriel tells them that they had nothing to do with the killings, since they were all Blood Witches.

They are led to a house, where Gabriel tells Nathan to let him do the talking. A woman asks why they were walking through their territory, and Gabriel mentions they are running from the Fairborn Council. A man asks him why he would bring them to their land and Gabriel responds that they were trying to follow the river, but the woman tells him that she had told Mercury that if she sent her people through there again, she would pay.

Nathan explains that he needs to get his blood, as he would be turning 17 in 5 days. He tells them that his father is Marcus Edge and an old woman exits the house. Inspecting his face, she sees that Nathan has Marcus' eyes. She tells him that his father is a great man and welcomes him into their home, also offering to guide them down the river. However, she mentions that they must pay their way first. She mentions that two people would be having their Giving Ceremony, and they would attend as guests, which she says is not a request.

Annalise, Gabriel and Nathan decide that they would keep their head down until the next day, which angers Annalise, but she does not have a choice. They help out by moving furniture, where Gabriel and Nathan talk about their love interests. Annalise mentions the house is creepy, but Nathan thinks it is alright.

At dinner, Odette flirts with Nathan, while he is asked by other people if he could hear heartbeats. He mentions that his father stole other people's powers. However, he is told that when a witch dies, their power dies with them, so it is better to take them so that they can be handed to the next in line, which is a way in which powers and people live on. However, Nathan clarifies that his father takes powers when he kills Fairborns, but the woman tells them that Fairborns had killed Marcus' mother.

Later that night, Odette leads Nathan, Annalise, and Gabriel to their room. They will have to share a bed, which makes them feel a bit uncomfortable. Before they sleep, Gabriel asks Nathan if he is a heat eater, and Nathan simply says that he supposes he is. Annalise starts stroking Nathan's chest as she falls asleep. When they wake up, Nathan is facing Gabriel.

In the morning, Nathan and Gabriel take a shower, when a man Gabriel liked approaches them. After the shower, Gabriel tells Nathan that after taking them to Mercury, he would return to Paris, saying that he should visit him when all that was over.

Gabriel is told that he woke up late, while Annalise offers to get some chickens for the feast along with Nathan. Gabriel tells them not to go far and leaves.

When Nathan and Annalise get back to Gabriel, he can tell they had had sex. A group of Blood Witches return soon after, leading a Fairborn restrained by rope around their wrists and neck. Nathan introduces himself to a man, who tells him it is an honor, and they would drink in his honor.

The man holds a Fairborn in a cage in front of everybody, and says that while Fairborns called them barbarians, they were the ones invading their land, so they would take his power. The Fairborn cries inside the cage as the old woman approaches him and the cage starts closing in on the man, crushing his body completely until he turns into flowers. After that, the old woman approaches the cage, finds his heart and starts eating it in front of everyone in order to take his powers.

At dinner, Annalise says she had never seen a man die that way before; Nathan suddenly falls from the table. Gabriel asks if he is okay, while the woman notices some marks on his body, which he had had for four days. She asks for materials in order to help him, which Odette runs to grab. The old woman says that Nathan has a parasite spell designed to take his powers.

As Nathan, Odette, Gabriel and Annalise make it to a boat, Ceelia yells at them to stop. Gabriel tells her not to move towards them, but she insists that they get him help. Gabriel says that if she wants to help him, to get Nathan on a boat, so Ceelia joins them. However, on the boat, she is knocked unconscious.

On the boat, Odette tells Gabriel that he should talk to Nathan. She says that she does not think her brother has blood yet. Nathan approaches Gabriel, who asks him how he is doing. Nathan says that he is doing alright, but Gabriel is not in a good mood because he was worried Nathan was going to die.

Odette is feeling cold, which Annalise notices. Annalise wonders if her brother had gotten his blood, and tries to hug her in order to help, but Odette tells her not to touch her. Annalise tells Gabriel and Nathan that Odette has a fever, so they rush to help her. At the same time, Max starts getting the same symptoms.

In the distance, Bjorn notices that Max's real grandfather had been killed by Jessica, and it was her who had given Max her blood. Jessica is amazed watching Max suffer, as Nathan holds on to Odette. Annalise rushes to get Ceelia, who is told by Nathan that they had not been given their blood. Gabriel puts powder on her face, which eases her pain, as well as Max's. On Odette and Max's hand a flame starts, but slowly turns out as they die. Jessica slaps Max as Bjorn shows up; she tells him he had missed the event and leaves the van.

When Odette dies, Nathan starts to attack Ceelia violently, but she defends herself and manages to beat him. Nathan is about to kill Ceelia with a gun, calling her "Fairborn scum", but Annalise makes the gun fall apart. Nathan tells her that she would be handed over to the next Blood Clan they find, saying there needed to be consequences.

In the woods, Odette is laid to rest by Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel. Annalise asks Nathan if he really would have killed Ceelia, to which Nathan says that she does not understand, but she says that she does because her father has done terrible things as well, and her life has also been turned upside down. However she says that maybe she is also Fairborn scum. Nathan tells Annalise not to be like that, but he suddenly drops.

The poison is harming Nathan, so Ceelia tells Annalise that her power can also take the poison out from Nathan's body. Ceelia insists that it is her power, which she needs to use and not hide from. Gabriel encourages Annalise, who breathes deeply and after concentrating is able to remove the poison. When he wakes up, he holds Annalise's hand and the two hug.

Nathan asks Gabriel if he could do the same he had done for Odette if he did not get his blood. He walks up to him and asks how he could get his name in Gabriel's book. Gabriel says that the names are people important to him, and hands him a pen so he would not forget him.

On the boat, Gabriel, Annalise and Nathan drink to Odette. Gabriel starts dancing with Annalise while Nathan watches.

The next morning Ceelia escapes, followed by Annalise, who says that she would go with her. Gabriel sees this and is surprised.

Nathan wakes up and hears Gabriel's heartbeat. Both of them look at each other while waking up and Nathan finds out that Annalise had left with Ceelia. Gabriel tells him that he saw them leave, but he could not have him run after her because he would turn 17 in two days and needed his blood.

Nathan cannot believe that she would leave without saying goodbye, but Gabriel tells him that both of them have their own path. They continue toward Mercury on foot, and start talking about the Lord of the Rings, which Nathan uses as an analogy to say that maybe their bad times have not been as bad as they think.

As both Nathan and Gabriel walk, they find a garage, where Gabriel says that they had made it, only they needed to "find their station". Nathan asks where their friends are, but Gabriel says that they have no way of knowing. He starts coughing after what Gabriel starts cooking and Gabriel says that the cuts mean that they can travel there. There is a loud bang and both of them hide. It turns out that it was Kieran, trying to help Gabriel, but Nathan did not wait and hit him in the head. Before he dies, Kieran tells them that Jessica wants to hurt his daughter and tells them not to go to Wolfhagen. Seeing that he is dead, Nathan starts crying and throwing up.

Nathan says that they need to go to Wolfhagen in order to help out, but Gabriel tells him that they must go to Mercury so he gets his blood and they save his life. Nathan wonders if his life is worth saving, and Gabriel tells him it is to him.

After that, Gabriel reveals to Nathan where the Cut is and they both prepare to jump. Gabriel comforts Nathan and they share a kiss, before Nathan pushes Gabriel into the cut by himself. Gabriel calls Nathan a stupid idiot and starts walking, while Nathan turns away.

Gabriel approaches a house, which he is able to unlock with a code. Looking around, he opens a door and sees that Nathan's blood is not there. Mercury asks if he was not going to greet her, also asking for Nathan. Gabriel says that Nathan did not go and asks Mercury to let her take him his blood. She asks where he is and is told that he is in Wolfhagen.

Mercury tells Gabriel that all the potential that Nathan had was gone now. Gabriel tells her to give him the blood so he could bring him back. However, Mercury blows yellow dust in his face, which makes him forget why he wanted the blood. Mercury tells him that he was just going to bed since he had come a long way, and Gabriel leaves, promising to stay a while.

In the past, Gabriel is brought to Mercury and he names the ingredients necessary to help his father's pain. Mercury accepts keeping Gabriel, hoping he would become useful someday. After that, Gabriel's parents leave, which makes him sad, but Mercury blows yellow dust in his face to make him forget. After tat, he is handed a book where he is told to write names down of people he might forget someday. In the present, Gabriel opens his book and sees Nathan's name written down.

Gabriel starts to remember glimpses of the people he had lost, including Nathan, and even says his name out loud. He leaves his room and is helped by a boy to open a door to where all the blood is. He grabs Nathan's blood and thanks the boy, giving him words of comfort, and promising he would come back for him.

Mercury finds out that Gabriel is leaving, but he says that he would not be staying, as he would be helping a boy kill a wolf. Mercury stops smiling and attacks him, but he is able to hide from her.

Gabriel finds Nathan and complains that he had pushed him. Nathan simply asks for his blood and Gabriel asks why he had kissed him, to which Nathan responds that he did not know it would be okay. Gabriel hands him his blood and tells him to drink it, but Nathan tells him it is not dawn yet, so they try to find Annalise. They are attacked by hunters, and Nathan sees that Gabriel had been shot; however, Nathan's blood had saved him and he did not have a spare.

Annalise and Nathan find each other, along with Gabriel. Annalise asks for Ceelia, but Nathan simply says that it would be alright. As the three of them walk, they find Ceelia and all that Soul had done. Ceelia tells them that Soul is hunting, recites a poem and dies.

Nathan, Annalise and Gabriel set off to look for Jessica, but are not able to find her. They exit the mansion and Nathan says that he is out of family members. He sits down, but both Annalise and Gabriel tell him not to give up. As they walk, Nathan proposes they all say what they want to say to each other. Annalise says that everything has been horrific, but she would think about them for the rest of her life. Nathan tells them that he loves them both and suggests they have a quiet night in. Suddenly, Gabriel and Annalise are frozen in time by Soul.

Later, Nathan runs up behind Soul and stabs him with the knife, freeing Annalise and Gabriel, who run towards the fight. Soul says that everybody would understand he had no choice but to kill Nathan, but he is interrupted by Gabriel, who pushes him and yells at Nathan to run. When Soul is about to kill Gabriel with fire, Annalise starts using her power on her father, as she cries. Soul realizes that the prophecy about the son killing his own blood referred to Annalise killing him, as she finally makes him explode. After she does this, Annalise starts crying and grabs her father's necklace as she is comforted by Gabriel and Nathan.

Nathan sees Soul's heart on the ground and silently considers eating it, as Gabriel and Annalise look at him.

## Personality

Gabriel is a caring and comforting person, but he often tries to downplay his acts of kindness and prefers to publicly portray himself as an aloof and unattached person.

Gabriel holds Annalise's hand to comfort her when the Ozanne Clan publicly executes a Fairborn Witch and forces the trio to watch.

When Odette Ozanne writhes in pain while dying from not receiving her family blood on her Giving Day, Gabriel performs a spell to soothe the pain and comforts her as she passes. Later, Nathan, Annalise, and Gabriel lay Odette's body to rest at the base of a tree, surrounded by flowers, and Gabriel places a flower in her folded hands.

## Appearance

In childhood, Gabriel had naturally straight, blond hair. In adulthood, Gabriel dyes his hair an unnatural bleach blond color with grown out brown roots. He is taller than average, with pale skin and cornflower blue eyes. He has a cheeky playfulness rippling across his face. Gabriel like to dress in an eccentric and fashionable way.

Gabriel is often seen with pigmentation on his fingertips, likely from handling various powders for alchemic purposes. The tips of his fingers are also permanently stained blue from a past mishap with said powders.

## Powers & Abilities

### Basic Abilities

* **Spellcasting:** The act of changing and controlling events through the use of incantations and recitations.

* **Accelerated Healing:** The ability to heal at supernatural speeds. This ability is shared by both Fairborn Witches and Blood Witches but Blood Witches heal faster than Fairborn Witches.

### Individual Power

* **Alchemy:** Gabriel is an alchemist who has the ability to alter the state of objects, often using various powders to do so. One of the powders, a yellow dust that freezes people and makes them forget, he uses on his boyfriend instead of just breaking up with him.