Edwin Carpenter

**Biography:** The youngest son of two carpenters in the central Dolovin town of Westerwood, Edwin grew up with relatively few friends, but a very close relationship with his older brother, who he played with constantly as a child. His life thrown off-balance when his brother Erik left to become a knight without warning, Edwin dedicated himself to following the same path to see Erik again, over his parents’ objections. Getting into the training school for knights, passing the initial years of training and getting assigned as a squire to Erik represented the culmination of everything Edwin had ever hoped to achieve, and now that he’s done it, he figures he’s got lots of time to figure out what to do next.

**Notes:**

* Had he not decided to be a knight alongside Erik, Edwin would have followed his parents into carpentry
* Edwin had a few good friends as a child, though he preferred to spend his time with Erik. He grew closer to them after Erik left
* Prior to leaving home, Edwin had never owned anything that didn’t previously belong to Erik
* Edwin has never tried to excel in anything. He’s only ever tried to be as good as he thinks Erik is
* Edwin has an impeccable sense of direction and never gets lost
* After Erik left, Edwin struggled to maintain his relationship with his parents, who didn’t want him to leave as well
* The hardest part of Edwin’s training as a knight was that he didn’t dare tell anyone the brother he sometimes mentioned was in the order, lest he jeopardize his chances of them working together
* Edwin used to love stories about people sent on quests by angels to serve God. Now that that’s happened to him, he’s a lot less enamoured with the concept
* Though regularly unhappy with aspects of his life, Edwin doesn’t regret his choices
* Edwin’s low self-esteem has been a lifelong issue for him, but it’s been improving in the last half-year or so

**Quotes:**

* “I’m your squire now. There are rules.”
* “You have no idea. No idea. I…you’re so good at everything, Erik. I’m not. I only ever wanted this because you did—I’m not made to be a knight. I l-love you so much, and I try, I try so hard to be good enough for you, and I…”
* “You’re the fucking worst. I love you.”
* “I have no idea what the fuck you are. But it’s my duty to protect this city and the people in it.”
* “Snakes don’t…I’m not peeing on it!”
* “Well…there’s always something else to pick up. Being a knight, you know, there’s a lot of…stuff.”
* “I want…I want you to be less annoying. I want you to leave me alone. I want you to stop getting distracted. I want you to stop talking to me. I want you to stop teasing me. I want you to let me go one…fucking…day without thinking about you. I want…”
* “Uh…demons? Come on, I’ve got a magic sword and I’m not afraid to use it on you! Going to destroy your house, don’t you want to stop me? Here, demons, demons, demons. Come out, come out, wherever you are…”
* “Holy fuck. Holy fuck, I did it. I did it. In your face, you fuckhead—literally in your face. Fuck. Fuck.”
* “Why is everyone so worried about me all the time? I’m fine.”
* “Do you ever worry that we’re wrong for each other?”
* “Oh yeah, I’ve saved at least three dragons from evil princesses this week alone.”
* “People are easy to hurt when they feel worthless. Be careful.”

**Trivia:**

* When he was four years old, Edwin took care of a mouse with a broken leg for three weeks until it was well enough to run away in the night
* Edwin’s first sexual experience with a girl was with a prostitute named Honey two weeks into his training when he and his friends visited a brothel. They had sex twice and the second time was free because the first time only lasted thirty-four seconds.
* Edwin doesn’t like eating noodles because he thinks they’re weird
* Animals have always liked Edwin, they follow him and let him feed them everywhere he goes
* Edwin doesn’t believe in ghosts. This did not stop one from haunting him as a child. He also didn’t used to believe in sea monsters, but that didn’t stop one from trying to eat him
* Though he messed around with some friends at home, Edwin’s first sexual experiences were all in training. He got his first handjob from Ben, gave and received his first blowjobs from Leo, and Leo was the first boy he penetrated as well. He bottomed for the first time for Ty.
* As a child, Edwin used to be naked as frequently as adults and the weather would allow, and even now would be a nudist if he could get away with it
* Edwin grew up climbing the small cliffs around Westerwood and is a good climber as a result, and has no fear of heights
* When Edwin was nine he saw a shooting star and asked it to make sure he and Erik stayed together forever. Erik left home three days later
* Without having ever experienced one, Edwin has a deep, abiding fear of earthquakes

**Modern AU:** Modern Edwin has his sights set on the same goal as his brother: the police academy, after which he thinks it might be cool to go into homicide. Since Erik never really left home until university, Edwin has been romantically together with him for a number of years, and is very happy in that relationship, though recently he’s been exploring his polyamorous side, with some of his friends from his basketball team and a few other guys (and girls) he’s met. He plays basketball mostly because Erik did and won’t acknowledge that he’s better at it than his brother was, and when he’s not playing sports, studying, dicking around with his friends or maintaining his growing number of relationships, Edwin works part-time at a garage, where he mostly changes tires.