Kin Aquila/Relationships

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**Relationships**

## Family

### Mammon Cozbi

Mammon and Kin have a strained relationship. There is no love between them, only fear and disappointment. Mammon says that while Kin looks like him, the two could not be less alike, and he detests Kin for "dragging his name through the mud" and often calls him a disgrace and denounces him as his son. Kin respects Mammon and has grown to twistedly idolize and fear him. He hangs onto every word Mammon says, fearing that if he acts the wrong way or stands up to him again, he'll be killed. Throughout his child hood, Kin had a healthy fear of Mammon, he viewed him as untouchable and aspired to be like him, though following witnessing his mother's murder, Kin grew terrified of Mammon. The fear is only increased by the knowledge and experience that prove that Mammon is not unwilling to hurt him, even drawing him near death for disobedience.

### Orla Cozbi

Kin and Orla had an extremely good relationship. Orla loved her son, and he loved her. They were extremely protective over one another and spent a lot of quality time together aside from training. She was his primary caretaker, often being the one responsible for feeding him and providing him with clothes and affection. Kin has fond memories of his mother stroking his hair and simply talking to him as he fell asleep. She was extremely physically affectionate with him and often showed her love through giving gifts. Many of the bracelets he wears up his arms are gifts from her. He witnessed her death, and was horrified and devastated. He was afraid of Mammon, but his fear slowly morphed into terror as he watched Mammon kill Orla. After the confrontation, Orla's death weighed heavily on his mind, and he considers it to be his fault despite Orla dying before he stepped in. He believes that if he had been strong enough to kill or prevent Mammon from getting near her, she would still be alive.

## The Aveina

### Owen Fogo

Owen and Kin have a small rivalry, Owen sees Kin as a threat to his status in the Aveina, and Kin dislikes Owen for being a "suck up" to Mammon and easily gaining the affection that Kin had to struggle for. During his time in the Aveina, Kin made a few scathing internal remarks about Owen, saying that he was nothing more than an "absolute idiot who will do anything for a shred of power." This dislike grew when Owen took action after finding out Kin was Mammon's son. During a heist he attacked him to prevent him from going into the vaults to collect a prize to give to Mammon later. He slashed all four of Kin's limbs, gagged him, stole his gun and then buried him in corpses. Kin was forced to listen to the sounds of Mammon, Owen, Neith and the rest of the Aveina fleeing the scene while he was left for dead.

### Harkin Stoke

Harkin is blissfully unaware of Kin's existence, though Kin despises Harkin. Kin sees Harkin as nothing more than a brat who Mammon selected because of his loud mouth and arrogant attitude. On the one hand, Kin is jealous of Harkin because of the "special treatment" and attention he gets from Mammon, who is training him to take either Owen or Neith's place if one of them died. He was extremely jealous of this attention as Mammon treated Harkin more like a son than he ever treated Kin.

## Taraxacum Residents

### Tovia Weston

Tovia and Kin do not have a good relationship. Tovia is convinced that Kin is just like Owen, and refuses to let him anywhere near Oly. Upon his arrival in Taraxacum, she imprisoned him with Esme, who she also believed to be in cahoots with Owen, Mammon and the Aveina. Kin is under the impression that Tovia is insane and does not wish to interact with her as much as he can help it.

### Esmerelda Rembert

Esme was initially very cold and scathing toward Kin, insulting him and digging at his past and heritage. Thanks to the way Mammon often treated him when he was in the Aveina, he was unbothered by her remarks and simply wished to chat with her and get to know her a little more. He told her about himself, the Aveina, and insisted that he wasn't the one to have taken Oly. Once it was confirmed that he was telling the truth about his motives, he was released. Esme extended a more understanding side of herself to him and began giving him worksheets and books to teach him how to read. She also told him about the best place to stargaze, fueling his fascination with the sky and stars.

Kin's terrified of thunderstorms due to the sound of thunder sounding like gunshots. During this, Esme found him curled beneath his desk, cowering in fear. She comforted him and he confided in her and revealed his past, he confessed to be the one who killed his mother (forced by Mammon) and broke down in tears. She continued to comfort him, telling him it wasn't his fault and that Mammon was the one to blame. After he had calmed down enough she gave him earplugs which allowed him to fall asleep while leaving her jacket there in case he got cold. Throughout the month that Kin had been in Taraxacum, he spent time with Esme, mostly learning to read, write or stargazing. He gradually developed a small crush on her, though wasn't entirely sure what these emotions were and didn't wish to act on them for fear of her getting hurt. A few days after Christmas, he decided to confess that his feelings for her may delve beyond platonic. She gently shot him down and the two returned to their previous activities like nothing happened. Despite knowing that would likely happen, the rejection still hurt a little.

The thoughts didn't come again until new years, which they spent together. Esme then confessed that she too had developed feelings and was simply too afraid of repeating history with Owen to act on them. Kin felt both relieved, overjoyed and furious at Owen for hurting her. Following her confession, she said she was willing to give them a try, and so the two began dating. In the present day, Kin cares very deeply about Esme and will go to great lengths to protect her. In the back of his mind, he is terrified that one day he may accidentally hurt her and be no better than Owen, though he hopes it will never come to that. For now, he works to trust her and himself, and push them toward a brighter future together.

### Caligo Diruyo

Caligo and Kin don't spend time together, though from first impressions and what he's heard from Esme he has a good impression of Caligo. He was formerly a little hesitant seeing as the "president" title has only ever been affiliated with the Fayers, but was willing to follow Caligo and give him the benefit of the doubt. In the current day, Kin trusts Caligo not to hurt or use him, and is grateful for his help with obtaining a Christmas gift for Esme. He feels indebted to Caligo and wishes to repay that either by protecting him or doing what he can to help Caligo in his daily life.

### Anwar Ayre

Kin is wary of Anwar, he's unsure of what to think about him and partially still thinks he's a ghast hybrid. On the same note, he's also intimidated by Anwar because of the way he speaks. Kin's never heard language like that, and he struggles to understand anything Anwar says. Regardless, he seemed friendly enough. Kin invited him to stargaze with him, and wouldn't reject him if Anwar reproached him about the matter.

## References

1. ↑ Kin's Motives
2. ↑ Thunderstorms are crazyyy