Axel Olsen

—to Ash, after yet another Cleatus incident

Saki Atoya (considered sister)

**Axel Olsen** (Ax-ehl Ohl-sehn) is a person that values a good joke or jab at people above a lot of other things. He's snarky and sarcastic most of the time, and can usually be heard cracking jokes (even if they aren't the best) or making dumb meme references. He may get angered very easily, especially if those he loves are hurt or threatened, and will hold a grudge until the end of time if you upset him. Underneath the slightly rough exterior, he truly cares for people and will get along, in some form, with almost (ALMOST) anyone.

## Appearance

Axel is small in stature and has a slightly thinner build. He has short, well-kept, bright red hair, fair skin, and dark crimson eyes. He usually wears a slightly oversized light blue hoodie, blue jeans, with a threadbare spot on his right knee, white oval-shaped glasses, and red tennis shoes with white accents. He also has two black piercings in each earlobe.

## Relationships

### Saki Atoya

Axel is fully convinced that he and Saki were siblings in a past life. The moment they met, they just clicked, and have been best friends ever since. He knows for a fact that he can trust her with anything, and he has more platonic love for her than any other person. They've been there for each other through thick and thin, though Axel was usually the one needing her for support whenever his home life got out of control. When his father kicked him out, Saki was the person he stayed with so that he didn't have to go back home to his mom. He knows that she'll always be there for him, and he'll be there for her, too.

### Quilo Hyland

At first, Axel and Quilo had a little bit of bad blood. Quilo was friends with the token bully at their previous school, and did nothing to stop him when he harassed the other kids, and especially Axel and Saki, relentlessly. But, after the bully cast Quilo off to the side and started harassing them as well, Axel stood up for them, and adopted Quilo into the friend group. They've been friends ever since. He genuinely enjoys their over-the-top personality and loves being around them. He also has lighthearted fun teasing them, as he does with all his friends.

### Judas Pilate

Judas is Axel's boyfriend, and the person he cares most about. He loves Judas to death, and would die or kill for him. He's very protective of Judas, and fusses over him any chance he gets. Judas is the first person he can ever say he's truly fallen in love with.

They first met through food. Judas was cooking, and offered Axel some. They both quickly took a liking to one another, Judas in a more romantic way, but Axel was oblivious at this point.

Until Blaze told him about Judas' crush, that is. Wanting to cause chaos, Blaze decided to out Judas to Axel. After this, Axel pondered how he felt about Judas, and realized that he also had feelings for Judas that even he didn't notice.

Judas and Axel have been dating ever since, and Axel's been the happiest he's been in a long while. The two have been there for each other through tough times and not. When Axel finally fully cut contact with his mother over the phone, Judas was there for him. When Judas caught Covid, Axel was by his side, doing everything he could to make Judas more comfortable.

Ever since Judas was shot, Axel has been a nervous wreck, worrying about him. He feels extremely guilty about it, thinking that Judas going outside was his fault, and, even though he knows it wasn't his fault, he still semi blames himself.

He has also killed for Judas, in a way, choosing to save Judas over the President of Turkey.

### Ash Maki

Ash is one of Axel's two roommates, the other being Viginti, although Axel's never actually met Vigi.

The moment Ash and Axel met, they immediately clicked, through sarcasm, obscure references, and jokes. Because of this, around the same time as Axel and Judas were starting to fall for one another, Ash developed a crush on Axel. Axel, oblivious as ever, never even noticed this until after he told Ash about his date with Judas. Ash broke down, not functioning for around two weeks, until he eventually confronted Axel with his feelings and they reconciled.

Ever since then, Ash and Axel have had a great relationship, and Axel considers him one of his closest friends.

Ash was there for Axel through his intense distress over Judas getting shot, and was the first person that Axel thought of to call when he was trapped in Cleatus' bunker.

Though, his nonchalant reaction to aiding in the murder of the President of Turkey made him feel... weird.

### Suko Ryu

One of two people on campus that Axel legitimately hates. Suko is insufferable to be around, to Axel, and just talking with him makes Axel frustrated.

It also doesn't help that Suko punched Judas, which prompted Axel to protect him. Axel still holds a grudge against Suko because of this incident.

### Cleatus Jones

Though Axel only met Cleatus in person once, his interactions with him were negative before they even met.

Cleatus was responsible for the shot fired at Judas.

While Axel was still stressing about his boyfriend in the hospital, Cleatus approached him and gloated about the fact that he'd been behind it. This caused Axel to attack him, but he stopped once Cleatus appeared to be choking. Although semi reluctantly, Axel tried to help Cleatus. But Cleatus, being the coward that Axel sees him as, tricked him. He slashed his face and ran off. Axel followed him, but Cleatus was nowhere to be found.

After losing Cleatus, Axel kicked a nearby wall in frustration, causing a bunker to appear. Because he thought it was pretty funny, Axel input the code '420', and the hatch opened. He had a sneaking suspicion that it was a trap, but his curiosity got the best of him.

Within the bunker, Axel was indeed trapped. The only way to escape was... to choose between letting Judas die... or killing the President of Turkey. In an attempt to escape without having to face this choice, Axel teleported Ash into the bunker. This was in vain, as a five minute timer soon threatened to decide for him. Ultimately, Axel decided to save the love of his life, but couldn't bring himself to hit the button. Ash did so, though this didn't ease his immense guilt.

### Blaze Lyon

Overall, very neutral. He hates that Blaze invaded Judas' privacy and deprived him of being able to confess to Axel himself, but he is secretly a little grateful that Blaze told him, as he would never have realized his own feelings if not for Blaze.

## Quotes

* "*Thank you, Judas. Honestly, without people like you and my friends, I would have gone insane sooo long ago.*"
* "*Judas... you're the strongest person I've ever met. Of course you're gonna be okay.*"
* "*Well, you know the old saying, 'don't accept explosives from strangers.'*"
* "*Commit arson somewhere else. And pull the fire alarm, cuz I kinda enjoy living.*"
* "*I, for one, believe that every person should be free to cause explosions and chaos.*"
* "*You are a different brand. Built different. Literally.*"
* "*This is rich coming from the guy who looks like he just walked out of a My Chemical Romance fan meetup.*"
* "*Oh please, calm down, o ye ruler of drama.*"
* "*I don't need too much in my closet, don't stay in there too much. Already been in the closet for way too loNG-*"
* "*Just cuz he's your kid doesn't mean he owes you anything, especially not his presence. So, do him a favor and buzz off, yeah?*"
* "*Damn laws, always getting in the way of my fun.*"
* "*I will punt you into the sun for the meme, too."*
* "*I don't think that's how this works, I will kill you and pry those chips from your cold, dead hands.*"
* *"Maybe I shouldn't have to worry about pancakes flying at my forehead. Ever think of that one, chief?"*
* *"It's okay to not be okay, you know..."*
* *"I don't want to like... say I dont like [Hawk]. And I dont want to cause a rift in the group. Y'allre like... my only friends."*
* *"Jesus fucking Christmas, I feel like s h i t--- Well, even more than usual-"*
* *"If you think I love [Judas] because of his physical abilities, you're so much more stupid than I thought. I love him because he's... him. That's it. And I can guarantee that not one fucking person on this God-forsaken planet has or will ever say the same things about you, you waste of human life. You should carry a plant around to replace all the oxygen you waste."*
* "*Caught in 4k. Fuck."*

## Trivia

* Axel is FtM transgender, and this is the main reason, among other smaller issues, he is no longer in contact with his parents.
* He has punched a hole in his wall once after fighting with his mom.
* He emotionally relates to Cavetown music. He is learning how to play the guitar specifically to play Devil Town.
* He definitely hasn't taken nuts and bolts from Ash's workstation when he isn't looking.
* His singing voice is quite good, but he's decently embarrassed by it because of how high his voice gets when singing.
* He can sometimes be found singing Friday Pilots Club songs at the top of his lungs in his dorm room.
* He hasn't used his Ultimate Talent once since he's been at the school, since any small mechanical issues are usually fixed before he even has the chance. This upsets him ever so slightly.
* He's terrified of the prospect of driving a car. For this reason, he's made zero attempts to get his license.
* All of his friends can and will pick him up just to mess with him.
* [Creator Fact] Axel is probably the character I relate to the most, for possibly obvious reasons. I may or may not have based his relationship with his mother off of my own experiences.
* [Creator Fact] I originally wrote Axel with genuine anger issues, but scrapped this early on in favor of the more sarcastic Axel who only uses violence when provoked.
* [Creator Fact] The song I used to think up his backstory was Boys Will Be Bugs by Cavetown.