Lucas Poussin

**Lucas Poussin**

### Occupation

Accountant (Former)Poussin Hunting Lodge Owner (Current)Poussin Hunting (Current)

## Appearance

He is described to be muscular and stands at 6'0. He has dark red hair and eyebrows. He has a shining grin and smells like cologne and leather. He wears a leather jacket, with a black t-shirt, and snug jeans, He walks around in heavy working boots. Rosalina describes him as someone who looks like they are from the city but has an edge to them that says they are a hunter's son.

## Biography

### Early Life

By the locals in Orca Cove, he is described to be the best thing to happen to Rosalina since he saved her from drowning in the frozen lake when they were 15 years old. Since then he is regarded as a hero on top of his family already being considered royalty in their town. His family has owned Poussin Hunting Lodge for generations and the Poussin Hunting Company, that bring a lot of business to the town and is the most popular spot in Orca Cove. Lucas proudly has a wolf pelt hanging in the hunting lodge that he killed by shooting it in the back of the head while it was sleeping ten years ago.

When he had graduated from high school eight years from the events of Bonded by Thorns he went to college and then got his Masters, and had arrived back in Orca Cove after living a year in the city. When in college he would often come back around Christmas time and see his family and Rosalina. In Bonded by Thorns, when he arrived back into town, he had graduated from college back in Spring with honors and had an accounting job in the city but was let go because of his attitude. He agrees that he did not want to be caged there.

Has been in the woods hundreds of times and has never seen wild roses.

### Bonded By Thorns

#### Chapter 2

Lucas arrives in a large truck with their brights on in a residential area. Rosalina is confused on who this could be but then recognizes the logo, Poussin Hunting Company, on the truck. He gets out and is surprised but glad to see her. He says he is on his way to her house when he saw her on the ground covered in mud. He had only pulled up because he thought she was some undesirable or vagabond that he was going to tell to leave but realizes was her. He embraces her.

#### Chapter 3

He invites her back to his family's lodge, Poussin Hunting Lodge, and then leaves. When she arrives he is on the second floor and they hug again. He calls her innocent and that she would never be able to make it in the city. He says that he will get her a job there at the lodge but she refuses saying she can see people at the bookstore. He pulls up her left sleeve to reveal the scar he had left on her with his name. She becomes angry because he had forgotten that he had carved that into her. He interrupts their argument by kissing her and she relents and struggles to cover her scar. He then says they should enjoy their party and Rosalina questions what he means by saying "their" party. Lucas jumps on the table and talks to the crowd. He says he is taking over the lodge from his parents and everyone cheers. He jumps off the table and lands in front of Rosie and kneels. He is proposing and the light almost blinds Rosalina. She is shocked and cannot speak. A part of her sees this as a way to belong and help run the lodge but also sees part of her scar and understands the risks. The door bursts open of the lodge and it is the butcher's son. The son shows Rosalina's dad's jacket that was in the middle of the woods. She grabs the jacket and yells for the butcher's son to lead her to where he found it.

#### Chapter 5

When Rosalina ran out of the lodge after his unanswered proposal, he followed her and Thomas into the Briarwood forest to search for her dad. Rosalina leads them to an overgrown rose bush with many thorns. Lucas turns on his flashlight and they see red blood and torn fabric. Thomas says this is where he found the coat. Lucas identifies the blood as fresh. Lucas tells her to wait and to come back in the morning but Rosalina ignores him and goes through the bush. Lucas waves Thomas goodbye and goes into the bush after her. Lucas keeps yelling at her asking her what she is doing and she turns around and says that her dad actually found the land of the fae. Lucas looks around still trying to figure out what's happening. Rosalina runs forward and yells out for her Papa and Lucas tightens his grip around his rifle. They keep walking forward and he will turn around every so often to remind himself the rosebush is still there. They are surrounded by silhouettes and later find out they are Goblins.

#### Chapter 6

Rosalina and Lucas are unable to get out and are getting closer. Lucas is about to shoot them with his rifle but Rosalina stops him saying maybe they can reason with them. Hyena Dogs follow alongside the goblins. Rosalina asks about her father and the goblins chant and say that there are no fathers but one says there was an old man around. Rosalina presses further for information. Another goblin says that Winter took her father, introducing Prince Keldarion and "his beasts of the briar". The goblins continue chanting and Lucas tells them to "shut the fuck up" and readies his rifle. Before Rosalina can stop him, Lucas shoots and five of the goblins lay dead. Rosalina tells Lucas to run and they go deeper into the realm with the remaining goblins chasing after them. Lucas falls and the rifle is lost in the thicket. A hyena creature claw into Lucas's back and goblins cheer. Rosalina takes a **thorn sword** and cuts into the hyena dog's leg. Lucas pushes the creature into the gulley thorns and they both run back to the rosebush they entered. Rosalina's ankle is snatched and goes over the edge of the cliff but stops when her scarf gets caught on a thorn.

Goblins surround her and she calls for Lucas but he is still running towards the bush. The scarf begins to rip and the goblins say she is on her way down to "mother". Rosalina screams for Lucas again and he stops running and turns back to her but scarf gives and she falls, hitting her head against the cliffside and knocking herself out.

## Relationships

### Rosalina O'Connell

By the locals in Orca Cove, he is described to be the best thing to happen to Rosalina. When they were young, he had saved her from drowning in a frozen lake and they began dating when they were 15 years old. Due to this, the town calls her Luca's Girl and she doesn't mind as much because it's better than Crazy George's Daughter. Rosalina is jealous of her peers like Lucas who were able to leave Orca Cove and go to college and even get his Master's degree. Before he had left for college eight years ago, he had broken up with Rosalina but had stayed in Orca Cove until a year before the events of Bonded by Thorns to live in the city and work at an accounting firm. During his college years, he would come home for Christmas time and see her. Lucas's family often joins in the gossip about her family but they are generally much nicer to her, saying they would have nice grandchildren.

When he broke up with her, Rosalina was upset because he was leaving her alone and he had already been distant with her - missing dates, forgetting their planned phone calls, etc. The night that he left for college (8yo ago) he paced back and forth and said "what the fuck do you want from me" while she was crying. He pulled out a hunting knife and said that she will remember who saved her life. Then he carved his name into her left arm; which she covers now with long sleeves everyday. The blood on the wood that came from that night is still there.

He shows up and Rosalina crumbles around him. She is always at a loss for words and is very passive. Even when they were broken up, he would come home to take her out for drinks, they would have sex, and he would still be sexting other girls from his university. She likes him because he is familiar to her, he looks great, and whenever he stares at her she feels like she is special. She generally feels pathetic around him. Lucas likes that she is innocent and says that she would never make it in the city. He says the city girls are too skinny and he likes something to grab and would grab her.

*"He shows up once a year and completely immobilizes me....It's like I regressed being back in high school, hanging on to every word."*

One time he came home from college and took her to dinner and ordered a salad for her because he said *"she packed on the freshman 15 and you aren't even in college."*

*“His name is Lucas. We’ve been on and off since I was fifteen, but I think it’s serious now. Super serious.” I take a deep breath. “Or at least it could have been, if I hadn’t been imprisoned by the fae.”*