Easton Royal

**Easton Royal** is a protagonist and narrator of Fallen Heir and Cracked Kingdom.

## Biography

### Early Life

Easton was born due to an affair by Steve O’Halloran and Maria Royal in Bayview in the month of April. Easton believed that he was partly at fault for his mother's death since she OD on drugs along with her own medication she confiscated from him. Easton felt alone and disconnected from the world. He fell into a life of alcohol, drugs, sex and partying, gambling and fighting to fill the void left by his mother's suicide. Reed followed him into fighting to keep an eye out on his younger brother so he wouldn't completely self destruct.

### Paper Princess

At first, Easton follows his brother, Reed, lead to drive Ella away, but in the end Easton becomes the first Royal brother to open up to Ella. Though he kissed Ella first he realized it was a bad idea because he thought of Ella as a sister. When Ella and Reed started dating East kept insisting that it was a bad idea because he said the Royals would ruin her, showing his sisterly affection towards her.

### Broken Prince

Easton gets heartbroken when Ella leaves and doesn't return home, blaming it all on his older brother Reed. He is the warmest to Ella when she does return and he even accepts his father request to babysit her and prevent her from running away again. He shows great concern for his family when Reed gets injured and is very happy when Uncle Steve returns home.

### Twisted Palace

Without Ella in the Royal household, Easton feels lonlier than before. He helps Ella and Reed to keep their relationship secret from Steve and even organizes a trip to an adventure park with some of the football guys and Ella and Valerie so that Reed can spend time with his girlfriend. On that trip to the football game he mentions starting to gain interest in a girl, but she isn't mentioned at all after that.

### Fallen Heir

Though he is a senior and an adult, Easton is still reckless, irresponsible and addicted to alcohol. He flirts and has sex with girls for fun. He had sex with his new math teacher and was seen by a new student, Hartley Wright. At first he scares her off and stays close to her to make sure she doesn't tell anyone what she saw in the math class, but soon he finds himself actually liking her. Soon, Easton lets Hartley into his life and falls for her, but in the end he causes her trouble that would make her parents sent her away. In the end he gets drunk and confronts Hartley and her dad. In the end there is an accident that makes Sebastian go into a coma.

### Cracked Kingdom

Hartley gets amnesia and loses all memories of her and Easton and that breaks his heart. He keeps blaming himself and making sure that Sebastian and especially Hartley are safe and getting the treatments they need. After a long time, Hartley and Easton open up to each other and start dating. While trying to help Hartley and Ella stop their dads from doing illegal alliences, Easton gets shot and has surgery to replace his kidney. In the end, Easton remains togheter with Hartley, move in togheter in the Royal mansion and stay an year home before college. He is best man at Reed and Ella's wedding and stays sober and in a healthy relationship with Hartley.

## Personality

East is a very attractive young man. He turned to a life of substance abuse and partying to fill the void of losing his mother and having an emotionally absent father he covers this up with humor, but he can be serious when he wants to be. However when Callum tried to parent him and rest of the Royal brothers Easton didn't take to it. When he meets Ella Harper although first having disdain for her they quickly form a strong bond especially after Ella realizes they're both still mourning for their deceased mothers in different way. When Ella runaways because Reed breaks her heart Easton blames him for it and acts out to a point of being out of control.

When he meets Hartley Wright in his senior year Easton is struggling to be a adult and his own personal demons. Despite forming a friendship with Hartley he quickly forms a strong romantic attraction, although because of his respect for her wishes not to be pursed by him. Easton obeys seeing as doesn't want lose her friendship. However after a brush with death they enter into a relationship with her helping him overcome his addiction problems resulting him into becoming a better person.

## Features

He has blue like ocean eyes, inherited from his mother . A solid stature because of his athletic lifestyle. 1’85 m at least

## Relationships

Claire (ex-girlfriend/ friends with benefits)

Hartley Wright (Girlfriend)

## Quotes

“Look, I like you. Didn’t think I would but I do, and because I like you, I feel the need to warn you that we Royals are pretty fucked up. We’re good in bed, but out of it? We’re like a stage four hurricane.”

“You can’t leave, I don’t want you to go... You belong with us. You’re the best thing that ever happened to this family. You’re ours”.

"She’s not there, but it’s her home. And mine now, too."

"I’ve been dying inside while trying to keep a smile on my face because I’m scared if I let that dark cold spread beyond the box I’m trying to keep it in, I’ll end up doing the same thing my mom did."

## Trivia

* Easton hates bugs, especially cockroaches.
* He stated that he hates it when girls are afraid of their own curves.
* He owns a motorcycle, which he bought without Callum or the rest of the family knowing.
* Easton hates hospital beds and thinks drinking alone is for losers.
* He's an alcoholic. He also has a tendency to smoke weed.
* His best friend outside family is Pash.