Aaron Littleton

* Child
* Young Adult

*Adoptive*:

* Harper Stanhope

**Ancestors**:

*Claire's*:

* Olivia Littleton and Gregory Lattimer (great-grandparents through Carole)
* Ray Shephard Sr. (great-grandfather through Christian, †)

**Aaron Littleton** is the son of Claire Littleton, the survivor of the Oceanic 815 crash, and her ex-boyfriend, Thomas. When Claire was pregnant, Thomas, too afraid of the huge responsibility, left her. The blonde was still young and scared, so the only way out she saw was to give her child up for adoption, which, eventually, led her to the plane and later, to the Island.

During the first three years of his life, the boy was raised by Kate Austen, whom Aaron considered his biological mother. In 2007, Kate returned to the Island and brought Claire home, causing a bunch of twisted thoughts in the child's brain.

When he turned 15, Aaron expressed a desire to find his father. It wasn't very difficult. Thomas wasn't a very famous artist, but still, he was known in some galleries. Aaron's trip to Australia was short, the meeting was even shorter. Faced with a wall of misunderstanding, the teenager decided to give up trying to find out who he really was and returned to America, breaking all possible bonds with his father.

## Aaron's Story

Aaron Littleton was born on November 1st, 2004. His mother, Claire was among the passengers of the Oceanic 815 plane that crashed on The Island. She was on her way to Los Angeles to give her baby up for adoption because Aaron’s father changed his mind about taking responsibility for his kid. Later, having given birth, Claire regretted that she thought of giving her son to another family.

That night, when Aaron was born, the only doctor on the island, Jack Shephard (who, as it turned out later, was also his maternal uncle) couldn't help Claire, saving another passenger's life. That's why Kate Austen delivered her baby, and it was she who played a huge role in the boy's future life.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Claire Littleton (mother)

Aaron didn't get to know Claire until he was three. Due to some circumstances, he was raised by another woman and was only able to truly get to know Claire when she returned home in 2007. It didn't take long for the boy to get used to his new mother, although he still remembered Kate and the years spent with her.

In a way, Aaron was the only constant in Claire's life after being rescued, and that was what brought them together so much later on.

#### Kate Austen (foster mother)

Kate raised Aaron for three years after their return from the island, and there wasn't a day when she let the boy know that he wasn't her own kid. She was there for him in the most difficult moments of their life, and even when Kate herself was threatened with prison because of her past crimes, she was ready to sacrifice her freedom just to stay close to her son.

When she managed to bring Aaron's biological mother home, Kate stepped back and diligently avoided the boy so as not to confuse him any further. However, even despite his young age, he has never forgotten his "Mommy" and he still turns to her for advice or help with his adult life.

## Trivia

* Aaron wears the ring with the initials "DS" on his right hand's middle finger. The ring formerly belonged to his surrogate father during his stay on the island, who left it in Aaron's crib before his death. However, the boy didn't receive it for the next three years, as the camp was abandoned. It was not until 2007 that Sun Kwon, who arrived on the island for the second time, found the ring and later passed it to Aaron's mother. Since then, it has become an integral part of the boy's life.
* Despite his desperate desire not to be like his father, Aaron eventually became an artist, as did Thomas.