Liam Achilles Awan

Liam Achilles Awan is one of the lab directors in the Spiritopion Research Lab of Physiology and Genetics. He's typically in charge of the Physiology Labs, dealing mainly with the complete functions of the human body. He went to Spiritopion University of Science, getting two degrees in biology and engineering.

## Personality

Liam is described as being quick-witted and intelligent by his peers. He's well respected in the lab, often regarded as collaborative and hard working. However, Liam is obsessive with anyone he falls for, going through extreme lengths just to be with them. He doesn't bode well with people who challenge his orders and beliefs. He's also known to intimidate and threaten others who do not listen to him.

## Physical Description

Liam is six feet tall and weighs around 170 pounds. He has slightly tan skin and rust colored hair. His eyes are bright green with deep eye bags. He has a bigger stature and an aged face with prominent laugh lines. He normally wears a pale red lab coat with orange gloves and deep brown boots. Underneath he wears a dark red sweater with dark orange pants. Liam has many sutures and scars covering his body, many are hidden by his outfits.

## Backstory

Liam never met his parents, as they refused to keep him past his cute infant phase. He was instead handed over to his uncle, who ended up horribly abusing him. His uncle often beat, berated, and sent him to school with bruises and broken bones. Because his uncle was well-liked among the community, no one ever believed Liam when he told of his abuse. When not enduring his uncle, Liam would spend his free time finding dead animals in the woods near his house, dissecting them and learning about their anatomy. Sometimes he would perform mini surgeries on himself to fix himself up when his uncle hurt him too badly.

When Liam became a teenager, the abuse only became worse, as he wasn't meeting Markus' standards when it came to school. Earlier in the night, Markus had slapped Liam so hard, he fell onto the ground and lost a tooth. He had enough. When his uncle was asleep, Liam crept up with a kitchen knife and stabbed him until he was sure Markus wasn't breathing. Police arrived soon, after he called them, and investigated what happened. Liam claimed his uncle had threatened him with a knife, and so he stabbed him in self defense. After many interviews and psychologist appointments, Liam was put into foster care for the next two years before he turned eighteen.

After the scandal, Liam went to a typical four-year college and graduated with a degree in biology, but he didn't feel satisfied with life. He fell into a deep depression and ended up experimenting with drugs and alcohol. He became homeless shortly after his graduation, which only worsened his addictions. He'd try to charm men at bars for money to afford food and clothes. Life was meaningless for him, until one faithful day. A new band had made it onto the scene, with Stitch in the spotlight. Liam had found purpose through the lyrics and melodies. All day everyday, he would play the tracks, even to the annoyance of everyone around him. This admiration soon became obsession, and is what ruined his eventual marriage. He went back to college and got his masters and PhD, soon becoming lab director in S.R.L.P.G..

## During LAA

As assigned by the Century Record Label, Liam became the leader of the Revival Project, which he was more than happy to do. Under his wing were many other scientists, some coming from different areas of the lab to contribute. While the pay was good, Liam wasn't doing it for that. He took every opportunity to get close to Stitch, but not enough for others to notice. In the beginning, the tests were simply about restarting the heart and lungs, but soon evolved into allowing the body to live without major modifications.

Once Stitch awoke, Liam's obsession became very apparent to the others, but no one seemed to care as long as they got paid. Despite Stitch's clear hatred of Liam, he still tried to convince the rock star that loving him would be simple and worth while. When Stitch refused to be with him, Liam threw a fit, and took his anger out on the rock star and the other scientists. Soon, a plan developed in his head. When the other scientists left one night, he stayed back. He had doses of a knock-out serum and intended to add certain robotics and modifications to code Stitch's brain to fall in love with him. He was caught, but he had barred the door after he came in. The police were called and arrived right before Liam could do anything to Stitch, and he was arrested.

Out of jail, and the lab completely abandoned, Liam returns without any modifications or chemicals. He finds Stitch, now free from his clutches, and attempts to apologize before going into a spiel about how no one loves him like Liam does. Stitch accepts his apology, which fully surprises Liam, and goes in for a hug. He stabs Liam in the stomach and kicks him to the ground. Liam, struggling to move or do anything, looks up at Stitch with fearful eyes before falling into death.

## You're at the Party

Like the other Spirit Phone characters, Liam appears in YATP as a dream demon. His fingers are replaced with syringes and his stomach is missing, referencing his death in LAA. He follows Yuma around, acting possessive and standing extremely close to him with a constant wide smile. His eyes are replaced with spirals and leak out a red liquid.