Kayden West

Kayden Zeren West is the child of Zephyr and Erik West. Kayden is currently dating Arthur Beckett. They are 6 years younger than Pothos and 9 years younger than Karpos.

Kayden is often armed with a crossbow and wind magic. They are also often seen wearing a black hoodie, white T-shirt, gray ripped jeans, and black Converse all stars with splashes of violet. Their favorite foods are pizza and tacos.

## Early life

Kayden was born in New York City to Zephyr and Erik West on April 3, 2002. Kayden is considered a intelligent child, though they struggled in school. Kayden came out as non-binary to Erik, their mortal father, when they were 5 or 6 years old and Erik took them to see Iron Man. When Kayden was 7 years old, Erik West was killed, and Kayden was devastated. When they were 11, they befriended Olivia Octavia, daughter of Eros. They met and fell in love with Arthur while playing Minecraft, and the two eventually started dating. Kayden didn't come out as non-binary to Zephyr until they were 11.

### Mental Illnesses

Kayden struggles with several mental illnesses, and other problems.

#### Depression

Kayden struggles with depression, Arthur often tries to help them, and cheer them up.

#### Anxiety

Kayden has two kinds of anxiety:

* Social anxiety
* PTSD (from losing their dad, and Arthur getting hurt)

Kayden will sometimes have panic attacks and anxiety attacks, and will occasionally get really panicky (duh) and stressed and tense. Arthur often will give them Xanax, so that they chill.

## Dating Arthur

Though Arthur loves Kayden, the two's relationship was strained by Arthur being a son of Apollo, and Kayden being a child of Zephyr. Which often caused the pair to break up. Arthur often had to heal Kayden's injuries because of the fact that Kayden often injure themself on quests.

## Misc Facts/Trivia

* Kayden's splash of violet is an ode to Hyacinthus' eyes, Kassandra's last name and their relationship with Arthur; Arthur's dad is Apollo, the god of the sun, the sun produces UV rays, ultra violet
* Only Elena and Arthur can make Kayden warm and be more of themself, which is an ode to winter turning to spring and Boreas and Zephyr having the closest relationship of the wind brothers
* Kayden secretly loves wearing flowers in their hair and snuggling
* Kayden is Jewish
* Kayden lies about their favorite color being black, their real favorite color is violet
* Kayden is the second of two to be raised by their godly parent, the other being Kiara
* Kayden's hair represents melting snow, the silver being snow, and the black roots being the ground underneath
* Kayden is the only person in the main gang that is not dyslexic
* Kayden is lactose-intolerant
* Don't call them Kay-Kay
* Don't call them Kay unless you are dating, or biologically related to them, or if you are very close
* Arthur was the first person outside Kayden's family to call Kayden 'Kay' without getting smacked
* Kayden warmed up to Arthur faster than anyone else, much to Zephyr's annoyance
* Their less favorite cousin is Chris, Kayden explains it as 'he's too much for me'
* Kayden is a Ravenclaw
* They are a very talented artist and like to draw Arthur
* Kayden is described as having well defined biceps, pecs and abs, though they aren't super muscle-y
* Kayden likes to draw a lot
* Kayden has very impressive drawing skills
* Kayden's a very good raper and beat-boxer
* Kayden can play the drums (very well)
* Kayden is an Aries

## Nicknames

Kayden is a nickname person. They love to give people dumb nicknames for no reason. Why? Who knows but it's cute. (Arthur get off the wiki!) (Don't tell me what to do Liz! I'll tell Anna!) (Don't you dare!)

## Appearance

Kayden is often armed with a crossbow and wind magic. They are also often seen wearing a black hoodie, white T-shirt, gray ripped jeans, and black Converse all stars with splashes of violet.

## Kayden West

### hair color

Kayden is described as having hair that is black at the roots but turned silver as it grows out. They are also described as being pale and freckled.

## Biographical information

### relatives

Zephyr (father)Erik West (father, deceased)

Boreas (uncle)

Ereos (uncle)

Tessa Jane (cousin)

Elena (cousin)

Khione (cousin)

Calais (cousin)

Zetes (cousin)

Karpos (divine half-brother)

Pothos (divine half-brother)

Christopher (cousin)

### Alias(es)

Kay-Kay (by Tessa)Kay (by loved ones)

Westie (by Daphne)

Windy (by Daphne and Liz)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Liz Parr: shoes of HermesLiz Parr: Awakening of NyxLiz Parr: Something Something ArcadiaThe Kayden Z. West Files