Maverick Beverly

**Maverick Luke Beverly** is a major character and antagonist in *The Angels Administration*. He is the son of Thomas Beverly, a former Cabinet member.

## Biography

### **Early Life**

Maverick Luke Beverly was born on May 28th, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia, Unites States. He is the only child of Thomas Beverly, a Supreme Court justice and an unnamed Korean-born woman. Because of his father's job as a Supreme Court judge, Thomas lived in Washington D.C while his wife and son lived in Atlanta, meaning Maverick never got to see his father much other than yearly visits, something that would greatly affect his relationship with his parents.

Before Maverick was born, the Beverly household was in positive relations with the Hollis family, primarily due to the shared role of both heads of the families as Supreme Court judges and Thomas and Charles Hollis. With this alliance, Maverick became childhood friends with the youngest Hollis member, Freddie.

Maverick attended Rockefeller High School, a prestigious school in Atlanta exclusive for children influential individuals, including members of The Cabinet and those with parents occupying high-ranking positions in politics. He attended the school with Freddie, his only friend. In their first year at Rockefeller, Freddie moved away to Washington D.C to attend Vandeleur high school, leaving Maverick alone without any close friends in his vicinity.

### **Bullying at Rockefeller**

Despite his father's powerful position and the elevated status of his family, Maverick was subjected to extensive and persistent bullying during his time at Rockefeller High. The primary triggers for this maltreatment were his racial background, scrawny physical build, and naturally quiet disposition. The bullying encompassed verbal forms of abuse, such as name-calling and insults, physical aggression involving punching, hitting, and tripping, and social tactics like spreading rumors, exclusion, and humiliation.

The bullying affected Maverick’s mental health negatively and he started acting aggressively and even sometimes provoked his tormentors, which only made the intimidation worse. The more he was told, the more he genuinely believed that he was useless and a waste of space. With his distorted mindset, Maverick began hurting himself, starting out with only pinching his arm. He liked the sensation of the pain, thinking it felt right and that’s what he deserved. His self-harming only got worse and moved on to knives and blades to cut his arms and thighs.

Though that was not enough for Maverick. He grew more and more bitter and spiteful and wanted revenge against those who had tormented all those years. One day in his second year at Rockefeller, Maverick pulled one of his main bullies into a classroom and started assaulting him, sitting on top of him, slapping, pinching, and hitting him. When he was finished, Maverick pulled out his knife and threatened to carve out the boy's teeth. That boy never bullied him again.

Subsequently, Maverick began to derive satisfaction from seeing his bullies in pain, interpreting it as a form of retribution for the years of abuse he had endured at their hands. He even took pleasure in instances where his victims fought back and inflicted pain on him, as he had deeply internalized the belief that he deserved such suffering.

On June 13th, 2014, while on his yearly visits to Atlanta, Maverick's father, Thomas Beverly, discovered the scars and signs of bullying on his son's body. This discovery prompted a conversation about Maverick's experiences at school, which he had previously concealed from his parents. Despite being aware of the ongoing Revolution, Thomas Beverly made the decision to relocate the family to Washington D.C. This move was intended to offer Maverick a fresh start, far removed from the painful memories and traumatic experiences of his past, and to provide him with an opportunity for personal growth and healing.