Kyrie Kempton

**Kyrie Kempton** (born August 16, 1991) is an American Musician best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of the pop rock band, Ghost. He's grown in popularity due to his controversial marriage to French-American author, Etienne Kempton.

## Personality

### Likes

* He loves music so much that he made it a career despite his disability.
* Steak, grilled carrots, and baked potatoes. All in one is the optimal meal paired with a sweet wine on the side.
* TV Dramas. Namely Sin and Sacrifice and The Good Life.

### Dislikes

* Gender stereotyping. He finds it pointless and annoying. This mainly stems from people claiming he looks like a beta and his husband doesn't 'seem like an alpha' because Etienne is pretty.
* The words "wabbit" and "rolf." He finds them ridiculous and would rather simply be referred to as a "rabbit wolf" or "wolf rabbit."
* Jello. There is little reasoning for this other than "it's a texture thing."
* Dressing up in formal wear, even though Etienne manages to get him into it occasionally.

## Early Life

Kyrie was born to Avery and Dakota Kempton on August 16, 1991. He was raised in Arming, Virginia. He has four brothers, including his twin, Kieran Hamutana. His other three brothers, Liam, Oliver, and Elijah, are all older.

When Kyrie was learning to walk, his parents quickly discovered he was completely blind in his left eye, signified by the white-grey color of the iris. Because of his disability, when Kyrie reached school, he was placed in the special education program. However, he was removed in the third grade at his parents' insistence. Once he was placed in general education with Kieran, Kyrie's grades increased, and he was much happier and willing to attend school.

Despite his disability, Kyrie began learning to play the guitar at the age of seven when he got one for his birthday, claiming that he would be a musician even if he fell off the stage all the time because he couldn't see out of his left eye.

## Career

### 2009-present: Ghost

Kyrie started his band, Ghost, fresh out of high school with Avri, Kendal, and Kamilla as his bandmates. The group signed on with their former record label, Supernova Music, and were contracted from 2009-2016 when they left to join ENIGMA in 2016, where they are still employed.

Ghost's first gig was a free concert at a fair in Arming, Virginia. When the city announced they had event slots, Kyrie signed the group up for the local fair and paid $50 for the time slot. Though the turnout was small, his family and some old school friends attended, and their band got local notoriety. After signing with Supernova Music, the band released their first studio album, *GHOST* (2012). They released their second album, Feel-Good Resonance (2014), two years later. It wasn't until the band joined ENIGMA that they released their other subsequent studio albums, *Rebel Heartbeat* (2017), *Infinite Reverie* (2019), and *Lost in Transit* (2022).

## Physical Appearance

Kyrie is tall, lean, and has a decent build. Not overly muscular, he still keeps an air of alpha masculinity, especially when he wears tight clothes, which he does often. His typical attire ranges from comfortable sweatpants and loose shirts at home to tight pants and sleeveless shirts in public and at concerts.

Kyrie has burgundy hair with matching fur on his tail and ears. He keeps his hair in a shaggy, shoulder-length cut, with his bangs nearly covering his right eye. His ears are more rabbit-like than his siblings as he takes more after his rabbit father than he does his wolf mother. On the other hand, his tail is long, like a wolf's. Kyrie rarely puts his hair up and prefers to keep it down. This is mainly because if he puts it up, Etienne sees it as an invitation.

## Controversy

Kyrie has been at the center of controversy a few times, if only because of his bad cut with Supernova Music and his ongoing relationship with Etienne Kempton. Early in his and Etienne's relationship, Kyrie's fans expressed outrage and confusion over his attraction to another alpha. Many rumors cropped up, stating Etienne wasn't actually an alpha. Kyrie and Etienne managed to quell a large percentage of the rumors after their explicit video produced by TAILs. The video is still viewable on the TAILs website.

Though the video did quell the questions and rumors about Etienne's gender as well as the legitimacy of their relationship, Kyrie and Etienne both faced heavy criticism from conservative media following the video's release, with many saying that producing such a video was highly inappropriate for someone in the public eye. To this, Kyrie said he didn't care about his public image as much as people who have never listened to his music. Kyrie and Etienne never apologized, and they don't intend to. Kyrie has since had Etienne appear unclothed on screen with him, starring in the music video for his song, Walls.

## Family and Relationships

While Kyrie doesn't have a large family by "rabbit means," he loves them all the same. He gets defensive over his family, as it's made of both wolves and rabbits and doesn't take kindly to the media asking about them. He cherishes the friends he has and ensures their comfort to the best of his ability.

### Close Family

#### Etienne Kempton

Kyrie's husband. The two met on an online dating service when Kyrie was bored seeing local people and set his location to France. They began talking and quickly became very close, often talking for hours and even falling asleep on the phone together. When Kyrie eventually visited Etienne in Paris, the two became inseparable, and Etienne followed Kyrie back to America. They married a few months later. Not long after that, they announced Etienne's pregnancy for their son, Tighe. They are far from shy and are often seen together in public and post photos with one another on social media. The two publicly and privately support one another, with one constantly hyping up the other's current projects. Etienne has even been credited with writing consultation on *Infinite Reverie*, whereas Kyrie was revealed to have been the reference for one of the main characters in Etienne's novel, True Colors.

#### Tighe Kempton

Kyrie and Etienne's only son, whom Kyrie likes to call a 'birthday present' for Etienne, as both Tighe and Etienne share the same birthday of April 30th. Kyrie adores his son, and though Etienne is strict with him, Kyrie is the more lenient of the two with Tighe. Despite this, Kyrie knows that Etienne's strictness is out of a place of love. Tighe is the main reason why Kyrie left Supernova Music after getting sick and Kyrie needing to rush home.

### Close Friends

#### Celeste Nazario

Kyrie's former band manager assigned to him by ENIGMA. They had a rocky beginning, but it wasn't long before they became great friends. Even after Celeste retired from ENIGMA, he and Kyrie stayed close friends as Celete's mate, Teca Nazario, is Etienne's best friend, and the two are their neighbors.

#### Avri Siobhan

One of Kyrie's bandmates and the other guitarist for Ghost. Avri is one of Kyrie's closest friends, having gone to high school with him. The two enjoy having guitar battles during practice and sometimes even on stage. As they've been friends since high school, Avri's helped Kyrie through some tough times and even encouraged him to fly to Paris to meet Etienne for the first time.

#### Kendal Lie

The bassist of Ghost, Kendal, is another of Kyrie's bandmates. They've been friends since middle school. The two got to know one another when they were in the same science class together. Kyrie considers Kendal one of his best friends and treats him as such. They get along great, even when it doesn't seem like they do; it's all part of their friendship.

#### Kamilla Marek

The drummer of Ghost, Kamilla, is another of Kyrie's close friends from high school. The two met during gym their sophomore year and have been friends ever since. Kyrie invited him to be their band's drummer during their senior year, and they've been playing ever since. They have a lot of fun and spend more time together than some of Kyrie's other friends.

#### Kye Savio

Kyrie and Kye met when Kyrie joined ENIGMA. The two became good friends as they worked together and often hang out together when Kye's at work. They'll occasionally get together outside of work, even meeting at Kyrie's house. He sees Kye more often when Etienne works with Valentin Faust on one of his novels. Kye and Kyrie have also worked on a few songs together, though they have yet to be released.

### Other Relationships

#### Dakota and Avery Kempton

Kyrie's parents, whom he loves dearly. He takes after his father, Avery, more than his mother, Dakota. While Kyrie adores his parents, he doesn't see them too often since they live in Virginia, where he was born. He does get calls from them from time to time and occasionally calls them when he remembers to or when he wants to talk to them. He does, however, send them photos of Tighe all the time.

#### Kieran Hamutana

Kyrie's twin and best friend in the entire world. Even if he only sees him half the year, Kyrie adores him and would do anything for him. He calls Kieran often, even despite a 5-hour time difference. He will tell Kieran anything and everything, even things his brother doesn't necessarily want to hear, and vice versa for Kieran. Many people have a difficult time distinguishing Kieran and Kyrie apart. This happened with Etienne a single time and never happened again. Unfortunately, this still happens with some of their friends, occasionally the media, and amusingly enough, their family.

#### Tamati Hamutana

Kyrie's brother-in-law and Kiren's husband. While Tamati and Kyrie aren't as close as Tamati and Etienne, Kyrie still enjoys his company and welcomes him into their family with open arms. He loves that he makes Kieran happy, and that's the most important thing. Kyrie spends time with Tamati when they visit one another, and while they don't have much in common, they get along perfectly fine.

#### Anaru, Ikaika, and Makaio Hamutana

Kyrie's nephews. He sees them only half the year when Kieran and Tamati visit Silverlea. He adores his nephews and loves to be around them, and when they're away, Kyrie will send gifts to them.

#### Liam Kempton

One of Kyrie's elder brothers. He's effectively the middle child because he was born single, while his other brothers were all twins. This came with a lot of tension, especially between Liam and Kyrie. This is mainly because, until recently, Liam had gotten himself into more trouble than he needed, mainly financially, and this is the root of the tension between Liam and Kyrie. Things have since calmed down between them after Kyrie and Liam had a sort of heart-to-heart, and Kyrie helped pull him out of his slump by giving him the support he needed. Since then, Liam and Kyrie have grown closer.

#### Oliver and Elijah Kempton

Kyrie's twin older brothers. They're the oldest of his siblings, and he doesn't see them too often. Every so often, he'll see either Oliver or Elijah, and even more rarely, he'll see them together. Just as Oliver and Elijah can tell Kyrie and Kieran apart, the latter can also tell the other twins apart. Even if he doesn't see his brothers very often, he still loves them and will go see them when they're nearby.

## Trivia

* Kyrie is very generous to the point where sometimes he needs to be told 'no.' (This mainly extends to his family and friends).
* While very kind, he can be very arrogant and knows that he's famous. He will use this to his advantage. He loves the attention of the spotlight, and it's obvious.
* He's protective of his family and will get angry on their behalf, even if it's with his own family. Sometimes, they need blunt words.

## References

1. ↑ Kyrie's marriage to Etienne was deemed controversial at the time as they were one of the most prolific alpha/alpha couples and announced their engagement immediately before announcing their pregnancy.
2. ↑ Kyrie told Ezra Karson on Late Nights with Ezra Karson, "I was seven when I got my first guitar. It was hard to start playing because I still had trouble reading and stuff, but I was determined to be some famous musician even if I constantly tripped and fell off the stage."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kyrie told Ezra Karson on Late Nights with Ezra Karson, "We were run pretty ragged by Supernova. Seven years was more than long enough for us to get tired of their shit and jump ship. We would've left sooner, but we didn't really have the means to. It was game over when they said I couldn't go home to see Etienne and Tighe between shows. We quit. We had nothing for a few months except a break of contract and a lawsuit. Thankfully, Kahir was able to buy us from our contract, and we joined ENIGMA a few months shy of 2017."
4. ↑ When asked by Ezra Karson on Late Nights with Ezra Karson, "Kyrie, why have we never seen you with your hair up before?" Kyrie replied, "That's because every time I have it up, Etienne thinks it's an invitation to grab it and use it like some kind of handle. It's... not appropriate for public viewing." To which Ezra said, "We'd have to pay for that on TAILs then?"
5. ↑ When asked by Ezra Karson on Late Nights with Ezra Karson, "That video with you and Etienne. You know the one. What did you think about the backlash for it?" Kyrie replied, "They could just not watch it. I don't really care about my public image as much as people who have never listened to my music do, apparently." To which Ezra said, "So you're not worried about it?" Kyrie replied, "No. Not at all."