Drew Jones

This article is about Drew. For other characters, see Jones.

A long-time friend of Alex’s and Sierra’s boyfriend. He first appeared in *Good Intentions*.

## Biography

Drew Jones was born October 30.⁠ He met Alex in grade school, and they became close friends, despite Alex being a year younger and them having wildly diverging interests.⁠ Both Drew’s mother Leticia and Alex’s mother Michelle had trouble with abuse or harassment from their exes, so the families assisted each other and became close.⁠

He started training kung fu early and also played football through high school.

### Encountering the Shadows

He worked after high school graduation, unsure about direction and trying to save money for college.⁠ He first encountered the Shadows when Robert Gorge attempted to buy Lorelei from Alex at the pool hall fight.⁠ After he acquired a quarter-stake Ahmed Kovac’s pool hall he began working there as assistant manager to Ahmed Kovac.⁠⁠

He participated in the Battle of Blackthorne Manor where he assisted Taylor as she drove a car on fire into the manor. He also fought Harrow in hand to hand combat, which taught him not to be afraid of demons.⁠

The money from Gorge and the pool hall allowed him to move out from home and get his own apartment, off Aurora Avenue.⁠⁠

He celebrated his 21st birthday with most of the Crew at the Emerald City Halloween Ball. Together with Wade he was taken captive and interrogated by the FBI Special Task Force during the party. Both proved very resistant to interrogation.⁠ He participated in the Battle of Magnuson Park, fighting werewolves bare-handed.

### Changed direction in life

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— Onyx and Molly, *Personal Demons*, chapter 3

The ongoing contacts with the Shadows proved distressing for Drew, not so much personally but for the dangers it could place his family and friends outside the Crew in. This came to a head when he and Lorelei were confronted by and defeated three demons sent by Belial on Christmas Eve.⁠ After seeking advice from Molly and Onyx they assisted him with a love charm.⁠

In January he started college at University of Washington with financial assistance from Lorelei.⁠⁠

Together with the rest of the Crew he was present at the aftermath of the Battle of the Casino, where he encountered Sierra, whom he knew vaguely from his kung fu club.⁠ He encountered Lilith as he escorted Lorelei to Carkeek Park.⁠ He played a major role in the Battle of Suite 1705, where he killed Evelyn in his attempt to save Onyx, and he in turn was saved by Sierra. Shortly afterwards he and Sierra started dating as they realized they both had connections with the Shadows and had an interest in each other.⁠⁠

In March he accompanied the Crew to Vancouver and infiltrated the Family party, where he helped discover the imprisoned angel Jon. He also participated in the Battle of the Silver Delta.

### Personal

Drew is black, bisexual, used to clubbing, and quite the ladies man.⁠ He is highly loyal to his friends and feels responsible for those close to him. He is good-looking, well-built and usually sharply dressed. He dates easily, but has realized he is more for a committed relationship than dating.⁠

Like many Black Americans he is of mixed heritage. Prior teasing and bullying has turned this into a sensitive topic for him.⁠⁠

He prefers to stay up at nights.⁠ He has taken a keen interest in the business and the management of the pool hall.⁠⁠

## Relationships

Drew’s mother is Leticia and his sister is Sandra, but he has no contact with his—probably white—father. He views Alex’s family as his own.⁠ He is very close to his family, and is troubled by the need to keep quiet about his involvement in the Shadows.⁠

He is currently in a committed relationship with Sierra, a bodyguard for the Native circle.⁠ Earlier he dated Sherri, but it ended partly because he didn’t want to drag her into the Shadows.⁠

His guardian angel is Jon.⁠ Since the Battle of Suite 1705, Rachel is sharing into that duty.⁠

## Abilities

Drew has excellent social skills, a good sense of fashion, and is a good dancer and bartender. He is learning how to run a business by assisting Ahmed Kovac.⁠

Physically he is tall, strong, played football in high school, and has a black belt in kung fu, now complemented by sparring with Sierra.⁠ He has learned not to be afraid of monsters, making him a dangerous opponent against most supernatural beings in an unarmed fight. He is however not comfortable with firearms, though he has developed some skill with them.⁠⁠

Drew has developed some resistance to mind control and suggestions. His various encounters and fights with supernatural beings has begun to leave marks on his soul, apparent to people with supernatural perceptions.⁠

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 5
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5  *Personal Demons*, chapter 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1  *Good Intentions*, chapter 13
4. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 10
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 2
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 “Can’t Stab Everything” (noncanon)
7. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 3
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 9
9. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 3
10. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 4
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2  *Personal Demons*, chapter 14
12. ↑  *Personal Demons*, chapter 16
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1  *Personal Demons*, chapter 25
14. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 11
15. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 8
16. ↑  *Good Intentions*, chapter 9
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 “Guardians”
18. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 9
19. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 11
20. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 20
21. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 24
22. ↑  *Past Due*, chapter 25