Emery Parker

* Appearance
* Season Two
* Season One
* Illustration

**Emery Parker** is a minor character in *Perfect Without Flaw.* He is Arlo's boyfriend.

They are both first seen waiting for their Perfect exams, when Cameron's speech interrupts it. After it, Emery and Arlo are forced to take their exams, and while Arlo comes out fine, Emery is not so lucky.

## Appearance

Emery is a tall boy with dark skin and dark eyes. He has curly, dark brown hair and the ten Perfect markings on his face.

In all his appearances, he wears a grey varsity jacket with a purple shirt, blue-grey jeans, and red boots. He also has a gold watch on his left hand.

## History

Before the events of the story, Emery and Arlo started dating. However, it had to be a secret, and they would have definitely been considered Flawed had it gotten out. They managed to keep it a secret until the day of their Perfect exams, when it was revealed that Emery (and technically Arlo too) had a Flaw and was taken away.

## Personality

Emery is a quiet and reclusive person. He is very cautious and level headed, being rational in situations of panic. He calms Arlo down and is very clear in his words. He is very socially inexperienced, having isolated himself for a lot of his childhood in fear of his Flaw getting out. Emery is very loyal and trusting of Arlo, even in dire situations, he trusts him to do the right thing.

## Story

Emery and Arlo are first scene inside Arlo's house, waiting to be driven to their exams. They are both clearly nervous about them, and Emery optimistically says that Ex-Perfects are really rare, and they might not get caught. Arlo smiles and kisses him before they walk out to Blake's car. Blake tries to comfort the two by joking that only "weirdos" get Flaws, but the two are still very anxious.
They sit down to wait to be called out, where Emery admits he is scared, and doesn't want to lose Arlo. They hug, and Arlo says that even if they do get Flaws, they can run away, and won't be caught. Soon after this, Cameron appears on big screen monitors, and begins her speech. Her words inspire Arlo, and he says that the two should run away. This concerns Emery, who says they shouldn't do anything that drastic, as it would cause too much unnecessary attention towards them. Before they can talk about it further, they are called to their exams, and Arlo tells Emery to not get a Flaw, so they can find Cameron. Emery wishes Arlo luck.

Emery is mentioned very briefly by Blake when she explains why Arlo's tongue is cut out. She says that Emery failed his exam, and was being taken away when Arlo interferes. He punches the guards escorting Emery, but Blake is called and he is forced to go home. The two are unaware of what happened to Emery after this.

Cameron also hears about Emery in the note that Arlo writes her in Episode 24. Beck reveals that she has Emery held captive in Episode 30. This proven to be true, as in Episode 34, Spencer took a hair from him, and used her ability to lure out Arlo. Although she revealed herself to Arlo and the group, Beck later uses the real Emery as a negotiation tactic in the van, holding a knife to his throat and threatening his life multiple times. Emery calls out to Arlo, telling him to not tell Beck anything, and that he loves him. Arlo, under the guise that Beck will kill him, tells Beck where they are going, hoping she will spare Emery. This tragically proves to be futile, as Beck stabs him in the neck and kills him, much to the horror of Arlo.

## Flaw

Emery's flaw is his sexuality. He was in love with Arlo, and the two were in a relationship. Although Arlo passed his exam, Emery did not, and was presumably going to be taken away to become an Ex-Perfect, had Arlo not intervened.

## Relationships

### Arlo Santos

Arlo was Emery's boyfriend. The two had a deep love for each other and trusted each other a lot. They had to keep their relationship a secret as to not get exposed for having a Flaw. However, it was futile as Emery was taken away after their exams. This led Arlo to firmly believe in Cameron's ideology, and be motivated to try and get him back. They were apart for the few days that it took Arlo to get to The Capitale, and were finally reunited in Spencer's van, where Emery was murdered by Beck right in front of Arlo's eyes. His death would haunt Arlo for a very long time, and he was left traumatized from it.

### Blake Veitch

Blake is Arlo's cousin, so Emery likely interacted with her a lot. Blake only knew Emery as Arlo's friend, but she eventually realized that they were something more serious. She also witnessed Emery's death, which horrified her.

### Cameron Foster

Although the two never actually interacted, Emery watched her speech and agreed with her message. Cameron was told about Emery through Blake and Arlo, and was shocked when she was told he was dead.

### Spencer Charis

Spencer only interacted with Emery once, when she took hair from him so she could use her power to impersonate him. Emery asked her many times what was going on, and if Arlo was ok, but because she had to act for Beck, she couldn't say anything. She recalled him being terrified and shaking in his cell.

## Trivia

* Emery was the second death shown in Season Two, after Fleance.
* Emery and Arlo were the first gay couple shown. They were followed by Noarlo and Bladith.
	+ They were also the first couple that involved a main character.
* Emery was skilled musically, specifically in piano and vocals.
* The name 'Emery' is old English and means *industrious* or *brave.* The surname *Parker* means 'keeper of the park'.