Nathan Rivers

**Nathan Rivers** is a semi-main character in *The First Year, The Second Year, The Third Year* & *The Fourth and Final Year*.

Throughout the series, Nathan is a student at Eden State University. He is also a member of the computer programming team at the University and graduates in Chapter 24 of *The Fourth and Final Year* with a degree in Computer Science.

## Personality

Nathan is first perceived as quite shy and nerdy in The First Year, however, as the series goes on he comes out of his shell a lot more and becomes a friendly and dedicated individual. Nathan has an incredibly big heart and his romantic side is shown a lot when he is seen with his now-wife Ava Scott.

## Book Appearances

### The First Year

* Chapter Two
* Chapter Three
* Chapter Four
* Chapter Six
* Chapter Seven
* Chapter Eight
* Chapter Nine
* Chapter Ten
* Chapter Eleven (No Dialogue)
* Chapter Fourteen
* Chapter Fifteen
* Chapter Sixteen
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Eighteen
* Chapter Nineteen
* Chapter Twenty

### The Second Year

* Chapter Two
* Chapter Three
* Chapter Four
* Chapter Six
* Chapter Eight
* Chapter Nine
* Chapter Ten
* Chapter Eleven
* Chapter Twelve
* Chapter Sixteen (Mentioned)
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Twenty
* Chapter Twenty-One

## Relationships

### Ava Scott

"*I should've said this a hell of a long time ago, but I find myself falling for you everyday.*"
— Nathan to Ava in *The First Year*, Chapter 15.
In *The First Year*, Nathan has very fast feelings for Ava but is too scared to admit it because he doesn't want to ruin the dynamic everyone has in the household and make things awkward. In Chapter 8 of *The First Year*, he reveals to Casey Stephens that he is waiting for the right moment to tell her how he feels as he believes that everyone has that one perfect moment. Their relationship is quite rocky at first as Amy Romero pushes her way in between the pair and begins to flirt with Nathan, it isn't until Chapter 15 of *The First Year* that Nathan finally chooses to confess his feelings for Ava, and the two begin a relationship. Their relationship lasts throughout the rest of the series and in *The Third Year* it is revealed in Chapter 1 that the two had moved in together off campus.

In *The Third Year*, after the traumatic event with Amy, Nathan takes a stand and tells the gang that he wants to propose to Amy as life is too short to waste any time. In Chapter 14, while the gang is away on a trip to Lucas's beach house, Nathan proposes to Ava which she gladly accepts, and the two end up getting married in Chapter 20 while continuing to remain one of the strongest couples throughout the series.

### Casey Stephens

Nathan is very friendly towards Casey and even offers her helpful advice in Chapter 8 of *The First Year* about Hayden. Nathan becomes quite loyal to Casey in *The Second Year* and even so far as to be trusted by her in Chapter 16 when asked to decode a hard drive that is hidden in Oliver King's room.

### Amy Romero

Nathan seems more of a project of flirtation to Amy than just someone she is interested in, throughout *The First Year*, Amy is mostly seen flirting with Nathan and due to Ava taking a step back from Nathan on occasion Nathan chooses to accept and even at points return her flirtations. It isn't until Nathan becomes in a relationship with Ava that he officially decides to put Amy in the friendzone, unfortunately, Amy doesn't take this well. After the traumatic shooting event in *The Third Year* where Amy passes away, Nathan remembers fondly of her and is quite regretful of not being there for her more when she needed it.

## Trivia

* Before the rewrite, Nathan was originally featured on the covers of *The First Year* & *The Fourth and Final Year*, however, he, like Ava is not featured on any of the covers.
* In Chapter 7 of *The First Year*, Nathan introduces a few of his friends revealing he has joined a Computer Programing Club.
* While being a part of the Computer Programing Club, Nathan admits in Chapter 6 of *The Second Year* that his club is starting to learn hacking skills and occasionally hacks video games when the club gets boring.
* It is Nathan who decodes the files that reveal Oliver and Cedric King's secrets in Chapters 18 and 20 of *The Second Year.*
* Like Ava, Nathan is the second character whose parents are shown and named in *The Third Year* Chapter 20.
* It is revealed in *The Third Year* he has a younger brother named Darcy.
* Nathan and Ava are the first to be in a relationship in the gang, and as well as this, they are the first and only relationship to have a wedding.
* It is revealed in *The Fourth and Final Year* that Nathan had been advising Alex King about the hacking system which led to multiple threats and fraud being taken place toward the gang
* In The *Fourth and Final Year*, it is revealed that Nathan will be perusing a gaming career in Paris where he will move with Ava.
* The author of The Years Series resembles Nathan's appearance to Grant Gustin.