Tristan Caine

art by @littlechmura

**Tristan Caine** is one of the Atlas Six (2020–2022 initiation class). He was recruited by Atlas Blakely in London, England to be initiated into the Alexandrian Society, of which he is now a member. He briefly served as researcher for about six months before stepping down.

## Biography

### Before initiation

Years before he was approached by Atlas Blakely, Tristan was living with his father, Adrian Caine. Adrian was abusive both verbally and physically, calling Tristan's ability and Tristan himself useless. The abuse wasn’t as bad when Tristan’s mother was living, but when she died, it grew worse. At age 7, Adrian had thrown Tristan into the River Thames as a punishment. Though he didn’t repeat the incident again, physical, verbal, and emotional abuse continued until Tristan eventually left as (presumably) a young adult. He ended up engaged to Eden Wessex, though he broke it off shortly after accepting Atlas's offer.

### After accepting

Tristan attended the meeting for the six initiates, afterwards meeting with Parisa Kamali. They ended up sleeping together. Along with Parisa, he formed an alliance with Callum Nova, most likely because the three of them had abilities relating to the mind (or so they thought, since at the time no one had any idea what Tristan’s abilities really were).

During the installation, Tristan paired up with Libby Rhodes to take down Forum agents, along with the MI6 and CIA agents they had brought with them. Because of his ability to see through illusions and her own abilities with physicality, they were more than successful. Unfortunately, Parisa had broken off her part of the alliance with Callum, much to Tristan's confusion. When he tried to ask, she refused to tell him. The other three initiates also became hostile towards Callum, but Tristan remained his ally.

***(This section is a work in progress.)***

## Personality

Tristan has a cynical nature that he sometimes worries is a chronic paranoia. He compares feelings of hope and optimism to sicknesses that his body automatically attacks and removes without thinking. Callum describes this as being Tristan constantly doubtful of everyone and everything around him. This paranoia and doubt are possibly due to the abuse Tristan received as a child. In *The Atlas Paradox*, Tristan admits to Nico that Adrian Caine gaslighted him about the way he treated Tristan. This abuse may also be what causes Tristan to become attached to toxic people. Tristan describes himself as “sniffer dog for emotional fatality, always able to dig it up from the one person in the room who would have no trouble making him feel small.” Callum confirms this when he says, "You know my flaws but crave them; you lust for them. The worse I am, the more desperate you are to forgive me.”

## Appearance

Tristan has dark skin, dark eyes, and dark hair. He's very tall, Nico even confirming in *The Atlas Paradox* that he's slightly taller than Callum, and broad-shouldered. Tristan has many blemishes and scars that are possibly from his father's abuse, this includes a thin scar on his chest, a burn on the outer bone of his right wrist, a scar thinly bisecting his left temple, a fleck of white across a center knuckle and a finger that healed improperly from when it was fractured.

## Relationships

### Adrian Caine

Adrian is Tristan's father. He's the head of a very successful magical crime syndicate, which Tristan left because his father was abusive and he couldn't stand the values Adrian upholds.

### Eden Wessex

Eden is Tristan's former fiancée and the heiress to the Wessex family corporation, a company which created a social media app (*Lightning*) for other medeians. Tristan was the one who pitched the idea to Eden's father, James Wessex. She was cheating on him with his supposed best friend, Rupesh Abkari. Unbeknownst to Eden, Tristan knew of her affair the entire time—though it’s implied that he didn’t care enough to do anything about it.

### Callum Nova

> Maybe he was in love with Callum or Parisa or both or neither, maybe he actually hated them, maybe it meant something that he trusted them both so fucking little and they didn't mind, having known it all along.
>
> Tristan Caine, The Atlas Six

Tristan formed an unlikely alliance with Callum, which came as unexpected to everyone else as they thought of Callum as dangerous. It's possible that their friendship wasn't entirely by choice, as Callum was caught manipulating Tristan a handful of times. When he was found out by Tristan himself, Callum claimed he chose Tristan because he believed Tristan understood him more than the others. Tristan, during one of his many existential crises, admitted to himself that he might be in love with Callum, but he wasn't sure of anything because he couldn't trust anyone.

### Parisa Kamali

Soon after being initiated, Tristan and Parisa had sex. She only did it so she could have a connection to him, one she could manipulate should the need arise. They also hooked up during the holiday break with Libby Rhodes, which Parisa did so she could manipulate them both. This further confused Tristan, as he no longer understands his feelings or if he's in love with Parisa or Libby or Callum, none or all.

### Libby Rhodes

Along with Parisa, Libby and Tristan hooked up. While Parisa didn't stick around with them, the two went on to have sex. It seems that Libby is indifferent to what happened over the holiday break, using it as an oppurtunity to reinvent herself. To Tristan, however, it was more than that to him. Ever sensitive, he developed feelings for her.

## Gallery

Tristan & Nico by @littlechmuraTristan by @littlechmuraTristan (out of frame) & Libby by @littlechmuraTristan & an out-of-frame Atlas by @littlechmuraTristan & Parisa by @littlechmuraBonus Christmas art by @littlechmuraAtlas Blakely & his chosen six by @littlechmuraThe Atlas Six by @littlechmura
## Trivia

* Tristan is listed in Nico’s phone as “Asshole (Derogatory)”