James Kaiser

## James

James being the guy ever

> "I know life’s been difficult, and I don’t know where it’ll take us, but wherever that is, I want to take that journey with you by my side."
>
> -James, speaking to Cyrus Donovan, Chapter 30 of Anchor

**James Kaiser** is one of the main protagonists and POV characters in *Anchor*. He is the nephew of Adam Kaiser and is Cyrus' boyfriend LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

## Profile

### Overview

James Kaiser is the boyfriend of Cyrus Donovan, although he temporarily breaks up with him in chapter 1 due to Cyrus lying to him about being superhuman. However, after witnessing the tragic murder of a B-rank superhuman during an anti-superhuman riot, James began to realize the hardships and dangers superhumans have to deal with even in everyday life. After making amends with Cyrus, the two of them begin to rebuild their relationship.

### Personality

He's nice and hot (personality trait) and he is the ideal partner. If you have a boyfriend please tell him that he's not as good as james sorry but thats just the way it is

He has crippling anxiety although he swears he doesn't

### Abilities

Though James has the gene, he is unawakened. However, he possesses some similarities to awakened superhumans with his caffeine intolerance and ability to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk, causing him to doubt his status as unawakened. Upon being tested, he discovered he has trace amounts of the awakened superhuman gene in his bloodstream. Although he has no powers, this revelation still worries him.

## Story

### Background

James grew up in a small town in Arkansas with a very low superhuman population. When he was a child, his father was paranoid James might end up awakening as superhuman. When it became clear James wasn't a superhuman, his father pushed him very hard both academically and in extracurricular activities as well. Later, he would realize his father was trying to force James to live the life he was never able to have for himself. James went to college on a football scholarship as per his father's urging, but had to quit football after badly injuring his right knee. He instead graduated with a degree in advertising and found a job in that field. He lived in Arkansas for several years after graduating college before receiving a job opportunity in California and deciding to move, as he felt unable to fully live his life with his father constantly trying to control his every move.

### Family & Relationships

James is a member of the Kaiser Family and thus is the nephew of Adam Kaiser, and as a result, his father, Noah Kaiser, hates superhumans and tried to keep his children as far away from them as possible. Hence, James was never close to Adam or his wife or children. He has an older sister named Rebecca and a younger sister named Abigail, both of whom are married and have children. Rebecca's 10-year-old son, Isaiah, idolizes James, and while James still lived in Arkansas, the two of them would often play sports together. James is close to his mother and talks to her often, but rarely speaks to his father.

Although James is gay, he was in severe denial for most of his life; he dated a few girls over the years, but the relationships never lasted for more than a few months due to lack of commitment on James's part. When he moved to California, he pretty much gave up on finding love, thinking something was wrong with him. He met Cyrus about a year before the events of the book, when his boss treated him and a few other employees to drinks at Silune. He ended up talking with Cyrus pretty much the entire time--which Cyrus certainly didn't mind, as he thought James was very hot, though he didn't mention it. Even though he doesn't really drink, James enjoyed talking with Cyrus and started going to the bar a couple times a month to chat, and over time, they became good friends. Eventually, they started hanging out with each other outside of Cyrus's work, and James slowly realized he was falling in love. While that thought absolutely terrified him, he was able to come to terms with it over the course of a few more months and tell Cyrus how he felt. The two of them began officially dating soon after, and the relationship lasted one year before James dumped Cyrus for lying about being a superhuman. However, they're both clearly still in love with each other, and the sexual tension is palpable, so even though James recently rejected Cyrus's suggestion that they could still make things work, who's to say what will happen in the future?

Update: They kissed. H E L L Y E A H ! !  !

Update: sex

## Trivia

* James inherited many of his physical traits from his uncle, Adam Kaiser, including his blonde hair, gray eyes, muscular build, and height. They are also both left-handed.
* Many readers theorize that James and Richter are the same person. One of the leading pieces of evidence against this theory is that unlike James, Richter is right-handed.
* James is hot
* He's a BOYKISSER