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Nathan O'Connor
Status: Alive
Main character
Told from his perspective
Male
23 Years old
Irish Canadian heritage
Canadian citizen on work Visa in America
Attending classes at the University of Virginia
Studying Engineering
Caucasian, pale
Long dark brown hair
Scruffy beard
Blue eyes
6' 2"
Skinny
Has multiple tattoos (see tattoo section)
Wears his uncles military jacket and dog tags
Always wearing flannel
Black leather combat boots
Wears faded dark blue jeans
Drives his brother Sean's old black 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS with two red stripes down the middle that was given to him by his brother on his death bed
Nathan's Tattoos
A black and white neck tattoo of a rose that's thorned budding stem wraps around his left arm and runs down the length of it with red blood tattooed running out of some of the thorns (in memory of his uncle who's favorite photograph was a picture of his girlfriend who was serving with him and died also in a dress that had a similar design on it)
An x-ray of his hand and forearm tattooed on his right hand and forearm that fades off at the elbow
A barcode tattooed on his right bicep
Has a rip tattooed on his chest that reveals steampunk gears
Has a dagger tattooed on his stomach (in memory of his brother)
Nathan's Scars
A small scar on his eyebrow and cheek from a bar fight he was in over a hockey match in 2016
A scar on his bicep and hand from the same fight as previous entry
A scar on his lip, right calf, and left thigh from car crash when he was 20
Nathan's Current Injuries
No injuries currently
Mia Wilson
Status: Alive
Main character
Nathan's Crush
Female
21 Years old
American citizen
From Amherst VA
Attending classes at the University of Virginia
Studying nursing
Raised in a middle class household
Caucasian, pale
Long black hair
Green eyes
5'10"
Skinny build
Has 2 tattoos (see tattoo section)
Wears flannel
Wears a faded leather jacket
Black cowboy boots
Wears faded dark blue jeans
Drives her graduation present from her dad a dark blue 1986 Ford F150
Mia's Tattoos
Has a tattoo of a wilting orchid on her chest (in honor of her grandmothers loss in the battle with breast cancer she got the flower)
Has her brother's dog tags tattooed around her right forearm falling to her wrist (in honor of her brother's loss of his life fighting in the Iraq war)
Mia's Scars
Scar on her left forearm from a car accident on her way home from prom
A scar on her calf from falling during soccer practice and breaking her leg
Rex
Nathan's dog
Introduced in chapter 2
German Shepard, Husky mix
Fluffy brown & black fur
Black collar
Light Blue eyes
Alex Harrison
Status: not introduced till later chapters
Male
To be continued...
Other characters coming in later chapters
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The Long Road to Winter
HorrorHow far would you go in the face of danger to reach the ones you love. Would you lie, Would you cheat, would you steal, would you kill. These are the questions Canadian native Nathan O'Connor is faced with when he is caught in an apocalypse approxim...
