Antonio was the type of person that had appeared on every tabloid and magazine cover ever since he started his career. His twinkling eyes, and sly smile drew the heart of almost every one. Almost.
As the son of one of the richest men on earth, he has always been able to do everything whenever. With a flick of his hair he can draw in anyone, or a quick gesture to a servant and he's got himself a drink. However, he can't catch the eye of a quick witted girl.
Ixchel has always had a tough life. At eighteen, she's already been paying rent for the last four years, and scrambling to pay it off. She doesn't care for celebrities or the latest trend, whatever can get food on the table is fair game.
She's known in the lowest districts as an efficient assassin and bounty-hunter, her name runs the streets as the 'Jaguar'. A mission to murder a millionaire Lady puts her in the line of sight of many, including Antonio and a group of ruthless murderers.
Charlie is your average person, goes to college, and has a nice family. They're non-binary and they're proud of it. But when their best friend invites them to a party, their life turns upside down. They never imagined what lengths they would go to in order to keep their friend safe.
They've always been great at blending in, at hiding. And when they are the first amongst many to develop supernatural abilities, hiding themselves goes to a whole new extent as they try to remain safe in a world full of angry normals.
As the three cross paths on their journey to success, they could not have imagined what their future might be, especially when the feared supernaturals demand respect, which they'll go to great lengths in order to achieve.
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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