Soulless Creature // Enoch O'Conner

Oliver was born in an era that rejected anything or anyone deemed "unnatural." In the 1940s, when fear and conformity ruled, his birth was marked by an unusual and extraordinary trait-deer antlers atop his head and delicate, deer-like ears. Seen as a freak of nature, Oliver's parents, consumed by fear and shame, hid him away in their basement, where he grew up isolated from the world. For 17 years.

One day, Oliver's secret was discovered by a visiting cousin, who called him a monster and demanded his removal. His parents, surrendering to societal pressure, handed him over to be killed-his antlers to be destroyed and his existence erased. Before the worst could happen, he was stolen away by a mysterious cousin and whisked into a time loop set on September 3, 1940. It was a sanctuary created by Miss Peregrine, a caretaker for peculiar children like him.

In the loop, Oliver met Enoch, a peculiar boy with the power to animate the lifeless. At 18, Enoch carried a gruff demeanor that softened in the presence of Oliver's unique charm. Despite Oliver's glowing eyes at night, his constant chatter, and his inhuman features, Enoch found him fascinating-even adorable. Though the loop was still empty, with the promise of more peculiar children arriving in the years to come, Oliver found himself drawn to Enoch, whose attention gave him the connection he had been deprived of for so long.