Oliver Twist in NYC AU: Nancy
(Based on original "Oliver Twist" character, Nancy. I know Rita was based on this character, but I decided to put Nancy in this AU as separate character^^)
Full Name: Nancy
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Other names: Sykes’ Mistress, Rita’s sworn sister
Occupations: Prostitute (formerly), pickpocket (formerly), VIP member of Jazz Dance club, Mistress of Sykes house (eventually defected)
Residence: Bill Sykes’ Warehouse (formerly)
Family: Unnamed son (estranged)
Relationships: Rita (sworn sister), Bill Sykes (sugar daddy/lover; eventually betrays), Roscoe (acquaintance), DeSoto (possible love interest), Fagin (friend), Dodger (friend), Tito (friend), Einstein (friend), Francis (friend), Oliver (son-figure)
Likes: Drinking and chatting with Rita, visiting Fagin’s to see Oliver, spending time with Oliver, children
Dislikes: Roscoe and DeSoto’s mistreatment towards children, Bill Sykes’ cruelty, Edward “Monks” Leeford’s plan to kill Oliver and Jenny
Nancy was a prostitute, lover of Bill Sykes, and Oliver’s second mother-figure. She is also an object of DeSoto’s unrequited love. Born from strictly religious and abusive family environment, she left home and become a street prostitute. In age of 20, she was pregnant with a child and was supported by Fagin. But due to lack of financial and environmental support, she had no choice but put her baby in adoption. This caused her to get depressed for a while. One day, in age 22, she was found by Bill Sykes and eventually become his lover, residing in his place much to Rita’s chagrin. Nancy then got acquainted with Bill’s henchmen Roscoe and DeSoto. Most of time when Sykes wasn’t present, DeSoto was placed as her guard if she needs to be in outdoor activities, such as jazz dancing. Either she was aware or not, DeSoto developed romantic feelings for her.
Few years later, she was seen in the warehouse and noticed DeSoto’s broken nose. Believing he received the wound by one of Fagin’s gang, she chastised them for causing the fight. Days later, as she was permitted to visit Fagin’s under excuse of checking on them, she met Oliver who was playing by himself. Nancy quickly developed a motherly affection towards him, noticing his age would be around her baby’s and seeing his body having injuries from abuse. Out of instinct, she took Oliver to the city street to spend time with him, found by Rita. Since then she occasionally visits Rita to see the boy, beginning to see her son in him. However, when she noticed his absence and heard of Oliver taken in wealthy house of Foxworth’s, she was disheartened once again. Her depressed state caused Sykes to lose interest in her, neglected her eventually. DeSoto takes this as an opportunity to get close to her, learning of her past with giving up her child for his better future. This interaction caused DeSoto to grow a gradual conscience colliding with his past cruel treatment towards children and feared of her reaction if she learns of this as he sees her strong maternal affection towards Oliver.
One day, when Oliver was brought back to Fagin’s barge, she was present in warehouse when Fagin and Dodger visited to pay the debt which was 1/3 not enough. She overheard Dodger’s warning to Roscoe and DeSoto of their crimes against children in underground orphanage. Upset and disappointed, Nancy refused to interact with DeSoto and was afraid for Oliver’s life when she heard Edward “Monks” Leeford plan to lure Oliver by kidnapping Jenny in order to kill the boy and force Foxworth Family to give up their business to him. During several days Jenny and Oliver were kidnapped, she was horrified of Edward angrily beating up the boy out of hatred. Nancy was put to care for Jenny and Oliver. Feeling guilt and determination to help them, she contacted Fagin and the gang a plan to help the kids escape, even rushed to Foxworth Residence to inform the family. In that process, she shown couple of evidences as Minerva’s mother Beatrice was present in meeting with Jenny’s mother. Returning back, she was confronted by Bill Sykes who had noticed her absence. She bravely defied him and said everyone will know the true face of his business. He attacked her with his switchblade, causing her to get injured at the back as she ran from him, but he pushed her downstairs causing her to fatally injured on the head unconscious. Oliver witnessed this and screamed, alerting DeSoto who was close by and saw what happened. Witnessing Sykes running from the scene of crime instead of helping Nancy, DeSoto ceased his loyalty to his boss. When the police came by call of Foxworth’s and Fagin’s, her fate remained unknown. But her death has become one of factors Roscoe and DeSoto eventually betrayed Sykes as they left him to die alone when he was severely injured from brutal traffic accident.
When Roscoe and DeSoto were trialed 20 years of DeSoto asked for Nancy’s whereabouts and conditions as he was informed the woman in warehouse was found by police. Feeling a bit upset, Oliver replied in tears that she died. However, her survival was known only by him, Fagin and Mr. Leeford as she was recovering but lost her some parts of memories. Whenever Oliver visited her in hospital, there were times she treated him as her child she had given up years ago. Luckily, the doctors informed she will recover. Time to time as she recovered, she was able to have new life but noticing signs of pregnancies, causing her to remember DeSoto as the last man she interacted with.
In Epilogue, she was almost due and at one point she walked the street to hospital but the water breaks and she fell unconscious, alerting Fagin and the gang as the gang were surprised to see a woman who resembled presumably dead Nancy. But, with their help, she was taken to hospital safely, possibly able to give birth and raise her child in this chance.
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Waves of fate I Character introduction
My name is Achilles. My mother is the Nereid Thetis. My father is King Peleus
Our POV and narrator, taken directly from the myth, when we meet him for the first time this Achilles is almost seven.
A straightforward and curious child, despite being prone to some mood swings and sulking, he's overall cheerful and amicable.
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After having spent the majority of his life in the sea, thanks also to his Nereid blood, he developed a increased lungs capacity. He can hold his breath easily up to twenty minutes (and the time will only increase with age).
When underwater he speaks with a sign language and he can communicate with dolphins.
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