Kieran Hawthorne (born 1981) is a main character in Manchester Chronicles. A British-born lawyer, Kieran works for the Manchester law firm Sutcliff & Raynott.
Biography[]
Before The MagicKieran was born in Manchester, the United Kingdom, the older brother of Cayley Hawthorne. While Kieran's family eventually moved to York he elected to remain in the city, working on earning a law degree at the University of Knightsbridge. With education proving expensive Kieran joined the British Army, serving in the Intelligence Corps before later ending up in the Special Reconnaissance Regiment. Kieran's time with the military helped teach him survival and surveillance skills. For over a year Kieran also dated Verity Knight, an officer with the Security Service (MI5), the two even moving in together. His promising career came to an end when he was discharged, having only reached the rank of Lieutenant. A voluntary discharge, there were rumors Kieran had requested it to avoid insubordination charges being brought by his superior, Ziba Khoroushi. Back in Manchester, Kieran was hired by the law firm of Sutcliff & Raynott, as while serving he'd also managed to earn a degree in law. Despite his youth, Kieran quickly impressed Malcolm Sutcliff in particular, who began to give him more responsibilities. At the same time, Cayley arrived in Manchester, attending Knightsbridge as he had. The time apart had caused the siblings to become a bit distant, but Kieran none the less did his best to make it clear to Cayley that he'd be there for her as needed. |
Partners in TimeIn July of 2008, Kieran was in a car accident outside the city along with Heather Prescott, resulting in the pair's first meeting. With each blaming the other for the accident their relationship seemed doomed from the start. A month later, however, after having met with Heather again, Kieran suddenly discovered time was frozen. Not able to make sense of what was going on, Kieran found himself spending days in frozen time before eventually discovering Heather was also not frozen. The two investigated the scene of their crash and discovered traces of a magical ritual (one performed by Joanne Gallagher on the Winterborne Armband), but still were unable to understand what exactly had transpired. Eventually, the pair learned to unfreeze time by holding hands and learned they could both unfreeze it and freeze it at will. Kieran remained cautious about abusing the newfound power but did concede they should try to learn more about it. Sometime after the incident, Kieran and Heather met at the FashionZeit office, where they learned more about their powers whilst simultaneously thwarting a cyber attack from Senfashional. It was after having dinner together at Celeste's that the two started to truly act as a team, Kieran wanting to help his ex-girlfriend Verity and Interpol agent Larissa Penbrook investigate Felicia Silvermane. The pair helped rescue Verity and Larissa from Silvermane, also taking down Jeremy Atkinson in the process and discovering the existence of both Type-7 and the Type-7 Chip. Kieran's quasi-friendship with Heather saw him ask her to be his date with the Friends in Need Charity Ball. As his relationship with Heather deepened, Kieran also found his initial objections to how to behave with time frozen becoming laxer. Despite the risks, when Rebecca Ang bullied Cayley at Trafalgar Centre, Kieran happily stopped time to deal with her and her friends, the exact kind of thing he'd previously objected to. The Friends in Need Ball brought radical changes to Kieran's life. First, he discovered new secrets about his own abilities, including that he could freeze Heather while time was frozen. Second, he finally revealed to Verity that Ziba had threatened to damage his own unit with trumped-up charges if he didn't sleep with her, explaining his departure from the military. Third, Kieran fought alongside Verity, Larissa and new arrival Georgina MacKenzie to repel an attack by the Crown Breakers, anti-royal terrorists. Finally, Elizabeth Moncrieff, who'd fought alongside him, came onto him, the two becoming lovers by the end of the evening. |
Spy GamesOver the next few weeks, Kieran and Elizabeth would continue to see each other, though they would not become a formal couple and instead frequent lovers. Kieran's stress at work continued to rise, in particular after being assigned to handle Albion Express. One night Kieran discovered that Chase Sutcliff had used Type-7 to freeze several of his co-workers, Jennifer Roberts also present and pretending to be related to Chase rather than just her supplier. Kieran took Jennifer out for dinner before taking her home, at which point the two had a casual fling that included Jennifer freezing herself. Alice Williams would prove trouble as well, trying to coerce Kieran into doing something illegal with the Albion project. This resulted in Kieran forgetting Verity's birthday, and upon working to make amends an encounter with Ebo. Upon capturing the member of Dragon's Den, Heather encouraged Kieran to keep Ebo frozen at his home, which he agreed to with some reluctance. Karen Barker, Kieran's co-worker at the law firm, would become a major threat to Kieran. Working with Alice as well as Ziba, who was now the head of the local Triangle Security Services operation, Karen targeted him using Type-7 and Type-7 Chips, controlling Maela Rowbottom to seduce him while she tried to steal his Albion files. The theft was unsuccessful, but Kieran remained unaware that Karen was the threat. During the incident, Kieran did have sex with Maela, but due to her being chipped she has no memory of the encounter. that night Kieran was on edge, made no better when he discovered Type-7 was being used by Aurora Perrot and her friends to freeze people. Kieran attempted to dissuade his friend Ben Cheeseman from the reality of the situation and later go directly involved when Elizabeth decided to get payback against Aurora for freezing her sister Sandra Moncrieff. Kieran himself seduced Aurora into walking into a trap. After Aurora was dealt with Kieran let down his guard, allowing Karen to not only freeze him but frame him for kissing Ashlynne Krueger, Heather's girlfriend. Heather and Kieran stopped time, Kieran just wanting his Albion files back, but Heather quickly convinced him to turn Karen into a statue as they had with Ebo. Kieran also found himself shaking with his morality, indulging sexually with more women than usual while time was frozen. After the party Kieran took Elizabeth home for night, and unbeknownst to him she froze him to discover his own research on the Winterborne Armband. Events would come to ahead soon after, at the FashionZeit Christmas party. Kieran, who, due to Elizabeth being unavailable, had slept with Alice, shared a kiss with Trisha Layton under the mistletoe. Having grown more interested in the young woman since the first meeting, Kieran ultimately asked her out on a date after the party. What had helped spurn the decision was learning that Elizabeth had also been seeing Sharon Wilcox. The new couple would go on their first date on Christmas Eve, visiting Now Mao. While Kieran seemed to recognize that Elizabeth was one of the mannequins on display, he blew it off to share a kiss with Trisha in the snow. |
Unhappy ReturnsKieran began 2009 in the complicated situation of still being clung to by Elizabeth Moncrieff as a lover, while also trying to form a relationship with Trisha Layton. Events would be complicated further still when Natalie Townsend lured Kieran to her shared dormitory with Cayley, then trying to seduce him. While Kieran resisted, Natalie then froze him with Type-7. Upon finally unfreezing Kieran got some measure of revenge, but had to help Heather clear up a problem with Rachel Williams. In trying to resolve things with Rachel, Kieran would end up seduced by her as well and they would briefly become lovers. When Helena Atkinson seemingly died, Kieran took it upon himself to use his contacts to investigate. Kieran also helped Heather get through her emotions, despite their bickering. It was also during this time that Ashlynne Krueger would attempt to seduce him, but Kieran would rebuff her efforts. Soon after, Rachel would make another pass at Kieran and he would again succumb to her advances. |
Personal Information[]
- Current Age: 28
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 168 lbs
- Hair Color: Dark Brunette
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hypnosis Rating: 5
- Current Place of Residence: Manchester, UK
- Sexual Preference: Women
- Favorite Food: Steak
- Other Notes: Brunette Fetish
Personal Items[]
- 1999 Titan Silver Metallic BMW M3 E36
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Cayley Hawthorne, Younger Sister
Romances[]
- Trisha Layton, Girlfriend
- Elizabeth Moncrieff, Lover
- Hayley Chance, Ex-Girlfriend
- Verity Knight, Ex-Girlfriend
- Rachel Williams,Ex-Lover
- Alice Williams, Ex-Lover
- Jennifer Roberts, Ex-Lover
- Mari Ashton, Ex-Lover
Friends[]
- Dave Messick, also Roommate
- Ben Cheeseman, also Roommate
- Tom Dewey, also Co-Worker
- Maela Rowbottom, also Co-Worker
- Nikita Jain
- Heather Prescott
- Larissa Penbrook
- Trisha Layton
Appearances[]
- Manchester Chronicles: The Longest Birthday
- Manchester Chronicles: Underhanded Dealings
- Manchester Chronicles: My Fair Ladies
- Manchester Chronicles: Stone Cold Payback
- Manchester Chronicles: Shop til you Stop
- Manchester Chronicles: Having a Ball
- Manchester Chronicles: After the Ball
- Manchester Chronicles: The Taming of a Few
- Manchester Chronicles: Birthday Blues
- Manchester Chronicles: Busker, Lawyer, Enchanter, Spy
- Manchester Chronicles: Cocktails, Statues and Secrets
- Manchester Chronicles: Baby, It's Cold Inside
- Manchester Chronicles: The Christmas Mannequins
- Manchester Chronicles: Much Ado About Freezing
- Manchester Chronicles: Flash of Fashion
- Manchester Chronicles: A Wolf's Tale
- Manchester Chronicles: The Perils of Penelope
Trivia[]
- Kieran is physically based on actor Colin O'Donoghue.