Alcott Northwind's Links
They work at the same school together. May have boned once. Twice. Several times. Neither have an interest in a relationship, however.
Due to Alcott's past he had been convinced that sex had nothing to do with love, only carnal desire (not including him). Nikolai was the first to teach him that you CAN have feelings while being physically intimate. The Sin was careful with his approach, building up Alcott's trust and helping ease him into the situation. It was an incredible vent for Alcott, but in the end they both knew it wouldn't work.
Although Alcott wouldn't be lying if he said he had hoped he had a chance keeping Nikolai around.
They work at the same school together. May have boned once. Twice. Several times. Neither have an interest in a relationship, however.
Alcott was a very interesting case for Nikolai. The teacher, despite his gorgeous looks, had absolutely no interest in intimacy. Naturally, the Sin pried, and as time passed he learned the reason behind it all. He was perhaps Alcott's only close friend at the time, letting him vent and even teaching him that sex can include romantic feelings and, surprise, consent. As much as he enjoyed his time with the teacher, Nikolai eventually broke it up.
Was it out of boredom?
Or did he perhaps have a moment of affection and pity that didn't want to see Alcott's heart broken again?
They light each other's grills and handle each other's meat.
They do the hot dogging and light each other's cigarettes.
[Related/Rivals] Jet's older brother. He did everything he could to keep them safe, only to get sold off like some cattle. Whatever happened when he was sold made Alcott have a scorching hatred for his brother, although he can't necessarily kill him seeing as though Jet bought his freedom back.
If you try to ship someone with Alcott, you'll be insta-locked into a love triangle with Jet aiming for your heart, too.
[Related/Rivals] Alcott's younger brother, who also sold him off to make money. Jet feels bad, of course, but has spent so much time alone and obsessed with money that he doesn't really know the appropriate way to handle this situation.
So instead he angrily glares from a distance.
Incidentally, if you ship someone with Jet, you'll find yourself insta-locked in a love triangle, with Alcott competing for your heart.
[Related] Motto's father. Alcott's still baffled as to why he decided to stay with him despite his blatant hatred that sparked after the divorce. In his opinion, the kid's stuck in his rebellious phase, and loves to be a real pain in the ass at times - most likely got it from his mother. Motto does seem to like history, much to Alcott's relief, although only Eastern history...
One of Alcott's son - and the middle child. Although he has mixed feelings towards his father, he feels a bit more connection to him rather than his mother. People say that he's always quiet, he's actually more vocal to his father and often argues. Motto gets mad when his father starts to tell him that he's wrong in regards to world history (since his father is a History Teacher).
A drinking/smoking friend. Has a habit of accidentally forgetting about him when he's trying to woo Arson.
Viktor's "daughter" is one of the best friend of Alcott's son, Motto - which is how they've met. Viktor eventually hangs out with him and Arson, usually drinking and smoking together outside of a backyard. Although, he's annoyed by the fact they his two friends are often screwing around whether he's with them or not.
Father Priest is perhaps the worst neighbor Alcott has ever had. The man is always looking for an opportunity to scream that he's going to Hell.
He knows - KNOWS - the man is a horrible sinner and spies on him every chance he can to catch him in the act. Also likes to throw small bibles at his window and insult his sin infested lawn.
Grumpy dad friends (tm). They're both a mess and like to complain and get drunk together. It also helps that neither of them are human, so they bond over that.
Close friends. They like to talk and share beers and grumble about how stupid kids are these days. May have been something more at one point, may have been something less. It's a myssstery.
"I don't know why Arson got a duck but I hate this little shit he's always biting me."
*Furious quacking*
[Related] Cecelia's father. She's his little angel, having been an innocent little ray of light in his life for years. Her love and caring for him reminds him everyday of the reason he does what he does for his kids.
[Related] The youngest of Alcott's kids, Cecelia loves him to death and is always talking to him whether in person or on the phone. She surprised him with news of teaching at the same school as him, and absolutely can't wait to spend time with him again.
[Related] Cliff's father. Alcott is well aware of Cliff's hatred towards him, and understands why. He braced himself for this when he divorced his ex-wife. It doesn't make it hurt any less, but he can't stop Cliff from feeling this way. He just hopes that someday his son will understand.
[Related] Alcott's firstborn. Cliff could never accept him leaving his mom, and now harbors hatred towards him. He'll never forgive him, and he'll always make that clear in the rare instances they meet.
No matter how dolled up she gets, he recognizes that face clearly. That's the imp that sold him like cattle, the THING that took away his entire life. He'll never forgive her, and as God as his witness he WILL find a way to get revenge.
Ginny remembers Alcott very clearly; after all, the contract for his soul sold for a pretty penny back in the day. Really, she MUST thank him for that. Really lined her pockets for a good, long while. Doesn't know why he's mad at HER; after all, it was his brother's fault, right?
Teddy and Alcott got along through their shared dislike for the job, both being able to rant and complain. Teddy eventually felt like a brother to Alcott, easily replacing his actual one. When Alcott was able to leave all he could do was advise him to do the same.
Alcott's friendship was the only thing that made the escort business bearable for the longest time. He never had a brother himself, so it didn't take long for Teddy to look up to him as an older brother figure. Alcott leaving the business was a big push for him to leave as well.
[Related] Alcott is Penny's uncle. The minute he heard his brother had a kid he didn't believe it one bit. That greedy bastard? What, was he planning on ditching the mom and scooping in child support now? He doesn't trust any of this one bit, and he's not going out of his way to meet that train wreck of a family.
[Related] Penny only knows vaguely of her uncle, never actually meeting him. She can't exactly blame him for not wanting anything to do with her papa, given the circumstances, but she has mixed feelings given that her papa has never been anything other than loving to her and mama. For now, she doesn't particularly want to meet him.
Loretta seems like a sweet woman, and it matches her shop. What intrigues him the most, though, is how she knows his brother-- or more importantly, how she also dislikes him for what he'd done. At first Alcott had thought to move on, but with her ideas... maybe he can get proper closure...
When she first met Alcott, she felt a kinship between them. Both betrayed in brutal ways by those they gave everything for. Even if she uses her powers just a bit, would it not be for the best if Alcott could settle the score with his brother?
Maribelle is gruff and keeps to herself a lot, Alcott's all too familiar with that attitude so it never bothered him. Despite how blunt she can be, she means well and earnestly tries her best, and as long as she's open to help, he'll be willing to do what he can for her.
Alcott treats Maribelle like his own kid and even lets her use his kids' old rooms if she ever needs a place to stay. He knows she's been through a lot, even if he doesn't know what exactly that is, and he wants her to know that she has at least one person around that'll support her.
Maribelle likes Alcott. Even his gruffness [and his apparent faith in her] is a strange comfort, letting her think for a moment of how things could and should have been, if only the infection had not progressed to the point it had. She only feels guilt over what flows through the cracks that he then has to deal with, but even still, she knows she is safe with him. As long as he doesn't throw erasers at her, they're good.
[Employee] Alcott doesn't see George that often. Hell, he doesn't even go to the "mandatory" meetings the district has now and then. He doesn't think the superintendent is bad, per se, but he's not someone he would have anything to talk about to. As long as they both do their jobs, that's all either of them need.
[Boss] Alcott's a good teacher, very astute and dedicated. That's why parents are always complaining to George about him! Little Timmy can't play football now because he failed his history exam, his chances with the NFL are ruined, things like that. He's definitely tired of getting all these complaints about Mr. Northwind, but he knows full well that guy's not doing anything wrong. Besides, these can be entertaining now and then. Maybe he should write a book?
All Alcott knows about that guy is that the admin building clams up when he or someone around him comes down. He doesn't give a crap.
He's only seen him in a passing glance whenever he visits the campus. Nothing particularly sticks out to him. Eddy appreciates Alcott's firm boundaries with his students.