Ian (Florian)'s Links
Florian used to tease his little sister a lot. That's what big brothers do, right? He made fun of her relentlessly, and although he'll tell you he did it out of love, there's a part of him that relished in putting her down to keep himself up. It's hard to say whether Florian realized how much his teasing affected Phoebe, but that wouldn't have changed anything even if he did.
There are a lot of things this guy won't admit, but one of the most important is that being around his sister kept him grounded. As they grew more and more apart in adulthood, he lost sight of himself and made some decisions there is no turning back from. He started to view family as a weakness, a tie to a world that shouldn't exist anymore. But underneath it all, he still cares very much about his family, the one group of people he wouldn't dare touch. He keeps his new life a secret from them out of fear of what they will think if they find out what he has become.
Growing up, Phoebe and Florian's relationship was a pretty standard sibling rivalry. Phoebe felt jealous of all the attention her brother would get, as he was the "star child" following in their mother's footsteps, so she tried extra hard to carve a new path for herself in the field of science. The academically-minded Phoebe and the socially-minded Florian had more than their fair share of bouts, but in the end, they were still both family and cared about each other underneath the petty squabbles.
As adults, they went their separate ways and found it hard to keep in contact regularly. But when Florian turned up missing about a year ago, Phoebe did everything she could to find any sort of clue as to his whereabouts. She held onto the hope that he was still alive far longer than anyone else, even the rest of her family. This is not just due to her penchant for conspiracy theories (although, yes, that is a big part of it), but the fact that she KNOWS her brother and has trouble trusting any sort of situation he gets himself into. Lately, she's stumbled upon a couple of major clues that confirm her hunch, and she can't wait to finally find him and give him an earful.
She may love her brother, but she sure as hell doesn't trust him.
Ian is smart enough to realize there's no way Yve would ever love him, but he stays hopelessly devoted to her anyway. Perhaps that's even part of the reason why he does - the lack of feelings involved. (Though perma-birth-control is nothing to sneeze at either.) But even though in his head he knows he's nothing more to her than one of her many useful boy toy lackeys, on the inside he craves to be more important to her, and views her other subjects as not much more than competition. He has given his entire life to her, meaning not only that he will do anything in his power to make her goals come to fruition, but also that she is the only person allowed to kill him. He would never settle for less.