Conor Grey

Face Claim: James McAvoy

Name: Conor Grey

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Species: Werefox (red)

Height: 5'7"

Fashion: Any sort of fashion is the last thing on Conor's mind. Thankfully, he has a wife that loves him enough to ensure that he has plenty of jeans and several shirts that aren't torn or have holes in them. He goes for whatever is most comfortable- whether that's a t-shirt and flannel with his worn out work boots or a sharp button-down if the occasion calls for it.

Physical Description: Conor is perhaps a little shorter than average for a male, and despite his daughter calling him an old man, he still maintains a lean and muscular physique. Lately he's been keeping his dark auburn hair (with subtle signs of grey) a bit long, just enough that it will rest in soft waves atop his head after constantly running his fingers through it. That ginger beard is usually well-kempt and he has a set of piercing blue eyes that he knows he can wield as a weapon against Andie. He has a single scar on the right side of his torso, a Celtic knot tattooed around his left ring finger in lieu of an actual wedding ring (he often wears his actual one on a chain around his neck), and a tattoo on his left bicep of two foxes nuzzling each other with two kits playing beside them.


Personality Description: Conor often appears fairly relaxed, but in certain circumstances, he tends to constantly be on edge. He tries not to be, because that connection to Andie will make her own anxiety rise so he's learned to curb most of it when he knows it's truly unnecessary. It's hard to remain calm when you've been on the run for the last three years, though. Still, he's very easy going and friendly, willing to offer a helping hand when it's needed. However, he's very protective of his family, and those bright eyes will become a dark storm cloud if any one of them is threatened in any way. There have been things in his life that he regrets, things he has done and that still haunt him at night, certain things he can't even tell his wife about, so if he had to protect his family by any means necessary, he wouldn't hesitate.

Habits/Hobbies: Has a fondest for The High Kings and will often belt out one of their songs at random when he's in a good mood; tends to greet Andie with a kiss on her shoulder; grinds his teeth when he's agitated; breaks out into his "dad dance" when he feels the need to embarrass Kit; often shifts into his fox form to go for a run in the woods to clear his head; enjoys sitting out on the porch with a nice glass of whiskey; he'll often wait to fall asleep until he knows Andie and the kids are sleeping soundly

History: Conor was the first-born son to Owen and Aideen Grey, both werefoxes where the shifting gene was passed down to himself as well as his younger brother, Lucien. When he was but a year old, the Greys took their son and left Belfast, Ireland for the States where they eventually settled down in Xander's Cross, Oregon. Owen was a hard worker and was good with his hands, finding himself a good job in construction while Aideen was a waitress at the Full Moon Diner until Lucien was born. She'd occasionally work part-time at several places in town throughout the first few years, but her main focus was making sure her two kits didn't get into too much trouble. Aideen ran a somewhat strict household but it was still full of love. Regardless, young Conor tended to rebel any chance he got in their small town simply because he got bored of the same routine. He was often getting into trouble and accidentally dragging his other brother along for the ride.

Graduating high school (something his mother had always said was a "miracle"), Conor decided to take a cross country road trip to celebrate. It was when he got to Maine that something stopped him. He stayed there longer than he had anticipated, enjoying the wilderness and forests where he'd roam freely in his fox form, camp and enjoy the outdoors. It was on one of these hikes as the fox that he met a young woman, Andrea Thornton. There was something about her, something else that compelled him besides those beautiful, dark eyes. Conor wanted nothing but to speak with her but had to flee instead, figuring he would never set sights upon her again. Through this attempt, however, Andie had fallen and cut herself, which prompted the teenage Conor to swiftly change back at his campsite and come to her aide. He got her to the E.R. and got his chance to speak to her and spend a little bit of time with her.

Fate would have it that they would continue to meet on the same hiking trail several times more, if only because Conor hadn't moved on to another state or even bothered going home. He was finding any excuse to run into Andie "just one more time" until he ultimately made a mistake. Losing track of time, Conor didn't meet her on the trail when he was supposed to. He had been so focused on a hunt that he hadn't realize he was late, so he rushed back down the trail to his little camp. Unbeknownst to him, Andie had been following him and saw him change completely back into his human form. After a moment of panic (and brief embarrassment), he came to learn that she was a witch from a very prominent family and coven, and he should have known then to leave.

But he couldn't. Something drew him even closer to her, this feeling of an unbreakable bond, and their relationship became far more intimate. They were nearly inseparable. Conor was desperate to keep Andie in his life that he finally decided to attend a two year program at a college in Maine and go into law enforcement. The force at Xander's Cross was small, so it made logical sense for him to remain, even if it broke his mother's heart.

Things turned dangerous when David Thornton found out about his daughter's dalliance's with a shifter. Worse yet, when Andie realized she was pregnant with Conor's child. Not only were he and Andie far too young to be parents, according to her father it tainted the bloodline. David demanded that she have an abortion and forget Conor, but that only seemed to fuel the teens more. He had always known beforehand, but it wasn't until that very moment that Conor truly realize that Andie was his. She was his mate, she was a part of his soul that he couldn't let go of. They were meant to find each other, and fuck Thornton and his ideals.

The two did something dangerous then. Understanding the possible consequences and dangers, he allowed Andie to perform a particular spell that infuriated David and yet protected Conor from his wrath. Temporarily. With no other choice, the man begrudgingly accepted Conor into the coven...with a price. If he was to wed Andie and just simply exist in their world, he would have to work for the coven. David made the lad an enforcer, making him do things that, til this day, Conor would never repeat. He had been afraid every time he was called out to a job, but he endured it for Andie and the daughter she bore him. Caitriona (or "Kit" as he likes to call her) was mostly an outcast. Very few of Andie's family even acknowledged the girl and there was very little Conor could do to remedy it. He moved up in rank to detective in the force, using his credentials for the coven's dark intents no matter how he felt about it. However, years later when Kit was about thirteen, Andie informed him that she was pregnant a second time. He'd never been so elated and yet terrified at the same time in his life.

Days later, David sent Conor on a job, expecting him to kill the family of a rival. He came so close to doing it, his finger had nearly squeezed the trigger...but he caved. He ran home to Andie to tell her what had happened, what he was expected to do, and the two had no choice but to make the decision to flee. There would certainly be repercussions for his failure, and Conor knew his family would suffer for it. Running was their only option. Packing lightly, they fled immediately and were constantly traveling for the next three years. It proved difficult with the birth of their son, Elijah, but Andie needed time to perfect the anti tracking spell in hopes they would be able to finally settle down and be safe.

When his wife managed to finish the spell, Conor took them home to Xander's Cross, to his own hometown where he prayed they would be able to stay. Safe and with extended family who actually loved and accepted them.

Secret: Andie made Conor her familiar in order to keep him safe from harm, specifically from her father after they found out she was pregnant. While most witches often have a familiar, it's forbidden to make any human or sentient creature one. The spell Andie had cast tied their souls together, something he only agreed to doing because he was very certain that she was his mate. While his wife was granted with a boost of magical power from it, the spell did have consequences. Quite literally soul mates, both he and Andie can sense each other's emotions and pain, although in a much lighter sense. The closer they are to one another, the stronger the bond and the "sense" is, whereas it weakens when they are apart for certain periods of time. If anything happens to Andie that is fatal, both she and Conor will die. If anything fatally happens to Conor, there is a very big chance that Andie will either die or essentially become nothing but an empty husk with no soul.

There is also another burden that Conor carries. There had been a job David sent him on, where Conor was basically forced to beat a man to death. Like, quite literally, beat him until he stopped breathing. It wasn't the only job that required him to get his hands bloody, but that's the one that haunts him still and the one he's never told Andie about.

Family/Friends:
Wife: Andie Grey
Daughter: Caitriona "Kit" Grey
Son: Elijah Lucien Grey
Father: Owen Grey
Mother: Aideen Grey [deceased]
Younger Brother: Lucien Grey
Sister-in-Law: Isolde Thornton
Father-in-Law: David Thornton

Neighborhood: Gardenview