I'm putting these two guys in the same one because they're brothers. Even though it's a little long, they deserve to be together, because they're very close...and the story just would not be complete without them.
In the beginning of the series, Matt is 17, Annelise's age, and Lane is 13. I'll go over a few physical traits before I tell you about their stories. Matt is the tallest character, reaching a height of six feet six inches. Tall and really thin, and not really muscular, he has brown hair and brown eyes. He's a genius at computers and loves math and physics. Lane is the polar opposite, with brown hair too, but hazel eyes, and standing at height of 5'5": more than a foot shorter than his brother. He hates school, but has been taking karate for three years and loves it. Martial skills are his prime attribute. Besides Matt and Lane, there were five other children in their house, Matt being the oldest and Lane being the youngest boy.
The Mahers grew up two houses away from Annelise, and Matt and Annelise were childhood friends. Matt had a crush on Annelise for years but she returned his advances coldly, with little more than a sarcastic laugh. She was never ready for love, and wasn't sure if she loved him at all other than friendship. Matt suffered from personality issues because of this; he didn't understand his purpose in life. Annelise and Lane didn't have much of a relationship because he was so much younger than she.
When Annelise learns of the Invasion and the Rebellion, Matt is there, and she suspects that he is a Rarak. Because of her hysterical sobbing in fear, he does as she tells him and pricks his finger. After seeing the red blood, Annelise sinks to the ground and cries in self-pity and fear. That was when she told him everything that she had learned from the recruiter, and Matt joins the Rebellion too. After Peter was murdered, Annelise wasn't safe where she was anymore. The murderer was looking for Kenneth, and she was the first stop for torture. The recruiter gets a hold of her superior, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Kenneth. Both would take care of her in Washington D.C. Matt decided to go with her in order to keep her safe, and never told his family because of the stress and time. Within a few weeks, the Mahers believed their oldest son dead.
Lane refused to believe that Matt was dead, and set out to find him a few months later. It was around that time that he was intercepted by a recruiter known Mikhail Zemstov, who recruited men for the Rebellion Assassins, a group of heretics that literally killed Raraks for fun. There was no justice, and these Assassins would sit and think of grand ways to kill the Raraks. Mikhail told Lane that Matt was dead, and convinced the young Maher to join him. Within a few days, Lane's martial skills were put to the test. And within a few weeks, he was a General for the Rebellion Assassins.
The brothers are reunited at the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, after Lane killed a Rarak Senator in America. Matt was able to contact him and convince his brother to tell where the Rebellion Assassins were hiding, for they were wanted by both the Rebellion and the Invasion. After they were reunited, Lane left Mikhail after killing him, and joined the Rebellion as a General. Together, the brother overcame brilliant odds, and although they were never reunited with their biological family to keep the Rebellion safe, they had each other forever.
To portray Matt I used the handsome Anakin Solo, the son of Princess Leia and Han Solo from Star Wars. Of course, this is a fictional character, but I found a few nice images that really give me what I want.
It's a work in progress. No one is that cute in real life, I don't think. :) But I like to think of him looking a lot more mature than Lane, who I imagine to be a cute man forever.
To portray Lane I went all-out, using Richard Madden. I don't like the curly hair, but the face is so perfect that it's not even funny. Straighten your hair, Rich, and I'll accept you completely :D
Of course, the top one is Lane like when he's thirty-something. Oh well. I think it's perfect otherwise :D
That's it for the Mahers. Now on to Kenneth's wife ;)
Thanks for reading!
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