My Cousin's Keeper/Spike Luger - Revision history

Angel at 22:39, 29 March 2026

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Angel: Angel moved page My Cousin's Keeper/Spike Torrance to My Cousin's Keeper/Spike Luger: the wiki needs to use the right name

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Angel moved page My Cousin's Keeper/Spike Torrance to My Cousin's Keeper/Spike Luger: the wiki needs to use the right name

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Angel at 11:14, 26 November 2021

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Angel at 19:57, 10 November 2021

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	Has a battered bomber jacket. Gabby sees him as muscular, bigger than Tess, and slightly taller than Ffrances.		Has a battered bomber jacket. Gabby sees him as muscular, bigger than Tess, and slightly taller than Ffrances.
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		+	==Gender Identity==
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		+	During the main part of the story, this isn't really addressed; but it may seem that Spike is trying extra hard to be a "real man" in order to live up to what he remembers of his dad's expectations. But maybe this wasn't right for him after all.
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		+	In the epilogue, and a brief mention in the epilogue of [[Potty Genius]], Spike is referred to as a girl and seems to be a lot more comfortable. Maybe she was a trans girl all along but needed a safer place to explore her identity before coming out?

	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

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 ==Family==
-* Shawna - (mother) Worries about Spike when he's not at home
+* [[../Shawna/]] - (mother) Worries about Spike when he's not at home
-* Duke - (stepfather) Married Shawna 6 years ago. Calls her 'princess', and if he thinks she's upset he'll take it out on Spike regardless of the reason
+* [[../Duke Torrance/]] - (stepfather) Married Shawna 6 years ago. Calls her 'princess', and if he thinks she's upset he'll take it out on Spike regardless of the reason
-* Walt - (possibly a stepbrother?) A drunk, prone to random acts of violence if he doesn't get what he wants. Curses constantly.
+* [[../Walt/]] - (possibly a stepbrother?) A drunk, prone to random acts of violence if he doesn't get what he wants. Curses constantly.
-* Brad - (younger brother, possibly illegitimate?) When he's home alone, Spike is scared of getting under his feet and makes an excuse to be elsewhere. This is probably because a day home alone always involves some kind of narcotics and he can be very unpredictable
+* [[../Brad/]] - (younger brother, possibly illegitimate?) When he's home alone, Spike is scared of getting under his feet and makes an excuse to be elsewhere. This is probably because a day home alone always involves some kind of narcotics and he can be very unpredictable
-* Nik - (younger half-brother) 6yo
+* [[../Nik/]] - (younger half-brother) 6yo
 When Spike's father died, the family had very different coping mechanisms. Older brother Brad decided that his dad had 'failed' and went off the rails, drinking and stealing. Shawna couldn't cope with trying get him to behave, and turned to drugs. A year later she married her dealer, Duke Torrance. The kids were forced to take their stepfather's surname, and Spike wasn't old enough to have much of a say in it at the time. He has since discovered that no deed poll was officially filed, his parents just notified school/doctors/etc that he had changed his name. He's since been saving up to apply for a passport under his birth name, which would disprove the "de facto adoption" route and prevent his family making the change legal unless they want to take him to court over it.

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 * Nik - (younger half-brother) 6yo
-When Spike's father died, the family had very different coping mechanisms. Older brother Brad decided that his dad had 'failed' and went off the rails, drinking and stealing. Shawna couldn't cope with trying get him to behave, and turned to drugs. A year later she married her dealer, Duke Cale. Theoretically the kids took their stepfather's surname, but Spike refuses to use it.
+When Spike's father died, the family had very different coping mechanisms. Older brother Brad decided that his dad had 'failed' and went off the rails, drinking and stealing. Shawna couldn't cope with trying get him to behave, and turned to drugs. A year later she married her dealer, Duke Torrance. The kids were forced to take their stepfather's surname, and Spike wasn't old enough to have much of a say in it at the time. He has since discovered that no deed poll was officially filed, his parents just notified school/doctors/etc that he had changed his name. He's since been saving up to apply for a passport under his birth name, which would disprove the "de facto adoption" route and prevent his family making the change legal unless they want to take him to court over it.
 ==Appearance==

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	Spike is a little scruffy. He has dark hair that looks something like a mop, cut unevenly. He has been trying to grow a beard, but can't really manage more than a little fluff. He's a year younger than Tess, so has 2 years of high school left. His uniform is worn but still usable; he seems to only have 2 shirts, one of which has a small burn on the collar which he refuses to tell anyone how it happened.		Spike is a little scruffy. He has dark hair that looks something like a mop, cut unevenly. He has been trying to grow a beard, but can't really manage more than a little fluff. He's a year younger than Tess, so has 2 years of high school left. His uniform is worn but still usable; he seems to only have 2 shirts, one of which has a small burn on the collar which he refuses to tell anyone how it happened.
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		+	Has a battered bomber jacket. Gabby sees him as muscular, bigger than Tess, and slightly taller than Ffrances.

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-Spike is [[../Tess/]]'s boyfriend in [[The Last New Start]]. He initially doesn't know that she is being babied, but may become a caregiver to some degree later.
+Spike is [[../Tess/]]'s friend in [[The Last New Start]]. He initially doesn't know that she is being babied, but may become a caregiver to some degree later.
-He lives on the south side of Raybridge, far from Palmerston.
+==Lifestyle==
 ==Personality==
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 Spike uses humour as a coping mechanism when he is worried. He can put on a few different accents, and will often address a stressful situation as if he is some character archetype. His favourites include confused Russian tourist, angry celebrity chef, and stoic mafia boss. As long as people are laughing with him, he doesn't worry so much about the actual problem.
-He's very resilient, and has got used to looking after himself. Not particularly good at sports but has high stamina. He is also good with words; knowing how to put people off balance.
+He's very resilient, and has got used to looking after himself. Not particularly good at sports but has high stamina. He is also good with words; knowing how to put people off balance. He is ''very'' good at understanding the line between edgy teasing and something that will actually hurt someone; and he only crosses it in the case of people who are bullying someone else.
 ==Family==

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	* Walt - (possibly a stepbrother?) A drunk, prone to random acts of violence if he doesn't get what he wants. Curses constantly.		* Walt - (possibly a stepbrother?) A drunk, prone to random acts of violence if he doesn't get what he wants. Curses constantly.
		+	* Brad - When he's home alone, Spike is scared of getting under his feet and makes an excuse to be elsewhere

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

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	Spike is [[../Tess/]]'s boyfriend in [[The Last New Start]]. He initially doesn't know that she is being babied, but may become a caregiver to some degree later.		Spike is [[../Tess/]]'s boyfriend in [[The Last New Start]]. He initially doesn't know that she is being babied, but may become a caregiver to some degree later.
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		+	He lives on the south side of Raybridge, far from Palmerston.
		+
		+	==Personality==
		+
		+	Spike uses humour as a coping mechanism when he is worried. He can put on a few different accents, and will often address a stressful situation as if he is some character archetype. His favourites include confused Russian tourist, angry celebrity chef, and stoic mafia boss. As long as people are laughing with him, he doesn't worry so much about the actual problem.
		+
		+	He's very resilient, and has got used to looking after himself. Not particularly good at sports but has high stamina. He is also good with words; knowing how to put people off balance.
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		+	==Family==
		+
		+	* Walt - (possibly a stepbrother?) A drunk, prone to random acts of violence if he doesn't get what he wants. Curses constantly.

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==