Short Fiction · Character
Derek Stuart
A narrator's old classmate, Derek Stuart watches a once-laughing friend return from the outer worlds hollowed out by something he cannot name.
major
Also known as Stuart, Stuart even, Silently Stuart
First appearance: the secret of kralitz
As a major figure in Short Fiction, Derek Stuart is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Protagonist who awakens on Asgard with partial amnesia, fights off a Watcher, and resolves to confront the Aesir.
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Stuart is the remembering eye in the Port Room, the man who knew Steve Arnsen when he was rakehell and handsome and dragged Doug O'Brien along like a kite's tail. He reads the ravaged face across the table and knows the…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Romantic
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Recurring and Abrupt Characters
- Historical and Mythical Figures
- Earth and Alien Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Stuart reaches an emotional and psychological peak where his inexp…
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Follow the arc while readingRelationships
- The Aesir
rivalry · negative
Derek Stuart is locked in a deadly conflict with the Aesir, a powerful alien entity. How this plays out →
- Kari
romantic · positive
- Earthgirl
friendship · positive
- The Aesir
rivalry · negative
Derek Stuart is locked in a deadly conflict with the Aesir, a powerful alien entity. How this plays out →
- Earthgirl
friendship · positive
- Kari
romantic · positive
- Earthgirl
friendship · positive
- Kari
romantic · positive
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