# Dear Nick — The Dark Other character guide

> Dear Nick in The Dark Other by Stanley G. Weinbaum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dear

**First appearance:** 0011-xii-letter-from-lucifer

## Who they are

An affectionate address to Nicholas, possibly from a letter.

## Relationships

### [Patricia Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/patricia_lane)

_romantic_

Dear Nick represents the gentle, loving side of Nicholas that Patricia remembers and longs for.

### [Nicholas Devine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/nicholas_devine)

_psychological_

Dear Nick is the idealized, loving persona that Nicholas struggles to maintain against The Other's influence.

### [Dr. Carl Horker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/dr_carl_horker)

_rivalry_

Dear Nick distrusts Horker and sees him as a threat to Patricia and to Nicholas's recovery.

### [Patricia Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/patricia_lane)

_romantic_

Dear Nick represents the gentle, loving side of Nicholas that Patricia remembers and longs for.

### [Dr. Carl Horker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/dr_carl_horker)

_rivalry_

Dear Nick distrusts Horker and sees him as a threat to Patricia and to Nicholas's recovery.

### [Nicholas Devine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_dark_other_se/characters/nicholas_devine)

_psychological_

Dear Nick is the idealized, loving persona that Nicholas struggles to maintain against The Other's influence.

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