Before Reading: (TWs)

This character and story explore heavy and potentially triggering subjects such as: Religious Trauma, Child Abuse, Mental Illness(OCD, Grandiose Delusions, Depression and Suicidal Ideation, CPTSD), Substance Abuse, Stalking and Kidnapping, as well as Stockholm Syndrome. If ANY of these subjects make you uncomfortable I suggest you do not read further. Please take care of yourself and read at your own discretion.

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Associated Characters:

• X:
  Voltaire's love interest and eventual husband.
• Pyotr Baranov:
  Voltaire's paternal grandfather, the head of the clergy.

Early Life

Vanya Voltaire was born on December 10th, 1976 to his parents Viera Voltaire and Iona Baranov. Around his first birthday he was left on the doorstep of St. Christopher's Abbey, with a note addressed to his paternal grandfather Pyotr Baranov; the head of the clergy. Father Baranov chose to keep Voltaire at an arm's length, raising him from a distance, while keeping their familial connection hidden from him.

He was raised in the orphanage and attended school on the grounds of the abbey. He was disliked by the other children, many of them finding him unpleasant to be around.