BlackGirlWithGlasses
Martin Keating is born and raised in Edenburough, England to Rose and David Keating. The Keatings lives on Crowley Road, which is a working class neighborhood known for its brick houses.
As a child, Martin is mistaken for being shy due to his quiet and observant nature. Unlike his older sister Lorne, Martin is, for the part, introverted. Though he has no difficulty making friends and maintaining friendships, he prefers to spend hours reading about and taking apart computers. He also listens to his collection of records donated to him by his late grandmother and sister’s namesake, Lorne Marie. Martin is known for retreating to his room after returning home from school in order to decompress.
This routine changes when, at age 11, he meets his new neighbor, Charlotte Pryor. From the very beginning, Martin is somewhat overwhelmed by the energetic, outspoken and inquisitive 12 year old girl and avoids her for about a week. But one day, the Pryor family is invited over for dinner and Martin is strongly encouraged to entertain Charlotte. While in his room looking around, Charlotte notices his record collection. Martin finds out that she is familiar with records and the musicians who recorded them. They begin talking and Martin finds that the two have much in common. Since then, they have been inseparable.
Over the years, Martin and Charlotte (nicknamed “Charlie” by Martin) have done almost everything together—much to Rose and David’s delight. They have often supported one another. At the age of 16, Martin realizes that he has fallen in love with her. To his relief, he finds out that Charlie feels the same way and they begin dating soon after.
At 17, Martin graduates from Secondary school and soon attends the University College London to pursue a Computer Science degree. During orientation, he meets Albert Winchester, a loud yet cheery 18-year-old with a crass sense of humor. He is nicknamed Chess because of his last name, but also because he, Martin learns, is an expert chess player. The two become instant friends and rely heavily on one another to survive college.
Meanwhile, Martin’s reputation as an incredible DJ and computer wiz spreads. He is invited to spin at parties and is soon making extra money building and fixing computers and doing party gigs.
After graduating from college, he and Charlotte move into a quaint flat together in the city on London. Martin is able to land a well-paying IT tech position at Gencore Inc. while Charlie’s theatre career begins to take off. Though he is not building computers as much, Martin is still Djing and, with Chess’s help, is able to secure gigs at local dance clubs. At the age of 27, he becomes Charlie’s fiancée. With a new job, nice flat, a budding DJing career and a beautiful bride-to-be, Martin feels that life could not get any better.
