The son of a successful Welsh banker, Meredith’s poor behavior during the last decade has seen him cut off from his father’s financial support. In spite of his good education and gentry breeding, Meredith has little love for the world of business and money – save for the methods of spending it. It was spending it, and spending too much time in gambling parlors, that saw him indebted to Lord FitzMaurice and thus whored out at Maggie’s Place. While FitzMaurice keeps him on a short leash, Meredith’s affection for the man has long since waned. Instead, he finds his eye drawn more and more often to the enforcer, and now manager, of the brothel: Martin Love. Meredith is well aware of the dangerous game he plays, but he has never been one for caution… Or denying himself his worst desires.
Martin Love
Site Canon Character
Manager of Maggie’s Place
35 – 40+ · Male
FC: Andreas Pietschmann
One doesn’t dream of one day running a brothel full of homosexuals, and indeed this is not the life that Martin ever imagined for himself. After a career as a constable with the London Metropolitan Police was cut short by running afoul of a gang, he was introduced by a mutual associate to Lord Oscar FitzMaurice. With his knowledge of London policing and his connections at Scotland Yard, Martin seemed ideal to help protect the secrecy of Maggie’s Place. Over time, his role has expanded; after the Madame of the brothel abruptly quit some months ago, Martin was unceremoniously promoted. He’s done well enough in the role, but the stress of dealing with a large number of young, often catty, men and the nature of the clients the brothel attracts, on top of his normal duties of seeing to protecting the brothel from the attentions of the police force and gangs who think they’re owed protection money, has pushed Martin right to the edge.
Enzo Esposito
Site Canon Character
Telegram Messenger, Prostitute
20 – 25 · Male
FC: Tyrone Smithers
Enzo has always felt torn between two versions of himself. French and Italian; serious, dutiful son, and fun-loving artistic soul; normal, and deviant. Brought by his mother to London a few years ago, he does his best to portray himself in the way she expects and is proud of. To that end, he got a job as a telegram messenger, biking around the city to deliver telegrams to a wide variety of individuals. It was through that job that he was introduced to Martin Love, the proprietor of Maggie’s Place, who was quick to offer the handsome young man a place at the brothel. Though it is not the kind of work that Enzo ever imagined himself doing, there is a certain freedom to it that keeps him working there in spite of the danger and the distasteful aspects of it. (The money doesn’t hurt, either.)
Lord Oscar FitzMaurice
Site Canon Character
Viscount Kirkwall, heir to the Earl of Orkney
30 – 35 · Male
FC: Jude Law
Having never actually been to his family’s lands but once, Oscar FitzMaurice has long enjoyed the benefits of his family’s name, title, and wealth, without ever having much concern of where any of it comes from. Oxford-educated, he styles himself as a poet and artist. As patron of the arts, he attends a great many parties and salons. He also is the (extremely secretive) owner of a gay brothel off of Cleveland Street, named Maggie’s Place, and he is a frequent attendee. Using his family’s resources, he ensures that the place is kept well off of the police’s radar, his identity is kept well-hidden, and his tastes are kept very quiet. Among the offerings of the brothel, his long-standing favorite is Meredith Trevor; he is possessive of the man, even as he whores him out to pay down a gambling debt Meredith accrued some years ago.