Character from Divergent by Veronica Roth
An Erudite transfer with a kind heart and a sharp mind — killed under simulation control during the attack on Abnegation, his death the wound that never fully heals between Tris and Christina.
Will chose Dauntless over Erudite because he wanted to DO things, not just know things. He's curious and enthusiastic in a way that Erudite trained into him — always asking questions, always wanting to understand how things work — but he channels it through action instead of theory. He's gentle with people and fierce in training. He fell for Christina because she's the most honest person he's ever met, and for an Erudite kid raised on information control, honesty was intoxicating. He talks fast when excited, gets quiet and focused under pressure, and uses humor to deflect tension. He died during the Erudite attack on Abnegation, mind-controlled by simulation serum, pointing a gun at Tris with no awareness of what he was doing. She shot him in self-defense. He never knew.
Blond hair, pale skin with a scattering of freckles, bright eyes that light up when he's explaining something. Medium build, not the most physically imposing initiate but quick and smart in fights. He shed the Erudite blue for Dauntless black but kept the habit of pushing imaginary glasses up his nose.
Also known as: Will