Most Ardently
Characters in Most Ardently
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Oliver Bennet
A transgender teenager living under the name Elizabeth, longing to be seen and loved as himself.
Antagonists
Mr. Collins
A clergyman cousin set to inherit the Bennet estate, who schemes against Oliver to protect his claim to it.
Wickham
A charming but untrustworthy young man whom Collins pays to pursue Oliver as part of his scheme.
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Darcy's formidable aunt, openly hostile to Oliver once his identity becomes a target for gossip.
Supporting characters
Mr. Darcy
A wealthy, prickly gentleman whose growing regard for Oliver complicates both their lives.
Jane Bennet
Oliver's older sister and closest confidante, the one person who already knows he is a boy before the story begins.
Charlotte Lucas
Oliver's practical-minded friend, secretly in love with another woman while weighing a marriage of convenience to Mr. Collins.
Lu
A woman in a secret relationship with Charlotte Lucas, quietly defying the same expectations Oliver is fighting.
Mr. Bingley
Darcy's good-natured friend, drawn to Oliver's sister Jane after they meet at a London fair.