CWs: character death, suicide, emotional abuse

Born February 2045, Fross van der Meer (né Sobeck) is a Dutch-American roboticist, transhumanist, crossdresser, and member of Far Zenith.

After his dad's suicide and his mom's death in an accident, Fross was taken in by Tilda, who saw promise in his talent for robotics, his art, and his relation to Lis.

When his college education was interrupted by the Faro Plague, Fross joined Tilda as she fled to space on the Odyssey. There, he bonded with Stanley Chen and became part of the team that would later create Nemesis.

Paralyzed by anxiety, cynicism, and a desire to blend in, Fross only looks out for himself. He tends to keep people at a distance, but, when he does become attached to someone, he can be all-too-quick to cast them, in his mind, in the role of savior to his damsel-in-distress.

While he usually plays the victim and/or the enabler to get his way, Fross will do anything for his warped idea of self preservation and blame anyone but himself when things go wrong.

Fics I've written about him: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3261301