Death Brought Me To You

by Yellowside95

Summary:

"Why am I not sad that I'm dead? Well, sometimes I am, but I'm technically alive right now. Plus if I hadn't died when I did, maybe I wouldn't have you! So I consider it just another bump in the road."

Onyx Payne had never been normal, being uncomfortable when called a boy or a girl, but their life as a spy did help them figure it out a little bit. Sadly, their journey or realization was cut short when their last mission was forcefully cut short, right before their fellow soldiers won the war they'd been fighting for so long. But something changes as their brought to a certain museum, one that changes their death for the better. Forming friendships, banter, and possibly something more can be difficult, but it helps when you have something in common with everyone else. What is that? You've all been dead for years.

Chapter 1: OC Intro

Cornelia 'Onyx' Payne
Cornelia Payne, born on July 13, 1763, and was a spy during the American Revolutionary War, helping many times in dangerous situations with the information they had acquired. Through one of their journals, it was discovered that they liked when people used they/them as their pronouns, and their chosen code name, Onyx. Of course, this was only disclosed to close friends, and it is assumed that they were non-binary, but we will never truly know. It is also assumed that they were biromantic as they talked about both women and men in their journal, but only was described as wanting to be physically close, but also stated they were disgusted when the other people would mention anything past kissing.
Their childhood was described as nice, but their father left them at 3 years old. His name was unknown, but their mother was named Miriam Payne. Onyx went by their mother's last name, as their mother wanted them to forget about their father. They were taught by their mother in English and french, along with basic math and religion. This led Onyx to realize they didn't truly follow their mother's religion and hid this fact from Miriam.
When they turned 17 they joined the army. Because they could dress as a man or a woman and not be questioned, they were used as a spy against the British. They helped get information for the patriots by acting and dressing like a British loyalist and drinking with British soldiers, or maybe dressing as a washerwoman and listening to them discuss plans they had heard family discussing or personal issues that the soldiers had so the patriots may be able to use those against them. They were captured in late September 1781. They were finally killed on October 4, 1781, and will never know that they missed the last true battle of the American Revolutionary War.