Michael Shelley

As a child, Michael Shelley saw his friend Ryan be taken by The Spiral and this eventually drove him to work for the Magnus Institute as a young man. He was hired to replace Fiona Law, one of Gertrude Robinson's assistants who had recently been lost. He worked alongside her other assistants, Eric Delano and Emma Harvey. Emma, who was responsible for the loss of Fiona, decided to experiment on him by seeing how long she could keep him in the dark as to what was really going on. Gertrude, seeing the value in an ignorant assistant, allowed this to happen and Michael never discovered the truth ( From the Magnus Archives Fan Wiki )

Michael is an adult male in his 30s, with shoulder length, wavy blond hair and grey blue eyes. He has a rounder, friendly face with a Roman nose. He very often wears formal cardigans and nice slacks to work, but when relaxing, his casual clothes consist of comfortable sweaters and jeans. He has a slight gap in his front teeth that he’s embarrassed about, and as such, he tries to smile with his lips closed, hiding as much of his teeth as possible. He also has a very distinctive, melodious laugh that more often than not ends with a soft sigh

Michael is a kind soul who puts others before him. He is often seen working twice as hard as everyone else so he’s seen as useful, as he fears being seen as useless or disposable. He is very mild mannered, and would rather de-escalate a situation than fight. His sense of humor consists of lots of puns and jokes, to describe it in one word, it would be dorky. Though he’s shy, once he trusts and opens up to someone, this person will have his loyalties. This has often gotten him into trouble, as he trusts almost blindly, not questioning orders when they’re given

Michael knows a few languages, including Spanish and French, which is useful in the Archives, as it allows him to translate statements for Gertrude

Michael has a fondness for lilies and coffee. There’s a coffee shop next to a flower stand near The Magnus Archives, his place of employment. He frequents both places before and after work