Skip to content

Krajick, Bethany Michelle

Tier: major

Seeded from author roster (Main Characters.csv). Expand from AWLL chapters via StoryBible; do not add plot spoilers from books/chapters beyond the processed range.

Last updated through AWLL2.4 ch 68.

Names

  • Given: Bethany
  • Middle: Michelle
  • Surname: Krajick
  • Nicknames: —

Vital statistics

  • Gender: Female
  • Birthdate: 12 April 1963
  • Birthplace: Milford, Ohio
  • Death: —
  • Description: eyes brown; hair brown; height 66 in; weight 130 lbs; measurements 34A–25–35

Family

  • Parents / grandparents: Nora Krajick (mother; attorney, Clermont County contract work Nov 1961 — FM Backstory 13); father (CPA; travels Europe per later canon) — married by Nov 1961; Bethany not yet born (birthdate 12 Apr 1963)
  • Siblings: —
  • Children / grandchildren: —

Life

  • Residence: —
  • Jobs held: —
  • Schools attended: —
  • Majors: —

Canon appearance

  • First seen (roster): AWLL series 1, book 1, chapter 12
  • On-page AWLL1.1: ch 36 turnabout dance (April 7, 1978); ch 39 therapy; ch 38–40 dinner dates
  • AWLL1.2: Grief/rape-trigger dates with Steve (June 1978 ch 6–9); Foul Play movie date (ch 18); August 1978 one-time apartment sex (ch 21); June 23, 1979 soulmate-level lovemaking on Pill (ch 53) — explore after Sweden
  • AWLL1.4 — POV book title; Steve POV in numbered chapters: Main arc July 1980–May 1981 senior year
  • July 1980: Reunion sex then best friends boundary (ch 3, 12); supports Jennifer's Seattle goodbye (ch 13)
  • Fall 1980: Exploration pact with Stephanie; country-club talk — last «cherry» reserved; Homecoming/Prom commitment; Becky jealousy (ch 22–23); apartment lovemaking, anal, Kathy threesome (ch 23–24)
  • Homecoming/Prom: Limo tears, dominant «fuck» scene (ch 27); Hyatt Prom night oral/Jacuzzi/anal (ch 60–61); Triumvirate with Kara and Stephanie — probation, faithfulness tests (ch 46–47+)
  • Psychology arc: «Problem of Being Me» — Mom approval, ends dating Steve until he owns pattern (ch 34); reconciles as friends; grills Prom party (ch 58)
  • Becky relapse: Furious at vet-conference affair (ch 46); still Prom yes, no hotel pity rule
  • Book does not end Bethany's arc — closes on Jennifer Stanford call (ch 62); Bethany still Milford soulmate-friend
  • AWLL1.5: Triumvirate support after Stanford bomb (ch 1–6); sets summer rules with Kara/Stephanie (ch 7); asks Elyse to steady Steve in Chicago (ch 13); Madison trip threesome with Pam (ch 21); Maisonette / Hyatt farewell (ch 33); waves off Steve's Chicago departure (ch 34)
  • AWLL1.6: Gene steady boyfriend; Madison visit first sex with Gene (ch 15); camping arc; Chicago visits; OK with Stephie/Tatyana orbits; Steve chooses Kara (ch 40)
  • AWLL1.7–1.9: Madison PhD path; friendship with Steve; book 9 ends with her en route / accident context
  • AWLL1.10: Near-fatal I-65 crash Christmas Eve 1984; Birgit Fourth Interlude vision (ch 01a); rehab in Indianapolis/Cincinnati; limited reunion sex when cleared (ch 27, 44); chooses suburban Andrew engagement (Sept 21 rushed wedding plan) over Steve/Kara triad; Lake Geneva confession breaks engagement; friendship with Steve preserved; Nick (Navy) at Steve's wedding (ch 81)
  • AWLL2.1 (1986–1987): Moves out after Jesse's birth; September 1986 full confession — Wisconsin affair, deliberate Andrew engagement, PTSD; American Club (Kohler) farewell weekend with Steve (Jessica-approved); returns to Woodlawn house, rooms with Stephanie; courts Lt. Nicholas Evans (JAG); matching parakeets; marries Nick June 20, 1987 (Milford); PhD psychology coursework; counsels Carol through divorce

Life (canon)

  • Schools attended: Milford High — freshman 1977–78; cheerleader
  • Parents: Nora Krajick (attorney); father (CPA, travels Europe)
  • Source: FM Backstory 13 (~Nov 1961): Nora interviews Elizabeth Sorkin in Kenny Burnside matter (contract attorney + jail matron).

Notes

  • April 7, 1978: Turnabout dance with Steve; reveals rape at thirteen, pregnancy, abortion
  • May 1978: Walk/dinner dates; hand-holding; shaking/nervous with intimacy
  • May 25, 1978: Brings Steve to Doctor Fran Mercer; joint counseling session
  • FM Journal (1977–1991): Rape by Josh Benton (Sept 4, 1976 Labor Day party); therapy from Jan 1977; marries Nick (introduced by Steve); widowed Dec 1989 (Guam shooting); son Nicholas; PhD/dissertation on sibling incest (code names Abel/Delilah); clinical psychologist; accepts Dec 1991 directorship of Chicago Missy Easton crisis center
  • Source: FM Journal 001 (~1977-01-08): first session; perpetrator Josh Benton; no prosecution.
  • Source: FM Journal 002, 013–015, 018–019, 023 (~1978–1991): Steve friendship/recovery intimacy debate with Fran; Nick's death; ethics confrontation; Chicago return plans.