Notes

rhysand's parents and younger sister were murdered right in front of him when he was a child, and when he turned 18 he inherited the company his parents built: Night Corp. It's a huge tech development firm that also makes weapons for Hybern Co. What many people don't know is that Rhysand is the CEO of Starlight Co. also, an offshoot of Night Corp. which uses the tech to make things better for the common people. He opposes everything Hybern does, but he and his company have an image to uphold.

When he was nineteen and he was just starting to get the hang of the CEO thing (as well as go through college, which is a lot harder than it sounds) he was kidnapped and held for ransom. A lot of innocent people were harmed and afterwards, he turned to vigilantism. Cassian taught him to fight; Azriel taught him to sneak; Mor, the VP of Night Co., taught him to use his brain (Amren is the president). By night, now, he is (having gone through Night Man, Star Man, and the Night Knight) Nightshifter. He can control darkness and starlight, has some ability to read minds, alter memories, etc, and is also faster, stronger, and more agile than a normal person. He not only stops small crimes, but he also works to stop Hybern Co. which is bent on world domination (it's cliche but sadly true) by sabotaging his own company, leading to the understanding that Rhysand Nox and Nightshifter hate each other.

Feyre was forced to leave her home at the age of 15 when her powers manifested. She was found and taken in by Tamlin, a 22-year-old who was already supporting his friend Lucien (18), who'd been kicked out of his abusive home. Having been left an inheritance, Tamlin had no need to work but did so anyway, quickly rising to become the president of Spring Corp. Feyre fell in love with him and stayed with him even though he refused to acknowledge her powers, which she learned to master with Lucien's help. Eventually she gets a day job: she is the Rainbow Lady, a superhero who works in tandem with the police to stop crime in the city of Prythian. Lucien is her manager/liason and Tamlin doesn't know (and shit talks Lady Rainbow to Feyre).

Feyre has a myriad of powers (hence her name). She can fly, is faster, stronger, and more agile than normal people (and Rhysand), can control ice, fire, water, and wind, has blood with healing abilities that makes her impervious to poison and sickness.

She is introduced to Nightshifter one night after he is really injured and Cassian and Azriel, two cops in the precinct she works for, beg her help to heal him. She reluctantly agrees, except that when they're doing the blood transfusion Rhys wakes up in a panic and lashes out mentally at Feyre, which creates a bond between them and gives her some of his mental powers. So now they have access to each other's minds but are able to put up a wall between them.

They eventually work together to take down Hybern.