Adult literature

[Narya]

So I just finished reading the Monette series again, and realized why I like one of the main characters so much. He's a 20 year old, orphaned at an early age, of unknown parentage, taught to be an assasin, prickly and introverted but with a heart of gold, with a tendancy to make odd love/bond relationships, so that the author can explore the meaning of love and relationships from a different perspective. Does this sound familiar to anyone else.