CAF With A Twist 06012023 😘

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[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_m]Perez[/name_m] (36) is one of the former child stars who appeared alongside [name_f]Manuela[/name_f] in the Paraguayan tv show that she played in as a child.

While [name_f]Manuela[/name_f] may have ended up falling from grace after that show was over, [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] however did not and instead became a famous actor who went on to film in a hit tv show called Sorrowland. Sorrowland is a really popular show on Netflix and [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] herself plays a character named “Rosalita”, though her character is actually a villain and not a hero. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] and [name_f]Manuela[/name_f] during the time that they were acting together were close and [name_f]Manuela[/name_f] is glad to hear about Carmen’s fame now though [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] feels guilty that [name_f]Manuela[/name_f] had to quit acting due to people not liking her in anything besides what she originally played in. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] isn’t sure why she managed to work through the hate and so many young actors couldn’t and it admittedly causes a bit of imposter syndrome in her mind. She doesn’t personally believe she deserves all the recognition and glam because so many people were just as talented - if not more than her and they weren’t so lucky.

[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] is planning to get married to an up-and-coming actor, her second marriage. Her first marriage ended badly but she had gotten married when she was only nineteen. Her ex-husband and her had met on a set of a movie and [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] had quickly fallen for his charms and quick wit, despite the fact that he was seventeen years older than her at the time. He was the same age she is currently, and looking back [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] feels like the marriage was a huge mistake due to her feelings of loneliness and so-called “daddy issues.” Her dad left her when she was ten, just walked out and never returned and [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] was devastated. Her ex-husband was extremely toxic and controlling, picking and choosing which roles she went into and who she talked to and when the marriage finally ended when [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] was twenty-four she was exhausted after the six years of fighting and walking on eggshells, and she needed a break before getting back in the dating scene.

[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] met her now-fiance four years ago at an awards show when she won an award for one of the films she was in. At the time he had congratulated her on the award, and she thanked him and they started talking and the rest is history. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] has two older sisters but she doesn’t have any kids, and she doesn’t want any either. Children have never been something she saw in her future even when she was a little girl and her sisters would talk about what they wanted their kids names to be, [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] had always said, “I don’t want any kids. I’m good with like seven cats.” Well, thankfully Carmen’s sisters have had their families, and [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] has her cats, though she only has two of them. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] may not want her own kids but she still loves her nieces and nephews and they consider her to be the “cool aunt”, which she takes as an honor just like the awards she wins.

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[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] " [name_m]Bram[/name_m] " [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] St. [name_u]Clare[/name_u] (31) is one of Carmen’s co-stars on Sorrowland, playing the morally ambiguous [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] [name_u]Beckett[/name_u], who she’s befriended in more recent times. Bram’s beginnings in the field of acting were unsteady, something that caused him to consider leaving a few times: he got work in the most chaotic of projects where pay always came late and there was lots of stress on set, something he tried to anticipate but it really caught him off guard. However when he was 23, he starred in an indie comedy - Dye-Namic - and that was an amazing experience, enough to convince him to not abandon his dreams of acting full-time, which thankfully has panned out well.

Being an only child who always wanted siblings, [name_m]Bram[/name_m] has developed a surrogate brother bond with [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] over the years of them working together, of course including teasing her when she met her fiancé. He has a great deal of respect for his colleagues though, more so thanks to the often hostile relationships he witnessed between the production companies he first worked with, and strives to make the sets he’s on positive environments because of this background. Things were so infamously manic on the set of one film - [name_u]Green[/name_u] [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] - that Bram’s parents asked him to consider leaving the industry, as an actual fist fight broke out between the screenwriter and head of production, and the film is now more well-known for this incident rather than its contents.

[name_m]Bram[/name_m] lives with his boyfriend - a trans man - who he’s been with for almost 5 years. They met shortly after his boyfriend publicly transitioned, which coincided with [name_m]Bram[/name_m] realising he was more attracted to men than women, although he’s been openly bi since the age of 19. Children are something the couple have discussed, which is another reason [name_m]Bram[/name_m] confides in [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] often, as he values her perspective and insights based on her desire to be child-free [sans her cats obviously].

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[name_m]Massimo[/name_m] ’ [name_u]Mars[/name_u] ’ [name_m]Wilmar[/name_m] Murillo (30) is Brams’ long-term boyfriend and confident throughout years of figuring himself out, something [name_u]Mars[/name_u] understands all too well. Having been a successful model following his decision to come out (having held off on starting his career while recognising his gender transition), [name_u]Mars[/name_u] began winding down this year, opting to go into the management and advocacy side of the fashion business instead of appearing in front of the camera. This was because of how frequent traveling was starting to tire [name_u]Mars[/name_u] out a lot, and he wanted to resume a more relaxing lifestyle.

Like his boyfriend, [name_u]Mars[/name_u] is someone very invested in positivity and encouraging betterment. He’s a huge advocate of minorities in the modeling world, which influenced his decision to choose the agency Vaudeville Styling - which a long-term friend of his belongs to - he’s now learning management skills from, as they specifically seek to promote those more commonly overlooked by agencies prioritising conventional looks and backgrounds.

Of Italian and Colombian heritage himself, [name_u]Mars[/name_u] is an excellent cook, something he credits to the women in his family: specifically his older sister, who runs a successful bistro. Through her he’s got two nieces - aged 4 and 15 months - and a 3-year-old nephew, all of whom he absolutely adores. In truth, they’re who have prompted [name_u]Mars[/name_u] and [name_m]Bram[/name_m] to contemplate fatherhood for themselves some day, as babysitting for the trio when Mars’ sister and her husband want some time for themselves has opened up their eyes as to how much raising a family appeals to them.

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[name_f]Amaya[/name_f] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u] Murillo-Crane (4) is Mars’ niece. [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] is very close with her uncle and absolutely adores him and [name_m]Bram[/name_m]. [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] is very sweet with her little siblings, but she is also the token eldest sister – a bossy boss. She is the least problematic of the three though, and loves to read, draw, and play by herself or her siblings. [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] was super excited when her little sister was born because that meant she got her own room (painted pink, obviously).

[name_f]Amaya[/name_f] is currently very into gymnastics, which she has been doing since she was 18 months old. She and her brother are both in classes at the local gym, and [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] is progressing very fast! She is also doing dance and loves it. But her favorite thing is cooking with her parents, and she definitely has the best palette in her preschool class!!!

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[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] [name_m]Francesco[/name_m] Murillo-Crane (3) is Amaya’s sister and Mars’s nephew. [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] is very funny and courageous, but has a hard time figuring what is safe or not. He often gets in trouble without meaning to. [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and his little sister and very loud compared to [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], they both can’t be still and mostly run around the house all day when their parents are busy and can’t play with them or teach them things. [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] does really like listening and dancing to music and learning the lyrics to songs. He really likes the troll movie soundtrack and loves the movie too.

[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] also is in a gymnastics class he goes with his sister to. He doesn’t actually learn any “tricks” and mostly just plays games after warming up. On his way to class he sees a toddler ballet class and is also super fascinated . He tried to point it out to his dad but his dad didn’t understand what he meant. [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] feels that his parents don’t really pay attention to him that much, he’s often forgotten because it’s not the first time his parents see a milestone happening but not the last either. [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] sometimes feels like his parents don’t really want him. And just drag him with [name_f]Amaya[/name_f]. But sometimes his parents make an effort to give him specialized attention and bring him to a special dinner with just the three of them.

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[name_f]Gioia[/name_f] Estacia Murillo-Crane (15 months) is the baby of the trio and quote ‘mini me’ of their mother in appearance, personally wise…not so much. A whirlwind of energy, [name_f]Gioia[/name_f] can be trusted to always want to run around, climb or explore outdoors, having a tonne of energy that she always sees to burning off immediately. Of course this isn’t always ideal for her parents, who have to make sure [name_f]Gioia[/name_f] isn’t attempting to flee a family outing in the sake of embracing the world, not that anyone can really stay mad at her.

Surprisingly though, Gioia’s notably shy around those she doesn’t know as well, being somewhat solitary when compared to her siblings around new people. People are definitely scarier than the wider world in her eyes, and she’s upfront about this. This doesn’t make her a pushover though. Woe betide anyone who tries getting in between [name_f]Gioia[/name_f] and her beloved stuffed tiger [name_m]Trig[/name_m], as she has no qualms about screaming the house down to make a point about separating them.

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[name_f]Chiara[/name_f] [name_f]Teofila[/name_f] Murillo (33) is [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] and Gioia’s mother, older sister of [name_m]Mars[/name_m] and peacekeeper in an array of places. When she isn’t making sure her children aren’t bickering over toys - [name_m]Trig[/name_m] not included - [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] tends to be wrestling the big personalities of the bistro she runs. She loves her work but the fact a lot of people around her are very opinionated means Chiara’s much more easygoing demeanor leads to her having to make sure no-one falls out permenately…at least to a point of impacting the customers.

The positive encouragement her brother Mars’ has is something else [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] tries to embody, wanting to uplift everyone, but within realistic boundaries. One of the former news head waiters was always prone to crumbling when facing a particularly challenging customer, so it was [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] who recommended he join the stock management side of things at the bistro, rather than running the gauntlet of customers as it was making him uncomfortable. Although she supports progression, [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] also loathes the toxic ‘grindset’ mentality that’s more prominent nowadays, feeling people shouldn’t be forced to feel they have to aspire bigger if they’re content and happy where they are.

As her husband co-owns a gym, he’s met a lot of people with this ideology a lot, and Chiara’s who listens to him discuss the antics of the gym-bros, which is usually very amusing for the couple. She’s not as into fitness as her husband, but [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] is enthusiastic about climbing and hiking, finding as much time as she can for these hobbies - not at the expense of her children though, who she’s absolutely devoted to. It’s not a surprise to anyone in the family, as [name_m]Mars[/name_m] can jokingly recall how sincere [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] was with her babydolls when they were kids!

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cw: toxic masculinity

[name_m]Olsen[/name_m] " [name_m]Olly[/name_m] " [name_m]Percy[/name_m] [name_m]Crane[/name_m] (34) is Chiara’s husband and father to their three children, who he openly adores. People are usually surprised when they find out about Olly’s career as he isn’t the stereotype of a gym owner they have in their minds, and his lack of restriction where emotoons are concerned is part of this. He works hard to not only dispel the principles of toxic masculinity but actively combat them in his workplace, having no time for anyone who rolls their eyes at his collection of photos depicting his family, including letting his daughters’ use him as their model for dress up.

Some of this stems from Olly’s time in high school. He belonged to the wrestling team, a sport he still practices, and there was a constant unspoken pressure to never show any kind of vulnerability, even in the wake of nerves or defeat. This environment was fostered by the coach himself, a man who seemed to carry a chip on his shoulder through life and who was obsessed with moulding his students into sharing this belief system. Whenever [name_m]Olly[/name_m] questioned this practice, he was met by a barrage of verbal abuse, usually questioning his loyalty or insinuating he was ‘too weak’ to be part of the team…yet he was never kicked off, given that was a blatant lie.

With his son especially, Olly’s careful about the language directed towards him and how he feels about expressing himself. Admittedly, the ballet thing hasn’t clicked in Olly’s mind yet as he’s a terrible dancer who took classes himself to make sure he didn’t step on Chiara’s feet when they were dancing at their wedding, so having a child interested in it absolutely isn’t a natural thought process for him. Being the middle child of three in his own family also means [name_m]Olly[/name_m] tries to convince [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] to assert herself a little more gently…to mixed results.

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[name_f]Clemency[/name_f] “Mercie “ [name_f]Ela[/name_f] [name_m]Crane[/name_m] (36) is the eldest of the [name_m]Crane[/name_m] siblings, feeling a sense of good bonds with [name_m]Olly[/name_m]. Admittedly, she is selective with her siblings, but only because she knows them so well. She even considers [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] as a “sibling” in a sense, even if they are technically in-laws. If she was ever in jail and had one phone call, she’d call [name_m]Olly[/name_m] because it would get to the point and be the most effective. She’s not sure if [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] could take the heaviness of someone she knows going to jail while the youngest sibling would interrogate [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] the whole time. If [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] was ever in need of an emergency blood transfusion/organ donation, she’d ask the youngest for the bravery and commitment. [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] isn’t blood-related to her so she’d be less likely of a match and [name_m]Olly[/name_m] wouldn’t be able to do heavy lifting for a while in his literal gym career if she chose him. If she was ever handcuffed to one of them for a day, she’d choose [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] because she’s is the most responsible and patient. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] couldn’t handle being around the smell of the gym [name_m]Olly[/name_m] runs whereas the youngest would keep demanding to get the cuffs off. That being said, she loves all three of them and she’s glad [name_m]Olly[/name_m] and [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] are such a good match for one another. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] always appreciated Olly’s do-good vibe for his family and how he was never buying into toxic masculinity, instead doing everything he could against it. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] comforted him a lot during his school days with his wrestling coach and was open to talk to him whenever he needed it.

[name_f]Mercie[/name_f] loves to play football (soccer) and has a career as a goalkeeper (goalie/keeper) in the Paraguayan women’s team. Many of her best friends are also on the team although [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] is older than most of them, seeing she’s 36 and still a player. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] is used to this since she’s already the eldest sibling, though she’s used to having teammates relate to her less. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] understands this although ironically one of her closest teammates is a decade her junior! [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] is often joking that people not from her country call her “ Messi “ because of her name being similar to his surname. She finds it obnoxious because she’s from Paraguay, not [name_f]Argentina[/name_f]. But she’s also flattered and insists, “Come on, I’m not that good,” although she relates that he’s also 36. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] grew up with a lot of moral support which she’s happy for, but also loves giving moral support as well. [name_f]Mercie[/name_f] loves vines, having a lot of them grow on her house, and she’s especially a fan of vines with flowers or fruits. She’s a Sorrowland fan and fluent [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish speaker, but someone who genuinely looks at the person when she sees actors, and wishes them all the best.

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cw: references to bad parenting and bullying

Ava Florence Willet (6) is a student of Mercies’ who’s kept in contact with her since attending a Paraguay summer school, who ironically has ties to the name Crane herself, although they’re not biological relatives, even in a step sense. Although she’s a typical girly girl in many ways, Ava has learned to love soccer with the encouragement of her dad. She started attending games with him when she was just a toddler and came to love the sport thanks to his enthusiasm, even if it always makes her mom roll her eyes. Thankfully for her, Ava’s two siblings - Garrett and Maya - lack this interest, so she’s not forced to attend the seasonal matches with her younger daughter and husband.

It’s undeniable that Ava had her bratty side when she first met Mercie, and over time this has been quelled by her meeting more people, forcing to learn compromise and listen to their wants. Her dad is seriously wealthy - being a film producer - and her mom absolutely spoils her rotten, as a sort of answer to her turbulent and antagonistic first marriage. Ironically, and unfairly, Ava’s mom tends to be much more aware of when Maya shows signs of entitlement, leading to her always asking more of her firstborn in comparison to the younger two, who became demanding as she barely called them out for it.

There has been ruffles of feathers of another kind too as Maya’s father recently separated from his nightmare wife, Andie, and is seeking sole custody of their son, Judah. It transpired that Andie was stealing money from her husband to pay for her materialistic tastes, and that she was abusing Maya verbally, partly as she envied her stepddaughter for having a wealthy connection in Mr. Willet. The relationship between the sisters’ was a little strained before then too, as Ava isn’t blind to Maya’s reputation for bullying other kids, which made her avoidant most of the time. But now the truth is unleashed, they are becoming closer now that Maya isn’t having to bottle up so much pain.

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Maya was created by @olivelovesnames

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Warning for cancer and bad family history.

[name_f]Isme[/name_f] [name_f]Kimberly[/name_f] [name_m]Shields[/name_m] (42) is Ava’s maternal aunt, who’s re-emerged in her life, having been gone for the past years due to her cancer battle. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] doesn’t blame this on the kids, she’s just wished her sister was more active for her. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] isn’t oblivious to the fact that her distance strained her from [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and especially [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], who barely knew her. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] has felt the same way but is aware it was for health reasons, so she’s helped her siblings in not forming a grudge against [name_f]Isme[/name_f]. Isme’s been to the Willet house and she’s found that it’s luxurious – something she’s envied given she couldn’t afford that luxury given her disease. She supports the housekeeping staff since they’ve been unofficial babysitters to the kids when the parents aren’t around. She feels bad that they feel forced to do it when they didn’t sign up to babysit, but she knows they’ve helped the kids gain some happiness and sanity throughout the turmoil.

[name_f]Isme[/name_f] has had leukaemia as a child as well, a difficult thing for her sister to deal with growing up. She feels bad for her sister, and was strongly supportive to her sister during her first divorce. But she felt her sister had gotten more materialistic and less loving when she remarried. She’s not saying her sister doesn’t love [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], her children from the new marriage, but she started getting too greedy. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] gets it on a personal sense, she knows her sister doesn’t want her kids to get cancer and if they had, that she’s fortunate to afford care. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] knows her sister makes decisions on emotions even if it seems like she isn’t an emotional person. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] remembers her sister not being there for her when the cancer returned, and while she chalked it off to her sister’s motherhood, she wishes her sister made more of an effort. Though her sister has done a better job with this, though at the expense of using her staffers to babysit [name_f]Ava[/name_f] & [name_m]Garrett[/name_m]. Despite how annoying this is, it’s better than forcing that on [name_f]Maya[/name_f], especially given Maya’s mental health. Why couldn’t Mr. Willet do it? He could afford it. [name_f]Isme[/name_f] wants to spend more time with [name_f]Maya[/name_f], now that she knows Maya’s disorder though she sees [name_f]Maya[/name_f] as a person and not a disease, much like she sees herself.

[name_f]Isme[/name_f] herself had a caretaker during her disease, especially during the worst parts and she’s exceptionally grateful. She doesn’t blame [name_f]Maya[/name_f] for needing someone to depend on and knowing that she feels lonely. As a survivor, she’s giving back to the people who helped her and making things better for those who could. She’s returned to school and is planning on nursing, feeling it’s never too late. She’s only somewhat aware on the paternal side of Maya’s family, seeing they’re not related to her by blood. She supports [name_f]Meri[/name_f] and her role in the family, knowing how [name_f]Meri[/name_f] and [name_f]Andie[/name_f] didn’t get along, but [name_f]Meri[/name_f] never let [name_f]Andie[/name_f] control her. [name_m]Even[/name_m] Meri’s son [name_m]Canaan[/name_m] has been allowed to see [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], after first being disallowed in fear of them being a bad influence on him. He doesn’t know the full picture but has been educated about being understanding of other kids being in different family backgrounds, which he’s adjusted to. Canaan’s cousin [name_m]Judah[/name_m] is feeling a sense of uncertainty given the idea of his father wanting sole custody. The arguing that [name_f]Andie[/name_f] and his father had was something he wasn’t comfortable with, and was frightened when his father used to yell. He felt there was a different side of his father when he did that. Though his father isn’t a terrible person, [name_m]Judah[/name_m] and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] will still need counselling to adjust to this new change, especially how much [name_m]Judah[/name_m] doesn’t know about the horrors within [name_f]Andie[/name_f]. Naturally [name_f]Meri[/name_f] is glad her brother wants [name_f]Andie[/name_f] out of his picture, with [name_f]Meri[/name_f] being the sane one, but also truly caring about her brother. Much like [name_f]Isme[/name_f] caring about her sister.

Meri was created by @I_meme_it.

Canaan was created by me.

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[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] [name_m]Michael[/name_m] Willet (4) is Isme’s nephew. He knows [name_m]Canaan[/name_m] more. He also knows the staffers in the Willet house. Although spoiled and rich, he is not blind to Maya’s feelings and that she is silenced. [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] wants to stay happy. Should he break the silence? [name_m]Or[/name_m] should he welcome the silence? For the sake of his cherished life, he will stand back. Stay back if it is his only option. He cries a lot, often like a brat. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] can’t stand this, and knows [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] has no reason to cry, like she does. [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] doesn’t want much pamper. [name_m]Just[/name_m] all the Legos he can get and a gazillion water balloons.

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for near car accident and toxic relationships with parents.

[name_f]Océane[/name_f] [name_f]Averie[/name_f] [name_m]Blaisot[/name_m] (26) is a gardener for [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], and Garrett’s house and one of the staffers who’s been an unofficial babysitter. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] works for the Willets in the spring and summer before returning to her hometown of the Frioul archipelago, a small and scarcely populated archipelago of [name_f]France[/name_f]. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] is convinced she got hired because of the fact that the Willets see her as glamorous. She likes glamour but it’s not her whole life. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] loves growing fruit and vegetables in the garden to pass to the cooks, who also have their fair share of being an unofficial babysitter as well. She’s a vegetarian, inspired by something that happened at 15. Her father was driving a car in which she was a passenger in when they almost hit a deer. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] had told her father to stop but he didn’t care, though he still stopped. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] tended to the deer to make sure it was alright and her father looked at her like she was crazy when she bandaged the deer. She was angry that he wouldn’t care, since it could have been a lot worse than just a few scratches had she not told him to stop. Not to mention deers are heavy and running over one could damage the car and hurt the people inside as well. She didn’t see her father in the same way despite her own whiplash from the car’s abrupt stop. She felt guilty for being in that car and felt like if she told him just a tad sooner, they wouldn’t even cause the deer any damage.

While she knows she’s always going to be vegetarian, she doesn’t hate people for not being so. She’s since forgiven herself for her role in that incident. She realises she was not a perpetrator but rather a victim herself for having that whiplash, though not as much as the deer who didn’t know what was going on. It’s okay to understand that victims aren’t at fault, regardless of who “suffered worse”. [name_f]Océane[/name_f] moved from mainland [name_f]France[/name_f] to the Frioul archipelago in adulthood and isn’t there because it’s “suave to be on an isolated island” but more so because she likes the peace and solitude. So she relates to [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] wanting to feel the silence but being unsure about whether he should stay silent or not. He and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] don’t have to do everything to fix their relationship with [name_f]Maya[/name_f], seeing they aren’t at fault for the way their parents act. And at least they’ve tried more than their parents at times, though their parents aren’t blind. She sees him and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] as victims to parents who spoil them rather than give them what they really need, even if [name_f]Maya[/name_f] is the one getting the brunt of the situation. Likewise, Maya’s a victim herself even if she’s not the one bullied at school. Not that [name_f]Océane[/name_f] would justify that bullying. She’s literally been treated by her estranged parents like her vegetarianism is an eating disorder rather than part of her diet and life. She wants to support Maya’s parents but she feels [name_f]Maya[/name_f] will estrange them growing up if they continue. Thankfully on the paternal side of things, Maya’s father is done with the person [name_f]Andie[/name_f] [name_m]Crane[/name_m] is, and is divorcing and estranging her. Unlike [name_f]Océane[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f] has had an eating disorder, no thanks to [name_f]Andie[/name_f] herself, and [name_f]Océane[/name_f] doesn’t realise how blessed she is to have never met [name_f]Andie[/name_f].

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[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Crane[/name_m] (40) is Maya’s kind-loving father, who [name_f]Océane[/name_f] would understand more, if she ever knew. [name_m]Born[/name_m] to struggling parents, he maintains a desire to stay warm and true to [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] is his dearest, and his mutual love for her is undeniable.
However with the disdain of Andie’s tight fist against [name_f]Maya[/name_f], and the way the feuds have hurt his son, he is devastated beyond belief. To pursue sole custody for him while keeping Maya’s needs is a challenge, and he is grateful to spend his life at his dream job for happiness and financial stability.

He and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] would love a fancy vacation of reconnecting purpose, and he’s promised her this after the proceedings finalize. It is without doubt that he wants to cherish moments of those he needs with people he cares to spend his time with.

He cannot wait for better days and a smile across his face.