[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] " [name_f]Era[/name_f] " [name_u]Marie[/name_u] Villacorta (16) is Celeste’s sibling closest in age. The two youngest girls are often dubbed the romantics of the family. While [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] has been in love with love from a young age, [name_f]Era[/name_f] never gave it much thought until she turned twelve and got her first crush. It annoyed her immensely, and there have been many more to follow. [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] is closest to her brother, the second oldest, as they have a small age gap. Now that [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] is older, she and [name_f]Era[/name_f] are closer. They share a love of sketching, although [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] prefers nature and people to fashion. She knows about the crush and hopes [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] will get over it if [name_u]Van[/name_u] doesn’t return her feelings.
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] works at a cafe in town to earn some money. She’s become good friends with one of her co-workers who attends a different school. She introduced him to her two school friends; they all hang out now. [name_f]Era[/name_f] doesn’t plan to go to college and wants to become a travel agent. Her parents have always been avid travelers and took their kids on trips too. [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] has souvenirs from Mexico, [name_u]France[/name_u], Australia, [name_f]India[/name_f], [name_u]England[/name_u], and many states in the US. [name_f]Era[/name_f] learned [name_f]English[/name_f] and Spanish at home like the rest of her siblings but also learned [name_u]French[/name_u]. Languages have always interested her, and she plans to learn [name_m]German[/name_m] soon.
[name_f]Era[/name_f] stopped liking crush number five a few months ago. She isn’t exactly thrilled that a sixth crush has surfaced, but this time it feels different. His dad and her dad were friends as kids, and [name_f]Era[/name_f] met him when she was younger. His family moved here a few weeks ago. Her past crushes have been on boys who didn’t notice her or talk to her much, if at all. This time, he’s actively trying to befriend her. [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] has ranted to her older sister about how nice he is, and even she thinks this is more than just a superficial crush. [name_f]Era[/name_f] is trying not to get her hopes up, but the fact that she often catches him looking at her makes that extremely hard. [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] feels a bit weird about liking him because he’s a year younger than her, although they’re both in eleventh grade. Her older sister promises her it’s not weird, reminding her that their mom is a bit older than their dad.