Yakeru " [name_m]Crew[/name_m] " Murakami (19) is Hana’s twin, who’s found his life massively rocked following the truth coming out about his now ex. Things seemed to change when [name_m]Crew[/name_m] signed up for an erasmus course as part of his archeology degree, which would result in him spending a year studying in Greece, and his then-girlfriend was very upset about this. [name_m]Crew[/name_m] always tried keeping any relationship drama away from [name_f]Hana[/name_f] - as even asking her best friend out intimidated him, given the closeness between her and both parties - but in the wake of the cheating, does wonder if it was a revenge decision. His ex was convinced [name_m]Crew[/name_m] would tire of her while away and end things - ‘probably for a fellow archaeology student’, were her exact words - so now, [name_m]Crew[/name_m] can’t help but feel she thinks her choice was justified, or at the very least not as bad because she’d decided he’d stop wanting to be with her. The truth couldn’t have been more different: [name_m]Crew[/name_m] really did love her and was determined to make things work while he was away - having asked for Hana’s help in figuring out ways to have virtual dates - and now, the senselessness, on top of the betrayal, hurts a lot.
Crew’s response to this has been burying himself in studies and applying for more hours at the aquarium where he works in the gift shop. His sister’s been his rock throughout the whole mess - a role reversal from when they were children and [name_m]Crew[/name_m] would always be there for [name_f]Hana[/name_f] when her fear of the water was powerful, never judging her or trying to push her out of her comfort zone as she built her confidence back up. While he’s never been the most outgoing person though, his peers have noticed a change in his usually quiet yet sunny disposition, and Crew’s dreading the cheating becoming known among the class - as he hates being the centre of attention under the best of circumstances, and being pitied or looked down upon is something he doesn’t want to be faced with in tandem with his academic pressures. He and [name_f]Hana[/name_f] have two mutual friends, whom they’ve known sincere childhood, and they’re the people who’ve been involved in figuring things out the most; as while [name_m]Crew[/name_m] trusts, and has opened up to, his uni circle - the fact his ex was best friends with his twin means there’s a lot more context to an already bad situation.
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Areum " [name_u]Aria[/name_u] " Jang (19) is a mutual friend of the twins. [name_u]Aria[/name_u] has been both [name_m]Crew[/name_m] and Hana’s confidants for this entire situation, trying to keep everyone’s tempers in check. [name_u]Aria[/name_u] had to subdue a tipsy [name_f]Hana[/name_f] from hurting her twin’s ex after she managed to land a (weak) punch. Thankfully [name_f]Hana[/name_f] got off with a scolding and wasn’t expelled, but [name_u]Aria[/name_u] knows that the incident will marr Hana’s permanent record for the rest of her life. Although [name_u]Aria[/name_u] doesn’t blame [name_f]Hana[/name_f], she wishes that the incident didn’t happen. The fact that Crew’s ex was also her friend stung— she had once helped the girl find a place to meet her secret fling without knowing any better.
Being both [name_f]Hana[/name_f] and Crew’s unofficial therapist has given her burnout, though— [name_u]Aria[/name_u] has (for the time being) been hanging out with other people to not only give [name_f]Hana[/name_f] space but also to clear her own mind. [name_u]Aria[/name_u] is an aspiring law student and had to balance her social life along with her course load. It’s gotten to the point where [name_u]Aria[/name_u] now looks forward to long nights in the library where [name_f]Hana[/name_f] and [name_m]Crew[/name_m] won’t bother her. Their other mutual friend says she should set some boundaries down, but [name_u]Aria[/name_u] knows how hard it is for people from [name_f]Asian[/name_f] cultures to ask for help, and she wants to provide some comfort for the twins. She feels as if telling them directly would only hurt them right now.
Outside of Crew’s love life, [name_u]Aria[/name_u] is a dance captain in their university’s K-Pop dance cover club. The spread of K-Culture made her extremely proud of her country, and it’s a nice break from her courseload. She’s got a friendly rivalry with another dance captain, but she’s noticing it’s been delving into flirting.
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[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] " [name_u]Syd[/name_u] " [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] DeCoto (19) is the final member of the childhood friend group and the one with the middle ground in the ongoing drama enveloping them. Measured has always been the best way to describe [name_u]Syd[/name_u]: they’ve got a slower approach to decision making and the steps they take in life, which is why they’re only studying part-time right now, as their upbringing’s left them with fears they need time to work on separately - in spite of how much studying literature means to [name_u]Syd[/name_u]. Their father had a serious gambling addiction that controlled the DeCoto family rigidly and [name_u]Syd[/name_u] saw their mom being forced to hide money by opening secret savings accounts, on top of working night shifts to buy school supplies for them and their two siblings (one older, one younger) - which they know pained her, as she was raised Catholic and the deceit exhausted her conscience. In the end, Syd’s mom had to get a divorce, after their dad continuously promised to seek therapy for his addiction but never did, even using money from them and their siblings college fund to feed his habit: the tipping point that led to the marriage ending when their mom realised what he was doing.
This is why Syd’s so firm in setting their boundaries, and also why they’ve tried to steer [name_u]Aria[/name_u] away from serving as a constant therapist to the twins. While [name_u]Syd[/name_u] loves their friends and will always provide a listening ear or some advice (blunt as it may be), they don’t want to see [name_u]Aria[/name_u] stretching herself thin and this impacting on her studies, as they’re aware of how the guilt of the mutual ex friend roping her in has caused [name_u]Aria[/name_u] a lof of pain. Syd’s means of helping are trying to distract [name_m]Crew[/name_m] and [name_f]Hana[/name_f] to the best of their abilities by focusing on the future and, in their words, “not letting her (the ex) linger on when they’ve got so much more going for them”. Syd’s been considering arranging a road trip to their home town as a means of getting everyone’s minds off the drama but is apprehensive as the close quarters could mean less distractions, and they don’t want anyone getting more hurt. They were the least close with the ex - not because of personal dislike but their very different natures and interests - which [name_u]Syd[/name_u] acknowledges has protected them more, as the friendship was definitely through association more than anything else.
What they are invested in is [name_u]Aria[/name_u] and her friendly rival, something they find ridiculously cute, but wants the best for their friend ultimately and won’t play matchmaker unless [name_u]Aria[/name_u] wants this. [name_u]Syd[/name_u] had to be tempered as the middle child: seeing one siblings’ anger towards their father and the other’s devastation at the family breakdown - but the second they’re playing netball or rock climbing they’re incredibly competitive. They also enjoy hanging out at scenic spots to brainstorm ideas for their writing pieces - be it fictional, script based and journalistic - but recently have been getting more into live music thanks to their roommate, and (as much as they have cringey memories from childhood) [name_u]Syd[/name_u] has been considering songwriting as a venture too, something only a few trusted friends know.
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Da-eun “ [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] “ [name_u]Park[/name_u] (19) is an acquaintance of [name_u]Sydney[/name_u] and the friendly, flirty rival of [name_u]Aria[/name_u]. [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] is majoring in the arts- namely music and dance. That’s their passion- singing and dancing, the main reason they joined their school’s K-pop club. Lacy’s been infatuated with [name_u]Aria[/name_u] for a while now- they enjoy her wit, her talent and her passion, though they’re too anxious to say it to her. [name_u]Aria[/name_u] and Lacy’s relationship blossomed into a bit of a rivalry as both are competitive and had a natural drive to be the best- this competitive nature isn’t new to [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] though. Their twin sibling has always been “better than them” and loved more by their parents, who were oblivious to Lacy’s feelings in their childhood. Lacy’s family emigrated from Busan when they were seven years old, and settled in a small town in [name_u]Indiana[/name_u]- [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] felt very out of place there, and it didn’t help that their sibling was popular either. So [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] then decided they’d move to a big city someday and become “the best” without having to live in the shadow of their twin. [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] dotes over [name_u]Aria[/name_u], despite their friends advising them to be realistic and try to build an actual relationship with her apart from competition, [name_u]Lacy[/name_u] has already planned the wedding. [name_m]Little[/name_m] do they know that [name_u]Aria[/name_u] has begun to catch some feelings for them…
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Julissa Clemence Wintergreen (19) is Lacy’s friend from childhood who has encouraged them to build an actual relationship, but supports them both all the way. When the dance captains had a friendly rivalry, she jokingly joined “Team Lacy” before finding out they secretly have a mutual attraction and now just wants to see them both happy together. Julissa is engaged to Malou Madani, who she’s been dating for the past 4 years and the couple plan to move to London, as Julissa has family there. Julissa has an older sister who is best friends with Dario and Pascal Madani, along with Dario’s fiancée Scarlet. For now before she moves, she wants to help Lacy and Aria get closer without making it weird and awkward. Julissa thinks Aria may be falling for Lacy but can never tell for sure. She and some of their mutual friends agree that Aria and Lacy have great couple potential. Julissa is a romantic but follows her head more than her heart.
Malou was created by @clemesque.
Dario and Pascal were created by me.
Scarlet was created by @I_meme_it.
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[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] " Stasi " [name_u]Dove[/name_u] [name_u]Wintergreen[/name_u] (25) is Julissa’s older sister and self-proclaimed ‘boring’ sibling due to the developments of her little sister’s life. Stasi works in marketing research for the cruelty free makeup industry, which she enjoys in spite of some considering her office based job uninspiring, as her own enthusiasm for cosmetics and dedication to veganism; still being an avid protestor at environmentalism/animal rights events, which she’ll drag just about anyone too if they ask too many questions about her weekend plans. The [name_u]Wintergreen[/name_u] family are originally from Cornwall, having moved to the States following a once in a lifetime job offer being made to Stasi and Julissa’s dad in the film industry (where he works as a screenwriter); but as the older sibling she has vivid memories of living there and frequently going swimming in the sea, which she missed when they moved. She was nine at the time and [name_f]Julissa[/name_f] was four, with Stasi’s accent garnering a lot of attention at the schools she attended - and traces remain when she says certain words even now. It’s their uncle, his husband and their cousins who [name_f]Julissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Malou[/name_f] will be near when they move, one of whom is also involved in the cosmetics industry, and Stasi talks to them frequently about this.
Stasi met [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] when they were both part of their high school’s [name_f]Media[/name_f] Society, although she knew about his dreams of becoming an engineer and was upset on his behalf when things fell through, leading to him ending up in law as his parents had always wanted. She’s admitted many times she couldn’t imagine having so many siblings - never mind the infamous one who Stasi merely calls “Her” - and prefers it just being her and [name_f]Julissa[/name_f], as their age gap meant they had optimum space when they were young, then grew closer once they were older and had more in common - still, she can’t convince her little sister to embrace the joys of outdoor swimming she shares with her friends. Currently, she lives with her best friend - who she met on the first day of middle school after they both forgot their PE kits and had to sit on the sidelines - and her rescus cat, Cluedo, who’s a tuxedo and named for his inquisitive nature (usually when it comes to human food, as Stasi’s best friend’s a chef). In spite of keeping away from “Her”, Stasi’s very supportive of [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] and always volunteers to be the model for her makeup practices - although she’s got a suspicion [name_m]Dario[/name_m] and [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] have some news they don’t feel ready revealing yet. One of their other long-term friends - from their high school gang - knows Pascal’s feelings for Stasi are more than platonic, but finding a second to talk to him alone about this is hard as she’s usually hanging out with both of them.
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Setsurō ’ [name_u]Roe[/name_u] ’ Hiyamizu (26) is Stasi and Pascal’s mutual friend, who’s aware of the feelings brewing on Pascal’s end. Working as a toxicologist, studying dominated Roe’s early-20s and he still jokes that time period can ‘out-dull’ whatever Stasi says now about her career - as he couldn’t go out to the same capacity as his friends: a combination of how much he wanted to gain his qualifications and also that he didn’t want his parents money to go to waste, as they helped finance his studies while [name_u]Roe[/name_u] worked a variety of retail jobs n order to keep himself going through school. This contrasted with his high school reputation: always up for a good time and regular life and soul of the party, who held a veneer of mystery about himself.
[name_u]An[/name_u] only child, Roe’s parents had almost given up hope on starting a family at the time of conception, and he loves them dearly. His mom’s a second generation immigrant while his dad moved from Kagoshima to pursue his own doctorate, and they’ve instilled Japanese cultural values in him, something that’s important to [name_u]Roe[/name_u] - and he knows he wants the same for his own children. He even spent part of his degree in his father’s home city by choice, coming to love its coastal location and made numerous friends there who he’s visited and invited to stay with him in return. Right now, [name_u]Roe[/name_u] lives by himself - excluding his pet corn snake, [name_m]Bronze[/name_m] - and knows he wants to become a father himself some day. Roe’s also open about his asexuality, although he isn’t opposed to dating, but with or without a partner, he’ll happily raise a family by himself as long as he’s got his friends.
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Kenzo Hachiro [left] & Akio Hanzo [right] Hiyamizu (58) are fraternal twins, with Kenzo being Roe’s father and Akio being his uncle. Kenzo is proud to pursue his doctorate but never lets that take him away from his culture and values and will always instill that, to Roe’s pleasure. Kagoshima is a big and important part of his life and there’s never a dull moment when he comes back there from time to time. He admires Roe’s work in toxicology and respects his intelligence and hard work, knowing Roe used their money well. He and his wife are always exceptionally grateful for Roe especially since Kenzo’s wife had several issues trying to conceive. They are also thankful Roe is alive and healthy and that their success at conceiving was worth it.
Akio was also 32 when having his first child, a daughter who is now 26. However he’d have more; a son five years later, followed by another daughter two years later. All of Akio’s children are into sports in some way but thankfully unlike the Madani family, his kids chose this and weren’t forced or pressured. His oldest daughter is into swimming, also loving the coast of Kagoshima and liking world travel as well particularly islands. His middle son is a rugby player and currently dating Gaia Summerfields, expecting a baby daughter. His youngest daughter is a hurdles expert on Opal’s hurdling team. They’re all proud cousins to Roe and proud nieces/nephew to Kenzo and his wife, who stay as close with them as possible and love talking about their lives with them.
Gaia and Opal were created by @lemon_swirlxx.
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[name_u]Tora[/name_u] [name_f]Keiko[/name_f] “ [name_f]Tori[/name_f] “ Hiyamizu (26) is a professional swimmer based in Kagoshima, and the cousin of Setsuro. She’s the oldest sibling and first swam in a swimming class when she was very young- she excelled at it very quickly, much more so than the other kids and by the time she was 18, she was swimming off the coast of Japan, island to island. She attended swim competitions abroad by the time she was 20, and that’s how she met her girlfriend- well, one of her girlfriends. The first one was on a swim team for a nearby country and she was the best on her team- at first [name_f]Tori[/name_f] was inspired and wanted to be like her until she realized…uh oh, I wanna date her. The second girlfriend, also dating Tori’s other girlfriend, is not very athletic, but is the two girls’ main supporter, and met Tori’s gf when she was working as a barista in Kagoshima, which is her home city. Gf 1 and Gf 2 clicked instantly and asked [name_f]Tori[/name_f] if they could all date, to which she said yes. [name_u]Roe[/name_u] often makes jokes like “aww, why does my cousin have two partners and I can’t even have one?” But he doesn’t do it out of spite or anything, just friendly jokes. [name_f]Tori[/name_f] and her girlfriends have one child together- one of them is an AMAB female- and the other girlfriend who isn’t [name_f]Tori[/name_f] is pregnant with twins currently, [name_f]Tori[/name_f] is ecstatic. She can’t wait to meet her two new babies. When [name_f]Tori[/name_f] began dating, [name_m]Akio[/name_m] was suspicious- not because of their relationship structure, but because he’s cautious of anyone dating his baby girl. Tori’s siblings are very close with her child, and they refer to her uncles as “cool uncles.” [name_f]Tori[/name_f] hasn’t given birth to her, but that doesn’t impact how her kid sees her at all. She’s their mommy, no questions asked. [name_u]Roe[/name_u] is also the cool uncle, which he appreciates.
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Haruki “ Harry “ Ichiro Hiyamizu (21) is Tori’s younger brother and middle child of the family. Harry is happy to be an uncle to Tori’s twins-to-be from one of her pregnant girlfriends and loves being an uncle to their first daughter. Harry is about to become a father to a baby girl from his girlfriend Gaia Summerfields, who is a ballerina currently taking time off due to her pregnancy. He is a star rugby player and had dated Gaia since he was 15 although it wasn’t always easy and they had split before getting back together. Harry is in college and has struggled with it but knows he wants to finish and is set on that as well. He secretly thinks he’s “not that smart” and “too much brawn, not enough brain” due to getting into the college on his rugby scholarship and worries that he only got accepted because of it. He became friends with 23-year-old Dan Perri who went to summer school and community college before attending university.
However he doesn’t know how close he can really be as Dan’s friend since Dan’s fraternal twin brother Tino had once dated Gaia. Harry admits that had he known Gaia dated another guy over the summer, he would have waited before trying to date her. Dan reassures Harry and tells him that Tino isn’t mad at him and he’s busy having a great time as a publicist for people in the arts to worry about past romances. Harry is grateful Tino is a successful man who can move on in life but deep down he knows Tino regrets sending that anonymous poem and flowers before Gaia’s recital — and Harry regrets not admitting right away that it wasn’t his. Harry’s not the type to take credit for stuff he didn’t do and even called it “The Secret”, “Tino’s Tirade”, and even “Poemgate” but never says these term‘s meaning to anyone. He knows Gaia saved it and deep down, he wants to secretly destroy and replace it so he doesn’t feel any more guilt.
Harry has considered going on paternity leave as well when the baby is born and believes paternity leave should be normalised for fathers of new babies. He also supports longer paid maternity leave for mothers and although Gaia is an entertainer who can return when she wants, he knows the high-pressure in her career by not only fans, but also her parents. Harry also supports longer paid maternity leave for other women, especially Tori’s girlfriend who is a barista. Harry is likely not going to go to Kagoshima anytime soon due to his upcoming paternity leave for the new baby, but wishes the trio the best on the twins-to-be and calls them to talk about life raising babies.
Gaia was created by @lemon_swirlxx.
Dan & Tino were created by me.
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Kozakura " [name_m]Zak[/name_m] " [name_f]Chiharu[/name_f] Hiyamizu (18) is the youngest sibling and self-professed ‘boring’ one when it comes to ongoing parts of her life. A first year visual communications student, Zak’s always been the most unassuming one of the three, flying under the radar on account of how she’s always just kept her head down and got on with things. She’s not particularly interested in being considered outstanding in anything, partly influenced by how Zak’s faced a lot of anxiety - specifically when she moved middle schools and was very socially isolated for almost 6 months, as everyone had groups established, and no-one was interested in inviting her to join. She finally found her place when another nearby school closed down - meaning students had to be dispersed among the existing one’s - and [name_m]Zak[/name_m] befriended her now best friend, who came to the middle school with no close friends being transferred to the same place. This has led to [name_m]Zak[/name_m] hating to see anyone be left out or abandoned, and does her best to speak to anyone who seems by themselves, even if she feels a bit awkward (unless you ask her about vintage horror video games, then Zak’s ready to deliver a lecture).
Unlike [name_f]Tori[/name_f] and [name_u]Harry[/name_u], children are the last thing Zak’s interested in having right now, she’s more than content being the fun aunt to go on trips or play games with. Important distinction: fun aunt is not the same as the cool aunt - as [name_m]Zak[/name_m] does not consider herself particularly cool, even if one of her nieces is absolutely obsessed with the fact she plays the flute (and has been since she was seven), as it’s a ‘fairy instrument’. This is also what’s led to her becoming close with [name_u]Roe[/name_u] more recently, as his asexuality means he understands her lack of interest in dating better; as a lot of people assume [name_m]Zak[/name_m] being pansexual makes her desperate for a romantic partner, when really she’s perfectly content being single. Sometimes, she finds herself worrying about Harry’s situation with [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] because of the poem, and thinks destroying it secretly wouldn’t be the right way to handle things as it could add another layer of uncertainty about the future of the couple. [name_m]Zak[/name_m] also knows [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] sometimes thinks she doesn’t like her because she’s quite quiet, and this makes her more hesitant as she feels her input could be misconstrued as trying to break the couple up. It’s very reassuring to [name_m]Zak[/name_m] that she’s friends with people likewise disinterested in dating much, as having more drama while settling into her studies is something she knows she couldn’t handle.
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[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f] Xueying " [name_f]Edie[/name_f] " [name_m]Chen[/name_m] (18) is a classmate of Zak’s and her first friend at university. [name_u]An[/name_u] extrovert through and through, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] saw [name_m]Zak[/name_m] and immediately wanted to befriend her, cheerfully inching into the girl’s life. Despite her love for makeup and fashion, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] is a pre-med student and wishes to become a pharmacist one day and do fashion things on the side. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] wasn’t always this bright and cheery though— she had debilitating social anxiety from elementary to the beginning of high school and it has only gotten better through years of therapy. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] does struggle with it to this day, but she’s learned self-soothing techniques and is working to live her best life.
She believes that she owes it to herself to make the best of her adult years— [name_f]Edie[/name_f] still holds a lot of resentment towards herself for not reaching out to others and living a very isolated childhood. She won’t ever admit it, but [name_f]Edie[/name_f] empathises a lot with [name_m]Zak[/name_m], though she’s yet to divulge this hidden part of her life. A big part of her is ashamed of her social anxiety, which is what she’s working on with her therapist. Outside of therapy, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] journals and documents her days in a very top-secret journal with a lock of its own and a lot of sparkly stickers.
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] knows of [name_u]Harry[/name_u] and Gaia’s story through [name_m]Zak[/name_m], and is keeping tabs on it like it’s a story. She finds [name_u]Harry[/name_u] and [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] to be a super cute couple and wishes to see their baby some day. As for [name_f]Edie[/name_f], she doesn’t plan on having kids any time soon. She’s just starting to live he life— it wouldn’t be responsible for her to take care of another life when she hasn’t learned to take care of her own yet. However, [name_f]Edie[/name_f] does want children someday and is very good with children— outside of school she babysits to earn a little extra cash outside of university.
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[name_u]Amal[/name_u] [name_f]Malia[/name_f] Bensaïd (18) is one of Edie’s friends from high school, who’s remained close to her in spite of them attending different universities. Having always loved music as long as she can remember, a school specialising in this is where [name_u]Amal[/name_u] always wanted to go and achieving this dream has been a significant part of her life so far. She’s a soprano vocalist who can also play the harpsichord, violin and cello, being raised surrounded by music, and her father’s an orchestral conductor, who gave all three of his children the option to access music in some capacity; but never imposed any kind of will onto them. Her parents are both Lebanese-American, and highly prioritised culture in the upbringing of their children, especially Amal’s mother who moved from Baalbek when she was fourteen and has a lot of extended family still living there. Although she doesn’t consider herself religious, [name_u]Amal[/name_u] is a spiritual person, and writes songs based on mythology associated with Lebanon, preferring a folksy and unusual narrative instead of something biographical.
Like [name_f]Edie[/name_f], Amal’s had her experiences with anxiety and it’s especially bad around performing. This caused her to hang back from pursuing her own interests a lot, especially in high school where her introversion was mistaken for snobbery, and only now is she more open to being involved in this. She’s absolutely the Number 1 cheerleader of all her friends though and refuses to let anyone give up on themselves, being an ‘aggressive complimentor’ in the words of [name_f]Edie[/name_f] (not that people don’t appreciate it). Having her own car - a gift from her parents for doing better than predicted in her graduation exams - means [name_u]Amal[/name_u] visits her friends from school frequently, in spite of them partially fragmenting for college, and Edie’s the person she sees the most as they’re the closest in proximity to one another. Currently, Amal’s also becoming closer with the person she rooms with - they use they/she pronouns - and might have a crush forming…not that she’s admitted it to herself (in spite of her friends guessing the truth based on her language when describing this person).
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Ifedayo [name_u]Rain[/name_u] " [name_f]Effy[/name_f] " [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (18) is another of Edie’s friends from high school and part of her friend group. Similar to [name_u]Amal[/name_u], [name_f]Effy[/name_f] loved art for as long as she could remember, and going to an art school just bolstered her passion for it. [name_f]Effy[/name_f] considers herself a “jack-of-all-trades” and claims she doesn’t have a medium she doesn’t like working with; she only has favourites. Her favourite way of creating art at the moment is oil painting at the moment, as she adores the way the paint creates an ethereal effect. [name_u]An[/name_u] additional pro (and con) is that it doesn’t dry too fast like acrylic paint, and allows [name_f]Effy[/name_f] to work with colours a lot longer. [name_f]Effy[/name_f] has painted some covers for Amal’s upcoming albums, and is excited to show her work to the world.
Being an art student means that [name_f]Effy[/name_f] isn’t a stranger to critique, which has made her own voice the harshest critic of all. When [name_f]Effy[/name_f] gets a little too self-deprecating, you can bet [name_u]Amal[/name_u] is right behind her to cheer her on. If [name_u]Amal[/name_u] isn’t there in person, though, Effy’s phone will vibrate constantly with the praises from [name_f]Edie[/name_f] and [name_u]Amal[/name_u]. Though they’ve gone their separate ways, [name_f]Effy[/name_f], [name_u]Amal[/name_u], and [name_f]Edie[/name_f] have made sure to keep their friendship alive. Effy’s also the one who called Amal’s crush first— and has definitely told her “I told you so.”
[name_f]Effy[/name_f] has an older brother and two younger sisters, making her the middle child of her family.
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[name_m]Oluwatobiloba[/name_m] “ [name_u]Toby[/name_u] “ [name_u]Day[/name_u] [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] (26) is Effy’s older brother. He’s Tori’s good friend and the pen pal of Tori’s Kagoshima-based barista girlfriend. [name_u]Toby[/name_u] has learned so much from her culture and he’s supported Tori’s 3-way relationship, supporting the well-balance of all the women. He and his family are of Nigerian descent and he’s close with his own culture as well. [name_u]Toby[/name_u] is a talented hip-hop dancer and likes to dance and hang out with his siblings. He also enjoys Effy’s paintings and other artwork and will do art with her as well.
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Ngalowen “Winnie” [name_f]Pala[/name_f] is Toby’s girlfriend. Both [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] enjoy and are good at hip-hop dancing, and in fact that’s actually how they met. A rapper selected both of them to be in one of his music videos where they hit it off. [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] enjoys hip-hop and making a statement through fashion and exploring with new looks. She also loves cooking and learning about different cultures. She is extroverted and social and people generally think of her as the life of the party, but [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] has a more reserved and softer side to her as well that very few people bother to get to know. She grew up in Papua [name_u]New[/name_u] Guinea with her large family of twelve, before moving overseas to study gastronomy.
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[name_f]Yoko[/name_f] [name_m]Hideyoshi[/name_m] (26) is Toby’s pen pal who has also become bonding friends with [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]. [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] is one of Tori’s girlfriends currently from Kagoshima and is the barista. Although she’s not into swimming like [name_f]Tori[/name_f] and the third woman, she adores how athletic and powerful they are at swimming. [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] is a J-Pop fan but really loves hip hop as well and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_u]Toby[/name_u] love to send her videos of their dance moves. [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] doesn’t consider herself a very physical person but has slowly gotten into hip hop dancing however she is often very nervous to dance in front of other people. [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] has visited [name_u]Toby[/name_u] and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] personally and once she breaks out of her shell, she’ll dance with them — someday. [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] is proud to live in Japan and is close with her Japanese culture but is also supportive of other people and their cultures, even having plans to visit Papua [name_u]New[/name_u] Guinea and meeting Winnie’s family.
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Kokoro Miura (25) is Tori and Yoko’s girlfriend. Kokoro is a great swimmer, one of the best in Kagoshima. However, although she absolutely loves swimming, it isn’t her profession. Kokoro works in a Japanese restaurant and her speciality is making noodles. She works alongside many others, including Winnie. Kokoro is glad she has made this decision because it has meant making lots of new friends, espeically Winnie. She feels at home in the kitchen as she cooked a lot in her home city Nara too.
Kokoro is the second-oldest child (out of a family of eight). She always helped cook meals at home when younger and it has always been something she has loved to do since infancy, just like swimming. Her family were all extremely supportive of Kokoro swimming, but Kokoro has since decided she has wanted to take up cooking instead.
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Tomoko [name_u]Asa[/name_u] Miyazaki (24) is a great friend of [name_f]Kokoro[/name_f], [name_f]Yoko[/name_f] and [name_f]Tori[/name_f]. She’s a hair stylist, one of the most well known and well respected stylists in all of Kagoshima- and she enjoys her reputation. Having lived in Kagoshima all her life, she’s always been fascinated with all three women’s life experiences- she wants to travel all over the world but she doesn’t get a lot of money from being a stylist, despite it being her passion. She also works in the restaurant but cooking is not her passion, nor does she even cook- she’s a waitress, and her charismatic personality often helps to reel in all the customers.
Tomoko lives in a small apartment with her roommate, an outspoken goth with a contrasting personality to shy, quiet Tomoko- the two consider themselves to be best friends and own a bunny together. Tomoko loves bunnies- and Tomoko’s roommate is in love with her, however Tomoko is too oblivious to see that.
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[name_f]Sachiko[/name_f] Miura (24) is Tomoko’s roommate. She is one of Kokoro’s younger siblings and a proud Gothic. She is quite a perky Goth though and loves parties and concerts, showing pure enthusiasm. She has a soft spot for bunnies and secretly considers the bunny like a “child” of her and Tomoko but will never confess that or it would show she is in love with Tomoko, which she doesn’t want to admit. She’s very private with her love life and exes and doesn’t discuss these matters much, although a few of her siblings know. For now she and Tomoko are best friends and no matter what, [name_f]Sachiko[/name_f] wants to stay close with Tomoko forever.
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