🕊️ create a family w/ a twist

[mynameis1]

(cw: manipulative type behavior)
Beverly Jean Quitman ‘Bev’ (40) is Melodie’s coworker and considers herself to be a rival of Melodie. Bev is jealous of Melodie because of the talk that she’s going to be offered a higher position, and despite not putting in nearly the same amount of effort as Melodie, Bev still believes that position should go to her. She has tried to ruin Melodie’s reputation by talking bad about her to the people working for their company, trying to find any dirt she can on the woman to spoil any chance she may have of getting the position. Bev has been watching Melodie, and is aware she is going through something, though she doesn’t know what. No matter what it is though, Bev plans to find out and use it to her advantage by twisting it to make Melodie look bad. She has a way of doing that, and Bev is confident she can get what she wants without anyone suspecting her of anything bad.

People close to Bev, such as her husband and two teenage sons, consider her to be extremely childish and petulant, due to her nature of trying to take what is “rightfully hers”, despite doing absolutely nothing to deserve such things. She is manipulative and will do what it takes to get what wants, with little regard to people’s feelings. She married her husband not because she loved him, but because he was wealthy and considerably attractive, and would give her a good look in the eyes of others, so they had two children and Bev now rules the household with an iron fist, not letting anyone “disrespect” her. She controls her children and husband, regulating who her children talk to and date as well as making her husband do whatever she pleases. Bev has two sisters who have no contact with her whatsoever, having cut her off when Bev did too many things for them to let slide. Bev doesn’t care, though, as in her eyes she still has the upper hand, and is winning in life without having to put in any extra work. People may not like her, but she knows they fear her, and will give her whatever she desires, and that’s enough for her.

(wanted to do something wacky, hope this isn’t bad.)

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for public shaming.

[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] " [name_m]Wil[/name_m] " [name_u]Beck[/name_u] Quitman (17) is one of Bev’s teenage sons. Despite his rich father, [name_m]Wil[/name_m] doesn’t even have a car even though he has a licence. However [name_f]Bev[/name_f] and her husband compromised by letting [name_m]Wil[/name_m] get a car if he keeps his grades up all year. He doesn’t even have his own phone, the family shares one computer and iPad and time and browsing is limited. [name_m]Wil[/name_m] attempted to circumvent this when he was 15 by secretly making a private Instagram and blocking his mother. His mother caught on when she saw him taking a picture of himself in just swim trunks at the pool standing next to a girl. She yelled at him for his “lewd” picture and made him hold a sign that said “I TAKE INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES FOR GIRLS” and posted it on Facebook, then had [name_m]Wil[/name_m] stand outside a busy part of town holding the same sign to shame him. The shaming stopped after just a few minutes, not because he was humiliated but because people walking by mistook the sign as a juvenile male sexting a juvenile female and were going to call the police. When [name_f]Bev[/name_f] showed them the picture, they were quite baffled. He was wearing swim trunks at the pool and his pose with the girl wasn’t racy, they were just doing the peace sign. [name_f]Bev[/name_f] insisted it was tough love but even her husband questioned it. “You really shamed and embarrassed your son over a pool picture with a girl who’s probably just a friend of his?” he asked but [name_f]Bev[/name_f] didn’t feel bad.

[name_m]Wil[/name_m] was truly mortified and had a hard time at school for it for a few weeks but there was an activity he loved and still does now. His main form of socialising was talking to children in school and he felt like doing a sport, so he took up basketball. That’s where he met his coach [name_u]Chris[/name_u], who was the nicest and coolest coach of the team. He was happy to be on the team and played the next two years. Now at 17, [name_m]Wil[/name_m] could not be more excited. He had a goal to make the championships and now his big goal is winning. [name_m]Wil[/name_m] is a tremendously great player and [name_u]Chris[/name_u] is proud of him. [name_m]Even[/name_m] [name_f]Bev[/name_f] supports his career but knows it’s mainly because [name_m]Wil[/name_m] is so good, he’s offered scholarships. The only problem is that Wil’s best basketball friend is the son of a co-worker she hates and belittles. [name_f]Bev[/name_f] has even tried to get [name_u]Chris[/name_u] to take him off the team but [name_u]Chris[/name_u] declined. This other boy is not as good as [name_m]Wil[/name_m] and hasn’t gotten as many scholarships but if he and the team win the championship, then he will definitely be offered. [name_f]Bev[/name_f] hates seeing her co-worker excited about her son potentially getting to a great university and doesn’t want her co-worker happy. While [name_f]Bev[/name_f] hates losing, she has a plan that [name_m]Wil[/name_m] says he’s agreed to but isn’t sure if he’ll necessarily do it. [name_f]Bev[/name_f] says she won’t give him the car despite [name_m]Wil[/name_m] keeping his grades up as “punishment” for his friendship but she will change her mind and still get him the car on one condition: [name_m]Wil[/name_m] has to throw the championship game. He has to make sure his team loses and cannot tell anyone of this plan. That way, the son of Bev’s co-worker can’t get a scholarship to his dream university while knowing [name_m]Wil[/name_m] still can, since he’s already been offered. [name_m]Wil[/name_m] had agreed out of fear and thought maybe he’ll just not throw or that maybe a teammate of his will be lucky and skilled enough to win anyway but [name_f]Bev[/name_f] warned him that the team must lose no matter what.

[mynameis1]

Amazing. This is funner than I thought it would be.

[mynameis1]

Corey Reginald Quitman (42) is Bev’s husband and Wil and his other son’s father. Corey met Bev at a party and was intrigued by her and the way she seemed to pull everyone towards her and the room seemed to be very interested in what she was saying. Corey wasn’t really one to get into such things, but he found himself drawn to Bev. He introduced himself, and they got to talking. While Bev didn’t seem very interested in him at first, she seemed to perk up when she found out he was the son of the man who ran a huge corporation and Corey was set to inherit his father’s money and take over.

Corey wishes he saw the signs sooner, but Corey and Bev shortly got married after they had met, and Bev’s behavior got more controlling as time went on. But Corey didn’t want to leave Bev, because they were already married, and she made it seem like she absolutely needed him or she’d be destroyed. And Corey still liked her, it wasn’t always bad, she just had her moments. So he stayed with her, and one thing led to another and now they have two children and Corey isn’t exactly happy with the marriage anymore, but doesn’t want to leave until his children move out.

Corey doesn’t agree with many of the things Bev does and wishes she would relax and let their sons do what they want to do and not try to control everything, but he doesn’t say much to contradict her. He is always supportive of his children and tries to stick up for them when Bev’s behavior gets out of hand, but it’s kind of an unspoken rule within the family that no one questions Bev too much, because quite frankly all hell will break loose. Corey told Wil that even if he doesn’t throw the competition, he will still get his son a car as promised, even if Bev kills him over it.

Corey has met a woman within his job that he’s been talking to here and there, which he tries to keep Bev from finding out about. It isn’t anything major, but he likes being around this new woman as she provides a sense of comfort. Bev has a tendency to look through his phone during one of her ‘episodes’ as the kids call it, so Corey has been trying to keep it private, because he knows Bev will freak out if he even mentions he’s talking to another woman.

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[name_m]Seymour[/name_m] " [name_m]Sy[/name_m] " [name_m]Drake[/name_m] Quitman (16) is [name_u]Corey[/name_u] and Bev’s second son and Wil’s younger brother. Sometimes [name_m]Sy[/name_m] is able to slip under the radar that is his mother’s intense scrutiny - the basketball scholarship situation has become her favourite project after all - but it’s still very clear she’s keeping an eye on everything he gets up to. As the more academically interested brother, [name_m]Sy[/name_m] knows his mom expects a lot of him with university on the horizon, and ever since he developed an interest in studying economics, her tendency to use him as a bragging point has only increased by tenfold. [name_m]Sy[/name_m] is hoping he’ll be able to study somewhere with good distance between him and his mother, as he knows if he’s too close to home she’ll begin planning unannounced visits (‘surprises’ as [name_f]Bev[/name_f] calls them), just to make sure he’s abiding by her strict rules and not going against whatever plans she’s made her mind up about.

It’s [name_m]Sy[/name_m] who ended up losing a relationship because of her antics, something that’s caused even more tension to build up in the household, as he tries to hold his tongue and not let his mom know what he feels about that situation. [name_m]Sy[/name_m] began dating a girl [name_f]Bev[/name_f] initially approved of - she had a good reputation, successful parents, excellent grades - but when she began convincing him to look for more independence (namely by sending him notes, due to the shared technology rule in the Quitman household), this approval instantly disappeared, and [name_m]Sy[/name_m] ended things before his mother repeated what he calls: The Pool Incident - and everyone knows what that refers to. He still sees his ex around school, they even both belong to the school paper, and it’s incredibly obvious they want to get back together - so much so one of Sy’s close friends offered to give him an old phone of his to restart contact with her - but the risk of [name_f]Bev[/name_f] is too much as far as her son’s concerned and he doesn’t want to see anyone else getting hurt by her behaviour.

Currently unaware of the basketball plot, [name_m]Sy[/name_m] has noticed his dad’s been acting differently recently, and part of him has considered snooping a little. In part it’s because of how limited his life outside of schoolwork is at home - his mom does grant some freedoms so [name_m]Sy[/name_m] can complete his paper articles but nothing you could call generous - but the new coping mechanism he’s developed isn’t one his younger son’s oblivious to. [name_f]Bev[/name_f] also critiques Sy’s use of sarcasm frequently, maybe because it’s often directed at her when she’s being unreasonable (surprise surprise), and insists she’s going to find out which of his friend’s has taught him it, but this is thankfully half-hearted, as [name_m]Sy[/name_m] goes to great lengths to ensure she doesn’t know much about anyone he’s close with; namely as he couldn’t bare to loose the people who support him through the trials of her behaviour.

[A.B.Galaxy]

tw: brief mention of cancer

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Raquel[/name_f] [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m] (16) is Sy’s ex. She knows why he had to break up with her but it still hurts and she wishes they could get back together. They were friends before beginning to date and she’s the reason he so frequently uses sarcasm as she considers it her second language. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is the youngest of four kids, the oldest being seven years older than her. Her mom owns a successful bakery and is also the daughter of a [name_m]Senator[/name_m] while her dad is a surgeon which [name_f]Emma[/name_f] assumes is why [name_f]Bev[/name_f] approved of her. She is quite popular in school with both her teachers and the students and is a journalist in the school paper.

Her parents are very involved in multiple charities, including one for kids with cancer since one of their children has cancer when they were younger. Emma’s family has adopted and fostered quite a few cats since their marriage and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] loved that. The Wolfes have recently adopted an adorable cat who’s a year old. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] named her [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and this time it’s her cat. All the other cats seemed to like one of or all of her siblings better than her but this time the cat has attached herself to [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and she’s happy about that.

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] hasn’t quite decided what to do with her life yet. She’s thinking about a career in journalism or working at and eventually running her mom’s bakery but is torn between the two at the moment. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is closest to her second oldest sibling and the two often go swimming or hiking together. She makes him taste all the recipes she bakes as he’s almost brutally honest and she likes that. In turn, she lets him take pictures of her to practice his photography. And to be honest, neither of them feel that what they have to do is burdensome.

[CherryBomb50]

Uncensored warning for cancer.

[name_u]Shane[/name_u] [name_m]Mario[/name_m] [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m] (17) is the second-youngest [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m] sibling and is also a member of Chris’s basketball team, the Barracudas. He’s the only blond of his siblings which he adores and he loves his long hair and doesn’t care if he has to tie it back when playing basketball and couldn’t care less if people think he’s a girl. He is a leukemia survivor and admits he wasn’t super positive when he was diagnosed at 6. He just wanted to be a kid and not always have cancer on the forefront of his mind, but couldn’t escape it — it was inside him. [name_m]Even[/name_m] when he beat it, he wasn’t super enthusiastic: he just wanted everyone to stop talking about it and for him to truly feel recovered and move on. His status of being a cancer survivor was something he’s gradually went on to accept for years and only now does he actually feel proud of himself and not have any more resentment. He’s proud of his parents for bearing with him despite all the resentment he’s had about his illness and they tell him not to be sorry — he’s a champion. [name_u]Shane[/name_u] is grateful his parents are paying it forward with their charitable contributions and he’s joining them and planning to work for the same charity. Some people think he grows his hair out to make people think he never went through cancer but ironically, he’s growing it out to get it cut short so it can be donated into a wig for other children with cancer!

[name_u]Shane[/name_u] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] are great siblings and he hopes deep down that she and [name_m]Sy[/name_m] get back together. [name_u]Shane[/name_u] knows the Quitman brothers well and wishes [name_f]Bev[/name_f] wasn’t so harsh. He doesn’t know that [name_f]Bev[/name_f] wants [name_m]Wil[/name_m] to throw the championship game but notices that [name_m]Wil[/name_m] has been very nervous whenever he talks about it with [name_m]Wil[/name_m]. [name_u]Shane[/name_u] has told [name_m]Wil[/name_m] that he’s an all-star and he’s worked so hard for this and that everyone on the team gave it their all to get this far and they’re going to do it again to make sure that they win. [name_m]Wil[/name_m] himself has reconsidered the decision to throw but won’t tell [name_f]Bev[/name_f] especially now because he feels if he gets caught throwing, he would have the ire of his team and even have his scholarship rescinded. He doesn’t want to cause a huge scandal. And [name_m]Sy[/name_m] doesn’t want to cut [name_f]Emma[/name_f] out of his life forever. They may be Quitmans but the brothers shouldn’t be quitting. The [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m] family is very fortunate to be right-knit and appreciative of each other and [name_u]Shane[/name_u] himself has been getting in on the fun of taste-testing the recipes with [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and their older brother.

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Dallas Owen Wolfe (19) is the second oldest sibling of the Wolfe family. He is close with Emma and they go swimming and hiking where Dallas takes pictures for his photography class in school. He also tests out Emma’s baked goods with Shane and he admits they are pretty good. His photography focuses on the human experience so he tries to get good shots of people in their natural form and he sometimes takes shots of Emma’s food as well.

Dallas was diagnosed with autism when he was 4 years old after his parents saw some signs in him when he wasn’t responding to his name and didn’t seem interested in the other children, as well as some other autistic traits. A lot of kids in his school found him weird and would pick on him, but his siblings were always there to stand up for him and let him know he may be a bit different but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Dallas is proud of his autism now and doesn’t let anyone bring him down or make him feel lesser because of it.

As well as donating to charities for cancer research his parents and the rest of the siblings would sometimes go on autism marches but they’ve stopped this because Dallas no longer wanted to go. Dallas’s main passion is photography and he is inspired by a lot of photographers and has a lot of his work on his wall as he takes photos of nature and people and he tries to capture the good in the world. Dallas is a funny guy and people usually enjoy being around him due to his naturally friendly persona and he’s kind of hilarious even without trying to be.

Despite being a bit older Dallas sometimes hangs out with Shane and Wil so he’s familiar with the Quitman’s and their family dynamic and feels bad for Wil and Sy because he knows their mother can be harsh and quite frankly she rubs Dallas the wrong way. He hopes Sy and Emma get back together, and while he doesn’t know the entire situation he hopes things work out for the Quitmans.

[mynameis1]

I might delete [name_u]Dallas[/name_u] bc I have a really funny idea but I think I’ll wait to see if I can make it work depending on who posts next lmao

[CherryBomb50]

No no, keep Dallas. We love Dallas. This is a Dallas stanfan account.

Ishi [occasionally known as Ivy] Miyawaki (22) is a fellow graduate of the school Dallas attended and is newly dating Dallas’s oldest brother, despite the crazy and embarrassing nightmare he recently had. Like Dallas, Ishi loves photography. Her youngest sister is Haru and she’s close with her family. She went by the English name Ivy for some time and met a fellow girl named Ivy at a McDonalds when she was 5 and Ivy Hatch was 8 and was basically best friends with that girl for the day. She never thought she’d reunite with the girl but she and Ivy would eventually do so with “the power of Ivy”. However now Ishi mainly goes by her real name of Ishi and only Ivy Hatch can call her Ivy, a strange but special bond. Ivy doesn’t know the Quitmans as much but she is one of the younger co-workers of Bev and despises how Bev treats her co-workers, let alone her family. The Wolfe family is definitely a family she’s close to and while she and the eldest Wolfe sibling have only started dating recently, she’s nothing but happy to be with him.

Haru was created by @chamwue.

Ivy was created by @mynameis1.

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Clayton Joshua “Clay” Wolfe (23) is the oldest sibling of the family and is also Ishi’s (who’s also Ivy #2) boyfriend. He recently had a terrifying dream that made him very uncomfortable and made it difficult to look at the Quitman siblings and their family the same. Specifically Beverly Quitman. He dreamed that he was making out with Beverly and they were getting quite into it, and the horrifying part was he wasn’t hating it? Well, that was in the dream, because as soon as Clay woke up he was horrified to see that he was hugging his body pillow and he didn’t know what to make of that dream at all. He didn’t tell any of the Quitmans this as that would obviously make things weird, he did tell Ishi though as he thought it would be funny for them to joke about.

What made the dream so weird was that Clay hardly even knows the Quitmans, only meeting them on occasion through Ishi and the original Ivy who knows them through her fiance Chris. The whole thing was very weird. Besides the weird Quitman dream Clay enjoys reading books about history and was a history major in college. He knows a lot about history and wants to teach highschool students about history.

The Wolfe family’s father is familiar with Corey Quitman because they work in a similar field, so that’s another way the families are all connected.

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[name_u]Sable[/name_u] [name_f]Emily[/name_f] Warrinder (23) is someone Clay’s especially eager to keep ignorant of his recent dream: she is one of his fellow history graduates and has agreed to help him apply to getting his teaching application going. Warm isn’t something you could ever call [name_u]Sable[/name_u], she’s a distinctly no-nonsense person who can seem a bit impatient and strict at the best of times, but she’s very sincere in everything she does; in spite of not winning any prizes for charisma. Those who know [name_u]Sable[/name_u] better attribute her demeanour to the household she grew up in - it wasn’t necessarily unhappy but she witnessed a lot of tensions between her father and grandfather, after bankruptcy following a failrd business start up forced her dad to move back home, and there was a distinctly critical element to all of their interactions. While her mom protected [name_u]Sable[/name_u] from the worst arguments - and she’s someone the young academic loves unconditionally for how warm, gentle and encouraging she’s always been - it wasn’t something she could exactly ignore thanks to how the tension crept in at any given moment between the two men.

Curation is what [name_u]Sable[/name_u] wants to work in and right now she’s working as an assistant at a local museum, an environment in which she’s thrived. Being non public facing is something she openly admits suits her best, but when talking about history there’s a much more engaging side to her, thanks to how much passion she has for the subject matter. She has an appreciation for overlooked eras and dismissed figures of influence, although specialising is something she hasn’t quite mastered yet, which is what steered her away from applying for a bachelor’s degree. It’s never phased [name_u]Sable[/name_u] how her brother - who prefers they/he pronouns - insists she chose the most boring thing to study, but they’re close for all their differences, partly because she used to defend them at school whenever they were getting flack for being nonconformist.

Outside of her academics and work, [name_u]Sable[/name_u] spends a lot of her time volunteering at a rescue shelter close to the apartment she lives in with her oldest friend, having a dog and a cat between them. Unsurprisingly, she’s the cat owner - a very crafty and affectionate tortoiseshell named [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] - but her love of dogs has grown through working with them and her best friends pup has definitely helped with this. [name_u]Sable[/name_u] also is very into motorbikes and owns one, but doesn’t belong to any clubs as she doesn’t have the time or patience for displays of machismo often associated; instead going for rides as a means of clearing her head - and sometimes her friends go on the back since she’s gained the license rights to do that. She also has a surprising sweet tooth and any time she visits her parents her mom will have some confection for her to take back, although Sable’s started to begin baking again herself - concentrating more on vegan creations though, thanks to her roommate following this diet for ethical reasons.

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[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Lena” Linville-Warrinder (46) is Sable’s mother, and her opposite in almost everything. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is gentle and kind and would hardly ever speak a cruel word, but that does not mean she is not strong. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is a very patient person, and stuck with Sable’s father through all sorts of financial worries.

[name_f]Lena[/name_f] wanted all of her children to have a childhood as idyllic as her own. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] was born as an only child into a rich family - her father was a businessman and her mother was a socialite. This left [name_f]Lena[/name_f] a small fortune, but most of her parents money went to her cousin, who inherited the business. When she got married to Sable’s dad, she was sure that he wasn’t marrying her for her money. She used her inheritance to buy herself a studio - [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is a keen painter and attended art school. She saved the rest of the money for her children’s future, and was determined that the money be used only for them. When her husband’s business began to lose money, he begged [name_f]Lena[/name_f] to give him her savings to salvage the business, but she refused, insisting that the money was for the children and the children only.
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] did her best to keep the children protected from the family struggles, even though it took its toll on her too. Lena’s relationship with her husband has been rocky for many years, and seemed to be tipping towards divorce on multiple occasions, but they always seemed to get through it. This is not helped by the fact that her husband’s parents dislike her greatly, and often insult her and by publicly saying that their son marrying her was a mistake.

[name_f]Lena[/name_f] currently has an exhibition in a local gallery of her work, which she is extremely proud of. She works very hard at her art, even some of her in-laws tell her that she should get a ‘real job.’ She is delighted that [name_u]Sable[/name_u] has found her path in life, and [name_f]Lena[/name_f] will support her no matter what - and she hopes that all of her children will feel like they have found their purpose. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] has a menagerie of animals, all named after famous artists - four rescue dogs, (Raphael, Rossetti, [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] and Caravaggio) three cats, (Frida, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] and Bridget) as well as a cow named [name_f]Monet[/name_f], a horse named [name_m]Michelangelo[/name_m] and a goat named [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]. In her free time, she loves to bake and is famous for her toffee recipe - a secret recipe that she knows off by heart.

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Benedict Joseph “Ben” (48) Warrinder is Lena’s husband and Sable and her siblings’ father. Sable most likely got her no-nonsense attitude from her father, as he was the same way with her and the children when they were growing up. He didn’t listen to their sob story when it came to unimportant things like when they didn’t get the color popsicle they desired or they were crying because their cookie was broken. Lena was the type of parent to validate all their emotions and do breathing exercises, while Ben was more the type to joke and tell them to suck it up, but he was there when the situation was serious such as when Sable got in an accident and got a head injury and Ben tried to calm her as they went to the hospital.

As regards to the business, Ben was feeling a lot of pressure at the time due to the fallout and his workers were dropping like flies and he was stressed. His father is the same as him, but a lot crueler, and as a kid would verbally abuse him and wasn’t much kinder when he grew up, calling his son a failure and said he needed to get it together. He was under a lot of pressure to make it work and provide for his family like the ‘man of the house’ was always expected to, and that’s why he was asking for the money from the children’s funds for the business, though he definitely regrets it now and is glad Lena told him no. He lets Lena know he does not think marrying her was a mistake, and does attempt to stick up for her, but the truth is he’s scared of his father and his scrutinizing words. He is thankful Lena understands and that they managed to stay together through all their struggles, and are now on better terms.

Ben often complains to Lena that they have way too many animals and they should definitely get rid of some, though Lena refuses and Ben has grown to accept the chaos of having 10 pets though he still often complains that they are in the way, but Lena mostly cares for them since they are hers. He originally had a hard time accepting his son’s new pronouns and was skeptical at first because he had never heard of such a thing but is now trying his best to refer to them in the way they wish to be referred to so his son is grateful that he’s trying.

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Abraham “ Abe “ Garth [Warrinder] Wolfgang (47) is Ben’s younger brother and also subjected to his father’s verbal abuse. Since he was younger, he had less toxic masculinity influenced onto him but he was also belittled and expected less from — even though the age difference was only one year! Still, he has no hard feelings against Ben and promised not to let their father turn them against each other, after all they need each other. He knows Ben and Lena need each other too and their commitment despite the odds is a huge factor in how strong their love is. Abe is happily married and has two children, one of them also being 23 and his children are still close with Sable but not with their paternal grandfather, which Abe says “There’s no point trying to impress him. He’s not a role model.”

Abe and his wife are more middle-class but this is fine with him. Abe works at the local high school as the performing arts teacher and he loves the artsiness of the school but also loves the sports as well and likes how well the school balances sports and arts alongside general studies. Abe is very school spirited especially with their mascot, the barracuda. He always says, “Go Barracudas!” whenever walking past the sports teams in the halls. He’s impressed by Chris coaching the Barracudas in the basketball team to the championships and is holding out for them to win. Abe’s wife and children are all very athletic and crafty but they aren’t pushed into sports or arts unless they want to.

Chris was created by @A.B.Galaxy.

Oh and I can’t take credit for Ishi and Ivy meeting in McDonalds. That was inspired by some message @mynameis1 told me about meeting someone in McDonald’s as a kid who shared her name. Unfortunately they haven’t reunited IRL but like, it needs to happen.

[mynameis1]

Cherrybomb50 have you considered that maybe you’re the girl I met in McDonald’s?

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cw: homophobia mention

Icarus " Ace " David Warrinder (21) is Abe’s nephew and the younger sibling of Sable. Ace’s demeanour is more of their mother’s - they’re openly sentimental and never shy away from expressing their emotions - but this never stopped them from being close with their big sister, in spite of her somewhat intimidating reputation. They used to follow Sable and their cousin - Abe’s firstborn - around as little sidekick; following them into mischief and shenanigans, but always the first one to cry and apologise when their parents found them and had a few questions they wanted answering. Sometimes Ace would wish they could have the confidence and bravery Sable embodies, never taking offense with how frank she tends to be, as they never felt as able to defend themselves when someone was criticial or insensitive about their gender nonconformity. Ace happily let their friends paint their nails or braid their hair at school, but what really turned heads was when they started wearing layered cami tops, and in turn came a lot of intolerance. Sable was absolutely unwilling to see their sibling treated poorly and got into numerous arguments standing up to those displaying intolerance.

When they realised they weren’t binary, Ace avoided their grandfather as much as possible, spending a lot of time at their Uncle Abe’s house to be spared from judgment. While there were some difficult conversations with their dad about their identity, his sincere effort means a lot to Ace, and they’ve become more openly supportive of him given the treatment he faced from his own dad growing up. It wasn’t a surprise to Ben and Lena when Ace moved out shortly after turning 19, going to room with their cousin who’s Sable’s age; and now they live with their childhood friend who’s a trans woman, having chosen to move out when their cousin wanted to live with her partner, and Ace really didn’t want to third wheel, as much as they love her and support the couple.

Currently Ace is finishing apprenticing as a tattooist - having gotten their first, a turtle, on the back of their right leg for their 18th birthday [their grandfather was mortified, which greatly amused Sable ] - and they’re loving every moment of it. Art always called them, making their sister’s love of history seem even more boring comparatively, and they weren’t sure if they wanted to become a comic book artist until they got their first ink done. Still it hasn’t stopped Ace from studying how to tattoo the superheroes they grew up adoring so much, and one of their recent clients had She-Hulk inked, which was a great experience for both parties [Ace loves any opportunity presented to unleash their inner nerd]. They work at the sister shop to the one their mentor is based at - having encouraged them to start properly tattooing given how well they’ve come on - and the owner has assured them they’ll be kept on once they’ve officially finished being tutored.

Ace has been with their girlfriend for almost 2 years - right now they’re planning the ideal anniversary present for her - and they met purely by chance while taking the same train to an art exhibit. The pair subsequently spent the whole day together after bonding, enjoying laughing and discussing their own pursuits, which culminated in numbers being exchanged, and the rest is history. It surprised no-one how doting Ace is as a partner, openly adoring their girlfriend, but they’re also careful to give her space as they don’t want to be a smothering presence in her life - which is much appreciated. As they don’t have a car of their own its public transport when they’re seeing her, but given the association, Ace never complains.

Sable was created by yours truly

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HUGE tw for toxic parents

[name_u]Jayden[/name_u] Ryuna “ [name_u]Jade[/name_u] “ Satō (21) is the girlfriend of [name_u]Ace[/name_u] Warrinder. [name_u]Ace[/name_u] has actually tattooed [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] once, a skeleton on her right lower back. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] was very grateful and will often show off the tattoo. [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] is madly in love with [name_u]Ace[/name_u], and loves spending time with them. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] knows about Ace’s crazy family and toxic grandfather and feels awful for them but is glad that [name_u]Ace[/name_u] doesn’t have to deal with the toxic environment anymore and is proud of them for handling it. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] works at a local mall in a clothing store called Heather’s- [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] loves working there as it’s very inclusive towards all people, uses diverse models in its advertising, is very progressive overall and they give their employees free gift cards. She works there with three of her best friends, and sometimes on their breaks they’ll go down to the slushie shop next door and order some slushies. [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] and her friends actually have shirts that say “Crackhead 1, Crackhead 2, Crackhead 3 and Crackhead 4.” [name_u]Jade[/name_u] is very proud of her title as Crackhead 3.

Jade’s job is part time- she’s attending university and studying to be an animator. This definitely isn’t what her parents wanted her to be. Jade’s parents are strict conservative immigrants from [name_u]Kyoto[/name_u]. [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] is the second-eldest of 5, and as a result was always pressured into being the best. Her half-brother, who’s 24, is only her mother’s child and a laid-back skater boy who doesn’t care about expectations, so he ‘doesn’t count’. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] always actually looked up to her brother, which her parents resented. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] is smart, but not in the way her parents want her to be- when she was diagnosed with a mild form of dyslexia and ASD, her parents labeled her as stupid and even told her this to her face, pushing all the expectations onto her younger triplet sisters and proceeding to ignore [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] and all of her needs, to the point that it could be considered mild abuse. Jade’s sisters are 18 now- two are identical and one is fraternal. One of them (the fraternal one) came out as agender at 15, and another attempted at 16 due to the expectations being too much for her (thankfully she failed and is still living today), which caused their parents to hate them both too, forcing the expectations onto the last triplet.

Thankfully, one of the triplets reported their parents to a counselor at 16 (their parents forced [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] and her older brother to provide food and clothing for their “two failure daughters” as they believed they didn’t need to anymore because they didn’t deserve it, while coddling their “golden child”). When the counselor discovered this, she was shocked, and their parents are now in jail for this. Unsurprisingly, none of their kids visit them. All five kids are still close with the counselor- Jayden’s brother got custody of the triplets and “raised” them for the last two years, which was certainly an interesting situation. [name_u]Jade[/name_u] doesn’t talk about this much with [name_u]Ace[/name_u] as she doesn’t want them to pity her, but she knows [name_u]Ace[/name_u] would care and she’s grateful for that. [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] is trying to live life happily and carry on, but sometimes that kind of trauma can be hard to forget. Luckily, she has her three crackhead besties, her wonderful partner and four amazing siblings, and she’s living her best life.

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Tamako “ Tama “ Miyawaki (20) is a best friend of Jade. She’s a sister of Ishi and Haru and also known as Crackhead 1. While she and her sisters tend to bicker, Tama and Haru were often the mediators although Tama was the one more outspoken and said she’s not picking sides on petty arguments no matter what. Tama was always the most impartial but also the strongest with her views and has several longstanding views that will never change. Sometimes Tama can be quite timid, to the point her sisters call her “Timid Tama”, but to her it’s for the greater good. She and her sisters were outside during a thunderstorm and Tama freaked out and demanded everyone get inside for safety. But her siblings asked her, “You’re still afraid of thunder? That was a fear we had when we were six.” But once lightning struck a tree, catching it on fire, Tama said, “Told you. I knew it was scary since I was six.”

Tama senses this with Jade’s family and that her parents also have firm views that will likely remain. However Tama is not anything like Jade’s parents and finds them to be “maniacs”. Tama doesn’t associate with Jade’s parents and knows it just “won’t happen”. Tama is close with Jade’s other siblings though and they bond over their mutual Japanese culture. Tama supports the counselor who guided them through and thinks some of her sisters need it instead of forcing Haru to mediate for them all the time. Tama is grateful her sisters aren’t as toxic and will never be as toxic as Jade’s parents. Tama is currently in university studying to be an accountant. Some think she’s just trying for that job because it’s successful and pleases people, but no she’s actually wanted it from a young age and it’s another longstanding view of hers. One very respectable thing about Tama is her anti-plastic views, refusing to use it unless it’s recycled, and reducing plastic packaging. The Crackheads support this and are supportive of ending plastic waste as well, given how much of a problem it’s been in recent years. Tama discusses this a lot but the thing the Crackheads like most about her is that she’s been ahead of the time when she’s reduced plastic and she’s kept this longstanding view — and doesn’t feel the need to brag about that.

Ishi was created by me.

Haru was created by @chamwue.