🕊️ create a family w/ a twist

[chamwue]

[name_f]Haruhi[/name_f] " [name_u]Haru[/name_u] " Yamanaka (20) is the second eldest Yamanaka sibling, being a whole 30 seconds older than her twin and a year older than [name_m]Keyes[/name_m]. Funnily enough, she’s the shortest sibling, reaching a whopping 5’1", or 155cm. Her twin jokes that Haru’s short stature is karma for constantly waving the fact that she was older of the two over the other’s head. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] pretends it isn’t funny, but fails— every time she tries to protest seriously she ends up in peals of laughter.

[name_u]Haru[/name_u] is the closest to her twin out of her siblings both because of the fact that they’re twins and because [name_u]Haru[/name_u] used to speak for both of them until they were in the second grade. Haru’s twin has selective mutism, and while it has improved drastically over the years, it was extreme when they were in grade school. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] seemed to be the exception, though: she was able to converse with her twin in private pretty fluently. In order to communicate in spaces where they couldn’t speak (examples being theatres and the like) [name_u]Haru[/name_u] and her twin taught themselves ASL and JSL. Thankfully, the Yamanaka parents coaxed Haru’s twin into therapy, and while they can speak without much anxiety, [name_u]Haru[/name_u] and her twin still communicate through sign language— something she’s grateful for, as she’s happy that their conversations can be clandestine wherever they have them. The Yamanaka siblings also know both ASL and JSL, but not to the degree of the twins.

ASL and JSL are her third and fourth languages, respectively. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] picked up [name_f]English[/name_f] and Japanese very quickly in her childhood, and found it very fun. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] is indeed a polyglot: she can speak [name_f]English[/name_f], Japanese, ASL, JSL, Mandarin, and [name_u]French[/name_u]. She’d say she’s fluent in [name_f]English[/name_f], Japanese, ASL, JSL, and Mandarin, but proficient in [name_u]French[/name_u]. She not-so-fondly remembers her junior year of high school where she took both AP Chinese and AP [name_u]French[/name_u]— [name_u]Haru[/name_u] remembers crying over her [name_u]French[/name_u] textbook a little too often. The class’s difficulty laid not in the material itself, but with their teacher, Ms [name_u]Moreau[/name_u]. Ms [name_u]Moreau[/name_u] was, in Haru’s words, “a miserable old woman in the middle of her fifth acrimonious divorce”, and graded exceptionally harsh, taking arbitrary points off any mistake she could see. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] remembers how Ms [name_u]Moreau[/name_u] took points off her essay because she wrote with a black pen instead of a blue one. She finished the year with nearly all A’s— AP [name_u]French[/name_u] was a B-, which she’s annoyed about. To this day, her and her high school friends are full of stories about Ms Moreau’s reign of terror. On a more serious note, [name_u]Haru[/name_u] thinks this may be why she hasn’t studied [name_u]French[/name_u] with as much vigour as she used to.

Oddly enough, Haru’s major isn’t related to languages at all— she’s a fashion design major. [name_m]Art[/name_m] was very important to the Yamanaka family: their father wanted to be an artist but couldn’t due to his own parents, and their mother just wanted their kids to live their lives doing something that they enjoyed. With their father’s passion for art, it was only inevitable that the Yamanaka siblings grew up with a love for it as well. Haru’s designs are very inspired by Japanese culture and fusing them with more Western styles of clothing, a wearable experience of the Japanese-American identity. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] goes to the same university [name_m]Keyes[/name_m] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] plan on going to as well, and she’s offered the two a helping hand if they need anything.

At university, [name_u]Haru[/name_u] has a close knit group of six friends (including herself) who are all fashion design majors. They’re known in their year as the Sensational Six (which [name_u]Haru[/name_u] thinks is a stupid name), as their work was highly praised in their freshman year and has continued that trend. [name_u]Haru[/name_u] hates that the freshmen see them with rose-coloured glasses, though— at the end of the day they’re still students and still have a long ways ahead of them.

[kitkatcookie]

[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] Danby (20) is Haru’s close friend and a fellow member of the Sensational Six - not that she’s any more fond of the name. A fellow fashion major, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] lives to frustrate teachers in her refusal to shorten her name, taking pride in it’s uniqueness and also how she wasn’t named for [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], but instead the character from the cartoon series Gargoyles, which her dad worked on as an animator. Some people find it baffling why [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] is so endeared by this - she’s not exactly a mushy person, very much being considered the coolest of the Six, with an aloof politeness and preference to keep to herself [daresay being a little awkward when receiving praise as she doesn’t aspire to garner the spotlight] - but her sentimentality is something she prefers keeping on her own terms; as reflected in her [name_f]Beanie[/name_f] [name_u]Baby[/name_u] collection, which her grandpa got her into and she’s continued for as long as she can remember. The eclectic, unusual and contrary fascinate her, always being reflected in her designs that are known for their boldness and how she decorates her room with surrealist prints, very much believing in self-expression and endorsing people to use their sense of style in whatever way they see as best. Again, she acknowledges she hasn’t got the personality to be the poster girl of this campaign, but her sentiment is sincere, and she has a very encouraging attitude towards her peers, even if it’s expressed in a subtler way [usually her ghostly post it notes that appear throughout work spaces, and it’s only her distinct handwriting that led to others twigging she was the one responsible for this morale boosting].

As the eldest of three children, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] tended to play the authority role to her siblings. Her younger brother has severe ADHD and it led to her sister despairing frequently with his antics, usually because he was antagonising her as they’re only thirteen months apart in age, behaving as ‘pseudo twins’ [although [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] checked [name_u]Haru[/name_u] approves of this term given her actual twin status]. There was never genuine animosity between them but the back and forth forever going on between them drove Desdemona’s mother half-mad, as she would be trying to work as a counselor in her home office, only for chaos to erupt downstairs when one prank or game became emotionally hyper charged. [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] has always been the most reserved of the trio - not just in her more laidback interests such as knitting and reading fantasy novels - however her more decisive personality meant she could break the pair up when their squabbling reached critical points.

Now they’re in their mid-teens, the two have mellowed considerably [to the relief of their parents], although she’s the main confidant for them if they’re facing any issues. There’s an unspoken protectiveness to how they feel towards their mom, as she had severe postpartum depression following the birth of her youngest - Desdemona’s sister - and they work in tandem to ensure she isn’t taking on too much from her job, viewing it as sparing their dad from subsequent stress as well. Within her family, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] admits there’s always a sense of belonging and understanding that she’s incredibly grateful for, especially as her best friend comes from a polar opposite environment and is basically the fourth child of Desdemona’s parents now thanks to family circumstances.

Currently, Desdemona’s living with one of her fellow Six, her best friend and another close friend in a small house they rent; having chosen it because they’re allowed small pets. She’s got a bearded dragon named [name_m]Osiris[/name_m] - another reference in part to her namesake show which focused on Egyptian mythology sometimes - and even made a series of screen print t-shirts boasting images of him for one of her projects. Part of [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] is considering going abroad once she finishes her degree - she has an aunt living in Finland and can speak some Finnish [she’s never going to claim she can compete with [name_u]Haru[/name_u] though] - to explore the fashion community elsewhere, but for all her drive to explore visuals, she doesn’t want to be so far from her loved one’s [again the hidden soft side only those she’s close to know well]. Thanks to their grouping, Desdemona’s also become friends with Haru’s twin, and they’ve been the recipient of one of her knitted hats, specifically a cat eared design because of how much the pair share a love for felines: unsurprising given Desdemona’s parents own a Russian blue named [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f] and a [name_u]Maine[/name_u] Coon named [name_f]Topaz[/name_f], who she’s always bothering her siblings for photos of [payment for being their referee is what she calls it].

[chamwue]

[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_m]Pearce[/name_m] (20) is another member of the Sensational Six and one of three non-fashion design members that make up the sextet. She’s a sculpture major who wants to specialise in stone carving— something she’s done since 16. After seeing the statue of [name_u]David[/name_u] in [name_u]Florence[/name_u] when she was 5, [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] swore that she’d learn how to make something of that scale. Though it’s taken a while (baby [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] was not pleased when she realised that she had to learn basics before making cool statues) to get to a place where she feels comfortable with stone as a medium, Morgan’s very excited to be making smaller sculptures for now.

The third eldest of five children and the only art major, [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is the black sheep of the family, and while her parents don’t shame her career choice and do support her, her eldest brother looks down on her choice of major, sneering how [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] wasted her intellect for something as useless as “sculpting”. This animosity between her and her brother started in middle school, and in an effort to never show her brother that his comments did hurt her, [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] developed a very sharp tongue. While she’s witty, she’s also very abrasive if need be, making her the most unapproachable out of the Six. Underneath her prickly exterior lies a very loyal and kind person that [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] doesn’t let out unless you know her very well. While the rest of the Six agrees that [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is very intimidating, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] disagrees.

[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is Desdemona’s roommate, and the yin to her yang. While [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] loves the rest of the six fiercely, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] is Morgan’s closest friend and someone who she trusts more than herself. [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] knows [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] feels the same way— [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] can get away with calling [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] " [name_f]Mona[/name_f] " without getting a death glare. This closeness is because [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] and Desdemona’s families live right next to each other: they’ve been friends since three years old. Morgan’s spent a lot of her youth under the Danby roof, and [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] and her siblings know about Morgan’s sad excuse of an older brother. Morgan’s closeness to the Danby’s doesn’t mean she’s forgotten about her younger siblings, though: [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] was home to defend them with her life. She doesn’t talk about her second oldest sister, though, and that’s because she was rarely at home, forcing [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] to take up the mantle of second eldest and to protect her siblings. Though [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] now realises that her sister was just trying to protect herself, she knows she can’t forgive her any time soon.

Morgan’s long-time project is to carve a marble statue that’s life size by the time she’s 26— reflecting how old [name_m]Michelangelo[/name_m] was when he finished the statue of [name_u]David[/name_u]. Though she’s not beating herself up if she doesn’t complete it by then, [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] knows her younger self would be very, very proud of her. Her friends outside of the Six, who make up the small percent of sculpture majors at the university, are encouraging her on this, and you can find [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] with them if she’s not with the sextet.

[kitkatcookie]

cw: anxiety, selective mutism

Kyosuke " Kai " Yamanaka (20) is a more recent friend of Morgan and Desdemona, being an adjacent person to the Six on account of being Haru’s twin. Currently majoring in botanical sciences - stemming from a life long love of gardening and tending to the natural world, having their own vegetable garden at home which Keyes has been helping look after - Kai has struggled with anxiety as long as they can remember; something they’ve come to accept is part of their life, but they’ve resolved to combat, helped by the love, support and understanding of their family. Using they/he pronouns, Kai has a very quick, dry sense of humour when they feel comfortable expressing it: be it verbally or through signing, which used to be a blessing and curse to Haru in classes when her twin decided it was time to make her laugh in either ASL or JSL [generally skating by teachers on account of good timing and restraint on Kai’s end]. They also used to hero worship Etsuko to a degree, considering her ridiculously mature in everything she did and wanting to emulate this, so her newfound hectic career has been a little of a dampner for Kai, who misses the companionship - and way Etsuko was always there to guide the younger three siblings whenever they looked to her for some advice or comfort.

For how reserved they’re known to be, Kai absolutely loathed Ms. Moreau for her unfair treatment of Haru, and penned a story for a Spanish class that was a fairytale setup inspired by her tyrannical form of misery. They suspect their own teacher - Mr. Hernandez, who was Moreau’s polar opposite in being universally beloved by students for his encouraging, approachable nature - guessed what it was about, but he merely laughed and applauded their creativity when it came to exploring the Spanish language. Kai has actually taught ASL on the side for extra income since they started university - primarily for friends of friends, as that’s within their comfort zone [and even then they’re mindful of boundaries, which their parents text reminders about] - but does consider JSL something between just them and Haru. They joke about how unsurprising her success was for them to witness, as her self-ascribed No. 1 Cheerleader, but don’t use the Six nickname for her group, even with twin privileges. Desdemona frequently updates Kai with stories about her brother and sister, which never fails to make them laugh, and they’re sensitive of Morgan when talking about Etsuko, thanks to her sister being estranged [something Kai has considered offering to talk to her about, as part of them finds her a little on the tad impressive side; Haru and Keyes being aware of this sentiment].

While they have a fair few mutual friends - not just including the Six - Kai has their own gang of ecologically and environmentally based students, who attend protests frequently and while they don’t always go in person thanks to anxious flareups, Kai helps prepare signs and banners for these occasions. They’re always using public transport or walking places - bikes are a no go, they don’t feel coordinated enough - and Keyes updates them on Makoto, who they sometimes take jogging with them; even if Kai is jokingly called a traitor for agreeing with Desdemona’s cat favouritism. Her relationship with Rory is something Kai totally encourages and they’re delighted to see the couple being afforded a reunion, having offered to organise some sort of family get together when Rory arrives [as Keyes is quite caught up in preparing for her trip as it is]. While their anxiety keeps them from wanting to be in the spotlight, praise from their parents or sisters is something Kai will always accept, and they admit maybe there’s a protective streak when it comes to said people’s happiness [not that anyone could picture Kai, with their kind heart and thoughtful manner, whaling on someone to hurt their loved one’s]. Recently they started learning nail art from one of the Six and are absolutely obsessed with perfecting their craft, having promised to design Tokyo Mew Mew acrylics for one of their best friends.

[lever_du_soleil]

---

Sophie Intira Taomi (she/her, 21), is another member of the Six and unlike the rest of her friends, she actually thinks the name is a lot of fun! Sophie is another fashion major and her passion is for making formal wear, especially ballgowns. Sophie is very outgoing and popular and she likes to joke that she’s made friends with everyone at her university, though she is closest with her group. She likes to throw parties (which she refers to as galas!) frequently, and she always invites the Six first. Sophie has also recently become friends with Kai, and they get along super well, and Sophie has begun attending protests with Kai and their friends
,
Sophie was born in Australia to Thai immigrant parents, and she says that her strong personality comes from growing up with three other sisters. University is the first time that she’s lived away from her family, and because she misses them so much, she’s made her friends into a new family around her!

[A.B.Galaxy]

[name_u]Averill[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] (19) is a frequent attendee of Sophie’s parties and a friend of Kai’s as she’s in his gang of environmentally and ecologically based students. She and the two other girls are close and have become really good friends. [name_u]Averill[/name_u] wants to become an environmental engineer as keeping the environment a safe place for everyone is important to her. The passion she has for this field of study stemmed from learning about a neighborhood near hers whose residents got sick because of a faulty wastewater treatment system. She was fourteen at the time and couldn’t believe that had happened. From then on she started reading up on environmental engineering and attending protests with her extremely supportive parents.

Averill’s older sister is one of the Sensational Six. They’ve always been close and still are, even though they occasionally have petty spats. [name_u]Averill[/name_u] is the second oldest of 5 and tries to spend time with her family as much as she can. [name_u]Averill[/name_u] is especially close with the youngest who just started high school as they bond over ice skating and they’ve been trying to get the other three siblings to join in with them. [name_u]Kai[/name_u] has been teaching [name_u]Averill[/name_u] ASL and she’s beyond excited about it. She wasn’t that great at it in the beginning but has started getting really good. She’s been thinking about learning another language soon. For a few months now, [name_u]Averill[/name_u] has been dating another of her and Kai’s friends. At first they kept it to themselves, worried that it would mess up the dynamic, but they confessed a couple weeks ago and it has changed absolutely nothing except for plenty of teasing. [name_u]Averill[/name_u] is very happy with her life right now and hopes things stay mostly the same, at least for a little while.

[I_meme_it]

[name_f]Perlette[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] (21) is the older sister of [name_u]Averill[/name_u] and 5th member of the Sensational Six, who’s got a fairly neutral opinion of the nickname, however she ultimately falls more on the side of not being overly fond. This stems from how [name_f]Perlette[/name_f] - a visual communications major - constantly had to justify her academic choice to certain so-called friends in high school, who claimed she was ‘so much more’ than what passions mean the most to her; solely because she also possessed an interest in history, and some people felt that was a ‘better’ path to go down opposed to self-expression, mostly centering on makeup and surreal video editing.

As the firstborn of her family, and the fact there’s very small age gaps between the siblings, Perlette’s prone to having a moody side to her, clinging to whatever space she had growing up, which was shared with 4 siblings who tended to want a mixture of different things she usually had to compromise around as the eldest. This was typically the cause of spats between her and [name_u]Averill[/name_u] - as they shared a room - and when [name_f]Perlette[/name_f] wanted it to herself (if she was talking on the phone, writing in her private journal - which somehow was never broken into - or merely wanting some quiet), she would be very stubborn about asserting her desire for space.

There’s a half-joke to the closeness between her and [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] thanks to their lack of interest in nicknames - Morgan’s exception status excluded, as well as Perlette’s own best friend, who calls her ’ Lettie’ affectionately - but she holds the other Six members all with equal caring, and tries her best to be there for everyone if they need her. Outside of this group she’s usually hanging around with her fellow history buffs, being particular interested in the courts, kings and queens of Europe, or continuing gymnastics, the childhood hobby she’s never lost an interest in or love for. [name_f]Perlette[/name_f] lives with her best friend - she and [name_u]Averill[/name_u] decided against sharing space after so many years together - and also her chinchilla, [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], who was a gift from her parents for her last birthday.

[kitkatcookie]

[name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] Manriquez (20) is the final member of the Six and if Desdemona’s the most reserved, she’s the most outgoing. A fine arts and graphic design dual major, [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] calls herself perpetually indecisive, loving traditional painting as much as digital creation, and is forever flitting between the two. Her Peruvian heritage is very present in her work, constantly being referenced or outright visually displayed, and she’s always willing to educate others on it, having a very warm, sunny nature that allows her to constantly make new friends, to the point of which it’s a joke among the Six to not question the new names [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] drops into conversations as it’s such a frequent occurrence. For how she’s known by so many - increased by the fact she’s avid about partying, knowing a local DJ of decent repute who she helps get setup at gigs - [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] has three friends she’s known since middle school who she’s inseparable from, and shares very close bonds with. There wasn’t some major event or specific interest that led to the quartet forming, they all just came together over time and remained close from that point - however [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] doesn’t think everything needs a huge explanation or complex backstory, and that emotional meaning justifies things more than enough; commonly reflected in her artistry, as well as how she approaches life.

Her family are the closest to the actual campus out the Six’s’, not a surprise given Xochitl’s visiting them whenever she has a moment spare. She’s only got one sibling - her older brother - but her aunt and younger cousin are also living with her parents right now, after the sudden passing of her uncle, which left them wanting to be closer to immediate family thanks to the shock and grief. It’s Xochitl’s mom who’s the fellow artist of the family - she actually curates a small gallery, which displays local people’s work, including some of her own sculptures - while her dad’s a teacher and her brother is the ‘resident genius’ [as she affectionately calls him], having just obtained his degree in programming. Recently, she and [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] have started to suspect he’s actually working with the second oldest Pearse sibling - the sister who left the family - however Xochitl’s brother appears to have some sort of feelings for the colleague in question, and [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] doesn’t want to intrude, partly in case she’s wrong and it’ll cause more stress for her friend, who she cares for so deeply. If the ID is correct though, [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] can’t help but wonder about what will happen if a relationship does start.

Like [name_f]Perlette[/name_f], [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] only has one roommate: her girlfriend. They’ve been together since their first year - having met when they both got lost in their first week on campus, leading to a dozen jokes regarding their mutually terrible senses of direction - and are basically soulmates [not that [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] uses that word as she doesn’t want to jinks anything]. The latest [name_m]Major[/name_m] Step they’ve taken together is adopting a bearded dragon, Calcifer, and he’s now becoming a regular feature in her work; usually as an easter egg of sorts to amuse those who know her best. Xochitl’s girlfriend is a speech therapy major who was the darling of her languages department in high school - not that she and [name_u]Haru[/name_u] have to battle for any titles thankfully, there’s no competition among friends - and she fluently speaks Spanish, something [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] both loves and gets embarrassed by, as it means whenever she’s muttering to herself while painting or composing digital art, her partner knows everything being said. In fitting with how she’s always got something going on, [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] frequently goes rock climbing, both indoors and outdoors, the latter usually with her brother and cousin to allow them some bonding time. Right now her major project is working on an album cover for her DJ friend, but it’s going a little slower than she usually works, as for her loved one’s, commissions have to be absolutely perfect.

[lever_du_soleil]

---

[name_f]Clarice[/name_f] [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] [name_m]Ralston[/name_m] (21), is Xochitl’s girlfriend and roommate. In contrast to her extroverted girlfriend, [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] is very quiet and serious, and people who don’t know her often think that she is mean or that she has no sense of humor, but the truth is that she just doesn’t like being social with people she doesn’t know. [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] has always had a good head for languages, and while she originally planned to major in one of her favorite languages (Spanish or Korean), she ended up majoring in speech therapy because she wants to help people. [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] often makes fun of the name Sensational Six, but she secretly finds it cute, and wonders if sh could coin a nickname for her own little group of friends.

[name_f]Clarice[/name_f] has spent a lot of time with Xochitl’s family since the two of them started dating, and that kind of family environment has been a bit of a shock for her, since she grew up in a very cold and emotionally distant family. Clarice’s parents pay her tuition but only talk to her on her birthday and at [name_u]Christmas[/name_u], and Clarice’s only sibling, her twin sister, hasn’t spoken to anyone in the family since she turned 18. [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] still isn’t entirely sure how to act around a family who is so much closer than her own, but she’s finding that she likes Xochitl’s family quite a lot.

Because she is so picky about the people who she lets get close to her, when she does fall in love with someone, [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] throws herself entirely into her relationships. Her only other serious partner was her high school boyfriend, who broke her heart by cheating on her their senior year. After that, [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] swore she’d never love again, which only lasted until she met [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f]. [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] also considers [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f] her soulmate, but she’s afraid of telling her because the last person she loved hurt her so badly. However, she’s slowly becoming more comfortable with expressing her love, and was the one who brought up moving in together and adopting Calcifer.

[wandering_willow]

[name_u]Marie[/name_u] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] [name_m]Grafton[/name_m] (22) is a good friend of [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], who she’s known since high school. Marie’s originally a Canadian from [name_m]Quebec[/name_m], but her family moved when she was around 5. Marie’s brash and bold personality made it hard to keep or maintain many friends in her childhood, which was tough for her, but luckily she managed to get through the elementary school years. Marie’s got a sister who’s five years older than her, and another who’s seven years older than her- her sisters are very close, which was hard for [name_u]Marie[/name_u] as she didn’t really have anyone to bond with. However, when she met [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] on the first day of eighth grade, there was an instant connection. Both come across as mean and rude at first but once you get to know them, they’re the sweetest girls you’ll ever meet. A major difference is that Marie’s more extroverted than [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], and very confident.

[name_u]Marie[/name_u] is the type of girl who takes shit from nobody. In high school, she was very involved in activism- she ran her school’s Anti-Prejudice Club. They weren’t allowed to call it the LGBTQ+ Society because of their school’s rules and angry parents, so they came up with a more “inclusive” name (which [name_u]Marie[/name_u] detested but soon came to terms with). They campaigned for a gender neutral bathroom, which soon became a reality thanks to nonstop protest and Marie’s ability to be brash. Unfortunately, the club got disbanded due to a few misdemeanors on Marie’s part- she “incited a fight” with an “innocent boy.” The boy had been verbally harassing her for some time, and even physically harassing her (e.g. pulling her hair during math class and even putting gum it it, using the d-slur on her and grabbing her wrist in the hallways as a joke.

[name_u]Marie[/name_u] reported his behaviours to the principal, but the boy was the captain of the football team and the principal didn’t want to interfere with the newfound success of the team, which hadn’t had a win in nearly 10 years since this boy joined the team. Ironically, this boy was friends with the boy who cheated on [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], which made [name_u]Marie[/name_u] even angrier. The principal dismissed her concerns as “just a misunderstanding” and sent her back to class. But [name_u]Marie[/name_u] is very persistent when she doesn’t get what she wants. She went back to the principal’s the next day with a large wad of gum in her hair. The principal’s responses? “Aw, maybe he just likes you.” “Don’t take it so personally.” “Well, he doesn’t do this to many other girls- maybe you’re the problem.” [name_u]Marie[/name_u] was infuriated. With nobody else to go to, she turned to the social worker and told her but she had no input, despite seeming more concerned than the principal.

The next time the boy grabbed Marie’s hand in the hallway, she turned around, stepped on his foot with her platform heel, and socked him right in the jaw. This got her suspended for a month, as well as permanently suspending the Anti-Prejudice Club. [name_u]Marie[/name_u] didn’t take this well, but she didn’t act out against it. She knew that would be no good, and could hurt her college application. Marie’s dream is to become a fashion designer- ever since she was little, she’d keep a notebook full of her “fashion designs.” When she was 7, it was a sparkly pink one with scribbly marker drawings of dresses, shirts and pants. Now, it’s a more composed black notebook that’s also a lot more organized. She eventually got into a good school with much less toxic people…and met her girlfriend. [name_u]Marie[/name_u] is desperately in love with her girlfriend and feels that she’s the only person who truly understands her. Now, they’re both fashion designers for models, and the kids who made Marie’s life uncomfortable in high school are dealing with unpaid child support bills.

Apart from being a successful fashion designer and living with the woman of her dreams, Marie‘s also an influencer who runs an Instagram and TikTok page full of all her designs and ideas- she loves her Instagram page, and all the people who leave supportive comments on her posts and Reels. She’s also considering starting a blog YouTube channel. But most of all, Marie’s enjoying being 100% unapologetically herself, without anybody trying to silence her and shut her down- she’s happier than she’s ever been.

[kitkatcookie]

Ha-eun " [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] " Seok (22) is one of Marie’s colleagues, who’s come to know her well because of her closeness with Marie’s girlfriend. The pair had started their modelling careers around the same time and were involved in a lot of collaborative shoots, with [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] being one of the first to know about her friend’s crush on [name_u]Marie[/name_u]: something she encouraged her to pursue, as she’s admittedly fond of playing [name_m]Cupid[/name_m]. She met her partner - who’s trans masc., using they/he pronouns - when they were working as a design assistant for a project she was involved in at just 18, and they were both the youngest people involved, meaning they formed a natural kinship, partly due to being babied a little by their peers [even if it was well-meaning]. In spite of having been together for a considerable amount of time, they live separately right now - conflicting schedules means cohabiting feels a little pointless unfortunately - but they do intend on moving in together, alongside her partners’ brother and his girlfriend, as the quartet get along swimmingly. Right now, [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] lives solo in a studio apartment - although she frequently has friend’s staying while they’re between shoots, trips and college semesters - although she’s always kept company by her beloved Norwegian forest cat, [name_u]Merlin[/name_u], who was a gift from her older sister 3 Christmases ago [and has been gifted his own Insta, as [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] loves capturing his beauty and natural elegance…as well as his rare moments of goofiness].

While Cindy’s parents didn’t entirely disagree with her career choice, they weren’t exactly shy about voicing their doubts. This was especially emphasised given her older sister’s currently working towards becoming a pathologist, and her 17-year-old brother’s set on studying architecture at college, meaning she seems the frivolous one by default, strengthened by her general disinterest in traditional academics. Cindy’s always held firm about her own interests - starting when she’d go bug hunting, to the horror of her mom [who’s very firm about the house being the height of cleanliness] - and this has led to a respect developing between her parents and her over time. While she may drive them mad with her determined streak, admitting she’s terribly stubborn and hates to accept defeat at anything she pursues, they understand how sincere she is about her interests; as well as having become more articulate in voicing her preferences and perspectives as she’s grown older. She knows they still have fears - even if they’re unvoiced now - but is careful with her finances and is always ensuring her career is stable, keeping herself booked up and in high demand with the help of her online portfolio.

Outside of her work - and the travel it encompasses, something Cindy’s ultimately more neutral about than anything [she loves visiting other countries but does have a homebody side to her that enjoys familiarity and friendly faces ] - calligraphy is her main hobby. Having always been known for her exceptionally neat handwriting, but lacking traditional artistic talents [she bemoans this jokingly to her best friend, who’s about to gain a degree in illustration], this is her ideal way of unwinding, while fitting into her love of strong visual composition. She also volunteers whenever possible for a local cat charity - having organised several fundraisers through her connections - with her favourite thing being spending time with the animals themselves, even if she has to face Merlin’s jealousy upon returning home. Another cat is absolutely something [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] would love, but she admits he doesn’t have the right temperament to accept a roommate, so for now it’s just the two of them - even if her older sister’s two tabbies might be an ideal means of getting [name_u]Merlin[/name_u] a little friendlier and able to share her affection. The only person he seems to like as much as [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] is her partners’ brother’s girlfriend [almost immediately pawing at her for scritches and cuddles when she’s over], so [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] jokes he’s just insistent on being a homewrecker. Team sports are absolutely a no go for her [as she hates seeing how competitive energy can bring out the worst in people], so she’s usually running and swimming to keep in shape if she’s not up to the gym…which honestly is most days.

[lemon_swirlxx]

non blurred eating disorders⚠️

[name_f]Angeline[/name_f] ‘Angel’ [name_u]Ivy[/name_u] Cornish (21) is a model who works with [name_f]Cindy[/name_f] and [name_u]Marie[/name_u]. She was originally a child actor but was pushed into modeling by her agent when she was fired from a movie due to her weight which led to an eating disorder and she started modeling. After a breakdown at a fashion show she decided to use her modeling career to promote women’s mental health, eating disorders and not normalising weight shaming women. She loves working with [name_u]Marie[/name_u] because [name_u]Marie[/name_u] respects [name_u]Angel[/name_u] and doesn’t treat [name_u]Angel[/name_u] like just another model.

[CherryBomb50]

[name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] [name_f]Fantine[/name_f] [name_m]Grafton[/name_m] (27) is a model and Angel’s mentor and Marie’s older sister, the middle child of her family. Despite what anyone says, she’s glad [name_u]Marie[/name_u] stood up to the boy especially since [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] absolutely despises people who don’t get the comeuppance they deserve or even a bad reputation for what they did. All her life, Abrienne’s had two enemies; a guy who constantly shouted at people and wasn’t afraid of public fights and a gal who constantly lied and was a hypocrite. While the guy’s behavior was objectively worse, [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] subjectively hated the gal more because nobody ever called her out while the guy had already had a notorious bad rap. Oh well the gal is just petty but what can you do? What’s so bad about her that makes [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] want to hate her more? Oh, just that the gal spread a lie that [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] supported an unhealthy fad diet…a lie that got [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] fired. [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] wants to sue her for slander once and for all but knows slander cases are hard to win, especially with very scant proof that the gal was the one who really said it to cost [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] her position.

[name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] is close with [name_u]Angel[/name_u] because she knows [name_u]Angel[/name_u] won’t judge her and [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] is focusing on a new agency. She believes the person who fired [name_u]Angel[/name_u] from the movie is a horrid person who also didn’t get comeuppance. [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] believes [name_u]Angel[/name_u] should sue for damages seeing how [name_u]Angel[/name_u] was affected by her eating disorder and to prevent this from happening to someone else. [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] knows [name_u]Angel[/name_u] deserved better. She’s still very happy [name_u]Angel[/name_u] is living her best life that she can and that [name_u]Angel[/name_u] is paying it forward.

[lemon_swirlxx]

[name_f]Serena[/name_f] Lopez (24) is a fellow model and someone [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] dislikes. [name_f]Serena[/name_f] is self-centred and in group shoots she usually places herself in the center, as the youngest kid in her family she is used to being the favourite. She is very active and usually shoots with sport brands and only respresents Marie’s sportswear.

[lever_du_soleil]

---

Noëlla Éponine [name_m]Grafton[/name_m] (29) is the eldest [name_m]Grafton[/name_m] sister, and a fashion photographer who works with her sisters and many other models, including [name_f]Cindy[/name_f], [name_u]Angel[/name_u], and [name_f]Serena[/name_f]. She is very well connected in the fashion industry, and is married to a man who owns a major designer brand. Noëlla loves both of her sisters dearly, and while she would never say it out loud, one of her proudest moments as a sister was when [name_u]Marie[/name_u] stood up to the boy who was harassing her.

Noëlla is deathly serious about her work, and has gotten in fights with both models and designers over how they feel her shoots should be. Recently, she was in charge of photographing a shoot for Marie’s sportswear brand, with [name_f]Serena[/name_f] as a model, and when [name_f]Serena[/name_f] refused to move from the center for Noëlla, she refused to continue the shoot until [name_f]Serena[/name_f] was removed.

Noëlla has spent most of her twenties devoted to her career, but when she found out recently that she and her husband are expecting a baby girl, she’s been torn between wanting to return to her work as soon as possible after her birth, or take some time off to spend with her daughter.

[I_meme_it]

[name_f]Constanza[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Belen[/name_f] Orihuela (27) is one of Noëlla’s fellow photographers, but they don’t work together much. Having worked in some very toxic agencies before her recent move, [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] refuses to get involved in anything stressful, and Noëlla’s intense perfectionism is something she prefers to avoid. While she respects how much photography means to her colleague, and her ability to stand her ground, she doesn’t want to end up feeling any resentment towards her, so [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] actively ensures she and Noëlla don’t collaborate. She is always complimentary of Noëlla’s work though, and does her best to ensure peace remains through the agency.

Tansy’s much more easygoing in how she goes about her shoots and actively enjoys in listening to feedback. While she knows her own vision, she’s happy to take on feedback or contemplate other ideas, having always had a free-spirited outlook on her work. She attributes this to growing up with her parents, who ran their own cafe specialising in Mexican cuisine in the heart of Arizona; seeing how their business thrived because of how much they loved doing influenced the way [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] wanted to approach her career. Her older sister took over so they could retire, and Tansy’s had several dinners with her agency colleagues there, never minding the familial reminiscence that always happens if her dad know she’s coming for food.

Living in a one bedroom house with her partner - who uses they/she pronouns - the couple would like to have children themselves, but are going to give it at least another year. This is because Tansy’s partner is a marine biologist who doesn’t want to constantly be leaving their children and [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] herself without them around, while having a lot of important trips they still want to be involved in for the time being. The couple started out as long distance - Tansy’s partner is from Australia, having met her when they were on holiday with some friends - and so being apart isn’t phasing to them, although they’re constantly sending one another little affectionate notes when these occurrences happen.

[CherryBomb50]

[name_u]Nathanielle[/name_u] ‘ [name_f]Nini[/name_f] ‘ [name_u]Haley[/name_u] Cornish (27) is Tansy’s partner and Angel’s elder sister. Unlike their sister, they’re not the girly type and are proudly genderfluid. Still, [name_f]Nini[/name_f] is proudly herself and shares many of Angel’s body positive and mental health positive ways. [name_f]Nini[/name_f] adores [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] and is in love with her and savours Mexican food, being a fan of it forever but knowing the Orihuela family is the best with it. [name_f]Nini[/name_f] completely understands and respects Tansy’s decision to rarely work with Noëlla although they support both women and [name_f]Nini[/name_f] herself is happy as a marine biologist and isn’t interested in working in either of their sibling’s careers. They and [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] agree that Angel’s director should be sued and also that the woman who slandered [name_f]Abrienne[/name_f] should be punished.

However since Angel‘s director is still currently residing in Australia and [name_u]Angel[/name_u] and [name_f]Nini[/name_f] only moved away after the controversy, they’re putting the idea of a lawsuit away for now, but at least it gives them more time to gather evidence. The middle child between [name_f]Nini[/name_f] and [name_u]Angel[/name_u] had a co-worker everyone thought was amazing, and had worked for several years with several promotions, to the point of people thinking that employee would take over when the owner retired. But in a shocking controversy, it turned out that employee was secretly embezzling and was promptly fired. Nobody saw it coming yet they knew the immediate termination was the right move, although things were strange without that worker there, since so much was attributed. [name_f]Nini[/name_f] is a marine biologist and it was their dream to pursue and feels glad she’s never had to deal with the insanity of their siblings. [name_f]Nini[/name_f] is close with their siblings much like Tansy’s closeness with her sister.

[kitkatcookie]

Elise " Ella " Hannah & Freya " Frey " Lucy Charleston (16) are two of the students who attended a marine biology summer school Nini was involved in running. They’re the twins born to Trina and Marius Charleston, having two older sisters - Ashley and Chelsea - coming from a family with a long line of fraternal and identical twins and triplets. Ella uses she/they pronouns while Frey is referred to as they/them, being both very close to one another while firm in establishing independent identities. Although they belong to the same friendship group and are staunch environmentalists, the two belong to different school clubs and have best friends outside of each other; granted it doesn’t stop their long-running injoke about never telling anyone who’s technically the older twin [spoiler, it’s Frey]. As kids the pair loved pretending to be each other and causing all kinds of mischief, at several points conspiring to nag their parents about filling the house with pets [succeeding with rats eventually, Hunky and Dory, whose care is split as evenly between them as possible], something that drove their parents and older sisters as mad as it endeared them [and Trina swears if they did it again now, it’s more than likely they’d be able to succeed]. Their interest in water based environmental causes is something the two credit to their dad, who’d take them boating and outdoor swimming whenever possible, a pastime they absolutely adored, but it never stopped them from being close with their mom; having a protective element in how they view her thanks to the antics of a certain Bev [who’s seemingly on the verge of high school infamy thanks to her antics and mean streak].

Ella’s usually considered the quieter one of the duo, although she was the one who insisted on attending the school Nini was running, being drawn to her especially as a fellow genderfluid academic. She’s enthusiastic about alternative music - especially metal - which surprises those who don’t know her well, and goes to a lot of concerts alongside her best friend, whose sense of style fits the image a little more stereotypically. Studies are important to Ella, who’s determined to become a marine biologist, having been long enamoured with wales and turtles growing up, owning a dozen plushes of both animals which still live in her room. She’s the twin with a drivers license - freshly gained - and very much organised, always knowing what she’s going to be pursuing and how to do this, already investigating which university she’d like to attend to further her preparations for the future. If given a choice, Ella would live on the coast and visit the beach as much as possible. Her favourite family holidays always involved going there, where she’d collect shells and build sand sculptures, maybe taking things a little too seriously where her siblings were concerned but her parents found this terribly sweet. Ella’s openly pansexual and is currently dating a girl who she met through her STEM interests, belonging to a group spanning across three local schools which has led to mixing between students, resulting in her romance - which is very tentative but absolutely something Ella wants to make work.

Frey’s often the social butterfly, frequently arranging meet ups for their circle of friends and being known for their quick witted sense of humour. They belong to the school swim team - not being massively competitive but enjoying the togetherness the environment brings - and are very talented when it comes to being in the water. Future wise, Frey’s definitely less assured than Ella, opting for organised chaos, but they think they’d like to pursue animal welfare work, leaning towards marine based creatures. It doesn’t phase them being the less academic sibling, even when Ashley’s nursing degree is mentioned, as they’ve always been most proud of their strong voice and determination to remaining authentic to themselves. Frey also enjoys climbing and hiking, going on camping trips with their best friend - something they joke about her boyfriend being banned from - and recently got a weekend job at a horse riding school, something they’ve already fallen in love with. Something that surprises people, given Frey’s confidence, is how they’re fully in support of Ella’s relationship, but seeing her happy means more to them than fulfilling clichés where twins are concerned [granted certain assumptions where their dad’s job is concerned absolutely propels Frey’s confrontational streak to awaken]. They spend their free time investigating true crime stories - be it reading books or listening to podcasts - having an analytical side to their personality that’s overlooked due to their magnetic charm and love of being surrounded by people.

---

Chelsea + Ashley both belong to @Lindseylloyd052399

Trina + Marius both belong to @CherryBomb50

[mynameis1]

Hi… I’m back!

Azadah Noor Díaz (13) is the younger sister of Ella’s and Frey’s friend from their summer class, and used to be interested in attending Nini’s class but is now interested in modelling and wants to join the ranks with the models that surround her.

Azadah is a young girl who has gotten herself in a bit of trouble, though she fails to see it that way. Lately she has been talking to a much older guy she met on Discord, and has been acting out due to the things he has been telling her to do. She does not see it as a problem, but everyone is quite concerned. She has recently been harassing her dad to get her into modelling. People are worried because it was never something she was interested in before, and along with the other problem behaviours such as drinking and sneaking out that she’s been doing, everyone is interested as to what has gotten into her.

Azadah does not see this as a problem and thinks everyone is being overdramatic. She has always been a stubborn child, and a lonely one at that. She believes this guy is her friend only, and is oblivious to the fact that he is probably not having the best intentions. Her fellow classmates at school find it funny and cool that she is dating an older guy who’s in college, so she thinks it is okay. Azadah has not told her sister or anyone besides her friends about this guy, so no one is sure what is going on. She plans to keep it to herself, as she goes not want people to stop her fun.

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for catfishing, mild drug references, and unlikable character.

Urbane Jaden Hatch (13) is the guy who really likes Azadah but feels something’s up with her. He’s not into older girls and never understood anyone’s hype in dating older people. His eldest sister Ivy is twice his age and he remembers being a young boy and she babysat him. Granted nobody parentified Ivy, she was more of a babysitter than a parental role. It’s made him understand less about what goes through their heads. Urbane attends the same school as Azadah and aces all his classes, but enjoys the classes she’s in the most. That being said he is lacking in intelligence elsewhere; he’s book smart, not street smart.

He’s done something bad, very bad — probably unforgivable. Like Azadah, he also keeps secrets from his family and none of his relatives know his big secret. But he is deep down a fool and a bad influence. Tired of feeling babied (although it’s natural given the family age differences), he wanted to know what it’s like to “feel older”. So he made a fake Discord account acting like a cool college guy. He managed to find Azadah and started chatting her up under the fake persona Brad Blake Quinton and claimed to be a college student looking for “a secret romance with a mysterious girl”. Admittingly Urbane doesn’t know what he’s doing half the time and knows nothing about what college students do. Urbane has an embarrassing search history of “what do college students do”, “majors that college students have”, “how to act like you’re in a fraternity”, and “what is freshman 15”. Almost all the bad-influence stuff he’s pretended to like are badly fabricated like, “yes I love smoking heroin” and “A joint is when you flex it because I never skip leg day”.

He didn’t expect the relationship to work this quickly even though it’s strictly only online and he would freak out of Azadah wanted to meet him in person. Now Azadah cannot do so since her family forbids her from in-person meetings from online strangers. Azadah’s friends think this is totally a real relationship and Brad is totally a real person, despite his pictures being made by AI. Nobody at all believes that Urbane is behind Brad but few people think Brad isn’t a real person. There’s a girl who Azadah finds pesky who insists that there’s no way a real college student would fall for Azadah and it’s all a lie but Azadah is crazy determined to prove the girl wrong. Truth is, the pesky gal is correct that Brad is fake, but wrong about who she thinks Brad really is, she thinks Azadah made up Brad herself to look cool. Azadah’s sister is still very unaware about anything pertaining to Brad since she is hidden from Azadah’s antics.

Deep down, Urbane had always fallen for Azadah but didn’t think he’d get her this way.

Ivy was created by @mynameis1.