Create a Family with a Twist 1

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Matisse Camellia Edelsberg (24) is the second of Penn’s daughters and the screenwriter of the pack [as they’re affectionately called]. In contrast to their brothers’, all of the girls received floral middle names as a tribute to Summer, and Matisse is fairly certain this convention is what led to her and her big sister being so close [granted the fact there’s only two years between them in age also probably accounts for some of their bond]. Growing up, they were inseparable [a little more overt than Brandt and Rudy], and even live together now, having an apartment close to the family home - which has been appropriately decorated to their respective preferences, and is shared by their pets: Matisse’s’ ragdoll cat Bilbo, and her sister’s iguana. As she grew up, Matisse did break away from just hanging out with her older sister - encouraged by their dad, who does love the girls’ relationship but didn’t want to see the children splitting apart - and developed closeness with her younger siblings, especially Brandt on account of his love of animals; having got her beloved Bilbo from the shelter where he works. She can be a bit too sarcastic for her own good - having been the feistiest one of the bunch in a more overt sense [never being the sort to allow anyone to talk poorly about her friends, leading to numerous detentions for arguments at school] - however it cannot be denied that Matisse has a great deal of loyalty to her family, who she’s very proud of, sharing her dad’s strong environmentalist views as well.

From a young age, Matisse was a horror enthusiast: ghost stories were her favourites to tell at sleepovers, and she clamoured her parents to let her read Clive Barker novels after obtaining a Hellrasier poster for her room [the origins of which are suspected to be a local thrift shop]. She writes across a huge range of topics - all macabre, as is her preference - and has had one adapted, with another currently being in the works. Matisse admits she’s a perfectionist about her writing - especially when it comes to characterisation - however is trying to reel this in on her current project, Expectancy. The secrecy that comes alongside production is something she’s talented at upholding - she and her sister practically had their own code growing up - but at the same time she confides in her mom a lot about any stresses that come with the film industry. She’s close friends with an up-and-coming composer who’s also working on the film, forever asking them for feedback, and has even used her practical skills to crochet her friend a purse for their birthday; while her siblings are going to be getting hats for Christmas, and her parents scarves.

Matisse is currently contemplating doing a degree in theology at some point, ideally after she gets her third writing gig secured. While an atheist herself, she loves the culture and mythology of religion, having a diverse friend group where her questions were always welcomed. Her best friend is Muslim - the two having met in middle school - and they discuss culture a lot, especially given the reputation of their respective families. Matisse’s best friends parents run a successful resturant and their older siblings are mirrors in the sense they’re both clearly going to inherit, whereas she and Matisse are going down different paths; contrasting in their own way as said friend is studying zoology. She doesn’t love the great outdoors as much as Rudy, but Matisse finds certain spots very peaceful, usually those adjacent with water. At some point she and her sister would like to get their own place with a small pond in the garden - for fish, so it’s a good thing Bilbo’s a house cat - but they’re focused on establishing themselves before trying to move again [as the first time proved something of a headache given their conflicting work schedules]. Right now she’s working on constructing a bug hotel in her spare time, joking with her parents about how really she is following in their footsteps, albeit for a slightly more exclusive clientèle.

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@A.B.Galaxy @CherryBomb50 hey there was a bit of miscommunication [probably my fault!] - Brandt is the middle child as the two eldest are the girls’, which I tried to denote in their more established career paths [business heir and writer] but sorry for the confusion, I hope this change is okay!

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Warning for death of a lover, toxic lover, and attempting to force religion.

Samina " Sami " Zaira (left), Kadir " Kade " Aram (middle), and Maryam " Myra " Halima Ngoma (25) are triplets and in the Ngoma family, with Sami being Matisse’s best friend. Sami and her siblings are all Muslim but super supportive of those who aren’t. They’re often telling their teenage cousins Billie, Saffy, and Nix to enjoy their teen years while they can despite the challenges and to never let anything stop them from being themselves. Their cousins Mal and Aza are in their 20s and enjoy this age decade as much as the triplets even if the triplets are older. Even though the triplets are older than any of their maternal cousins, their mother is the youngest sibling. She married her middle school sweetheart while still in college and had the triplets a year later. They don’t have any more children besides the trio since they were so young and handling three at a time. The triplets’ father is of Middle Eastern race and their mother is Black, making them biracial. While all of them are super close with their family, Sami is the closest and jokes it’s because she’s the first of the triplets to be born, so she “knows them the longest”. In actuality, she’s just happy they got to know each other in middle school and while she may have not found her fiancé in middle school, at least she found her best friend Matisse! Myra knows something she wishes she didn’t know about Sami’s fiancé and she’s genuinely not sure what to do. Of the triplets, Kade is the only one who is a parent, or rather a parent-to-be of a baby due in 6 months. At the moment; Kade is studying to be a doctor, Myra is studying to be a therapist, and Sami truthfully doesn’t know what to do as a career. She currently works at the hotel as a concierge to gain experience but hasn’t decided if this is her permanent job. She’s staying close to Matisse’s family no matter what and that’s a promise she’ll always keep.

Something that all the triplets are good at is golf, something Sami got them into. The other two initially found it “boring” until actually playing it on the hotel’s golf course. They’ve gotten their cousins to play a few times and while they’re not as into it as the triplets, they still enjoy it. Now the photos in the back do represent lovers, but none of the triplets are standing in front of their lover. Sami is standing in front of Kade’s lover. Kade’s lover is Maeve Hanfei Wu, who is biracial as well although her parents are a Taiwanese father and white mother. Kade’s always been patient and completely understands Maeve’s ways, never judging or stereotyping her. He knows she’s not a bully and the more he’s known her, the better he feels about being with her. Being a father is something he truly enjoys and admires as the next step to their relationship and he is grateful for this. He knows Maeve grew from a Buddhist and Catholic household while he grew up from a Muslim household, but they don’t plan to force any religion(s) on the baby and gently introduce cultures until they feel which religion they want or don’t want to follow - which will be respected no matter what they choose. Kade is standing next to Myra’s lover, or lover at the time, Jakob Ketil Fiske (24 May 1997 - 18 February 2018, aged 20). Myra’s relationship with Jakob helped Maeve given that Jakob is the son of therapist Kirstina Fiske. He loved to joke around about golf given his very “unstable” results. First time he played with them, he was actually quite good, but not great. He kept that going until he started playing mediocre and then followed by an embarrassingly bad game. He played again thinking he’d improve and he may have done so compared to the last game, but ended badly. He wanted a rematch - failed worse. Tried again the next game, actually pretty good. The next game he kept insisting he would go back to playing well but yep, he failed. Did pretty terribly the next few games but did great the final game despite having no idea what changed that time. He said he has absolutely zero idea what would happen if he played again but thinks the odds are against him. Despite being a terrible golfer, he was a smart student with a scholarship and was majoring in engineering. He also had a job at a doughnut shop, which was unfortunately not doing super well given its spot in a bad location and competition from a much more popular rival shop. However he stayed working there from age 16 when it first opened until his passing and was one of only two original employees at the time. Jakob relates to the triplets since he was also the older than his maternal cousins, although his cousins are all juveniles and none of them were even teenagers during his lifetime, and he isn’t the first-born. He is a single birth but happens to have twin cousins Kasper and Gustav, who are now teenagers, and the youngest cousin Asher, now 7. He and Myra were newly dating and they were fascinated by each other’s cultures and liked watching movies together. While he joked he would die from getting hit by his own golf ball after a lousy performance, he actually passed away doing another sport, skiing. He fell during a ski jump and while he survived the jump, he sustained both his legs breaking and was stuck in the snow. Despite his efforts to call for help, the reception was bad due to a coming storm and he lay there until dying of hypothermia. Myra was heartbroken and numbed by his passing despite them only dating for 4 months and had questioned what could have been if they had been able to be together longer. She’s now stated this, “I know we weren’t married and never had children, nor have we ever thought of discussing that with one another but I can’t say I’m not glad with what we had. I can say I don’t have any regrets dating him at all. I was always nervous about dating and asking people out and thought I’d never get out of my comfort zone with that but I broke out of my shell to ask him out and it worked! These were an amazing four months I’ll never forget and both during the relationship and after his passing, I knew I was a stronger and braver woman. I will always miss Jakob, but I thank him.” Despite the hardships of the doughnut shop he worked for, it is still open and just started getting really popular post-pandemic era thanks to the one original employee still there. Myra still visits there and feels the doughnut shop’s survival is a symbol of its own strength.

Now the last person behind Myra? He may be the farthest along dating-wise, being engaged to Sami, but he isn’t the best person for her…at all. That man is Jeb Gareth Tomlinson, a 25-year-old yoga instructor who constantly nags to Summer and Penn about why the hotel doesn’t have a casino and smoking section. Truth is, they are never having one put in as it doesn’t fit the spirit of the hotel, something Jeb scoffs at. Jeb is also close with his family but he’s too “family first” and while he’s nice to his family and fiancée Sami, he’s rude to strangers. One may ask how he is a yoga instructor when he’s such a male Karen to retail workers. Sami is one who is very trustworthy and as mentioned before, always keeps her promises and she’s promised she’s going to love Jeb forever. Myra, who is studying to be a therapist, was the first to realise Jeb isn’t a good person for Sami. Myra originally got into studying therapy since she was inspired by Kirstina as a therapist but knows this could double in helping Sami get out of her toxic relationship. Sami isn’t sure what to think of Myra’s attempts to convince her out of marrying Jeb, especially since Myra is very shy when discussing romance-related things and this isn’t like her to tell Sami to dump him. Jeb is very nice to Sami but it’s basically a façade, he only does it so she’ll validate his ego. Like Maeve, Jeb is also a different religion than Islam but unlike Maeve, Jeb isn’t respectful of others’ religions. If she marries him, he wants to force her to be Baptist like him and not let her have any say in that. She will not get to wear her hijab and must immediately convert. The only thing she’s suggested that he approves is that she wants to get married at the hotel run by the Edelsberg family. However the eldest Edelsberg daughter dislikes Jeb and doesn’t want them marrying there, although she hasn’t said that to them yet. She trusts and supports Sami and doesn’t want to hurt Sami’s friendship with Matisse but outright despises Jeb and believes Sami deserves better. She and Myra aren’t the only ones who think Sami shouldn’t marry Jeb; Kade and Matisse also agree this is a bad idea for her. Maeve is also very much against it seeing how she and Kade would never act like Jeb and they hate that a marriage to Jeb would essentially be forcing oneself to obey everything Jeb wants and give up one’s own freedom. Maeve is the most pro-active and will do anything to have the wedding stopped and will fight tooth and claw, even if her last resort is objecting at their wedding.

Their mother (far left), Saffy (middle), Nix (right), and Mal were created by @lemon_swirlxx.

Maeve was created by @wandering_willow.

Kirstina, Aza, Billie, Kasper & Gustav were created by me.

Asher was created by @clemesque

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Evalet " [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] " [name_f]Hebe[/name_f] Edelsberg (26) is the unofficial nemesis of [name_m]Jeb[/name_m], thanks to being the protégé of [name_u]Penn[/name_u] and clear future owner of the hotel. To spare her parents his demands and antics, [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] tends to be the Edelsberg who turns down his suggestions, with her flat affect and deadpan demeanour amusing her mom and dad in how these interactions go, granted [name_m]Jeb[/name_m] isn’t as delighted to be on the receiving end. While she’s by no means a control freak or tyrant, [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] knows how to project authority with ease, and handles pressure well, even the demands of certain customers who insist on being difficult and contrarian. Due to her closeness with [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] - who she affectionately calls ‘Tiss’ [a nickname reserved for [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] pretty much] - she isn’t feeling good about her intentions of not agreeing to [name_u]Sami[/name_u] and [name_m]Jeb[/name_m] marrying at the hotel, but the ensuing drama she knows the groom will bring is absolutely something [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] won’t entertain. Given how he carries on where his business beliefs are concerned, she knows wedding planning will worsen his behaviour by tenfold, and doesn’t want to give him any chances to mistreat the staff who already get put upon by him at any chance. Truthfully, [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] agrees that Sami’s infinitely too good for her fiancé, but feels it isn’t her place to voice this opinion, especially as she’s already got a contentious relationship with [name_m]Jeb[/name_m].

The proud owner of Matches the Iguana, [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] named him after the dragon from [name_m]Scooby[/name_m] Doo & the Ghoul School - her favourite film as a child. She was so into the series she and her friends had their own investigations inc at school, although teachers weren’t delighted when they attempted to adopt a hedgehog living on the school field as their animal mascot. Exotic pets are a passion of Lettie’s though, especially as they’re often abandoned or given away due to people wanting them for status and flash displays, which is how she met her boyfriend. He works as an animal rescue officer specialising in unique cases, and they met while volunteering at a shelter in their early 20s, although they only started dating three years ago; after he finally worked up the nerve to ask [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] out. Given how happy she is living with [name_u]Matisse[/name_u] - and he owns several abandoned pets who require specialist enclosures - they aren’t planning on moving in together yet, although it’s obvious how well-suited they are as a couple, with plans on making major commitments in the following years. As the eldest sister, it is a legal requirement that [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] gets to jokingly tease all her siblings about their romances, although she’s very supportive of their happiness and goals; only expressing disapproval of relationships like [name_u]Sami[/name_u] and [name_m]Jeb[/name_m], where she feels one person isn’t considerate towards the other.

[name_f]Lettie[/name_f] was always clearly going to be Penn’s heir, not just thanks to her age but their closeness. When she wasn’t with [name_u]Matisse[/name_u], she was following him around, asking lots of questions about his plans and hopes for the business, having a natural draw towards following in his footsteps. He trusts Lettie’s decisions, as she’s business savvy but not without a lot of kindness, even if she’s a bit elusive in the eyes of some employees; not wanting to seem like she’s stepping on her dad’s toes. Lettie’s best friend is the daughter of Penn’s godbrother - a title they joke about given neither man is at all religiously inclined - and her main confidante when it comes to any serious decision making. She married her wife at the hotel four months ago, which [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] feels is going to be a point of contention when she tells [name_m]Jeb[/name_m] no, however for her quieter approach to authority, she’s never someone you could call a pushover. The youngest Eldesberg does hero-worship her slightly, for how put together and pragmatic she proves to be [an open secret that their mom thinks is incredibly charming], intimidating [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] slightly, as she’s serious about how she influences her siblings being the firstborn - not that her cool head ever let’s on.

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[name_f]Johannah[/name_f] [name_f]Arta[/name_f] Edelsberg (13) is the youngest Edelsberg sibling and the one who hero-worships [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] the most. Like her father [name_u]Penn[/name_u], she’s albino. She truly doesn’t care about conversations pertaining to the wedding planning between [name_m]Jeb[/name_m] and [name_u]Sami[/name_u] unless it’s about trying to stop the wedding and insists [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Myra[/name_f] are right. She is more excited to talk to [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] about life and finds [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] and her boyfriend a sweet couple. While she wasn’t born yet when FunkyKidZ first aired, she’s seen syndicated reruns and always wished she was a FunkyKidZ kid when she was about 8 years old although she learned the hard way that the episodes were old and the show ended. She remembers when she was 11 and wrote an email to all the TV channels she watches saying, “Please reboot FunkyKidZ! I don’t care if I’m too old, I want to be a FunkyKid!” She’s also grown up with [name_m]Scooby[/name_m] Doo thanks to her sister [name_f]Lettie[/name_f]. [name_m]Brandt[/name_m] adores [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] and her interest in siblings’ lives since she always wants to know about his too. [name_m]Brandt[/name_m] jokes she can be a bit of a “Scrappy Doo” for trying to act like she’s one with Lettie’s boyfriend and best friend. She can’t help it and she tries to remind them she’s not that little, but she’s nice enough to not get super clingy with them and give them space.

Johannah’s friend is the younger sister of Lettie’s friend, who [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] ironically met the older sister first. She never had any classes together with the younger sister but saw her around. She never truly met the younger sister until [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] and the older sister introduced them to one another. [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] and the other girl always like to invite one another for sleepovers and give each other makeovers. Occasionally they will golf but both call it “mini golf” just because it “always tends to sound cooler and funner than regular golf, dunno why“. She’s glad [name_f]Lettie[/name_f] is the next heir because she couldn’t imagine being an heir but she loves plants and enjoys looking at the plants along the hotel - and she’s made suggestions too!

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[name_f]Alysha[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] Myre (13) is Johannah’s dear friend and the younger sister of Lettie’s best friend. Whenever she looks at the Edelsberg family, [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] feels her own is tiny by comparison: it’s just her, her older sister and their parents - but she’s admittedly glad about this the more she thinks it over. While she can see how much [name_f]Johannah[/name_f] and her siblings love being part of a large sibset, Alysha’s someone who worries about fading into the background often, and having so many siblings is something she feels she wouldn’t be able to handle. This anxious point of hers is exacerbated as [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] hopes to become an actress some day - a dream people are surprised by thanks to her quieter nature and lack of ‘theater kid tendencies’, but it’s one she’s serious about pursuing. Given the nature of her aspirations though, [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] has found herself frustrated at points in time, where the more loud and in-your-face personalities get leading parts solely because they can shout the loudest, something she doesn’t feel comfortable doing.

Her hard work, dedication and patience have paid off recently, as she’s managed to land one of the two main roles in her and Johannah’s schools’ upcoming play. This is a bit of a controversy, as the boy who she’s playing the romantic interest of has a girlfriend, who specifically auditioned for the part just so she could spend more time with him, and she’s been furiously bothering the drama department since [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] was awarded the role instead. As it’s an original script - written by one of the [name_f]English[/name_f] teachers - there is more room for leeway, thanks to her understanding nature of what the kids would prefer to do; however she and the production organisers have stood firm about the casting. [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] worked incredibly hard to prepare for her audition - her friends and sister listening to her practice so many times they can recite this part of the script themselves - and it’s not as if she and said boy have to kiss or anything that serious. Still, [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] herself can’t help but anticipate for some drama, as the girl who wants her part is known for her bratty antics.

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[name_f]Barbara[/name_f] [name_f]Lynnette[/name_f] [name_m]Price[/name_m] (57) is Alysha’s [name_f]English[/name_f] teacher. She has taught at Alysha’s middle school for over thirty years, but she has no plans of retiring anytime soon due to her dedication to her students. She is known to be a patient and trustworthy teacher - students are always welcome to speak to her about their troubles. However, she is known to have a no-nonsense approach when it comes to behavior in her classroom, earning her the ire of the school’s troublemakers. She enjoys writing and once dreamed of becoming a news reporter, however, she found herself in education thanks to pressure from her family to find a job that would allow her to stay at home more frequently.

For the past ten or so school years, [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], known as Mrs. [name_m]Price[/name_m] to her students, has been heavily involved with the school’s theatre productions, partially thanks to raising theatre kids herself. She usually just edited the scripts and coached students after school in order to prepare them for auditions. However, this winter’s school play, set for a late [name_u]January[/name_u] run, is the first one to be fully written by her. Despite her patient approach to teaching, she is quite a perfectionist when it comes to her own work. Whenever she wasn’t grading papers, working on lesson plans, or sleeping, she was working on the script. She cast [name_f]Alysha[/name_f], one of her most dedicated students, in one of the two main roles, with the other one going to a boy who had starred in several other productions. Another girl auditioned for Alysha’s role, however, [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] felt that she just wasn’t fit for it. Despite her rampant protests, the casting of [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] has stood firm and [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] is determined to keep it that way. After all, she worked hard on this script and she wanted everything to turn out as perfectly as it could. She is glad that [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] is also standing her ground, admiring her self-respect and determination. She looks forward to the play, however, a part of her is fully expecting for it to go awry.

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[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_u]Abbott[/name_u] (29) is Barbara’s eldest child, and the only one to have had their mother as a teacher. It wasn’t that awkward for her though, and [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] treated her the same as the other students. Although she loved theater as a kid and participated in just about all of her school plays, [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] wasn’t interested in acting as a career. She’s always loved art and got interested in graphic design during high school. She works as a freelance graphic designer now and loves making her own schedule. Now that she’s pregnant with her third child, being able to work from home is awesome.

[name_f]Vienna[/name_f] met her husband when she was 14. He was two years older at the time and his family had just moved in next door. She befriended his younger sister almost immediately and they are still good friends. She’s the only one that’s allowed to call her Vee. [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] had a crush on her now husband for a few years during high school which faded overtime. They became friends and a few months after she started her business at 21 he asked her out. They’ve been happily married for five years now with the most rambunctious 4 year old boy, a sweet 2 year old girl. They’re both excited about the baby coming and have been offering a lot of somewhat funny name advice.

Although she doesn’t act in plays anymore she does teach acting classes at the community center. [name_f]Alysha[/name_f] attended some of them a few years ago along with her older sister. Her older sister still does and [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] feels like she could really become famous if she wanted to. There’s been an exciting development with Vienna’s youngest sibling as they are getting married in a few months. [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] is going to be matron of honor and her daughter is one of the flower girls. [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] is very happy about it and loves her almost sibling-in-law dearly.

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[name_u]Christian[/name_u] " [name_u]Chris[/name_u] " [name_u]Elijah[/name_u] [name_u]Abbott[/name_u] (31) is Vienna’s husband and soon-to-be father of three. Growing up as an army brat, [name_u]Chris[/name_u] and his sister were very close, thanks to frequently moving about the country due to their dad’s stationing at various bases. He was usually the more confident one of the pair, although quieter than his whirlwind sister, being very assured in whatever he pursued, having known he wanted to become an archaeologist from a young age [not in any way influenced by watching [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] [name_m]Jones[/name_m] with his parents on numerous occasions, as it was one of their best date movies]. Now he works in curation, as staying close to his family’s more important than jetsetting, although [name_u]Chris[/name_u] did spend a lot of time abroad when he was younger, participating in digs and research projects, having made a scrapbook of these adventures which his eldest absolutely loves going through with him - currently having decided dinosaurs are the greatest beings imaginable [so it was disappointing that his dad specialises in ancient civilisations, not raptors and t-rex’s].

For how he’s usually composed and assured, asking out [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] did worry [name_u]Chris[/name_u], as he wasn’t sure how this could affect his sister, who he still shares an unbreakable bond with. His concern was that she’d feel awkward around them, or that if things went south she’d feel torn between the pair, so he was very careful in taking things slowly with [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] and actually spoke to his sister before taking the plunge. After joking about how she’d have to punish him if he broke her friends heart, she assured him there wouldn’t be any issues, and he went ahead with acting on his feelings. [name_m]Prior[/name_m] to [name_f]Vienna[/name_f], [name_u]Chris[/name_u] didn’t have any relationships he considered major or serious - he usually went for fellow academics and they’d both find their educational pursuits too precedent over romance, meaning things never ended on bad terms, but the connection fizzled out pretty quickly.

To the surprise of many, Chris’s’ sister ended up pursuing a medical degree and is an aid worker for numerous international charities, however he and a select few were not at all shocked. Her determination to help others was overshadowed by how energetic she came across as to people, especially given he was much more atypical for someone planning on intensive studies. [name_u]Chris[/name_u] tends to mirror his mom’s temperament more - she’s a midwife and probably the coolest head imaginable, never being overwhelmed by anything her kids got up to [even the time they attempted makig pancakes at 3 am while having a sleepover with some friends]. While he’s moved around a lot, [name_u]Chris[/name_u] has only ever had one best friend - who currently lives in Minnesota - and they maintained contact through email once his dad was assigned to a new base. His best friend also has two kids - a six-year-old and a three-year-old - who are going to be coming to visit soon in the aftermath of [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] giving birth, as it’ll distract their own pair while she and the baby get settled.

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Lars Knut Fiske (27) is the lover of Chris’s sister and like Chris and Vienna, he’s also got a 2-year age gap — but Lars is younger. Lars has a more subdued personality and likes to be approachable but tends to not be super vocal about himself. Ironically as a child, he was super vocal about cartoons and his late younger brother stated, “I can’t watch SpongeBob SquarePants with Lars because he won’t stop questioning the flawed logic all the time.” Ironically Lars loves the show a lot now. He works in the film industry but he’s someone behind-the-set, being a casting director. Lars enjoys this and has used this to help cast great new rising actors but also helps with adding more diversity, something his best friend is happy he does. He met his lover through associations with his best friend, who is 29 and works in movies, when his friend was doing a documentary involving an abroad charity. Chris’s sister was heavily part of that documentary and Lars was really excited to know her and genuinely form a connection with her. He’s a son of Kirstina Fiske and is of Norwegian descent. Maeve, the younger sister of his best friend, has visited his mother Kirstina for therapy. Lars has never had his mother as a teacher but had his mother give him therapy, so he’s understood a bit of Vienna’s standpoint.

Lars and Chris have a great connection and Lars the connection Chris and Vienna share. Lars isn’t a father but would consider become one later. He also loves how Chris is an Indiana Jones fan. While Lars isn’t super vocal, he has wanted to ask Chris what his stance is on the “big debate” — over whether Indiana Jones has a role in the resolution of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Chris’s sister jokingly told Lars to please never bring up that debate because it’s gotten “pretty heated” among the fan base, which they laugh about but completely understand and agree. He loves Chris’s sister and while they sometimes have different standpoints, he adores her enthusiasm but also the true person underneath, and that’s something that complements them best in the relationship. Lars was one of the people who wasn’t surprised per sé at his lover’s choice of career but was enamoured by it. He loves her but he never treats her as “just a love interest” and actually sees her as a role model and an amazing human being. He’s gotten some awesome news of his own in the relationship with her…they just got engaged!

Kirstina was created by me.

Maeve was created by @wandering_willow.

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Hazel Miriam Abbott (29) is Lars’s’ very recent fiance, sister to Chris and sister-in-law of Vienna. Vivacious, gregarious and very much a people person, Hazel was often perceived as the leader when interacting with her brother, solely because she had the louder voice and more direct personality. The dynamic between the siblings was much more even in footing than people assumed: Chris very much was the voice of reason whereas Hazel prefers living in the moment, and they’d function as a duo, encouraging one another while tempering in the same breath - something their parents joke about appreciating now the pair are adults.

It was during her gap year following graduation that Hazel realised she wanted to become involved in relief work. She became involved in said projects while travelling between school and college, where the need for medics in the charitable world struck Hazel quickly, and after some deliberation - namely if she felt able to handle the academic pressure (something Hazel typically avoids) - she was certain she wanted to help provide the much needed assistance.

In comparison to Chris, Hazel has experienced spottier relationships prior to meeting Lars. Her past partners could find her a bit disorganised and she has poor time management outside of her work, arriving late for dates and having to reschedule last minute frequently, which always left Hazel feeling guilty as she knew why it annoyed people. Lars was the only person who actually gave her the time to improve on this though, instead of deciding she ‘wasn’t trying hard enough’ - thanks to her devotion to her job - and it’s made her strive to help him see how absolutely she adores him; being someone who prefers using actions to show her affection (surprise gifts!).

To no-one’s surprise, Hazel’s a devoted aunt to Chris and Vienna’s children, forever playing games with them and having all the energy needed by the couple if they want a relaxing date night that isn’t followed up by excited children. Hazel knows she wants children herself some day but is content to wait until her and Lars are as settled as her brother and dear friend, as the last thing she wants is to rush into such a major decision: a maturity people don’t always recognise about her.

[CherryBomb50]

[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]Elison[/name_u] [name_m]Price[/name_m] (26) is Hazel’s brother-in-law and has an intriguing bond with [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] and [name_m]Lars[/name_m] - they’re part of the (unofficial) “Engaged Club”, a corny little temporary club [name_u]Julian[/name_u] crafted himself. He’s not going to be in that club for much longer though — he’ll be married soon! [name_u]Julian[/name_u] is the youngest of Barbara’s three children and uses he/they pronouns. Neither him nor his fiancée have children but they’re all good with that and feel like they can relate to [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] and [name_m]Lars[/name_m] more as the type who aren’t ready for kids yet but do want them in the future. Vienna‘s daughter, who couldn’t be happier with being the flower girl at their wedding, is the perfect little tot for the job, as [name_u]Julian[/name_u] and his fiancée agree.

[name_u]Julian[/name_u] is an enthusiastic individual himself and his first date with his fiancée was at a theme park. [name_u]Julian[/name_u] loves theme parks and while both them and their fiancée fear some of the rides, they have this “odd but cute” thrill riding those rides together. [name_u]Julian[/name_u] has a bond with [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] and calls her by name most of the time but occasionally calls her Vie for fun, which they insist is not the same as “Vee”, which only [name_u]Chris[/name_u] can call her! [name_u]Julian[/name_u] never had [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] as a teacher and admits he’s “late to the game” on theatre. He never did it growing up because of social pressure that it wasn’t “cool” for him to do but now [name_u]Julian[/name_u] adores it. He currently works as a musical composer for musicals and plays and feels gifted to have [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] help him reach that dream. He’s even took inspiration from [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] to use his career earnings to pay it forward and be philanthropic. [name_u]Julian[/name_u] believes [name_f]Vienna[/name_f] has fame potential and believes they do as well.

[kitkatcookie]

[name_u]Nolan[/name_u] " [name_u]Red[/name_u] " [name_u]Miles[/name_u] Redfort IV (26) is Julian’s fiancé, who never shies away from expressing his excitement at their upcoming wedding. In contrast to the [name_m]Price[/name_m] family, Red’s an only child, who grew up in a somewhat cold environment when compared to the man he loves. While by no means abusive, Red’s father - [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] " [name_u]Noel[/name_u] " [name_u]Miles[/name_u] Redfort III - was a man who put work first, family second, to the point of which he dismissed his wife’s interest in having more children once he’d sired his son, bearing the family name and continuing tradition. It really was Red’s mother who provided all his happy memories growing up, being a bit of a clean freak who obsessed over their home remaining orderly [Red couldn’t bring mud 10 miles in vicinity of the house], but it never hampered the affection and kindness she afforded her son; introducing him to his passion of pottery making, the career of his maternal grandfather. [name_u]Red[/name_u] works as a curation assistant in the historical art world, joking about how it put his degree in [name_m]Art[/name_m] [name_m]History[/name_m] to use, but it’s sincerely his passion and nothing else would let him feel so fulfilled career wise.

Theme parks are something [name_u]Red[/name_u] prefers to keep private between him and [name_u]Julian[/name_u], given his emotional attachment to their first proper date; however he undeniably has a sense of fun about him. He loves paintballing, laser tag and escape rooms, being especially fond of group based activities thanks to how he loves being surrounded by those he cares about. While he isn’t naturally drawn to musicals, anything composed by his fiancé immediately appeals to [name_u]Red[/name_u], and they were introduced through a mutual friend who works as a production designer in the theatrical world herself; having become acquainted with [name_u]Red[/name_u] thanks to their mutual love of pottery, belonging to the same club at university. As all their friend’s point out, it was love at first sight between the duo, an instant attraction sparking and leading to their date being planned. Although [name_u]Red[/name_u] isn’t close with his father [he’s definitely going to be forced into retirement given his devotion to his job maintaining], he’s thankful the man’s fully accepting of his sexuality, and has not had any aversion to [name_u]Red[/name_u] and [name_u]Julian[/name_u] wedding.

The nature of passing on the family name is something that plays on Red’s mind often though: part of him sincerely wants to continue tradition, but the other part of him doesn’t want to bind his son’s identity to a lineage of men. It’s something he’s trying to not linger on too much though, as children aren’t on the imminent horizon for him and [name_u]Julian[/name_u], instead wishing to enjoy life together as a married couple.

[kitkatcookie]

bump!!

@jinxed_peach
@moonwriteen
@chamwue
@Swimmere1223
@Tasia
@szinkle

[jinxed_peach]

cw: cheating

Savannah Nele Price [27] is a friend of Red, sister to Julian and Vienna, and middle child of Barbara. She’s also soon to be a mother of her own first child. While she’s excited for her baby’s arrival, approximately five weeks from now, as she loves her three nieces and nephews from Vienna and Christian, her sister and brother-in-law seem to make parenting look so easy and she’s worried that she won’t be able to handle being a parent herself since she’s doing it all on her own. Which wasn’t the plan back when she first discovered the fact that she was with child.

The baby wasn’t planned, Savannah had been on birth control so the conception was a surprise. But her boyfriend at the time assured her that it was going to be okay and that he wanted to raise the child with her. Soon her nerves grew into excitement as they prepared for their baby. Transforming their spare room into a nursery and picking out a name together. All was well until about two months ago when she returned from a mommy spa day with Vienna and she found her boyfriend in bed with another girl.

After the other woman had fled, Savannah and her boyfriend got into a screaming match. She admonished him for betraying her and their child. His response was that he had felt smothered by her and accused her of ‘trapping’ him with the pregnancy. The fight became so bad that their neighbors called the cops. Once they arrived the officers advised her now ex-boyfriend to vacate the premises as soon as possible. He agreed, but swore that he would return the next day to collect his belongings. She had no problem with that and happily complied with helping him move-

By throwing all his things out onto the lawn!

In the time since the breakup she’s been rearranging and changing many aspects of her life, she wanted nothing to resemble the life she had had with her ex. She even completely redid her apartment, including the nursery, stopped straightening her hair, and picked out a brand new name for her unborn child. Who, according to the ultrasounds, looks nearly exactly like her.

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Barbara belongs to @machery

Vienna belongs to @A.B.Galaxy

Christian belongs to @kitkatcookie

Julian belong to @CherryBomb50

[CherryBomb50]

[name_f]Maretta[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_m]Quaden[/name_m] (52) is Red’s mother and associated with [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] through a friendship with [name_f]Barbara[/name_f]. She supports her son with [name_u]Julian[/name_u] and adores the [name_m]Price[/name_m] family. She is always a [name_m]Quaden[/name_m] and never a Redfort, feeling the Redfort name was never about her. She knew her husband “needed” [name_u]Red[/name_u] to be a Redfort to keep the tradition and she obliged, but she’s happy her son isn’t feeling as forceful with names as his paternal ancestors were. She is an art lover and although her job isn’t related to art, she never let her career get in the way of her pottery. She and [name_u]Red[/name_u] joke that this is the only time she’ll get her hands dirty. She knows that she’s always been a neat freak and she’s joked about it a lot. [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] is a lighthearted person despite [name_u]Noel[/name_u] and despite her career, which [name_u]Red[/name_u] loves about her, then again she also gets a lot of good feelings about [name_u]Red[/name_u] giving her positive energy too. This was a huge reason why she wanted children and she enjoys having so many inside jokes with her son.

So what is Maretta’s actual non-artistic career? She’s a polygraph examiner; that person who does lie detectors and measures whether they’re telling the truth or lying. She does the job professionally and knows when people try to cheat the polygraph tests. Savannah’s ex is a known participant of said tests, doing them after the cops were called. He thought he could fool the polygraph exam but nope, he basically exposed himself. His answers to, “Did you accuse [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] of baby trapping?”, “Have you ever cheated on [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] prior to being caught with the other woman?”, “Have you ever lied in texts about where you were while [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] was having the mommy spa day?”, and “Do you love Savannah?” were all lies. It insinuated there was a lot more to the lying scumbag and [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] was happy when [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] got her revenge. [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] normally doesn’t do her job with personal relationship drama, instead doing it with law, but Savannah’s boyfriend was just too overconfident he would pass this test. [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] herself is confused by his ego. Usually, cheating partners wouldn’t want to be polygraphed. [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] knows [name_u]Noel[/name_u] isn’t a cheater but she secretly doesn’t want to do a polygraph on him - she thinks some of his other morals would be better off with her not knowing. [name_f]Maretta[/name_f] is about to do a polygraph examination on someone with a lot of dark and scandalous secrets, but for now she’s enjoying her free time crafting and hanging out with her son [name_u]Red[/name_u].

[cara_murvolio]

Emily Susannah Cliff (24) is a colleague of Maretta who tries to keep her work and home lives separate, for good reason. 6 months ago, Emily and her partner Luke went through a separation, which is still ongoing at her request. They have two children together - Toby and Sophie - and Emily’s remained involved in the the care of Luna, Luke’s daughter with his ex, wanting to protect them from the difficulties. There wasn’t an inciting incident in the conflict exactly, it just cropped up over time that they got on each others nerves more and more, with small issues escalating into constant bickering between them. Due to the quick turnaround in their relationship starting and Emily’s pregnancy with Sophie, she can’t help but wonder if the lack of time for them to establish communication and learn more about one another caused the build up of resentment when issues arose later, however she’s trying to not dwell too much as she knows it could take focus away from her kids.

At work, Emily’s an apprentice and admits being able to turn to her colleagues is very helpful, as a lot of them have the life experience she knows improve matters such as communication and conflict resolution. She put her career on hold when she first got pregnant, and bounced around a few places before settling down in the examination field, stemming from her interest and natural talent for technology. It’s not something she regrets - her kids absolutely are worth all sacrifices for Emily - and she’s already noticed how her daughter seems to have a similar pull, something she’s always happy to encourage, although it doesn’t stop her from loving to hear about Sophie’s princess games and Barbie friendships.

Emily’s not particularly close to her own parents. They were very wrapped up in their own lives throughout her childhood and maintaining contact isn’t something Emily’s ever particularly wanted to do: usually she just receives criticism or backhanded compliments, never living up to their expectations, things which were never made clear to her in the first place. She admits the coldness of her home environment is why she isn’t the most open person about her fears and concerns, things that naturally led to arguments with Luke, who found her closed off sometimes. Could they reconcile? Emily won’t comment either way on the matter. She’s never stopped caring about him, in spite of their petty rows, but wants her children happy first and foremost, even if it means not having a romantic reunion.

Sophie + Luna were created by @EllArePea

Toby was created by @25vbrandeberry

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for aforementioned teen parenting and fake friends.

Reuben Tyrone Blakesley (25) is Emily’s co-worker. However, he is a handwriting analyst rather than a polygraph examiner. His family jokes that he’s made a 180⁰ on his life - he used to be that student who faked his parent’s signature when his teacher made him send notes to his parents. Reuben himself understands family dynamics - he’s in a blended family. He has one older brother and two stepsisters, Allie Vickery and Allie’s younger sister. He knows the irony of his stepsister Allie dating Emma, a TA at Sophie’s preschool, but he’s completely supportive of the couple and knows they’re meant for each other. Reuben himself feels like there’s something missing in his life. He’s not sure if it’s love; yes he’s single but love isn’t his “big dream in the grand scheme of things.” He doesn’t believe it’s a family love, given his good bonds with his family or a good career, since he’s already proud of his job. In all honesty, he wants friendship. Growing up, he’s had people he thought were friends, but they were truly fakes and kicked him to the curb when a better opportunity arose for them. Reuben didn’t even want to be “the first choice”, he just wanted to be a choice, not just someone people settle with and then throw out, which was the vibe he got.

Reuben had some tensions with Luke as teenagers. At first, the two were “interest buddies”, a term Reuben uses to feel about their bond now. They weren’t really close friends and bonded on interests only. One of those interests was Platinum Hooks, an obscure band that he and Luke were huge fans of, but nobody else in the school knew about. So finding out a fellow person who was also a huge fan felt awesome to one another and it was liberating to have long conversations about that. In addition, both were fans of obscure hard-to-spell words. This was because of the high school’s annual Spelling Bee. There were other students who signed up but Reuben and Luke were the only ones passionate to win. To everyone else, “nobody over the age of 12 cares about spelling bees” and the other participants did it because the prize was a day off school, a picture in the yearbook, and a free pass from doing any homework assignment. At the spelling bee, it was a close game with several rounds of just Reuben and Luke against one another, but in the end, Luke won. Reuben was happy for Luke but wished he had won. Oh well, he can try to win next year. The next week, Luke had Friday off and he spent it in the way Reuben wished he could spend it - meeting the members of Platinum Hooks! Luke saw a free meet-and-greet at the mall to see said band… meanwhile Reuben was stuck at school having a less-than-stellar time. At this point, he was definitely envious of Luke but kept it together - it’s not Luke’s fault things were going well for him. Reuben was excited the next year when the next annual spelling bee was going on and joked with Luke about having that rematch. Luke stated, “Oh have fun; I’m not playing this year.” Reuben was dumbfounded: why wouldn’t Luke participate this year? Was it because of him? Was it because he started listening to those people who said they were “for 12-year-olds”? Did he just genuinely lose interest?

Actually all those guesses were wrong. It was actually because Luke had just learned his then-girlfriend Chelsea was pregnant! Luke had to dedicate so much time as a teen father-to-be that he didn’t have time to study for the spelling bee. A single day off from school and a free pass from one homework assignment wasn’t enough of a break for Luke to throw his hat into the ring. At this point, Luke and Reuben hardly hung out. Luke was focusing on his life with Chelsea and Reuben was feeling Luke really was more of that “interest buddy” than a friend. Luke wasn’t a bad person, Reuben just had a desperation for friends and their personalities didn’t connect in a friendly way. To add insult to injury, Reuben was runner-up again that year for the spelling bee, but he acknowledged it’s not him who has the short end of the stick. He wasn’t associated with Luke anymore but he felt Luke was a wonderful father to Luna and was selfless to keep his daughter. Secretly if it were Reuben instead of Luke, Reuben would have put Luna up for open adoption and focused on doing his schoolwork. Reuben never got his desire to find friends but he successfully got through high school and college and was proud to have graduated. Reuben and Luke attended different colleges and at that point, Reuben did find some people he could see as friends. He even found a potential best friend who he could bond with day after day, grateful for his skills and intelligence and never underestimating him. Reuben Blakesley never thought he’d hear about Luke Nathaniel again - that is until Reuben started working with Emily Cliff.

Unlike Emily, Reuben had no goal in reconnecting with Luke. What would he even accomplish, anyway? If Luke is still into obscure bands or obscure words? Reuben feels that didn’t matter and felt content with the friendships he had from college. He was so strayed away that he didn’t know Luke and Chelsea weren’t even together, Luke had two children with Emily, and Luke and Emily aren’t together either. Still, the more he overheard from Emily, the more he was interested. He knew Emily was close with Luna and that Emily did have two children, Sophie and Toby. It left him curious about so much: when did Luke and Chelsea break up? When did he start his relationship with Emily? Is he still in love with either woman? Wow, Luke really changed a lot. Reuben felt bad for not trying to be a better friend to Luke and worried maybe it was his own fault and envy that they weren’t true friends. But from how he was seeing Emily, he felt like maybe he sided more with her, given her responsible nature. Reuben had a serious job but he felt good that he didn’t have children and had more freedom. The people he met in college invited him to a party and he accepted, with his older brother joking, “Don’t get a girl knocked up,” having no idea the irony of that statement. Unlike Luke, Reuben ended up not getting anyone knocked up. And unlike Luke, the college buddies at the party had not changed since college parties. Many of them were acting reckless and some were genuinely rude people, but Reuben ignored that and wanted to see his best friend. However before he saw his best friend, he was intercepted by someone else at the party saying that Reuben’s best friend wrote a note that she didn’t want to be friends with him anymore. Reuben saw the note, which was an apology note followed by the statement, “I do not wish to be friends with you anymore. Please don’t talk to me again, Reuben Blakesley.” Reuben noticed right away that the statement was written by a different person trying to mimic the handwriting of the original apology writer. I guess Reuben could talk to his best friend again. Reuben approached his best friend and she immediately backed away from him. She knew he’d ask about the note but Reuben started off by asking, “Yes I read your note, but I know the bottom statement wasn’t you. But why the apology? You still want to be friends, don’t you?” She replied, “No, I’m sorry but I never felt that. The reason for the different writing was because I didn’t know how to state that I don’t want to lead you on, so I asked a friend of mine to do the last part for me.” Reuben asked, “Well your friend sounded rather harsh. So you want to end the friendship and I’m not being tricked right now?” She responded, “No, you misunderstood. I didn’t want to be friends with you and didn’t perceive you as a friend at all. I don’t know who would want to be your best friend but I tried to be nice to you because you were so nice to me. You really helped me get through college.” Feeling more and more miffed, Reuben asked, “I was never a friend to begin with? Just someone you needed to use to get yourself through college? All that credit you gave me for my work was just so you could keep having me around for nothing more than your own success I guess…goodbye…” Reuben walked out of the party in shame but not before grabbing the folded paper. He didn’t want his fraud “friend” to have the satisfaction of holding that note that proved the illegitimacy of the friendship. Although he never opened it. The woman he thought was his best friend didn’t even follow him, just continued on partying.

It feels like Reuben getting “served” by his fake friend was a piece of how he was meant to be. He’s had fake friends before and fake friends again. Also losing the spelling bee twice felt like a symbol of being used by his fake friends twice. He wasn’t even worried about how he was treated but more so what it meant to him. If he tries and doesn’t succeed…he shouldn’t try again because he’ll just fail again? Dang. The next day at work, Reuben and Emily saw each other again. Reuben looked irritable and lost in thought and Emily asked him if he’s alright. “Oh yeah, just tired from a party last night,” he replied with little confidence in his voice, despite technically not being wrong. He shifted the subject and asked if she’s doing good. Emily stated she was, but was having trouble reuniting with Luke. Reuben complimented Emily for her decision to reunite with Luke and told her she’s a strong woman no matter what the outcome is. Reuben respected Emily and had considered being her friend, but was worried this would end badly for him again. For now, it’s best he bides his time in fear of another failure.

Allie was created by @kitkatcookie.

Emma was created by @chamwue.

Chelsea was created by @Lindseylloyd052399.

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[name_f]Elena[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Lena[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Faith[/name_f] Vickery (19) is Reuben’s other stepsister and the younger sibling of [name_u]Allie[/name_u]. [name_m]Long[/name_m] described as precocious, and never prone to the same shyness her sister sometimes experienced when they were kids, [name_f]Lena[/name_f] was the one who bombarded their stepdad with a dozen questions while he was dating her and Allie’s mother, most of which were about his intentions as her moms’ an upstanding woman who [name_f]Lena[/name_f] firmly believes deserves nothing but the best…and her stepdad lived up to the standard she’d decided was the bare minimum.

What [name_f]Lena[/name_f] didn’t like as much was gaining 2 additional older siblings. That meant more people applying their protective lens to her, and questioning whatever adventure she set her mind to: a natural nightmare for someone with her headstrong, quickly assured nature. The compromise was that she was always wanting to accompany them places and learn about the freedoms they were allowed to plan her own future - a compromise the others were willing to undertake, as it prevented [name_f]Lena[/name_f] from repeating mistakes (well in theory, she’s had her fair share of scrapes as did [name_u]Allie[/name_u], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] and their older brother).

A graphic design student, [name_f]Lena[/name_f] also does part-time modelling - namely for her friends who study fashion, as well as a few local indie magazines that recruit students. She doesn’t consider it her viable future, never mind her passion for digital artistry, however it’s a lot of fun, and Lena’s made some close friends through this, as well as meeting her boyfriend: a photographer who uses he/xe pronouns, and the best person at cheering her up when she’s in one of her dour moods (well bar [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], he’s basically got it down to a science).

[name_m]Even[/name_m] if she’s never quite gotten over her love of sarcasm and dry humour, Lena’s always upfront about how much she admires and loves her family. Her dad is also someone she’s close to, and she has a stepmother from his remarriage too, albeit no siblings, as the couple met later in life, and her dad’s wife never wanted to have children herself. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is the favourite dogsitter for their surrogate baby, the ridiculously cute cavapoo, Binks.

~

@szinkle
@rachelheth
@autumn.leaves

[szinkle]

[name_f]Kourtney[/name_f] [name_m]Jaxson[/name_m] [name_m]Knight[/name_m] “Jax” (21) is a friend of Lena’s & a fashion student at their shared university. They met through Elena’s part time modeling career & a mutual friend.

Though she may not look the part [name_f]Kourtney[/name_f] is a southern gal. She grew up in a town just outside of [name_f]Atlanta[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] with her older brother & single father. Her dad did his best to instill confidence and self-sufficiency in both of his kids as well as maintaining a nurturing environment & for the most part he succeeded. Jax’s older brother moved out & into his own apartment at only 17 & has since began running a successful small business from said apartment.

[name_u]Jax[/name_u] has recently gotten out of a long term relationship & she’s still trying to get over the sting of a breakup. Though nobody knows it , not even her father & brother , [name_u]Jax[/name_u] recently broke off an engagement to her high school girlfriend. She didn’t tell her family & friends because she figured they wouldn’t be supportive & would say they were too young to get married. Though her marriage did end before it started she still stands by her decision to get engaged. She wishes her ex nothing but love in support in the future & hopes to see her succeed. Her ex recently began attending a culinary school in [name_u]Germany[/name_u] & though chances are slim [name_u]Jax[/name_u] still holds out hopes that one day they will get back together in the end after they both finish school.

[I_meme_it]

Kazuha ’ Zuza ’ Yokomizo (22) is Jax’s’ ex whose just arrived in [name_u]Germany[/name_u] with the hopes of achieving her dreams. [name_u]An[/name_u] army brat, Zuza actually spent 6 years of her life in Stuttgart - where she’s now settling - and her aunts still live there, which influenced her decision to continue her culinary learning in that part of the world. She’s someone who loves introducing her Japanese culture into other dishes, and is excited to become more experienced in savoury baking in particular, as curry bread is absolutely one of her favourite comfort foods.

Her family have been completely supportive of this decision, especially Zuza’s sister, who’s just got back from a pre-college gap year, spent travelling in Northern Europe. She also has two brothers, both older, one of whom’s just gotten married, so Zuza postponed her move until after the big day had passed to avoid throwing more stress into the mix. As a family they’ve traveled extensively, so it wasn’t a surprise for her that her parents and siblings were incredibly pleased to hear she was pursuing her dreams, although Zuza’s made sure to make arrangements so she can visit as much as possible should there be a major event in anyone’s lives.

The breakup of the engagement was rough on Zuza, however she understood and respected Jax’s wishes, not wanting her to feel trapped or pressured into anything too soon. She worked hard to make sure their mutual friends didn’t feel any kind of resentment over the situation towards either party, although sometimes she does worry she’s the person who ultimately saw things end. This is a secret only two of her friends know: her best friend from childhood and someone she and [name_u]Jax[/name_u] are mutually close to, who’s promised to not let her ex-girlfriend know in case it causes any further pain.