Create a Family With a Twist 3

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[name_f]Tianna[/name_f] [name_f]Anabelle[/name_f] Watterson [5] is a friend of Wennie and [name_f]Emi[/name_f]. She’s the youngest of four kids and a bright young girl. She loves to play ‘restaurant’ with her older siblings, with the one being closest in age to her being 16 since [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] was actually an unplanned pregnancy, though she’s now the light of her family’s lives. Her oldest sister actually has two kids older than [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] herself. The three young kids king of act like cousins instead of aunt and niblings, it’s actually one of Tianna’s favorite fun facts to tell other people about herself. A lot of other kids her age don’t believe that she’s already an auntie.

When she gets older she wants to be a chef just like she likes to play now, specifically a pastry chef since she loves to repeat words she hears and the one she’s been parroting since she was three which is ‘croissant.’

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[name_u]Kade[/name_u] [name_u]Elijah[/name_u] Watterson (19) is Tianna’s brother and the second born sibling, usually considered the most easygoing of all his parents kids. This hasn’t led to him playing peacemaker or overseeing that things don’t get too out of hand actually, it’s more that [name_u]Kade[/name_u] can be relied on if someone just wants to chill out and ignore whatever stresses might be happening around them. He’s joked about this being somewhat clichéd, as he’s an avid surfer, but usually when his siblings closest in age want to relax, they play some [name_m]Mario[/name_m] Kart and discuss the positive things happening in their lives currently. [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] used to ask [name_u]Kade[/name_u] if he was sleepwalking when he got up in the morning, as he really isn’t someone you can string a good conversation with when he’s just woken up [something shared by his dad and 16-year-old sister], and this inspired him to go as a zombie for Halloween when he was the one to take her and his sister’s kids trick or treating, to give her a well-earned break.

People often ask [name_u]Kade[/name_u] if it bothers him being the only boy in the family - more so now that he has three sister’s, and such an age gap with the youngest - but he’s honest when he tells them it doesn’t. Aside from the fact one of his paternal cousins is only 5 months younger than him and they’ve subsequently become best friends, in spite of living a couple hours drive apart, he never felt stifled or outnumbered when negotiating with his sisters as a kid. He actually admits it was preferable in some ways, as [name_u]Kade[/name_u] could compare himself to his male friends growing up - never being as talented at football or wrestling as they were, which caused some insecurities - and he knows having a brother would play on his mind more so. His parents strove to ensure ideals such as toxic masculinity didn’t control their son’s perspective on himself though, and [name_u]Kade[/name_u] overcame these doubts by the time he was in his mid-teens, recognising what he’d once been hung up on didn’t even really interest him, and it was more a pressure of conformity that pushed his insistence on engaging in those oastimes.

Currently majoring in mechanical engineering [a shock to some people, as academics don’t seem to match such a laissez-faire personality], [name_u]Kade[/name_u] attends college close to home and tries to visit at least twice a month. Although he can drive he currently doesn’t have a car, so it’s the train for him, and this journey is how he met his significant other. They’re genderfluid, using they/she pronouns, and rely on the same route to get back home from work. After realising they saw one another at least once a month on the platform, [name_u]Kade[/name_u] decided to strike up a conversation - with some teasing from a close friend making him take the leap - and there was a spark almost instantly when they began talking; in particular having a love of unusual music and tendency to wind down with classic comfort video games from childhood. [name_u]Kade[/name_u] hasn’t introduced them to his family yet [but they’re very aware he’s seeing someone], namely because he wants to time the visit to avoid his sister’s kids enquiring if the couple have picked out a wedding date yet.

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[name_u]Kameron[/name_u] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] Watterson [22] is [name_u]Kade[/name_u] and Tianna’s eldest sister, as well as stay at home mother to soon to be three kids. She loves being a mom and considers it ‘her best and most favorite job’ though her motherhood journey got off to a bit of a rocky start. She was just 17 when she became pregnant with her first child, interestingly enough her mother sound out that she was pregnant with [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] a few weeks before! Sometimes [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] wonders if it was her shock over her own pregnancy that lead to Mrs. Watterson being so supportive and lenient with her pregnancy. Regardless, [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] is very thankful for her, and her then-boyfriend-now-husband. He actually proposed to her on the spot after she told him about the baby, instantly dropping to one knee when she blurted out “I’m pregnant!” since she had no idea how to say it eloquently. They married at city hall a few days later since it was legal for two 17 year olds to marry with their parental permission. [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] kept her last name though has given her children their father’s name.

It was strange being pregnant at the same time as her mother, though it did make them strangely close, even having a joint baby shower to sort of lean into the bizarre situation. Despite being a few weeks behind her mother in her pregnancy, [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] actually delivered her eldest son three days before her mother delivered her sister. Much like during their pregnancies, the mother and daughter remained very close as their children went from newborns, to toddlers, and now to children. As a result their kids are very close as well, more like cousins than uncle and niece.

[name_u]Kameron[/name_u] became pregnant again at 19 and felt a much more confident the second time around. Though her mother was not pregnant alongside her this time (which both of them were actually pretty glad about) their bond was still very much there. When she welcomed her daughter she actually gave her a variation of her mother’s name in her honor.

She loves how often [name_u]Kade[/name_u] visits and loves how much her kids love their uncle. She highly admires how he’s pushed through his insecurity and is now growing into a well-rounded young man, hoping her own kids will bloom into their adolescence and adulthood with the grace that he has. She’s very excited to meet his partner and welcome them into the family.

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Warning for aforementioned cancer and body image issues.

[name_f]Tressa[/name_f] [name_f]Coral[/name_f] Watterson (16) is the third-born sibling, behind [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and [name_u]Kade[/name_u] and ahead of [name_f]Tianna[/name_f]. She’s about equally close in bonds to all her siblings, especially given the four living such different lives. She’s a happy-go-lucky spirit and she’s always feeling a sense of togetherness within her family. Her passion is hip hop dancing. However she’s not the type to be as happy in the mornings and doesn’t consider herself a morning person. She’s also not talkative about something that worries her - she’s not confident with her body. Although [name_u]Kade[/name_u] is the only male, he’s the one [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] would feel the most confident opening up to. She loves [name_u]Kameron[/name_u], but secretly never wants to be pregnant because she doesn’t want to put her body through it. She won’t tell [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] in fear that the latter would take it personally, which [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] never intended against her. She won’t tell [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] either because she worries this would ruin the fun they have playing ‘restaurant’ together. Plus [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] is so young that the only body change she recognises in herself is a loose tooth, so she has nothing to relate to. While [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] would feel most comfortable with [name_u]Kade[/name_u] given these reasons, she’d rather not tell anyone at all.

Initially she found [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] the hardest to relate to, but got closer after [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] was able to calm herself down given the stress of everything moving so fast. During her third pregnancy, [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] benefited through the prenatal yoga class that [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] attended. [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] is happy for this, given that she was the one who recommended it to [name_u]Kameron[/name_u]. However [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] feels immense guilt given an incident where she blurted something stupid and insensitive to [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]. She saw pictures of [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] and her late husband [name_u]Leon[/name_u] and asked, “Wow lucky, how does he manage to lose weight quickly?” [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] looked in the most defeated look and softly stated, “He had cancer…and died.” [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] didn’t know he died and felt like the world’s biggest idiot and immediately apologised profusely, but knew she had hurt [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] with her terribly spoken words. [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] resented [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] for saying that and felt like [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] embarrassed her at the prenatal yoga. [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] also profusely apologised to [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and wanted to admit her desire to know other people’s weight loss was because she had body image issues. However she didn’t want to ever sound invasive of other’s business and didn’t ask again, especially given the response she got. She also didn’t want to make herself look like she was playing victim in the scenario. So she never told.

[name_u]Truth[/name_u] is, while [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] did have a bad feeling about her body, she likely wouldn’t take any drastic measures to lose weight - at least not soon. [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] is a very open individual about her goals. When she tells someone her goal, it will almost certainly be achieved, either already achieved or currently in progress. But if she has a plan and doesn’t bother to tell anyone, she isn’t serious about it and doesn’t care to go along with it. She knows given her incident with Sabrina; and she hopes to never blurt out to [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] about her desire to not put her body through pregnancy. It would turn her from the happy-go-lucky family member to the black sheep of the family. Like [name_u]Kade[/name_u], [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] is close with her paternal cousins and doesn’t care about genders, especially since these cousins are very non-judgemental. She enjoys dancing around them and letting loose with herself when they’re here like her best self again.

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[name_f]Abrial[/name_f] " [name_f]Bri[/name_f] " [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] Furness (3) is Tressa’s niece and the soon-to-be middle child of [name_u]Kameron[/name_u], who [name_u]Kade[/name_u] calls ‘Detective B’ affectionately. Currently, Bri’s in the phase of life where she wants to know absolutely everything, and questions have become her primary means of communication. It didn’t surprise her parents that the revelation of their third pregnancy prompted this: [name_f]Bri[/name_f] seems to be wanting to assure her status in the family now she’s no longer going to be the youngest, and has decided knowing about the wider world will give her what she’s seeking out. Of course this doesn’t exclude vital questions such as ‘why can’t I feed the nursery fish gummy bears’, but her parents are always happy to accommodate their daughter, who’s always had a curious streak about her.

Being named in honour of her gran has also strengthened Bri’s bonds with her, and she loves going animal hunting in her grandparents garden. She’s quite solitary when conducting this or any of her other investigations, with the sole exception to this rule being her best friend - partner [name_u]Kade[/name_u] calls her - who she met at nursery, and the duo are already quite inseparable when attending on morning periods together. They live a 20 minute drive apart, and Bri’s friend’s parents both work long hours meaning she’s with her grandparents often, so when they’re together, she likes to make the most of this time. Still, for how she’s more content in her own company, [name_f]Bri[/name_f] undeniably adores [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_u]Kade[/name_u]: the coolest people on the planet in her eyes, even if playing restaurant isn’t her thing, so she usually goes off to find another member of the family to wheedle information out of about mammoths and dugongs.

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cw: mention of aforementioned body image issues

[name_u]Wilson[/name_u] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] Furness [22] and [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Furness [5] are Bri’s father and older brother. The two are often a duo, that is when Mayson’s not playing with [name_f]Tianna[/name_f] like he frequently is. They’re both definitely father and son since they both share the same smile and preference for loud music and Thai food. Something [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] is quite proud to have passed on to his son, though he does hope that [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] will grow into another one of his traits as well, patience, as at the moment the young boy is pretty impulsive and often can barely wait for his dinosaur chicken nuggets to cook. But he’s sure that virtue will come with time.

Despite his sort of ‘rocker’ appearance and interest in all things leather or black, [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] is a very gentle soul. He often spends evenings relaxing with some acrylic or oil paints and a canvas, crafting full paintings in a day or two. [name_u]An[/name_u] artistic ability he’s had since high school. He himself has always valued the sort of ‘softer’ things in life, such as the ability to wait things out and a solid conflict resolution as two invaluable traits to have in at least one member of the family. Right now it seems that he’s the one possessing those two in both the family he came from and the one he’s created with [name_u]Kameron[/name_u]. In the past he’s helped cool off any minor disagreements between his wife and her siblings, and as a matter of fact he’s still sort of in the process of helping them with one now. He was actually present during the ‘Sabrina Situation’ that he’s sort of jokingly called the faux-pas that occurred between [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] when the latter was over at the Furness-Watterson household for a playdate between her daughter [name_f]Emi[/name_f] and [name_f]Bri[/name_f] and [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] and [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] was picking up a forgotten laptop charger that she’d left on a previous visit.

That night [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] got a little heated after their guests had left and the kids had been put to bed as she complained about her sister to her husband while they watched a little TV to relax before going to sleep. “I can’t believe she said that!” and “Does she ever think before she speaks?” were among some of the statements that [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] sat silently and nodded along to, knowing his wife well enough to know that she often needed to get her own initial thoughts about something out of her head before she could settle down and be reasonable. Once that was through he was able to suggest that [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] have a little more sympathy for her sister, carefully implying but not being too outright about the fact that he suspected she might have some issues with her self image and confidence.

He had recognized it in [name_f]Tressa[/name_f], and even [name_u]Kade[/name_u] to an extent, after seeing it in one of his own siblings during their adolescence and coming close to struggling with it himself in his youth. Their conversation seemed to open Kameron’s eyes at least a little, but with the pregnancy hormones she’ll still need a little bit more time before she can patch things up with [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] without another fight erupting. She’s been trying to keep her mind off of that issue and focusing on remaining excited for her new baby’s arrival. [name_u]Kameron[/name_u], [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], and [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] have been often grabbing lunch after their prenatal yoga class which has given [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] plenty of time to work on a project for the nursery, he’s had [name_f]Bri[/name_f] and [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] collab on a canvas that he’d like to hang above the crib, hoping it might be just the thing to help distract his wife from the drama with her sister.

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[name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_f]Emi[/name_f] were created by @CherryBomb50

[name_u]Kade[/name_u], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], and [name_f]Bri[/name_f] were created by @kitkatcookie

[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Tianna[/name_f], and [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] were created by me!

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[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_m]Albert[/name_m] Furness (25) is Wilson’s older brother whose tried his hardest to stay out of the ‘Sabrina Situation’ - not always easy when your first name just-so-happens to be her last name. He’s joked, “Remind me not to name my future kids anything that can be a surname.” [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] has no children but is considering adopting a child that he and his female friend are co-parenting. Both of them are planning to co-parent platonically, with no romantic connection. In fact, Quinn’s female friend isn’t even straight, she’s lesbian but only a few people know. [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] is one of the people who knows her sexuality and he’s a supportive ally, but she still feels apprehensive about telling more people. As much as [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] is excited to co-parent with her, he gets mistake a lot for her boyfriend. Which bothers him because them raising a child together might fuel those misconceptions further especially since both are single and not pursuing anyone else. He’s never going to out his friend but he wants to make it clear that the adoption-to-be is platonic…and he’s worried she won’t tell people that because she’s still closeted.

Still, his female friend has helped him more than hurt him. She’s an expert in helping people understand body image and has helped the youngest Furness with this. [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] used to be a more worried person growing up but he’s relaxed with goat yoga and is even an instructor for this. Pertaining [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], he’s decided it’s best to not get involved and let [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] have some uninterrupted time to speak however she feels but he genuinely wants [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] to feel better about her body and [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] to recover from the embarrassment [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] gave her.

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[name_u]Dustan[/name_u] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] Cabelo [26] is the friend that [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] is considering co-parenting a child with. They’ve been friends for quite a while now, though only recently have they started talking about taking the leap into parenting together. It started sort of as a joke, with [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] one day gushing about her cousin’s new baby who arrived last summer. That cousin being [name_f]Renee[/name_f] Newlander and the child she welcomed with [name_u]Daniel[/name_u] [name_m]Phipps[/name_m]. [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] adored the little one and seeing the photos of them on social media, often sharing them with [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] which thus sparked up the conversation one day of if either of them wanted kids of their own. [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] felt as though she did, but was unsure about the idea of going through pregnancy considering that she has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or EDS which results in the extreme hypermobility of her ligaments and tendons. As well as some comorbidities that come with it. All together carrying a baby to term might not be in her or a potential unborn child’s interest.

Generally her EDS doesn’t effect her life too terribly, she wears braces daily on her major joints such as knees and wrists, plus a few more, to prevent dislocations. Sometimes she has some bad pain days but has been living with this for long enough to know how to cope. Although sometimes she and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] end up spending a day curled up on the couch when it’s a little worse. Which they’ve discussed that if they do end up adopting a child together he would be willing to take on the majority of the parenting responsibility for however long [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] would need in the event of a bad pain day. Though for now they’ve kind of put that idea to the side.

The main reason she hasn’t officially come out as a lesbian is her self doubt. In the past she’s hopped around from label to label, considering herself bisexual, and then pansexual, even polysexual. All before finally realizing that she was in fact, a lesbian. She’s worried that if she comes out she’ll end up changing her mind and having to tell everyone that she did. In the past she’s been critiqued for being indecisive before so she’s afraid that this would be the ultimate thing for her family to chide her over should she end up going back on her word. At the moment she’s trying to work through her personal troubles with this but there’s not telling when she’ll eventually be able to life her authentic self.

She agrees with Quinn’s choice to kind of sit back from the whole [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] issue though she’s been a good ear to listen to him discuss the troubles with his in-law’s side of the family if he ever wants to vent. She hasn’t met [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] or [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] herself but does hope that they can resolve their issues and be good sisters again. Family is important to her and [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] can’t imagine not talking to her own sisters.

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[name_f]Renee[/name_f] was created by @kitkatcookie
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u] was created by @cara_murvolio

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[name_u]Nino[/name_u] [name_m]Brodie[/name_m] Cabelo (55) is the father of [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] and brother-in-law of Renee’s parents. He has three daughters, a wife, and and older brother. Despite their much different personalities, [name_u]Nino[/name_u] and his brother are very close. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] himself works for an upscale theatre and is bisexual, having a very liberal household. His older brother is a tall, middle-aged man with the strength and bearing of a veteran soldier, an experienced veteran of many battles, and a sharp mind to pair with it. He is stern and fair, strict but loving, and is a great role model for his nieces. He and [name_u]Nino[/name_u] are a great listener, and is a wealth of advice and knowledge, offering sage advice to his offspring. When he’s not hard at work, he enjoys spending quality time with his family, often playing games and engaging in activities with them that allow them to bond and have fun. Sometimes [name_u]Nino[/name_u] worries his own brother has spent too much time in the military and worries if his brother regrets not starting a family. But deep down, his brother didn’t want to have his own children in fear of their family history of EDS. Neither brother has it but as proven by [name_u]Dustan[/name_u], it is very certain that it could be passed down again. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] loves all his daughters and is happy for his family but he doesn’t blame his brother and respects his decision. He feels bad for [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] on her worst days of the condition but finds her a strong woman and deserves all the love and respect she gets. After all, acts of kindness became commitment for [name_u]Nino[/name_u] and his wife, which eventually turned into marriage!

[name_u]Nino[/name_u] doesn’t know [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] is lesbian, only that she and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] are not pursuing anything romantically. He’s convinced [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] is possibly still questioning but he’s not going to pry into it. [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] doesn’t always “seem” like a lesbian but [name_u]Nino[/name_u] would be supportive no matter what and would avoid stereotypes. One of his other daughters is also thinking a lot about her sexual orientation. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] himself is proudly bisexual but didn’t come out until he was nearly 30. He is one who likes to relax and have a good appreciation of family and humanity, which he’s getting a nice vibe from [name_f]Renee[/name_f] and Danny’s cute daughter [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] is excited to find out who [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] adopt. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] isn’t very aware of [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] either and only knows from her that she is also a mum. [name_u]Nino[/name_u] is currently on good terms with all of his family and loves them for who they are.

Estelle was created by kitkatcookie.

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[name_u]Corben[/name_u] ’ [name_f]Cori[/name_f] ’ [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [22] is an employee of [name_u]Nino[/name_u], they work as a bartender at the restaurant that he manages. Though they love their job immensely, they have a desire to pursue cooking as it has always been a passion of theirs, though culinary school is a bit out of reach at the moment since they’ve been a bit strapped for cash. A lot of their limited income has been going towards aiding their sister-in-law, [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], and niece, [name_f]Emi[/name_f], as well as a soon to arrive nephew who will be here in [name_u]July[/name_u].

The financial help has been mostly at their insistence, it actually took a bit of convincing to get [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] to take anything from them as she was no longer a SAHM but instead was working a semi-steady gig as a nanny, as well as now having the payout from her late husband’s, Cori’s brother, [name_u]Leon[/name_u], life insurance. [name_f]Cori[/name_f] instead suggested that she put that money aside for her children in the meantime while she gets back on her feet. This motion was also supported by their eldest sibling, who has children of her own and understands Sabrina’s desire to try and keep a strong front up for her daughter.

It’s been four months since [name_u]Leon[/name_u] passed away from lung cancer and things are still certainly healing up in the [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] family. [name_f]Cori[/name_f] has historically been closest with [name_u]Darcey[/name_u], although they’ve been headed in differing directions in recent years. Especially now as [name_f]Cori[/name_f] prefers to share his grief out loud whereas [name_u]Darcey[/name_u] is more cloistered, which has always confused them a little but they’re trying not to judge how she chooses to process things, Mostly they’re just glad that [name_u]Darcey[/name_u] has her partner to support her during this time.

In reflection, they were a little impulsive when beginning to dive through the stages of grief. Starting with a lot of binge drinking and eventually ending with getting a tattoo of a lily of the valley flower, which is the birth flower for [name_f]May[/name_f], in honor of their late brother who’s initials are hidden in the artwork as well. They’re doing a lot better now, though of course things aren’t perfect.

They’ve also been seeing a little more of [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] lately, [name_f]Cori[/name_f] at first met her at work and very quicky picked up on the fact that they were both members of the LGBT+ community since, as they said “Game recognizes game.” Having someone who understands what it’s like to feel conflicted about their identity has been a comfort for her, especially since Cori’s story has a happy ending as their family was very accepting about their being non-binary.

Things have also been greatly disrupted for their parents as well. Losing a son has been understandably hard but has also placed a lot of misplaced pressure on their marriage as well. [name_f]Cori[/name_f] is hopeful that they can work through it but does secretly worry that it might not be that easy. Unlike their siblings who have partners of their own, [name_f]Cori[/name_f] destresses these more tense aspects of life via a good venting session with his favorite co-worker, who also happens to be one of Nino’s daughters and a hostess at the restaurant.

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[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_u]Leon[/name_u], and [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] were created by me!

[name_f]Emi[/name_f] was created by @CherryBomb50

[name_u]Darcey[/name_u] was created by @kitkatcookie

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Evaluna Jenn Westin (24) is a good buddy of Cori, knowing them as Darcey’s girlfriend. Whenever Evaluna visits Nino’s theatre, she loves the bar there and strikes up a chat with Cori, whom she greatly relates to. Like Darcey, she also has a non-binary sibling, who is two years older than her named Moxie. Moxie loves visiting Evaluna’s shared home with Darcey and giving their Italian greyhound doggie biscuits. Moxie is an all-around dog lover and if anyone they meet has a dog, they get even more excited. Evaluna and Moxie love feeling in the community with Cori and Dustan as a lesbian and non-binary pansexual respectively. Evaluna has also gotten close with Moxie’s girlfriend Sparrow, who is a mutual friend of Renee. She finds Sparrow an intriguing individual and feels her sibling Moxie is always happy around her.

While Evaluna is a positive person, she feels bad for the Quinn family and how they’ve seen Leon quite literally deteriorate and die. She’s been Darcey’s rock during the process of loss and she’s helped Darcey find herself again while understanding she’s never quite going to be the same. Like her sibling Moxie, Evaluna thinks that some of the other family members could benefit from a dog or other support animal. However Evaluna won’t push this and if caring for an animal adds more stress than less, she won’t make the suggestion. Evaluna feels Darcey has really benefitted from their shared dog as well as Darcey keeping close with her BMX hobbies. Evaluna is a new freelance guitarist, performing solo or with several small bands but never being specifically tied to one. Music always eases her and she doesn’t travel without her guitar. She’s obsessed with bangles and wears a lot of them, especially some crafted by Darcey. Nino’s daughter who works at the restaurant side is a best friend of Darcey and bonding friend of Evaluna as well - she’s the gal who gifted Darcey the bread maker!

Moxie was created by me.

Sparrow was created by @I_meme_it.

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[name_f]Anett[/name_f] [name_f]Willa[/name_f] Cabelo [24] is a mutual friend of [name_u]Darcey[/name_u], [name_f]Evaluna[/name_f], and [name_f]Cori[/name_f]. The one who gifted [name_u]Darcey[/name_u] the bread maker and the go-to listening ear for [name_f]Cori[/name_f]. Working at her father’s restaurant is more of a temporary gig to earn money as she’s currenting working an unpaid internship at a lab that specializes in neuroscience as a research assistant. She got her bachelor’s in neuroscience and is hopeful to go and complete her master’s degree so she can continue to work in that field. Sometimes she feels as though she’s the ‘nerdy’ one in the family, which has often been the subject of gentle teasing from her sisters, though she knows its all in good fun. Bother [name_u]Nino[/name_u] and her mother have been very vocal about how proud they are of [name_f]Anett[/name_f] and her choices to pursue such a competitive field.

She also seeks to work in disability advocacy, inspired by her sister. [name_m]Just[/name_m] within her current workspace, both the lab and the restaurant, she’s made some changes to improve accessibility. Which is something she’s pretty proud of.

Her social life is pretty limited to just [name_u]Darcey[/name_u], [name_f]Cori[/name_f], and Eveluna. She’s currently uninterested in dating after getting out of a relationship that lasted 8 years. They were both very committed to one another and even ensured that they attended colleges that were within a day’s trip to one another for frequent visits. Though recently they realized that their relationship was coming to an end, realizing that they were vastly different people now than they were when they started dating. Though they remain close friends now, but they are both pretty busy with work at the moment.

[name_f]Anett[/name_f] is also very close with her sisters. She’s the middle one between [name_u]Dustan[/name_u] and their youngest sister. As kids they fought relentlessly, but as they hit teenagedom things straightened out and they became one another’s best friends. Much to the relief of the girls. and their parents.

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[name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] [name_u]Ember[/name_u] Cabelo (23) is the [name_f]Anett[/name_f] and Dustan’s sister, youngest Cabelo sister, and daughter of [name_u]Nino[/name_u] and his wife. Despite the awkward sibling rivalry in childhood and teen years, the three are close now and enjoy their 20s together. [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] is an [name_f]English[/name_f] major and tends to be very astute in speaking. Her biggest pet peeves are people mistaking your/you’re, their/there/they’re, were/we’re, lose/loose, and anyone who uses “expresso”, “irregardless”, and “alot”. She can be very proper at times — she doesn’t call she and her sisters “twenty-somethings”, she calls them vicenarians, which is anyone between 20-29. She knows all the -narian terms and has cut [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] some slack given that she is 16 and a denarian (one between 10-19) but won’t fully excuse her and wants [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] to learn a lesson. Given the situation between [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and [name_f]Tressa[/name_f], she sees progress in the two sisters are improving themselves and their own internal problems and hopes that when they do this, it will help them better with finding common ground and making up again.

She isn’t forceful of them getting their relationship back immediately because she knows the connotations this has with the [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] family. [name_u]Leon[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] Sr. would have turned 29 today so [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] and her sisters have made some goodies for the [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] family that are both physically and emotionally tasteful for the day, given that this isn’t a regular birthday and [name_u]Leon[/name_u] is unfortunately not alive to celebrate for the first time. [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] has been very nice to [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] and has noticed [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] has a good connection with the eldest [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] family sibling, which [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] finds sweet. [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] is currently working as an editor and proofreader and she’s helped the eldest [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] sibling on a poem that was submitted into a poetry contest a few months earlier. Like her sisters, [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] is also single but she’s been very understanding of Anett’s former relationship and breakup alongside Dustan’s struggles and finally figuring out her sexuality. [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] herself is asexual but she is closer with women although she’s not in the mood to pursue someone. Despite being very opposite of [name_u]Kameron[/name_u], she really adores her motherhood and sweet children. [name_f]Bri[/name_f] and [name_u]Mayson[/name_u] are very nice around the other families which is something [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] is happy for, given [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and [name_u]Wilson[/name_u] have raised them well.

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tw: cancer mention, death of a sibling

[name_f]Mariel[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] Kellerman (nee Quinn) [32], [name_u]Milan[/name_u] [name_m]Andreas[/name_m] Kellerman [8], [name_f]Antionette[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Tia[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Frida[/name_f] Kellerman [6], and [name_f]Paulina[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Polly[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Enid[/name_f] Kellerman [9mos] is a ‘sort of friend’ to [name_f]Nivaria[/name_f] as they have the mutual connection of [name_f]Cori[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]. [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] is the eldest sister of [name_u]Leon[/name_u], [name_u]Darcey[/name_u], and [name_f]Cori[/name_f], as well as mother to her own three children. Like her brother, [name_u]Leon[/name_u], she also had a love of travel before she settled down. While in Europe when she was backpacking around after college, she ended up sharing a room with a man who coincidentally went to the rival high school of the one that the [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] siblings went to. They ended up bonding over the strange synchronicity and became friends, one thing led to another and a few years later they began to date and eventually married just a year before [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] and [name_u]Leon[/name_u]. They named their eldest, and so far only, son after not the city they met in, but the city that they had both considered their favorite when they visited independently prior to meeting one another.

She and [name_u]Leon[/name_u] often bonded over their love for seeing the world and would compare and share pictures of their respective trips. Being the first in the family to have kids she often jokes that [name_u]Milan[/name_u] and [name_f]Tia[/name_f] were ‘practice kids’ for him that lead to him eventually becoming the great father that he was. The kids loved both their aunts, uncle, and ommer (a gender neutral name for aunt/uncle that was introduced to her by Cori), equally, but surely had a soft spot for their uncle. In their eyes he may as well have hung the moon. When he was diagnosed with cancer they were just 6 and 4, [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and her husband put a lot of research into how to explain it to them in an age appropriate manner. Thankfully things went over well, and once he went into remission they were hopeful that the topic wouldn’t be coming back up.

Until a little just barely a year later and her brother called her and told her that he wanted to talk to her, their parents, and their siblings together in person. [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] had a gut feeling that it was bad news, and she had been correct when [name_u]Leon[/name_u] and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] informed the family that he had relapsed and was given seven months to live. It was extra painful at the time considering that she was also pregnant with [name_f]Polly[/name_f] at the time. She was selfishly relieved when she did the math and realized that her daughter would be born in time to at least meet her uncle, even if she couldn’t remember it. The memory of her brother holding her newborn daughter in his, now quite frail, arms as he had already begun at home hospice care about a month before [name_f]Polly[/name_f] was born is permanently burned into her head.

During both Leon’s cancer diagnoses [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] tried her best to remain strong as the eldest of the family, but often found herself hiding away to have a moment to herself to release some of her pent up emotion. In those times she didn’t blame her sister one bit for being as reclusive as she was while she grieved.

In addition to trying to be strong for her siblings, she wanted to be a rock for [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]. The women had been close for a long time, especially as mothers. She was one of the first people who [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] told when she found out she was pregnant with her and Leon’s second child. They’ve been even closer since the revelation, sometimes [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] even tags along with [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] to her prenatal appointments if she feels she can’t face it alone. She was there to hold her while she became overcome with emotion at her sixth month check-in when she found out that she was having a boy, and they’ve planned for [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and her husband to watch [name_f]Emi[/name_f] when [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] goes into labor.

Having a new life about to enter the world has certainly helped [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and the rest of the [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] family focus less on the one that they lost, though as the long conversations between her, [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], and Mariel’s mother, the pain never really goes away completely.

[name_f]Mariel[/name_f] was also made aware very early on after the [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] situation, and the resulting Tressa-Kameron situation. She mainly just offered a listening ear to both the women as various emotions were processed but did try to help convince the women to mend fences once the feelings weren’t so raw. [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] was quicker to forgive once the initial shock wore off, she later reassured [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] that she was more caught off guard than truly offended. In truth she thinks that [name_u]Leon[/name_u] may have found the awkward encounter a little funny and even told her the story of how once when he had driven to the store to pick up a few things shortly sometime during his eight months of chemo the first time around. He parked in a handicap spot as he was often unable to walk length distances while receiving the fairly aggressive medications. A young woman approached him and angrily told him “You can’t park there!” to which he responded by pulling off the beanie he had been wearing to conceal his lack of hair due to the treatments and stated “I think I can.” with a smirk.

With the blessing of [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] was able to forgive her sister as well. It was just a mistake and not worth throwing away their relationship over. [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] along with all the other women involved in the situations, are more than relieved to have the whole ordeal behind them.

[name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], and [name_f]Polly[/name_f] are all very excited to meet their new baby cousin in [name_u]July[/name_u], though [name_f]Polly[/name_f] to a slightly lesser degree considering she’s still practically a baby herself. [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] and the other [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] siblings are helping the kids, including [name_f]Emi[/name_f], put together a baby gift for the incoming baby boy. A scrapbook containing stories and mementos of their favorite memories of [name_u]Leon[/name_u] so that even though he won’t be able to meet his father, he’ll still be able to feel connected to him. Though if you asked [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], she’d say that her unborn son already is. During one of her and Mariel’s usual brunch dates over at the Kellerman house, she told her all about how every time she plays [name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]Sinatra[/name_u] in the house, especially It Had to Be You, he starts to kick.

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[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], [name_f]Cori[/name_f], and [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] were created by me!

[name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_f]Emi[/name_f] were created by @CherryBomb50

[name_u]Darcey[/name_u] was created by @kitkatcookie

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Alaisa ’ [name_f]Alice[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Renee[/name_f] Kellerman (29) is Mariel’s sister-in-law and aunt to [name_f]Tia[/name_f], [name_u]Milan[/name_u] and [name_f]Polly[/name_f], who’s definitively ‘cool’ in their eyes, the highest compliment she assures them. As she’s told [name_f]Mariel[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f] wasn’t always considered that; in fact, while attending high school, she was considered the total opposite, firmly being in the ‘freaks and geeks’ category where her peers were concerned - something that hurt her terribly at the time. In retrospect though, [name_f]Alice[/name_f] isn’t phased, and to a degree is thankful, as without this social alignment, she wouldn’t have met her 3 closest friends, who she’s remained in contact with even after they all went their separate ways.

One still lives in the same town as [name_f]Alice[/name_f] - who decided to move back home once she got her degree in journalism thanks to the birth of [name_u]Milan[/name_u] - another’s in [name_u]Boston[/name_u], and the final one’s currently travelling in Western Europe with her fiance, who’s originally from Ecuador. College is firmly where Alice’s confidence blossomed, and she became known for dismissing unfair criticism with ease, something that’s set her up well working for a series of opinion piece based newspapers and magazines, where things can be heated to put it lightly.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] has been with her girlfriend for just over 2 years, but the couple aren’t making any quick decisions, partly due to their careers. Her girlfriend’s an EMT and this is why they’ve postponed moving in together until in exactly 4 months time, as she needed to sort out her schedule and a car in order to be at work quickly if an emergency came up - which of course meant saving money, ergo no deposits could be made. For how tenacious she comes across in her articles, [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is nothing other than patient and understanding where her loved one’s are concerned, so this caused no offense. She has warned her partner though that by coming to live with her, prepare for three very excited kids demanding to be involved with hypothetical wedding planning.

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[name_m]Anton[/name_m] [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] Kellerman [33] is Alice’s brother, Mariel’s husband and father to [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], and [name_f]Polly[/name_f]. He’s always been a supporter of [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and was very excited to see her come into her own during college. He always knew that she would be able to achieve great things and is excited to see what she does next with her journalism degree.

[name_m]Anton[/name_m] has always tried to be as supportive as he could towards his loved ones. He’s been the #1 cheerleader for people like [name_f]Alice[/name_f] of course during her periodic academic struggles, his mother when she was suddenly forced to reenter the workforce after she lost her job of nearly 30 years during the pandemic, and to [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] as her family faced the loss of her brother. Watching her attempt to keep up a strong front the whole time, especially while she was pregnant with their youngest, was tough and he always tried to encourage her to feel her emotions instead of hiding them away.

He wasn’t the closest with his brother-in-law but felt his absence after his passing nonetheless. Before [name_m]Anton[/name_m] was a photographer, both freelance and occasionally hired, when [name_u]Milan[/name_u] was born he switched to photo editing since he was able to work from home so that [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] would still be able to continue her career in marketing. As an upper level manager her workplace preferred that she be in person so he would often stay home with their children. After Leon’s passing she took some time off, so to help pick up some of the accumulated slack he started taking photography gigs again during that time period. Once Polly’s a little older he would like to continue to get back into that area of his career once again.

Similar to [name_f]Alice[/name_f], he also has a few close friends that he’s had in his life since he was in his early 20s, however they are also spread across the world. Many of them were friends he met while traveling, but unlike [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] they didn’t share any interesting connections.

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Dr. [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] [name_f]Keet[/name_f] [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Peeter[/name_m] (29) knows [name_m]Anton[/name_m] by association - she’s Alice’s girlfriend. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in Sint [name_m]Maarten[/name_m] and moved at age four, she’s gotten to know and immerse herself in other cultures with travel as well. She particularly loves islands. Being an EMT is something she’s new at, despite being amazing in medical school and having lots of potential. Sorting her schedule while still making time for [name_f]Alice[/name_f] was hard but she is grateful [name_f]Alice[/name_f] was so flexible with her. She feels more confident in her position and is always devoted when on her job. [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Tia[/name_f], and [name_f]Polly[/name_f] are always people she enjoys seeing and loves how sweet and accepting they are. Liesje’s older sister is also a doctor although she’s a paediatrician, something [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] respects about her. [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] also feels she wouldn’t have the nerve to do her sister’s career herself given that she feels squeamish thinking of small children highly ill or injured.

[name_f]Liesje[/name_f] supports the Furness family and although she’s uncomfortable with kids in critical condition, she’s open with teenagers who need to focus on mental health, something she’s mentored the youngest Furness sibling with. Mentoring has helped [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] understand the past conflict of [name_f]Tressa[/name_f] and [name_u]Kameron[/name_u] and she’s grateful for [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] helping resolve this and helping the two sisters. [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] finds [name_m]Anton[/name_m] a great influence for the Kellerman family and keeps in touch with him a lot. She and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] are exceptionally close and she’s always finding ways to make her girlfriend happy. She’s recently made friends with another woman in the area, Adair’s younger sister and Yvaine’s elder sister. This woman was recently engaged and [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] is excited for her. She knows [name_m]Anton[/name_m] and Mariel’s children would ask [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] about wedding planning despite not knowing the couple. Still, [name_f]Liesje[/name_f] is happy for her new friend’s engagement and has bonded more with the [name_m]Golding[/name_m] family.

Yvaine was created by @kitkatcookie.

Adair was created by me.

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cw: referenced childhood cancer

Dr. [name_f]Merel[/name_f] [name_f]Suus[/name_f] [name_u]Van[/name_u] [name_m]Peeter[/name_m] [35] is Liesje’s sister and a general pediatrician, though she’s looking into a possible fellowship for pediatric oncology. Inspired by a reoccurring patient she saw in her hospital, a young girl who had been diagnosed with leukemia four years ago. [name_f]Merel[/name_f] became very close to her and her family during her treatment despite the fact that she often had to go out of her way to go see her on the cancer treatment floor. Thankfully she’s gone into remission now and [name_f]Merel[/name_f] and her family still keep in touch.

The only reservations she has about starting a whole new career training and commitment is that she’s become very involved in her current relationship. Last year she went on a blind date were they met and bonded over their mutual love for country music and pop artists like [name_u]Andy[/name_u] Warhol. As their relationship has continued [name_f]Merel[/name_f] has recently been able to meet her boyfriend’s children. He wanted to wait before introducing them as the last time he introduced a partner to his kids, things went sour soon after and the ones who got hurt the most were his kids. He never wanted to recreate that pain for them. Though thankfully [name_f]Merel[/name_f] and the kids have gotten along very well, the oldest of the children also wants to be a doctor when they’re older and has been peppering [name_f]Merel[/name_f] with questions about the healthcare industry every time she comes over.

Since she’s now so involved in not only her partner’s life, but also his kids, she’s afraid of having to sacrifice time with them to focus more on work. Her boyfriend has been very supportive of her interest in oncology and has expressed that he would never want to hold her back at all, but appreciates her concern for his children. Where ever life takes them both, the couple is mostly just glad to have each other along for the ride.

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[name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] [name_f]Debore[/name_f] [left] and [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] [name_f]Diellza[/name_f] [right] (Majko) [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (8) are two of the children adopted by Merel’s partner. They’re adopted from Albania as infants when Merel’s partner had been there. [name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] is 17 minutes older than [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f]. They were not the first children of him but are a little older than his other child. They’re close to their Albanian culture and have a best friend who also has Balkan heritage. [name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] wants to be a doctor when she grows up and immediately clicked with [name_f]Merel[/name_f] whereas [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] is more shy. [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] has wanted to be a zookeeper but isn’t completely sure on that because she fears she’ll “get eaten by a lion”. [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] used to never want to go to the beach due to fear of sharks but now she enjoys it so maybe that fear won’t last.

The [name_u]Willow[/name_u] family is very nice and the twin girls act like older sisters to [name_f]Emi[/name_f], Wennie, and [name_f]Tianna[/name_f]. The three 5-year-old girls look up to them sometimes despite only a 3-year age difference and consider the twins “big kids”. The twins don’t act super overpowering however and are more like “big buddies.” [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] has a puppy love crush on [name_u]Milan[/name_u], something [name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] and the other sibling totally know, and [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] loves to give him her gummy candies and pick flowers for him. [name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] laughs but their younger sib says [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f] and [name_u]Milan[/name_u] should “get married someday.” However they don’t mean it as much as they want [name_f]Merel[/name_f] and her partner to marry - they enjoy the cute couple so much! The family tells the kids to let them go along for the ride before a big commitment and they understand, just as long as they’re still together.

Tianna was created by @jinxed_peach.

Wennie was created by @wandering_willow.

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[name_m]Arturo[/name_m] [name_m]Malik[/name_m] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [37] and [name_m]Lukasz[/name_m] [name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [8.5] are the father and slightly older brother of [name_f]Fjolla[/name_f] and [name_f]Xhelile[/name_f]. The three children were initially adopted by [name_m]Arturo[/name_m] and his ex-wife. The two had been married for about five years when they wanted to start having children, only for them to find out that it would likely be difficult for them to conceive. So they turned to adopting. First brining home [name_m]Lukasz[/name_m] from Poland and then the twins shortly after when they were set to be adopted by another couple but then it fell through, so [name_m]Arturo[/name_m] and his wife agreed to take the two three month old newborns home along with the then eight month old [name_m]Lukasz[/name_m]. They effectively had a set of triplets and often referred to the children as such.

[name_m]Five[/name_m] years ago, a few months after the couple’s seventh anniversary, Arturo’s ex sat him down for a conversation, while she loved their children, she couldn’t help but still feel a loss in her heart over having never been able to have a biological child of her own. She felt as though she was missing out by not experiencing pregnancy and knew that she wouldn’t be able to achieve that experience while married to him. They divorced soon after. This event heavily contributed to Arturo’s desire to protect his children since after their birth families left them, and their adopted mother left them, he never wanted them to feel unwanted again. Which is why he filed for majority custody since he knew that he wanted them more than anything. The kids still see their mom now and then, mostly for holidays, but there’s certainly a very present sense of feeling like an afterthought when they’re at her house. Since the divorce she spent a lot of money on fertility treatments and ended up getting pregnant with twins and she’s always pretty busy with them when they’re at her place.

He was so worried about the kids getting hurt again he hardly opened himself up to much more than just taking care of them until a few years ago when he met his ex-partner. They met through a friend’s party and things took off soon after that. He felt so connected to them that he couldn’t imagine things wouldn’t work out, so he organized a dinner party so the kids could meet them. Things continued to go well, a little too well, for the next few months only for his ex to then confess that they didn’t feel ready to parent adolescents, let alone three of them. Which of course sparked a fight as Arturo’s protective nature took over. They split shortly and having to explain to his kids why they weren’t around anymore was just more pain that he didn’t want to submit to them.

For the next few years, yet again he guarded his kids and his heart, until a friend talked him into going on a blind date. He was very wary of how well things seemed to be going with [name_f]Merel[/name_f], hence why he wanted so long to introduce her to the kids, but now he truly believes that him and his family are finally on the right track and safe from anymore heartbreak.