Create a Family With a Twist 8/1

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TW: drug-dealing; car theft; prison; sexism

[name_f]Maisy[/name_f] Anthonette [name_m]Ward[/name_m], nee [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] (28) is mother to [name_f]Imani[/name_f] and her three - soon to be four - sisters, and wife to [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]. Having so many children in quick succession hasn’t been at all hectic for [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] given the planning that went into becoming a parent for her two eldest, even if she knows her mother-in-law looks down on her for choosing this. Of course it’s not approved of ‘throwing your life away so soon’.

Having been adopted at a year old, [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] hasn’t met her biological parents through choice. It’s not something she’d enforce for [name_f]Imani[/name_f] or their eldest, who was adopted from [name_m]Peru[/name_m], however [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] was warned by her social worker when she was 17 that looking into her past wouldn’t be pleasant. What she does know of her birth parents is they’re both incarcerated: her father for car theft, mother for selling narcotics, and she doesn’t want them influencing her children or trying to use her for anything less than legal.

Although her first pregnancy, with her third daughter, wasn’t planned, [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] and [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] adapted to it as well as they could given the surprise. They met at university where [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] majored in child psychology, and some day she would like to return to studying to progress a career in this, although it won’t be until all of her girls’ are at school. She and [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] have agreed [name_f]Baby[/name_f] #5 will be their last kid though and are going to take steps of precaution once their daughters’ born.

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[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Lenore[/name_f] [name_m]Ward[/name_m] (4) is [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] and Gabe’s third daughter ( their first biological daughter however) and Imani’s younger sister. [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] and [name_f]Imani[/name_f] are very close but very different as [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is very loud and isn’t hesitant to share her feelings and emotions whether positive or negative which can cause many temper tantrums. The two of them enjoy making sandcastles in the park together and adding sticks and rocks to decorate them. [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] has a hard time bonding with her younger sister because she has a speech delay and isn’t as boisterous as [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]. To be honest [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] is very indifferent about getting a little sister, she isn’t upset like she was when her younger sister was born but she isn’t particularly happy because she knows this means her mom and dad will put less attention on her which she loves. [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] has a special bond with her dad and are often called twins because they look so similar, he loves taking photos of her small achievments and bringing her to fashion shows since she is the only sister who enjoys them.

Fashion shows are Tallulah’s favorite thing ever, it’s the one place she can sit still and be hyper concentrated on something. She loves seeing the bright colors and unique concepts the designers come up with. She has a few strong fashion opinions and has recently began dressing herself and her younger sister. Her parents love to see how she expresses herself and also let her get bangs after she asked for them.

[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] beats the beat her own drum and likes learning things from experience. Earlier this year she started a half day preschool which she deeply didn’t like and wouldn’t cooperate so her parents pulled her out and have attempted to teach her so she’s ready for kindy next year. This does however mean that she hasn’t had much exposure to kids who aren’t her sisters.

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TW: parental death mentioned

[name_f]Krizia[/name_f] " [name_f]Zee[/name_f] " [name_m]Amaru[/name_m] [name_m]Ward[/name_m] (8) is the oldest of Tallulahs’ sisters and the first child adopted by [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] and [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]. [name_m]Born[/name_m] in Puerto Maldonado, Zee’s adoption was agreed on before she was born, as her mother knew she wasn’t in a state where she could care for [name_f]Zee[/name_f] - although it took a few more years before [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] were identified as the perfect fit. She’d already welcomed 6 children and had lost her husband shortly before she found out she was pregnant, meaning finances were incredibly tight. Three of her children had gone to stay with other family members, and there was no-one able to look after [name_f]Zee[/name_f], so that was how she ended up adopted.

It was shortly after her 7th birthday that [name_f]Zee[/name_f] learned this information, after asking numerous times about how she came to be part of her family, and the conversation was one her parents were anxious about, given the painful circumstances. [name_f]Zee[/name_f] has felt quite uncertain since the full story was explained to her, as she’s not really mourned her biological father, which made her worry she was a bad or somehow emotionally blunted person, however her parents have pointed out she’s the furthest thing from that. She’s very kind and patient with her younger sisters, always trying to include [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] in her games, even if their interests are different.

Since this news, [name_f]Zee[/name_f] has been going to therapy at the recommendation of her mom, who didn’t want her becoming afraid of being a bad person or unfeeling. This has helped a great deal, as have Zees’ sisters, who’ve been doing their best to be thoughtful where her more fragile moods are concerned, and her hobbies are also helping her move forwards. [name_f]Zee[/name_f] very much is fond of gaming and technology as a broader matter, wanting to learn how to design her own when she’s older, and she’s determined to shatter the glass ceiling of the gaming industry already.

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[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_m]Ward[/name_m] (18 months) is the fourth of the sisters and preferred dress up doll of [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], something the toddler isn’t at all bothered by…well for now, as their dad points out. He’s also jokingly warned [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] about the potential closeness between [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] and [name_f]Imani[/name_f] once her younger sister’s grown up, as Noemi’s name was chosen to honour her second oldest sister, given [name_f]Zee[/name_f] and [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] both have names ending in ‘a’. To avoid any rivalry breaking out, [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] and [name_m]Gabe[/name_m] have decided their 5th daughters name will end with something entirely different: either an ‘n’ or ‘o’ sound and 3 syllables like her sisters’, but nothing’s concrete yet.

Bekng so young makes [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] very agreeable and easily amused. She’s almost always laughing about something and her mom calls it infectious, as it immediately cheers up the rest of the family. [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] loves being around her sisters’ and being ‘babied’ by them isn’t something that bothers her in the slightest, in fact she enjoys the fuss. What Noemi’s less charitable with are her stuffed animals. They’re her prized possessions and she will shriek the house down should anyone seem to be trying to take them away. When she gets so rattled, her mom’s always the best person to soothe her, even if Gabe’s enquired about earplugs for her safety.

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[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] [name_m]Ward[/name_m] (nb) is the newest daughter of the [name_m]Ward[/name_m] family. She was born in a hospital, and [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] had an UNEXPECTED natural birth. [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] was hoping to have the epidural, just like she did with [name_f]Noemi[/name_f], who was born in a VBAC after a cesarean with [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] came so quick, that they didn’t have time to do the epidural. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] was born in just three pushes, weighing 6lbs 5oz.

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Valerie “ V “ Isabel Torston (26) and Vivienne are first cousins once removed – she is the cousin of the Ward brothers and is also the sister of Star. V loves sharing a V name with Vivienne, she’s always felt an intriguing connection with V, as a whimsical, spiritual, and a little bit dark as a letter. She calls Vivienne “VV” every once in a while but has no intent to make it stick as a nickname. She doesn’t connect with her aunt either, who complains that V shouldn’t “just go by one letter” but V is perfectly fine with it. She feels it adds more to the mystic vibe, and she’s actually quite a fan of the unknown. The one thing V does that people wouldn’t expect from her is that she runs marathons, even running one the day before Vivienne was born. She has a lot of stride and she loves crazy stuff, some people mistaking her for a masochist but really she’s just a person who loves thrills and spooks. Her fave food is Fugu blowfish, which everyone, other than her best friend of Japanese origins, gets a little afraid of given its toxicity. V does not want to poison herself, she just genuinely finds it interesting. It helps that her best friend’s father is a Fugu chef, although he considers himself more of a surgeon than a chef due to how accurately he has to cut the fish to avoid the toxic parts. V’s an avid horror movie fan and likes to analyse why people fear them. She can admittedly be seen as creepy when she laughs at the gore but that’s actually because she’s laughing that “it’s so fake” and “why would anyone get scared of fake blood”. She has a resting B face but her personality is very energetic and she takes joy in the things that make her happy. She jokes she’s a little “evil” since she loves villain characters so much but she’s not evil and doesn’t care what others think.

V lives alone in a little bunker with her black rabbit, Vendetta. V doesn’t want kids but she likes seeing her kiddie relatives. She feels a sense of bittersweet yet rewarding love that Gabe and Maisy are finished having children. Of course, they only just had Vivienne and 5 children are enough for them, it’s just that Star and V’s parents were a little different. They never specifically stated after V that they were done with having more children, they always went back and forth, but after a few years of Star and V growing up, they realised they were in a spot where two was enough and ultimately decided to stop shortly after V turned 4. V can’t imagine having other siblings besides Star but she respects Gabe and Maisy’s decision to have five before agreeing to stop. It was a mutual decision between the two, plus some people never know what their “perfect number” is until they find it out for themselves. V loves her sister and cousins even if she doesn’t know her sister is a secret bestseller. V herself works in filmmaking for short horror films, which she knows people tend to consider “bad movies” which she’s always welcome to see people change their minds. She’s remembered the time she advertised her “little surprise” to her family to let them see it before. Naturally by what she was saying, they knew the surprise was a new little film but her description was less than lovable. “It’s a horror with a single and child-free woman who left the Power Rangers cast to help out her sister who runs a family YouTube channel with her 10 children, all of whom fight with each other unjustifiably and have mismatched names and a lot of them culturally inaccurate. It’s a horror because everyone dies, many painted in a bad way or not acknowledged at all, except one really perfect but also disgustingly graphic detailed character named Grace Lily (no not Lily Grace, that’s too convenient for some people).” She hyped it up a lot but everyone was begging her not to show the film, saying it was “everyone’s icks combined”. However, it turned out to be a prank – she was never showing that movie nor would she make something so distasteful that everyone would disapprove! Thankfully with Vivienne around, nobody needs any huge surprises so they weren’t too let down that V had no real surprise. But something that would surprise everyone is if Tommy’s boyfriend, whom V has been very supportive to, would get more open with his relationship to Tommy. Though everyone who knows of the couple are still glad it’s real love and aren’t going out of their ways to rush things.

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tw: cultural stereotyping

[name_f]Minako[/name_f] " [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] " Tsurumi (26) is V’s best friend and ‘twin of weird’, as her brother refers to the duos friendship as being. People generally see her as the follower, thanks to being quieter than V in social settings, but really the two have an equal friendship, it’s just that one of them is more comfortable speaking in public. [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] actually moved from Aomori when she was five, a decision influenced by her mum’s career, when she was offered a huge opportunity to manage a theatre that was under renovation. This led to everyone packing up shop - after brief negotiations as to whether long distance oversight would be possible in the future - and although she was hesitant initially, [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] has come to embrace the move for all the important, meaningful people she’s met since then.

Her family still visit Japan frequently, usually taking longer trips to travel so they get time with numerous loved one’s, and [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] is never afraid to discuss her culture and heritage when asked. It’s actually why she and V first bonded, as V was the first person in her middle school who didn’t just come with the usual questions about anime - which [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] does enjoy but more in a nostalgic sense for her childhood. Another shared point in their lives relates to the prank V pulled, as the duo did actually go to high school with a girl who’s now become a family vlogger.

While by no means the most famous - or should that be infamous - within the genre, V and [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] became aware of her as the woman in question actually reached out to [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] for business related purposes. A freelance texture artist for animated projects, [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] is currently more based in the music industry, working primarily with those who are against AI but still want videos of total tech composition to express themselves. She did turn down the request of her former classmate to help with a new opening for the channel though, as [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] doesn’t feel at all comfortable contributing to what she feels is an invasion of privacy - that being for the children filmed and put online.

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[name_m]Haruyuki[/name_m] “ [name_f]Haru[/name_f] “ Tsurumi (27) is Aiko’s brother, who supports the “twins of weird”, even if he used to be quite opposite. He’s followed in his father’s footsteps in becoming a Japanese chef, though he doesn’t do the Fugu blowfish since he’s genuinely nervous he’d mess it up no matter how much preparation he would have to get that career. He won’t eat it by anyone other than his father and even that took some getting used to. He’s always been more quiet like [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] but he used to be really secretive, something that stemmed from his sadness at leaving Aomori. He’s since grown out of that and likes being here, though he laughs that he could never be a “family channel kid” because he’d never want to be filmed and never give any content to actually use. His kiddie self would be surprised at how much he’s changed, especially since he’s now a guilty pleasure [name_f]Coco[/name_f] [name_f]Chanel[/name_f] fan. One of the reasons he’s less secretive was that it was hurting his social life. He’d often be excluded or ignored, his personal ick, especially in situations where everyone should feel their presence. He’s not surprised Aiko’s ick is family channels since he’s known the woman in question who’s doing this. His friend used to date her in teen years and even almost got her pregnant, but didn’t, and [name_f]Haru[/name_f] and his friend laugh how hard a bullet was dodged there.

Speaking of dodged bullets, that woman has dodged even more. [name_f]Haru[/name_f] doesn’t hate her and knows she has potential for true content, wanting to start a channel with her siblings at one point. However this didn’t last and her siblings decided they’d rather do solo content. [name_f]Haru[/name_f] thinks the idea to switch her family channel into one with her kids was a terrible idea, especially since it gives the vibe that she would control her kids and that she knew they wouldn’t leave her projects. He’s not accusing her of exploiting them but he’s having a hard time believing she isn’t, at least in some way. He wouldn’t be surprised if it all worked out, but only because that’s just how she is. She’s not a jerk per sé, but she constantly makes a lot of bad moves that logically should backfire, but for some reason, don’t. His least fave video of hers was a gender reveal video that had fireworks, knowing this is seriously dangerous, but it worked out completely fine with no harm to people or property.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] growing up, she had this insane luck to not face consequences. It doesn’t mean everything goes utterly right for her, just that it never goes utterly wrong. No wonder she didn’t have that teen pregnancy! She never studies for tests at school but would either miraculously ace them or still get a mediocre yet passable grade, but never fail. She didn’t do a good job convincing people she was going to be a good school president but got it because the other person did worse. She bailed last second at valedictorian, likely because she didn’t bother at her speech, but the person who filled in for her did an amazing job and everyone forgot how messed up it was for her doing that. She was late for an important meeting at her job that would have gotten her serious trouble, but the meeting was postponed anyway. [name_f]Haru[/name_f] has to convince himself she’s not superhuman and that one day, her bad move will cost her. He just wants her to know her ideas are not good ideas just because they don’t go against her. Admittedly, he’s done bad moves too, like he also didn’t study for some of the tests, but he’s learned the hard way on that and studied after learning that lesson. He and [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] are even closer now as siblings and he supports her career. Both of them balance one another’s personalities while getting along very well. He finds [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] “the coolest person” and enjoys she and V’s humour. He’s still very close with his high school friend and the two have their own code, even if they’re adamantly not going to post it on YouTube.

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[name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_m]Jones[/name_m] (7) is the oldest child from the channel [name_f]Haru[/name_f] and [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] heard of. Her mother loves to style her hair online. She hates her hair touched. She wishes she could be outside more. And to make new friends. Her best friend is from another family channel. But she needs more. Glitter is fun to her. She loves squeezing her teddy bear with a voice box that talks. Her fave animal is a seahorse. She wants to be a mermaid who rides on seahorses.

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[name_f]Robina[/name_f] [name_f]Mandy[/name_f] [name_m]Otton[/name_m] (26) is one of Brooklyn’s aunts, who gets a feeling [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] isn’t really happy. Good for her that she has a friend but [name_f]Robina[/name_f] worries [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] wants more appreciation. And not in the YouTube fan way. Robina’s tried to ask her sister why she still does this but her sister always answers, “No time to explain!” [name_f]Robina[/name_f] hates this excuse of an excuse. Unless the world is ending or someone’s lost consciousness or people are rapidly dying or there’s a natural disaster happening in front of one’s eyes – there’s always time to explain! [name_f]Robina[/name_f] works in the fire department and when there’s a huge fire, she says don’t explain or stay silent. [name_m]Just[/name_m] scream “FIRE!” and try to evacuate. People will know. She remembers being on standby when her sister did the fireworks gender reveal. Basically watch and make sure the fireworks didn’t cause a massive inferno. [name_f]Robina[/name_f] didn’t like that idea to begin with, nor did she like that she would be responsible for having to put out what her sister did. But she’d do it to protect her sister, alongside everyone there.

[name_f]Robina[/name_f] agrees with [name_f]Haru[/name_f] that her sister really does have too much luck for her own good. Sure, it’s great the fireworks didn’t blow up in her face, but none of her bad plans blow up in her face. She agrees with [name_f]Aiko[/name_f] that the behaviour is invading the children’s privacy. Maybe she has crazy high fortune but [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] and her siblings probably don’t. They seem so well behaved in videos but [name_f]Robina[/name_f] is convinced they want a break – and need even more. [name_f]Robina[/name_f] especially feels that from the youngest [name_m]Jones[/name_m] sibling, especially how weird it is to essentially be born a star. It also feels like the kids have a lot of imagination and that their pressure is limiting their freedom. It just really bothers [name_f]Robina[/name_f] to see them like this and clearly her other siblings feel the same. She feels sorry she didn’t stay with the sibling collab her sister wanted, but it wasn’t her thing. It was starting to get less fun when said influencer sibling wanted to control what gets posted online and what doesn’t, which further pushed her to leave.

[name_f]Robina[/name_f] used to be close with her older sister with the channel, though she didn’t really care for YouTuber life. She uploads only a few videos in a year and doesn’t care how many views and likes she gets. She also hates the word “influencer” and is sure she doesn’t influence anyone online. And she’s okay with that. Though she’d love to influence her sister to stop her own influencer lifestyle. [name_m]Or[/name_m] at least stop making the kids have to do it. The fans of the family channel would hate [name_f]Robina[/name_f] if she did that, especially since some know a little about her (which she dreads) and claim she’s “jealous she couldn’t keep her channel successful”. Despite that not being what [name_f]Robina[/name_f] cares about, especially when she’s living real life and/or urgently putting out a raging fire. She tries to be lighthearted with the kids by intentionally never mentioning stuff on the channel and only what they’re really interested in. If [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] wants to talk about mermaids riding seahorses, [name_f]Robina[/name_f] is all ears for it. She refuses to see the [name_m]Jones[/name_m] kids lose their individuality over this. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though fans would agree, [name_f]Robina[/name_f] is adamant that they wouldn’t believe it as much as she and her siblings.

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[name_f]Georgina[/name_f] " [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] " [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_m]Prescot[/name_m], nee [name_m]Otton[/name_m] (56) is Robina’s aunt and great-aunt to [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f], who sometimes worries she might have inspired her niece to begin the family channel so many people give side eyes. Being a producer herself, specialising in TV and music projects, [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] would often entertain her brothers’ kids with tales of her career whenever she stopped by, and this is what she worries might have sewn the seeds that led to the YouTube channel being created.

It’s not that she doesn’t want her niece to find success as an influencer, but involving [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] and the other children is something [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] absolutely disagrees with. Having two adult children of her own - [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and [name_m]Kier[/name_m] - both of whom are involved in the entertainment industry: Autumn’s an FX artist, while [name_m]Kier[/name_m] is a musician; [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] was always careful to never pressure their paths in life, and she has talked to her niece once before about how [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] might be impacted by this broadcasting.

Her niece is a good person at heart and nothing’s done out of malice, but involving the children is something [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] fully agrees with [name_f]Robina[/name_f] about. She also thinks that if her nephew-in-law, [name_f]Brooklyn[/name_f] and her siblings’ dad, voiced a stronger opinion, there could be some leeway, but he just seems oblivious to everything going on as he works away a lot. Either that or the revenue from the channel is enough to make him comfortable with the business.

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Autumn belongs to @I_meme_it

Kier belongs to @kitkatcookie

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[name_m]Cavad[/name_m] [name_m]Amin[/name_m] [name_m]Abbas[/name_m] (25) is someone who knows [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] well, being a fellow member of Kier’s band catharsis. He is the electric guitar player, and he’s a close supporter of the band mates himself. He loves that [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] is helpful regarding music projects, alongside TV, without forcing or interfering too much with the artists. [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] feels a similar connection with his two mothers, who adopted him and his brother from Tunisia, often being a helpful guide to them as well. [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] grew up loving his culture more and more, at first feeling displaced as a gay Muslim, and growing into the understanding of respecting those regardless of religion or sexuality. He’s still low-key in certain aspects, such as his love for his boyfriend [name_m]Tommy[/name_m], but more than grateful to be invited in his family gathering. They’re official but not very flashy on who “has to know” they’re together. If someone flirts with [name_m]Cavad[/name_m], he’ll openly tell them, “No, I have a boyfriend.” But does it mean he’ll give all the details on that? Nah. He doesn’t like couples posting themselves online, finding this cringey enough as it is without roping in their children for this virtual presence. He and [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] don’t believe they’re ready to take such a huge step of deciding whether to be parents, but both have a lot of trust that one another will be responsible adults no matter what.

While [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] doesn’t see himself as “the advice guy”, there’s some things he really can give powerful advice towards. He’d love to see how Tommy’s nieces can explore their cultures at a pace they’d want. [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] wishes he explored this more, though it was through his own shyness and not from his parents. He now goes to a lot of Tunisian cultural events and festivals to immerse himself with his culture freely. As a child, he always had the Tunisian flag in his room, which he’s glad he’s still doing on until adulthood, despite moving out of his childhood home years ago. [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] knows [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] is rather chill as an uncle, since he is the youngest [name_m]Ward[/name_m], and he’s glad for that. [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] sometimes likes to offset other vibes, especially if they’re too bold in leadership for his taste. Thankfully the other friends in Tommy’s group have been kind towards [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] and he’s never worried about having to change for these people. He’s not so romantic himself, though he knows his friends did eventually know he and [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] are together. catharsis has been supportive of Cavad’s relationship while also protecting the couple’s privacy, to their satisfaction. He feels [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] has a great aunt role despite her worries she never wanted, and he believes [name_m]Tommy[/name_m] could have a lot of those great qualities as an uncle.

Tommy was created by @kitkatcookie.

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[name_m]Logan[/name_m] [name_m]Phoenix[/name_m] O’Riley (24) is a band member of catharsis and a bonding pal of [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] and [name_m]Kier[/name_m]. While not related by blood, his visionaries lead him to a path of happiness together. He plays acoustic guitar with an edge and a passion.
His life is very well. He dreams of being bigger in his band and getting them to a [name_m]Hall[/name_m] of [name_m]Fame[/name_m]. He has been very talented since childhood and has bonds with all the different members and likes to battle other bands.

His kindness is still a major factor in the foundation of who he is, and his spirit brings on a wondrous journey. He loves to see how far the band has taken him and how his role impacts the people as a whole.

Being loved and known are his desires and his band will work together to get these done. He’s lived a rockstar life; attending numerous parties, getting many girlfriends, and creating many memories thanks to the people who made him who he is.

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[name_m]Lyam[/name_m] Sphinx O’Riley (27) is Logan’s older brother, who’s seen the intrigue of catharsis. Admittedly [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] would rather relax with a good book or cuddly pet than party with flings, but he’ll let it go with [name_m]Logan[/name_m] as long as it’s all consenting adults and no womanising. He’s the type to openly state, “Oh cool, that’s interesting,” but internally feel the ick. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] doesn’t want this to shed catharsis in a bad light, since he knows literally no one else in the band is like this. At its least, it seems too stereotypical as a rockstar and might make [name_m]Logan[/name_m] look like a poseur. It its worst, it could get him very controversial and the band would kick him to the curb. Lyam’s felt that [name_m]Logan[/name_m] just simply doesn’t want to settle down. And he feels he has no place to judge his brother for that. When [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] and his ex-girlfriend broke up, [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] was very silent about this. Sometimes it gave off the impression he didn’t care about the relationship, when really, he did miss her. Lyam’s tried to ignore petty beliefs people think about him when those people are those he rarely knows. But when his own brother [name_m]Logan[/name_m] thought this, it stung. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] feels people don’t understand him and his non-reactionary attitude, but it only bothers him when it’s someone he cares about. He can’t just say he doesn’t care because he does care about what [name_m]Logan[/name_m] thinks. He doesn’t need his own brother believing untrue things about him.

[name_m]Lyam[/name_m] doesn’t really tell people much, in fact, [name_m]Logan[/name_m] barely even knew Lyam’s ex. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] genuinely doesn’t like to discuss his own dating life and essentially feeds on privacy. He’s glad the catharsis fans don’t pry into his life, they know his name and relation, but don’t even know his age or see what he looks like. He works in the fire department, which feels very different compared to Logan’s line of work, but he greatly respects the band. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] is great co-workers with [name_f]Robina[/name_f] lately, even though he knows she’s less private than him – and she’s not even a huge show-off. [name_f]Robina[/name_f] sometimes posts online, but she’s very caught up in her career and as she’s spoken herself, “I prefer creators, not influencers.” Sometimes [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] feels like he related more with [name_m]Cavad[/name_m], seeing [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] is also private, even though [name_m]Cavad[/name_m] is more open in real life than [name_m]Lyam[/name_m]. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] and [name_m]Logan[/name_m] still want to get their brotherly lives better repaired, knowing that their tastes in parties have always been relatively consistent. When they were growing up, [name_m]Logan[/name_m] loved huge birthday parties with everyone and often liked to have them in fun and entertaining places as a child, then house parties as a teen. Meanwhile [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] preferred small parties with few guests at a park or doing crafts as a child, then practically no parties as a teen. [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] wishes [name_m]Logan[/name_m] well with his life and is glad he isn’t totally into illicit substances for the sake of “being a rockstar” – but genuinely wants to know the lead singer’s perspective on this.

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[name_f]Nanette[/name_f] " [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] " [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_m]Mcguire[/name_m] (27, she/they) is someone [name_m]Lyam[/name_m] knows pretty well, as she belongs to Rough [name_f]Diamond[/name_f], one of the main recurring supporting bands who work with catharsis. Having started playing drums at the age of twelve, Nancy’s unphased by being the only person with she/her pronouns in her group, never mind usually on tour when she’s with others. The main concern it brings is that she’ll be assumed as a Pick Me, when that’s the furthest thing from the truth. She’s actually kind of the opposite in a nightmarish sense for [name_m]Logan[/name_m], who usually faces Nancy’s side eyes at how he sleeps around so much, namely as she really doesn’t want to risk any tensions arising within musical circles thanks to drama.

[name_m]Logan[/name_m] does have one serious ex in the scene already - who belongs to an up-and-coming mathrock band - who Nancy’s friends with, and thankfully there aren’t serious issues between them [or else Rough [name_f]Diamond[/name_f] definitely wouldn’t be opening for catharsis and vice versa]. She knows Logan’s not ill-intentioned or malicious, but having been through high school musical circles where love lives sunk two bands she belonged to, it gets Nancy’s back up being reminded of this era.

While she seems quite direct, almost at ease with conflict, on a surface level, it’s something [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] hates deep down. Her dad and big sister are both criminal prosecutors, and she’s heard a dozen stories about things spiralling out of control from them, so she hates drama kicking off. It’s why she enjoys Lyam’s company so much whenever he’s around as it feels more appropriate talking to him about [name_m]Logan[/name_m] than even her bandmates [as she doesn’t want anyone feeling compromised]. And there’s the fact he generally gets Nancy’s sense of humour better than most other folk!