cw: deadbeat husband / dad
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] " [name_f]Coco[/name_f] " [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] (59) is Rhia’s grandma, who absolutely loves seeing her and is defensive should anyone be ignorant or bigoted towards her, thoroughly approving of Rhia’s relationship with [name_f]Cori[/name_f]. She lives in [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans as well, however it’s a half hour drive between her and the McNaulty-Arrow household, as she didn’t want her eldest to feel smothered or pressured by a lack of space. The culture of the city is also important to [name_f]Coco[/name_f], who runs a small, cozy B&B, where she promotes local businesses and encourages her guestd to embrace the locations heritage as much as they can.
A confident and outspoken woman, [name_f]Coco[/name_f] has two daughters, Rhia’s mom and [name_f]Liana[/name_f], who were born to different men, something she refuses to let anyone shame her about. Her first partner - the technical biological grandfather of her older grandkids - was inconsiderate and dismissive, allowing [name_f]Coco[/name_f] to do everything in terms of childcare and parenting, while reserving time for his interests and hobbies away from the home.
What’s saddened her most about this is the feeling the pattern has continued. Her younger granddaughter, [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_m]Ramirez[/name_m], likewise has a dad not involved in her life. [name_f]Liana[/name_f] kept Harlow’s name as [name_m]Ramirez[/name_m] [name_m]Baldwin[/name_m] until shorty after she turned two, when it became overwhelmingly obvious her ex - [name_m]Kellan[/name_m] [name_m]Baldwin[/name_m] - wasn’t going to be stepping up for his child. There have been rumours he’s back in [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans, but if this is the case, he’s avoiding his ex and daughter still.
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f] spends a lot of time with her extended family thanks to her mom’s career having picked up in speed over the last year, and [name_f]Coco[/name_f] absolutely cherishes this. Her second partner - Liana’s dad, who she’s still with - is just as much the grandpa of [name_f]Rhia[/name_f] as he is [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], not seeing blood as some arbitrary decider in how he treats his stepdaughter and her children. This is what convinced [name_f]Coco[/name_f] to take their relationship to the more serious level all those years ago, as being with someone who valued a family meant so much after struggles and disappointment.
Harlow’s credited to @skylarhope
Liana’s credited to @Lindseylloyd052399