Create A Family (With A Twist)

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Warning for aforementioned ableism.

[name_f]Jakolina[/name_f] “ [name_f]Janka[/name_f] “ [name_f]Wera[/name_f] Turković (18) is [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] Zsa’s younger sister, who is excited to attend college this autumn, but needs her summer enjoyment. Ironically she prefers autumn more, with the weather cooler and her time for apple picking. She complains jokingly about why no one wants to go apple picking with her but she’ll always enjoy that regardless. Three months ago, with the help of [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f], she’s finally chosen which college to attend. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] turns to [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] a lot as her older sister, which [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] doesn’t mind especially when the other family doubts them. But Janka’s also very mutual and isn’t afraid to be turned to by [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f]. She’d rather [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] turn to her than the other family who’s denied [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] as autistic. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] is currently interested in biology and knows autism forms in the foetus, making it impossible for someone to get it after being born without it. Sometimes [name_f]Janka[/name_f] can be harsh in the way she doesn’t want to “be a target”. Her paternal grandmother was right about a few things but argued so much with people that [name_f]Janka[/name_f] knew it would be inevitable that it would bite back at her one day. And if/when it did, [name_f]Janka[/name_f] didn’t want to be involved just for being her grandchild. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] grew up trusting her, but that changed when her parents started distrusting her and knowing she wasn’t always right. Only to be ridiculously wrong with her mistreatment of [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f].

[name_f]Janka[/name_f] and [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] are thankfully very close and bond a lot closer. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] naturally finds [name_f]Mair[/name_f] and [name_m]Cloud[/name_m] to be very cool as well, though Janka’s own friendships aren’t close as roommates. She has a male friend whom the two used to dislike each other as kids. The two were trash talkers, but mostly in the form of kiddie insults like “dumbo” and “stupidhead”. They are both great at golf, but both made fun of the other one for liking an “old person sport”. But they never actually had a rivalry in the sport and would end up having a “player respects player” mentality. They think their old feuds were really idiotic and petty so they cleared the dust. They’re on great terms and while they snark on each other a lot, it’s their “friendship language”. One thing they can’t stand is when people assume they’re “enemies to lovers” because both feel they’re very strictly friends. They’re enemies to friends. A romantic connection was never there, despite kids pretending they were “in love” before they even started to get along. But [name_f]Janka[/name_f] understands why people would assume it, she’s seen way too many romantic comedies. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] is asexual and doesn’t care about romance, often being nitpicky on how media and literature portrays couples. Though she’s always loved [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] Zsa’s eloquence in writing. She and [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] Zsanwill be distanced by location when [name_f]Janka[/name_f] moves for college, but she will be there for her and promises to call as much as possible. And no, not like those people who say, “I’ll call you!” but never do. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] hopes [name_m]Cloud[/name_m] has a supportive family who can be there for her too regardless of whether she’s on the autism spectrum or not. [name_f]Janka[/name_f] knows [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] is also very loyal and will support as well.

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[name_m]Christian[/name_m] “Chip” [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] Eagleson (18) is Janka’s best friend and confidant. He strives every day to rekindle their friendship and make their love of golf more worthwhile on one another.
While they started out as foes, their mutual appreciation and excellence brought the two closer together in their bindings for friendship. They may not be lovers and never planned to be, with their bond akin to siblings.

He loves being a professional golfer and loves many movie actors. He believes [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] [name_f]Zsa[/name_f] is also a caring and gifted diplomat despite her living hardships. He lives in a family of not much ease and relies on his best friends to get him by. He enjoys life thanks to all the memories he lives through for all the good times he’s cherished.

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[name_m]Luthor[/name_m] ’ [name_m]Louis[/name_m] ’ [name_m]David[/name_m] Eagleson (46) is [name_m]Chip[/name_m] and his younger siblings father, who he supports with absolute enthusiasm. It’s important to [name_m]Louis[/name_m] that he ensures his children know he stands behind them, given his upbringing. While his parents aren’t cruel or exactly neglectful, they were always skeptical and too criticial for their own good, especially when [name_m]Louis[/name_m] announced his dreams of entering the world of entertainment.

It almost instantly was shot down, and when he began working towards this goal on his own terms - receiving hesitant financial support - they weren’t swayed as he began finding success and edging closer towards his goal.

Now working as a coordinator for an independent production company - specialising in films and documentaries - [name_m]Louis[/name_m] has directed himself, however he stepped back from this when [name_m]Chip[/name_m] was born, wanting to be consistently there to support his wife and bond with his son. Now both his kids are in their teens, [name_m]Louis[/name_m] has begun working on a new project - a crime documentary analysing a ponzi scheme that his wife’s colleague reported on, being a journalist herself - but he’s not committed too much yet should something else come up.

Although he’s supportive and engaged in his kids lives, [name_m]Louis[/name_m] also respects their privacy and doesn’t pry when they’re wanting space. This has paid off when dating has entered the sphere of their lives, and made introductory dinners a little less awkward.

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[name_f]Rose[/name_f] " [name_m]Roux[/name_m] " [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] Eagleson (15, she/they/ze) is Louis’ daughter and younger child, who’s already showing signs of following in her fathers’ footsteps. Roux’s a dedicated member of her school’s [name_f]Media[/name_f] Society, specialising in art direction, however she’s started spreading her wings into the more conventional role, something she’s loving [although her dad hasn’t been told…yet]. Compared to both her parents and brother, [name_m]Roux[/name_m] does seem a more reserved personality though, preferring to only speak up when she feels certain in what advice she’s giving.

One of the few things [name_m]Roux[/name_m] isn’t quiet about is people querying the relationship between [name_m]Chip[/name_m] and [name_f]Janka[/name_f], given her brother recently started casually seeing someone, because of the assumption there must be some feelings between the duo contrasting with [name_m]Chip[/name_m] dating other people. They’re not the kind od siblings who seem conventionally close, partly because of their different interests, but when it comes down to it, [name_m]Chip[/name_m] and [name_m]Roux[/name_m] always have each other’s backs. And yes, they joke about how their dad gave them very pedestrian names for someone in the media circuit, yet they found distinct nicknames for themselves anyways.

Aside from creative pursuits - including her recent love of mosaic making, something her auntie introduced her to - [name_m]Roux[/name_m] loves visiting the library and lounging about opposed to rushing to the beech or golf course. She admits she and her friends are the sorts to prefer laid back hangouts rather than intense activities, however it doesn’t mean [name_m]Roux[/name_m] lacks support for her brother’s pursuits, and when push comes to shove [aka a polite question’s asked], she will absolutely go kayaking with her best friend.

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[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Harmony[/name_f] [name_m]Lane[/name_m] (15) is Roux’s best friend who adores kayaking. She is a professional rower and is also on the dance team, managing both with grace and rhythm in her body. She is a sporting expert and loves to think about making it big. She cares greatly about Roux’s choice of pronouns.

She adores music videos and listens to [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] Carpenter on the daily, admiring the sounds her lovely young voice delivers to millions of fans. She dreams of working with [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] one day and has the looks and power to get her to success. She loves Roux’s family too, feeling laid back and more relaxed, but lives a cherished life without regret.

[name_m]Prosperity[/name_m] is near and she loves to grab it with both hands, feeling the groove of her desirable actions. She loves to talk to [name_m]Roux[/name_m] at the library and make plans often, enjoying the best of teenage life as she can. She never wastes a day and she works well with all different kinds of people.

Throughout her journey, she keeps up when she can, exciting to make new explorations in her kayak. She always wears sunscreen and a life jacket, feeling like someone to count on. [name_m]Trust[/name_m] and care are big motivations for her to do well in her friendship with [name_m]Roux[/name_m] and time has gotten her there. She never lets people down and would never consider doing so.

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Jennifer ’ Jenny ’ Lucy (Carter) Eagleson (47) is Roux and Chips’ mother and the wife of Louis, who knows the Lane family well thanks to the friendship between her daughter and Willow. She’s always happy to welcome her kid’s friends into her home, being the sort of person unable to be shaken or thrown off by mess - traits that make her kids joke about how she’s clearly built different. This has always been a bit of the case for Jenny: she diverged from the military path of her dad and older sister, which has long been a part of the Carter family.

Like her daughter she’s more drawn to creative pursuits, making jewelry in her spare time, and her primary business is running a community club that provides artistic teachings to kids facing some sort of hardship or difficulties.

Having trained as a teacher herself, Jenny left that line of work when she got pregnant for the first time. Being a high school based teacher, she knew there would be a lot going on grading coursework and then raising a child, which is why she redirected her career after taking a few years off to devote time to her family. Although clutter and cleaning up doesn’t bother Jenny, she’s fully aware of how timing pressure does throw her, which is why juggling too much is something she does her best to avoid, unless it’s absolutely inescapable.

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TW: infertility

[name_f]Amber[/name_f] [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_m]Lane[/name_m] (43) is Willow’s mother and friendly associate of [name_f]Jenny[/name_f] thanks to the relationship between their daughters. Although they share a lot of physical similarities, [name_f]Amber[/name_f] isn’t the biological mother of [name_f]Willow[/name_f], or her younger sibling. She adopted both of her kids, which was a decision made as [name_f]Amber[/name_f] herself is unable to have children.

At 17 she went through early menopause, something that devastated [name_f]Amber[/name_f] for several years. She wanted a reason for it when she was younger and this was worsened by the fact her older sister became a mom in her teens, so it felt even more unfair to [name_f]Amber[/name_f], who felt she also should’ve had a child at a young age if she’d known what was coming. Now though, she knows this line of thought was just a response to her own trauma, and that it was for the best she didn’t have a baby at such a young age.

Things still aren’t great between [name_f]Amber[/name_f] and her sister, but it’s even more personal now. Her sister wasn’t a good mother to Amber’s nephew, and he’s spent a lot of his life living with their parents. Amber’s sister always wanted a man in her life, and if it meant ditching her son for this, that was a sacrifice she was always willing to make. This sadly didn’t totally surprise her, as when she was younger, her sister would ditch babysitting duties for a date, even if their parents wanted her to watch [name_f]Amber[/name_f].

Amber’s nephew is currently staying with her, as the college he’s attending is just a 20 minute drive away from her home, and she doesn’t believe in applying pressure for him to move out given he’s dealt with far too much abandonment for her liking.

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tw: irresponsible / poor parent; unlikeable character

Nicole Jessica Lane (37) is Amber’s sister and mother to a twenty year old son, not that they have anything close to a conventional or strong relationship. The primary cause of this rift is that Nicole’s never been the kind of person able to put others before herself. She had selfish tendencies in childhood, such as hoarding toys in her room just so she didn’t have to pass them down to her younger sister, however these were exasperated when she became pregnant at seventeen. Nicole didn’t handle the news well from the moment she received it, believing her life was hugely altered, and not for what she would consider the better.

Her preoccupation with dating was also raised in this period, as Nicole’s boyfriend - the father of her child - abandoned her pretty quickly after she told him she was expecting a baby. This is possibly what started her fixation on keeping a relationship going, even if it meant dismissing her son. In the first few years after his birth, Nicole was an attentive and caring mother, however once her son started attending school, she slipped back into her old habits.

Maybe it was the additional time or the fact she convinced herself her son was somehow not needing her as much, but Nicole began throwing herself into relationships and had willingness to compromise most things to keep a boyfriend. A lot of these men weren’t saints themselves, being fully aware Nicole had a young son she was neglecting, however they proved ambivalent towards this. Nicole wholly goes ride or die for whoever she enters a relationship with, something that definitely appeals to certain partners she’s attracted over the years.

Her clinginess does turn a lot of men off eventually, and Nicole’s pretty much too self-interested to consider the time wasted on these men could have been spent with her son. Even now she tries to tell herself she didn’t do anything wrong as a mother and that her son merely feels ashamed about being born to a teen parent, with his aspirations for college education of course meaning he thinks he’s too good for her. [And not at all because of how she’s treated him more akin to an accessory.]

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Warning for aforementioned deadbeats, infertility, bad parenting, and unhappy divorce.

[name_f]Meghan[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f] Trevers (65) is the mother of [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and [name_f]Amber[/name_f], and is also an aunt to two nieces of her own, [name_f]Blithe[/name_f] and [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] naturally loves being around strong women, feeling like she has a power in being there for them. She was the first person [name_f]Amber[/name_f] turned to about her condition, and even though [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] didn’t have early menopause, she was great with listening, doing so much more than talking. This is especially true in how she sees her own younger sister, [name_f]Blithe[/name_f] and Zoey’s mother, since she too had to deal with a deadbeat. Meghan’s really adamant on being a community member, ensuring that even a single mother without a co-parent will always have someone to turn to. She’s glad that Zoey’s ex-partner amicably raises their daughter [name_f]Ainsley[/name_f] together despite their romance fizzling so easy. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] was the older sister, but liked how she and her sister often alternated roles in this. The two are great friends and talk a lot, and [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] remembers when her sister was so sad to see her leave for college. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] jokes it’s “crazy that the two don’t live together like they did as kids” but visiting one another is always a great time.

[name_f]Meghan[/name_f] herself is not married to Mr. [name_m]Lane[/name_m] anymore, having divorced about a decade ago. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] knew it was because her ex-husband really loved this other woman, which was very hard on her, especially since it seemed this other woman kept popping in and out of his life. The other woman often had a busy life and wasn’t always in town, and just when he was over her, she’d show up somehow and he’d feel those feelings all over again. Granted Meghan’s husband never cheated on her, but she knew that he was getting more and more disappointed with the fact he was married to [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] and unable to pursue his lifelong romantic interest. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] was not the woman he truly loved. The divorce was fair though unhappy. And [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] wants her ex-husband to be happy in love and fatherhood, even if she doesn’t want to see it.

What makes this harder was that [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] and her ex-husband were divorcing while Nicole’s son was growing up. Both were very responsible in wanting to give him a happy life although they knew that divorcing would hurt him. Thankfully their grandson’s presence didn’t make her ex-husband unhappy the way she inadvertently did. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] naturally tried to be kind for her daughters, even if she didn’t like Nicole’s ways of treating her son. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] secretly wished [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] could be more like her cousin [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], given their similar circumstances, though she refers to praise her sister’s motherhood rather than scorn her own. She’s been disappointed in Nicole’s choices to say the least, especially since [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] was pursuing multiple flings whereas at least her ex-husband was only falling for one. It hurt seeing she and her sister be close, [name_f]Blithe[/name_f] and [name_f]Zoey[/name_f] be close, but [name_f]Amber[/name_f] and [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] be so distanced – as a result of Nicole’s own choices. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] really wanted to be there for [name_f]Amber[/name_f], trying extra hard to love [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], but not let her steal attention from Amber’s needs.

She’s tried to see this fairly as [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] did have a deadbeat ex in this while her ex-husband was equally active. But it’s questionable how active [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] really was as a parent, or if she just considered herself that way because her ex was “never actually seen at all”. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] worked a career in teaching childhood development, so she knew how her grandson needed to be perceived and treated. She knew a lot about the teenage years as well, which is how she guided [name_f]Amber[/name_f] and [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] through their differing challenges at 17. [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] was likely embarrassed by Meghan’s career path and would either try to prove that Meghan’s advice “wasn’t working” or act nice so she’ll stop worrying about her. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] still remembers when [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] was very kind to her son during his first years of life and she was genuinely happy to feel like [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] redeemed herself. It was like [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] was realising her path after all instead of pushing others away for herself. [name_f]Meghan[/name_f] doesn’t like to think of when [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] stopped this “redemption arc” – she’d rather think of her own divorce than how [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] treated her son. Still, she wants to be more of a grandmother to him and doesn’t want to be seen as a “teacher” figure. She feels he too is questioning his role in the family, and she hopes he’ll be okay in his adult life.

Blithe was created by me.

Zoey was created by @cara_murvolio.

Ainsley was created by @I.have.no.idea.

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TW: [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] [name_m]Lane[/name_m] and her parenting, behaviour and attitude

[name_m]Ashton[/name_m] " [name_m]Alex[/name_m] " [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] [name_m]Lane[/name_m] (20) is Meghans’ grandson, who appreciates all she and his Aunt [name_f]Amber[/name_f] do for him, even though it’s been a difficult path in life for him. [name_m]Alex[/name_m] doesn’t have memories of when his mother was fully involved in caring for him, but he actually prefers life that way, as he knows he’d struggle to handle the contrast in how she treated him then compared to now. When they do speak, they argue, as [name_m]Alex[/name_m] doesn’t want to just pretend everything was fine, which is obviously what his mom hopes for whenever she reaches out.

This usually leads to [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] saying [name_m]Alex[/name_m] is ‘taking a lot from his father’, which [name_m]Alex[/name_m] doesn’t really know if he believes, but it doesn’t matter to him in the end. He has no love towards that man either, and doesn’t think that just ditching absolves him of his part in all of this, even if some people are more positive as there weren’t the same promises made.

[name_m]An[/name_m] [name_f]English[/name_f] Literature, the one thing [name_m]Alex[/name_m] has thanked his mom for is that she always got him books, even if it was a distraction technique because she was off chasing her latest boyfriend. [name_m]Reading[/name_m] is his favourite hobby by miles, although he’s gotten into swimming and running as ways of helping to clear his mind more. His grandma, [name_f]Meghan[/name_f], also has made sure [name_m]Alex[/name_m] has access to therapy, which has helped him through life, especially as for a while as a teen he had a lot of anger going on and became quite distant from his family.

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Tw: homelessness, poverty and drug addiction (I’m sorry if this bad or inappropriate, I’ll delete or change it if it is!)

[name_m]Seth[/name_m] [name_m]Horace[/name_m] (24) is a man that [name_m]Alex[/name_m] and his aunt [name_f]Amber[/name_f] have seen often. [name_m]Seth[/name_m] is actually one of the people in Alex’s area that is currently struggling with homelessness and poverty. [name_m]Alex[/name_m] and his family have seen [name_m]Seth[/name_m] around and some have given him money or food. [name_m]Seth[/name_m] has spent a lot of time in various homeless shelters over the years, but they have been temporary. He’s waiting for more opportunities to come his way.

Despite the circumstances and assumptions that are usually placed upon people in his situation, [name_m]Seth[/name_m] is not someone who is addicted to drugs. He is just a man who has fallen on hard times as life has never been particularly kind to [name_m]Seth[/name_m] [name_m]Horace[/name_m]. As good as it is that [name_m]Seth[/name_m] himself has never fallen to the addict lifestyle like practically his whole family, he has been around such things for as long as he could remember.

His parents were alcoholics and drug addicts, and he was an accident baby and an only child. He grew up knowing he wasn’t particularly wanted or cared for. He was right, as very soon after he turned 18 and his parents realized that they legally didn’t need to keep him in their house anymore, Seth’s father threw all of Seth’s things out in the yard, an unmistakable sign that he was no longer wanted or needed there. He left, and for a while he slept on the couches of his friends as he tried to work to get his own place. However, seeing as he had not graduated highschool he found it difficult to hold down a job. His friends at the time weren’t able to keep him there forever, and just earlier this year he received an eviction notice on the front door of the cheap apartment he had been staying in. [name_m]Seth[/name_m] found himself once again having no place to stay. He was back on the street and has been for about 4 months now.

Despite the difficulty of his living situation and circumstances, [name_m]Seth[/name_m] [name_m]Horace[/name_m] is a very kind and gentle man who just wants to find people who care about him. Several people have given him tips and food and offers of work during the time he was doing homework, and currently he is willing to do any job asked of him so he could get cash and/or food. [name_m]Seth[/name_m] is desperately lonely and feels as if his life isn’t going to go anywhere, but he tries to remain hopeful and think about the possibility of better times. There is a middle aged woman who frequently buys him something from the store and talks to him and tries to help. He knows this woman is attempting to find him a permanent place to live, as although she cares for [name_m]Seth[/name_m] she doesn’t think him staying with her would work with her 3 small children.

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[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_m]Miller[/name_m] (6 months) is the youngest child of the middle aged woman [name_m]Seth[/name_m] talks to. She was a planned pregnancy and delivered in a c-section. She was the last child as stated by her mother. She isn’t a bad child though [name_m]Seth[/name_m] likely wouldn’t be used to her. People show compassion to her and her siblings and hopefully they will do so for [name_m]Seth[/name_m] one day. If she could talk, she would tell [name_m]Seth[/name_m] that he is enough and he is amazing.

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TW: deadbeat dads

[name_f]Teal[/name_f] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_m]Miller[/name_m] (5) is the middle child, with the oldest [name_m]Miller[/name_m] being he and Auroras’ big brother. He wasn’t really delighted when he lost his spot as the youngest child, but slowly he’s come around to having another sibling. In a funny way it’s because Aurora’s a girl, so there’s the fear of being replaced left Teals’ mind quicker. The fact he and his brother also technically have a different dad to [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is something else that never changes how [name_f]Teal[/name_f] views her, and it makes him more protective in ways.

Unlike her brothers’, [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] was a planned baby, making her fathers’ abandonment of the family even tougher for her mom and brothers. [name_f]Teal[/name_f] didn’t exactly love his sort-of-stepdad, as he called him, but he was starting to enjoy the security of having 2 parents around, and the walkout when [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] was only a month old hit him hard. As he’s always very expressive, his anger was apparent to everyone, especially his mom, and he’s sworn that he isn’t going to trust any strange men to show interest in her now.

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tw: parental abandonment

[name_m]Cruz[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Miller[/name_m] (7) is the oldest sibling and dedicated big brother to [name_f]Teal[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. Unsurprisingly, the recent events for the [name_m]Miller[/name_m] family have made Cruzs’ protective streak even more pronounced. He was always a bold, outspoken child [especially if someone tried picking on Teal], but Auroras’ father walking out has made him distinctly more prickly, in a much more straightforward manner than his brother.

[name_m]Cruz[/name_m] has always enjoyed asking questions, but now it’s obvious they’re framed around figuring out other people’s true intentions and motives, as he’s struggled to put faith in people after so many promises were made.

His teachers have been working to help him address these complex emotions, as it has had the knock on effect of [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] withdrawing from playing with new kids at school, as he’s obviously anticipating something bad happening. He hasn’t lost his helpful or considerate qualities, but is more guarded, and his mom’s been entirely transparent about what’s the cause in this change of behaviour. And [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] has been open about his desire to never see Auroras’ father again given what he’s put the family through.

The birth of his baby sister has helped in its own way though, as [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] loves talking about [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] to people and is eager to play with her when their mom OKs it - always with strict supervision as he’s still got his heart set on becoming a ninja and he wants to recruit [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] to this noble cause

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for gun mentions and cheating.

[name_m]Silviano[/name_m] [name_m]Brio[/name_m] Palaggio (47) is the fiancé/boyfriend of [name_m]Cruz[/name_m] and his siblings’ mother. The reason why he calls himself both is because of the more personal aspect of their relationship. Given their lives, the two didn’t want to openly discuss things, and would have rather eloped than traditionally had a wedding. That doesn’t mean [name_m]Silviano[/name_m] wants to hide himself from her children, but he knows they will see him as a “strange man”, which is why he’s never done PDA in front of them. They know who he is and sense why he’s emerging more, though he’s surprisingly talked to them less rather than more. He’s still there, it’s not like he’s gonna run off too, so he wants the kids to know this. If he ever fully left, he’d tell them goodbye. Admittedly, he is very active as a project manager and he has no children of his own. He’s glad the kids don’t use iPads as toys though he prefers not to compare childhoods – his parents considered BB guns to be toys. This was obviously something he wouldn’t teach the [name_m]Miller[/name_m] children and something his nieces didn’t grow up with. At first this made his girlfriend worry maybe he was going to grow up as a huge gun enthusiast with “real guns”, but he’s far from that lifestyle. In fact, his niece [name_f]May[/name_f] is openly transgender and he supports her, being a family member who validates this. Especially for the sake of his own parents who want to support her but are scared to admit they don’t know how.

So why haven’t they eloped, considering that they wanted minimal planning? Well, the love turned sour after a confession from [name_m]Silviano[/name_m], and it’s all on his end. He admitted two months prior that he didn’t want to keep any secrets from her, so he confessed that he cheated on her. He stated early on in the relationship, he had been going on multiple dates with another woman, though he never considered the other woman his girlfriend. The two never got past a cheek kiss and never met one another’s families, though this was definitely still cheating in both their eyes to kiss someone else while in a relationship. She is glad he told her, but admittedly very distraught, especially since she wishes he admitted this much sooner. She feels hurt by this and asked several questions about his love life with the woman he went on dates with and why he did this, knowing he was with her. The two are very much in love now and were thinking about the next step, but it’s taken a halt since that confession and her worries that maybe she deserves better than him. Unlike [name_m]Silviano[/name_m], she’s never cheated on him in any way. She didn’t know what to expect from her relationship with him, since she was afraid to fall in love again, and genuinely felt happy, but now feels she can’t trust him. It’s a torn situation because she never thought she’d go this far with a person who’s cheated on her, even if he did tell the truth. The two have been extremely honest lately though she still hasn’t told him the big decision: elope him or leave him?

May was created by @cara_murvolio.