Create A Family (With A Twist!)

This is honestly one of my favourite games on the site and I’m hoping to bring a new lease of life to it by starting a new thread!

As with other versions of this game the rules are simple and as follows. Someone will post a picture, age and name of a fictional character, accompanied by a description (although that’s optional). The next poster will reply with someone connected to the prior character - it doesn’t have to be a biological relative strictly, it can be a friend, significant other, colleague etc. And from there it goes forward!

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[name_f]Megan[/name_f] ‘Meg’ [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] Tines (30) is a midwife who’s recently welcomed her second child. Having grown up as an only child, [name_f]Meg[/name_f] wanted to have at least two children, although she and her partner have discussed having a third once he’s done completing his masters degree. Her kids are the absolute center of her world and she dotes on them, spending a lot of time with her eldest - who’s just turned four - so she doesn’t feel overlooked now the new baby is here; with swimming and reading being their favourite activities.

A fun loving and adventurous person, [name_f]Meg[/name_f] loves hiking and caving, having been introduced to the latter by her late father. She sees her friends whenever possible and has introduced at least one of them to caving too, which [name_f]Meg[/name_f] doesn’t do with her partner as he’s claustrophobic. They met through mutual friends in their early twenties on a camping weekend, when [name_f]Meg[/name_f] agreed to wait and keep him company while their friends explored an underground system.

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Deantae [name_u]Rory[/name_u] Tins (30) is Meg’s husband and father of their children. He is receiving his master’s degree in computer science. Deantae is a serious, yet sociable person who loves his wife and children very much and feels responsible for them. In his own family, he was the oldest of three children and maintained good relations with his parents and siblings. He loves to spend time with loved ones, including friends, and has the ambition to open his own business in the IT sphere.

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[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] ‘Annie’ [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] Tines (4) is Deantae and Meg’s firstborn. Like her mother, Annie’s always looking for a new adventure, being very proud of the progress she’s made with her swimming. When combined with her love of fantasy stories, it means mermaids are what [name_f]Annie[/name_f] loves hearing about, and when she’s in the water herself, she pretends to be one; which has only become more frequent since she watched The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid.

To the relief of her folks, [name_f]Annie[/name_f] was delighted to become a big sister and insists on pushing the pram whenever she can, wanting to prove her ability to be responsible. She’s chatty with her parents friends and at nursery is pretty popular, although she’s loyal to her best friend, who’s the daughter of one of Deantae’s fellow masters students. [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is also very proud of her wild red hair and hopes it’ll stay this shade as she grows older.

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[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] Tines (2m) is [name_f]Meg[/name_f] and Deantae’s second child. He is only two months old but already has a shock of bright red hair. He has a calm nature and lights up when he sees his big sister. He loves breast milk and cuddles.

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[name_f]Cherissa[/name_f] ‘Cherry’ [name_f]Alice[/name_f] Tines (25) is Deantae’s sister and the much loved aunt of [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. The polar opposite of her brother, [name_f]Cherry[/name_f] works as a jewelry designer and has a much more easy going demeanor, sometimes seeming a little too carefree in how unflappable she is. What they do share is a dedication go their loved one’s and a love of socialising - [name_f]Cherry[/name_f] is always eager to meet new people and discuss a variety of topics from music to history, having been a complete bookworm as a kid (and she still always has something to read on the go).

Living with her best friend, [name_f]Cherry[/name_f] doesn’t have much desire to settle down yet, enjoying travel and is currently learning how to speak Mandarin. She adopted a three rescue chickens - [name_f]Frida[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Madge[/name_f] - who she’s very gentle towards, admitting they draw out a maternal side she used to not pick up on (as while she adores her niece and nephew, [name_f]Cherry[/name_f] didn’t know if she wanted kids of her own). To try and be more eco friendly she cycles basically everywhere, in spite of having a drivers license.

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Hope Diana Jean Waller (25) is Cherry’s best friend. She is an actress, singer, and dancer, who is on YouTube. She recently surprised her cousin with her TikTok Crush.

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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] " [name_f]Flick[/name_f] " [name_f]Mae[/name_f] [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] Waller (21) is Hope’s younger sister and an aspiring model, who’s just moved out to [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]York[/name_u] after being offered her first proper contract at an agency. Flick’s typically a lot less outgoing than [name_f]Hope[/name_f] and prefers sticking with her tight knit group of friends, in spite of meeting a lot of interesting people through her line of work. She knows that their parents do worry about her in particular - as [name_f]Hope[/name_f] has more control over her career thanks to managing herself - but is determined to succeed, and teaches Mandarin and Chinese on the side as a means of extra income in case she ever finds herself being offered less contracts. [name_f]Flick[/name_f] just got a callback revealing she’s being considered to walk at a respectable show in [name_u]Milan[/name_u] though, and is absolutely delighted at this prospect - both due to the potential it yields and her love of travel.

She’s been with her partner - a non-binary photographer - for almost two and a half years, the pair having met while waiting to speak to the same agent (who no showed, but [name_f]Flick[/name_f] considers this a blessing as it meant they went to get lunch together instead). The couple have just begun living together, sharing a flat with two mutual friends who they get along with well. They’re also proud owners of a 3 year old rescue cat who’s pitch black and answers to the name of [name_u]Nyx[/name_u] - with [name_f]Flick[/name_f] being drawn to her as she’s a huge mythology buff. When not working, thrifting or hanging out with friends, she loves nothing more than a good documentary or going roller skating: having painted custom designs on her boots herself.

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[name_f]Helena[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Lena[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f] [Hollister] Waller (36) is [name_f]Flick[/name_f] and Hope’s sister-in-law, who’s the wife of their older half-brother and mom to two children: girl-boy twins who’ve just celebrated their 9th birthdays. Lena’s the one who usually tries to dispel her husbands worries about Hope’s career, as he’s hyper aware of the dangers of putting yourself out there online and the burnout often associated with such a job/lifestyle - with [name_f]Lena[/name_f] being the one who ensures there’s a balance between his advise and not seeming hyper critical of his siblings life choices. Sometimes she seemed a bit dour to [name_f]Flick[/name_f] and [name_f]Hope[/name_f] in the early days of being with their brother, and is the first to admit she doesn’t have the best sense of humour, but she’s trying to seem a bit less intimidatingly serious.

When [name_f]Lena[/name_f] first got with her husband she was a bit overwhelmed by the dynamics of his family - there’s four siblings in total: two from their father’s first marriage (her husband and his brother), then the girls’ from the second - due to being an only child who was raised by very emotionally distant parents. Although she loves them and by no means were they cruel, there was a degree of neglect in how [name_f]Lena[/name_f] was left to her own devices, only really hearing from them to try and dissuade her from continuing her desire to become employed at a plant nursery, thinking she should push for geological studies instead. [name_f]Lena[/name_f] didn’t listen, as being surrounded by natural life makes her happiest, and has got her kids into this mentality too, owning a plot of land on a local allotment the whole family regularly visits.

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[name_f]Candy[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] & [name_m]Iolo[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] Waller (9) are Lena’s twin children and [name_f]Flick[/name_f] & Hope’s niece and nephew.

[name_f]Candy[/name_f] & [name_m]Iolo[/name_m] have always had as special bond with each other as well as with their mother. They thoroughly enjoy visiting their mother’s garden and love to learn about all the different plant species. They are also huge foodies and are actively trying to convince their mom to plant more vegetables and fruits at home or on her plot of land & they think they have almost won her over.

[name_f]Candy[/name_f] & [name_m]Iolo[/name_m] are also very athletic & love to play & follow sports. They are both huge football fans & whilst [name_m]Iolo[/name_m] plays soccer [name_f]Candy[/name_f] is a wiz at softball and is one of the best pitchers in the pop warner league. They are very close with their fellow teammates and are grateful for meeting so many new friends through sport. They threw a huge Buccaneers themed birthday party for their 9th birthday & their parents even got them tickets to their first NFL game as a present!

They miss their 2 aunts a ton with them not living nearby & try to visit them as much as they can. [name_f]Flick[/name_f] has already promised the duo all you can eat [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_u]York[/name_u] cuisine whenever they fly out to visit her.

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[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Edgeley (8) is on Candy’s softball team and she is in her year at school. She looks young for her age and is often mistaken for being twins with her 7 year old sister. She is raised by her single Dad who has a company to provide for [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her 3 siblings. [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] often goes round to Candy’s house when her Dad’s busy at work, and they practise their softball in Candy’s massive garden.

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[name_f]Keziah[/name_f] " [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] " [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] Edgeley (12) is Naomi’s older sister. She is rather protective of [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and everytime she goes to [name_f]Candy[/name_f] & [name_m]Iolo[/name_m] 's house to play softball, she reminds her of the safety measures that need to be taken while playing. She is also very smart and has an enterpreneurial spirit - mowing the lawn for neighbours or pet sitting to add to her allowance and be able to buy clothes for herself. She loves fashion but doesn’t want her dad to be the one to spend money on her whims, as she’s painfully aware of how hard it is to raise 4 children while being a single parent. She helps out in the house a lot and is arguably the most responsible of the bunch - her older brother is known in the whole school to rebel , smoke and vandalise property , while her other brother - younger than her but older than [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - has to be asked 3 times to help out before he quits playing Minecraft and actually does something.

[name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] comes from a religious family and she finds herself regurarly praying that God helps her dad find a new wife after the tragic loss of the 4 children’s mother. She remembers her quite vividly and always cries when she realises [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her younger brother only have vague memories of their mom. Some of Naomi’s maternal family argue that she inherited the most from her mother - both the enterpreneurial spirit that her mother had while selling her homemade candles & soaps online and her incredibly bright smile along with a positive approach to life against all odds.

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[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] " [name_f]Essie[/name_f] " [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] Edgeley (16) is Kizzy’s older cousin who regularly comes to babysit the siblings due to their cousin closest in age - ‘the troublemaker’ as their grandma is known to call him - being the child of a single parent themselves who received a lot of support from their late aunt. Using they/her pronouns, Essie’s mother is the youngee sister of Mr. Edgeley, who became pregnant in her first year of college at a party to a guy who selfishly refused to take any accountability for their child and went as far as to claim there were numerous potential fathers’ - until his own friends turned against him for his behaviour. [name_u]An[/name_u] agreement was maid between him and Essie’s mom that child support would be paid in exchange for his reputation not being tarnished, and while [name_f]Essie[/name_f] had some contact with him when they were younger, spending time together was evidently a chore that caused them to dislike the visits as it was evident they weren’t really welcome. Their dad has offered to attend their graduation when it happens and to fund their college tuition which [name_f]Essie[/name_f] has decided to accept, solely on the grounds of how it applies less pressure their mom financially.

A prominent member of the school’s arts department, [name_f]Essie[/name_f] wants to major in visual communication, while continuing their hobby of sculpture and collaging on the side. They and [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] also share a close bond due to a mutual love of fashion, with [name_f]Essie[/name_f] giving their younger cousin first pick of all their old clothes, knowing it stops her from feeling guilty about asking their uncle for new stuff. [name_f]Essie[/name_f] has mastered the art of thrifting alongside their friends and is planning on teaching [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] when she’s a little older, but their uncle regularly comes with them and their mom if he’s buying things for his kids. In contrast, [name_f]Essie[/name_f] and their cousin closest in age don’t share much of a bond at all, often arguing as they consider it selfish how he never seems interested in spending time with his siblings, and they’ve gone as far as to have rows at school when Essie’s particularly bothered by how much pressure’s being placed on Kizzy’s shoulders, knowing she’s too young to endure so much stress.

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[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] Edgeley (17) is [name_f]Essie[/name_f] 's cousin and [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] & [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] 's brother. He is called “the Troublemaker” by their grandma and really earned that nickname - being known to smoke, undermine the authority of teachers with snarky remarks and nightly go out to the city to meet fellow graffiti-painting rebels , who are nutorious for criticizing the current mayor of the city for not developing enough infrastructure in the city and not staying true to the promises he made in the election campain. Therefore, [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and his buddies are wanted by the local authorities but they are good at staying uncrecognisable by always being hidden , wearing hoodies and knowing which areas of the city are poorly lit.

[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] has not the best relationship with his father and doesn’t help out in the house because of it. He wants to just be free and not grow up too fast because of the tragedy that struck. Rebelling and acting as if he didn’t care helps him escape the reality that he, the oldest child, remembers their mom the most and remembers the surname of the doctor because of whom their mom died due to medical negligence. Sadly, he never got justice and escaped to Venezuela shortly after the tragedy. [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] wishes he could have revenge on him , but knows seeking vengeance will only destroy his mental health further.

[name_f]Essie[/name_f] , his dad and his grandma often tell [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] that he’s just an ungrateful brat and refuse to be encouraging to him which only drives him further away from his family. If it wasn’t for [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] , [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and especially his younger brother - who looks up to him the most - he would have run away from home long ago. Recently he got a girlfriend who he feels understands his position and is quietly supprotive while also holding him accountable for his actions and reminding him that no mater the current conflict with his dad, he still loves him and as soon as [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] starts putting more effort into being an active member of the family life, it will pay off. She works at a pizza place as a delivery driver due to the driver’s license she recently got. While [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] doesn’t have one yet, he is considering getting employed as a waiter to be able to support his family financially.

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[name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] McCune (18) is Thomas’s girlfriend of four months who’s been proving to have a positive influence on him. Growing up with a single mother who based her entire happiness around being in a relationship, [name_f]Elise[/name_f] was forced to act as a parent to her three younger siblings frequently, all the while enduring the stigma of coming from a low income household and lacking many of the basic school items she needed, with teachers taking pity on her and not chastising her for this. This is where her empathy towards [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and his siblings come from, not due to him having undergone similar experiences exactly, but as she understands how trauma shapes people and especially why [name_f]Kizzy[/name_f] feels a need to act as a surrogate mother to her younger siblings.

Life changed for the better when Elise’s paternal grandmother finally tracked down her granddaughters (Elise and her sister closest in age, who’s now 14), and - in an act of kindness that surprised even the then-15 year old girl - applied to adopt all four children, even Elise’s younger siblings who have a different father to them. This allowed her to finally begin living her life without the stress of cooking, cleaning and washing clothes, although [name_f]Elise[/name_f] got her job to help prepare for true independence, and also because driving’s a freedom she loves now she uses her gran’s old car. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] also opted to change her surname to that of her grandmother’s, as she and her mom have had no real contact apart from the occasional phonecall since she left, with her mother promising to change and prioritise her children, but [name_f]Elise[/name_f] remains skeptical based on the cycle of her childhood.

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[name_f]Merida[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] McCune (14) is Elise’s little sister who looks very young for her age but has only just turned 14. [name_f]Merida[/name_f] loves reading and sewing, something their grandma has taught her. [name_f]Merida[/name_f] loves her 11 year old brother and 9 year old sister but she prefers time alone after being shut with them in a tiny room for so many years of her life because the three were forced to share a room. She hates scary things. She plays basketball with her friends especially her best friend [name_u]Joe[/name_u] who is very sporty.

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[name_u]Paxton[/name_u] " [name_u]Pax[/name_u] " [name_u]Cassio[/name_u] Imbriale (11) is [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and Merida’s only brother, technically their half-sibling, hence his surname being different to their own. [name_u]Pax[/name_u] was always the most outgoing and arguably wild of the four, having constant energy for soccer, climbing or arguing if it felt necessary to him. He would always question their mom’s authority due to how she never provided any guidance or assurance to her children and sometimes threatened to run away, only for [name_f]Merida[/name_f] to quickly step in, beginning him not to go. These were empty threats [name_u]Pax[/name_u] used to try and gain more affection and affirmation from their mother, which often worked - but only in the short-term before her latest boyfriend came along and the children were pushed aside yet again. He didn’t always like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] being the voice of authority - especially as his other older sister was much more gentle, while [name_f]Elise[/name_f] had to be tough to get him to listen - but respected her more and more as he grew up and was able to see how much she did to provide for everyone: often at the expense of herself.

When [name_f]Glenda[/name_f] McCune stepped in to take custody after tracking down her late son’s daughters, Pax’s self-confidence and boldness were truly challenged, temporarily fading away entirely. He was terrified - and more importantly, certain - that [name_f]Glenda[/name_f] would leave him and their little sister to be taken into care as they weren’t biological relatives, likely to be split up based on how they were also half-siblings. [name_u]Pax[/name_u] never knew much about his own father, other than he wanted nothing to do with any children he fathered: as [name_u]Pax[/name_u] also has paternal half-siblings, albeit they’ve never met as his father was in this area very briefly before returning to the coast. When [name_f]Glenda[/name_f] offered to take all four children though, he actually went into a state of semi-shock; not quite able to react to her kindness properly in the moment, until they’d settled into their new home, and [name_u]Pax[/name_u] personally crafted her a thank you card.

Basketball has also become something [name_u]Pax[/name_u] enjoys, although not as much as soccer, swimming and climbing, as he isn’t that tall yet and knows this puts him at a disadvantage. He also often teases [name_f]Merida[/name_f] gently about her friendship with [name_u]Joe[/name_u], insisting that the two will fall in love and get married, something she always goes bright red at hearing (until [name_f]Elise[/name_f] tells him to drop it). Being scared is something [name_u]Pax[/name_u] readily enjoys: having inherited a Goosebumps collection from one of [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and Merida’s cousins, which he avidly reads every night. Halloween is his favourite holiday and this year he wants to go as some sort of demon, although [name_f]Glenda[/name_f] has made it clear he isn’t going to be too nightmarish, in case he frightens his little sister terribly. [name_u]Pax[/name_u] has also recently been diagnosed with ADD: something that didn’t surprise [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Merida[/name_f], who suspected as much given his energy and poor concentration at times, but their mom could never be bothered to take him for an assessment unlike their gran.

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Bailey-Autumn ’ [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] ’ Thurron-McCune (9) is the youngest of the four siblings and by far the most happy-go-lucky, in spite of all the difficulties she’s been exposed to in her life. Bibi’s father was the only one genuinely interested in building a relationship with his child, hence her gaining his surname, however circumstances would mean she also was raised without him present. Bibi’s dad had a long history of being involved in robbery prior to meeting her mother, but when she was just a month old, he was arrested for his involvement in a local armed robbery: one that shocked the community and even the siblings careless mother was horrified at these events.

Subsequently, [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] had no contact with her dad - her mom banning it in one of her few acts to protect her children - in spite of him trying to write to her from prison, and the reputation placed on her shoulders led to quite a lonely childhood. Aside from her home life being chaotic as [name_f]Elise[/name_f] - a child herself - was trying to hold things together, [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] was quite lonely as most of her classmates were instructed to stay away from her, in spite of her friendly and sweet nature. Thankfully, [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] has one close friend - her best friend who’s remained even now she’s living with [name_f]Glenda[/name_f] McCune - who also has a father in prison and the two girls are inseparable, sharing a love of marine animals that they’re always talking about.

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:warning: Tw: Murder, family issues, imprisonment, abuse, care system :warning:
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] Jenkinson (10) is definitely the more mature one of the two friends but her maturness derived from looking after her younger 5 year old twin sisters and keeping her household together while her parents argued over her older brother being murdered, and shortly after her Dad was arrested for the murder of her brother. She then lives with her abusive step-dad and her mother and her 5 year old sisters until the three of them are placed in foster care.
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Seon-mi " [name_f]Juno[/name_f] " [name_u]Kim[/name_u] (44) is [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her sister’s social worker. As a dedicated CPS worker, [name_f]Juno[/name_f] was paired with the Jackson’s due to her own background. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] grew up in [name_f]Chicago[/name_f] in a middle class apartment block with her parents and older brother, her family being very loving, but their next door neighbours were another story. Moving in when [name_f]Juno[/name_f] was eleven, she soon began to notice the wife of the couple would often be wearing very heavy makeup as she moved about the building, barely leaving her apartment anyways, and always seemed especially nervous if Juno’s dad tried to talk to her - as if it could be misconstrued as something inappropriate. Many residents suspected the woman’s husband was subjecting her to violence and abuse but in spite of Juno’s mother calling the police at one point when she saw their neighbour crying on the balcony, nothing was ever proven as she refused to press charges, and hospital reports were explained away as ‘little accidents’. The situation ended in tragedy, sadly, when the woman was killed by her husband after he became convinced she was having an affair, and he would be arrested while [name_f]Juno[/name_f] was at school - with her coming home to police everywhere and her parents had to sit her down to explain what happened in a manner appropriate for the twelve year old girl.

This incident shaped [name_f]Juno[/name_f] into the highly compassionate, understanding and patient social worker she is. She’s very empathetic to [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her sister’s trauma, careful to not overstep boundaries or seem as if she’s coming between the siblings, something she knows [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] in particular would resent. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] has managed to ensure the girls are placed in the same foster home: run by a couple who she’s personally friends with - a genderfluid person who uses they/he pronouns and their husband - whom specialises in caring for siblings. The Jenkinson’s are the only children living with them right now to ensure they get appropriate attention, care and time necessary, but she makes sure to visit frequently.

Juno’s remained close to her family throughout the years. She lives close by to her elderly parents and frequently visits, often taking her own children to spend time with their grandparents. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] and her husband have two children of their own: a teenage daughter and pre-teen son, whom she’s ensured remain close to their Korean heritage, while their dad makes sure they’re involved in his Chinese culture. [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her sister’s came round with their foster parents to celebrate the Lunar [name_u]New[/name_u] Year and have food with [name_f]Juno[/name_f], which was the first time they seemed more relaxed following their placement, especially the younger girls who have bonded quickly with their foster parents. Due to the circumstances of their brother’s death, [name_f]Juno[/name_f] knows the upcoming trial will be potentially devastating for [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], and is preparing to face the likely issues this event will bring.

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Maturity warning: This character is dead but not murdered, although living a life of being unwanted and forgotten. Also he is the son of Juno’s former neighbors and has references to Naomi’s aforementioned father.

[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_u]Vern[/name_u] [name_m]Bellamie[/name_m] (6 [name_u]July[/name_u] 1989 - 22 [name_u]December[/name_u] 2012, aged 23) was the son of Juno’s former next-door neighbors growing up, growing up from the infamous couple, but at the time he and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] didn’t know each other well. He was only 1 year old when his father was in police custody. After his father was convicted, he was taken into foster care and ended up remaining there until adulthood. The rest of his family never contacted him and he felt like it wasn’t their fault but rather his father’s fault they never contacted him out of pain over what happened with his mother. Still, he wished he wasn’t so isolated. He had no funds for college so he was forced to spend his adulthood in a job he didn’t like in a neighborhood that was old and somewhat broken-down although he was fortunate enough to have a 2-story home. He lived between an old lady who people-watched but never talked to anyone and a man who loved socialising but just never with his neighbors because he thought they were uncool. Although he was rather irritable with being “unwanted” as a person, he felt good knowing he could use his adult life to help kids and make their lives better. In his early twenties, he decided to go to community college and take classes in sociology and child development before going to university and getting a degree although his biggest concern was the possibility of taking a student loan and digging into deeper poverty by loan debt. Still, he felt he needed a good job and felt there was something potentially wrong with the houses on his street but loved his city. He stayed within the same city he grew up in and saw a man harassing a boy who appeared to be his son. He tried to tell him off but the man grabbed his son and drove away in his car before he could do anything. He used this time to write down everything he remembered from the man, son, and his car in case the information could be used again. He also saw [name_f]Juno[/name_f] again when strolling around town and learned of her own job as a social worker at CPS which he admired. She learned that he was the baby of her former neighbors growing up and was noticeably traumatised remembering how scary and dangerous their relationship was. He told her that he was safe and okay and that he deeply feels awful for the pain his late mother went through. That moment, he stopped feeling so angry that he never had any close bonds and started feeling lucky that he wasn’t killed by his father. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] respected his new thoughts but believed he still deserved to be cared about. She taught him about her job and what he would need to finish in school to get there, knowing he was interested in following a similar path. She also heard he was discussing details from a man who was being cruel to his son before they drove away and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] encouraged him to keep finding more evidence and report it. Later that year, he worked as a teaching assistant at an elementary school and had some very real conversations with children at the school. He worked closely with [name_f]Juno[/name_f] as well, reporting any abusive issues the children had to her.

On [name_u]Winter[/name_u] Break that [name_u]December[/name_u] 2012, while [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] was watching the night sky, he heard his social neighbour having a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] party and heard a familiar voice of one of the guests. He went on the balcony of his house and got a closer look. The guest was the infamously dangerous father and noticed his son was at the party too along with a baby girl, who turned out to be a young [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]. Trying not to cry on the balcony like his late mother had been seen doing, he decided to film the father to get evidence. He filmed the father yelling and trying to hurt the boy, before locking him in the backyard of the house in the cold. He had gotten the evidence he needed to get the man convicted but while trying to turn back and go back inside his house, the balcony railing broke, and he fell down two stories. He was still conscious and felt no pain, but the old lady neighbor saw the fall and encouraged him to lie down anyway. He limped back inside the house and lied down on a bed. The old lady was glad he rested up and an hour and a half later, she knocked on his door to see if he was better. She got no answer and creaked open the door and said “Hello?” She went to the bedroom on the first floor and saw him in bed but noticed he had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. She called a physician, who pronounced him dead. Turns out he was unable to feel his injuries due to an adrenaline rush but he had actually been badly injured internally and succumbed to the untreated injuries. She hoped he had died peacefully but feared he may have felt the full impact after the adrenaline wore off and the agony made him unable to move from his bed, leaving him stuck there in pain until he died. However thanks to her, he was still able to give kids the gift of life by being an organ donour and the police were able to rule his death an accident. After his death, the city realised the houses on that street were too old and very unsafe and even if the balcony didn’t give in on him, other residents on the street may have died decades later from the lead paint that many houses had. While his house didn’t have it, the old lady’s house had black mold and many of those houses with toxins were also taken down and rebuilt. His house was free of toxins but had very little stability so it was remodeled and updated. Years after many of the people were forced to move out for safety concerns, the new houses were finished.

So what happened now? Unfortunately things have gone horribly wrong for [name_f]Naomi[/name_f]’s family due to her brother abused by his father eventually being murdered by him and she and her siblings being cared for by [name_f]Juno[/name_f] and her friends who hold them in their foster home so luckily she and her sisters are in safe care and are not in danger. And for [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_m]Bellamie[/name_m] himself? Due to having no contact with his family, he never had a funeral. However [name_f]Juno[/name_f] remembered that fateful day years ago when Trevor’s mother died and personally paid to have him buried next to her. For many years however, he was mostly forgotten even by people on the street he lived at, since many residents left when the houses were redone and didn’t return. The person living in his now-remodeled former house is actually the prosecution lawyer for the upcoming trial. This lawyer didn’t know at the time of the death in the home since she purchased the home over three years after the death occurred and the seller didn’t have to disclose it. She only found out after her kids insisted, “Our house is haunted by a ghost!” The lawyer didn’t believe in ghosts and even the people on the neighborhood who did believe in ghosts said that no one was actually going to get possessed and that it was a harmless ghost. One of the neighbors, the old lady, who returned to her house after the house fixes, was having memory loss and one day found Trevor’s cell phone in her house. She must have taken it with her by mistake while leaving his house after he was found dead. However she forgot he had died and went to the remodeled house to return it to him, thinking he still lived there. She left the phone on the doorstep and the lawyer later found the phone in confusion as to whose phone this was. The phone was cracked but still worked. But what stunned her was the video of Naomi’s father abusing his son and that the phone showed the video was from 2012. She was appalled by the fact that the video was filmed but never reported and believed the filmer was doing it for entertainment purposes before learning the filmer died before he could report it. It greatly bothered her that [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] the filmer had to die because had he survived, Naomi’s brother could have survived as well. But finding the video would be important now because this would add steeper charges and added counts of abuse to the trial and would bring justice closer. The couple currently raising [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] and her younger twin sisters agrees and like [name_f]Juno[/name_f], also places flowers on the Bellamies’ graves alongside Naomi’s older brother.

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