tw: mention of being pressured to sleep with someone
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f] " [name_u]Cass[/name_u] " [name_f]Maren[/name_f] McCook (16) is a new friend of Ainhoa’s. The two met and hit it off in the photography club, as they are both considering photography as a career. The girls share another connection, as [name_u]Cass[/name_u] is the younger sister of [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]. They both are completely in love with their niece [name_f]Elixane[/name_f]. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] hates drama, so the Vanderkirk twins are two people she gives a wide berth. It’s hard to avoid [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], as [name_u]Cass[/name_u] is on the cheerleading team. She’s debating coming off because Emmeline’s toxicity is hard to handle sometimes.
Something a lot of people aren’t aware of is that [name_u]Cass[/name_u] and Emmeline’s brother had a brief relationship two years ago. It was kept secret from everyone at the time for various reasons. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] knew her parents, [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], and older brother wouldn’t approve. The Vanderkirks certainly wouldn’t have, as the McCooks aren’t well-off. A few months into the relationship, Emmeline’s brother pressured her to sleep with him. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] refused and confessed everything to [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], who then told their parents. The relationship ended, and [name_u]Cass[/name_u] assumed Emmeline’s brother never told anyone, as there were no rumors in school. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] recently told [name_f]Ainhoa[/name_f] about this, furthering the girl’s dislike of Emmeline’s brother.
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f] is happy being single, and after her first disaster of a relationship, is content waiting until she’s a bit older. Cass’s parents finally relented and let her get a dog last month. Her name is [name_f]Birdie[/name_f], and [name_u]Cass[/name_u] loves being a dog mom. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] loves people and has no fear when striking up conversations. She’s been encouraging [name_f]Ainhoa[/name_f] to get out there more and is always right there to help her. [name_u]Cass[/name_u] and [name_f]Ainhoa[/name_f] are having a sleepover next week with some other photography club girls.