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Kalan Jay Rianson-Turner (9) is James and Lilya’s other son and perceives Ellis as a role model. Despite Ellis’s unfairly negative reputation, Kalan always calls Ellis a sweet and caring man, not knowing how great this means for Ellis to be called that. He attends the same school as Ella’s half-niece from her oldest half-brother James and is very social to her but doesn’t know the story behind her father and his family.
Ella was created by @autumn.leaves.
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[name_f]Mindy[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [Luckett] Tennerman (38) is Kalan’s teacher, who’s been very encouraging of him regarding his friendship with [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] and has spoken to his parents on numerous occasions about how their son’s empathy is brilliant. From a very young age, [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] knew she wanted to become a teacher, as school was where she found herself happiest. Her home life was not just chaotic and disorganised but incredibly unhappy, as she regularly witnessed fights between her parents which often led to her father becoming violent towards his wife, and if [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] or her older brother attempted to come to her defense, he’d scream at them or make verbal threats.
Subsequently, [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] would be placed in the care of her grandma until her mom was able to escape, and they’d all live together once more - albeit wasn’t easy, as her father would sometimes reappear in an attempt to reconcile with his ex-wife. [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] fully believes in advocating for what children want based on her upbringing, and is very intuitive and emotionally adept, noticing when someone’s bothered or needs a one-on-one chat with ease. She’s considered a favourite teacher at the school she works at, and strives to create the best kind of environment for all her students, which leads her husband to tell her she needs to calm down as she can burn herself out.
[name_f]Mindy[/name_f] became a mother herself just over 2 years ago when she gave birth to her son: [name_u]Reid[/name_u] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] Tennerman. She met her husband purely by accident when he was responding to a distress call in the apartment building she worked on after someone got stuck in the life, and as a firefighter he was called out to help with the situation. At the time they were both 29 and immediately hit it off after [name_f]Mindy[/name_f] offered him and his colleague a drink once the situation was dealt with - even if her older brother’s protective streak reared its head when they became more official.
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Jonathan “ Jonny “ Rupert Tennerman (38) is Mindy’s firefighter husband and father to their son. Jonny is a maternal cousin of Lilya and Audrina. He is dedicated to his job but loves making time for his family and believes it’s indescribable how amazing his son and wife are. He grew up in his teens and twenties being the cute popular guy that girls wanted to date but he decided he didn’t want to have that reputation forever. He wanted to settle down and he didn’t flirt with women as much as people perceived him to. He wasn’t the type to “mess around”, he just wanted to have fun. Firefighting was his true calling and he wasn’t doing it as a “hot hunky firefighter” but rather as someone serving and protecting the city although his friend and colleague loved being “the hunk”. He is still good friends with his colleague who was there when he met Mindy at 29. He and his colleague were friends since high school and were both popular and attractive but have since settled down, married, and become fathers.
Jonny likes marriage and fatherhood a lot and wouldn’t trade it for anything. He and Ellis get along well too and while Jonny didn’t like it when people thought he was a “playboy” during his days of being single, he’s exceptionally grateful never to be falsely accused of such awful crimes. He knew Mindy’s older brother didn’t care for him at first because he perceived Jonny as a player but warms up to him when he was around. However he knows about the past of abuse between Mindy‘s parents and realises this for the main reasoning of Mindy’s brother’s stern protection. He wants to be in a world where people do better, and he is grateful for Reid and considers it a reward to be able to lead him in a great position later in life.
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[name_u]Joseph[/name_u] ’ JC ’ [name_m]Crispin[/name_m] Tennerman (34) is Jonny’s younger brother and Reid’s uncle, who lived in the shadow of his older brother, often being unfairly compared to him throughout high school, which was actually alleviated when JC came to the realisation he was gay. With a greater understanding of his own identity, JC was finally able to break out of the box he’d found himself in - trying to echo [name_m]Jonny[/name_m] - and became the main editor of his school’s paper, the place where he fully found himself able to flourish. Now working as the co-creator and manager of an LGTBQIA+ magazine - that features a broad range of topics, such as events, inspiring stories and upcoming protests - he’s happily married to a man he met at university through the D&D society they both belonged to.
To the surprise of everyone - including their parents - JC became a parent before [name_m]Jonny[/name_m] after he and his husband decided to adopt their first child 5 years ago. This decision was influenced by JC’s research into disowning and abandonment faced by queer youth, causing him and his husband to think more about all the children without parents in the system, leading to them adopting their eldest. She’s now 16, as JC and his husband didn’t want to just take in a baby who had limited memories of their past, and the adjustment process was a difficult one for them all initially, as their daughter was certain she’d be moved onwards, causing her to isolate herself for the first year at home. Subsequently, she and her dads’ have bonded profoundly, and she’s a wonderful big sister to their younger daughter, who’s just turned 7.
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[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] [name_m]Marius[/name_m] [Pauls] Tennerman (34) is JC’s husband and father of the children. He too had an odd relationship with his brother although his brother isn’t older and is actually a decade younger than him. He and his brother both happen to be born on the same day, but his younger brother was born exactly ten years after. It doesn’t help that their birthday is 20 [name_u]December[/name_u], five days before [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]. As a 10-year-old, [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] loves having a baby brother and found it the best miraculous gift. However growing up, he hardly had a party due to having it so close to [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] and always being forced to share it with a little kid, who tended to get more gifts than him as people tended to favour the younger children. If he did have a party, it was often compromised, like him getting to choose a double chocolate cake, but his brother making the location be a playground. There were times when the family could afford separate parties, but this would mean one of them would have to have their party a week before or after their birthday, and [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] was usually the one who had it moved. [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] gave up on having birthday parties, insisting it was because he was “too old for them” but his brother didn’t understand why [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] wasn’t having parties anymore so he followed his brother, also choosing not to have parties. It made the day very awkward for the family for this reason. However [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] never wanted to make his brother feel bad, he was a really sweet kid. [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] and JC met at university and became really close, eventually becoming a couple. [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] always wanted a D&D themed cake but never got one, so [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] surprised him with one on his birthday!
Now that he and his brother are older at 34 and 24, they’ve gotten along better and they’re both more aware of each other. They know neither of them were at fault for their past conflict which is a main reason why they don’t harbour any current resentment. His brother doesn’t always have the easier life, saying “People always assumed [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] and I were twins growing up when I said we shared a birthday. But I’m actually a whole decade younger than him and he hit every age milestone one whole decade before me.” However [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] jokes that he should enjoy his thirties while he can because his brother will jokingly tease him once he hits his 40s, 50s, 60s, etc while his brother is always a decade behind.
Now as a father of two adoptive daughters, he makes sure their 9-year age difference doesn’t ostracise the two girls, although the girls are lucky not to share a birthday. The girls are very supportive of one another despite being 16 and 7, and [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] credits JC with this as well, since their main motivation for adopting was to end the ostracism from their birth families and provide them into a loving family. [name_u]Ashton[/name_u] and JC are motivated by their older daughter being a kind and proud big sister alongside their younger sister being supportive and never dismissing her older sister‘s feelings.
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[name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_u]Keeley[/name_u] [Prescott] Tennerman (16) is the eldest child of JC and [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], who chose to take on their surname for her sixteenth birthday, to commemorate the sense of belonging she’s found with them. [name_u]Eleven[/name_u] at the time she first met them, [name_f]Layla[/name_f] was considered a difficult child by social services - not one to act out or fight with other children - but her emotional attachment to her biological mother was very fractious, changing on a daily basis dependent on her emotions. Her mom was someone who never felt complete without a romantic partner, something that caused her to be a very inconsistent presence at home, and she’d already had two children [Layla’s twin half-brothers, four years her senior] removed from her custody thanks to how she’d leave them alone to go on dates or see whoever she was interested in. In spite of this, her sense of glamour and confidence won adoration from her daughter, who was never in contact with her biological father: a man rumoured to be in the music industry who her mother had a strong love-hate attachment to, clearly still wanting to be with him but hating how he refused to commit to her.
It was after a holiday with a boyfriend abroad - which [name_f]Layla[/name_f] was not invited to attend, instead spending three days fending for herself at just eight years old in their small apartment - that social workers once more intervened. For the hopes [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] [name_u]Prescott[/name_u] had learned and changed following her parenting classes and tearful visits with her estranged sons [now living with their paternal grandparents, father having passed away sadly], Layla’s long weekend alone proved she was just as immature and selfishly inclined, placing unreasonable responsibility on a child, to the point where she actually tried to argue her daughter knew how to look after herself when questioned by case workers. [name_f]Layla[/name_f] would never return to her mother’s custody, and by the time she met JC and [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], it weighed on her mind constantly. She anticipated them to likewise ‘get bored of her’ [how she’d come to view her mom’s attitude] and send her back to the system, so what was the point embracing them? [name_m]Even[/name_m] though they didn’t mirror her mom’s parenting style, [name_f]Layla[/name_f] refused to feel any security or confidence in her placement, until a year into her placement with them.
The fact her dad’s actually listened to her interests - getting her art supplies after she indicated her fondness of drawing - and didn’t treat her like a mini adult that caused [name_f]Layla[/name_f] to bond with them. Although she resented the lack of independence briefly, she came to value the sense of protection, love and belonging far more than the illusion of maturity, prompting her to decide she had found home with them by the time she was thirteen. Three years on, Layla’s settled much more and has come out of her shell, although you could never call her an optimist. She’s retained her best friend - a fellow foster system child, who attends the same high school as her - while meeting others, especially through the Graphic Design Club she belongs to at school, being a very proficient and confident digital artist. Her sense of humour is still quite black and sarcastic, but her dad’s find it charming, and her sister’s always want to emulate it. [name_f]Layla[/name_f] would like to reach out to her half-brothers’ soon, feeling she’s ready to confront memories of her mother [who she receives occasional emails from, but seldom replies to], however their reaction does make her nervous.
no tag for me? i see how it is;)
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tw: bullying
[name_f]Paulina[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] “Poppy” Tennerman (7) is Layla’s sister and the youngest child of JC and [name_u]Ashton[/name_u]. [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], unlike her older sister, came to her parents as a baby: she was removed from her mother’s custody when she was under a year old.
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] is a quiet, calm and studious girl. She loves cycling and reading comic books. She particularly enjoys spending time with [name_f]Layla[/name_f]. [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] is crazy about her big sister and tries to follow her example in everything she does.
By the age of seven, [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] had managed to appear in several children’s clothing catalogues. Although her parents don’t much approve of publicity for a young child and don’t want to keep their daughter in the crosshairs of the cameras, the experience helped [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] during the bullying she experienced at school. Some children (and worse, their parents) were rude to her because she belongs to a same-sex family and they also made racist remarks. However, Poppy’s fathers, her teacher and [name_f]Layla[/name_f] intervened in time and the bullying was quickly stopped.
Among other hobbies, [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] attends riding lessons. She is fascinated by horses and looks forward to going to the stables every week. [name_u]Shy[/name_u] and timid at school, [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] reveals herself differently during her favourite activity. Her passion for riding has brought her many friends and a favourite horse called [name_m]Chief[/name_m].
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Zachariah “ Zac ” Edward [Luckett] Harding (40) is Poppy’s teacher and fellow supporter of the community. He’s the elder brother of Mindy and has a protective streak, which he’s tried not to let overtake him, but it’s made him dependable to Poppy. He and Mindy are super close considering they’re both elementary school teachers, which is a fun fact many students don’t know (especially with the different last names which ironically neither of them wanted to keep their original Luckett surname), but pretty much anyone in Ms. Tennerman’s or Mr. Harding’s class knows. While Zac saw himself as a leader, Mindy was the one who inspired him to be a teacher as well. Zac is bisexual and married to a woman but he’s good friends with one of his male exes, who isn’t a teacher but a recreational centre employee. Zac is close with JC and enjoys the magazine and he knows Poppy’s fathers thankfully aren’t milking the small photo gigs she’s in. Zac has had to punish some bullies with detention, although he hates punishing, but other than that, his class has become a nicer class which he’s happy for.
Mindy was created by @I_meme_it.
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[name_f]Dodie[/name_f] [name_f]Zara[/name_f] Mannery (7) is another one of Zac’s students and while not a friend of Poppy’s, the two girls get along well enough as they have mutual playmates across their grade. Raised by her father primarily - following the divorce of her parents, with her mom’s job meaning she frequently travels, making Dodie’s father a better source of consisrent parenting - things have been shaken up in her world recently after her dad bought his girlfriend home to finally meet his only child. This wasn’t something [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] handled well at all: she spent the whole evening barely speaking and, although she isn’t hostile towards this woman, the idea of her moving in is absolutely terrifying. [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] isn’t someone who handles change well at all, as her mom has a history of being inconsistent and revolving life around work over her daughter; so a new addition to the familial unit is completely daunting as far as she’s concerned.
Her best friend is also part of a blended family - having a stepdad, stepbrother and two younger half-siblings, a brother and sister - but her biological dad is completely out the picture, meaning she can’t offer much input into what Dodie’s going through. [name_m]Zac[/name_m] is doing all he can to support his student, as while [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] would never be cruel or overtly hostile, she can be quite icy around strangers, and would more make her feel unwelcome opposed to trying to run her off. She’s even been apprehensive about attending her upcoming ice-skating show - a performance for all the students at the site she attends - in case her dad brings his girlfriend, which would completely throw her performance off. Now, [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] is furiously journalling her feelings, many of which are worries. Only her hamster, [name_f]Sunflower[/name_f], is allowed to hear these thoughts, and she’s got a surprisingly strong will for a usually quiet student.
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[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] Morales (29) is Dodie’s father’s girlfriend - of whom [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] is still a bit wary of.
Although [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] would love to feel accepted by [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] and hopes someday she will be, she can empathise with her fear of change. When she was eight, around Dodie’s age, her family emigrated from Spain, and to say it was a change is an understatement. She has no siblings, and so the move felt especially isolating as there was nobody who could empathise with how she felt. Her parents were able to get jobs and somehow integrate into the local community, but [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] was not a very social child and struggled to settle. After all these years, she has found her place and is working towards fulfilling her dream of becoming a vet after starting college in her mid-twenties.
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] has always had a love for animals, and combined with her interest in science and love of helping those in need - veterinary medicine is the perfect career for her. She has nearly always had pets throughout her life, and they all mean a lot to her, and she has little tattoos on her arm to honour each one. She is very empathetic towards animals, and is still haunted by the fact the family dog, Mullido, had to stay in Spain when they left. She hopes that their shared love of animals will help her and [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] to bond, and is thinking about arranging a trip to an animal sanctuary with her boyfriend and [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] in an attempt for them all to become better acquainted.
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f] has a good relationship with her family, and regularly keeps in contact with her cousins. One of her cousins is her best friend, and is quickly rising in the world of fashion, and providing [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] with an abundance of outfits and advice. Noemi’s father passed away a couple of years ago, an event which devastated herself and her mother. Her mother hasn’t really been able to recover, and [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] does her best to distract her. She is sorry that her dad never got to meet her boyfriend, who she met through a dating app. She is very happy in her relationship, and has a feeling that it’s going to last - if only she could feel like she could get Dodie’s approval.
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[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u] Mannery (30) is Noemi’s boyfriend and Dodie’s father, who’s been trying his best to placate the fears of his daughter in the wake of his new relationship. While by no means fueled by resent or dysfunction, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and his ex-wife’s marriage is one he feels was always doomed for failure. They married when [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] was conceived, in spite of only casually seeing each other and not having much in common aside from a love of travel, and realised they were terribly suited when their daughter was only 3 years old, leading to a quick divorce that saw no bad blood generated from either side.
The biggest difference by then was [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] had started working as a bank teller, while his ex was working towards becoming a licensed pilot, and it was obvious he was better suited for primary custody, given he wasn’t literally going to be flying frequently across the States (and sometimes further afield). He’s now in a managerial position and, being one of the younger authority figures, finds himself dealing with Karen’s the most frequently, as cultural awareness gives him the best approach. It’s also helpful that [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] has such an accommodating, patient manner, being the sort of person who isn’t easily flustered or overwhelmed by any situation.
Part of the anxiety on Dodie’s behalf is because of how close she is with her dad. He’s incredibly encouraging of her interests and helps her take care of [name_f]Sunflower[/name_f], while emphasising the responsibility [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] herself agreed to when she got the hamster for her 7th birthday. While the divorce was an easy process, [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] does privately find himself exasperated by his ex-wife’s career laser focus, partly because before she started to make waves, she was a much more consistent and attentive figure for their daughter, and he’s the one who picks up the pieces when Dodie’s faced by disappointment or a last minute cancelled visit.
Something he also worries about on occasion is the fact he knows he’d like to have more children. Obviously things are too fresh with [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] to discuss this properly, never mind helping [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] accept her presence in their lives - as he absolutely adores his girlfriend - but he isn’t sure how another big change could rock his daughters’ world. Given the time it’ll take for him and [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] to get to such a decision though, Patrick’s hopeful [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] will be ready for these discussions.
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Warning for abandoned relationship.
Wylie Hiro [Rianson-Miyamoto] Kazama (29) is Patrick’s best friend who also serves as stepfather to Dodie’s BFF. Wylie likes being called “stepfather” although their pronouns are he/they, but has recently been called “father” by their stepdaughter, which doesn’t bother them but quite surprises them. Wylie enjoys fashion and style but only uses his own fashion sense as a hobby - his full-time job is a pet groomer. While he usually grooms dogs and cats, he also can groom small animals if requested, and Dodie adores the way Wylie styled up Sunflower. He’s an older half-brother of Ella, whose stayed in her life despite the dysfunctional ways of their upbringings, and it’s inspired Wylie to not give up and always be an active parental role. Wylie is the only half-sibling of Ella’s to be half-Asian, being of Japanese descent alongside being half-Black. He’s married to a woman of Japanese descent yet Wylie will always embrace both cultures equally. Wylie has two children, a boy and a girl, whom he shares with his wife, alongside his stepdaughter who is Dodie’s best friend.
They’re the main person who knows Patrick is considering fathering more children and they’ve kept it a secret, given that it’s one only Patrick can say when he is ready and comfortable to say so. They’ve also been helping Patrick through any unsolved issues between him and his ex-wife, sometimes with the help of Wylie’s wife. Wylie has no issues with his marriage to his wife but understands her own struggles with the rocky relationship she had with her ex-fiancé, who left the picture before Dodie’s friend was born. Ironically he left his fiancée and cut off all contact before even knowing she was pregnant, so he had no idea he even has a child. She’s tried to contact him about this but he’s been long gone. Most of his family doesn’t know where he is but he didn’t vanish, he left willingly and occasionally posts on social media. He never told Wylie’s wife that he broke the engagement and she actually found out via his Facebook, which suspiciously stated his relationship status was changed from “engaged” to “single”. She was unfriended alongside many others who knew him but can see the post due to it being public. When she reacted to the post, he blocked her. She hates all the unanswered questions and why he won’t communicate with her about anything. Ultimately she gave up on him and focused on raising her daughter. She met Wylie when he groomed her pet, and they went on a date, which led to multiple dates, which led to romance. She felt nervous carrying on her relationship with them, but once she introduced them to her daughter and felt the genuine stepparent-like connection they brought to her, that’s when she knew Wylie was the one. Her daughter is grateful for this, she deeply enjoys having Wylie as her permanent stepfather in her life.
Ella was created by @moonwriteen.
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[name_f]Hana[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] Kiyama (7) is Wylie’s stepdaughter, Dodie’s bestfriend, is acquaintances with [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and is in Zac’s class. Never having a father figure in her life she took immediately to [name_u]Wylie[/name_u] and has even started calling them her “father” because he has really taken on that role for her. She admires Wylie’s fashion forward style and they make sure to take her out on some “just them” trips to the boutiques and consignment stores to try on clothes together and get lunch. This contributed to her not feeling overshadowed by her new stepbrother and half siblings, in fact she was very excited when they were born as she loves the babysitter club books and is looking forward to being old enough to look after them. She tried to help [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] with her relationship with her mom and her dad’s new gf but her experience has been very different as she didn’t feel like [name_u]Wylie[/name_u] was trying to replace anyone or take her mom’s attention away. She is bilingual as her mom tried very hard to make sure she was connected to her Japanese culture and introduce her to Japanese food and traditions.
[name_f]Dodie[/name_f] created by @kitkatcookie, [name_m]Zac[/name_m] created by @CherryBomb50, [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] created by @Tasia
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Ikuyo [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] Kazama (2) is Hana’s half-sister, Wylie’s daughter and the middle child of the three siblings. A daddy’s girl through and through, Ikuyo idolises her dad and absolutely adores his business of animal grooming, forever wanting to say hello to the cats and dogs - although she’s monitored by her parents and if an animal needs space, they ensure Ikuyo isn’t attempting to befriend them. [name_u]Snow[/name_u] White is unsurprisingly her favourite [name_f]Disney[/name_f] princess and she loves talking to the birds that rest in the back garden, even if it’s just precious babble.
Her parents are working to ensure Ikuyo speaks both [name_f]English[/name_f] and Japanese, however Wylie’s going to introduce Ikuyo to [name_m]Black[/name_m] culture and that part of her heritage too when she’s older, as he will with her younger brother as well. She doesn’t follow [name_f]Hana[/name_f] and [name_f]Dodie[/name_f] around when they hang out as she finds older kids a bit intimidating, but if they invite her to play, Ikuyo will join them once her mom’s psyched her up a little, and she never objects to Hana’s babysitting interests, loving having time with the sister she looks up to so much.
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[name_f]Akiko[/name_f] Kiyama (29) is Wylie’s wife and [name_f]Hana[/name_f] and Ikuyo’s mother. She has 3 children, her first child she had at 23 with the man she thought she was going to marry right after they graduated college. However, he got cold feet before he even found out she was pregnant and moved “for a job” before ending it over the internet. He never responded to her about the pregnancy so she chose not to even list him on the birth certificate and raised [name_f]Hana[/name_f] on her own with help from her family. She was fortunate that her mother who was working part time lived nearby and was able to help her care for [name_f]Hana[/name_f] in the early days. [name_f]Akiko[/name_f] has struggled with fear of abandonment and self worth after being left alone and pregnant so it was hard for her to trust and she wasn’t looking for someone new when she met [name_u]Wylie[/name_u]. They started off as friends after she brought their dog, [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], in to be groomed but gradually they fell in love and she was able to trust them. They actually eloped and got courthouse married and had a big party after because of her trauma around the breaking of her last engagement. She is now thriving and feels secure in her new relationship and with her kids.
She runs a small business making beaded glass jewelry and she is in the process of opening a physical store in addition to her online work.
She wants her children to have access to the Japanese part of their culture so she is raising them all bilingual and takes them to celebrate holidays with their grandma.
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[name_f]Hayley[/name_f] [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [left] and [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Calista[/name_f] [right] [name_m]Dennison[/name_m] (29) are Akiko’s friends. Despite their matching hair and attire, they only wear it when they’re together because when separated, they actually have very different lives. [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] and [name_f]Diana[/name_f] call themselves “inter-famed”. [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] has been a star since her childhood, being famous as an actress back then before pursuing a career in singing. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] on the other hand, stepped out of the spotlight in childhood and has no plans to be there since. The reason why [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] is famous and [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is not was simply all by choice. Their mother was a famous actress and the girls starred in a movie when they were kids but after that, she let them decide for themselves whether to continue acting and becoming stars of their own. For [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] this was a dream; for [name_f]Diana[/name_f] this was a dread. So simply put: [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] said yes, [name_f]Diana[/name_f] said no, the rest is history.
Both [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] and [name_f]Diana[/name_f] have no regrets about their paths, they’re actually glad it worked out for them all this time and were glad both of them took a wise step for how they shaped their lives. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is Akiko’s co-worker and she too loves beaded glass accessories. [name_f]Akiko[/name_f] was surprised that the two were related despite being twins, given their vastly different lives. However once [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] met [name_f]Akiko[/name_f], [name_f]Akiko[/name_f] realised just how sisterly and how close they were despite Hayley’s fame. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] isn’t completely forgotten by fame, people still remember her by the one old movie she was in, although people who aren’t fans always assumed [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] played both roles. There have been some directors who have asked [name_f]Diana[/name_f] to do a biopic of their differing lives or even just a fictional movie based on their lives but Diana’s always politely declined. Movie biz isn’t for her and she doesn’t think her life is “watchable”. She doesn’t really like it when directors compare them like that because it makes her feel inferior when this was her own life and own decision.
While [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] is 13 minutes older and was usually the first (or the only) twin to do something, [name_f]Diana[/name_f] has done something before [name_f]Hayley[/name_f]. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is currently 7 months pregnant with her first child, which she’s decided not to know the gender of. It’s definitely changed a lot and even when she and [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] do match, it’s very obvious that the two can be told apart! [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] has been nothing but supportive for [name_f]Diana[/name_f] and can’t wait to welcome her first niece or nephew to the family. One thing [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is worried about, and has turned to [name_f]Akiko[/name_f] for, is the unreadiness her unborn baby’s father is showing. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] loves him and he has been nice to her, but she isn’t sure how committed he is for a long journey as a father. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] can’t help but worry that he’s going to leave her and their baby but she hasn’t told him in fear of ruining the bond, so she’s had [name_f]Akiko[/name_f] for guidance and supports her as such a good friend. [name_f]Diana[/name_f] is about to go into couples’ counsel with her partner given the huge change for their relationship and she’s so nervous and feeling so many trust issues. Still, she’s hoping for the best.
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