Create a family with a TWIST

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[name_f]Hannalise[/name_f] " [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] " [name_f]Malke[/name_f] [name_m]Kirk[/name_m] (34) knows [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] through associations; she’s the partner of [name_u]Dacy[/name_u] and Lane’s older brother and is a mother herself, to a 6-year-old adoptive girl. By no means does she want to ruin the friendship of [name_u]Asa[/name_u] and [name_u]Lane[/name_u], she feels [name_u]Lane[/name_u] needs to do something to motivate herself, but she’s worried if she’s in the right spot at the moment given relations. She is the sister of [name_u]Asa[/name_u] [name_m]Kirk[/name_m], so she knows something about the dangers of addiction and tries not to be ignorant, just that she doesn’t want the pain on her child. She supports his recovery although she’s gone on and off over her opinion of him as a parent. She won’t intervene unless the children are in danger, which they’re not, it’s just that she tried to reach out to him when he was kicked out but he wouldn’t tell her he was a father-to-be at the time. So she was shocked when she learned that [name_u]Asa[/name_u] was hiding this but [name_u]Asa[/name_u] told her that he knew she would be dissuading about not putting the child up for adoption if she knew he was a teen father. She’s secretly glad [name_u]Lane[/name_u] isn’t the mother of his children but she wonders if she has been too pushy against her family and relates to [name_u]Lane[/name_u] on that internal worry. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and her partner are very close and plan to have a life partnership while giving their daughter the best life. She and [name_u]Asa[/name_u] are on good terms even though they’re not as close, being [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is 12 years older and much of her focus is on the child. She’s a doting mother to her adoptive daughter and she is very true to her partner as well. She’s always been pro-adoption and the decision to adopt was in both parents’ best interest. She’s also pro-privacy, something she is supportive for [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] about, and agrees [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] and [name_u]Dacy[/name_u] will be great parents to their own child. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] works in movies too, being a screenwriter for the films and working closer with [name_u]Dacy[/name_u] and [name_f]Suki[/name_f] during Gasps of [name_f]Air[/name_f]. She didn’t know about Suki’s former crush on [name_u]Dacy[/name_u], but after seeing it through, she’s glad everyone is happy at least and there’s no bitterness.

[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and her partner admit they’re not as good with babies as [name_u]Dacy[/name_u] and [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] might be, a reason why they’ve chosen to adopt a kid instead. Another reason was because they felt in their now-daughter’s eyes that she needed them. She needed someone and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and her partner wanted to be her parents. To have that feeling, of knowing you can change one’s life for the better, and having an opportunity to do so, is what motivates Hannah’s life. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] isn’t super forceful on her religion to her child, but she’s a proud Jew, celebrating Hanukkah with her daughter and with some Jews in her community. She’s no gambler, but rolling a Gimel on the dreidel and getting all the chocolate coins is always a feeling of victory! She’s introverted but has a good vibe with people she trusts and really respects [name_u]Tobin[/name_u] and [name_u]Dacy[/name_u] because they’re people who understand her a lot. She’s excited for her first night of Hanukkah but for the afternoons, she loves to do more leisurely stuff like walking in the park or sewing - stuff she enjoys all year long.

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[name_u]Happy[/name_u] Hanukkah to those who celebrate!

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[name_f]Aziza[/name_f] ‘Zizi’ [name_u]Fern[/name_u] [name_m]Kirk[/name_m] (6) is Hannah’s adoptive daughter. As [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] was older when she was adopted, she still very much misses her parents and her older siblings, but she is very mature for her age and she realises that they were not looking after her properly and she had to go into foster care, and then adoption. [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] is quite quiet, and enjoys drawing and reading and right now is being home-schooled by [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] which she likes and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] recognizes she is really intelligent and has looking into placing into a school but she is unsure about whether she should move her up a grade so she is doing more challenging work, but [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] didn’t attend much school when she was with her parents so she wants [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] to have those core social skills that are really important for her growth, so she is leaning more towards her grade class, and then she can get into some AP classes when she attends high school. [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] enjoys spending time with her parents, especially her adoptive mother because she gravitates towards women because of her bad relationship with her bio father and she knows she can completely trust [name_f]Hannah[/name_f].

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[name_f]Orianna[/name_f] [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] Crestin (13) is Zizi’s older sister who’s still in foster care. She has had a really hard time with the separation, being the oldest and most attached to her parents due to being around them the longest. [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] is a bit of a loner in school, mostly sticking to herself. She doesn’t have any friends in her eighth grade class.

[name_f]Orianna[/name_f] has a lot of fears and anxieties when it comes to talking to others due to her upbringing and trauma from her biological parent’s drug use as well as getting separated from them and placed into foster care. She doesn’t have much hope she will ever be adopted, and she doesn’t really feel like she wants to be adopted, either. What she wants is her life back and to go home.

As far as interests, [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] loves technology and computers. She is incredibly knowledgeable in such things, and has even built a computer for her online friend so they could play games together. She may not have any real life friends, but she does love talking to people online and socializing that way. [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] is planning on going into computer science when she grows up. Her social worker is very impressed with her and is trying to set up a meeting with [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] and at least one of her other separated siblings.

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[name_u]Braxton[/name_u] [name_m]Olivier[/name_m] Kolfa (10) is [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] and Zizi’s biological brother. [name_u]Braxton[/name_u], unlike his older sister, copes with his trauma through his humor, wit, and charm. He was adopted last year by a family of four, the Kolfas. Now he has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. His younger adopted sister, [name_u]Everly[/name_u] reminds him a lot of [name_f]Zizi[/name_f]. She’s 4 years old, but [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] was that age the last time he saw her. [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] does feel guilty about leaving [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] alone in foster care. He loves his new family, but the trauma is definitley still with him.

[name_u]Braxton[/name_u] misses his parents very much but he understands why he and his sisters had to leave. He doesn’t understand why the three of them had to be separated, but he really does love the Kolfas. He doesn’t call the Kolfa parents Mom and Dad yet, but he feels he might be ready soon. He and his older adopted brother, [name_u]Reece[/name_u], is super cool and they like to play basketball together. [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] is on a basketball team with some of his new friends. He and his bestie, [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], are always running around and having the best time. [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] does get in trouble sometimes, he is a chatterbox after all. He is one of the troublemakers of his class. He has worried that the Kolfas will “return” him if he isn’t good, but they never ever threaten him with that. They have him in therapy and understand the severity of Braxton’s trauma and why he can’t focus or stay quiet in school. The mom, [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] Kolfa, was actually a foster kid herself, growing up in an abusive household and taken out when she was 7. She was adopted when she was 11. The two of them have a very good relationship and can understand each other’s points of view.

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[name_m]Emre[/name_m] [name_m]Mehmet[/name_m] Kolfa (38) is the foster father of [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] and adoptive father of his siblings. He is also Annemarie’s husband, who loves her dearly, and was grateful to carry on her idea of adopting children. They know [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] is still being fostered and isn’t quite adopted like [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] but nonetheless will welcome him with open arms regardless. [name_m]Emre[/name_m] himself was temporarily fostered as a child but did end up going back to his biological parents, who ironically just found out they were 1 month pregnant with another child. At first [name_m]Emre[/name_m] worried that his biological parents were replacing him while he was gone, but he knows now that’s far from the truth. He felt some pressure within his family when he was reunited that his parents had to work 110% to prove their worth, but at the same time he’s never used this against them. He still fondly remembers his foster parents during this difficult time, who have since been on good terms with his biological parents. He worries about how they feel that he didn’t stay with them but they’ve been supportive of the reunification regardless.

[name_m]Emre[/name_m] wonders if he could foster [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] as well. He and [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] have the room for one more, but he doesn’t want to say anything too soon in case it all doesn’t work out. [name_u]Braxton[/name_u] knows that [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] would rather be reunited than fostered or adopted and [name_m]Emre[/name_m] understands, being at the perspective of a reunified child. [name_m]Emre[/name_m] also talks about his younger sibling in terms of the perspective since [name_m]Emre[/name_m] is glad to be reunited and have the sibling bond he otherwise wouldn’t have. The two Kolfa siblings are much closer now as adults and have managed to set aside differences for the most part. [name_m]Emre[/name_m] remembers his family being the only one in the neighbourhood of Turkish descent so he remembers that being a bit of a pressure to him as well. He’s very proud of it and focuses a lot of his time on supporting diversity, both with his own culture and the cultures of other people. He’s the boys’ basketball coach for [name_u]Braxton[/name_u], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], and other boys on their team, the Foxes and the team has a lot of nice diversity this year. [name_m]Emre[/name_m] loved playing basketball as a kid and was also part of the chess team as well. Although he’s more of a basketball person now, he’s still going to argue that according to the Olympics themselves, chess is a sport!

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[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] " [name_u]Andi[/name_u] " [name_f]Shonda[/name_f] [Hollis] Kolfa (36) is Emre’s wife, mother to [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Reece[/name_u] and [name_u]Braxton[/name_u], who’s due to give birth in two months time! Naturally there’s been a bevy of questions from her children, mostly about names: all [name_u]Andi[/name_u] will confirm is she and [name_m]Emre[/name_m] have chosen a Turkish one for their child, so their heritage remains closely incorporated into their life. This will actually be the first time she and [name_m]Emre[/name_m] experience raising a child from infancy, as [name_u]Reece[/name_u] - who’s now 14 - was fostered by them when he was 7, whereas [name_u]Everly[/name_u] joined the family when she’d just crossed into toddlerhood, meaning it’ll be another new step for the couple, not that they’re too intimidated by change.

What a lot of people remember about [name_u]Andi[/name_u] is her patience. She can weather just about anything, be it hyperactive turns from her kids or the most bizarre questions at the library where she works part-time, where her son’s usually stop by after school to walk home with her [Reece less so now as it’s not ‘cool’ to spend so much time with your mother, y’know]. It’s something [name_u]Andi[/name_u] considers a by-product of her background, witnessing serious chaos for the first seven years of her life, before weathering the fears of settling in her new family.

[name_m]Born[/name_m] as [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] Mullen, her parents were actually semi-famous in their own right, having been part of the southern wrestling scene. By the time [name_u]Andi[/name_u] was born, they were also hard-core drug users, specifically GBH and cocaine, spending the majority of their time high when they weren’t working. Andi’s birth father also had numerous affairs throughout his relationship with her mother, sometimes introducing his only child to his girlfriends, which furthered her sense of displacement and lack of calm, often questioning what the point of structure was as it was never modelled to her. Her mother was content to ignore this - focusing on her own addictions - and this is why Andi’s always been so determined to be available to her loved one’s, as that lack of clarity - for better or worse - is what plagued her mind growing up.

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Warning for unlikable character and affairs.

[name_m]Spencer[/name_m] “ [name_m]Spike[/name_m] “ [name_m]Léopold[/name_m] Mullen (64) is the estranged father of [name_f]Andi[/name_f] and estranged ex-husband of his wife. He hasn’t spoken to his ex-wife in years but he’s tried to contact [name_f]Andi[/name_f], which [name_f]Andi[/name_f] doesn’t respond. After all, where was he when she truly needed him? It’s too late in the eyes of the Kolfas for him to undo the damage especially since he doesn’t act like he did anything wrong. As for his marriage to his wife, their love was like a typical wrestling love story but had some [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] & [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] aspects because their families hated each other. They were just typical rival famous wrestling families and fans would assume the couple would stay together and that the rival families didn’t truly want the couple to split. However a lot of dirtiness unfolded when Spike’s affairs were revealed with a lot of “I told you so” from the family of his wife. [name_m]Spike[/name_m] was never bad enough to have someone “cancel” him, but always bad enough to be controversial. He was constantly insulting people he didn’t like, doing dangerous stunts for attention, getting into arguments a lot, and of course cheating on his wife. He had fans, but no friends and a lot of former friends of his turned against him when he stopped treating them like true friends. The reason he had fans was because he was an amazing wrestler although he turned off some people with his terrible sportsmanship. He couldn’t just win, he had to brag about it and try to humiliate the loser at any cost.

Despite having a polarising reputation, he was in the right to call people out who spread lies about him. While he did have many affairs, he never actually conceived any babies through the women he was having affairs with. That was just something his ex-wife’s family made up after he and his wife divorced. [name_m]Spike[/name_m] actually had a vasectomy after Andi’s birth because he only ever wanted one child. And when he was able to prove that his ex-wife’s family lied, he basked in the new fame of making her family look terrible. It was like he had to bring others down to put himself up. The closest he’s ever gotten to being accused of being someone else’s father was when a woman kept insisting he was the father of her son to give herself more attention, but this attention vanished when he proved a negative paternity test. Thankfully that woman did find who the father of her son was, and her son ended up growing up and being the biological father of baby [name_f]Alison[/name_f]. While the FargoLuv channel is long gone and [name_m]Spike[/name_m] had nothing to do with it, the son did have a lot in common ironically with [name_m]Spike[/name_m] more than his true dad, and [name_m]Spike[/name_m] can’t imagine an alternate scenario where the channel could have been MullenLuv. Thankfully, [name_m]Spike[/name_m] doesn’t take things as it is and always wants proof.

Still, that’s not to say he’s a good person. He claimed [name_f]Andi[/name_f] loved seeing his girlfriends when she’d rather not be involved and he’d undermine his bad parenting a lot and act like [name_f]Andi[/name_f] didn’t know better. He also claimed naïve ignorance over his ex-wife’s addictions and was more focused on trying to prove he had nothing to do with that. She wasn’t necessarily the best person either but [name_f]Andi[/name_f] could see that without [name_m]Spike[/name_m] trying to point it out whenever he could. The Kolfas and friends of the Kolfas all know who [name_m]Spike[/name_m] is but their opinions are vastly negative. Currently [name_m]Spike[/name_m] got out of a relationship with a girlfriend who claims he should just get over his ego, but she knows he’s willing to die on that hill of being “right”. [name_m]Spike[/name_m] pretends to be nice with the [name_m]Hollis[/name_m] family and acts super grateful for their lives with his daughter, but he acts like they’re nothing more than “babysitters” when they’ve done his job for him. In the end, it’s likely nobody will have anything truly nice to say about his personality, just that he was a good wrestler and sometimes the “lesser evil” (but not as much as he claimed). Everything he could do could clearly be done better by someone else, but he’s found “replaceable” to be the biggest insult towards him.

Alison was created by me.

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[name_f]Connie[/name_f] [name_f]Annette[/name_f] [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] (67) is Spike’s recent ex-girlfriend. They were only together for a couple of months, but they felt like years to [name_f]Connie[/name_f]. She couldn’t handle his attitude. She felt he wasn’t good for her mental health.

[name_f]Connie[/name_f] has two adult children, a son & a daughter. She doesn’t see them often as they both live far away. She isn’t likely to have any human grandbabies, but she enjoys when her son brings his two chow chows with him when he visits for [name_f]Christmas[/name_f].

[name_m]Spike[/name_m] was Connie’s first boyfriend after her divorced. Her and her husband were married for 20 years before the split. Many of them were good years & the kids grew up in a happy household. The divorce was a clean break. They simply had just fallen out of love with each other. It was difficult for the entire family to wrap their heads around, but they got past it. When the holidays come around Connie’s ex is invited into her home & they have a pleasant time as a family.

[name_f]Connie[/name_f] was hesitant to go back out into the dating world, but her daughter pushed her to give it a try & now [name_f]Connie[/name_f] feels she has learned her lesson. Never listen to her daughter.

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Last 3 Days!

[name_m]Yukio[/name_m] Tasaki (67) is the ex-husband of [name_f]Connie[/name_f] and father to their two children. He currently works as a music producer and has a secondary house in Hamura, a neighborhood of [name_f]Tokyo[/name_f]. He moved out after divorcing [name_f]Connie[/name_f] but also has a primary house about 40 minutes away from her. He’s okay with visiting her and both adore their children. He knows a little about [name_m]Spike[/name_m] but doesn’t blame her if she wants to keep it away from him or some family. [name_m]Spike[/name_m] is in the past anyway and unlike seeing [name_m]Yukio[/name_m], [name_f]Connie[/name_f] doesn’t want to see or interact with [name_m]Spike[/name_m] again. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] grew up with a former friend who was arrogant, although not as boastful as [name_m]Spike[/name_m]. When [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] and [name_f]Connie[/name_f] were deciding on kids, his friend told him he should name the kid after him. Yukio’s family doesn’t have any close Juniors or other honour names and he grew up with people who didn’t really believe in that. He didn’t mind starting an honour name but [name_f]Connie[/name_f] dissuaded him because she believed [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] was only giving into pressure. [name_m]Honour[/name_m] names aren’t a bad thing, but it feels off to do it because someone said so. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] decided not to go for it since he wanted a name he and [name_f]Connie[/name_f] were both happy with and his friend just shrugged and asked someone else. Turns out Yukio’s friend had asked multiple people who all felt uneasy over it and didn’t oblige. It was because he wanted a child to pass down his name but didn’t actually want to raise it or really even have kids of his own. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] felt this was selfish and he’s glad he’s not close with him anymore, especially since he knew his friend wouldn’t honour anyone back even if he did have kids.

[name_m]Yukio[/name_m] is glad for his grown children and he appreciates that they’ve been so open and understanding. There’s never been any animosity held against either parent and they’ve accepted that they are a family even if [name_f]Connie[/name_f] and [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] didn’t stay together. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] doesn’t regret being married to [name_f]Connie[/name_f] although he does remember how hard it was to admit he was falling out of love with her. He worried she might think he was cheating on her, which he’d never do, or that he was trying to insult her. Instead, both knew things were fizzling out and were alright with the end of their marriage, knowing it’s not the end of their parenting. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] and [name_f]Connie[/name_f] aren’t super vocal about who they date after their marriage, knowing how ridiculous it is to just simply date someone and then tell your ex about it. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] knows about [name_m]Spike[/name_m] from the way [name_m]Spike[/name_m] behaved about it, but [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] wants no part in associating with [name_m]Spike[/name_m]. [name_m]Yukio[/name_m] and [name_f]Connie[/name_f] understand their daughter’s desires to make things happier and feel bad that it ended so wrong, but they know it was Spike’s own problem and that he was never very kind in terms of the relationships he was hurting.

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Kousuke [name_m]Luca[/name_m] Tasaki (34) is [name_f]Connie[/name_f] and Yukio’s son and dog-dad to his beloved chow chows, Sprite and Spin, who he and his partner adopted from a shelter. While they might live pretty far from their parents, Kousuke and his sister are an hours drive away from one another, as they didn’t want to totally drift as a family, and have always been pretty much inseparable, stemming from there only being a year age gap between them, so they’ve always been at similar-ish life stages.

While Kousuke loves his parents equally, he admits he and his dad have always shared a more of a bond, as he’s found him easier to talk to about every and anything. He and his partner actually go to Yukio’s house in Hamura at least once a year to do maintenance and make sure everything’s sorted out on Yukios’ behalf. Kousuke credits his headstrong and determined nature to his mother, but also knows she’s a force to fear when her mind’s made up about something.

This is why he isn’t surprised that his sister has asked to keep her latest decision on the down low…at least for now. She and her spouse are actually starting to look at starting their own family through adoption and she’s not sure how their mom will feel about this, given the dating fiasco. Kousuke knows [name_f]Connie[/name_f] always means well but doesn’t want his sisters’ dreams being crushed through some overly cautious advice, and so he’s doing all he can to support his sister so she’s ready to open up.

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[name_f]Almila[/name_f] " [name_f]Mila[/name_f] " Safiye Kolfa (1) [name_f][/name_f]- pictured here with her mom, [name_f]Andi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- is a little girl with ironic adjacency to Kousuke, being the granddaughter of his mothers’ ex. [name_m]Spike[/name_m] often bemoans the fact he doesn’t get 1:1 time with [name_f]Mila[/name_f], but even [name_f]Connie[/name_f], who didn’t see his absolute worst traits, wouldn’t have been surprised that her parents aren’t willing to take such a risk. At best, [name_f]Andi[/name_f] knows her father views [name_f]Mila[/name_f] as a toy of sorts who he can briefly adore but not be the proper caretaker for; at worst, she’ll merely be a prop to win female attention, and neither are chances she or [name_m]Emre[/name_m] are willing to take.

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All three of Milas’ older siblings [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Reece[/name_m], [name_f]Everley[/name_f] and [name_m]Braxton[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- have been wonderful since she came home from hospital, bickering over who could hold her when, so their parents had to draw up a rota. Things have calmed down a little as well thanks to the foster placement of her brother Braxtons’ biological sister, [name_f]Orianna[/name_f], is living with a couple who are a forty minute drive away from the Kolfa family home.

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[name_m]Emre[/name_m] and [name_f]Andi[/name_f] have been eager to make time for [name_m]Braxton[/name_m] and [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] given their years of separation, which has lessened the bickering about who gets to look after and/or play with [name_f]Mila[/name_f]. The dog pictured in the photo is [name_m]Ferdie[/name_m], who actually belongs to the couple fostering [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] currently.

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Aside from her doting brothers and sister, [name_f]Mila[/name_f] currently goes on frequent playdates with the twin children of her mom’s friend, [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], who she met through a maternity group. Encouraging her daughter to enjoy the company of positive and caring people is especially important to [name_f]Andi[/name_f], who doesn’t want her father having any undue influence on [name_f]Mila[/name_f], as she refuses to let her daughter get hurt in any manner similar to what she went through growing up.

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Andi’s[name_f][/name_f] credited to yours truly

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Emre[name_f][/name_f] + Spike[name_f][/name_f] are credited to @CherryBomb50

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Jennifer[name_f][/name_f] + Braxton[name_f][/name_f] are credited to @olivelovesnames

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Oriana’s[name_f][/name_f] credited to @mynameis1

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[name_f]Usha[/name_f] Jhoja-Owens (57) is Orianas’ foster mother and the proud owner of [name_m]Ferdie[/name_m], alongside her husband. [name_f]Usha[/name_f] and her husband are experienced in fostering, having been doing so since their only child [name_f][/name_f]- a son who’s recently announced his engagement [name_f][/name_f]- left the nest for college. It was something they’d considered for a while, but having the new space and lesser chance for sibling rivalry gave them the green light. They’ve never regretted this moment.

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The couple haven’t ever adopted any of the children they’ve looked after, as they’ve actually focused more on teenagers than younger kids, due to them being less likely to get placements. Usha’s had her fair share of witnessing angst, rebellion and outbursts, so [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] is incredibly low energy by comparison. She’s also the only child [name_f]Usha[/name_f] and her husband have considered adopting, but it’s not something they want to go ahead with until they discuss it properly with [name_f]Orianna[/name_f] herself, to make sure it’s what she wants too.

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[name_m]Gregarious[/name_m] and always wanting to make others laugh, [name_f]Usha[/name_f] used to be a screenwriter for comedy plays and radio shows, and now she owns her own venue with her husband, where she’s always encouraging other performers to come and show off their artistry.

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Thanks to her available space, she’s also hosted events, including the birthday party of [name_f]Zizi[/name_f] [name_m]Kirk[/name_m], Oriannas’ biological sister, so the two could spend more time together. Since then, Usha’s had her own friendship with [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], Zizis’ mom, acting as a sounding board to the younger woman when she needs someone to just talk to about parenthood.

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Zizi[name_f][/name_f] was created by @lilac_elixirxx

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Hannah[name_f][/name_f] was created by @CherryBomb50

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[mynameis1]

[tw: neglect and abuse]

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[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Speckman (16) is a teenager that [name_f]Usha[/name_f] and her husband fostered 2 years ago. Since then, [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] has been to a few other foster homes, but she is currently living in a group home. She has accepted she will be aging out of the system not having gotten a forever family. Since she was taken from her biological family at 11, [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] has had a series of issues stemming from the neglect she had faced. Her parents ’ severe neglect and abuse led to the death of her 2 year old baby sister, [name_m]Ashley[/name_m]. When [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] came home from school with [name_m]Ashley[/name_m] dead in the crib, she immediately ran to the neighbors and they called the cops. Her parents had been nowhere to be found, and [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] had talked to police that day about what had happened, and her parents were found guilty of child neglect leading to death, and [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] was placed in the care of the state.[name_f][/name_f]

[name_f]Rachel[/name_f], having been through a lot even before the incident leading to her removal from the home, developed mental health issues she coped with through fighting, crime breaking and self harm. [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] has been diagnosed with PTSD and depression, and while [name_f]Usha[/name_f] and her husband tried to work with her, [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] did not want to be at their home. She fought with them and she got violent with them. [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] feels bad for getting into so much trouble all the time and she has been to juvie a few times, but she also has anger issues that make it difficult to control her behavior. Her case workers have made it so she is in therapy. In school, [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] has a reputation of dating and hooking up with anyone who will have her. Girls or boys, [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] doesn’t care, she will do whatever she wants. She is currently with a girlfriend right now, but she is secretly cheating on her with a boy that the other girl has no idea about. She does feel guilty in some regard, but she doesn’t as well, because she feels this is the only way she knows how to go through life. She doesn’t really care where her life ends up.

[kitkatcookie]

major tw: death of siblings mentioned; malpractice; religious delusions; biphobic stereotypes; emotional + anger management issues

Naomi Victoria Headrow (16) is Rachel’s on-off best friend, with that term applying because of how periodically Naomi tires of Rachel and they end up fighting. A fellow child of the foster system, Naomi was nicknamed ‘Headcase Headrow’ because of her explosive temperament. This, of course, only worsened her tendency to become angry at provocation, and on a few occasions Naomi was excluded from school growing up, thanks to fighting with her classmates.

Rachel was the first person Naomi met who didn’t seem fixated on her temperament, and this is partially what led to their bonding. The other reason is sadly much more tragic.

Like Rachel, Naomi lost her brother in an incident that led to her being taken into state care. Her biological parents were extremely religious, belonging to a fundamentalist denomination, and rejected modern medicine entirely, which wasn’t an issue until Naomis’ older brother, Marcus, contracted meningitis. They refused to seek appropriate intervention, in spite of Naomi herself begging them to do something at such a young age, and the community surrounding the family were no better, insisting prayer would relieve the situation. It didn’t, and Naomi is vocal about her inability to forgive them for Marcus’ death all these years on. She’s told her foster parents that she doesn’t even know if she wants to get there in the end thanks to the delusion and denial that terrified her so much as a child.

Really what angers Naomi so much is what the wider implications of Rachel’s behaviour is. As a bisexual herself, Rachel’s cheating and selfish attitude towards intimacy makes Naomi feel constantly on the defense about herself, as people are wary about possibly getting involved with her as a byproduct of her longstanding friendship with Rachel. Although she’s tried having conversations with Rachel about this, it usually ends up exploding thanks to her anger and Rachels’ defensive ‘I don’t care’ attitude, so as of now, Naomi’s not trying to fight that battle again.

There’s almost something that reminds her of her parents in how it is such an impenetrable mentality, which leads to more rage for Naomi to navigate. However, through counselling, she’s nowhere near as mercurial as she was as a kid. Naomi has recently started to suspect Rachel is being unfaithful to her current girlfriend and she’s has decided soon she’ll have to issue an ultimatum: either Rachel comes clean, apologises and takes accountability for her actions, or Naomi will reveal the truth and possibly walk away for good this time.

[I_meme_it]

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tw: cheating; generally unlikeable character

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[name_m]Carlos[/name_m] ’ [name_m]Chase[/name_m] ’ [name_m]Roberto[/name_m] [name_m]Chavez[/name_m] [name_m]Jr[/name_m]. (17) is the guy Naomi’s turned her investigatory attentions towards, as the guy Rachel’s conducting her affair with. This isn’t a new situation for [name_m]Chase[/name_m] to be in. His nickname among certain circles at the school he attends [name_f][/name_f]- not the same one as [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] and Rachels’ girlfriend [name_f][/name_f]- is literally ‘The Cheat’; and not because of how he conducts himself on the football field. [name_m]Chase[/name_m] has a nonsensical philosophy (as his younger sister calls it), where he doesn’t mess around with girls affiliated with his school, but the other local places are fair game in his mind, and that’s why when he encountered [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], it seemed like a meeting of mutuals.

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He’s completely aware she has a girlfriend but has told his closest friend, who most of the time seems tired of him as it is, that Rachel’s never been loyal, so is it even wrong that he’s seeing her behind a stranger’s back? This wasn’t the case with other girls’ [name_m]Chase[/name_m] has hooked up with, but he tends to change his excuses on a daily basis. Deep down, it hurts [name_m]Chase[/name_m] that people he likes and cares for think poorly of him [name_f][/name_f]- especially his oldest friend, who’s been in a steady relationship for 2 years now [name_f][/name_f]- but he’s too self-important and immature to really try and change his ways at the moment.

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Worsening the situation with [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_m]Chase[/name_m] is pretty callous towards the impact all of this could have on her. She’s a much less socially stable figure [name_f][/name_f]- only having [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] consiatently and not contributing towards school prestige [name_f][/name_f]- but [name_m]Chase[/name_m] hasn’t thought about what storm is stirring, given Naomi’s frustrations and all [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] herself has endured emotionally. [name_m]Chase[/name_m] sees this as just fun, and whatever happens in the aftermath isn’t his problem right? [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] insists she doesn’t care about this stuff, so he’s not paid her a thought where anything substantial counts.

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for cheating, also unlikeable character.

Carlos “ Cave ” Roberto Chavez Sr. (42) is Chase’s father, who’s a detestable person, even if he’s right about some things. He believes the Headrow family is toxic and rightfully so, though it’s made him falsely believe Naomi is wrong as well. He thinks Naomi supported her family’s twisted faith and that she’s against Chase because she’s brainwashed. Though some of this Headrow hate is partially understandable since Cave himself has had meningitis before but survived. He’s a debatably fair father to Chase and his younger sister, though he’s very serious that Chase will need to move out as soon as he turns 18 and is not the type of parent to let him stay. Even if this likely leads him shipped off to a nursing home when he’s an elder. It’s the way Cave was raised and he was married and had Chase by the age of 25, so he doesn’t think Chase should be any different. To his credit, he’s not forcing Chase to be in a serious relationship, though he only knows about one of the incidents where Chase got between a couple. And that was because Chase’s younger sister brought it up, to Chase’s dismay. He doesn’t know about the other girl involved alongside Rachel, though he’s aware Chase goes through secret relationships in ways he would never. Admittedly Cave’s on-and-off strictness is what makes Chase be on-and-off rebellious towards him. Cave truly loves his children and will help them pack their bags when they become legal adults, but they’re on their own for where they choose to live.

Cave feels Chase is most likely to live with his oldest friend, a friend who Cave supports. Cave likes his children having older friends because they come off as more mature, which gives them less reliance on going to their parents. Not too old, and not too bossy however, since he doesn’t want his children to be controlled. The reason why people don’t like Cave may be his job regarding taxes, though his daughter knows it’s something more personal. Cave’s own spouse cheated on him, and rather than divorcing, Cave resorted to revenge! The way the logic was, Cave feels it’s not a dealbreaker, it wasn’t sexual, and that people need to be more forgiving and not resort to breaking up. There hasn’t been cheating since but he’s been strong on his beliefs when he feels people should “get over it”. Cave sometimes feels people should get out of his business but can be hypocritical, seeing that he often wants in on the life of Chase’s oldest friend. That friend doesn’t necessarily like Cave and feels Cave doesn’t understand that friends can hang out without their parents involved. While he doesn’t know Rachel has a girlfriend, he senses Rachel is untrustworthy – and that Chase can’t be at fault if he’s not the one cheating. Cave tends to be naïve and believes Chase doesn’t know about these other taken people since he doesn’t attend their school. And that’s just the way Chase likes it!

[MissMorland]

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[name_f]Addison[/name_f] " [name_f]Addi[/name_f] " [name_f]Mariana[/name_f] [name_m]Chavez[/name_m] (15) is Cave’s daughter. She is, in a word, done with her family. Her dad thinks [name_m]Chase[/name_m] is some perfect little angel who can do no wrong. [name_m]Chase[/name_m], with his nonsensical philosophy and awful morals is in fact not at all an angel and she hates that most of the school knows her as ‘The Cheat’s’ sister. And then there’s her mom, who [name_f]Addi[/name_f] used to be really close to. After the whole situation with the cheating, and [name_m]Cave[/name_m] getting his revenge, her mom became like a different person. [name_f]Addi[/name_f] never actually found out what her dad did but she knows it wasn’t anything good. [name_m]Cave[/name_m] had wanted her name to be all Spanish like his and Chase’s, but Addison’s mom insisted on naming her after her own mother. [name_m]Cave[/name_m] calls her by her middle name most of the time.

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While [name_m]Chase[/name_m] is probably going to live with his friend once he turns 18, [name_f]Addi[/name_f] has already made plans to move in with her mom’s brother and his family. Her uncle has a daughter who’s 17 and she and [name_f]Addi[/name_f] have been best friends since they were little. Nowadays, she spends as much time as she can at her uncle’s. He and his wife are like bonus parents to her and even though they already have three kids, they always make time for her and are happy for her to move in when she’s 18. They have a very different philosophy from [name_m]Cave[/name_m] and are happy to let their kids stay at home as long as they need or want to so long as they help around the house and are working or going to college.

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[name_f]Addison[/name_f] was diagnosed with a gluten sensitivity a few months ago which was horrible because if it has flour she loves it. After getting frustrated with most of the restaurants and bakeries in town not having many if any gluten free items, she started getting really into baking. She’s thinking about starting an online bakery because there’s a pretty big market for it. There’s already quite a few people in town who have asked her to make them something. When she started getting into it, her mom brought down a box from in the attic. Inside, there were a few pretty aprons and lots of recipes written on random pieces of paper. They belonged to her grandmother, who loved to bake. [name_f]Addi[/name_f] has started to adjust the recipes to make them gluten free and wants to put all the recipes into a cookbook. She loves this connection with her grandmother, who she never got to meet, and she knows her mom is happy about it to, even if she doesn’t really show it.

[kitkatcookie]

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cw: cheating; revenge

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[name_m]Morgan[/name_m] [name_f]Karin[/name_f] Hillyard-Chavez (41) is [name_f]Addi[/name_f] and Chases’ mother and the semi-estranged wife of [name_m]Cave[/name_m], although this is a private matter where the outside world is concerned. Having been close to her daughter means [name_f]Addi[/name_f] leaving does hurt [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] deep down, but she also believes it’s right she gets out. She believes there’s a chance [name_f]Addi[/name_f] might end up doing something questionable if influenced by the rest of the family for long enough, and that’s the last thing she wants for her younger child. [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] might not be a ‘good’ person in her own eyes, but [name_f]Addison[/name_f] is, against the odds.

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The revenge spoken of in response to her emotional affair is financial, and essentially is why [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] and [name_m]Cave[/name_m] have continued their facade of marital harmony. As the man she cheated with was a colleague, [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] quit her job when [name_m]Cave[/name_m] became aware of what was going on. He now controls all of the financial aspects of their world, so if [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] did choose to leave, the upheaval would be exhausting. She has considered it more recently though, as her husbands’ inability to see what their son does is beyond her. [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] can see a lot of herself in [name_m]Chase[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- the impulsivity and lack of regard for consequences especially [name_f][/name_f]- however when she’s tried to talk to him he plays ignorant and backs up the idealised excuses his father has given him.

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Divorce has been mentioned since, but [name_m]Cave[/name_m] still won’t go through with it. [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] is much more cynical than her husband and has voiced her belief he fears being alone, which is why he keeps their marriage going, even if they’re terribly suited for one another. Her biggest regret about her affair is the impact on her children, including [name_m]Chase[/name_m] for his many flaws and behaviours. But some things are broken for a reason. That’s what she tells herself when reflecting on the state of the family.

[cara_murvolio]

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TW: substance abuse (not blurred as it’s not graphic)
[name_f][/name_f]CW: aforementioned cheating & dysfunction

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[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] " [name_m]Danny[/name_m] " [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Hillyard (46) is Morgans’ brother and uncle to [name_f]Addi[/name_f] and [name_m]Chase[/name_m], as well as a father of 3 himself. [name_m]Danny[/name_m] doesn’t approve of his sister having an affair, but he isn’t lying about the fact he never liked [name_m]Cave[/name_m] and thinks forcing a marriage to stay together after this is ridiculous, especially with how his brother-in-law has acted. He tries his best to not look for explanations though, as that would distract him from what matters most: spending time with the people he’s happiest around.

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Really [name_m]Danny[/name_m] wouldn’t be shocked if [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] finds a way to save up and file for divorce, and he’s actually considered offering to help her, so [name_f]Addi[/name_f] and [name_m]Chase[/name_m] are spared from more pain themselves; but is talking to his wife before acting on anyhing. He doesn’t like or approve of how his nephew behaves, but [name_m]Danny[/name_m] doesn’t think it’s right for [name_m]Chase[/name_m] to be collateral in whatever point Cave’s trying to prove.

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For how people often consider [name_m]Danny[/name_m] a picture of calm next to his sister, he actually had a very difficult period himself. Before meeting his wife and having his kids, [name_m]Danny[/name_m] had a drug addiction, which started in his mid-teens and overtook his life completely. He almost destroyed his relationship with his mother and sister thanks to repeatedly breaking promises to them, and this is why he doesn’t believe in punishing [name_m]Morgan[/name_m] eternally. It’s also partly why [name_m]Cave[/name_m] doesn’t really like [name_m]Danny[/name_m], but they’re both pretty confident even if their backgrounds were different, they wouldn’t be friends.

[I.have.no.idea]

[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Orly[/name_f] [name_f]Malgosia[/name_f] Hillyard (12) is Danny’s youngest. [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Orly[/name_f] is close to [name_f]Addi[/name_f] and considers her an older sister, she isn’t totally aware of her familial situation as her family has tried to shield it from her, but she does know about her dad’s dislike for [name_m]Cave[/name_m]. [name_f]Orly[/name_f] is especially close to her dad, due to both their love for hockey, he loves ice hockey but she loves field hockey. She is on the fourth best [name_m]Field[/name_m] Hockey team in the nation, and considers it her whole life.

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[name_f]Orly[/name_f] doesn’t really like school, she isn’t popular and doesn’t feel particularly close to the girls she hangs out with at school, and is much closer to her field hockey team mates. School is especially tough as she doesn’t have her best friend whose she’s known since she was a little baby.

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[name_f]Orly[/name_f] also has executive functioning disorder, which many of teachers don’t understand. Executive Function Disorder is condition that makes it hard to control thoughts, emotions, and actions. [name_f]Orly[/name_f] is embarrassed by this and the fact she has to go to Occupational Therapy and only a few people know about this.