Create a family with a twist:))

[MissMorland]

[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] [name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] Coolhan (31) is Olive’s younger sister. She’s excited to become an aunt in a few months. [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] was so glad when [name_f]Olive[/name_f] got out of the relationship with her ex. Seeing her sister deal with that was terrible. [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] or their mom goes with [name_f]Olive[/name_f] to her appointments when she wants someone there. [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] loves going for lunch after, except for her sister’s revolting cravings. She enjoys pretending she won’t meet up with her to eat because of it. She hopes her cravings aren’t crazy when it’s her turn.

[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] and her husband have been married for three years now. They both kept their respective surnames because of their connection with their jobs. [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] is a semi-well-known murder mystery writer. She’s loved writing since she was a kid, and her favorite things to watch were murder mysteries. [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] always said she needed to marry a doctor so he could help her be as accurate as possible. Well, that’s what happened. She was twenty-six, and he was thirty when they met. It was at a fundraiser for the hospital he worked for. Never one to miss an opportunity, [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] asked him a gruesome question regarding the book she was writing. He thought it was hilarious, answered the question, and asked her out before she left. Her husband was going through a custody battle with his ex-wife at the time. He was trying to get full custody of his then-two-year-old daughter after his former neighbor called and said she was worried about the girl’s safety. He got custody the year after they met, and [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] loves her now seven-year-old stepdaughter to pieces.

[I_meme_it]

cw: toxic ex

[name_m]Javier[/name_m] [name_m]Flint[/name_m] [name_m]Ramirez[/name_m] (35) is Acacias’ husband and currently a father of one, although he hopes in the future that his family can expand. A doctor who specialises in neurology, Javier’s nickname among his friends and colleagues is ‘the Headache’, as it’s quite literally what he specialises in - and he’s never offended by this pet term, as everyone else got fittingly surface level harsh names of their own. He is quite careful in telling people this though, as [name_m]Javier[/name_m] tends to then get flooded with questions about curing minor ailments, and it’s not fun.

To say things were bad between [name_m]Javier[/name_m] and his ex by the end would be an understatement. Their romance was a whirlwind, and while at first this sparked mostly excitement and intense joy, it also meant the worst parts of her nature were concealed.She was incredibly controlling - prone to jealousy over the slightest suggestion [name_m]Javier[/name_m] was close with a female friend - and tried to pick fights to validate her possessive behaviour. [name_m]Javier[/name_m] quickly became wrapped up in having to defend himself from accusations, something that first drained him emotionally, but a physical toll gradually set in given how he wasn’t sleeping well from anxiety, and the fact she’d also just want to argue at all hours of the night.

[name_m]Javier[/name_m] only has one sibling, his much younger sister, [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. She was a surprise addition to the family in every sense, and at first, [name_m]Javier[/name_m] struggled with being an older sibling thanks to the age gap. The fact they were often at such different stages in life meant he hovered about at first, being a specter in his little sisters’ world, however when [name_f]Maya[/name_f] began coming to him for advice, they started to become closer. It also helps that his daughter fully considers her the ‘funnest aunt’, as she’s always got energy and game suggestions whenever visiting their home.

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[CherryBomb50]

[name_f]Calida[/name_f] [name_u]Blaze[/name_u] [name_m]Ramirez[/name_m] (7) is Javier’s daughter and Acacia’s stepdaughter, who likes her place with her stepmother and shares her father’s desire for more children. She’s recently befriended her paternal second cousin, a girl who attends her class, but didn’t know she was related to her until her father stated the little girl’s mother is his cousin. [name_f]Calida[/name_f] gets along with so many friends and doesn’t like to be trapped in the middle of friends who argue…let alone her parents who argue. She still considers her dad to be her best friend but understands he’s her parent too and doesn’t let this prevent her from making other friends. When she first started school, she was very nervous and sad to be away from her father, but thankfully she had a good teacher, even if it took her most of the school year to really be okay with that. [name_f]Calida[/name_f] loves seeing her father happy, he’s her world and he’s always there for her as well. While she was initially worried about how her stepmother would be, she quickly warmed up. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] was someone she found extra cool and she’s kept lighthearted conversations with her. She also enjoys [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and Javier’s cousin more, now that she knows one of her friends is also her second cousin. [name_f]Calida[/name_f] keeps a nice side to her and stays positive, which is comforting to Javier’s past trauma. Although it doesn’t quite cure what he’s gone through, nor does [name_f]Calida[/name_f] really know what it’s about, but it makes him very pleased that she’s a good and innocent side and doesn’t make anything worse regarding his past.

She has a very minimal relationship with her mother and because her bond with her father is so strong, when he says he’s not comfortable with her around, [name_f]Calida[/name_f] believes it. [name_f]Calida[/name_f] maintains a lot of innocence in her ways of trusting her father, so she won’t ask questions about touchy issues and just leaves it at that. [name_f]Calida[/name_f] was quite a noisy baby, but doesn’t remember why since she was so young then, and [name_m]Javier[/name_m] worried it was due to the way her mother was, but he doesn’t bring it up and so [name_f]Calida[/name_f] just assumes it’s natural since she was a baby anyway. She asks a lot of questions to people she doesn’t know or trust, and always asks something when she thinks people want questions, even if it’s not quite helpful. She had a substitute teacher earlier this year on a day where there’s a fire drill. The substitute announced, “Ok, so remember just because I’m not your real teacher doesn’t mean you can misbehave. There’s a fire drill later today and I mean it when I say you must silently walk in a single-fire line and all be there. Any questions?” [name_f]Calida[/name_f] asked, “What’s your favourite colour?” Her substitute sent a note home.

While her substitute wasn’t pleased, [name_m]Javier[/name_m] is a fair father to [name_f]Calida[/name_f] and didn’t punish her over the note. She was just a curious kid, she wasn’t intentionally trying to undermine the situation. At least she didn’t bring up her father’s middle name [name_m]Flint[/name_m] or her middle name [name_u]Blaze[/name_u] being fire-related. Her first name means “heated” and she prefers fire to earth, air, or water. She loves the fiery name style brought down to her and she wants to give her teddy bear a fiery-like name, but doesn’t really know any and just calls him “Fire”, but insists “it’s not his permanent name”. She’s excited to meet her step-cousin, the currently-unborn child of [name_f]Olive[/name_f], but she is in no rush to see them be born yet and likes seeing her stepaunt in her beautiful maternity dresses. She knows nothing about Olive’s past boyfriend but [name_m]Javier[/name_m] insists he just wasn’t a good person for her at all, and [name_f]Calida[/name_f] has understood. She doesn’t want her father to feel unhappy for any reason. She loves drawing pictures and making sweet cards for her father and stepmother, to cheer them up when they’re sad but also make them feel extra special when they’re happy.

[cara_murvolio]

warning: parental death

[name_f]Verona[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Vera[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] Newlaw (7) is Calidas’ best friend, the two having known each other since they were toddlers. Their bond stems from the fact they’re both from single parent households, being raised by their dad’s, and [name_m]Javier[/name_m] quickly befriended Veras’ father, given he felt a bit awkward being one of 2 guys attending these groups. This was shortly before [name_m]Javier[/name_m] met [name_f]Acacia[/name_f], as the custody battle with his ex was beginning, and he was trying to set up more stability to ensure he could raise [name_f]Calida[/name_f], to protect her from her mothers’ irrational behaviour.

Unlike her best friend, [name_f]Vera[/name_f] doesn’t think she’ll ever get a stepparent. Her mother passed away from surgery complications when she was only a year old - following a road traffic accident - and few people can imagine Mr Newlaw finding someone he connected with on the same level as his late wife, first and foremost the man himself. Following her passing, [name_f]Vera[/name_f] received [name_f]Grace[/name_f] as a second middle name, something she shares with her late mother, as her family wanted her to feel a connection to the woman who cherished her so dearly for how little time they had together.

[name_f]Vera[/name_f] is - ironically - a very fiery personality. She’s the leader in the duo dynamic, known for her love of music (being a proud clarinet and piano student), as well as how frequently she insists on asking people questions about themselves. It’s something her dad jokingly attributes to her maternal uncle, who’s a journalist, and someone [name_f]Vera[/name_f] greatly admires for his tenacity, as he broke a story on a local company violating environment laws with how they were getting rid of waste. She also refuses to walk anywhere: [name_f]Vera[/name_f] either runs or skips, as there’s so much to see, and how can walking help her explore the world?

[MissMorland]

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_m]Fleming[/name_m] (57) is Vera’s maternal grandmother. She tries to be a very fun grandma and tells [name_f]Vera[/name_f] lots of stories about her mom. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and her husband miss their daughter dearly. She often comments that [name_f]Vera[/name_f] looks a lot like her mother, something that both [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] love. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is very proud of her son in his journalistic pursuits. She reads everything he writes and hangs every new piece on her fridge. [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] met her husband in college during an environmental protest. They forgot to exchange numbers, and after a few months, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] had given up hope of ever seeing him again. Then a friend invited her to a diner that had just opened, and lo and behold, the guy from the protest was behind the counter. They made sure to exchange numbers this time and got married two years later after [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] finished college. [name_f]Vera[/name_f] loves hearing that story just as much as [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] loves telling it.

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] retired from her job as a nurse seven years ago. She was an emergency nurse and met [name_m]Javier[/name_m] almost ten years ago when he started his residency at the hospital. It was a welcome surprise when her son-in-law mentioned befriending [name_m]Javier[/name_m], as [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] believed both men would benefit from the friendship. She enjoys taking [name_f]Calida[/name_f] and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] on outings and does her best to keep up with the girls. In high school, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ran track, something that surprised [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. She’d had an opportunity to go to the Olympics but declined, wanting to keep running as a hobby. A former teammate did get to go to the Olympics and is now a track coach. They are still good friends and eat lunch together often.

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for aforementioned road accident.

[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] [Atron] [name_m]Fleming[/name_m] (57) is Vera’s maternal grandfather and Caroline’s husband. He is a proud father to his two children although he constantly loos for answers surrounding his daughter’s passing. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] knew another car was involved but neither driver was at fault. Also the surgeon was thankfully not at fault either because the death itself was simply due to her body handling it terribly. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] even donated an organ to her, but her body rejected that as well, something he deeply blames himself for. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] doesn’t like to get too involved in the medical aspects, considering this something [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] knew much better than him, but never pries into this for the sake of her. He has wondered if this had anything to do with her retirement but also believes she may have just wanted to retire anyway. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] still remains in environmental conservation, as the vice chairman for an environmental non-profit local organisation.

He respects his son-in-law greatly and would be okay if he remarried but deep down, he knows it won’t happen and he’s pleased with that. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] were still with him to celebrate other events in his life and have always made room to celebrate special times of Vera’s as well. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] still considers the Newlaws to be family and appreciates the friendship between his son-in-law to [name_m]Javier[/name_m] and Vera’s friendship with [name_f]Calida[/name_f]. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] and Caroline’s son was an athlete himself before going into journalism, something he’s related to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] about in terms of past athletics. [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] feels warm that [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and her track coach friend have still remained close buddies despite taking different paths after graduating. Cedric’s best friend is [name_f]Bella[/name_f] Martinez’s father and [name_f]Maya[/name_f] Alvarez’s uncle, although their friendship was newer, with Mr. Martinez being the chairman for their cause. They knew each other for years and their friendship was gradual, but now they remain close very often. A surprise with [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] is that he really likes to ice skate, a hobby he’s grown up with, and he loves the feeling of skates gliding on ice.

[kitkatcookie]

tw: sibling death, grief & mourning

Raymond " Rays " Harry Fleming-Ward (35) is Cedric and Caroline’s son and uncle to Vera, as well as brother-in-law to his late sisters’ husband. When his only sibling passed so suddenly, Rays found his life froze somewhat. She was always his rock and the source of sound advice in his world, with him being the sort of little brother who overtly admired his older sister, trusting her judgement and appreciating the advice she offered. Often her enthusiasm and daring pastimes - usually sports based - made Rays more enthusiastic himself, and he started going caving because his sister introduced him to it, something he’s continued to do since her passing; even organising a trip to recognise her abilities and celebrate her life, which was followed by wild swimming, something else the siblings would do together, starting with their parents actually.

Journalism was something else that helped Rays leave behind his childhood shyness. His desire to investigate emerged when he was young - a trait Vera likewise displays - and this culminated in him wanting to advocate for openness, especially gicen how his number one career choice as a child was being a superhero. While he never intended on becoming involved in the most dramatic aspects of journalism [major crime], Rays knew that if it came to exposing corruption or immoral behaviour, he wouldn’t hesitate from doing all he could to uncover the truth and broadcast it.

This culminated in him exposing a local waste disposal company, who’d been dumping their rubbish in local woodlands, which had been labelled as protected for environmental preservation. It was especially hypocritical, given their CEO made an explicit showing of how he valued conservation efforts, all the while lambasting other companies for minor discretions when compared to his decisions. Once Rays’ article came out, a huge local uproar ensued, and now the company are being led by a new management team who have ceased this operation.

Recently, Rays learned he’s going to become a father himself. His long-term girlfriend revealed her pregnancy while the two were having a quiet date night, and he felt very overwhelmed for almost a week. It’s not that he doesn’t want to become a father, he just pushed it to the back of his mind following his sisters’ passing, and he also is uncertain how Vera will respond to the news given their closeness: potentially feeling she’ll be pushed to the sideline. He’s spoken to his mom and dad about this, with his brother-in-law being the next person Rays and his girlfriend are going to reveal the pregnancy news to. What he is confident about is honouring his late sister - Jacqueline " Lina " Grace Fleming-Ward - in some name capacity as Rays’ parents first did by making Carolines’ maiden name part of their surnames; however Grace won’t be included, so his niece’s bond to her mom isn’t threatened.

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[olivelovesnames]

tw: death of parents, cancer, car crash

[name_f]Heather[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_u]Thayer[/name_u] (33), is Rays’ pregnant girlfriend. She is a very pretty and kind young woman who works at a local high school as a science teacher. [name_f]Heather[/name_f] loves to explore and wants to make sure her child has lots of time outside, playing, exploring, and learning new things.

[name_f]Heather[/name_f] is always proud of everyone. It’s a trait she gets from her students, as she and her husband lovingly joke. Teaching 14-18 year olds each day has taught her to be proud of anything, however small. But when Rays felt overwhelmed about the prospect of being a father, [name_f]Heather[/name_f] got defensive and nervous; a trait she deems negative.

[name_f]Heather[/name_f] has two sisters, one older, one younger. She loves to spend time with her sisters, especially because her parents passed away at a young age. Her mother died in a car crash when [name_f]Heather[/name_f] was 15, and her dad died of cancer when she was 26. She and Rays had just started dating when her father died, and they connected over the death of a loved one. She couldn’t imagine losing one of her sisters though, and so she tries to be as empathetic as she can with her boyfriend.

[name_f]Heather[/name_f] has always wanted her own kid. Both of her sisters have little kiddos, and [name_f]Heather[/name_f] loves to hang out and spoil them. She has also been doing this with Vera; taking her out to lunch, braiding her hair, and talking about life. She is careful though to make sure that [name_f]Vera[/name_f] knows she isn’t trying to replace her mother. [name_f]Heather[/name_f] is so excited for her little son or daughter to be here, spending all of her free time shopping for baby clothes and looking for carseats and cribs. As Rays lovingly jokes, ‘Buy Buy Baby’ and ‘Carter’s’ are basically Heather’s new home.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] though [name_f]Heather[/name_f] is excited; it’s bittersweet. Most of her nieces and nephews got to meet her dad, but her little one is never going to know either of her parents. She has also been hoping for a proposal from Rays, but so far she hasn’t got one; in their 7 years of being together. She thought once the pregnancy was announced, she might become an engaged woman, but no. Now, [name_f]Heather[/name_f] is just hoping for a safe and healthy pregnancy, and for wedding bells in the future.

[mynameis1]

Tw: eating disorder and self harm (mentioned and blurred)

[name_f]Mavis[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] [name_u]Thayer[/name_u] (26) is Heather’s younger sister, and mother to a daughter and a son. [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] is very close to both [name_f]Heather[/name_f] and her older sister, and helps out with their oldest sister’s children. She is excited to meet her new niece or nephew, feeling like they will be a wonderful addition to the family.

Mavis’s mother died when she was 8 years old, and this was incredibly taxing on her mental health for years. When she then lost her father at the age of 15 - the same age that [name_f]Heather[/name_f] was when their mom died - she had a very hard time coping. She had been particularly close to their father, and losing him broke her. She developed an eating disorder, and went through a phase of self harm and anorexia. At her worst point, she had to be hospitalized for being too underweight, staying in an eating disorder facility for a year to recover. When she was 18, she was discharged, and she has been working hard to recover.

Now, at 26, [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] is doing a bit better. She still attends therapy, and she tries to keep her children happy and healthy, and makes an extra attempt at helping her daughter have a healthy relationship with food and her body, as part of the reason her eating disorder developed at the rate it did was because she felt was overweight and didn’t have control over her life and she doesn’t want her daughter to worry about such things.

Her younger son is autistic and nonverbal, and [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] tries her best to support him through his sensory overloads and meltdowns. She loves her children and her husband greatly, and is particularly glad the period of her life where she struggled is mostly in the past, although she still has a difficult time relating to thoughts of food, not liking to eat in front of others even to this day. She is trying her best to overcome this, as she doesn’t want her children to pick up on this and struggle because of it. Overall, [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] is doing a lot better, but she still has some way to go before she’s completely healed.

((This game looks like a lot of fun, I’m pretty excited for it.))

[cara_murvolio]

[name_m]Cordell[/name_m] ’ [name_u]Cory[/name_u] ’ [name_u]Beck[/name_u] Thayson (3) is Mavis’ younger child, who recently was diagnosed with autism. She and her husband decided to combine their surnames - [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] and [name_u]Thayer[/name_u] - rather than go for a double barrel option for their children, as it would be quite the mouthful, never mind the writing process for their son and daughter. This has benefitted [name_u]Cory[/name_u], as he’s not too fond of writing out letters, instead loving to craft his own patterns using pencils and watercolour paints.

Alongside this, the best thing’s in the world for [name_u]Cory[/name_u] are his toys relating to construction: he’s either pushing around miniature diggers, building using his Lego or Duplo, or showing off his miniature tool box. He also loves following his dad places where he can, and this reverence has been evident for just about as far back as anyone can recollect: of course being absolutely precious to witness - although the spotlight makes the little boy very shy, and he only properly comes out of his shell with those he fully trusts and embraces.

[CherryBomb50]

Warning for self harm, grief, eating disorders, and alcoholism (all aforementioned).

[name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] [name_u]Harley[/name_u] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m] (26) is Cory’s and their daughter’s father, husband of [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], and older brother of [name_f]Emily[/name_f]. While tey aren’t bothered by “husband” or “father”, tey use all pronouns and feels best this way. Xe never looks down on xir son [name_u]Cory[/name_u] for having autism, knowing that rumours of vaccines and dairy do not cause this, and fights disinformation on these subjects. He’s also a fighter against negative body image, knowing a lot of claims and messages are fake and dangerous. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] checks on [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] a lot despite her being much better than she was during teenage years. After all, the mental health problems behind self-harm and eating disorders don’t just go away with hugs, kisses, and children. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] is still delighted that [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] makes a recovery and doesn’t judge her for going to therapy, being completely understanding. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] has never met Mavis’s late parents but never tells her to get over grief she has over them and times they’ve missed out on. [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] tells tem all about her parents when she feels most comfortable to do so.

[name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] is going to have a niece or nephew later this year, from younger sister [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_m]Thompson[/name_m]. Both siblings have always wanted children; it’s just that [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] has been as subtle as the “b” in “subtle” growing up. Whereas [name_f]Emily[/name_f] has been playing with baby dolls since she was a toddler and talking about fave names when she was a teen, and basically living for motherhood without actually being a mother…yet. Seraphim’s excited for [name_f]Emily[/name_f] and her boyfriend Jackal but wants [name_f]Emily[/name_f] to understand what Jackal is going through more. So [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] politely explained, “I understand you’re excited for motherhood. And how much you love Jackal. I’ll take it that you don’t know that he’s doing this in private, but he’s still drinking. I appreciate your cherry attitude towards him, but it’s not enough. He needs help.” It was a difficult thing to bring up to [name_f]Emily[/name_f], since she was seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses, but it was for the sake of Jackal. And for their unborn child because taking this seriously now was much more preferred than letting this go untreated and potentially bringing this on their child. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] noticed within the week that [name_f]Emily[/name_f] looked more glum and withdrawn. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] felt bad and didn’t want their sister to lose her good spirit, so they convinced [name_f]Emily[/name_f] not to blame herself and that she can still be happy about motherhood, but just have better consideration for Jackal. Ultimately Jackal is going to go to rehabilitation but one that will allow him in contact with [name_f]Emily[/name_f] and other family and friends so that he doesn’t feel isolated and closed off at such an important time for him. Take it step by day, day by day.

[name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] loves the creativity her children have and loves to talk about Legos with [name_u]Cory[/name_u]. [name_u]Cory[/name_u] follows [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] a lot, which flatters xem. [name_u]Cory[/name_u] watches the Lego movie with his parents and although they’ve seen it several times, they enjoy the moments just the same. Their daughter is a fan of movie soundtracks and has them play in her room. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] wishes to be good at construction, especially since working for a store that sells lumber and tools. His job is pretty boring but it’s worth it for the money plus [name_u]Cory[/name_u] gets excited for some reason, just out of pure joy he has for his parents. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] keeps a journal, although this is technically one of many they’ve had in life, since they never throw out any old ones, even the ones from childhood. [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m] is known to save a lot of stuff and writes dates on all the stuff just enjoy looking back last year…or last decade…or longer.

Emily was created by @Lindseylloyd052399.
Jackal was created by @mynameis1.

[mynameis1]

[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_f]Mariella[/name_f] Thayson (7) is [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and Seraphim’s daughter, and sister to [name_u]Cory[/name_u]. After [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] was discharged from the eating disorder clinic, that was when she fell pregnant with [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], happily carrying Seraphim’s child, as they were already highschool sweethearts way before [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] was sent to the hospital.

[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] is thankfully a happy child, even if sometimes she feels frustrated by the fact [name_u]Cory[/name_u] sometimes gets more attention than her, she knows it isn’t his fault, and she often tries to relate to him by playing Legos with him and trying to comfort him during meltdowns. She loves her little brother dearly, and [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] is quite mature for her age, sometimes being called an “old soul” by her parents, but they also still allow for her to be a child. As one can probably easily tell by the decorations in Sawyer’s room, she has a fondness for [name_f]Disney[/name_f] princesses, particularly the classics like [name_f]Belle[/name_f] and Sleeping [name_f]Beauty[/name_f], but she also really likes [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Rapunzel[/name_f] and even [name_f]Moana[/name_f] as well. She has a coloring book where she colors in all the [name_f]Disney[/name_f] princesses, and will give them to her parents when she’s done for them to hang on the fridge.

[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] is a bit of a quiet girl, and seems to know a bit more what’s going on than is expected for her to know at her young age. She recognizes that her mother sometimes struggles with eating in front of the family, and that on particularly hard days she will go to the backroom to eat instead of sitting down at the table. [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] had asked her father why this was, and ze said that [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] was juat feeling sick on those days, which isn’t too far from the truth. [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] also understands that her relative, Jackal, is dealing with something as well. From her understanding, he is struggling with “adult juice”, which she had learned from one of the older brothers’ from.the kids’ in her class. She hopes that her mama and Jackal both get the help they deserve, because she hates when anyone is a sad, especially her family.

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[name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Mairead[/name_f] [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] (7) is Sawyer’s cousin. Sawyer’s mom, [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], has two older sisters; [name_f]Heather[/name_f], and one more. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is the daughter of the oldest sister. She has two older sisters who are much older than her, but she loves them so much. She is so excited for her baby cousin to be born.

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] is very close with [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] since they’re the same age. The two of them love when they get to see each other. They like to play with dolls and explore outside, but [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] is a lot shyer than [name_f]Ella[/name_f], and they don’t always agree on everything. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is very stubborn and if something doesn’t go her way, she gets annoyed. The two of them go to a summer camp together every year, and both look forward to it all year long. She also likes to play with [name_u]Cory[/name_u], since she thinks he’s little and cute.

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] loves her [name_f]Girl[/name_f] Scouts troop and doing activities with the girls in her troop. She also enjoys playing soccer and swimming. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] goes through a lot of sports; ballet, basketball, softball – but only soccer and swimming have stuck. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is an extrovert and loves to make new friends. She loves to talk, talk, talk – something that’s gotten her in trouble at school a few times. She has dyslexia and has trouble reading, so she’s been getting tutored by a nice 10th grader named [name_f]Gracie[/name_f].

[name_f]Ella[/name_f] was just 3mos old when her grandfather died, and she only got to meet him once; at her birth. She has no memories of him or her grandmother, which makes her sad, but her father’s parents spend a lot of time with her and she loves to have grandparents around to spoil her.

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[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Ida[/name_f] (Thayer) [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] (37) is Ellas’ mother and the eldest of the three sisters, who jokes she continued the family tradition by having three daughters’ of her own: a 16-year-old, a 15-year-old and 7-year-old [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. After her youngest child was born, [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and her husband decided their family was completed, as they’d properly started their business - environmentally friendly and conscious cabin rentals for holiday breaks - and it wasn’t going to be fair on anyone to try raising another baby, especially their girls’.

It’s often [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] who contends with Ellas’ stubbornness frequently, as she admits she’s the person it mostly likely is inherited from. Always a driven, organised woman, people are often surprised to learn she eloped with her high school sweetheart and become a mother at 21, however Josephine’s never considered these setbacks or some change to a master plan. What felt natural to her was remaining with the person she’d come to form such a deep and meaningful bond since they were partnered up in a chemistry class, and working towards a goal alongside him instead of merely getting a degree for the sake of things.

The newest investment for the Tuckers’ is a little more personal. They’ve adopted two rescue animals: Shortbread, a shetland pony, and [name_f]Tulip[/name_f], a donkey. There aren’t plans on incorporating the two into any sort of business plans, but providing these animals a good home - when they have enough land to make it happy for them - is important, especially to their middle daughter, who’s a proud environmental campaigner. This has led to [name_f]Ella[/name_f] asking if they can get a pet squirrel, but Josephines’ nixed this currently, as there’s the matter of the family already having two rabbits - Chestnut & [name_m]Bramble[/name_m] - who they don’t want to be overlooked.

Being the eldest, [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] has the clearest memories of her mother, and she did struggle with the urge to take on a parental role where her sisters’ were concerned, especially [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]. This became more pronounced when their dad passed away, as by that point she had children of her own to look after, meaning her youngest sisters’ struggles with an ED were painful for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] to learn about, as she couldn’t help but feel she’d somehow failed [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]. Her sense of guilt is something Josephines’ husband has focused on preventing her being consumed by, as he knows her sisters’ don’t resent her for putting her children first, as it’s the right decision.

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[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] (16) is Josephine’s oldest daughter. She is pretty happy with the notion that the family will not be having anymore siblings, as she loves her little sister [name_f]Ella[/name_f] dearly and doesn’t feel like sharing her home with yet another baby. [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] loves her family, but she is especially close with the 15 year-old-sister as they both share an environmentally conscious attitude, and have even been to a rally together to march for change.

[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] is the opposite of her littlest sister and mother, being a very soft-spoken and easygoing person. She doesn’t like to create waves, which used to get her in trouble with bullies in school. Luckily, her best friend has always been there to stand up for when she can’t. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a few years back when [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] was 13, she had confronted one of her meaner friends at a sleepover, telling her “there’s a reason we don’t invite you to these sleepovers, you know. Whenever you’re in the room we all sigh and look uncomfortable. [name_m]Can[/name_m] you really not see that?” To which her friend was stunned. That girl has now started to try and make amends with them, and is a little bit nicer. [name_u]Truth[/name_u] is, this girl has some trouble going on at home, and she acts out because of it. Lately though, she opened to one of the other girls in the group about what was going on, and [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] feels proud that this friend has started to act a little calmer and less mean-girly.

[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] has been in love with love since before she could remember. When she was 7, she had been planning her wedding. While [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] does not have a boyfriend currently, she has a crush on a guy in her class, a boy on the debate team who she admires mostly because he’s so much more outspoken than she is. She very much doubts that he will ever like her back, let alone notice her existence, but she hopes maybe he will. She loves her aunt [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and the two are close, and she feels bad that [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] still seems to struggle with ED behaviors, but she knows that she is working on it. [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] is a smart teenager even if she is quiet, and has been considering tipping her toes in the water and joining a club, maybe yearbook, as one of her friends is already in the club.

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[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] (15) is the final daughter of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and the fiercest environmentalist of the family. Like [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] definitely has the tenacious spirit of her mom, albeit she’s more prone to channelling this inwards like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] to help focus on whatever the top of her priority list. When she and [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] were younger, there could be some confusion around who the firstborn was, as not only was [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] taller for a time period, she was always first to ask questions or voice her disapproval, very much taking the initiative. While externally she was the leader, it’s undeniable that [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] greatly admired her big sister, most commonly displayed in how when she started kindergarten her first week was spent informing everyone how amazing she thought [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] was [and she still does, it’s just expressed less through speeches].

Although they’re known to be inseparable at home, and always have at least one weekend a month doing a sisterly outing - which [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is incorporated into more now she’s older, although rallies are off the table unless their parents are also going - [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] aren’t socially interconnected. Sarah’s glad [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] spoke up to her friend with mean girl tendencies, as [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] and she clashed a lot in their younger years, something she isn’t proud about as it was exhausting and she hated that the conflict could spill into Rebekah’s life. What [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] refuses to stand for though is being talked down to or treated as if she’s naive or unintelligent, something Rebekah’s friend insinuated, nicknaming [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] ‘the eco loon’ thanks to her beliefs.

By no means are the two close now - and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] can be wary of her still - but they’ve formed a truce of their own kind, which brings less tension to the house when she’s at the house. One of Sarah’s own close friends likewise comes from a less than stellar environment - currently being in the care of their great-aunt, which has turned out to be an improvement for them - so she has a lot of empathy, even if her more abrasive nature makes her seem a little dismissive from matters that aren’t tied to campaigning for environmentally conscious progress.

Although she’s comparatively quiet when compared to her outspoken child self, [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] hasn’t lost her upfront sense of humour. She’s told her Aunt [name_f]Heather[/name_f] that she is a mixture of brave and crazed for taking on the duty of teaching high schoolers, something that greatly amused her, and they’ve always had a tight bond - arguably as they’re both the middle sister, meaning [name_f]Heather[/name_f] understands Sarah’s perspective wholeheartedly. Learning she’s pregnant has been something to delight [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], whose set herself to sourcing renewable and recyclable products for her unborn cousin, including helping find a top quality second hand crib using her ‘connections’ - aka [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] knows a lot of upcyclers through the environmental awareness community. Currently she’s teaching herself to crochet, so she can make a personalised gift for [name_f]Heather[/name_f] and Rays’ baby when they’re born.

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[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_m]Rodriguez[/name_m] (21) is Sarah’s cousin’s best friend since they met in middle school during a beach clean-up event. They immediately bonded over their shared love for environmentalism and activism, and have been inseparable ever since. Maya’s parents are both environmental scientists, so she grew up with a deep understanding of the importance of protecting the planet. She’s currently in her third year of college, studying environmental engineering and hoping to make a difference in the world. [name_f]Maya[/name_f] is a patient and compassionate person, always willing to lend an ear and offer support to those in need. She’s also an avid hiker and loves exploring the great outdoors. Sarah’s cousin jokingly refers to her as her “environmental soulmate.”

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Warning for disordered eating.

[name_f]Azélie[/name_f] [name_f]Mera[/name_f] [name_m]Tucker[/name_m] (21) is Maya’s friend and paternal cousin of [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], who doesn’t quite know the perspective of her maternal family, being on the opposite side. Still, she’s been very understanding about the situations the teens have and she’s always kept a cool and fun side to her. She bonds best with [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] over environmental reasons but enjoys [name_f]Ella[/name_f] and [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] and loves the idea of three sisters together. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] has one sister and when [name_f]Ella[/name_f] was a newborn, [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] and her sister joked that their parents should “have a third girl too”. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] did make a wish for that although it hasn’t happened in the 7 years since. Usually when she makes wishes, they don’t come true. But regardless, always be careful what you wish for. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] wished to be skinny, which Sarah’s found understandable, but that she’s worried [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] could turn out like Mavis’s past.

[name_f]Azélie[/name_f] also jokes when [name_f]Maya[/name_f] calls [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] her “environmental soulmate” and claps back, “Hey! She’s my cousin!” She supports them both and is happy to be a roommate with [name_f]Maya[/name_f]. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] are on the same page on crocheting and she likes to crochet with her cousin. While [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] has had type 1 diabetes since she was 13, she’s maintained good health, at least for now. She perceives herself as happy and capable of herself so it’s surprising that she turned to disordered eating. Before she was diagnosed, she lost weight quickly and was underweight, which girls at her school complimented her on. They perceived her as “prettier” then compared to when she was diagnosed and took medicine and insulin, which regained most of the lost weight even though it put her back into the healthy weight range. The girls didn’t seem to care about [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] when she changed this, but didn’t really tell her since they knew she was diabetic. When she was 18, she developed T1DE, also known as diabulimia, where she intentionally lowered and restricted the insulin taken as a mechanism to lose weight. She also exercised frequently and had moderate bulimic-like symptoms. She feels since her condition isn’t seen as often as other disorders, that it is harder to seek help. Although she and [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] aren’t related by blood and have different disorders, [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] has told [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], prompting [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] to convince [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] to seek help. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] is grateful for this although she too still attends therapy, and she personally finds it hard to resist that feeling of just having weight dropping from her body. She credits [name_f]Maya[/name_f] and her sister as well and they’ve helped her get back into what she enjoys. [name_f]Azélie[/name_f] sometimes questions her own sanity and has turned to painting as an outlet to express herself freely. She can’t imagine what [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], and [name_f]Heather[/name_f] are going through since losing their parents on separate occasions and this has kept her closer to her parents. She also enjoys her paternal uncle, Jacqueline’s husband, and feels he was always a kind influence to her and [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f].

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Kalaine [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] Pascough (21) is Azélie’s other closest friend, who she met through group therapy during her time overcoming her ED; their friendship stemming from an understanding about embracing vulnerability around each other. Having been diagnosed with OCD at fourteen, Kalaine experienced a rapid escalation when she was in her mid-teens, centring on a pathological obsession with cleanliness. She soon couldn’t function properly, spending half the night cleaning her room and other parts of the house over and over, believing if she didn’t perform this ritual, her loved one’s would become stricken with devastating illness, and this eventually led to her skipping school to complete this task she’d set herself.

Things worsened when Kalaine was sent to receive treatment, having been implored by her parents, and her older brother handled this poorly. They’re just a year apart in age and he claimed she was ruining his image, as people would want to know where his sister had gone - even though their parents had told him to resoond that she was visiting relatives in [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] City. The Pascough’s frequently visit their extended family in [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u], so it wouldn’t have been questioned, but Kalaine’s brother had dreams of becoming an NFL star and any ‘skeletons’ [as he deemed her struggle] were something he feared.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] now, the two aren’t particularly close. Although they would never have been called the most attached siblings, Kalaine’s struggled to forget how he stigmatised her mental health and turned the whole thing into revolving around himself, pretty much dismissing how her life was controlled by intrusive thoughts. She doesn’t trust him with much information regarding her personal matters, but it doesn’t stop her from supporting his football career, which has continued thriving [shockingly, Kalaine’s struggles didn’t alarm scouts or universities, as he’d insisted things would turn out].

She’s currently studying linguistics herself, not having an exact goal for the future, however communication has become much more important
to Kalaine since her recovery. Namely, means of removing baseless assumptions about mental health issues, and how to encourage people to share their stories and not be held back by the shame often unfairly assigned to those struggling. She’s also talked a lot to her dad about these matters. He’s mixed race - one parent having been Hawaiian, the other white - but was adopted as a baby, and subsequently raised separated from any knowledge about his past. It was when he met Kalaine’s mother, a first generation Hawaiian immigrant, that he began connecting with his cultural heritage, and has encouraged his children to embrace this: which Kalaine absolutely has.

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Kahuna [name_u]Austin[/name_u] Pascough (23) is Kalaine’s older brother. Having chosen to go by his middle name since he was 13, [name_u]Austin[/name_u] has always suffered from severe generalized anxiety and typically has a tendency to overreact to situations that he finds will ruin his reputation. While it may not be an excuse for his behavior towards his sister, [name_u]Austin[/name_u] genuinely was worried that his sister’s condition would ruin his reputation. This also stems from the fact that [name_u]Austin[/name_u] is truthfully fearful that his own mental health issues will ruin his own reputation, and he tries his hardest to conceal them by any means possible.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] to this day, [name_u]Austin[/name_u] has silent anxiety attacks before every game, something that no one knows about because he does his absolute best to keep it secret. He does feel guilty for the way he made Kalaine feel, and he actually does want to apologize and make up for his behavior and get back on to speaking terms with his sister, but his own fear of revealing his secret stops him every time. [name_u]Austin[/name_u] loves football, and is overall happy that his career is going well. But everytime before a game, and sometimes during the middle of the night or even nights before the game, he has pretty severe anxiety that he will lose and throw the game, something that has caused nightmares for him in the past. Thankfully, he has never actually lost a game in a major way that was all on him, but the fact that he hasn’t yet makes him feel that he will very soon, and he worries he’ll get thrown off the team.

[name_u]Austin[/name_u] doesn’t have a significant other, being too anxious a majority of the time to really get into a relationship. His last few relationships, he had been constantly paranoid that his significant other was cheating, seeing that he does have pretty bad paranoia alongside anxiety. He doesn’t trust anyone in his life to a full extent, even his fellow football players. Though, there is one teamate he trusts relatively well, but even then it’s only about 60%. He still thinks he’s going to betray him and hasn’t told him about his anxiety.

[name_u]Austin[/name_u] does want to apologize to Kalaine for being disrespectful to her, and maybe explain that he understands more than Kalaine knows, but he is worried that if he does tell her she will judge him, then his anxiety and paranoia will be out in the open and he won’t be able to proceed in his football career. [name_u]Austin[/name_u] does want to get better and not be so unhappy, but he just doesn’t trust that others aren’t going to betray him and make him out to be a crazy person.