[name_u]Asher[/name_u] [name_m]Bronson[/name_m] [name_m]Caldwell[/name_m] (22) is one of Emrys’ best friends. Like [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_u]Asher[/name_u] is a photographer and enjoy taking pictures with [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] and their third friend.
[name_u]Asher[/name_u] is very independent having to take responibility from a young age taking care of his younger siblings.
Right now he is saving up money for a backpacking trip to [name_u]South[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u] with his traviling buddy.
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Chan-yeol ‘Caspian’ [name_f]Moon[/name_f] (21) is the final member of the trio, alongside [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] and [name_u]Asher[/name_u]. Caspian’s the most decisive of the trio, hoping to become a cinematographer, with his dream being working on nature documentaries, as he inherited a passion for ecology from his mother, who works as a geologist.
He met [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] thanks to their younger siblings being friends and tries his best to help [name_u]Asher[/name_u] out with his responsibilities - as while he seems aloof and closed off at first meeting, Caspian’s an incredibly loyal person who’ll do anything for the people he cares about. When he isn’t taking photography or concentrating on his studies, [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] goes cycling regularly and climbing, having moved from indoor centres to outdoors recently.
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Ahn-jong ‘Talia’ [name_f]Moon[/name_f] (17) is Caspian’s younger sister and the best friend of the youngest [name_f]Summers[/name_f] sibling. A quietly confident person, Talia’s co-president of her school’s Creative Writing Group and is dead set on studying to become a writer, with her favourite genres being mystery, horror and fantasy - often combining all three somehow in her own work. Around her friends, she displays a witty, wry sense of humour and loves making other people laugh.
Growing up, [name_f]Talia[/name_f] idolised her big brother - following him around a lot, which used to drive [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] half-mad - and she remains very supportive of him, with time and maturity meaning this feeling is returned. When she isn’t writing, [name_f]Talia[/name_f] enjoys making jewelry - some of which she sells online - and hanging out with her friends, often going to small parks where they can relax and chat. She’s also the proud owner of a bearded dragon named [name_m]Sylvester[/name_m].
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[name_f]Aniko[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Summers[/name_f] (17) is the youngest of Mary’s children and Talia’s best friend/partner in crime. While a little scatterbrained and indecisive, Aniko’s astute in other ways, being very emotionally intuitive and caring towards others - which has led to her deciding she wants to become a counselor. She’s well-liked among her peers and very much is the heart of her friend group, always trying her best to be there for others’, even if academics have never been her strongest suit.
When she isn’t hanging out with friends or showering [name_u]Sammy[/name_u] with attention, [name_f]Aniko[/name_f] enjoys going running to clear her head, as well as thrifting for clothes or items she can give to her friend who upcycles. Her knack for understanding people means she can be a little too perceptive for some, having realised her brothers’ friend [name_u]Asher[/name_u] has feelings for his future traveling partner, which has led [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] to insist she swears this to secrecy.
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[name_f]Claudette[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_u]North[/name_u] (18) is Aniko’s friend from running, they have grown closer over the last month as they have found their common interest of thrifting. [name_f]Claudette[/name_f] is shy at first but once you get to know her she’s just as bubbly and social as [name_f]Aniko[/name_f].
[name_f]Claudette[/name_f] enjoys playing guitar and also has fun partying at college but tends to get put down for her not drinking and being sensible. Her parents disapprove of her lifestyle choice of being a midwife and have stopped talking to her which really affected [name_f]Claudette[/name_f] but [name_f]Aniko[/name_f] has been there to help her through using her counselling-like ways.
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[name_f]Vespera[/name_f] ‘Vivi’ [name_f]Elise[/name_f] Sharrand (19) is Claudette’s best friend and roommate who’s been doing her best to be supportive considering the ongoing strife [name_f]Claudette[/name_f] is facing. She’s a pharmacology student who comes from a large, loving family, being the second of four kids who’s especially close with her sixteen year old sister and her parents see [name_f]Claudette[/name_f] as their fifth child. [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] acknowledges that - while confident and fun-loving - she isn’t the best at advice, so instead she’s been doing all she can to pick her best friend up and providing her with plenty of distractions with everything going on.
When she isn’t socialising - being a pretty hard-core party animal - [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] enjoys going thrifting and experimenting with cookery, having been taught by her grandma. She works in retail and has saved up enough money to purchase a car, meaning she drives her friends about and often takes trips to see her extended family, often accompanied by [name_f]Claudette[/name_f]. As of now, [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] isn’t interested in dating anyone and instead has her eyes set on adopting a rescue cat.
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[name_f]Silvana[/name_f] “Silvie” [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Sharrand (16) is Vivi’s younger sister and they are very close. Unlike her sister who is more fun-loving and carefree, [name_f]Silvie[/name_f] is dedicated to her chosen path as a dancer. She has trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance and is facing a decision soon on which to pursue professionally. She spends most of the time she is not in school practicing and is considering going fully online for her senior year if she is offered a position in a dance troupe. Dancing is her passion but being with [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] is a break from her strenuous workload and she loves going on short weekend road trips with her in her new car. Her other way of relaxing is to play the [name_m]Sims[/name_m] and has several elaborate [name_m]Sims[/name_m] worlds.
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Ok but that is soooo me, I wish I was born in the 70s though, so I could live through the 80s
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] Sharrand (54) is [name_f]Silvie[/name_f] and Vivi’s mother. She works as a professional artist. She is locally known and pretty successful. Her chosen medium is oil paint. She tends to bump heads with her daughters; she’s pretty traditional and tries to raise her kids accordingly. Her daughters often state that sometimes it feels like they are living in the 50’s at their home. But ultimately, she is a very loving and patient mother and wife. She can sometimes be a bit indecisive, but only because she thinks every decision through and wants to make the best one for her and her family. She sometimes gets a bit full of herself, but tries not to be.
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tw: controlling upbringing
Ya [name_u]Chai[/name_u] ‘Yvette’ Walbridge [Shinawatra] (54) is Deborah’s best friend and fellow artist, albeit she works in the field of pottery opposed to paints. [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] often finds herself serving as a listening ear to her friend given the occasional conflicts between her and her daughters, having a much more laidback parenting style that stemmed from growing up being controlled and dictated to by her mother and father - a decision that led to her deciding to study abroad in the hope of finding more autonomy and less criticism. This proved to be just what [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] needed to blossom into the fun-loving, easygoing social butterfly she’s known to be nowadays: although her kids find her public affection seriously embarassing, as she’s never one to shy away from giving them a hug (even though they swear that now they’re 22 and 17 respectively that this is totally unnecessary).
Shortly after her 51st birthday, [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] lost her husband [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] to an aggressive and sudden form of bone cancer, a loss that still impacts her to this day. She tries to hide how much pain she’s in - believing this will protect her children at the very least - but confides in [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] and some of her other closest friends about what she’s really going through, missing him greatly to this day. [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] considered [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] her soulmate and is clear she won’t be dating or remarrying any time soon, doubting this will ever be a possibility - in spite of a guy she dated in her first year reaching out to her with clearly romantic intentions. For now, what matters is continuing to stabilise her business - which her son’s decided he wants to inherit - and spending as much time with her loved one’s as possible: an always welcome suggestion as she prepares delicious Thai food to bring along.
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[name_m]Jovan[/name_m] [name_m]Drago[/name_m] Podobnik (54) is the guy [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] dated while studying at the University Of Maribor in Slovenia (then - Yugoslavia). The relationship between him and [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] was short , lasting a little over 7 months. However, it was very intense - [name_m]Jovan[/name_m] was the typical “bad boy” archetype who would take her on adventurous trips to the nearby lake and be the only person among the guys in his year to own a motorcycle, which of course was the epitome of cool. [name_m]Jovan[/name_m] would also frequently “vandalise property” with artistic murals that questioned the communist system of rule which was present in Yugoslavia then, although still, the market was less centralized and more open to foreign people, goods , capital and businesses than in other states under Soviet influence.
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] liked [name_m]Jovan[/name_m] 's rebellious attitude and admired the way he cared about his motorcycle & tried to do something more with his passion for painting than just the murals. That didn’t really work out - after majoring in Hospitality and Tourism , he became a travel guide in Yugoslavia , emigrating to the US in 1988 , shortly before the break-up of the country into independent countries, Now , he lives in a small town in [name_f]Wyoming[/name_f] , owning a guesthouse there and using the close proximity of Yellowstone National [name_u]Park[/name_u] to his advantage when it comes to the establishement’s promotion.
Living his whole life as a bachelor and adventurer, he never really stopped loving [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] and decided reach out to her upon finding her on Facebook (although it took reconnecting with a friend or two from university until he got the spelling of her maiden name right). Although he doesn’t hide that he has romantic intentions , he is also ready for rejection and knows that [name_f]Yvette[/name_f] may not have a place in her heart for another man besides [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] .
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[name_f]Charli[/name_f] [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (20) is a neighbor and friend of [name_m]Jovan[/name_m]. She moved to [name_f]Wyoming[/name_f] with her parents from [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u] when she was 16. She resented her parents for the move, but finds solace in the beauty that is Yellowstone National [name_u]Park[/name_u]. Her bedroom has crisp white sheets and seashells that she brought with her from home.
After having a big fight with her parents one night, she blew off steam by going for a walk, where she ran into [name_m]Jovan[/name_m]. He heard the yelling and screaming and asked her if she was okay. Still angry, she ranted to the stranger about her anger towards her parents decision to move from their home in [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u]. Having experience with moving far from home, the two talked outside on their front porches for a little while, and have been unlikely friends ever since.
[name_f]Charli[/name_f] is known for her free-spirit and poetic thoughts. She has a real knack for reading people and seeing what they don’t want her too. She’s much more intelligent than people give her credit for. She is calm and serene, much like the ocean she grew up near, and always has ocean waves playing at night to help her sleep.
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[name_u]Holly[/name_u] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m] (20) is Charli’s best friend from [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u]. Knowing each other since diapers [name_u]Holly[/name_u] was devastated when [name_f]Charli[/name_f] and her family moved away. They keep in touch online and try to visit each other as much as possible.
Like [name_f]Charli[/name_f], [name_u]Holly[/name_u] is free-spirited, and she has a way of writing beautiful poems. She and [name_f]Charli[/name_f] used to write poems together about the ocean and the people they met. But where [name_f]Charli[/name_f] mostly did it for fun, [name_u]Holly[/name_u] has always been more serious about her writing.
[name_u]Holly[/name_u] is 20 and has spent her entire life in [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u] and Charli’s moving made her think about if she herself should maybe get away. She loves [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u], but it can be a bit to small for her adventures liking.
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[name_m]Linus[/name_m] [name_u]Quincy[/name_u] Goodridge (21) is [name_f]Charli[/name_f] 's boyfriend whom she met shortly after moving to [name_f]Wyoming[/name_f] and then having the accidental conversation with [name_m]Jovan[/name_m]. He works at Jovan’s guesthouse as a receptionist.
He was heavily bullied in school for wearing make-up, dyeing his hair and wearing nail polish , yet the school administration did nothing to help him. His parents also initially were not supportive of his style or the fact that he was bisexual., but his mother eventually came around to it after he brought home his first and so far only boyfriend, [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] , with whom he broke up when they were both 17 on very amicable terms. His father and stepmom still delude themselves into thinking it’s “just a phase” and tell him that on several occassions, more often now that he has [name_f]Charli[/name_f] as a partner.
Initially they were not even friends , just acquaintances , but it blossomed into something more after [name_m]Linus[/name_m] went to [name_f]Charli[/name_f] 's 18th birthday party and they had a deep conversation about life, their plans for the future and the uncertainty that being a young adult. [name_f]Charli[/name_f] used her ability to read people in order to get closer to [name_m]Linus[/name_m] and he admired her poetic, eloquent way of voicing her thoughts. They’ve been going strong ever since then, their relationship will hit the 2nd Anniversary on [name_f]April[/name_f] 17th.
[name_m]Linus[/name_m] knows about [name_u]Holly[/name_u] and supports the friendship between his girlfriend and her the best he can. He even reached out to her so [name_u]Holly[/name_u] could help him write a romantic poem for the anniversary. [name_m]Linus[/name_m] also knows about [name_u]Holly[/name_u] 's plans to get away , but is also aware that she has no funds to travel, really. He contacted his ex’s [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] 's nerdy friend , [name_m]Adam[/name_m] , who can potentially get [name_u]Holly[/name_u] , [name_f]Charli[/name_f] and [name_m]Linus[/name_m] into a Dungeons & Dragons Discord group , where the young people could escape the not-so-exciting reality of [name_f]Wyoming[/name_f] and immerse themselves into the world of roleplay fantasy adventures.
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[name_f]Amabel[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] Kenting (20) is a friendly acquaintance of [name_m]Linus[/name_m] and member of Adam’s existing Dungeons and Dragons group: something that surprises people given how she doesn’t fit the stereotype of those who play. Living in Mesquite, [name_u]Nevada[/name_u], Amabel’s love of fantasy developed thanks to her dad being a special effects artist who primarily worked in the realm of sword and sorcery movies when he wasn’t focusing on horror - having grown up on sets, still maintaining friendships with some of the child actors she met (although this information is kept close to her chest, as Amabel’s seen and heard of people using her friends for clout, and wants to avoid being pulled into this or taken advantage of too).
Her mom also belongs to the film industry, working as a hair and makeup artist: talents that were passed onto [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] and she’s following in her footsteps unofficially, being a fashion student who dabbles in makeup tutorials on the side, and is forever experimenting with her sense of style and fashion. This hasn’t stopped her from being an avid reader and write of short stories though, loving nothing more than embracing her imagination and creativity in an alternative way to visual style. Amabel’s the eldest of three - having a younger sister and brother - being considered a bit of a Type A personality, having a strict regime when it comes to organising her things, in part due to her siblings constantly borrowing her books, notepads and pens .
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[name_u]Boston[/name_u] [name_u]Rome[/name_u] Kenting (15) is Amabel’s younger brother. He shares her love for DnD and also loves to read and play video games. [name_u]Boston[/name_u] dreams of being a game designer some day.
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[name_f]Maliyah[/name_f] [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]Davies[/name_m] (15) is a child actress who works on the same set as [name_u]Boston[/name_u] and [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] 's mom , [name_f]Kourtney[/name_f] . She met [name_u]Boston[/name_u] and [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] when the employees had a “Bring your child to work” day at the company near Chirstmas. [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] actually was the one who did her make-up that day instaed of [name_u]Courtney[/name_u], therefore they began talking about [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] 's Youtube career and all things social media. Turns out, despite [name_f]Maliyah[/name_f] 's growing popularity and over 350 thousand Instagram followers, she actually lets her manager , [name_u]Chris[/name_u] , take care of her account and doesn’t like social media because she feels like it contributes to worsening mental health and encouraging negative emotions like disgust or outrage to get people to interract with posts. [name_f]Maliyah[/name_f] refuses to spread negativity or let it get to her, so she stays strictly professional , without much interraction with fans. She practices in front of the mirror 4-6 hours a day with an extra hour of voice lessons thrice a week and 1,5 h acting lesson everyday but on [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] - that time she dedicates to her church and family , being rather active in the youth group in her congregation. Many of her classmates wouldn’t even think of her family as religious, given that she reads fantasy books and plays video games - albeit she prefers simulators or platform games to traditional shooters. [name_f]Maliyah[/name_f] knows from [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] that her and [name_u]Boston[/name_u] are obsessed with the same book series Whispered Lies of the Exiled written by 18-year-old writer [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] Judkins. She got [name_u]Boston[/name_u] 's contact info from [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] and shared short skits of herself on Tiktok , playing the main character of the story, [name_f]Tahira[/name_f] , who tries to hunt down mermaids who had been exiled from their country for trying to seduce the humble king [name_m]Rhydian[/name_m] while he was travelling by the sea. She completes a thousand miles long journey only to discover king [name_m]Rhydian[/name_m] 's dark side and relentless persecution of supernatural creatures for reason no other than monetary gain. [name_u]Boston[/name_u] was impressed with [name_f]Maliyah[/name_f] 's cosplay and acting being reminiscent of [name_f]Tahira[/name_f] 's character , and proposed that they write a fan letter to [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] Judkins where they show him the cosplay. She agreed and started having strong feelings for [name_u]Boston[/name_u] due to common interests and involvement in a passion project, but she doesn’t even know if he is capable of noticing it.
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[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] [name_u]Sunset[/name_u] [name_m]Davies[/name_m] (13) is Maliayh’s younger sister, although she isn’t working in the acting industry. This is because [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] was born with severe asthma that has to be monitored carefully and she has to be careful with physical activity, making sure she isn’t putting too much pressure on her lungs. Her and Maliyah’s mom - a martial artist and stunt coordinator - is very mindful of [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] in particular, with the pre-teen sometimes feeling babied when it comes to furthering her independence and engaging in new activities: especially sports, as [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] loves gymnastics - competing whenever possible - but has to hold back when compared to her friends. What she is thankful for is that her greatest passion, writing, is never impacted by her physical limitations and she’s very much content to squirrel away in a trailer on set, jotting down ideas in her notebooks or writing up mini chapters on her mac book. Although she’d never tell Maliayh, [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] has no interest in Whispered Lies of the Exiled and thinks it’s overrated by everyone around her, but hates upsetting the apple cart and subsequently keeps these opinions to herself. Mostly this comes in the form of horseback riding which she does with her dad - an animal rights lawyer who assesses sets for appropriate treatment, who got her into this pastime as a means of finding freedom, adventure and the happiness she always finds in these moments.
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[name_f]Winsome[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] ’ [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] Kenting (14) is Evanthe’s close friend and the youngest member of her family, who tries to both bond with her brother and sister while carving out her own identity: a hard task as she’s so young. Winnie’s the absolute opposite of [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] - living in personalised chaos that only really makes sense to her - but they share a close relationship in spite of this, with her sister being the main person she confides in about her worries and dreams. Having done some casual modelling, Winnie’s true passion is dance, specifically acrobatic and ballet - styles that confuse people as they don’t conventionally merge together, but she’s determined to prove people otherwise. She values creativity massively and is always trying to create unconventional pieces with the help of her teachers, having quite the competitive streak.
In spite of her drive, Winnie’s very much a team player and social butterfly who especially loves performing in duos alongside her main partner and best friend from when they were both only 6. The acrobatic element of her routines is what she first bonded with [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] over and she’s learned some more gymnastics from her (although this is Classified Information - namely as both girls’ know their parents won’t be delighted to hear they’re getting up to this). Unlike [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] and [name_u]Boston[/name_u], who take after their dad more, Winnie’s really close with their mom - a baker who’s been teaching her how to decorate her creations expertly, being very proud of helping make her brother’s amazing D&D inspired dragon birthday cake.
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Valerie Margaret Barnes-Kenting (47) is mother to three children, Amabel, Boston & Winnie. Val works in the film industry as a makeup artist, but is looking to make her passion for baking her full time job. She loves designing elaborate cakes that shock and surprise people. Valerie is very family oriented, and loves bringing people together. She enjoys hosting all of her siblings and extended family and friends for big parties over the holidays.
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