This is [name_u]Lucca[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_m]Hammond[/name_m]. She is a 17 year old high school student from Fountain [name_f]Valley[/name_f], [name_u]California[/name_u]. She is popular, but introverted, and the child of two c-list celebrities who wish they were a-list celebrities. [name_u]Lucca[/name_u] wants nothing more than to escape her family’s antics- even if it takes running away to [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City with her abusive boyfriend and trying to get into the film industry.
This is [name_f]Julieta[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Etta[/name_f]’ [name_f]Lupe[/name_f] Garrido. She’s a 67 year old mother of 2 sons and grandmother to 5 who lives in [name_u]Rio[/name_u] Rancho, [name_u]New[/name_u] Mexico. [name_f]Etta[/name_f] was widowed when her children - Alcedio ‘[name_m]Ace[/name_m]’ and [name_m]Xaviell[/name_m] - were still young and worked hard to support them as a single mother, enduring a lot of stress for her family. She’s now able to enjoy retirement with regular visits from her family, being especially close to her eldest grandson, [name_m]Elian[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Eli[/name_u]’, who’s just turned sixteen.
This is [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] “Wendy” [name_u]Sol[/name_u] Henderson; She is twenty-two years old and is currently in art school, she wants to become a famous painter one day. [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] is currently studying abroad in [name_u]Peru[/name_u] and knows Spanish, Chinese, [name_f]English[/name_f], and Russian. She grew up in Toronto [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and was raised by a single mother who has been recently diagnosed with cancer. [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] also has two older brothers who help take care of their mother. [name_f]Wendy[/name_f] wants to spend more time with her mother but also wants to further her career.
This is Mordecai Aran Li. He is a 39 year old single father to two little girls. He struggled with jobs for a few years until he landed the job of a lifetime. He is now a successful businessman and can provide for his daughters.
This is [name_u]Dustin[/name_u] [name_m]Kasper[/name_m] [name_m]Nilsen[/name_m], a current college student who is studying engineering. He is nineteen years old and owns two dogs named [name_m]Nino[/name_m] and [name_m]Chico[/name_m]. He is currently in a serious relationship with one of his fellow classmates. [name_u]Dustin[/name_u] plays tennis on the weekends with his bestfriend [name_m]Soren[/name_m] and has his own clothing line.
That is Nicolette Joan Williams. She is 23 years old and works at a athletic clothing shop. She lives in NYC, and likes to go and play fetch with her dog after work. Her dog’s name is Bobo. Her best friends name is Sarah Charlotte Mcleod, who works at the same shop as she does. She isn’t in a relationship at the moment, but she has a very busy lifestyle.
This is [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_m]Jones[/name_m], who’s 4 years old. She absolutely adores the [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] season and sometimes pretends that the awkward homemade fairy doll at the top of the tree is real.
That’s Juniper Brennan! June to her friends, June-bug to her dad, and Junie B. Jones to her ***hole of an older sister. She’s 31 years old and works as a paralegal, but is trying to gather up the courage to apply to law school before she misses her chance. Luckily- she’s good friends with an attorney at her firm (William Leighton), who is all too happy to help her study for the entrance exams. He likes the nostalgia, he says, but June is pretty sure he just likes an excuse to guilt her into buying him coffee.
June’s sister (Francesca, but she only goes by Frankie. Use her full name on pain of death!) is convinced June & Will are soulmates who are just too dumb to open their eyes, but no way. June’s actually nursing a pretty bad crush on a pink-haired woman named Ezra, who works at a bartender at the bar their dad (Scott Brennan) owns. She doesn’t even know Ezra’s last name yet, but she knows she turns scarlet whenever she gets a free drink with a smile.
This is [name_u]Rhian[/name_u] ‘Rhea’ [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_u]Mccarthy[/name_u]. She’s a 25 year old freelance journalist who specialises in counter culture, something that takes her all over the world and has lead her into some wild situations. Rhea’s originally from Southampton and the sea remains dear to her, a constant reminder of her grandparents who raised her after the sudden passing of her mum. When she’s back from traveling, [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] always makes time to visit, usually bringing them a small gift alongside her latest story.
She shares a flat with her best friend, [name_f]Leila[/name_f] Akbarian, and their two cats: Cranberry and Marmite. Rhea’s in a long distance relationship with a professional dancer, [name_f]Neves[/name_f] Matos, who’s Brazilian. [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] wants to ask [name_f]Neves[/name_f] about living together, but admittedly is more than a little nervous, as she knows it’ll mean a drastic move for one of them.
Carly Jaxon knows she should be loyal to her traditional upbringing but she yearns to study fashion in Milan. However, she is afraid of disappointing her parents who expect her to marry young and be a stay at home mom.
This is [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (he/they). He grew up in [name_u]Brazil[/name_u] and moved to NYC to pursue a career in dance- he is classically trained in ballet, but strives to branch off of that foundation by creating a new dance troupe that explores less traditional ways of dance.
This is [name_m]Rafael[/name_m] “Rafi” Azevedo, a ten-year-old boy from Manaus, [name_u]Brazil[/name_u]. He loves to dream of travel and play soccer, and he is a brilliant writer. When he was nine, he saw the movie “Pra Cima” and decided to travel when he grows up, just like the characters in the film. He is the younger of two brothers, and his older brother [name_m]Paul[/name_m] is introverted but fiercely protective.
