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COREY THEO BERRY

AGE: 25

BIRTHDAY: August 20th 1999

BIRTH ORDER: Fourth

RELATION: Adopted

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Cisman P

RONOUNS: He/Him

ORIENTATION(S): Heterosexual

FACE CLAIM: Cody Christian

JOB/SCHOOL

GRADE: Freshman

MAJOR: Photography

JOB: Freelance animator and artist

ABOUT

Corey didn't expect for himself to be a father at 20 years old, but that's what happened. He and his high school girlfriend, Emily, had so many plans for their future, Corey with a football scholarship and she an aspiring gymnast - the world was their oyster. That was, until one positive pregnancy test later and everything went to shit. It was hard to try and navigate everything, and Corey managed but Emily certainly didn’t. Just after little Lucas was born, Emily said she couldn’t do this any more, and up and left Corey on his own with his son. The last few years have been a struggle, but Corey was determined to be there for his kid no matter what. He dropped out of college and worked as many jobs as he could to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. But now that Lucas has started school, Corey has decided to go back to college and now major in his previous minor - photography. And he’s never been prouder to be a father.

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MICHAEL "MIKEY" ADAM CORCORAN

AGE: 29

BIRTHDAY: January 1st 1996

BIRTH ORDER: Fifth

RELATION: Half

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Cisman

PRONOUNS: He/Him

ORIENTATION(S): Bisexual

FACE CLAIM: Joe Keery

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Stand-up comedian, magician, a member of boyband tribute band - DeSyncd

ALUMNI?: yes

ABOUT

If he could do it, then Mikey certainly wanted to do it. He wanted to be the best at everything, yet struggled to concentrate fully on most things because of his ADHD. He would bounce around in so many different clubs and teams but never stuck to them for long. But his mother was always so supportive and his father, although he lived in London for his work, tried his best to connect with him.  Always goofy and often the class clown, Mikey loves making people laugh. His whole life, Mikey had always believed that laughter is the best medicine, so he definitely put that into practice. He had a very quick wit and used it to his advantage, and it didn’t take long for him to decide that comedy was something he wanted to pursue. His act was good, but he felt like he needed to spice it up a little more. But one night at a club, he saw a magician performing very badly, and knew that he could do that. Well, slightly better.  Even though he could get easily distracted, magic was something that came quite easily to him, and he very quickly combined the two acts together and form a set that got quite popular in bars around the city. And combined with videos that he uploaded to social media, Youtube and TikTok, Mikey’s popularity grew even more.

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ERIN MAUREEN HARCOURT

AGE: 25

BIRTHDAY: April 30, 1999

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Twin

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: She/Her

ORIENTATION(S): Bisexual

FACE CLAIM: Rachel Zegler

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Interior Designer; band member (guitar and vocals)

ALUMNI?: Yes

ABOUT

Were you to ask Erin, her sister is arguably the more qualified, more talented twin, and has certainly worked much harder to get to where she is than Erin. For some reason, though, their parents have always treated Erin as the golden child, even back when they were small children. Deemed by their parents as the easier to work with—this assumption pulled from thin air—a young Erin was often put forward for commercials and child modeling opportunities. She took an interest in her mother's former profession, so was thrust into dance, voice and acting classes, and trained classically like her mother.

Erin settled for PSU as her school of choice, and decided not to pursue a performance major, instead majoring in Interior Design with a minor in Photography. Her love for music remained with her, but rather than pursue it professionally, Erin started a band while in college. The band is still together now, with Erin on guitar and vocals.

Although Erin has always been a bit of a chameleon, able to easily change herself for whoever she's around, and is nice to everybody's faces even if sometimes it definitely does come across as forced, she does have a somewhat wicked side, and isn't afraid to voice her opinions. It was the wicked side of her that decided it was a good idea to hook up with her best friend's father. It was fun for a while, keeping their trysts a secret, but recently Erin found herself faced with a positive pregnancy test, and since Dwight is the only person she has slept with recently with the ability to get her pregnant...well, she's kind of f*cked.

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CHLOE JEANNE BERRY

AGE: 24

BIRTHDAY: December 3rd, 2000

RELATION: Adopted

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswomen

PRONOUNS: She/Her

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Auli'i Cravalho

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Owner and stylist at To Dye For alt hair salon and owner and piercer at its sister business, Pierce My Soul.

ALUMNI?: Yes.

ABOUT

When Chloe was fourteen, Sophie, a newborn baby girl, was placed in the care of Hiram and Leroy Berry. Trusted and experienced foster fathers with babies and children often placed in their home however temporarily, this would've been nothing out of the ordinary, except this one shared Chloe's DNA. Placed in the Berry family herself at three years old and adopted shortly after, Chloe had had over ten years to begin to heal from the trauma of her first three—though a cochlear implant, from which a particularly violent incident left Chloe completely deaf in her left ear, will always be a stark reminder. Unfortunately, some things are just too horrific to be anything but ingrained forever, so Chloe immediately felt a keen level of protection for baby Sophie, the two sharing an instant bond. She remained with the family for five months, Chloe, who had never really liked nor cared for babies, insisting on helping with her care, before a judge deemed their birth mother fit enough to receive full custody of her. Chloe, imagining the horrors Sophie would go back to, protested hard, but the system is in place to keep birth families together, and despite her kicking and screaming, off Sophie went to a life of only God knew what, leaving Chloe to imagine the worst.

Chloe had never been the easiest child to raise, and admittedly gave her fathers the biggest headache for a long time, refusing to properly settle or accept their parental love, but they never gave up on her. Sophie going back to their birth mom drove a new wedge between Chloe and her fathers, Chloe insisting they should've fought harder, done something to keep the baby from going back there. She knew, deep down, there was nothing more they could've done, of course, and despite the crap she gave them for the next year or so, they still never gave up on her. Her fathers have always been her biggest supporters, in fact. Like when a teenage Chloe decided she didn't want to try to fit in, and wanted to shave her hair or dye it outlandish colors. Despite her young age, they supported whatever she wanted to do. They even signed off on her getting an array of ear piercings to decorate her cochlear ear at a younger age than would be advised. Their willingness to let Chloe be whoever she wanted to be truly shaped her future, and for that and so many other things, Chloe will always be so grateful to her parents, no matter how poorly a younger version of herself used to treat them.

Chloe was freshly eighteen the next time Sophie, then four, came to the Berry household. Unsurprisingly, their mother lost custody, and while the Berry's had every intention of adopting her, Chloe begged to do it instead. She had no intention of ever having children, but she felt so strongly about protecting her sister that she wanted her in her care, and her dads came through yet again in helping her to achieve that. They walked her through all of the legalities, stood in as character references, and after jumping through countless hoops, Sophie was signed to Chloe's care. Essentially becoming a parent (she does not allow Sophie to call her "Mom", she is very adamantly her sister just with parental rights) at eighteen put a dampener on Chloe's plans for college, where she had already begun her freshman year at PSU for Photography. Wanting to dedicate her time to Sophie, Chloe dropped out, and began working part-time at a hair salon, where she truly found her passion. Since then, Chloe worked her way to a license in hair styling, and with her fathers' help, has opened a hair salon, To Dye For, specializing in alt styles. Her more recent venture involved purchasing the building next door, where a newly qualified Chloe opened her piercing studio, Pierce My Soul, her two businesses combining her two loves and odes to freedom of expression.

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LUCY GRACE GRAHAM

AGE: 33

BIRTHDAY: April 23rd 1991

BIRTH ORDER: First

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: She/her

ORIENTATION(S): Panromantic Asexual

FACE CLAIM: Brie Larson

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: main DJ of PSU’s campus radio station

ALUMNI?: yes

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death tw Music has been a part of Lucy's entire life. Although she can't carry a tune or play any instruments, she took a great interest in all different types and genres of music thanks to her parents' varied tastes.  She was a very happy child, always bright and bubbly and a positive force in everyone's life. However when her mother died when Lucy was five and her older sister had to go and live with her birth father, her happiness dipped slightly as she took her time to grieve and understand that her mother wasn’t coming back. But it was her dad that kept her grounded, helped the child through her pain and got her back to her normal positive state, using music as a way to help. Chris taught her all about how different songs could fit so many different emotions, and as she grew, Lucy’s interest in music grew.  But just after she turned 19, Chris died in action and something inside of Lucy broke. Although she had her siblings to turn to, she took it hard and became a recluse, shutting herself off to the world and everyone else apart from her siblings. Although she struggled to cope, Lucy threw herself full force into music, her knowledge of different artists and songs became extraordinary and as a way to pass the time she started entering music trivia quizzes and acing them all. It was just all fun for her, but with some encouragement from her siblings, she entered a few cash prize quizzes and started to work her way up in professional quiz leagues until she was invited onto a music quiz TV show to try and take on some of the country’s best music experts and ending up winning a huge cash prize. This gave Lucy some more confidence and with the money she decided to go to college and study music even further. Whilst there she volunteered to intern at the campus radio station and fell in love, and once she graduated she never left, taking over the station and becoming the new owner and main DJ.  She still quizzes from time to time, but only for fun, and now hosts a podcast series talking about anything and everything music. And although she’s not a recluse anymore, Lucy still prefers to stay at home or at work than go out and about, and likes to stay behind the mic.

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GRAHAM

PARENT NAMES: Katie and Chris, married but both deceased

HOMETOWN: New York City, New York

PATTERNS: names have to begin with L

OTHER: Other sibling has to be full sibling and cannot be any younger than 29, Laurel Ryan is a half sibling in this family

BACKGROUND

death tw Katie was an inspiring young Broadway actress who dreamt of stardom. After a one night stand with fellow actor Bryan Ryan, Katie found herself pregnant and decided to keep the baby and raise her herself. Juggling a toddler on her own was hard, but she didn’t have to wait long until she found some help. Bumping into a handsome NYPD detective and spilling coffee on him while little Laurel laughed along certainly wasn’t on Kate’s list, but as Chris wiped himself off and said hello to her daughter, Katie fell hard.  The two were loved up and it wasn’t long before they had two more children. However disaster struck when Katie suddenly died and Laurel was dragged away to go and live with her birth father. Chris did his best to bring the kids up on his own, which he found challenging with his job, but they did the best they could. Soon they were reunited with Laurel and a happy family again. That was until Chris was killed in action and the three children were left without either parent, with the younger two before they were even twenty. 

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FRANCESCA "FRANKIE" LOUISE HUDSON

AGE: 34

BIRTHDAY: November 30th, 1990

BIRTH ORDER: Second

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Genderqueer

PRONOUNS: she/they

ORIENTATION(S): Asexual, Biromantic

FACE CLAIM: Tatiana Maslany

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Assistant District Attorney for the city of LA, Guest Lecturer in Law at PSU

ALUMNI?: Yes

ABOUT

Frankie Hudson has always been a goofball. Her greatest goal in life was always making her family and friends laugh, loved to be the entertainer, forever finding new ways to make people smile. In their early years, everyone thought they’d grow up to be a performer or a stand-up comedian, making a living doing what she did best: bringing joy to people’s lives. It was something that became even more important to them after their dad died. Frankie didn't know what to do, how else to help her mom but make her smile or laugh every so often. Losing Christopher affected Frankie a lot; nobody had seemed to understand her as much as her dad did, her mom and her siblings came close, but it just wasn’t in the same way that their dad did. The only thing more important to her then making people laugh was helping people, and that only increased after her dad died, knowing that he had done so in service to his country, had done so being a hero. They had always maintained from a young age she wanted to be a superhero like their dad, spending her teen years researching different branches, wanting to make the most difference. Carole had to have a long talk with them about their aspirations to join the military, not wanting to lose someone else that she loved like that, and eventually Frankie decided that maybe the military wasn't for them (not least because they had consistently failed gym class since the fourth grade). Still, they wanted to be on the side of justice and right, and set her sights on law instead, attending PSU for pre-law thanks to her mom's newfound fame, and Columbia for law, learning how to manage their ADHD alongside the high pressures of a budding law career. Frankie passed the bar exam on the first try and worked their way up to ADA, her sights set on a judgeship in the future, proud to be the first openly queer and trans ADA for the city, and always a loud advocate for women, children, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

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JESSICA LYNN HUMMEL

AGE: 24

BIRTHDAY: February 14th 2000

BIRTH ORDER: Third

RELATION: Adopted

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: she/her

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Kaitlyn Dever

JOB/SCHOOL

GRADE: Senior

MAJOR: Veterinary Medicine

JOB: Receptionist at Sunset Paws Animal Clinic, Volunteer Faculty ASL Interrupter at PSU

ABOUT

Born to be a lover not a fighter, the baby of the Hummel clan has always found it easier to connect with animals over humans as a child, forever bringing home birds or squirrels etc that had been injured so she could nurse them back to health, her dad affectionately nicknaming her "Snow" after Snow White. Maybe it was because Jess had a bad stutter as a kid that made her functionally mute around most people because of the way kids used to bully her, but Jess became quite anxious and introverted, not one to trust easily. She knew that she could trust her family though, and thanks to their support and a lot of speech therapy, Jess now has her stutter pretty much under control. She can speak ASL as a result of the stutter, but tries really hard know not to rely on it as much, determined to put all that therapy to good use for both herself and her future furry patients, but sometimes in times of high stress/emotion/anxiety the stutter returns with a vengeance. This makes her shy around strangers, awkward around her crushes, but she remains a sassy little shit around her friends and family, Jess is excited to start vet school once she gradutes this year and grateful to SPAC for offering her a placement with them while she is. Jess also makes good use of her knowledge of ASL by volunteering with PSU to act as an interpreter during lectures, seminars, and other instances where her skills would be needed.

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GUINEVERE MAE CRAWFORD

AGE: 37

BIRTHDAY: November 23rd, 1987

BIRTH ORDER: Second

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Twin

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: she/her

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Kiera Knightly

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: in-house guitarist for Indigo Sounds

ALUMNI?: Yes (dropout)

ABOUT

(tw – drug misuse and addiction) Loud and some might say obnoxious, Gwen is the rebel child and evil twin of the Crawford clan, coming across as abrasive at times, but those closest to her know that it’s just her prickly exterior hiding a big heart. She’s Nicky’s polar opposite and the two don’t really look that alike (at least not to each other anyway), but are often mistaken for the same person, and many people have assumed that Gwen is Nicky's alter ego rather than a person in her own right. Gwen finds this hilarious, and the two play into it, never being in the same room in public to make sure they confuse people more. It didn’t help that while Nicky went to an exclusive private school in LA, Gwen fought hard to remain in public school where she felt most comfortable, and as for press photos? Well, socially awkward and introverted Nicky avoided the camera, where as extrovert and desperate for attention Gwen would strike a pose and play up to them as much as possible. Gwen fostered a love of music from a young age, easily as bright as her twin but hated being at school, thriving more in LA where there was glitz, glamour, and bustling parties around whenever the mood struck. She was always independent no matter how many people thought she was a figment of Nicky’s imagination, but that didn't mean she found it easy when Nicky moved back to London and she stayed in LA, kind of adrift without her, but determined to not let it show. She did attend PSU for nearly two years to study Music, but dropped out only a semester into her sophomore year when she got sick of it, determined not to be miserable anymore just for the sake of conforming. Instead, she spent her 20s touring the country with an indie rock band, honing her guitar skills, drinking and drugging and causing mayhem. Inevitably, Gwen developed a drug problem that in turn caused some serious cardiac issues, but she was still unwilling to admit she had a problem. In the midst of all of this, she went to get Nicky from London after she decided to divorce Hugo, kicking him in the nuts for good measure as they were leaving. She’d never liked him anyway, and having her twin sister back in her life seemed to start to pull her out of her downward spiral. But it was having to have a heart valve replacement before 30 that truly shook Gwen to her core, and after that she vowed to get clean and stay that way, for her family as much as herself. Gwen stayed put in LA after her recovery, eventually landing a job with Indigo Sounds as part of their in-house band, thrilled to be pursuing music in a far healthier environment than she previously had.

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CHANG

PARENT NAMES: Michael and Julia Chang

HOMETOWN: San Francisco, CA.

OTHER: Open to adopted but pls use faceclaims of color 🩷

BACKGROUND

The spotlight of the Chang family shines brightly on their matriarch. Julia Chang, née Wei, didn’t start dance lessons until her mid-teens but her talent (and natural flexibility) resulted in a remarkable professional career. This includes admission to the Paris Opera Ballet School and work in multiple international dance companies. Julia eventually became a principal performer for the New York Ballet. She became well-known not just for her skill but also her humility and kindness. She started to pull back from performing to focus on her family. After officially retiring, Julia went on to teach and emphasize the importance of fostering children’s talents. She now serves as director for the San Francisco ballet. Her husband would be Just Some Guy if he hadn’t fallen in love with a future celebrity. Michael Chang (Sr.) is a pediatric surgeon who really does want the best for his children, though this has usually been expressed through high expectations for them. He’s not famous in his own right; he’s just Julia’s trophy husband.

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WESLEY ALEXANDER CHANG

AGE: 39

BIRTHDAY: October 3rd, 1985

BIRTH ORDER: Second

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Cis man

PRONOUNS: He/Him

ORIENTATION(S): Bisexual

FACE CLAIM: Harry Shum Jr.

  JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Archivist

ALUMNI?: Yes

  ABOUT

(Childhood illness cw, cancer cw, death cw) Wesley was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma at the age of 11 after weeks of increasingly upsetting medical emergencies. Most of his prominent childhood memories are of being in the hospital and of watching his parents trying to keep themselves together. Surgery and subsequent radiation therapy pulled off a miracle, but Wesley still lived in a near constant state of anxiety over the possibility of recurrence. He also struggled to adjust socially after so much time spent in sterile, controlled environments.  Since he spent his formative years unsure of if he’d even make it to adulthood, Wesley was lost when it came time for college. He enrolled at PSU simply because that was his family’s expectation, finally settling on a museum studies major after taking an intro-level class on a whim. As someone who didn’t think he’d have a future, there was a comfort when it came to preserving the past. He got his bachelor’s, then his master’s, then worked his way into the role of assistant archivist for the LA Museum of Natural History.  On the surface, between his job and love of history, Wesley is a giant nerd. But before he’s a giant nerd, Wesley is someone who has spent almost three decades feeling like he’s alive on borrowed time. He has problems letting people get too close in case his body decides to betray him again. Additionally, flirting with the grim reaper at a young age has made him stupidly reckless to remind him that he’s still on this plane of existence. He has a bad habit of picking fights he knows he can’t win, be that verbal or physical. He’s quick to involve himself in things he has no business being in. It’s not that he’s some sort of martyr. Death’ll have to try harder if it wants him so badly.

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CECILY DIANA ABRAMS

AGE: 36

BIRTHDAY: December 2nd, 1988

BIRTH ORDER: Third

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Twin

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: She/Her

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Margaret Qualley

JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Owner of Designs by Cecily, Fashion Writer for Polished magazine

ALUMNI?: Yes

ABOUT

body image/dysmorphia tw, eating disorder tw

Cecily has been blessed (or cursed) with the concept of a creative mind. Since she was a kid, all she wanted to do was create whatever was in her brain and make it into life. This manifested in several forms of building, drawing, painting, and sewing. She learned several seamstress skills as a kid, and she loved going on photoshoots with her mother. The world of modeling was glamorous, even in rooms where the lights were too bright and there was a smell of overtly sprayed perfume. Watching her mother walk the runway was practically a religious experience for Cecily, who knew that she wanted to do the same. When her father took her to set, she’d spend most of her time in the costume and makeup trailer and be in awe of how clothing and basically mica powder could transform someone. She became increasingly obsessed with the idea of people as blank canvases, and she wanted to make them beautiful. Cecily ran into trouble in her teenage years, when she did some brief stints in modeling and quickly began to realize that she no longer felt comfortable in her own skin. Being surrounded by others who had “the look” and were more gorgeous than she was at any given moment made Cecily’s self esteem start to tank. Cecily attended PSU for a brief time to work on fashion writing, but still did modeling gigs on the side when she could. She was twenty years old when she checked herself into treatment for an eating disorder, and while her family tried to keep it out of the media, her career as a potential model was ruined.Since then, Cecily has returned to her original love: creating. She now dresses people for the runway and magazine spreads and spends any free time writing about trends for Polished magazine. Cecily has worked incredibly hard to get to where she is in the fashion industry, and to be someone who is respected again. Her brand, Designs by Cecily, is a blend of timeless designs that can work for any person in any body.

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VALERIA GABRIELA LOPEZ

AGE: 40

BIRTHDAY: January 3rd, 1985

BIRTH ORDER: First

RELATION: Half

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: She/They

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Tessa Thompson

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JOB: PSU Alumni (Psychology), Bartender @ The Spare Room

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Vale's hair is so big because it's full of secrets. No, really. She's the bartender you go to after you've had a long ass day, and sometimes it's like she can read your mind. Her favorite party trick for tips is the fact that she can know exactly what drink you want, or would like, based on three very ridiculous questions. A long time ago, Vale thought she wanted to be a therapist. She quickly figured out that listening to people talk about their problems and unwinding the tangled balls of yarn in their heads was unfulfilling once she was a senior at PSU and doing her internship. As Maribel Lopez's first child, Vale knew she'd never have to work a day in her life if she didn't want to-- and for a while, she didn't want to. One of Vale's favorite years of her life was the time she spent in the midwest as a storm chaser. She has considered going back to school for meteorology, as she is fascinated by weather.

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HARRISON MICHAEL JULY

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: June 13th, 1989

BIRTH ORDER: Second

RELATION: Adopted

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Cisman

PRONOUNS: He/Him

ORIENTATION(S): Gay as the 4th of July

FACE CLAIM: Jonathan Bailey

  JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Professor of Play Writing

  ABOUT

Think of the most obnoxious theatre kid you know. Someone who openly wept when Ariana Grande held Cynthia Erivo's finger. Someone who thinks that Cats the musical is misunderstood, and that the upcoming immersive production of Phantom is a stroke of absolute genius, and you've got Harry. Because he's not pretentious on purpose but he's absolutely annoying as all get out when it comes to the art and humanity aspect of theatre. Growing up as a child of Cassandra July, Harrison knew that his mother was never around and had far better things to do than be involved in the lives of her children. Moreover, he knew that if he wanted Mommy's attention, he had to do something big. Make a bold choice. Use an action verb. So he did. He decided to pursue the one thing that he knew would make his mother proud of him-- by trying to upstage her. In New York's theatre scene, Harrison made a name for himself. He played some of the big roles, he hung out in the ensemble. He spent a few years working in LA, where he fell in love and quickly found heartbreak. He knew though, deep in his soul, that it wasn't enough to simply act out the stories, he needed to tell them, too. Harrison is in LA for the unforeseeable future, where he is premiering his new play, that is based on his former relationship. He's happy to be closer to his siblings for the time being, but he's not anticipating staying in California long.

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MAYAN LAUREL RYAN

AGE: 35

BIRTHDAY: December 31st, 1988

BIRTH ORDER: First

RELATION: Half

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: she/her

ORIENTATION(S): Lesbian

FACE CLAIM: Danielle Savre

  JOB/SCHOOL

JOB: Detective for the LAPD, Guest Lecturer in Criminology @ PSU (part time)

ALUMNI?: Yes

  ABOUT

(tw: mentions of suicide, parental death, references to child abuse/neglect, and gun death)

Laurel was born as the result of a fling Bryan had with a fan during the early years of his career, Katie electing to keep the baby despite Bryan’s protests and insistence that despite refusing to pay child support, his name would go on the birth certificate and he got to name her “Mayan” because it rhymed with his surname just like his own name. Katie thought it was a stupid name, but that’s why she always just called her by her middle name, Laurel. She lived with mom until she passed away very suddenly when Laurel was 8, and because he hadn’t been able to legally adopt her, unfortunately she wasn't allowed to remain with her stepfather Chris but instead sent to live with Bryan and Terri despite never having met him before now.

Life became a spectacle for the camera from the second she arrived on his doorstep, every private moment televised for the masses including her “reunion” with Bryan and her new stepmom, and from then on she was constantly pitted against the other Ryan kids and the kids at Bryan's acting school, as well as the Schuester kids, despite hating performing and not having a lick of talent for singing or acting. Laurel could dance however and Bryan capitalised on it, training and pushing her to the point of exhaustion constantly, pushing her through injuries etc even when she should have been resting, even when her feet were bleeding and raw. It left Laurel with a host of mental health issues, including a near crippling amount of anxiety, severe panic attacks, and a constant feeling of never being good enough.

Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore, and at 15 ran away back to her stepfather who she had tried desperately to keep in touch with over the last 7 years despite her “father’s” best efforts to stop her, and when Bryan showed to take her back, Laurel told him in no uncertain terms that if he made her go back she'd run away again, and if he kept bringing her back then she'd kill herself. Her words landed Laurel an involuntary hold for a week while they assessed her danger to herself and others, but it turned out to work completely against Bryan despite him being the one to force to go, as Laurel finally got the help she so badly needed having never seen any kind of mental health specialist, and the psychologist stepped and said that she needed to be removed from the Ryan household for her own sake. Chris quickly got approved as an emergency foster parent, and Laurel was finally allowed to live with him. It was just what she needed, quickly giving up all the "hobbies" Bryan and Terri had forced on her and now only dancing when she felt like it.

Laurel also started going by her middle name exclusively having always hated "Mayan" and was soon doing a lot better, despite still struggling with her anxiety and feelings of inadequacy but thankfully Chris made sure she was getting the help she needed, and loved her in a way that she hadn’t been at any point in the last seven years without him. She had always admired Chris and his long-decorated career as an NYPD detective, and so when she went to PSU she chose Criminology as her major, ready to return to NYC after graduation, wanting to make him proud and follow in his footsteps (despite Chris insisting that he’d always be proud of her no matter what she chose to do with her life). However Chris was shot and eventually succumbed to his injuries two years into her degree and just before winter break, reports stating that he saved the life of a mother and her infant daughter in the process.

Laurel was devastated, truly lost and broken now without either of the parents that had actually cared for her, and spiralled into a self-destructive black hole in her junior year, landing herself back in a psychiatric ward eventually for several weeks. Since then, and after a lot of help, Laurel started to build herself back up, ignoring all attempts from Bryan and Terri to worm their way back in (because it would simply be to capitalise on her grief) and finishing up her degree. She published a tell all book after Bryan's relentless harassment of her still continued, debunking the rumours of her succumbing to a drug habit and that’s why she disappeared from the show, revealing Bryan’s abhorrent treatment of her behind the scenes (with her hospital records and photos of her injuries included)

She has felt freer than she ever has since doing so, despite his multiple (failed) attempts to sue her libel (because it has to be lies in order for it to be ruled libel). Laurel never wanted to go back to NYC, there was nothing left for her there, so she remained in LA to join the police department there, working her way through to detective and returning to PSU from time to time as a guest lecturer, hoping that Chris and her mom would be proud of the life she's built for herself. She regrets not taking his last name when she had the chance, and still struggles a lot with the aftermath of her tell all and the long lasting damage Bryan inflicted on her mental health.

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RYAN

PARENT NAMES: Bryan Ryan and Terri Del Monico are in an open relationship

HOMETOWN: New York City, New York

PATTERNS: all first names must rhyme with “Ryan”

OTHER: Not open to adoption, open to half siblings due to Ryan and Terri’s open relationship. One sided beef with the Schuesters

BACKGROUND

Two dramatic Will Schuester hating people getting married? Recipe for disaster right? Well… probably, but that didn’t stop Bryan and Terri.

From the moment Bryan Ryan was born on the doorstep of Broadway theatre (literally, his mother suddenly went into labour outside The Ambassador Theatre and delivered him right on its steps), he knew he was always destined to be a huge star. And while he fumbled the ball a little post-high school and swore off performing it didn’t stick, and after getting to play the lead in an Ohio production of Les Miserables after guilting a certain curly haired Glee Club coach out of the role, he knew he couldn’t do anything else with his life. He went from strength to strength, role to role, and became inundated with accolades and awards, the hottest thing to happen to Broadway since Patti LuPone (or at least that’s what he tells everyone anyway), soon opening a theatre and performing arts school, because it was far too selfish of him to keep all this talent to himself. His wild success attracted two things, the first of which was reality tv show producers.

Big fans of The Schue Must Go On, the producers wanted Bryan to be Will Schuester (New York edition), and he was more than happy to take on his old rival on a new battlefield. The Cathy to Will Schuester’s Abby Lee, Bryan’s show Singing In The Ryan also became a critical success, but never seemed to quite meet the same rave reviews as his rival, and Bryan makes it his life’s mission to beat Will at every competition.

The other thing that his success attracted was the one girl in high school he never managed to get with: Terri Del Monico. After her divorce from Will, Terri had a teeny tiny breakdown and did some probably moral questionable things, but also discovered she had a unique set of skills, a high-quality camera on her phone, and a high-speed internet connection. Soon, she found her own success, far more success than that wallflower homewrecker Emma Pillsbury could ever dream of, her OnlyFans blowing up, leading to a Playboy contract and a small Broadway role which was where she met Bryan. It absolutely had nothing to do with his fame, his money, or the fact that he hated Will almost as much as she did, no it was his charm and talent and good looks.

It’s a rocky marriage, Terri never gave up her modelling/spicy content career no matter how much Bryan hated it and the flack it got him online, and Terri’s never really been convinced Bryan loved her for herself and not just Will’s ex-wife. But their fame obsessed selves couldn’t handle the public shame of divorce, so while they put on a good show for the cameras, Byran and Terri sleep in separate bedrooms, see other people on the regular, and all but ignore their three children unless they’re using them for content, despite the constant scandels that seem to plague the show. It works for the two of them, so that’s really all that matters.

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STEVIE MARIE SCHUESTER

AGE: 34

BIRTHDAY: July 4th, 1990

BIRTH ORDER: Second

RELATION: Full

TYPE: Solo

GENDER: Ciswoman

PRONOUNS: she/her

ORIENTATION(S): Pansexual

FACE CLAIM: Natasha Lyonne

JOB/SCHOOL

GRADE: Senior

MAJOR: Film and Creative Writing

MINOR: Screenwriting

JOB: Voice Actor, Actor

ALUMNI?: No

ABOUT

Often referred to by the media as the “spitfire Schuester sibling”, Stevie always had a strong will of her own, a tomboy and lover of rock music, but also a deep lover of the performing arts and eager to follow in her father’s footsteps, counting herself very fortunate to have Will as a father. She loved to act and relished in her triple threat talent (acting/singing/guitar playing) and her parent’s attention, but didn’t always love being on The Schue Must Go On and all the invasion into her privacy, longing to be more than just "Will Schuester's Kid". She decided to strike out and make a name for herself in her own right at 18, and so headed to NYC to tread the boards and pick up acting gigs here and there, until eventually landing her biggest job to date on a rom com starring opposite one Tommy Abrams as his love interest. Sparks flew on and off screen, and Stevie dated Tommy for nearly two years, but was quickly envious of his success and her lack of it. She’d always been told she was incredible, that her talent’s were enormous, but there was a niggling doubt in the back of her mind that gnawed at her, making her think that maybe it was only her parent’s that thought that about her. So, she made a really stupid decision and started sleeping around to try and secure herself better roles. Inevitably, Stevie got caught, but for some reason decided to tell Tommy that she was bored of him rather than admit the truth: she loved him, but she needed to be successful more, even if that meant having to sleep around. She’s never forgiven herself for breaking his heart like that. Eventually karma and her antics caught up to her and she slept with the wrong director, his wife going scorched earth when she found out and dragging both her husband and Stevie through the mud in the tabloids and on social media, leaving Stevie blacklisted by many big production companies/directors. She only had herself to blame, but still she was furious at how unfair the whole situation felt. After a year of struggling in New York, she admitted defeat and headed for LA and her siblings after a pitstop with her parents for six months to commiserate and make herself feel better, deciding to diversify her skillset. After all if she was the one writing and directing the movies, she could ensure she was the one starring in them too. Initially attending UCLA, Stevie transferred to PSU for her senior year, sick of the harassment she was getting still and deciding that being as close to her siblings as possible was the best call for her, missing being around people that actually like her. She still manages to find small acting gigs here and there, mostly voice acting work because producers are still reluctant to put her face on screen in case it impacts their revenue stream.