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[tracehummelanderson]

[ARIA SHAHGHASEMI, CISMALE, HE/HIM] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S [TRACY "TRACE" HUMMEL-ANDERSON]. I HEAR THEY’RE [19] AND ARE KNOWN AS [THE ASPRIRING] AROUND [NEW YORK]. THEY'RE ALSO AN [SOPHOMORE] AT [NYADA], HAVE A VOICE LIKE [AARON TVEIT].AND A PART OF [WAITER AT HARD ROCK CAFE, STAND UP COMEDY]. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE [LAIDBACK AND COMICAL] AND [DIRECT AND SENSITIVE]. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF [A TV ON AT 3 AM, POORLY MASKING THE SMELL OF SMOKE, & THE TERROR OF BIG DREAMS]. ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT!

BASICS

Full Name: Tracy Laurence Hummel-Anderson

Nickname: Trace, Tracy Laurence, TT

Birthday: June 20th, 2023

Place of Birth: Lima, OH

Age: Nineteen

Zodiac Sign: Gemini☼, Pisces☽, Libra↑

Hometown: Lima, OH

Current Residence: w/ Kaden Fabray on 239 East 58th Street, Midtown East, New York. Apt. 3A

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Relationship Status: Single

Education: High School Diploma, Currently Attending NYADA

Major: Acting (BFA)

Occupation: Hardrock Cafe Waiter, Stand Up Comedian

Other: Dynamic Duo Superlative w/ Kaden Fabray in High School.

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES:  old movies, inciting giggles, acting, different types of laughter, travel journals.

DISLIKES: growing up, too much structure, glamping, oranges, uniformity.

TL;DR BIO

Trace Hummel-Anderson is both a trouble maker and aspiring comic whose heart of gold shines in the moments where it matters. Although he hit a bit of a rough patch after getting kicked out of Dalton and a bad break up, he’s been having the time of his life living in NYC the past couple of years. He finally feels like he’s where he belongs, and he’s in a place where his big dreams are embraced rather than shrugged off by tradition or snuffed out by slushies. 

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THE PAST TWO YEARS. . .

Shocked at his luck, Trace was thrilled about getting into NYADA. While he’ll break out a song or Warbler-esque number every now and then, he’s really set a focus on Acting and building his stand up routines. 

At Dalton, he felt too constrained to care, and at McKinley, he was so bogged down by current events, he slacked. Now, going to a performance based school, he’s actually pretty dedicated to the work he does. Between working at the Hard Rock Cafe, homework, and trying to book stand up gigs, he feels too busy to afford slacking off. But Trace, being Trace, always finds a way to have fun. 

Last year he lived in student housing as required for most freshman, but at the beginning of Sophomore Year, he moved into a dinky midtown apartment with Kaden Fabray that they affectionately call “The BroPad.” It’s tough to sneak anyone in or out of the bropad, or host parties due to it’s size, but they maintain just two strict rules: Keep the apartment clean, and take pictures of everyone who enters their sanctum. 

Surprisingly, as dumb as his jokes can be, he’s yet to be booed off the stage at any of the gigs he’s booked. Yes there’s been quiet nights, and other ones where bars roar with laughter, either way, he gets a buzz off being on stage. 

Trace is still Trace, but in an effort to make those dreams come true, he’s done a bit of a rebranding effort ever since Spring Awakening in High School. Gone are the days of Trace Hummel-Anderson, in is the era of introducing himself as Tracy Laurence.

While by no means has Tracy found success, he’s still working hard to gain traction in comedy and with his acting. He doesn’t know how he’s gonna make it yet, but he’s gonna try his hardest. 

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[courtlandmcintosh]

[Hafsanur Sancaktutan, cisfemale, she/her] who’s that? oh it’s [Courtland McIntosh]. i hear they’re [19] and are known as [The Wallflower] around [Ohio]. they’re also a [Freshman] at [OSU], and are part of [OSU’s art club & McIntosh Orchards]. they’re known to be [caring & thoughtful] and [prying & an overthinker]. some people say they remind them of [the soft glow of fairy lights, bundling up on a cold winter’s morning, journaling & the first stroke of paint on a new canvas]. only one way to find out! [Bee, 21, GMT]

BASICS

Full Name: Courtland Ariane McIntosh

Nickname: Courtland, Court

Birthday: May 27th

Age: 18

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Hometown: Manhattan, NY.

Sexuality: Bisexual? (Still questioning)

Grade: Freshman

School: OSU

Occupation: Managing the family orchard

Activities: Art club

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: Wildlife, sunrise, art in all its forms, journalling

DISLIKES: Being alone in a crowd, bullies, being underestimated, overheating

TL;DR BIO

Courtland McIntosh took a long time to grow into herself, and her family’s legacy. Between her solitary hobbies and general shyness, she was always reluctant to stretch herself beyond the social reach of her twin. However, after a sudden life-change on her sister’s part, she realised she couldn’t hide in her shadow forever. Now, Courtland is studying at OSU and running her family’s new orchard, determined to prove that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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Courtland’s life has undeniably been one of privilege. Being descended from the self-proclaimed “reigning emperor of apples” himself comes with a swathe of perks, both nutritionally and financially. Along with her twin sister Braeburn, Courtland grew up in the lap of luxury and the heart of Manhattan. In every sense aside from literal, the two were always attached at the hip as kids. Their dynamic shone through even in their early years; Braeburn

Out of the pair, Courtland was always the most introverted. She held no active disdain for other people outside of her family, but she struggled with approaching others socially. Whenever the choice was provided, she would opt to stay at home and work on her hobbies rather than going out to play. She established an early interest in art, especially painting. Her parents had very polarised reactions to this; while her father was mostly indifferent and concerned for their furniture, her mother was all-in, to an off-putting extent. While in her own mind she was providing unwavering support and motivation, to a young Courtland, she was offering up unsolicited criticism and pressure to improve even her most whimsical finger paintings, constantly. While she couldn’t know it at the time, these attitudes from her parents would prevail as she grew up, no matter what the pursuit was. Cello, her studies, writing - it was all or nothing from either side. She internalised both of these responses, but art would remain as her escape for years to come.

Braeburn was the one who made sure of that. No matter where they went or what they did, Braeburn was the driving force behind what little confidence Courtland had. Outside of arts and crafts, a young Courtland could credit each and every new venture in her life to her twin; her dependence wove itself into existence early on. Because she was quieter, Courtland saw herself as weaker, and during her childhood that didn’t present itself as much as a problem. It was a fact she was willing to accept. She didn’t need to be popular in her own right at school - Braeburn was extroverted and charismatic enough to attract a healthy crowd to their elementary school lunch table, and she was content to linger quietly in the corner. That isn’t to say she offered nothing to her sister - she was perceptive, and observant. From her slightly removed perspective, Courtland was happy to offer her sister a fond ear and often pertinent advice. Beneath their contrasting surfaces, their bond was always one of give and take.

Their coexistence held strong all the way through middle school, and the early beginnings of high school as well. Courtland had a few people she met through Braeburn that she would call friends, but none of them were close. Braeburn remained her idol, and the centre of her world, and so when her sister began to shut her out, she knew something was seriously wrong. Courtland couldn’t understand it. Looking back, she cringes at the way she made her sister’s struggle about herself over those months, but until her sister eventually came out she had herself convinced that she had done something wrong. For a while, nothing could get through to her. Not the hushed knocks and whispers from outside of her bedroom door, nor the drawings softly worded letters slipped beneath her door.

For a while, the world became a faded version of itself. Her art lost its spirit, and in turn so did Courtland; she had no idea how to be herself without her twin. This, combined with the already messy maelstrom of feelings that came along with puberty, made for a difficult time in Courtland’s life. When Braeburn was finally ready to come out, the relief was incomparable. She had her twin back, and her twin had herself back. It was all Courtland could ever ask for - and a wake-up call, all at once. She had to be stronger, and more independent. Of course she would always be there for Braeburn, and she would still count on her in the same way, but she wanted to be able to stand on her own two feet.

It took a little while, but between helping her sister run lines for Little Shop Of Horrors and helping here and there with the set design, she realised it was time to branch out. The school had a small, but open art club, and with encouragement from Braeburn she eventually plucked up the nerve to sign up. She loved it. School was no longer just a place to accrue accomplishments - the was a small part of it that became a second home. She made friends there, ones all of her own, and although it took her a little while to open up she took her new, individual social life in stride. Braeburn was still her best friend, but for the first time she could confidently say she had friends she wasn’t related to. For once, other people were looking up to her - the other members of the art club respected her, they valued her contributions, and by the end of her junior year she took over as its president. As it turned out, she liked being a leader.

This, in turn, fed into a growing interest in the family business. Braeburn had started college prep in her junior year, with a range of schools in mind - some Ivy League, some not, but all fitting into schools her father referred to as ‘The Apple League,’ AKA any school he personally approved of. At the same time, her confidence grew. She was a smart girl. She held her own in several AP classes, and from her time in art club she realised she had ideas. Here and there, she began to pitch some ideas to her father over the dinner table when he brought up business concerns. For several months, he either brushed or laughed these off - but Courtland had changed. For once, she didn’t want to shy away from confrontation. She took her time, compiled her ideas, and worked them all into a presentation she was rather proud of. After several run-throughs with Braeburn there to offer pointers, she sat their father down, and finally asserted herself. To her surprise, he was enthused. So much so that, when her college acceptance letters eventually came in, he encouraged her to head to OSU so that she could oversee the launch of their newest orchard while she studied.

Going to college so far from home and so far from Braeburn would be her biggest challenge yet, but Courtland was ready for it. She packed her bags, and with a steadfast promise to facetime her sister as often as possible, she set off for Ohio to kickstart a new chapter of her life.

HEADCANONS

As young children, the twins developed in very different ways. While Braeburn’s speech came to her rather quickly, Courtland dawdled far behind in that area. She didn’t speak until shortly after their third birthday. Instead of talking, as soon as she could grasp on to a crayon for more than a few seconds, she started to draw. It made her so visibly happy that her parents provided her with all the art supplies a toddler could dream of. Her mother encouraged this as much as possible, hoping for a child prodigy, while her father was a little more wary of the mess. He did, however, have a couple of her first paintings of apples framed for his office. Her love for art only grew exponentially from there.

Throughout Courtland’s childhood, her sister was her idol. Her hero. She was always more reserved, keeping to herself and her hobbies unless somebody actively invited her to participate in social activities. More often than not, that invitation came from Braeburn. This pattern never really faded, and during the brief period before her sister came out where she withdrew into herself, Courtland became more aware than ever of how dependent she had let herself become. Even when Braeburn came out and their bond gew stronger than ever, she remained cognisant of her growing need to branch out as her own person.

When Braeburn first came out to her, Courtland wanted to offer up the best possible advice to her sister. To prepare herself for this, she bulk-bought as many contemporary fashion magazines as she could get her hands on. After holing herself up in her room for several days with those after school, she found herself hooked, and still enjoys flicking through these magazines on occasion, even though she rarely goes for the products advertised in them. They provide a range of pose references and jolts of inspiration every now and then for her art.

Throughout high school, Courtland began to feel a need for a little independence, although she wasn’t sure how to establish herself. She wasn’t bullied, but she was rarely included - sometimes she felt like an afterthought, hanging off the edge of Braeburn’s social circle. Eventually, with enough support from her sister, she finally joined the school’s art club towards the end of her sophomore year. For the first time she made her own friends, completely of her own merit, and the club became her passion. Before too long she was its secretary, and then its treasurer, and finally its president by the end of her junior year.

Courtland was always fascinated with the family business. While Braeburn was always expected to eventually take on their father’s legacy, Courtland was the only one who actively wanted to enter the world of apple farming at all. Her pitches for their orchards were rarely taken seriously, until around her senior year of high school. When Biff let the family know he was planning on opening a new orchard in Ohio, she saw an opportunity. With her gradually bolstering confidence she put together a presentation complete with elaborate slides, detailed infographics, and a laser pointer. She rehearsed the speech for weeks on end, mostly with her sister as the sole audience member, until she eventually cornered their father in his office and delivered the whole thing. By the end, he was impressed enough to request that she oversaw the project during her time at college, running that small branch of the business under his remote supervision.

[leo-mccarthy]

[TIMOTHEE CHALAMET, CISMALE, HE/HIM] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S LEO MCCARTHY. I HEAR THEY’RE 20 AND ARE KNOWN AS THE RECLUSE AROUND CHICAGO. THEY'RE ALSO A SOPHOMORE AT DEPAUL AND A PART OF DEPAUL FILM SOCIETY. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE INTROSPECTIVE AND INDIVIDUALISTIC AND LAZY AND GUARDED. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF LATE NIGHT WALKS IN THE WINTER AND WEATHERED BOOKS AND QUENTIN TARANTINO MOVIES. 

BASICS

Full Name: leonardo willem mccarthy

Nickname: leo

Birthday: january 21, 2023

Place of Birth: chicago, il

Age: twenty

Zodiac Sign: aquarius☼, capricorn☽, sagittarius↑

Hometown: lima, oh

Current Residence: dorm at depaul university

Sexuality: heterosexual

Relationship Status: single

Education: high school diploma (wmhs), currently enrolled at depaul university

Major: film & television (bfa)

Occupation: student

High School Achievements: most likely to get arrested 2 months after graduation superlative (2041), president of a/v club (2042)

LIKES/DISLIKES

likes: art house films, indie music, old buildings, raw talent, vision, unfiltered opinions, arguing, the color black, piercings, smoking weed and philosophizing, writing/directing, photos taken on film, super8 footage

dislikes: immaturity, catty behavior, superficiality, high school, anything mainstream or corporate, sports, toxic masculinity

RESUME

assistant director, Spring Awakening (lima players production, 2041)

assistant director, Into the Woods (lima players production, 2040)

lighting, Grease (william mckinley high school production, 2040)

assistant director, Mamma Mia (william mckinley high school production 2040)

writer, director, editor, In The Mood for Ivy (adv. narrative filmmaking 2040)

lighting/sound, RENT (william mckinley high school production 2040)

TL;DR BIO

Leo graduated high school the same way he started—bullshitting his way through. He ended his senior year with decent grades and a one way ticket to Chicago at the end of the summer. During his first year at DePaul University, Leo joined his school’s film society and has been spending his time perfecting his craft and devouring information. While he didn’t thrive academically in high school, he is in college. Probably because now he actually cares. Leo’s trips to Lima are few and far between and he pretty much only keeps in touch with the members of lljj and Molly. Every now and then he sees a familiar face on campus in the form of Finn Schuester, but that’s about as close to Lima as he gets. He’ll be spending the summer in New York City for an film production internship with B23, his favorite indie entertainment company.

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THE LAST TWO YEARS...

When high school finally ended, Leo was overjoyed. Yes, overjoyed. By graduation, he’d gotten over some of his i-hate-high-school angst, but he was still glad those days were behind him. He ended the year on a high note—he had a girlfriend he really liked and his post-grad plans were locked in. He would be attending DePaul in the fall in pursuit of his film degree.

Leo’s relationship with Molly was fleeting but impactful. He learned a lot about love, compromise and respect in his time with her. She made him feel confident and like he could achieve anything. They were good for each other. When things inevitably ended because Molly was going back to New York and he was going to Chicago, the two found it in themselves to remain friends. Leo never would’ve guessed that the girl who charmed him after some random drama club meeting would end up being the closest thing he had to a best friend, but life was funny like that sometimes. 

At DePaul, Leo does not have the same reputation he had in high school. He’s still a bit of a recluse, but not as broody. He goes to parties willingly, he has friends, he smiles. Life isn’t half bad now that he’s out of his shit hole hometown. He takes short trips to Lima for the holidays, but for the most part, he tries to stay away. The only people he keeps in touch with are Molly and his old bandmates. 

Leo’s spring break was spent in New York with Molly. He needed to be in the city for an internship interview with the indie entertainment company, B23. Hours after his interview, he found out he got it, so the rest of the week was spent exploring the city he’d call home in the summer and making an impromptu short film with Molly, just cause.

Though he resents it, Leo will be making a trip back to Lima in late April for the Remington-Puckerman wedding. The Puckermans were his neighbors growing up, so his dad is demanding that he make an appearance. He’s sure it’ll suck, but whatever. He’ll use the time to see some old friends.

[eli-stjames]

[DIANA SILVERS, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S ELI ST.JAMES. I HEAR THEY’RE 20 AND ARE KNOWN AS THE HELLION AROUND NEW YORK. THEY'RE A SOPHOMORE AT NYU, A COCKTAIL WAITRESS AT ACE OF SPADES AND AN ASPIRING MODEL. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE LOYAL AND FREE SPIRITED AND SECRETIVE AND AGGRESSIVE. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF DOGEARED BOOK PAGES AND BURNT MATCH STICKS AND BLACK COFFEE.

BASICS

Full Name: Elizabeth Taylor St. James

Nickname: Eli, E, Bit (Zoe only), Lizzie (she hates this one)

Birthday: October 25, 2022

Place of Birth: New York, NY

Age: Twenty

Zodiac Sign: scorpio☼, scorpio☽, virgo↑

Hometown: Lima, OH

Current Residence: in a huge, modern loft with Zoe and Frankie Puckerman in the West Village

Sexuality: Lesbian

Relationship Status: Single

Education: High School Diploma, currently enrolled at NYU

Major: Business (BS)

Occupation: Cocktail Waitress at Ace of Spades, aspiring model

High School Achievements: Prom Duchess with her ex-girlfriend, LJ Holliday (2041), Yearbook Committee (2040-2041), Varsity Tennis (2037-2041)

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: rom coms, Dorothy Allison books, East of Eden, playing piano and bass privately, staying out late, black coffee, natural eyebrows, waking up early, riding the subway, going on runs 

DISLIKES: cigarettes, dark liquor, people who are rude to service workers, reptiles, podcasts hosted by dudes, sharing, being reprimanded, being told what to do

TL;DR BIO

As the eldest child of the Rachel and Jesse St. James, Eli was burdened her parents’ expectations from an early age. She tried to fit the mold they’d built for her for a while, but quickly grew tired of trying to fit a square into a circle. This resulted in her becoming quite the ‘rebel’ in high school by opting to not be involved in the arts and instead, spending her time under the bleachers and being Tommy Ryerson’s apprentice. Now that she’s been out of Lima for two years and no longer has to live under her parents’ roof or the weight of their pressure, Eli has mellowed out. She’s a student at NYU by day and an Ace of Spades cocktail waitress by night. Working at a high end establishment has given Eli an ego boost and opened her eyes to her own potential. In fact, all it took was one too eager photographer asking to ‘take her picture’ for the cogs in her brain to start turning. Maybe Eli St. James will utilize her nepotism baby status after all.

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THE PAST TWO YEARS. . .

After coming out of the closet during her senior year of high school, Eli St. James really grew into herself. Feeling more comfortable in her skin led her to opening up her heart and ending the year with LJ Holliday on her arm. Their relationship was intense and beautiful, but as Eli’s departure date neared, she feared for their future. They struggled with normal growing pains for young couples, and after a couple of months of trying to do the long distance thing while Eli was at NYU, she ended things. It was clear that neither of them were getting what they needed out of their relationship and it was best to quit while they were ahead.

The break-up with LJ was not easy for Eli. In fact, it was tearing her up inside...until she heard that LJ had wasted no time shacking up with Dylan Hart. After that, she reverted slightly back to being a steely person and has not made any consistent or long term romantic connections. The only person that has recently come into the picture is none other than her very own roommate...and LJ’s old best friend...Frankie Puckerman. A couple of drunk hook-ups can’t really cause that much damage though...right?

Romantic woes aside, Eli is thriving. It turns out that being a business shark is in her blood and she’s proving it by excelling in her classes. Her goals have quickly morphed into eventually owning her own business...but first, she has to figure out what she’s selling. 

Outside of school, Eli spends her free time skipping lines at secret parties with Zoe (thanks to the wealthy patrons they serve at Ace of Spades), going on weekly lunch dates with her sister, and basking in her newfound adult freedom in whatever way she pleases.

The latest development in Eli’s story is that a couple of months before spring break, a regular patron at Ace revealed that he was a photographer who wanted to take her picture. She didn’t take it seriously at first, but after a few nudges, she agreed. After the shoot, it dawned on Eli that if she could make this happen? If she could be a ‘model’ and get paid for being in pictures? She’d have enough money to fund all her wildest New York fantasies. Now she just has to decide if it’s worth the pursuit...

[frankiepucker]

[ZENDAYA, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER] who’s that? oh it’s [FRANKIE PUCKERMAN]. i hear they’re [TWENTY] and are known as [THE INSOUCIANT] around [NEW YORK CITY]. they're also a [SOPHOMORE] at [NEW YORK UNIVERSITY], and are part of [THE PLAGUE MAGAZINE AND EMPLOYED AT HARD ROCK CAFE]. they’re known to be [INDEPENDENT & WITTY] and [SECRETIVE & IMPULSIVE]. some people say they remind them of [SNEAKING OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW, RIPPED DENIM JACKETS AND DOC MARTENS, CONSTANTLY SENDING MEMES, and SKATEBOARDING AT NIGHT]. only one way to find out! [aj, 27, she/her, est]

full name: francesca ‘frankie’ jayne puckerman nickname: franks, puckerman birthday: june 2nd place of birth: lima, ohio age: twenty zodiac sign: gemini current residence: apartment with zoe puckerman and eli st. james sexuality: lesbian relationship: single education: high school diploma, sophomore at nyu major: literature and creative writing

LIKES AND DISLIKES

likes: skateboarding everywhere, ignoring alarm clocks, skipping class, french fries, writing, painting, pestering her brother brother, and causing chaos. dislikes: thunderstorms, clowns, small spaces, carter july, demanding customers at work, paper cuts, mainstream music, and winter time.

BIOGRAPHY

As soon as Francesca “Frankie” Puckerman was born, it became obvious that her parents were not just Jake and Marley Puckerman, but the entire Puckerman clan. She was the first born of the next Puckerman generation, and with her auntie Quinn only being a couple months away from her own labor process, it also became apparent that Frankie was being brought into the world with a best friend on the way.

Frankie was spunky, fun, and outspoken and her personality only grew stronger and louder as she got older. She took a lot of her dad’s personality traits whenever it came to how she was percieved by the world, but deep down, Frankie’s emotions worked very similiarly to her mom’s. Because of her adopted emotional nature, Frankie quickly found herself going through maturity processes and having little to no outlet appropriate for the feelings that she was beginning to have. Marley was quick to notice, and even quicker to instill a sense of safety in the form of journaling to her daughter. The next thing she knew, Frankie was growing into a rather passionate writer.

However, it didn’t matter how helpful writing was to Frankie, it was hers. She didn’t keep her passions a secret, per say, but with how much of a slacker aura she gave off to her environment, it wasn’t the easiest thing to guess that she was a fan of doing. Writing remained her closest friend and biggest therapist, even through the trying and difficult years of high school.

The Puckerman’s were rocked with the death of half the patriarchal side of the family whenever uncle Noah died. It was something that Frankie pushed to the back corners of her mind, only allowing her emotions to spill out whenever she was in the comfort and safety of her journals. Regardless of her feelings, she needed to be a stronger person than she was for her family, especially her cousins. They were all so young but yet just at the right age to understand how permanent death was. It challenged the entire family, but life continued on. After Noah’s death, Frankie vowed to make sure that his good name and even better life was something that lived on forever. She might have always been Jake’s daughter, but now she was making sure the world knew she was Noah’s niece too.

Frankie never considered herself to be a jack of all trades, but she definitely branched out a lot more in high school than she ever imagined herself to. Between auditioning for a musical and being a member of the yearbook committee, she kept her GPA strong and her social game even stronger. Once graduation rolled around, she was leaving Lima, Ohio in the dust - but with a whole lot of people to keep in touch with.

Now, Frankie is attending New York University and working her way towards a degree in anything related to writing. She had a very good freshman academic year, falling into the adoring eye of one of her professors. While the woman had many students on her roster, Mrs. Lundy always made sure to help Frankie out as best as she could - which explains exactly how Frankie was able to land an internship at Penguin Random House. She has only been a part of the internship for a couple weeks now and regardless of her passion not being in publishing, it’s opened her eye to the writing world - and realizing just how much it pays to have connections.

[cheeriosaurora]

𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓐𝓾𝓻𝓸𝓻𝓪 𝓛𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻!

[KRISTINE FROSETH, CIS WOMAN, SHE/HER] who’s that? oh it’s {AURORA LANCASTER}. i hear they’re {16} and a {JUNIOR} at {WMHS},  have a voice like {LAUREN ALAINA} and are part of {CHEERIOS, YEARBOOK COMMITTEE, & TENNIS}. they’re known to be {CREATIVE & FRIENDLY} and {INSECURE & NIAVE}. some people say they remind them of {THE SMELL OF SUGAR COOKIES, OLD BOOKS, YELLOW HIGH TOP CONVERSE, BUTTERFLY CLIPS IN BLONDE HAIR, AND LAUGHING UNTIL YOUR STOMACH HURTS}. only one way to find out! [Sarah, 24, she/her, EST]

BASICS

Full Name: Aurora “Rora” Nicole Lancaster

Nickname: A, Rora, Rory, Ro, Rorabug

Birthday: April 6th, 2025

Age: 16

Zodiac Sign: Aries 

Hometown: Senoia, Georgia 

Sexuality: Bisexual (currently semi closeted about it)

Grade: Junior 

School: WMHS 

Occupation / Activities: Baker at Sweet Escape’s (family owned bakery), Cheerios, Yearbook, Tennis 

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: anything sweet, stuffed animals (squishmallows to be exact), horseback riding, animals of truly any kind, the calmness of the country side, wrap around porches, a good book, sweet tea and lemonade, baking, knitting, crafting, bows and ribbons, thrift shopping, cow girl boots 

DISLIKES: big cities, people who are rude for no reason, cold weather, anything spicy or tart, people who say cheerleading isn’t a sport, being yelled at, people who are late, people who peer pressure her 

TL;DR BIO

An actual southern PEACH w the cute accent and everything!!

The youngest out of three children. She has a twin brother who is the same age as her and an older brother who is a year older.

Aurora is originally from a small rural town in Georgia. Around a population of less than 2,000 people. So, everyone generally always knew another. Close, tight knit community. Her mother is a baker and her father is a farmer and football coach. They grew up on a family farm with lots of land, animals, etc. She always had memories of waking up early to feed the pigs, cows, chickens, and knows how to ride a horse. 

They ended up moving to Lima, Ohio so they could be closer to her mom’s side of the family and for her to open up her own bakery of her own. They moved at the beginning of the year. They are currently living just outside of town on a new family farm!

So, Aurora is still pretty new to WMHS. She didn’t want to leave Georgia or her friends behind, but it wasn’t her choice.

Always was rather pretty popular back in home town, Senoia. Rora started doing cheerleading and dance lessons pretty much when she could start walking. She was co-captain of her former squad back home and is currently a cheerio now. 

Has a secret love for song writing, her biggest inspiration being very early Taylor Swift. She adores her country style music and has realized that she’s a decent singer herself! Wants to maybe join the new directions or trouble tones, but is afraid. She doesn’t want her reputation to be ruined, considering she found it pretty easy to blend into the more popular crowd. 

Works part time at her grandma’s bakery, Sweet Escape’s.

Loves to read. English is her all time favorite subject, and she can usually be found with a book in her face. The blonde has quite the book collection and has no plans on getting rid of any of them. When she graduates from high school she wants to become either a kindergarten teacher or middle school English teacher.

Has sort of being roped into the ‘popular’ crowd with being a cheerio and being in sports. She generally is friendly to everybody and wants to be friends with everybody, regardless of their social standing. Aurora is very eccentric and a little odd, but that’s okay to her.

Generally sees the best in others and wears rose tinted glasses in many situations. 

She is very, very naive and a goody two shoes. Doesn’t really party or get in trouble. She hasn’t ever really dated, either. Pretty much a hopeless romantic, that steaming from being apart of a pretty strict household.

She is pretty sure she is bisexual but is still pretty much in the closet due to her parents being rather religious. 

In her free time, she likes to knit and make jewelry. She has launched an Etsy store recently and is hoping to make some good sales.

Has an extensive Squishmallow collection and is constantly hunting down rare one’s online and at stores. 

The kind of girl who doesn’t really see her beauty?? Like she’s been told she needs to model and be on a runway and she’s like *what* ME ???

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[heidianderson]

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐃𝐈 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍.

[DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER] who’s that? oh it’s {HEIDI ANDERSON}. i hear they’re {SIXTEEN} and a {JUNIOR} at {CRAWFORD COUNTY DAY}, have a voice like {SELENA GOMEZ} and are part of {CANARIES & FILM SOCIETY}. they’re known to be {COOPERATIVE & PRIDEFUL} and {TIMID & UNTALENTED}. some people say they remind them of {THE SCENT OF DISAPPOINTMENT, PITCHY TONED VOCALS, LATE NIGHT PODCASTS, AND PERFECTLY COILED LOCKS}. only one way to find out!

BASIC INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Heidi June Anderson

NICKNAME(S): N/A

AGE: Sixteen

DATE OF BIRTH: August 31st

HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, California

CURRENT LOCATION: Lima, Ohio

ORIENTATION: Pansexual

RELIGION: Her dad wants her to practice Scientology, but she refuses, so no religious affiliation

POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Democrat

OCCUPATION: Student/Vocal Adrenaline Slave

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Lives w/ dad

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, some Mandarin Chinese

FAMILY

FATHER: Cooper Anderson

MOTHER: June Robinson-Anderson

SIBLING(S): N/A

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SUN: Virgo

MOON: Gemini

RISING: Virgo

LIKES: True crime, being noticed, the color blue, making her dad proud, gold jewelry, headbands, freshly ironed cotton shirts with matching cardigans

DISLIKES: Disappointing her dad, feeling like she’s not living up to her mom’s potential, New Directions, anyone who doesn’t go to Carmel, bright colors, manipulation

HEADCANONS

When Cooper Anderson travelled back to Lima in the spring of 2012 to visit his younger brother what he was not expecting was to meet a girl eight years his junior studying literature at Lima’s Ohio State campus. June Robinson was exactly the kind of girl Cooper liked to get his hands on. Pretty, recognized his celebrity status, and was smart enough to keep up a conversation with and while normally their story would have ended after their one night stand, they decided to exchange numbers and keep in touch. This led to nightly texting which turned into good morning texts which turned into FaceTime calls which turned into June hopping on a plane to California (the same week as Cooper’s own brother’s wedding). By the time June had landed, Cooper had been given the news that his younger brother had gotten married to his high school sweetheart, the older Anderson just had to retaliate. There was no way he was about to not be told about his own brother’s wedding let alone not be in attendance to cause a disturbance, so he did what any sane person would do. He proposed to June, without a ring, but he covered that one up by telling June that there were going to go to a jeweler and pick out a ring that she wanted. The two didn’t plan to get married that week or even that month, but somehow after June had her pretty engagement ring on, they were running down to a local courthouse.

After the marriage was finalized, June had the most amazing trip in Los Angeles before going back to Lima and finishing up her semester before fully transferring to a campus in LA where her and Cooper could live together and start their life. For two people who jumped the gun on getting married, they surprisingly handled domestic life fairly well. They were happy. Cooper was acting. June was writing. Their income was fairly stable, even if sometimes Cooper had to pick up a random commercial gig or June had to do freelance article work just to make sure they could pay rent for the month. They made things work and despite Cooper’s poor acting chops, he managed to make it big doing random B-list movies and playing roles in random crime shows. Everything was just so good and one thing they agreed on. No kids. Why would they mess up something that was already so perfect?

Well, that was all said and done until they were coming up on their 8th anniversary. Maybe they did want children or maybe they were having a bad case of relationship boredom. They had already travelled, excelled in their careers, what more was their to do besides have a couple of kids? Which is exactly what they did. Heidi June Anderson was born on August 31st, 2024 happy, healthy, and giggling. And again, things were completely fine until they weren’t. It wasn’t long after Heidi’s birth that things started to go south. It had nothing to do with Heidi specifically, but more of the events that transpired after her birth. June got lonely, she wasn’t writing as often, and she was in a rut. It didn’t help that Cooper had some hot blonde as a co-star either on his new movie while June was still recovering postpartum. So, she found solace in a close friend of hers and it wasn’t long before Cooper pieced things together and found June with another man in their own bed. Incoming divorce and custody papers. Everything happened when Heidi was way too young to even piece together a memory of her mother and wanting to move on from the life she built in Los Angeles, she moved away to some European country but that wasn’t the last time Heidi saw her mom. They worked out an agreement where Cooper got full custody, but June had all the visitation rights she wanted as long as she was in town. That wasn’t very often though and by the time Heidi was ten, the visitations stopped altogether. 

Growing up with Cooper as a dad wasn’t the worst possible situation. They had pizza for breakfast and cereal for dinner and Cooper always made Heidi watch any movies or tv shows he had been in and made her review and critique them all (Heidi was always one to point out Cooper’s lack of pointing in certain scenes). This meant she had to sit through many, many hours or Cooper “starring” on multiple crime dramas and she gripped onto that. Her entire life she had been shown the showbiz side of life, getting chucked into singing, dancing, and acting lessons and even though she was still watching her dad’s content, she fell in love with crime shows, begging Cooper to put on episodes that wasn’t even his. She wasn’t about to up and become some kind of criminal, but the cases were just so entrancing. 

At some point during Heidi’s childhood, Cooper began to realize that he couldn’t raise Heidi by himself. He needed some sort of help from his family so Cooper packed himself and Heidi up to Lima, Ohio. Partly for help via his own family, but he also was more hopeful that June would visit Lima to see her parents more than come to Los Angeles to see her ex-husband and daughter. While in Lima, Heidi spent most of her time with her paternal grandparents while Cooper would be off travelling back and forth to Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and anywhere else he could find work.

Now in her formidable teenage years, Heidi had almost chosen to go to William McKinley High School. They had an okay academic and arts program and she lived in the district, but her dad would stand for no such thing. Him and his brother both attended Dalton Academy for most of their teen years and Heidi’s own mother had attended Crawford County Day and was a crucial member to the Canaries during her own high school years, Heidi’s options were limited and she knew the path her dad wanted for her. She was an Anderson! She was born to sing and act! So, she ended up at Crawford and opting to go for uniforms and rich girl tactics and quickly joined the ranks of the Canaries. 

The only problem with Heidi being in the Canaries is cut down to one simple fact - she’s simply untalented. She can’t sing, dance, or act very well. This is something her own dad would never say to her, but she’s simply an okay performer. The only real reason she’s still able to compete and be on the team is because with her extensive background of dance classes and vocal lessons, she can hold a pitch and she can learn choreography and her slight athleticism has allowed her to keep up with whatever's thrown at her on the Canaries. She may not be a lead, but she certainly adds character and a booster by the name of Cooper Anderson.

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[theobeiste]

[JACOB ELORDI, CISMALE, HE/HIM] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S THEO BEISTE. I HEAR THEY’RE 20 AND ARE KNOWN AS THE KNIGHT IN SHINIG ATHLEISURE AROUND OHIO. THEY'RE ALSO A SOPHOMORE AT OSU AND A PART OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM* AND SIGMA CHI*. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE CHARMING AND HUMBLE AND POSSESSIVE AND CLOSED OFF. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF LATE NIGHT PHONE CALLS AND DRIVING FAST AND SMOKING BLUNTS.

* future plot point

BASICS

Full Name: theo james beiste

Nickname: t, tj, teddy

Birthday: november 18, 2022

Place of Birth: lima, oh

Age: twenty

Zodiac Sign: scorpio☼, virgo☽, scorpio↑

Hometown: lima, oh

Current Residence: in an on-campus apartment with logan mccarthy

Sexuality: heterosexual

Relationship Status: in a relationship with zoe puckerman single

Education: high school diploma, currently enrolled at ohio state university

Major: political science

Occupation: student athlete, mechanic at hummel tires & lube*

High School Achievements: varsity quarterback, football captain (’41), prom king (’41), cutest couple superlative

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: being in a relationship, girls, staying up late, running, competitive team sports, rap music, alone time, parties, smoking weed, quality time with his dad

DISLIKES: irrationality, loud people, losing his temper, inequality, feeling useless

TL;DR BIO

Throughout high school, Theo Beiste prided himself on being somewhat of a golden boy. He graduated on the honor roll and as the star quarterback of the football team, prom king, and with the most popular girl in school on his arm. Life was...pretty perfect. The first couple of years of college were pretty great too. Despite OSU being a bigger pond than McKinley, Theo still managed to be a pretty big fish and make his mark. However, after sustaining yet another concussion right before spring break and tearing his ACL after going a little too hard during a scrimmage, Theo has just received the news that he’ll have to sit out next season and possibly put his entire football career to rest. This development in his story has left him feeling completely void of purpose. Who is he if not the football player? What is he worth if he can’t do the one thing he’s good at? The trauma of the injury will result in his lashing out and making bad decisions to cope. 

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THE PAST TWO YEARS...

Theo Beiste always thought his life would go one of two ways. He’d either become a lima loser...or he’d make it big and go pro with football. He worked hard his whole life to avoid the former. He did well in school, he excelled at his sport, he tried to be a good person. Everything in his life felt like it had led up to the moment he got recruited to play football at OSU. It felt like the beginning of the rest of his life, like all his hard work had finally paid off. He was going to make it...

Theo’s first concussion was scary, but manageable. It happened during his freshman year mid-season, which resulted in him being benched for a few games. During the most recent season, during one of OSU’s playoff games, Theo not only suffered a concussion, but something also snapped in his leg. Scared of what the MRI would say, Theo played off his leg injury like it was nothing. He finished off the season in excruciating pain, but at least he finished. For the past few months since the season ended, Theo has continued to practice with his team and has also continued to lie about his pain and about going to the doctor. However, his lies caught up to him during a scrimmage recently where he got tackled by a teammate and felt another snap in his leg. After a lot of lecturing from his coaches, Theo finally went to the doctor and learned that he had torn his ACL and meniscus, both of which would require surgical repair. Theo spent his spring break at home on the tail end of his recovery from surgery and will resume classes on crutches. Despite his rigorous physical therapy schedule for the foreseeable future, Theo is not confident he’s going to be able to return to the field, and it’s tearing him up inside. 

Theo and Zoe, up until recently, were going pretty strong despite being long-distance. However, Theo’s recent injuries have deeply affected him. He’s become more closed off and insecure, which has resulted in him being less patient and compromising. The weight of the pressure he’s put on himself has started seeping into his love life and their issues came to a head when Zoe stopped by to visit after his surgery. The two argued the entire time she was there and at the end of it, Theo called it quits.

Because he’s in recovery, Theo has a lot more free time than usual. He’s started filling his time with parties, excessive drinking, and hanging out with his roommate Logan and his fraternity brothers. He’s starting to think that if football doesn’t pan out, maybe joining a frat will help fill the void. Only time will tell. 

[bentleylynn]

[JOSHUA BASSETT, MALE, HE/HIM] who’s that? oh it’s [BENTLEY LYNN]. i hear they’re [18] and are known as [THE KLUTZ] around [LIMA, OHIO]. they're also a [FRESHMAN] at [LIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE], *have a voice like [JOSHUA BASSETT]* and are part of [BREADSTIX (WAITER)]. they’re known to be [ENERGETIC and DYNAMIC] and [CLUSMY and HOT-HEADED]. some people say they remind them of [COFFEE SPILLED ALL OVER A LAPTOP, LOUD DRUM NOISES, BRUISES IN HIS ARMS AND KNEES and CRY LAUGHING]. only one way to find out! 

BASICS

Full Name: Bentley James Lynn

Nickname: N/A

Birthday: June 1st, 2024

Place of Birth: Lima, OH

Age: Eighteen

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Hometown: Lima, OH

Current Residence: Sharing an apartment in Lima with Cameron Evans

Sexuality: Bisexual

Education: High School Diploma

Occupation: Student at Lima Community College (business major), waiter at Breadstix

HIGH SCHOOL NEED TO KNOWS

School: William McKinley High School

Former Activities: Band, Brainiacs, Hockey Team

Notable Achievements: Not much, being a Lima Loser

2 YEARS LATER...

Bentley’s junior year ended up in a higher note than he had expected – not only was he able to finally get along with his brother after all of the years the two had been “apart”, but he finally figured out his feelings for Malcolm. After finishing his junior year, Bentley finally realized that it wasn’t worth to hide his feelings for someone he cared so much about, so they dated during the summer all the way through their senior year – Bentley was at McKinley while Malcolm was at Dalton, but they made it work. Bentley’s senior year was pretty normal – he kept in touch with his brother while he was off at OSU and he finished off high school as one of the best students there, despite the fact he was still pranking people every now and then, mostly because he would get bored in between classes – nothing changed about that.

While Bentley had high expectations for after high school, those plans ended up being washed away – he had initially planned on going to law school in Yale, but after applying there and being rejected, he was lost in what to do. Everyone was moving out and it seemed like he was staying behind – this, of course, upset Bentley, especially since he always had said that he wasn’t on planning in staying in Lima forever. Thinking it was probably for the best if he went to college and so he joined Lima Community College, where he’s majoring in business. It’s not the best thing ever, but at least he has something to do.

While long distance relationships seem to work at the start, it wasn’t long until Malcolm and Bentley’s relationship fell apart and they broke up. However, that doesn’t mean that Bentley doesn’t care for Malcolm – he still holds him close to his heart and occasionally tries to visit him in New York, even though it’s rare.

Staying in Lima definitely wasn’t part of Bentley’s plan, but he isn’t miserable at all times. He got a job as a waiter at Breadstix and thanks to it, he got to meet Cam Evans a little better and the two share an apartment – it’s definitely a weird pairing, but they make it work. Although Bentley works at a restaurant, that doesn’t mean that he isn’t any less clumsy – he’s known for dropping plates all the time and sometimes even tripping and falling to the ground; but it never got him fired, at least not yet.

[ljholliday]

[HUNTER SCHAFER, FEMALE, SHE/HER] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S [LENNON JAMES "LJ" HOLLIDAY]. I HEAR THEY’RE [20] AND ARE KNOWN AS [THE FREE BIRD] AROUND [WHEREVER/LIMA]. THEY'RE ALSO A [STRUGGLING MUSICIAN] AT [SELF],. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE [OUTSPOKEN AND ADAPTABLE] AND [EVASIVE AND CYNICAL]. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF [ KALEIDOSCOPE EYES, CALLOUSED FINGERTIPS, & LIVING EACH DAY LIKE YOUR LAST.]

BASICS

Full Name: Lennon James Holliday

Nickname: LJ

Birthday: February 5th, 2023

Place of Birth: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Age: Twenty

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius☼, Sagittarius☽, Aquarius↑

Hometown: Lima, OH

Current Residence: Her Car, Couches, Air Mattresses, Wherever.

Sexuality: Lesbian.

Relationship Status: Dating Dylan Hart.

Education: High School Diploma

Occupation: Self Employed Struggling Musician, Looking for A Steadier Job.

HIGH SCHOOL NEED TO KNOWS

School: William McKinley High School.

Former Activities: Breadstix Hostess, Drummer for LLJJ, Troubletones.

Notable Achievements: Prom Duchess w/ Eli St.James (Junior Year), Most Likely to Get Arrested 2 Months after Graduation (Superlative).

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES:   grunge, free spirits, blueberry bagels, anything pine scented, storm clouds, dark clothes.

DISLIKES: bubblegum pop, boring people, vanilla (the flavor and scent), small towns, consistency, new cars.

TL;DR BIO

LJ  and Holly Holliday are a real life Sophie and Donna Sheridan, but if Sophie had been a lot more like her mom. LJ has moved around a lot consistently throughout her life which has caused her to take interest in learning the inner workings of various people’s brains. Staying in Lima for near two years was a big change for her, so as soon as she graduated, she hit the road and hasn’t been back to Lima in about a Year.

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THE PAST TWO YEARS . . .

Although it took some time to get together, Eli St.James was the girl of LJ’s dreams. Every moment they spent together was cherished, but like a vast majority of High School relationships, they struggled with communicating and setting boundaries. Unfortunately and surprisingly, once Eli went off to NYU for college come fall, the relationship just wasn’t sustainable and Eli broke it off a couple months into being long distance.

Following the break up, LJ’s worst fears came to fruition and her heart was absolutely broken. There wasn’t enough begging to be done, no matter what LJ tried, Holly wouldn’t move them, and she would just have to get over it.

Enter Dylan Hart, despite never having been much of a relationship type person, LJ rebounded pretty quickly and fell into a relationship with her. But hey, opposites attract. The two are still pretty happily together and have managed decently with distance. 

After Graduation, LJ got her license, and left Lima in the dust. Knowing that her Mom was getting older, and her own youth was limited, LJ took a gap year to travel across the continental US, staying in Air BnBs, friends from places she’s lived, and making her money by busking in more populated areas. 

LJ has definitely missed Dylan, but the distance has left her feeling liberated. Still, Dylan and her Mom are pretty much the only two things she’s excited for when it comes to returning to Ohio.

Gap year now coming to an end, LJ really has to buckle down and figure out what she wants to do. Not a thing in the world seems appealing, and if she had it her way, she’d wander around and busk forever. But the world doesn’t work in her favor, so beyond visiting the people she’s kept in contact with over the past year, she’s got some serious decisions to make during this Lima excursion. At least she’ll have the summer. . .

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[lincolnonline]

[HERMAN TØMMERAAS, CIS MALE, HE/HIM] who’s that? oh it’s LINCOLN CLARINGTON-SMYTHE. i hear they’re TWENTY and are known as THE NARCISSIST around NEW YORK CITY. they're also a SELF-EMPLOYED FILM MAKER, have a voice like COLTON RYAN. they’re known to be CONFIDENT & EASY-GOING and PETTY & IMPULSIVE. some people say they remind them of CAMPY HORROR MOVIES, RUNNING FOR THE BUS IN YOUR HIGHEST STILETTOS, FAKE BLOOD STAINS ALL OVER YOUR CALVIN KLEIN & DANCING IN YOUR UNDERWEAR TO YOUR FAVORITE SONGS. only one way to find out! [facie, 21, she/her, aest]

BASICS

Full Name: Lincoln Antonio Clarington-Smythe

Nickname: Link.

Birthday: 12th of March

Age: Twenty

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hometown: Westerville, Ohio.

Residing: New York City.

Sexuality: Homosexual

Occupation / Activities: Self-employed.

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: horror movies, trashy early 2000’s clothes & music, wearing copious amounts of strawberry lip gloss before kissing someone, starting twitter drama, reading people their horoscopes from teen magazines, running for the bus in his heels just to prove he can, archery, kpop girl groups.

DISLIKES: coffee, fake-deep music, desaturated colors, snitches, boring romantic period pieces, family members who buy him watches and cologne when they know very well he wants more monster high dolls to add to his collection, critics who don’t get his movies, his stupid ex-boyfriend pierre. fuck you pierre!

TL;DR BIO

The son of Sebastian & Hunter Clarington-Smythe and the most expensive ( and conventionally good looking ) surrogate they could find, Lincoln is always doing his best to both represent his family and break the mold. In high school, Link was known for causing trouble and being promiscuous, and now that he’s out in the world....nothing has changed. With his dads paying for his every whim and a half-decent apartment to call his own, Link is preparing to create bigger & more ambitious film projects and has found himself in New York in order to gain inspiration.

READ ABOUT LINK’S ADVENTURES UP TO THIS POINT HERE!

BUT FOLLOWING ALL THAT...

After getting kicked out of Dalton his junior year, Link truly found himself at McKinley. And while he wasn’t a huge fan of dealing with the slushing and stupid Glee club drama, he stuck with the club until his graduation. Or lack off. During this time, Link was also working on his first feature film and that unfortunately meant that Link skipped a lot of classes. Then, of course, there was the surprise his dads dropped on him that he would heading out to France as an exchange student for a few months. While in Paris, Link spent all his time drinking wine, ignoring his school work, and making out with his sexy Parisian boyfriend, Pierre. By the time Link headed back to Ohio, he brought with him a fuck-ton of berets and an insanely fake French accent.

Once he graduated ( with his heart broken, no thanks to fucking Pierre) , Link took his first edit of ‘Conversion Camp Slaughterhouse Blood-Bath Blitz Part 1: Lights Out At Eight’ and a bag to New York city and entered it to as many film festivals he could. While reception was...mixed in terms of the theme and the painfully long title, Link knew it was only the beginning and begged his dads for the chance to make the move up to the city of lights. After some bargaining and some empty promises on Link’s part about getting a job, Link found himself with a half-decent apartment, some nice film equipment and a new found love of kpop girl groups ( they were bad ass bitches! what could he say! ) and was ready to take on the world.

Saying that, life in NYC hasn’t been all sunshine. In Ohio, Link was a big, slutty fish in a small, ugly pond but in New York, there seems to be another fashionable gay for every drop of rain. And while he’d never say he missed Lima, he did miss his family and his sister & his niece. Still, he knew it would be worth it once he finally was able to get studio backing and get his movies onto a mainstream streaming platform and into the zeitgeist. Link was going to be the new frontier of film-making, he knew it would happen soon.

[ottomeeks]

[ABIGAIL COWEN, CISFEMALE, SHE/HER] who’s that? oh it’s [OCTAVIA “OTTO” MEEKS]. i hear they’re [TWENTY] and are known as [THE SACCHARINE] around [NEW YORK CITY]. they're also a [BARTENDER] at [CALLBACKS], *have a voice like [ABIGAIL COWEN]*. they’re known to be [BUBBLY & OPTIMISTIC] and [FLAKY & INSECURE]. some people say they remind them of [FINGERS DRUMMING AGAINST TABLETOPS, WELL WORN CONVERSE, THE WARMEST WELCOMES, AND CONSTANTLY HAVING HEADPHONES ON]. only one way to find out! [aj, 27, she/her, est]

full name: octavia ‘otto’ isabelle meeks nickname: meeksy, otter birthday: july 2nd place of birth: lima, ohio age: nineteen zodiac sign: cancer current residence: apartment in nyc sexuality: pansexual relationship: in a relationship with michael chang iii education: high school diploma and thinking about potentially going to college occupation: bartender @ callbacks and youtuber

LIKES AND DISLIKES

likes: romance movies, going live on instagram, paper airplanes, doodling, following her boyfriend around the city, traveling with her dad, facetiming her twin sister as much as humanly possible, trying out tricks behind the bar, summer time, small talk. dislikes: bigots, loud noises, the subway system, violent video games, keyboard warriors, spending time by herself, beaches, not visiting home at least once a month, broken equipment.

BIOGRAPHY

The moment the Meek’s twins were brought into the world, everything seemed a lot more sunshiney for the family. It wasn’t just a light that spread to their parents, but to all of their extended family. From Otto’s singing passions and an overall obsession with making people smile and her twin sister’s talent with connecting with people on a casual level, they were all stars whenever it came to family gatherings.

Otto’s closeness with her sister never faltered throughout the years. Regardless of what was going on in the world or even in just Lima, the two knew that they would always be there for each other no matter what difficulties crossed their path. Once Otto got into high school, she was focused on making friends and making an even bigger impact in the world. Because of her singing abilities and the never faltering support from her parents, especially her father, Otto was born and bred to have a bit of confidence inside of her. That was the sole reason behind her launching her YouTube channel where she posted weekly covers of all her favorite songs and the occasional vlog about what was going on in Otto’s world. She wasn’t a YouTube star by any means, but Otto had created a welcoming and wholesome environment for her viewers to participate and watch along with the things she got up to. It was important for Otto to not only showcase her own singing abilities but her friends and members of the Glee club.

High school was a big time for her. From performing in school musicals to landing her first boyfriend, Otto had the high school experience that she was always seeing teenagers having on the movie screen. It was good for her - and the good didn’t stop coming her way once graduation came around.

After Otto graduated, she said goodbye to her hometown and hello to the road with her dad and his band. They traveled up and down the East Coast, performing at coffee shops together. Roderick and his band were the main act, of course, but Otto was proud of her small gig as an opener for her dad. It was a great time to bond and spend as much time as possible with him, plus it was nice to make up for all the lost time between them. However, a couple months into the touring and after a particularly hard trip to New York City, Otto wasn’t ready to say goodbye to her friends in the city. After a talk or twelve with her dad, she was making the permanent visit to New York City and moving into an apartment. She might have been using a lot of her YouTube funds for rent money, but her parents are also helping her out with spending money.

While she isn’t sold on the thought of not going to college, Otto has been going back and forth on whether or not it would be a good idea for her to pursue. She’s having far too much fun working full time, spending time with her boyfriend, and branching out enough to start partying and networking with new people constantly.

[rockyremington]

[EMRE BEY, CISMALE, HE/HIM] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S [ROCKY REMINGTON]. I HEAR THEY’RE [19] AND ARE KNOWN AS [THE CONNARD] AROUND [OHIO], THOUGH THEY’RE CURRENTLY [BACKPACKING] IN [SOUTH AMERICA]. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE [PRACTICAL AND HARD WORKING] AND [INSENSITIVE AND BLUNT]. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF [DISINTERESTED STARES, WHITE SOCKS AND SLIDES, AND LONG NIGHTS AT THE GYM]. 

BASICS

Full Name: brock david remington jr.

Nickname: rocky, rem

Birthday: december 31, 2023

Place of Birth: lima, oh

Age: nineteen

Zodiac Sign: capricorn☼, virgo☽, virgo↑

Hometown: lima, oh

Current Residence: backpacking around south america, will return to Lima to live with his dad and step-mom

Sexuality: heterosexual

Relationship Status: in a relationship with julianna de león (npc)

Education: high school diploma (wmhs), deferred enrollment at northwestern university

Major: journalism

Occupation: n/a

High School Achievements: hometown hottie superlative (2041), cutest couple that never was superlative with sterling duval (2041), captain of the football team (2042), homecoming king (2042)

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: eating clean, waking up early, winning, one on one deep conversations, cold weather, acing a test, sprinting, binge drinking, being outdoors, pushing his body

DISLIKES: oversleeping, being lazy, blind optimism, people with immovable opinions, people who are loud but have nothing important to say, indecisiveness

TL;DR BIO

After he caught his mom cheating on his dad when he was fourteen, Rocky became jaded and pessimistic. He moved through high school with a chip on his shoulder and a scowl to match. He became an expert at making other people feel stupid and to some, he was a merciless bully. Things changed for Rocky a month before graduation when he got a phone call from his mom trying to make amends. After a fall out with Sterling, Rocky decided threw caution to the wind and on a whim, decided to go spend the summer with his mom in Brazil. The trip was only meant to last a few months, but when his return date came around, he changed his mind. Rocky deferred his enrollment to Northwestern and has been backpacking around South America since August ‘42. He has cut off everyone from Lima, with the exception of his father, and the only reason he’s making his way back is for the wedding. 

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THE LAST TWO YEARS...

Rocky’s last year of high school was everything he wanted and expected it to be. He was captain of the football team, homecoming king, and he got into his top choice college—Northwestern University. He was at the top of the McKinley food chain, he had his best friend at his side, and life was good. 

Rocky was thrown for a loop when he got a phone call from his estranged mother one month before graduation. At first, he was resistant to her efforts to reconnect...but after some long talks with his therapist (oh yeah, Rocky started going to therapy), he decided to hear her out. Talking to his mom was cathartic and quickly cracked the tough exterior he’d been building over the years. Suddenly overcome with emotion and a desire to be close to his mom, he agreed to spend a few weeks with her in Brazil. 

Rocky and Sterling were closer than ever during their senior year. They laughed at their ‘cutest couple that never was’ win often, and for the most part, they just went on with their business being them. They went to senior prom together and after one too many drinks, Rocky confessed his feelings for Sterling. She shut down at his admission and rejected his advances, leaving Rocky’s ego bruised and his heart broken. He decided after that to lengthen his trip to South American from a few weeks to a few months. He took off on the first flight after graduation and hasn’t spoken to Sterling since. He didn’t even tell her he was going. 

Rocky’s summer abroad was the best of his life. He healed his relationship with his mother, got to know her new husband (actually a pretty cool dude), ate new foods, visited new places, spent a lot of time outside and in the sun. The week before Rocky was supposed to fly back to Ohio to pack up and drive to Illinois for college, he met a girl named Julianna De León. She was adventurous, funny, and unlike anyone he’d ever met before. Brazil was the first stop in her eight month long backpacking adventure across South America. They spent the entire week together and when Julianna asked Rocky to ditch his plans and travel with him, in a move that surprised everyone, he said yes.

During his time backpacking across South America with his now-girlfriend, Rocky went completely off the grid. He deleted instagram, deleted twitter, and stopped answering any texts or calls from anyone not named Brock Remington. He’s nearing the end of his adventure now and will return to Lima, alone, for his dad’s wedding. His girlfriend will return to Spain where she’s from and they’ll try their hand at long distance. 

Rocky doesn’t know what to expect upon his return, but he knows he’ll have to make a lot of big decisions about his future. 

[stephcrawford]

who’s that? oh it’s STEPHANIE "STEPH" CRAWFORD. i hear they’re 21 and are known as THE LAMB around NEW YORK. they're also a JUNIOR at NYADA, have a voice like JENNIFER DAMIANO and are part of VARSITY DANCE, SPOTLIGHT DINER. they’re known to be LOYAL AND MILD and WEAK-WILLED AND SERIOUS. some people say they remind them of NEVER SMILING IN PHOTOS, OPENING THE WINDOW DURING THUNDERSTORMS, BLIND LOYALTY, AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION. only one way to find out!

BASICS

Full Name: Stephanie Summer Crafword

Nickname: Steph, Stephie, etc.

Birthday: March 17, 2022

Place of Birth: Greenwich, CT

Age: Twenty-One

Zodiac Sign:  Pisces☼, Virgo☽, Libra↑

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Current Residence: 9th Ave Apartment, New York, NY, Unit 4-B w/ Phoenix Harper.

Sexuality: Bisexual

Relationship Status: Single

Education: High School Diploma, Some College

Major: Dance Arts (BA)

Minor: Education

Occupation: Spotlight Diner Waitress

HIGH SCHOOL NEED TO KNOWS

School: Greenwich High School

Former Activities: Drama Club, Allegra Dance Greenwich Competitive Team

MUSICAL THEATER RESUME

NEWSIES- Crutchie (High School, Sophomore Year)

HAIRSPRAY - Nicest Kid Dance Ensemble (High School, Junior Year)

CHICAGO- Go-to-Hell Kitty (High School, Senior Year)

A CHORUS LINE- Cut Dancer (NYADA Players, Freshman Year)

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: polaroid photos, straight legs and pointed toes, comfortable clothes, eating healthy, family, carly rae jepsen.

DISLIKES: making decisions, losing friends, rude customers, missing laundry day, being called on first, bitter words.

TL;DR BIO

Steph Crawford has never been number one, and has often faded into the background and she doesn’t mind in the slightest. In her eyes, it’s okay to be more of a follower than a leader. Her passions and priorities lay within forging strong relationships with those close to her, and working her hardest when it comes to dance. She tends to be soft and mild, a gem as far as New Yorkers go. But Steph wound up in that environment didn’t want to go too far away from Connecticut for college and the idea of going to her Father’s Alma Mater always seemed so magical to her. Now three years into her schooling, she’s living her life in the same way, and cherishing all the time she can with her friends.

BIO

Adam Crawford always thought he was going to make it as a performer. After all, he’d left behind his family in England, and come to the States to stay for good. He had to make it matter. From founding Adam’s Apples to taking New York City by storm, he knew he was going to be somebody. He just wasn’t expecting that somebody to be a husband to Aydin Cevdet, a hotshot lawyer from Connecticut. Adam was sure he liked his independence and fast-paced city living too much to ever settle down with this hot Turkish lawyer he’d met out on the town one night, but the pair were quick to hit it off.  Adam and Aydin really bonded over ideals of hardwork and some times feeling out of place in the country. So, after year after meeting and traveling back and forth between NYC and Greenwich, Adam was sold on leaving city life behind and settling down with the love of his life. Adam, always happy go lucky, was quick to adjust to his life in Greenwich. In fact, he was able to cultivate his take-charge nature and continue creative pursuits by opening his own sit and paint shop called Booze and Brushes. It was an idyllic life Adam and Aydin shared, and the only thing that made it more perfect was a wedding, then eventually, a couple of kids. 

Stephanie Summer Crawford was welcomed into the world on a rainy spring day via surrogate. Aydin and Adam were both dedicated workers, but first and foremost they were Fathers. Despite being biologically Adam’s, Steph always had a wonderful relationship with both of her parents. There isn’t a time in Steph’s life that she remembers before her sibling was born. Adam and Aydin went through the exact same procedures for her younger sibling as they did with Steph, although the new addition was biologically Aydin’s. They wanted the kids decently close in age so they could really relate to one another, and eventually bond. 

Despite being the older of the pair, Steph tended to let her sibling take charge. It was never Steph o be the one who had the ideas of playing pretend with paint brushes or rounding up as much neighborhood kids as they could to hold fake courtroom dramas in their backyard. It was her sibling. And Steph just looked on, a happy participant. Sure, all siblings fight about small things, but from day one, Stephanie and sibling were always best friends. Whether it be compatible personalities, or their souls knowing that perhaps their time as siblings would be limited, they wasted no time getting along. Even now Steph is never the one to take charge and is incredibly susceptible to some good old fashioned peer pressuring.

Adam and Aydin were good to their kids. Spoiled them, even, but never hesitated to let them know that they would have to work for their own lives at one point. Childhood was characterized by days spent at Booze and Brushes, plenty of springs running through their spacious backyard, family movie and game nights, and enough giggles to fill two lifetimes. Life in Connecticut was perfect.

High School came and went in a blur. Interesting enough, Steph’s High School friends she had made before her sibling reached Greenwich High, eventually became their friends. While her friend group consisted mostly of people from the Drama Department or her Dance Studio, she felt grateful to always have been included and surrounded by such vibrant people. But before Steph knew it, it was time to start the college application process. Like any wise person, she applied to safety schools, but she had her heart set on NYADA’s Dance Program. And much to her delight, come fall of 2040, Stephanie was NYC bound. The hardest part, undoubtedly, was being away from her family, but she adapted pretty well. Steph was quick to settle into classes and her job at the Spotlight Diner. Freshman Year, she even tried her hand at NYADA Players, but the cutthroat environment just wasn’t for her, so she’d save all her focus for Dance. 

While Steph thrives when she can make those close to her feel warm and fuzzy one on one, she can also err on the side of coming across a bit serious, or even sullen at times. Remaining positive and practicing healthy habits is just about as important to her as Dance. She might dull in the crowd, or against the bright city lights, but Steph has a tender gift of making her loved ones feel special, seemingly always being able to make friends, and of course dance. After some time at NYADA though, Steph settled on the idea of becoming a Dance Instructor. Whether that mean she work at a studio, own one of her own, or teach it in schools, she’d prefer to teach it, so now she studies both dance and education. Knowing that her time being on stage rather than teaching behind it is limited, she also participates in NYADA’s varsity dance team. In a way, it’s like a little slice of home. 

Now, Steph continues to work at the diner, study hard, and absorb every precious moment she has with her New York buddies. Currently, she lives in an apartment with a roommate and is feeling pretty grown up in the wake of her twenty-first birthday. But no matter how grown up she feels, Steph can’t wait for Summer and to spend some quality time with family and friends alike.

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[dallasweston]

[THOMAS DOHERTY, CISMALE, HE/HIM] WHO’S THAT? OH IT’S [DALLAS WESTON]. I HEAR THEY’RE [21] AND ARE KNOWN AS [THE RICH KID ADDICT] AROUND [NEW YORK] AND HAVE A VOICE LIKE [JAMES BLAKE]. THEY'RE ALSO A [JUNIOR] AT [NYU] AND A PART OF [WNYU-FM AND WAITER AT SARDI’S]. THEY’RE KNOWN TO BE [CHARISMATIC AND FUN] AND [INDULGENT AND RECKLESS]. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY REMIND THEM OF [STAYING OUT UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP, GOING TO CLASS HUNG OVER AND MAKING OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS].

BASICS

Full Name: dallas roy weston

Nickname: dally, dal, d

Birthday: august 8, 2021

Place of Birth: los angeles, ca

Age: twenty one

Zodiac Sign: leo☼, leo☽, sagittarius↑

Hometown: calabasas, ca

Current Residence: a lofty, spacious studio in bushwick, just underneath miles pearce’s penthouse apartment

Sexuality: heterosexual

Relationship Status: single

Education: high school diploma (oak park high school), currently enrolled at new york university

Major: music / music technology

Occupation: student / waiter at sardi’s

Activities: college radio host (wnyu-fm)

LIKES/DISLIKES

LIKES: the west coast, writing music, performing, producing, tea (the drink...but gossip works too), staying out late, party drugs, microdosing, one night stands, vacation, laughing so hard he can’t breathe, jewelry, making friends, being the center of attention, being admired, romance, the ‘talking’ stage, generosity, jam sessions

DISLIKES: having his ego bruised, being embarrassed, being ignored, reality checks, juuls, country music, feeling inferior, people who are uptight, rigidity, playing it safe, last call for alcohol

TL;DR BIO

Dallas is a charming, happy person who is just trying to live fast while he’s young. He’s a bit of a cliche—a New York transplant from Los Angeles pursuing music. He’s a generous spirit with a good heart, and sure, his overindulgence in alcohol and other substances isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but anyone willing to see past that will get the opportunity to bask in the warm light he radiates. In his opinion, it’s not that hard and it’s definitely worth it. 

FULL BIO

Dallas was born to Brody and Casey Weston. Despite being named after his mother’s hometown, Dallas was born and raised in sunny Los Angeles. His mother is a high profile talent agent at ICA, best known for discovering emerging talent and catalyzing their careers, while his father continues to write and produce movies after penning the Academy Award nominated film, The Male Escort Diaries.

Growing up in the valley near Los Angeles with two successful parents working in the ever elusive ‘industry,’ it was no surprise that Dallas also took an interest in entertainment. Although he appreciates film & television and the work his parents do, his passion is and has always been music. Because his parents’ network was vast, Dallas was lucky enough to grow up around musicians—whether they be clients, colleagues or friends of the family. He started playing the piano when he was only eight years old and taught himself how to play the guitar in middle school. When his parents realized that he was serious about music, they sent him to singing lessons and began investing in his hobby when they realized he had potential. 

At Oak Park High, Dallas’ winning smile and warm personality catapulted him to the top tier of the social pyramid. Was he the most popular guy at school? No, but he was definitely friends with that guy. If someone asked Dallas if he cared about popularity, he’d say no, but the reality was that he loved having his ego stroked. He liked being the life of party and the center of attention so...the admiration and praise that came with being popular didn’t just feel like a want, it felt like a need.

Dallas always considered himself a pretty average kid. He knew people with parents more famous, rich and powerful than his, so to him? He never considered himself that wealthy or whatever. He was blissfully unaware of how different his upbringing had been compared to say...some random kid from Ohio. That changed when he decided to attend New York University. 

New York (specifically NYU) was definitely still riddled with snobby, rich kids...but the flip side also existed...and Dallas found that he liked the company of those kids more. The deeper he got into his education, the more he realized he didn’t want to be written off as some rich kid with connected parents. So he tends to keep his background to himself unless asked. He has a day job (although he doesn’t need one) and he works hard at school to prove himself.

When Dallas first arrived to New York, he believed the only differences between there and LA were that LA had better looking people, better food, better weather, and people with better attitudes. However, with every subway ride or new venue discovered, he realized New York had something LA didn’t. Culture. Personality. The music scene in New York was grungier and more exciting and Dallas loved it. He figured LA could stand to lose him for four years while he earned his degree. He was sure he’d be back in his hometown soon enough. 

Now that he’s completing his third year at NYU, Dallas feels pretty entrenched in the city’s music scene. He’s getting consistent praise for his sound engineering and song writing, which means he’s performing at open mics more frequently, all in the hopes that one day he’ll play for the right person and get ‘discovered.’ Despite not having made it yet, Dallas is already living like a rock star. He stays out all night partying, dabbles in almost any drug that is handed to him and, on the flip side, shares his stash of party favors with anyone and everyone who so much as flashes him a smile. He has a steady rotation of sexual partners, all of whom he genuinely enjoys, but none of whom he takes seriously enough to actually commit to. 

Overall, Dallas is a charming, happy person who is just trying to live fast while he’s young. He’s a generous spirit with a good heart, and sure, his overindulgence in alcohol and other substances isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but anyone willing to see past that will get the opportunity to bask in the warm light he radiates. In his opinion, it’s not that hard and it’s definitely worth it. 

[dumbofassjoey]

[TOM HOLLAND, MALE, HE/HIM] who’s that? oh it’s [JOEY HUMMEL-ANDERSON]. i hear they’re [18] and are known as [THE AIRHEAD] around [NEW YORK]. they're also a [FRESHMAN] at [NYADA], *have a voice like [BEN PLATT]* and are part of [VARSITY, SPOTLIGHT DINER]. they’re known to be [IMAGINATIVE and HONEST] and [CLUELESS and CHILDISH]. some people say they remind them of [DINOSAUR DRAWINGS ON SAT SHEETS,  BLANK STARES AS YOU MAKE EYE CONTACT, PAPERS WRITTEN IN CRAYON and DAYDREAMING]. only one way to find out!

BASICS 

Full Name: Joseph Hepburn Hummel-Anderson

Nickname: Joey, Jojo, Jo

Birthday: April 1st, 2024

Place of Birth: Lima, OH 

Age: Eighteen 

Zodiac Sign: Aries 

Hometown: Lima, OH 

Current Residence: NYADA dorms with Julien Schuester

Sexuality: Homosexual

Education: High School Diploma 

Occupation: Student at NYADA (dance major), waiter at Spotlight Diner 

HIGH SCHOOL NEED TO KNOWS 

School: William McKinley High School

Former Activities: Cheerios, New Directions, Dance Team

Notable Achievements: Homecoming Prince, Senior Class President, Captain of the Dance Team

2 YEARS LATER...

Shortly after Julien told him about the dance program at NYADA, Joey quickly made sure that he was fit for that program – he wanted to get in more than anything and although his dads wanted him to go to take on the musical theater program, they supported him when Joey first confronted them about it. After doing a quick research that consisted of just scrolling through the NYADA website, Joey knew that he was doing the right thing. However, going to college was never easy to anyone – he actually had to try and pay attention to what was happening in class, he had to get some good grades and he had to work on his dancing (even if he thought it was already good, he always wanted it to be better). His junior year at McKinley ended off on a good note – the Cheerios had won a Nationals championship, the New Directions had also won and he still had his boyfriend by his side.

Joey’s senior year pretty much consisted of enjoying every last minute he had left in Lima – even though it was a pretty weird year: most of his friends were out of high school, but he still kept in touch with most of them. Even though they were far away, that didn’t stop Joey from enjoying his senior year – he ran for senior class president along with Jaz and they won, although Joey isn’t even sure how that happened, but he just ran with it. He kept being a Cheerio and he was still in New Directions, while managing to stay in a relationship with Xan throughout the year. Everything was going so well, then tragedy struck – one day after school, Joey walked in his room only to find Gil floating in his bowl. It was a tragic day, but Gil the First died of natural causes – rest in peace forever. Joey’s audition for NYADA went smoothly and a few months later, he got the letter saying that he got in.

Moving on from high school had always been something that had scared Joey ever since freshman year, but the more he thought about it, the more excited he was. All of his friends were already in New York and the ones that had graduated were going too. Xan was going to New York too, which meant that the two didn’t have to have the awkward conversation that always leads graduation. Joey moved in with Julien to one of dorms and they have been living together ever since the start of college. Joey’s first day at NYADA was pretty traumatic for him, especially since he thought he was going to be the best dancer in there, but as soon as he walked in the room, he realized that everyone was really good and that he had to work hard to be seen – which made him cry as soon as he got to his room after his first day.

Joey’s first year at NYADA has been nothing like he was expecting – while he still likes it there and he wants to keep working hard, he found himself finding it harder to fit in amongst the other dancers and people at NYADA – whether it’s because they’re better than him or because some of them can just be plain mean, Joey didn’t expect this from such a high ranked school. But, either way, he’s planning on staying and showing everyone that he can be better than them when it comes to dancing.