🤎 | JOANIE

Joanie comes from a large family. She has four siblings, three of which are younger. From oldest to youngest, they go: Josephine, Joanie, Jolene, Josiah, & Jovani. The five of them are all very close & have a very strong relationship.

Joanie & her siblings grew up in a broken home. Their parents have a deeply strained marriage, but refuse to get divorced. Essentially, they are staying together for the kids, who secretly wish for them to just separate already. In order to support their large family, both Joanie’s mother & father work long hours. This often meant the kids would have to fend for themselves or each other.

Josephine, being the oldest, was often left to care for her siblings from a young age. She did her best to keep her younger siblings happy & content, even in a rough environment with their parents. However, once she left for college, the responsibility fell on Joanie. Josephine was desperate to start a life for herself, one that she could flourish in. She still visits when she can, but she moved far away in order to pursue a career. Joanie did her best to fill Josephine’s shoes & still cares deeply for her younger siblings.

Now that she is in college herself, Joanie feels guilty for leaving her siblings. She knows Jolene will keep their brothers safe & taken care of, but she can’t help the guilt that lingers over her. Whenever she gets the chance, Joanie always comes to Josephine’s house to visit her siblings on break. Josephine travels to pick the younger siblings up when she knows Joanie is coming home.

Besides her siblings, Ruth is another important person in Joanie’s life. She is her beloved girlfriend, & Joanie absolutely adores her. She prefers to spend every waking moment with her & has even introduced her to all of her siblings, who love her dearly. Joanie hopes to one day become a writer & spend the rest of her life with Ruth & the family they make together.