Harrison 'Hodgepodge' Hodges's Links
[Fiona's Husband] Hodgepodge met Fiona all the way back when they were in elementary school, back when he was called by his real name, Harrison. He was a quiet kid, the loner type that would rather be inside making crafts than outside on the playground. One day, he was making paper dolls - he was obsessed with cutting them up and mixing and matching different parts - and Fiona walked up to him and exclaimed 'Hodgepodge!' He was definitely confused, but went on to say 'Its like your last name and you like making these hodgepodged dolls! Imma call you Hodgepodge!' They were fast friends after that, Harrison, or Hodgepodge as the nickname caught on with just about everyone, opening up finally.
Hodgepodge always admired how easy it was for Fiona to talk to others, speaking her mind and never backing down from a challenge. Together the two were at the top of their classes, all the way through middle, high school, and eventually college.
Hodgepodge started developing a crush on his best friend in high school, but he has never been known to be brave. Needless to say, when Fiona asked him to be her date at their senior dance, he leaped at the chance and breathed a sigh of relief that he didn't have to ask her - which he knows he never would have. Ever since, the two became a power couple. Hodgepodge may not have had the courage to ask Fiona to the dance senior year, but he did muster up to ask the love of his life to marry him.
Hodgepodge became close with Fiona's mother - her only family. He was treated like family, so it hurt him to see her health decay and how much it affected Fiona. To his horror, Fiona confessed that the health condition was certainly going to affect her one day, and that day came sooner than either expected. If Hodgepodge wasn't already far too in debt with his biomedical engineering degree, he would consider going to medical school immediately after earning his degree to see if there was anything that could be done to ease her pain. Fiona constantly told him - still tells him - not to worry about her and that she can handle herself, pain and all.
[Hodgepodge's wife] Fiona and Hodgepodge have known each other for as long as the other can remember. She and him both fondly remember how they met - Fiona saw a lonely looking boy who made weird hodgepodge paper dolls and wanted to join him, so being her fearless self, she did. She even gave him his lifelong nickname.
Life has never been easy for Fiona, but Hodgepodge being by her side most of her life has definitely made it better. If there has ever been one constant in her life, it's been him. He is her rock, her anchor, her lifeline. Always has been and always will.
She has always been the braver of the two and knew if she wanted something to happen, it would have to be her to start the ball rolling. So, she asked him to be her date for a school dance. Their friendship blossomed into a romance with ease. She let him take the next step, asking for her hand in marriage.
Together, through thick or thin - those were their wedding vows.