Aster
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Aster is one of those people you just love to be around. She is just so full of energy, love, and life and it rubs off on a lot of people. Aster also has a pretty solid handle on her emotions - she is extremely in tune with her own emotions and knows how to desceleate herself. She’s also good at deescalating intense situations - people come to her as a peacemaker. The best part about it though is that Aster is 100% an optimist - she believes the best in people and situations, and thus does her best to bring out said best.
To be fair, though, Aster is a bit of a gossip. She loves to talk - about herself, her family, other people, all that. When she’s set off, she forgets to filter out secrets other people have told her. It's never out of any malicious intent, mind you. She's just really bad at remembering what's actually a secret and what's not. She's the PTA mom who talks shit about the other moms to her wife, and doesn't always pay attention to who is around her if she's in a mood.
Drag is a huge part of Aster's life. She's been cultivating her drag king persona Starboy for literal decades - he's a fan favorite, especially as he ages like fine wine. Even though she now does it as a hobby (parenting takes a lot of her time up), Aster used to do drag full time as an entertainer. In fact, that's how she met her wife, Peony.
Before Peony's transition, she was a drag queen who performed in some of the same places as Aster. Neither of them had quite figured out their identities yet - Aster thought she was bi and Peony thought she was some kind of mlm but couldn't be quite sure. The two became close friends, and even had an act or two together. Now, both of them had overbearing parents who wanted them to get married as soon as possible, so in a fit of "get our parents off our back" the two of them got married as friends. They moved in together, even messed around in the bedroom and accidentally had a kid named Rosemary whom they loved dearly.
Individually, Aster and Peony came to the same conclusion: both of them were lesbians, though neither knew about the other. After a long and tearful talk one night where both came out as lesbians and Peony as trans, they discovered they were actually madly in love. Peony did quit being a drag queen, but still supports her wife and her friends who still do drag. Aster adores her always.
Although Aster and Peony started off as a marriage of convenience, their love has blossomed into something more. Both are extremely supportive of the other's passions and desires. Aster especially has and will always stand by Peony's side, no matter what.
Aster is that parent who gets over involved in everything her child wants to do. She's heavily involved with all of Rosemary's school events, extracurriculars, hobbies, etc. Rosemary appreciates all the love and support from her mom, but she's also getting to an age where she'd just like a little space please mom.
Whenever Willy and Aster get together, they always end up telling so many tall tales together: Aster about her young drag years and Willy about his seafaring years. Those who listen can never tell what's true or not. Aster has been good friends with Willy for a while, long enough that she and Peony named him Rosemary's godfather.
Aster and Fletcher are the kinds of friends who swap recipes, ingredients, cooking implements, craft supplies, anything and everything. It helps that they're part of the same PTA and their kids are close friends. Well, and Willy is Fletcher's husband but honestly, Aster and Fletcher would've been friends regardless.
You know those people who just get you bothered for no real reason? Yeah, that's Layla to Aster. Aster can't pinpoint what it is about Layla that bugs her. Is it Layla`s passive aggressive attitude towards those she doesn't like in PTA meetings or the fact that she tries to muscle in on what Aster is helping run? Who knows!