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Childhood

Thyme was born to a long line of miners and fishermen who often used their powers with their work. It was no surprise that he inherited them as well. His father was hardly home as he spent a lot of time at work while his mom was busy working as well. His mother would bring Thyme down to the shop often just to keep an eye on him. Other times his grandparents would watch him for the day. This would continue until age eleven. Once his grandparents grew frail and passed away, his mother made him help with work in her shop selling various items her husband brought home.

Thyme was extremely shy when it came to school. He had his interests such as wildlife and gems, but it was very obvious that he was a black sheep when it came to being around other kids. While other kids his age attempted to pick on him, he would return it ten fold and cause others to steer clear of him. He had very few friends that would put up with his attitude.

His two close friends he had since childhood were Xavier (a cheerful neighbor who wasn’t afraid to befriend anyone) and Fran (a girl who would often take Thyme in when his father forced him to sleep somewhere else during an argument). The two would often drag Thyme to do whatever random adventure they came up with. A lot of fond memories of them searching for things in the woods, swimming, and sharing a classroom always involved them.

Adolescence

It was always obvious that Thyme’s parents never got along. He would watch one day as his mother would finally walk out on his father, leaving him with the family business. It was no surprise that this happened, though. Thyme was always waiting for her to come back, though. Unfortunately that day never came and his father took his feelings out on Thyme emotionally. They grew even more distant than they were before and arguments became frequent. When Thyme got a job and saved up he quickly made a beeline Benglow to make a living there.

Adulthood

Thyme hopped from odd job to odd job until he settled with being a fisherman just like his father (much to his dismay). One day his crew was able to bring in a record amount of fish and received a lot of attention by the locals. Though Thyme was a little proud of the catch, he was more focused on the photographer who kept asking for his picture. She seemed to be just as stubborn as he was but had a certain charm that Thyme was drawn to. After that, they occasionally ran into each other on the street saying a couple words here and there. Eventually those conversations evolved into a friendship where each would just talk about the issues they were going through. Though they were both downers, it was nice being together.

The two eventually started a small romance, going on a couple dates here and there when they were free. It was nice once and awhile especially since the two both haven’t been out there in some time. It was more casual than anything and they were both fine with it. And while their little hook-ups were fine for a while until their relationship fizzled out. There wasn’t any bad blood between them and the two went their separate ways.

A whole two months pass before Thyme gets a call from Penelope again. He was a bit shocked at first due to how long it’s been. When he answers he almost falls off his chair with what she said. Penelope was pregnant and it was his kid. Now at first he thought it was a sort of joke, and almost waited for her to laugh about it but it never came. At 27 he was going to be a father.

It felt like time raced by from that phone call to the time he held his daughter for the first time. When the time came he was anxious beyond words. He just couldn’t sit still at all for those two hours. But once the doctor put this swaddled bundle into his arms, his world froze. Thyme’s heart grew probably three times that day. He swore on his life that he would do anything for that child. After the arrival of Ariel, Thyme and Penelope agreed to co-parent and use their savings to help with things she needed. They are currently on friendly terms while Penelope sees others. Everything was working out for the most part until in the coming years.

The company he works for is starting to slowly fall apart. It was getting harder for Thyme’s crew to keep up with rival fishermen in the industry, really. He was completely aware of the failure of his job but continued nonetheless. He wasn’t a fan of his job and once the company slowed down he is now looking for a new place to work. It was getting harder to support his daughter and he started seeing her less. Luckily Penelope stepped in for help as of recently. He has slowly turned to smoking more when being stressed out.