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Rory's SUCH a sweet kid, oh my god. When we first met I told him "I love your name! It's like if you took me and Avey's names and smashed 'em together, like Ro from Ronnie and -ry from Avery??" And they gave me just the brightest smile ever. I knew we were gonna be good friends after that!
We don't hang out so much but she's very smart and I think they're gonna go places when they grow up for sure! If he ever needs any support, he knows Auntie Ronnie's always got his back.
Auntie Ronnie's very nice... She's very good at making me comfortable and getting me to talk, or talking when I don't feel like carrying the conversation. I want to learn guitar from her someday soon. I admire her a lot - even though she failed school she's never let that get her down and is chasing her dreams instead. I feel like I have lots to learn from her.
Rara's my niece! I've been their babysitter since they were like... four or five? But I was like, the cool babysitter, so he's more of my kid sister than anything. I've got tons of embarrassing stories about his childhood, so he better think very carefully before crossing me ;)
When I was younger I never really saw myself as a parent, but watching him become a teenager just evoked some kind of primal paternal instinct in me. Like, being a kid was hell for me, and I had great parents and plenty of friends! So I can't imagine how hard it is for them. All I want to do is make sure they enjoy their childhood while they can, y'know?
Now that we're a little older I've been helping them out with their identity and such. Transitioning was hard for me and I want to help him through the process so he can feel comfortable in his own skin. He's my little sibling and I just want them to grow up happy!
I think if Theo didn't come into my life, I'd be a completely different person. I was a really shy kid when we first met, but somehow he helped me come out of my shell. Always smiling, never mad when I broke things or got in trouble or made mistakes and couldn't explain myself. It was so nice to be cared for by someone who remembered what it was like to be a kid, and who treated me like a real human being.
He's more of a parent to me than my mom - his older sister - is. I really do appreciate all that he's done for me.
Pierce is my second half. We met at a beach party through mutual friends back in college, and I knew I was absolutely fucked the moment I laid eyes on xem. Brooding, handsome, and totally antisocial - I felt like I was gonna DIE if I didn't leave with xyr number. And that was totally revolutionary to me! I'm used to people chasing after me, so to meet someone who was so staunchly uninterested AND that I was so, totally infatuated with... that was new. And I had to chase it.
I struck up conversation with xem instead of talking to my friends, but I was honestly scared out of my mind. It was really weird and awkward and I gave xem my number by the end of the night, but I really thought I'd fucked everything up. Imagine my surprise when I got home to a text from xem!
We started texting after that. It honestly felt like every new thing I learned about xem made me fall even more in love with xem. I was totally obsessed - ask any of my friends at the time and they'll know. I never shut up about it.
Somehow we started dating a few months later. I still feel like the luckiest guy in the world. We've been pretty inseparable since then.
Ari is a complete idiot. But hey, he's my idiot, and I'm glad about that. When we first met at my friend's beach party, I clocked him as an asshole. But when we actually started talking, I was proven pretty wrong. (And thank god for that.)
He was always understanding of my boundaries, of my quietness... and of my identity. He never gave a shit that I used neopronouns, or that I didn't want to have sex with him even though people usually were falling over themselves to do it. He had so many options, but he always waited for me. It was honestly baffling.
We became good friends and started our band quickly, but it took me a really long time to start being receptive to Ari's advances. I liked him a lot as a friend, but obviously I don't really do romance. After a few years, I came to realize that even though I don't really experience romantic feelings like he does, I'd be happy to spend the rest of my life by his side.
So yeah, I love him. I really do.
At first, I felt kind of threatened by Juni. Like, she's been my partner's best friend for years and they're wildly talented and smart? How was I supposed to compete with that? But after Avery assured me that there was nothing going on between them, I started to just feel kind of bad for her. I wasn't going to admit it at the time, but I could tell he loved Aves more than I did. Of course, I wasn't going to let him have Aves, but I could tell something was wrong.
After Avery and I broke up and that whole debacle was over, we became sort of... friends? More like acquaintances, I guess. I'm not going to go out of my way to talk to her but I think she's cool and I admire her work.
Not gonna lie, I thought she was an asshole when we first met. Think that was just 'cause I was jealous she was dating Avery, though. We're chill now and even though I'm not a huge fan of her attitude sometimes, we get along fine. She's really funny when you get to know her and wildly smart.
Oh, Stella's such a sweetheart. Avery introduced us at one of their band practices, and we hit it off really quickly cause one, I knew sign language, and two, I noticed she was reading a book I really liked. Turns out we have really similar tastes!
I gave them my number at that practice and then we started talking about like, nerd stuff. Avery was really happy that we got along so well, so I invited Stells over for a tea party. Since then we've been doing this little book club thing where we visit the local book store, pick one out to read, and then meet back a month later to discuss it over tea.
I'm friends with so many artists and musicians, but honestly, nobody really gets my artsy side like she does!
Theo is so awesome!! I can see why Avery loves him so much, he's a total goofball and super funny but also really intelligent. We hit it off really quickly when we first met because we have similar tastes in art. Like books, movies, music... pretty much everything.
We're not super close, but we do meet once every month or so to have a tea party. It's comforting to know that he's still happy to talk to me whenever I reach out to him, even if we haven't talked in a month. Like clockwork, he texts me "You up for tea?" and I say yes, and we hang out.
I've known about Juni for a long time since Avey wouldn't shut up about them when we were kids, but I didn't expect them to be so... pretty. And crazy talented. And wicked funny. I think I need to get to know her better for sure.
My heart STOPPED when I saw V in person for the first time. I don't think I've ever been that flustered in my life before and I have no idea what happened. Please send help.
Is it a dick move to fall in love with your best friend's sister?? I really want to get to know her better. I'm usually great with people but something about V just makes my brain turn to mush.
When I saw Avery up on stage the first time, I just knew I had to get to know them!! They have almost as much charisma and talent as me, which I didn't even think was possible. I really want to see their band succeed, and if BAD BXNNY can give them the push they need then I'm *so* willing to help them out.
After getting to know them a little more personally, I definitely consider them one of my good friends. They're a great person to have around at parties when Pierce's social battery is drained. Oh, and they're a great kisser :^)
I met Auggie while scouting for band members in college. She really stood out 'cause you don't usually see hoofed keyboard players, much less ones who are good enough to major in it! I won't lie, I didn't expect her to be all that good when I first saw her, but man, did she prove me wrong.
Auggie's seriously the best of the best when it comes to piano–actually, she's probably the best in music as a whole. She's kinda the only one who properly learned music theory, so she always adds some crazy shit that none of us understand but sounds *amazing.*
She's also just a really cool person in general. Always the first to call someone out on their bullshit and keeps us all grounded. She is kinda scary, but once you get to know her you know she's got your back.
My twin sister and partner in crime. I'd do anything for her and I know she's got my back, too. I basically owe her and Juni my life, 'cause god knows I would've died as a teenager if I didn't have the two of them to support me. We get up to all sorts of stupid shit together. I probably wouldn't have been able to let loose and become a dumbass if not for her, and I honestly owe her one for it.
She's even funnier than me, if that's even possible. Also super talented at the guitar and at singing, so it's crazy to me that she let me front our band considering I don't know what the fuck I'm doing half the time. I can't tell her this to her face, but I really do admire her.
Ronnie brags about being the better twin all the time, but I think deep down she's really hurt about how our parents treated her as lesser than me. I know I'm not to blame for their actions, but I feel pretty bad about it. I hope she at least knows that she has her strengths and that she's worth something.
Avery? Fuck that guy, they're the worst.
Nah, but for real - I couldn't ask for a better sibling. Aves has always been here for me since we were kids, and they've never looked down on me for sucking ass at school. In fact, they're the closest anyone's ever gotten to really helping me with that. Even though I've given up on school, they've fully supported my music-making dreams and they're a kickass bassist, even if they tell you otherwise.
I moved out with them when they got accepted to college and that was probably the best choice I've ever made. I've formed a band with them, Stelly, and Auggie, and I have all the time in the world to do music without my parents yelling at me to get a life.
We don't talk a lot about our feelings anymore, but I do worry about how they're doing sometimes. I nearly lost them a few years back and I'm scared it'll happen again if I ever let my guard down. I've helped them loosen up a bit about their grades and such, but I know they're too scared to let go of school entirely and commit to the band even though they want to. I just hope they don't get too stressed out because they deserve better than that.
Fuck, don't listen to a word Juni says about our roleplay days. I know she's gonna bully me about my username, but it's only a cover-up. Her username was "JUNICORN_luvs_waffles." You CANNOT tell me that is better than mine.
Anyway, Juni and I met in middle school on an online roleplay forum when she PMed me to ask if her character could have a crush on mine. I agreed, and we kinda just hit it off. Even after that roleplay died, and even after the forum as a whole died, we kept talking on different websites. I'd like to say we were each others' support system through middle and high school - without her, I don't know if I'd be here today.
We finally met for the first time when we were in college. Juni's school is a half-day train ride from mine, but that's way better than living across the country. The first time she was here was kind of a mess - she confessed she liked me when I was dating El, and that was a whole deal. But we got past that, and now we're even better friends.
Aves and I go way back. We met on this dinky old roleplay forum for an anime we were both obsessed with when we were like, sixth graders. So both of us have a shit-ton of really embarrassing information on the other. Like - oh my god - did you know Avery's username was "XephyrLord66" for years? That's only the tip of the iceberg.
Okay, jokes aside - Avery was the first person I was comfortable opening up to, and I think it was like that for them too. We were both pretty troubled as kids, and it was thanks to them that I was able to survive middle school, let alone high school.
Over time, I... started to fall in love with them. But I was too scared to say anything, because they were too important to me. By the time I worked up enough courage, they were already dating someone else.
I confessed to them, and we talked it out. Even though they didn't like me back, they were really kind about it. So I got over it, and everything turned out just fine. I'd say we might even be closer now because of it.
Cassie's... an old friend of mine from high school. I did some terrible stuff to her while we were dating and I feel horrible about it. I've grown since then and apologized more times than I can count, but it's up to her to forgive me, and it's okay if she doesn't.
Sometimes we see each other around and it's still too awkward to say hi. I wish we could go back to being friends, but it's probably for the best that she doesn't stick around me anymore.
I don't really want to talk about her...
Aves is my right-hand-man. Since we met in my freshman year, we've kind of just... clicked. Something about them just brings out this genuine, funny side of me that I can't show anyone else. They're the person I come to first if I have a problem that needs solving or have something to rant about. I admire them a lot - for their strength and smarts alike.
I guess it was only a matter of time before I mistook my feelings about them for romantic love. We dated a few months into our friendship, and things were pretty good with us for a while. Neither of us had been in a serious relationship yet, so we didn't really realize anything was off. Somewhere along the line I realized I was gay and Aves did too and we kind of just broke up like nothing happened. It was honestly really funny. We're still really close, and I think that time brought us even closer as friends more than anything.
El's really something else. I didn't even know that people saw her as an asshole at first because when we first met she opened up to me pretty much instantly. She's hilarious and has a quick wit and I love hanging out with her. She kind of brings me back to Earth when I get too crazy.
I fell in love with her pretty quickly, and I was real surprised when she agreed to date me. We both eventually figured out we didn't like each other that way, and I think that realization is for the better, but sometimes I still wonder if I was like... actually in love with her. And whether that means I'm bi, or if she was an exception. It doesn't matter anyway, 'cause I've got Theo now, but thinking about my identity drives me nuts sometimes.
Something about Charlie has always made it impossible for me to be mean to her. She's been by my side since we were little kids and I feel like an idiot for not realizing I liked her sooner. I've always been really protective of her, but that's cause I love her, not cause I think she's weak. She could honestly probably kick my ass.
She's the most comforting person to be around... I don't normally like being touched, but I could just melt into her whenever we hug. Her voice is like a lullaby - oh, she also has the sweetest singing voice - and her hair always smells like honey and flowers... Sorry, what were we talking about again?
After what happened between me and Cassie, I'm terrified of hurting her. She's my everything and I've been protecting her from the very start - I'm not going to let anything or anyone harm her. Not because I don't think she can handle herself, but because I love her and she's worth the effort.
El's a total sweetheart, I don't deserve her... I've been in love with her for the longest time, probably even before I knew Danny, but I never expected to really have the chance to be with her, so I was always pushing it down. She just makes me feel safe, and I trust her more than anybody else.