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What’s her morning ritual, and what happens when it’s disrupted?

On school days Ronnie wakes up an hour and a half before school. She has breakfast which is usually half a bagel with cream cheese, and precooked microwavable bacon. She takes a shower and brushes her teeth gets dressed. She’ll make her bed, her lunch, pack her bag and then she’s off to school either by bus, or bike, or catching a ride with Eddie if he’s at Wayne’s.

On days off school, she’ll sleep in until just about the time school would typically start. She’ll still have breakfast and brush her teeth and make her bed, but beyond that she doesn’t stick to her usual routine. 

How often does she do laundry?

Typically once a week, enough to keep everything fresh and clean. 

Does she look at herself in mirrors, or avoid them? Why?

She will, just to make sure she that she looks presentable on some level. 

Does she eat to survive, for pleasure or as comfort?

Mostly to survive, maybe a little leaning towards comfort. She has family dinner with Granny Ecker most nights so food is definitely a comforting thing to the both of them as much as it is for sustaining survival.

What part of her living space reflects her the most?

Ronnie’s living space doesn’t really reflect her until she moves out to New York. In Hawkins she lives in a trailer with Granny Ecker, it’s a small space and most of the things inside of it were already around before Ronnie had moved in. She has a small array of personal items but not as much as what her peers have in their rooms.

Does she keep plants? Are those plants alive?

She doesn’t typically tend to keep plants, but she can keep them alive if she get custody of one.

What’s something she’s weirdly particular about being clean?

Her room. She doesn’t have a whole lot of control about how her room looks, but keeping it clean and organized is a small aspect that she does have control over. 

What does she put on when she doesn’t want to think?

What’s her morning ritual, and what happens when it’s disrupted?

On school days, she wakes up maybe 20 minutes before school starts, brushes her teeth, gets dressed and walks over. She doesn’t live super far from the school so she can usually make it to her home room just in time for the bell to ring. Outside of school days, she wakes up at 9, showers, has breakfast (usually cereal or fruit, maybe a bagel or toast with some kind of sweet spread. She’s more into sweet breakfast than savoury) and that’s kinda it for her morning. Maybe she’ll get dressed but there’s not much too that, there’s only so many ways you can combine jeans with a top of some kind. 

On days off it doesn’t particularly matter if her schedule gets disrupted but on school days it’s a big deal since it could very well make her late for school.

How often does she do laundry?

Jean and her parents alternate weekends for laundry. She’ll usually do her clothes and her bedding once every two weeks on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. 

Does she look at herself in mirrors, or avoid them? Why?

She doesn’t avoid them but she also doesn’t go out of her way to constantly check herself out and make sure she’s presentable. If her hair is a little messed up then oh well it’s a little messed up. She doesn’t think anyone should be judged harshly solely based on their appearance. 

Does she eat to survive, for pleasure or as comfort?

She leans more towards Survival and Pleasure. Not that she’s never experienced a heart break and sought out a pint of her favourite ice cream but it’s a rare occurrence for her. 

What part of her living space reflects her the most?

Again like most teenagers, her bedroom reflects her best. The yellow paint of the walls, the polaroids of her and her friends, the potted ivy that has grown so long over the years she can wrap it around the headboard of her bed. The framed note from her birth mother, and the teddy bear made out of the shirt she was found wrapped in. It’s the most direct and intimate look into her soul.

Does she keep plants? Are those plants alive?

Yes. She loves plants and she has a huge green thumb and a green house in her backyard where she grows things even over the winter. 

What’s something she’s weirdly particular about being clean?

Her greenhouse. She’s very on top of it, maybe even more so than keeping her room clean. 

What does she put on when she doesn’t want to think?

What’s his morning ritual, and what happens when it’s disrupted?

On a school day, his morning ritual is basically simply the 3 b’s; Bathroom, Breakfast, Bus (or to his car once he got his license.) He grabs whatever clothes are nearest to him that don’t smell, and heads out. There’s really not much that can be done to disrupt this routine, worst case scenario he doesn’t get to use the bathroom until he gets to school, or maybe he arrives a little earlier than usual. 

On weekends/breaks, Kevin doesn’t usually wake up until noon. He’ll make himself lunch and also prepare a batch of breakfast sandwiches to easily grab during the school week before he head’s out of the door. After that it’s usually either watching over his brother for his parents and nonna, or hanging out with the band which could entail any number of things. This routine is a little more susceptible to being disrupted and it can ruin his entire weekend if not the following week when he goes back to school. But Kevin is not a fighter, at best you’ll get some minor whining out of him. 

How often does he do laundry?

Again, being a teenage boy Kevin isn’t always doing his own laundry. He maybe fully does his laundry solely on his own from start to finish (meaning from gathering it in the hamper to folding and putting it away) when he cleans his room. But he lives with four other people, so his mom is usually on top of that and will ask both her sons for their hampers every other Friday night. Kevin doesn’t always accomplish this. 

Does he look at themselves in mirrors, or avoid them? Why?

Kevin’s no stranger to looking at himself in the mirror, but not in a way that would suggest that he’s full of himself. He checks himself in the morning while brushing his teeth before school, probably checks himself before going on stage, maybe a couple other times a day while washing his hands after using the washroom. Just enough to make sure that he looks, despite what other people might things, vaguely presentable. 

Does he eat to survive, for pleasure or as comfort?

All of the above. Kevin loves cooking and he loves food, it’s what connects him with his Nonna, and bonds him with his family (INCLUDING the boys of Corroded Coffin), it’s what gives him the necessary energy to give his performances his all. Food is all of those things, and Kevin would view it as such and not limit it to being only one thing. 

What part of his living space reflects him the most?

His bedroom no doubt. It’s a chaotic mess as previously stated, he probably has a thick blanket over the window to keep the sun out when he doesn’t want it rather than a thin curtain. Posters of metal bands and horror movies cover the walls. His bass guitar sits in a corner on its own stand. The shelves are lined with D&D books, note books, and fantasy novels.” 

Does he keep plants? Are those plants alive?

No. Not for lack of trying, Jean gave him a cactus once as a Christmas gift, and that thing was dead by March.

What’s something he’s weirdly particular about being clean?

Definitely his bass. That is his pride and joy and it’s the one thing he will wipe down more regularly (it also helps that he’s often lugging it to practice or performances.) But he takes very good care of that bass. 

What does he put on when he doesn’t want to think?