#calmdownrp

the king family was your cliche family over the years, no matter where they lived. stanley and natalie king were the proud owners of a relatively large farm in kansas, where the oldest kids most likely remember working on before and after school. some found it torture, some found it quite enjoyable. this is the family that sent christmas cards with matching pajamas (that eddie still forces the family to do) and have tons of albums with the eldest 5 with all of their animals in precious and embarrassing moments.

when stanley got a higher paying job overseas, he sold his farm and relocated his wife and five children to london, where they started a new life, one with less animals or more city. natalie had four more kids after they moved to london, giving their family a solid number of 9!

the kids grew up a normal life, went to public school, a lot of the younger kids had handmedowns but got a decent amount of their own clothes and items as well. their parents were very much the type of people who taught their kids the meaning of a dollar. they still were forced into matching pajamas for christmas, formal dinners for holidays and birthdays were always a special occasion.

8 years ago, one of their siblings fell out of touch with the family, up until then the siblings were in constant contact. their sister had gotten in with some drug addict and he hooked her. it wasn’t more than her third time when she overdosed and died. her boyfriend was convicted for manslaughter and drug charges but for the family, their loss was bigger and it threw everything off.

their parents began fighting more, the siblings were a mess, and some of them, still feel it. edward, being the oldest, never actually did much grieving because he was always the big brother and this time was more dire for him to be the solid foundation and keep them together, keep them unified and he worked his ass off to make sure the siblings were still tight-knit and let them use his shoulder. he, specifically, would tell everyone he was fine but even to this day, he hasn’t actually dealt with it except for maybe crying when he’s alone. 

the last two years, their parents have been in counseling to work things out, as they feared divorce for a while. the siblings are still working through their issues but they’re the king family, nothing will break them -- except maybe petra and eddie’s bickering.