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SUMMARY

Becoming a father at eighteen years old wasn’t the dream that Ryan had for himself, but countless beers and a naïve decision later, his future has been sealed; Isobel Sánchez was born in 2007 and so was the unexpected path he was about to take.

Despite not being in a relationship with Bella’s mother, their friendship became the foundation for co-parenting, one that would crack, split apart and eventually reunite to form an unconventional, but healthy family unit. While Bella’s mom struggled to grasp the responsibilities of parenting, he had dived head first into the world of fatherhood and a blossoming new relationship.

That relationship would become a ten year journey that ended at the beginning of 2022. Miscommunication became their demise and their little family split in two; by now Bella was a teenager and while his heart began to repair itself, it broke again seeing how his split with her step-mother affected her.

Circle to the present and Bella is in full ✨teenager ✨ mode — Fifteen years old going on twenty-eight, she knows best and doesn’t like listening to either of her parents. The only one she does listen to is her step-mother, their relationships hardly wavering since the split. Ryan continues to thrive at the emergency room, working as a paramedic always wondering about how different his professional career would be had his life not taken the turn it did.

RELATIONSHIPS

FAMILY: As a child, Ryan always wanted a big, happy family. He wasn’t blessed with that, but the departure of his mother was a pain that would be soothed by the introduction of his father’s new relationship — Meera, his stepmother, came with three children of her own and their lives blended almost too easily. Overnight he gained three step-siblings, two dogs and a rabid cat, their home becoming a hub for chaos. Even today, the family thrives when they are together especially now there are nieces, nephews and a daughter involved. ( siblings — wanted connections )

BELLA’S MOTHER: There’s a running joke amongst his friends and family that Ryan has two children, Bella and her mom. These two had been friends when he first moved to East Haven and then, through naïve, dumb choices … Parents. They never decided to enter into a romantic relationship, but that didn’t mean their friendship has been solid throughout Bella’s life. In those early years her choices baffled him and the people around them, but he learned to push aside those frustrations and judgements for the sake of the daughter. ( wanted connection )

EX-PARTNER: These two met when Bella was a baby and while he didn’t tell her about his daughter right away, the moment he did, she embraced her as her own. They fell deeply in love and role as step-mother was quickly established in the two years Ryan had full custody of Bella. During their relationship, the question of marriage came up numerous times, but Ryan was never in a rush — In his mind, they would spend the rest of their lives together, so why did there need to be time pressure on it? This miscommunication split them up in 2022, but little does she know, there’s still an engagement ring in the back of his drawer perfectly sized for her finger. ( wanted connection )

EXTRA THINGS

Hello, I'm Ava and this is Ryan — He's basically a giant, sarcastic goofball that makes stupid decisions and enjoys embarrassing his daughter while she's making TikTok videos. I've got lots of ideas for him and he's been in town for a long time, so if you would like to plot please let me know.