#harwickintro

so she was born and raised in cape town, south africa by her politician of a father and their families plethora of nannies. growing up rory didn’t know much about her birth mother because her dad refused to talk about her. was also under the assumption that she was dead…since that’s what her father said.

grew up in a family filled with  mostly boys and despite her step mother’s wishes for her to be more ‘doll like’ or ladylike, rory did everything she could to be like one of the boys.

has always looked up to all of her siblings, even the younger ones and took it upon herself to be the family ‘documenter’ so you’d rarely find this girl without a camera in hand.

rory didn’t find out about her birth mother until this past spring and that was only because a doctor from america called to inform their father that she was sick and dying of cancer. apparently he was still one of her contacts to reach out to.

naturally she was fucking pissed that her father lied to her and kept her birth mother from her?

so like the spontaneous and reckless little shit she is, enrolled in harwick and jumped on a plane.

she spent the past few months getting to know her mother and this town and her life spent here until her mother passed away.

her mother was an infamous waitress named angie at a local diner! has been serving there for like 20 years so it’d be cool if your muses remember her RIP.

but yeah when she had rory she was still heavily using drugs and was using when shit between her and her father went down which rory has yet to uncover.

writes and directs short films in her spare time!!

PERSONALITY WISE: not afraid to stand up for herself or for others, tends to fall for AWFUL fucking guys who take advantage of her. she’s carefree, down to earth and adventurous, loves to have sex and isn’t afraid to use her body for her advantage. is a total feminist and thinks most guys are pigs so when she’s not on the clock and having to batt her lashes, catch her throwing hands at pigs who so much as throw a rude remark her way. protective and loyal to a tee, would do anything for the people in her life and is always down for a good time.

FACTS.

outwardly, holden portrays himself to be some big hotshot because he’s athletic and comes from a successful wealthy family. he has a reputation to uphold and it was pounded in his head when he was growing up that he couldn’t look weak, being self-conscious to him was weak so he goes out of his way to make people think he’s confident but it always ends up coming out as cockiness.

his father is an animator / cartoonist for disney while his mother is a surgeon. because of both his parents jobs, they moved from boston to los angeles. he was young enough when they moved that holden can’t even remember living in boston.

holden is probably the biggest romantic ever but he has his reputation to uphold so he’s never really public with his romanticism. he loves romcoms and chick flicks, though he always makes fun of them and acts like he’s never seen them. he believes in true love, soulmates, fate, etc. but not love at first sight because that’s purely physical and he thinks that to be in love you need to have an emotional bond ( so he’s open to the idea of falling in love with anybody but he doesn’t consider himself anything but heterosexual ).

he loves football, that’s what he’s best at. his dad is pushing him to go pro with it but holden isn’t entirely sure that’s what he wants for the rest of his life. he doesn’t want to be seen as a one dimensional meathead jock. he wants his life to have substance and meaning but he still doesn’t know what he wants to do for the rest of his life. all he really knows is that he wants to go to an ivy league school after he graduates so his education is really important to him.

holden has two younger sisters, one biological and one adopted. 

SECRET EXPLAINED.

so holden slept with his girlfriend’s identical twin sister. how does this happen, you might ask. well, it was at party where he’d gotten incredibly wasted. his girlfriend said she didn’t want to go but she wanted him to have fun. so that’s exactly what he did, he got to the point where he was slurring his words and stumbling all over the place. he eventually ran into who he thought was his girlfriend, surprised that she decided to come after all. little did he know that it was actually her twin sister! one thing led to another and the two of them ended up in an empty room where they had sex. it wasn’t until they were finished that holden had called the twin by his girlfriend’s name, telling her he loved her. he passed out shortly thereafter but when he woke up the next morning, he was gone. 

holden had gone to his girlfriend’s dorm hall that next morning but when confronted, she denied his claims of her deciding to go to the party and claimed that she was in her room all night. on the spot, he made up some lie about it having been some sort of dream that he saw her there. she knows that he did get really drunk and doesn’t remember a whole lot passed finding an empty room, she just believes that he was completely alone and simply slept the rest of the night away.

holden knows now that it wasn’t his girlfriend that he slept with, it’s been confirmed between the twin and himself but he’s too terrified to actually talk to the twin about it so he always changes the subject or bails whenever they get close to talking about it.

STATISTICS.

name: holden oliver de luca nicknames: de luca ( by teammates ) age: seventeen date of birth: october 31 zodiac: scorpio birthplace: boston, massachusettes hometown: los angeles, california height: 6′4 weight: 170lbs build: athletic / lean eye color: dark brown hair color: dark brown gender: cismale pronouns: he/him sexuality: heterosexual / closeted queer ethnicity: caucasian nationality: american financial status: wealthy relationship status: in a relationship religious belief: grew up catholic non-affiliated spoken languages: english, spanish, american sign language sports: football, soccer, tennis clubs: american sign language tattoos: none piercings: none allergies: bees, shellfish

positive traits: charming, loyal, adventurous negative traits: quiet, judgemental, absent minded hogwarts house: ravenclaw chosen career path: professional football

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

the girlfriend the best friend the bad influence the friends with benefits the study buddy the rival the one-sided crush

CLASSES.

english IV ( english ) calculus ( mathematics ) botany ( sciences ) psychology ( social studies ) weight training ( physical education ) marketing ( business ) nutrition ( family & consumer science )

[ ━ marilyn lima. cisfemale. she/her. ] my name is VIOLET DE LUCA, i am a SIXTEEN year old JUNIOR from HARWICK academy, and i’ve been a student for TWO YEARS. people always say i’m RESERVED & OBSTINATE but i think the fact that i’m PLAYFUL & IMAGINATIVE makes up for it. they also think of me as THE ARTISAN but i’m not sure why. there is one thing that nobody knows about me, though, and it’s that I CAUSE TROUBLE TO GAIN MY FAMILY’S ATTENTION.

i. about

to others, being wealthy might look like a perk, but what’s so great about being wealthy if your parents aren’t there for you? that’s how violet felt most of her life. she loved her brother with all her heart, but with the arrival of an adopted sister, it just felt like the de luca parents paid more attention to them than her. however, she doesn’t blame them, just their parents.

rather than speaking out loud about it though, she figured being a good, obedient daughter would make them proud. however, it felt as if it didn’t get better.

being tired about it, she decided at the end of sophomore year that it was time for a change. it was the first time she ever tried anything rebellious. she covered a part of the front entrance of the school with graffiti. her parents bailed her out of it, but for the first time, it felt as if they gave all their attention for her and only her. which was something she wasn’t going to let go. she made a decision to cause more trouble for them.

ii. details

pinterest

aesthetic

school notebooks filled with doodles, skipping classes, running in the halls, paint all over her hands, writings on bathroom walls

misc

classes: animation, latin, us history, zoology, geometry, poetry, general physical education

clubs: theatre (set design)

just like her dad being an animator/cartoonist, violet became interested in drawing. it started off with crayons at a young age, then grew into sketching in middle school, painting began at the start of high school, but now she’s mainly focused on digital art. 

[ ━ kat mcnamara. cisfemale. she/her. ] my name is BEATRICE “HARLOW” CHAMBERS , i am a SEVENTEEN year old SENIOR from HARWICK academy, and i’ve been a student for FOUR YEARS. people always say i’m MATERIALISTIC & HAUGHTY but i think the fact that i’m ADVENTUROUS & CONFIDENT makes up for it. they also think of me as THE DECEIVER but i’m not sure why. there is one thing that nobody knows about me, though, and it’s that I TELL LIES ABOUT MY PAST TO LOOK COOLER.

i. about

growing up, being popular was never in the cards for beatrice chambers. she was the kind of child to have about two close friends and be made fun by other kids of once in a while.

she wasn’t too proud of her parents either. mom was a lawyer while dad was a librarian. to the girl, it was far from cool and she felt embarrassed whenever they were at family friend parties.

ever since middle school began, all she wanted was to with the popular group and she felt envious toward them. it eventually made it her goal to be like them in high school. the summer before her freshman year, she researched what was trending, begged her parents for new clothes, and started to wear makeup.

she wanted a brand new start and that’s what she crafted. at the start of her first year, she would tell lies. lies about who her relatives are, lies about her parents, and lies about her childhood. the girl was willing to do almost anything to be cool and be with the in crowd.

ii. details

pinterest

aesthetic

white kittens, masquerade masks, cheerleading uniforms, lipstick stains, milkshakes, the sound of gossip in school halls, love letters in lockers, checking social media every hour.

misc

classes: creative writing, calculus, earth science, us government, swimming, culinary arts, french

clubs: cheerleading

rather than going by her real name, beatrice, she tells people her name’s harlow because she feels her actual name is too old.

her closet mainly consists of dark outfits.

when being asked if people can come over to her place, she’ll avoid that from happening and always has an excuse.

history. (alcoholism tw, violence tw, death tw, child abuse tw)

tl;dr - boy terrified of being taken from mother hides her alcoholism from the authorities until she dies in a drunk driving accident, goes to live with rich deadbeat dad, continues to blame himself for mothers death

born to young single mother, florence weber, and isaac boyd, who left before lucas could remember him. 

florence struggled with alcoholism for most of her life, and while she was clean for a few years, she relapsed when lucas was about seven. when he arrived at school in dirty clothes, without lunch packed for him, on a regular basis, alarms were raised, and lucas was told he might be taken from his mother and sister. the idea terrified him. 

his mother managed to recover with the help of her social worker, and they had nearly two years of good times, where they went on camping trips, his mom helped him do homework. she was there to see him win first prize at his fourth grade science fair. but once lucas started middle school, his mother relapsed again. 

desperate to hide his mother’s condition, he started to take care of himself and his little sister. he learned to do the laundry, make his own food, to pay the bills and the rent with his mom’s bank account. in the eighth grade, though, his mother lost her job, and it wasn’t long afterwards that lucas had an asthma attack, and his mother, panicked and drunk, rushed him to the hospital and crashed into another car head-on. lucas was the only survivor. 

lucas blames himself for the death of his mother and the man in the other car; he hid her drinking problem for years, and as a result she never got help. he tells everyone his mom died in a car crash, but not that she was drunk when it happened. nor does he tell anyone the extent to which he hid her disorder, or that she was even an alcoholic. 

after her death, cps picked him up and contacted his father, isaac boyd, who had, since leaving florence, completed medical school, became a successful surgeon, married a woman named kathlyn, and had two daughters, louisa, age 6, and rosalie, age 3. 

while isaac has adopted lucas and his sister, he doesn’t necessarily like to have them around, and sent them off to maxwell and harwick as soon as he could. the boyds keep him taken care of financially, but isaac and kathlyn don’t care to look after him emotionally. in general, they pretend he doesn’t exist. this isn’t common knowledge at school. 

personality. 

Anxiety(tm) (also depression and ptsd from that car crash) 

big hufflepuff energy

extremely type a, perfectionist by nature 

kind of a crybaby

a Smort Boye, gets excellent grades

uselessly gay 

quite introverted and awkward

a compulsive caretaker with a deep-rooted fear of abandonment

classes. 

english iii

advanced calculus

chemistry

general pe

us history

spanish

home ec

web design & programming

clubs. 

national honors society

scholastic decathlon

marching band, trumpet

wanted connections. 

bad influence/unlikely friend

helpless crush, or maybe even a bf????????? who knows but he’s probably not that lucky

lowkey academic rival

bio.

Ryder’s home had always been a duffel bag.

When he was little, from what he’s been told, his dad took him from his mom to take him on martial arts training trip. The important thing for both of his parents, was that little baby Ryder reclaim his title as a martial arts master: his father’s master having been one of the most celebrated in Japan. He later learned that it was mostly what his father had pushed for, after finally reconnecting with his mom at the age of sixteen. 

And so, before he could even form sentences he was ripped from his mother’s warm embrace. 

For most of his entire life he was convinced he never had a mother, only a faint memory of a warm embrace. For most of his entire life he was convinced he was poor.

He didn’t know where the money had come for them to travel the world, but he’s pretty sure he’s actually crossed a lot of borders illegally, thinking back on it. (They crossed from Japan to China by boat, and swam ten miles to the shore).

He and his father had a nomadic lifestyle, and from a young age Ryder was exposed to the art of gifting. His father was never really good at it, but he was good enough to often get them food and safe lodging. 

He didn’t know that it was weird, travelling across the world with his dad, never really settling for more than a few months in one place. But he didn’t mind it, it gave him time to better himself in all styles of martial arts. He has a certain affinity for more aerobatic martial arts, and since moving to the U.S. has improved in his agility by doing lots of parkour. 

He didn’t know it was weird till he was 15 and he and his father hopped on a plane to the United States, and suddenly dumped in his lap was the knowledge that he was getting a fiance. Before he had been born, his father and his fiance’s father had agreed to engage their children, to ensure that the martial arts’ legacy of their shared teacher would live on. 

Ryder was less than happy to say the least, as was his fiance. Then, he was dumped with the knowledge that his mother was alive and well, and that his family was pretty well off. If he wasn’t resentful of his pops, he definitely was now.

And so, to piss off his dad, he violently refused to the marriage, as did his fiance. But for the first time, Ryder had stability, a roof over his head, a mattress, a warm meal every night. And he can’t say that he regrets the engagement, because he doesn’t regret the home and mother he gained. He’s gotten past being mad at his father; he enjoys his martial arts too much. But, he knows that his father was in the wrong.

One of the things that he gained, that he’s not too fond of is regular schooling. Being a nomad certainly meant regular schooling didn’t occur very often. But, it being his second year at the school, he’s beginning to enjoy it (helps that he’s a senior too) but just wished there were more martial arts-like sports.     

personality.

Ryder has all the makings of a cool person. He’s charming, handsome, and athletic. But that’s where the similarities end. He’s rather chill, and very adaptable, but he’s always very eager to learn new exercises and stuff. He’s kinda annoying in the sense that he’s very hyperactive, and sometimes when he’s bored or running late, he kinda runs along the top of the lockers, or scales the buildings from the outside. He’s a bit sensitive, especially when people who know him point out his flaws, and he’s very worried that he’s not intelligent, but he also does not have the attention span to do the work. 

He’s referred to as The Martial Artist because he talks about martial arts a lot, and is one of the more athletic people. 

stats.

name: ryder song

age: seventeen

birthday: june 12th

gender: nonbinary

pronouns: he/him/his

sexuality: bisexual

ethnicity: korean

nationality: japanese

languages: english, korean, japanese, chinese (less fluent in japanese and chinese)

sports: basketball (center), boxing, gymnastics

classes.

spanish. the rest tbd.

wanted connections.

arranged fiance

sports buddies (can be multiple) 1/?

best frienemy

childhood best friend

bio.

Aurora Nguyen should’ve been nothing. The daughter of two immigrants, living in an urban neighborhood, a nice one, but without the privileges of suburban life. For the first four years of her life she didn’t know her family was rich.

She should’ve been nothing. But she was a ray of unstoppable energy and endless joy. She was the joy of her family, her sister the pride.

From a young age her parents and her older sister drilled into her the rules that are followed to thrive in America. It never made sense to Aurora why her sister would chime in, she may have been twenty years older than her, but she was a United States Citizen. It didn’t make sense to her, but Aurora, ever the diligent child, followed the rules.

Right away, she got labeled as The Perfect Child.

The title became heavier with each day she bore it.

At first it was fun. It came with the rewards of piano classes, dance classes, and a library card. They were all things that Aurora loved, and her whole life practically revolved around those events. She didn’t realize it when she was a child, but those events were a way for the adults in her life to supervise her time, and keep her in suitable hobbies.

The first time that The Perfect Child was stripped from her was the day she asked if she could take a fashion class. There had been a demo at the library, and she had fallen in love.

It was then that she learned, the title wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Without the protection of The Perfect Child, she was yelled at, all her flaws pointed out, and it was then that she learned that it was a safety blanket: she couldn’t get in trouble if she was perfect. She was 12.

It became harder to retain the perfection that she had, her multitude of hobbies suffering as she worked hard, and harder to still be perfect. For the first time in her life, she was no longer joyous, rather she was anxious and resentful.

The longer she was at home, the less joyous she became, and the more her resentment grew. It seemed that her reprieve was Harwick.

Her first two years were successful; she managed to maintain good grades, and more importantly she was free of the constant monitoring of her work. She slowly became more joyous, although a bit more reserved than she used to be, but her excitement always seemed to leak through, making her seem rather exuberant and extroverted.

But then, the summer between her sophomore and junior year was more difficult than she could have anticipated. She was thoroughly no longer The Perfect Child, and now it seemed every interaction that she had with her parents ended in arguments: them pointing out that her work was slipping, and her finding it ridiculous, and for the first time in her life, respecting herself enough to defend herself.

She hated it though, because she loved her family. And subconsciously she knew they loved her, but it was too much. The pressure, the emotions, all of it. So, she turned to alcohol. It’s not difficult to gain hold of at a rich boarding school, so her entirety of her junior year she has drunk every day.

It’s fine though, it numbs her resentment, so she appears to be the same old, exuberant and rather nosy Aurora. But she can’t help feeling just a little bit broken.

personality.

Aurora is essentially sunshine personified. She loves talking to people, and considers everyone to be a friend, till proven otherwise. She’s a bit anxious, and is pretty smart, but she’d rather focus on her hobbies (baking, dancing, piano, ice skating, fashion designing, to name a few), and just has an overall attitude of loving life. She likes helping others, but has a difficult time asking for help.

She’s referred to as The Ebullient because she’s energetic and cheery, almost as much as a golden retriever. But she’s scared that she’s growing further away from who she is at her core, and is terrified to even think that that’s possible.

stats.

name: aurora rose nguyen

age: seventeen

birthday: february 14th

gender: cisfemale

pronouns: she/her/hers

sexuality: pansexual

ethnicity: vietnamese

languages: english, vietnamese, italian

clubs: national honors society, newspaper staff (editor), book club, events committee

classes.

tbd.

wanted connections.

About Reagan:

reagan was born in gujarati, india and was put on an adoption plan before her birth. when the canadian couple that had adopted her older brother, omri, found out that she was being put up for adoption as well, they decided to take her in to not split up the siblings. once everything was settled, she was adopted at 3 months.

she is generally polite but gets blunt when she feels it’s necessary.

goal-oriented and gets irritated when people get in the way of her progress. reagan feels the need to micro-manage everything and everyone, which gets worse when she’s stressed.

def the mom friend sometimes. she’s typically a stickler for the rules, scolds her friends if she thinks they’re acting like children, and almost always carries a mini first aid kit in her purse whenever she goes out.

she tends to make things about her. it’s not always intentional, but she can be very self-centered.

reagan worries about everything. even when she appears calm on the outside, she’s lowkey stressed about something.

even though it might be hard for people to tell how much she cares about her friends and family, she is actually very protective of them and wants them to do well.

with her Cd disc personality type, it takes extra effort for her to understand the emotional needs of others, but she does try sometimes.

About Her Secret:

during freshman year, reagan found out it was between her and another girl for the last spot on the dance team. to psych out the competition, she spread rumors about her, sent her anonymous hateful messages online, and found other ways to sabotage her. eventually, the girl got so fed up with everything that she moved and transferred to a different school. 

reagan hadn’t realized how seriously the other girl had been taking it all until she moved. she isn’t proud of what she did, and she swore to herself that she would never let anyone else find out the real reason the girl had to transfer.

Classes/Extracurriculars

humanities

consumer math

chemistry

current events

aerobics

french

entrepreneurial skills

theatre (actor)

dance (co-captain)

Connection Ideas

best friends

childhood friends

study buddies

close friends

lab/school project partners

dance teammates

fellow drama club members

the person reagan’s ex cheated on her with

friends turned enemies

toxic friends

one-sided crush

friendzoned

ex-boyfriend that cheated on her

other exes

some quick notes about zander:

his rich grandmother is his guardian. his parents had him senior year of high school and never really got out of the irresponsible honeymoon phase. his parents focus mostly on each other and don’t really think about how their impulsive decisions affect their son. he started permanently living with his grandma the summer before 8th grade, when his living situation was taking too much of a toll on his grades. he still sees his parents about once or twice a month and on the holidays, if they’re in the area.

about his secret: his grandparents owned a successful record a label that was passed down only to his aunt. his dad receives money from the company every month, but sometimes he takes even more to support his and his wife’s lifestyle. the family knows, but nobody confronts them because they’re family and they don’t want it in the press.

alrightyyy so zander generally has a chill, laid-back demeanor (but he becomes kinda jumpy when stressed). he's pretty flexible and open-minded. these personality traits may make some accuse him of being a follower, but when he lived with his parents, he always just had to go with the flow. he’s really just trying to make everything and everyone around him chill. 

def an entertainment hypebeast. you best believe he used to make videos on vine, has a few joke songs on soundcloud, and is an avid tiktok user. 

 here are his classes & sports (not in any particular order):

english iii

trig

astronomy

spanish

psychology

business management

video game development

basketball

soccer

but this guy will be nothing w/o friends! give me

a dancer who helps him work on his agility

someone he used to have the biggest crush on but the other either didn’t notice or wasn’t really feeling it. they could either be friends now or maybe a rejection made it awkward hmm

idek man. classmates, roommate, roommate’s friends, teammates, frenemies, enemies, normal friends-- anything! just keep my age in mind lmao