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‣  VANESSA ABRAMS | SHE/HER | 27 | VALLEY TO CITY | JESSICA SZOHR / CANDICE PATTON

“ the lights are so bright but they never blind me. ”

‣  STORY

vanessa’s parents have always been different. living on the edge of of the valley, they were always big on self-sufficiency and surrounded themselves with people of the same train of thought. and so, both vanessa and her sister were homeschooled, shielded from a society they deemed poisoned, hoping to pass on their belief system to their children.

many of their ideas were inherited - including a love for the arts, but while vanessa’s parents were more interested in visual arts, vanessa felt a strong connection to the performing arts. while she never had a desire to be on stage, there was a vision she had for orchestrating what happened in scenes and saw stories in her head even before they’d unfolded themselves. 

while she never had the ambition to gain ‘fame’ with her dreams, her talent didn’t go unnoticed when she worked in community theater, and she eventually started working on short films, first as a.d. and later as director. she’s been shot into the stratosphere with her latest movie, and while she can see right through the facade of money, it’s difficult to resist when playing the game means having the ability to do what she loves.

‣  SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

— EMERSON ALDERIDGE : step-brother — JENNY HUMPHREY : friend  — LOREN RUSH : former friend

‣  JENNY HUMPHREY | SHE/HER | 23 | VALLEY | TAYLOR MOMSEN / DAKOTA FANNING

“ the lights are so bright but they never blind me. ”

‣  STORY

jenny had always seen her mundane life drawn out before her with little possibility for change. born in the valley, she knew she’d grow up and find a job as a seamstress, praying every month it would pay the bills. that was, until her brother published his book and her eyes were opened to a whole new world. 

completely mesmerized by the glitz and glamour of the uber rich, jenny was initially reserved and stayed mostly with her brother when he took her to a string of events, but she quickly found her footing and gained confidence to step out by herself, inserting herself into a world that was so exclusive and elite she often felt she’d fallen into a dream – one she wished she’d never wake from.

the contrast between her life in the valley and the life she was just getting to know couldn’t be bigger, but most importantly, jenny realized she wanted this, forever. and as the girl grew up, she realized she was not afraid of going after what she wanted. determined to make her way in life, she’s thrown herself at blair’s feet and is willing to go quite far for a chance to make the life she pretends to have hers, even if that means stepping on some toes and leaving people behind.

‣  SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

— PAULINE CARMICHAEL : new friend — SCOTT ROSSON : former friend — ERIC VAN DER WOODSEN : brotherly friend 

tw. death & suicide ‣  SCOTT ROSSON | HE/HIM | 28 | VALLEY | DANIEL SHARMAN / DOUGLAS BOOTH

“words hung above, but never would form, like a cry at the final breath that is drawn “

‣  STORY

even though it was never a secret that scott was adopted, he always felt as much a part of his family as his older brother. his parents worked themselves to the bone to provide for their sons, and even though scott was happy, there was always that gnawing question: who are my biological parents? – until his brother tragically passed away in a mining accident and all that mattered was the grief.

the death of his brother broke the rosson’s. while his parents tried to move on, find a way to live on, his mother eventually grew catatonic and was admitted to a mental hospital in nyc. scott’s father moved to the city, found a job there so that he could be close to his wife, and it was during the move that scott found a letter his mother had hidden from him. it was dated over a year ago, and it was from none other than lilian van der woodsen – who claimed to be his birth mother.

baffled, the young man eventually made his way to the west egg and secured a position with the gardening staff of the van der woodsens to learn more about this woman, and even though a part of him desperately wants to tell her the truth, he’s secretly terrified of being rejected, can’t bear the thought of losing another family before he even really had it.

‣  SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

— DAN HUMPHREY : old friend — SERENA VAN DER WOODSEN : friend / half-sister — VANESSA ABRAMS: love interest

‣  AARON ROSE | THEY/THEM | 27 | VALLEY OF THE ASHES | ROBERT SHEEHAN / DEV PATEL

“ i was created to create. “

‣  STORY

you’d never guess from looking at them, but aaron technically belongs on the east egg. their mother comes from an old upper class family, but she had always been a black sheep and aaron’s father only encouraged her eccentric spirit. aaron, a spitting image of their mother, was always free to live their life however they wanted – which was a breath of fresh air from how most families on the eggs raised their children.

fairytales must end, however, and when aaron’s mother died in a car crash, it shattered the world of both aaron and their father, though both dealt with it in very different ways. while aaron’s father ran back to traditional family values, finding comfort in none other than eleanor waldorf, aaron found a transformative outlet in painting and sculpting.

under loud protest from their father, aaron moved to the valley (likely the only person ever to move there voluntarily) and allowed themselves to get lost in the art. they were good - that much was certain, but it takes more than talent to make it, and once the fantasy of living on your own had paid off, they were left with a reality so bleak that the only viable option seemed to reintegrate into the society they were so happy to have left behind.

‣  SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

— BLAIR WALDORF : step-sibling — HOYT CLARK : love interest — GRACE ADELAIDE : muse

tw. cancer ‣  HOYT CLARK | HE/HIM | 24 | VALLEY OF THE ASHES | FC UTP (POC)

“ are you gonna be like your father was and his father was? do you have to carry what they’ve handed down? no, this is not your legacy, this is not your destiny. “

‣  STORY

ever since he could talk, hoyt has known he was destined to take over his father’s bakery. while a small establishment, it was the old man’s pride and joy, and even though hoyt appreciated the hard work put into the store, the young boy had always wanted something completely different: he wanted to act. as a boy, he spent all his free time reciting poetry and learning monologues by heart in the alleyway behind his home.

all those hours paid off when a wealthy patron of the arts, mr. walton saw the young boy and opened his pockets to tick off his good deed for the day. he convinced hoyt’s father that sending him to school would make him better prepared for life as a business owner, and with the man’s approval, hoyt worked harder than ever in his formative years - working in the bakery in the early hours, going to school throughout the day and performing for mr. walton and his friends at night.

hoyt was ready to take over the world when he graduated, set to make a splash, when his father was stricken with cancer and any dreams of performing had to be put to bed. now, instead of performing for and living with the rich and famous, he serves them pastries at their exclusive events – a fine display of the cruelty of life.

‣  SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS

— JENNY HUMPHREY : customer / secret crush  — LOREN RUSH  : cousin — CHUCK BASS : blackmailer