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Literal embodiment of the phrase “thinks they’re hot shit”, but when you’re built like a brick house with the rugby skills to prove it I guess that makes up for it. Pretty sure he drinks bacon milkshakes and one of his ancestors invented the beer can hat. For someone so douchey it’s kind of surprising how legit of a leader he can be -- he always has a real positive, ‘can-do-it’ kind of energy wherever he goes. I heard he’ll skin you alive as you so much as bring up his first name, though, which is funny -- doesn’t “Brax” make him sound like such a frat boy?

Have you seen me? Seriously, like come on, man. Fucking beast. On and off the field. If I could I’d just drop out of school, but my mom would kick my ass and I don’t feel like taking a beating from a fifty year old woman. I’ve got a reputation to uphold. Guy’s guy, ladies man, athletic. Definitely talented enough to go pro. I mean, I don’t have this body just for show. Ah, snap that rhymed. See? Fucking. Beast. Always.

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Shockingly, Brax is quite adept at cosmetology. No one but his sisters and mom really know that. With his sisters being so much older than him, and having always been the ones to babysit him, they trained him to be their own personal beautician, and he’s pretty good at it to. Can even do some decent make up and a bit of nail art if he’s feeling up to it. Though, the real skill he possess is hair. Actually, he kind of likes doing it, but only for his sisters, of course.

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zelda celine king  mother  fifty  regina king diamond theodore braxon II  father  fifty  idris elba katrina joy braxon  sister  thirty-two  rutina wesley candice faith braxon  sister  twenty-seven  tika sumpter

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{ Francisco Gutierrez } best friends ☼ Bro-est bros ever to bro. Best friends for life. The bromance is strong with these ones

{ Savannah Easton } ex-girlfriend ☼ They’re cordial with each other, but that’s about it. It was a messy breakup, but they were the power couple for the ages during their time.

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I once snuck a peek at her transcript and HOLY SHIT that girl does too many clubs and activities. Every time I see her she’s studying or poster making or writing something down in her day planner. (Other than CEO’s or soccer moms, who the fuck keeps a day planner?!) She’s top of her class, and probably rescues Chilean field mice from laboratories or some shit. I don’t understand how one person can be so fucking productive, all the time, it looks exhausting. Do you think she could be addicted to Adderall?

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{ Henrietta Jenkins } best friends ☼ These two would be partners in crime if they were literal criminals, but for the moment they just settle for study dates and watching the History Channel.

{ Orlando Jameson } adversaries ☼ They share a long-standing grudge that neither will explain – as far as anyone knows, it involved Jello.

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God, one look at her and “Let Me Take a Selfie” is stuck in my head. She’s fuckin’ obnoxious, but I guess you really have to respect a girl with that much staying power — someone’s always talking about her. Girl’s pretty ruthless, if her subtweets are anything to go by. Always dresses to the nines, seems like she has six or seven girls in her little “entourage” at all times — shit, she’s a real life version of Molly Ringwald in, ah, Breakfast Club or whatever. It feels like the high school student body is split between wanting to screw her or wanting tobe her, am I right?

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{ Francisco Gutierrez } ex-boyfriend ☼ She can tell he doesn’t exactly love her personality or the way she talks to other people — but who cares? The pretty people have to stick together.

{ Diamond Braxon } ex-boyfriend ☼ To be honest, she wouldn’t mind the chance to hang on his arm like she did throughout freshman year. Anything to elevate her social status.

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Oh, Gutierrez?  He doesn’t stand out much, does he? Easy on the eyes, bit of a follower, hangs with the rest of his crew on the rugby team. Or is it lacrosse? Soccer? Who cares. The guy does pretty well for himself, y’know, good grades and a school record or two under his belt. I hear he’s pretty dependable, respectful — I personally think he’s overcompensating for something. Probably a freak in the sheets; it’s always the nice ones. D’you think he keeps a girlfriend longer than five seconds, anyhow? I haven’t seen him with a girl in forever.

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{ Diamond Braxon } best friends ☼ the epitome of “ride or die”, one is rarely seen without the other a few steps away.

{ Savannah Easton } ex-girlfriend ☼ the two share an amicable relationship, purely out of necessity, after all, they do run with the same crowd.

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I once looked her in the eyes and I swear, she was going to kill me and I was going to shit myself. I know she dresses like a homeless person but I think that’s just an aesthetic choice? She’s basically a 2015 version of an emo kid -- nobody truly gets her, wah wah wah. I don’t think she’s depressed or anything -- though it’d suck if she was. She never seems to smile and likes to hang by herself a lot. Maybe she’s “suffering for her art”? Like, if that art was vomit painting.

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{ Naseer Juthani } acquaintances ☼ She’s not impressed by his pot-smoking so much as his devotion to the craft.

{ Henrietta Jenkins } classmates ☼ It’s kind of cool to see a kid four years younger than her taking the same level courses, and she doesn’t mind having a smart girl to talk with.

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Pop culture nerd? Definitely. Yes. Comic-book collecting, Doctor Who-ing, glasses-wearing, knows about Tibetan throat singing and toenail fungus, nerd-nerdy-nerd. This girl has probably memorized every line to Star Wars or Star Trek or whatever obscure-ass Marvel movie has come out during the last month. She’s really sweet -- goes out of her way to help people, even if she can’t really talk to them without blabbing about her hardcore obsession. She has kind of a grandma name, right? I bet she goes to bed before 9.

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{ Vivian Iwamoto } friends ☼ The two share a big sister/little sister dynamic. Henrietta has looked up to Vivian since she first entered high school, whereas Vivian finds her pretty charming and refreshing.

{ Artemis Zang } classmates ☼ Henrietta is a dual enrollment student at VCCC with Artemis — the two have shared notes in Trig and worked on classwork together.

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He’s kind of a mess, but he’s so chill that I don’t think anyone has an issue with him.“Friendly neighborhood dealer” and all that. Can’t believe he hasn’t been kicked out by his parents, yet — he didn’t get a job after graduation and I doubt he enrolled at even the local community college. He can fit ten pizza rolls in his mouth at once, #goals. Who am I to judge a pothead for not being much of a go-getter, though? We’re in sunny California — I don’t blame the guy for just wanting to blaze all day.

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{ Artemis Zang } acquaintances ☼ They hang out on occasion, having met through a mutual friend. She’s kind of mysterious, and Naseer wants to get to know her better.

{ Orlando Jameson } step brothers ☼ Orlando’s mom and Naseer’s dad are married now; they spend every Friday night dinner together. It’s a struggle for them both.

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He’s hilarious, but this asshole never shuts up, I swear. He was probably deprived of attention or dropped on his head as a child — either way, he’s always talking, or eating, or talking while eating. And yeah, he’s pretty awesome at pranks, and dude knows how to party, but sometimes he just goes too hard. Remember that one time, he made fun of Jenna for her stutter? Or when he let those spiders loose during Bio lab? Totally immature, and kind of rude. Some boys just never grow up…or they have a hell of a time doing it, I guess.

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{ Naseer Juthani } step brothers ☼ Once upon a time, Orlando’s mom met Naseer’s dad and hit it off, enough to get married. Their sons? Not so much.

{ Vivian Iwamoto } adversaries ☼ Vivian’s still not over the Jello incident — and Orlando’s not thrilled about the week of detention he got for it, either.