Theo

relationships: Evie & James are The Best Friends. Amy & Oliver are either very codependent or broken up, depending on the place in the timeline. Julian & Evie are in a romantic relationship and love each other a lot <3 James & Amy hate each other bitterly, until character development later on. Amy & Evie are twin sisters, but they’re dynimsc is complacted becuase Evie is close with James and Amy resents / is jealous of that, becuase she feels quite lonely and sees Evie & James friendship as her sister choosing to spend her time with someone else becuase Amy wasn’t good enough for her - that isn’t the truth,becuase Evie does care about Amy, it’s just complicated.

James is the quiet kid + a lot of people feel nervous around him becuase he dresses very emo and rarely smiles. he’s aroace and transmasc, which has been hard just because he struggles with the societal expectation that if you don’t date then you’ll be alone , and also becuase his Dad is abusive. James and Evie are childhood best friends. she’s the only one who knows about the abuse that he’s been through, and is the only one who’s able to understand him whenever he goes non verbal. James and Amy recognises themselves in each other, which is one of their reasons why they can’t stand each other. And, they were in the same class in primary schoo,and one day then Amy did something that majorly triggered James. It was not intentional on her part, but he thought that it was, and when Amy feels guilty then she’s quick to get angry/defensive. Also James’s Mum and sister both left when he was younger,so he feels very alone. He’s struggled with self harm and suicidal idealation in the past. I don’t think he’d even be alive if it wasn’t for Evie noticing when things get bad and immediately intervening / staying with him to keep him company.

Evie is kinda the sunshine character, except that’s mostly just her trying to be perceived that way by other people. She thinks a lot and loves to books (her and James can read in silence together for ages), but frequently feels a bit disconnected from the rest of the world and finds it difficult to understand people. That’s one of the things she loves about her partner, Julian - how they’re very direct, so she never has to struggle to figure out what they’re thinking. Evie and Amy did not get along much as little kids. Evie cares about her sister a lot, but she also believes that chosen family is just as important as family, so whilst she would like for them to be honest with each other and fix things between them, she isn’t going to apologise first becuase she doesn’t believe that she has anything to be sorry for. part of the tension between them stemmed from James and Amy disliking each other, and Amy being quite mean when she was younger (lashing out) so when Amy told Evie that she had to choose between either her or James, Evie chose James. And Amy never forgave her for it.

Amy…. oh gosh. she has been through a LOT and finds it almost impossible to fully trust people. A ‘family friend’ groomed her when she was younger, and manipulated her quite a lot. Amy doesn’t even realise how bad it was until years later, when he’s gone, and she realises everything, but then she feels like it was her fault so ehe never talks about it with anyone, and instead just carries it around inside of her and never allows other people to get too close. But anyway, she instinctively resents her parents and Evie for not being aware of the abuse and putting a stop to it. and also because she became the ‘problem child’ whilst she was being groomed, becuase she would get angry easily and say a lot of horrible things to people. But when her mum punished her for it, thinking she was just being attention seeking,she became even closer to her abuser because she felt isolated from her family. Anyway, much later in life, she does get into a relationship with Oliver. It’s just not exactly a healthy one. It’s like she needs to be the most important person in his life becuase she’s constantly expecting him to give up on her. A self fulfilling prophecy. Also, Amy has severe mental health issues as well as an eating disorder, and when Oliver tries to help her/talk about it, then they just end up arguing.

Oliver is the one in that poem you reblogged with the line “there are bills to pay”. He starts looking after his two younger sisters + doing all the housework & chores at a very young age. also works two jobs just to make ends meet, which leaves him feeling burnt out and exhausted a lot of the time. He’s also bisexual and has ADHD. so sometimes he’ll be cooking at cleaing at two in the morning, or working for a whole weekend with no breaks at all. I think eventually, someone would discover that both his parents have left and social services would probably get involved. however, I think there may be an aunt/distant relative who then moves in with him and his sisters, during his last few years of high school. he clashes a lot with the aunt becuase he like NEEDS to be needed, and doesn’t know what to do when he isn’t responsible for everything. It leads to him feeling useless and unwanted. This is one of the reasons he and Amy start dating later on. And one of the reasons why they take so long to break up. Eventually, once they’ve both worked on themselves a lot and gone to therapy, I think they get back together. But their relationship would be quite different (in a good way)

Julian! love them so much. they have the adhd/autism combo and a lot of energy! also they’re genderfluid and usually use they/them or sometimes she/he depending on the day. they grew up in foster care, and lived with a few different foster families but never one for too long. they do have a gambling addiction at one point (partly because of the dopamine it gives their brain) but manages to recover from that. also they love Evie so so much. they’re just like: “my girlfriend is so awesome and wonderful…” and then go on a full on ramble about her. Their hyperfixations: turtles, knitting, science (particularly experiments), and rollercoasters. She and James really don’t get along at first, but when they do- well let’s just say that it’s kind of a madwheeelr dynamic where they will both mock each other to the hearts content, but if anyone else says something then they will staunchly defend each other & team up. What eventually made them get on with each other was that they realised how much they both care about Evie in different ways, and then bonded over sharing memories they have with her. Thus, mutual respect & friendship was formed.