full name: Daphne Rose Ferguson
gender: Female
pronouns: she / her
sexuality: Bisexual
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birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
age: thirty
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Time in town: 20 years
residence: Seabrook Quarter
occupation: Therapist at Horizons
family: john rhys ferguson (father), catherine ferguson (mother), nansi (grandmother), rhys ferguson (oldest brother), matthew ferguson (middle older brother), Edmund Ferguson (Youngest Older brother)
Once the quiet force behind her husband’s political ambitions, Daphne has returned to Aurora Bay separated, humiliated, and intent on rebuilding a life that finally belongs to her. In New York, she sacrificed everything to hold together a marriage already buckling under her husband’s ego. When she uncovered his affair with his assistant, the illusion shattered for good. Now she’s back in her hometown, quietly living in their shared house until the divorce is final. She’s set to begin work as the new therapist at Horizons, guiding others through emotions she can barely recognise in herself. Daphne is sharp, composed, and ruthlessly analytical. She can untangle anyone’s story but her own. Beneath her calm professionalism lies a woman who has yet to confront the wreckage of her past and would rather dissect heartbreak than feel it. She didn’t tell her family she was coming home. Maybe she wanted a clean slate. Or maybe she’s still not ready to admit she’s been broken.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
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The Older brother: @eddieferguson- Out of the four siblings, Edmund and Daphne were always the closest. Maybe it was because they were the youngest and quick to get away with things, or maybe it was the way their temperaments matched so neatly. In a strict, wealthy household with expectations pressed onto their shoulders from the moment they could understand the word potential, they relied on each other for relief. They were partners in crime, covering, lying and scheming their way through childhood with a loyalty that felt unshakeable.
That bond stayed firm well into adulthood, right up until Daphne married and moved to New York. The distance grew slowly at first, then all at once, until their calls became infrequent and their reunions limited to holidays. Edmund never pushed, respecting the space she carved out even when it hurt. Now she has returned to Aurora Bay without warning, quietly slipping back into town with no explanation. She knows he has questions, but she will do her best to avoid them.
The sister or brother in-Law - Back when Daphne left for New York, they thought she was stealing their brother away from Aurora Bay, dragging him into a life that did not suit him and shutting out the family in the process. They carried resentment for years, convinced she was the reason he chose ambition over loyalty. Now that Daphne has returned alone, bruised and hiding the cracks of her marriage, they are forced to rethink everything they believed about her. The bitterness is still there, but softened by guilt, curiosity and a reluctant protectiveness. Their relationship has space to heal, but only if Daphne lets them see the truth of what she survived.
The Old Best Friend - Someone who once knew Daphne better than anyone, the person she shared every secret, heartbreak and dream with before New York swallowed her life. When Daphne cut everyone off to hold her marriage together, this friendship took the hardest hit. Now that she is back in Aurora Bay without warning, there is hurt beneath the surface, but also history, loyalty and a bond that never fully disappeared. They might be cold at first, guarded and rightfully angry, yet underneath is a shared softness and a sense that they could find their way back to each other if Daphne is willing to be vulnerable again.
The Pilates Friend - The person Daphne meets in her reformer class, someone effortlessly friendly who pulls her into casual chats before Daphne can retreat behind her walls. They become her soft entry back into community, inviting her for post-class smoothies, checking in when she skips a session and slowly nudging her toward a life that feels lighter. They are upbeat, grounded and almost disarmingly normal, which is exactly why Daphne finds herself relaxing around them without meaning to.
Estranged husband - Ambitious, charismatic, expertly polished. A man who always looked better on paper than in real life. He appears back in Aurora Bay on “work matters” or “campaign support,” but really he wants control. Daphne returning home without telling him bruised his ego more than losing her ever did. She's also ignoring all his calls, and forcing him to go through his lawyers, he doesn't want public fall out so is desperately trying damage control.
The divorce solicitor - and the one person who can match Daphne’s sharp tongue. He is calm, meticulous and infuriatingly good at reading her, which only makes their bickering worse. Despite the constant back-and-forth, he has a soft spot for her that slips through in small, unguarded moments, whether it is staying late to check her paperwork or calling her out when she starts spiralling. Their meetings are all clipped professionalism on the surface, but underneath sits a quiet, undeniable tension neither of them is ready to acknowledge.
The Sneaky Link - The person Daphne keeps swearing off, yet always ends up tangled with when the nights get too quiet and her feelings get too loud. Their chemistry is instant and reckless, a pressure valve she uses to numb herself, even though she knows she shouldn’t. They never talk about it, never label it and never acknowledge the way her guard drops in the dark before snapping back at sunrise. Every time she says it will not happen again, it does, pulled together by habit, loneliness and heat neither of them is willing to examine.
