THE MYSTIC - Lale Kaplan-Brody
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CHARACTER INSPO: Amy Dunne (gone girl), Bonnie Bennet (the vampire diaries), Love Quinn (you), Nina Sayers (the black swan), Sophia Beckett (bridgerton series) & Grace De Lomas (ready or not)
TRIGGER WARNINGS: parental death, parental abandonment, infidelity, teen pregnancy, toxic relationships (familial)
FULL NAME: Lale Alara Kaplan-Brody
Name pronunciation: La-lay,
NICKNAMES: La, Lala
AGE: 31
BIRTHDATE: April 28th, 1991 @ 10am
ZODIAC: Taurus sun, Scorpio moon, Cancer rising
HOMETOWN: Half Moon Bay, California
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Half Moon Bay, California
NEIGHBORHOOD: TBD
OCCUPATION: Songwriter/writer
MBTI: INFJ-T
ENNEAGRAM: 6w7 the confidant
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral
TEMPERAMENT: Melancholic
+ passionate, dependable, insightful, persistent, intuitive, magnetic, sensual, altruistic
- obstinate, secretive, jealous, unable to let go, compulsive, obsessive, forgives/doesn't forget
ABOUT
Lale Kaplan's parents were a young couple who had a ton of early issues but seemed to figure it out. However, there was always the undercurrent that something wasn't quite alright.
The Kaplan's did their best despite their issues and filled their children's lives with wonder and love. Despite their issues, Lale and her older sister never wanted for anything where their parents were concerned.
Lale grew up very determined and with a strong desire to be everything her parents claimed she was. She did tumbling, cheerleading, and ballet and pushed herself in everything she did. Lale was adaptable. She could seamlessly fit into any group taking on traits of those around her. This meant it was often difficult to get to know Lale on a deep level, and sometimes she thought she preferred it this way.
The closest person in Lale's life outside of her sister was her mother. She admired her spirit and every whimsical bit of Azra. However, when Lale was a child, her mother left one day and never returned. She knew by then Azra was unhappy in her life but to actually leave was a terrible shock.
None was more shocked than her father, whose health declined, and eventually, the man passed, leaving the Kaplan siblings without a parent. This opened the door for Miray, her aunt, to move in and step in as a legal guardian.
Miray was only a guardian in the legal term. In reality life never recovered and was a uniquely terrible experience where through her grief and anger, Miray was never able to be what the kids deserved. Miray was irresponsible, and the relationship between her and the children was strained and untrusting.
After getting pregnant at 16, her boyfriend and Lale stole a ton of money (money that was technically left by her father) and got it to her sistet, who was struggling more and had been talking about running away. Lale believed the money would get him a head start and some safety net.
Life quickly spiraled after having her son. From her sister's constant woes ( a fact Lale always blamed herself for), a wedding to the father of her child, and the following affairs, injuries, and more, Lale has felt like she's been swept through life the last several years.
In between it all, Lale has obtained her doctorate in music and carved out private passions for herself. She never imagined she'd return to Half Moon Bay but the opportunity for Bennet's career and to take over her childhood home felt too good to pass up. For better or worse, she and her family are back.
QUICK FACTS
Lale was raised Muslim and still holds a lot of traditions of her faith but is largely non-practicing
TIMELINE -
April 28th, 1991 @ 10 am - Birth
1993 - Begins cheer/tumbling at 2
August 1996 - Starts school at five years old
1996 - Starts figure skating
1998 - Competetive cheer begins at 7
2003 - They begin homeschooling due to marital issues and family issues
2003 - 2005 - Stops cheering and focuses on figure skating as an escape from her home life.
2006 - Her mom abandons them followed by her father's death shortly after due to a decline in health/Takutsubo.
2006 - Begins cheering in high school to attempt to distract from her home life.
2007 late summer/fall - 16 years old start tutoring with Ben (future husband/baby daddy) to help her catch up on school. Prior to this, they had a very quippy back-and-forth without her thinking too highly of him. This changes quickly.
2007 late fall/early winter - She steals money from their guardian to give to her sister so she can run away and start a new life
March 2008 - Finds out she's pregnant at 16
Dec 2008 - Gives birth at 17 to her and Bennet's son
2009 - Graduated high school
2009 - June/July has a low-key ceremony and marries Bennet at 17
2009 - 2014 - Supports Ben's education/football career (even thru the affair in 2012)
2010 - Starts her college degree studying Music with a minor in Classics
2011 - now - Her sister is in and out of trouble. She's often bailing her out whenever she can, but her life is often full of trouble, and she blames herself
2014 - Graduates with her bachelor's. Her son is now five.
2016 - 2019 - Is a teaching assistant at Stanford in the music department
2018 - Finishes her DMA in Music and starts to write professionally and compose
2020 - Gets her first big check for an original musical score for a multi-million-dollar movie
2020 - Starts to write books of poetry/short stories for their son when he is older. It turns into a love letter to all the people she loves - the list is short
2021 - Publishes some of the love letters/poems under a fake name and tells no one
2022 - Her mother resurfaces after all those years, and it's quite ugly
2023 - Is over the moon, eager to move back to Half Moon Bay after the run-in with her mom, finds her childhood home is close to repossession due to their guardians mishandling of the home
FAMILY
Azra Kaplan - Estranged mother
Berkan Kaplan - deceased father
TBD Kaplan - older sister
Miray Kaplan - aunt/guardian (complicated terrible relationship)
Berkan James Jordan Brody - 14-year-old son Born 12/14/2008
Bennet Brody - husband -married June 2009




















