𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑦.

clementine lewis. thirty. cook.

[lemielewis]

NAME: Clementine Lewis

NICKNAME: Lemie, Lem

PRONOUNS/GENDER: Cis female, she/her

BIRTHDAY: October 29th, 1992

BIRTH PLACE: Aurora Bay

SEXUALITY: Pansexual

RESIDENCE: Seabrook Quarter

OCCUPATION:  Cook at Coral Cottage Bed & Breakfast

FAMILY: Lucky Williams (younger brother)

TW ANGER ISSUES, BULLYING, DIVORCE.

From the moment Clementine poked her little blond head out, her parents knew their second born was going to be nowhere near as angelic as the son they already had. The first hint was the powerful wails coming out of her. The second was her refusing to drink, well, anything. Things didn’t get easier as she grew into a toddler. She might’ve looked adorable with her little blonde curls and big blue eyes, she acted like a demon most of the time. Very quickly, her parents stopped trying to control her at all, letting her run amok and terrorise her brothers and neighborhood kids.

While most people mature as they age, wisdom came to Lemie in the form of knowing when to hide her mischievous streak in order to avoid trouble. She found a way to get the kid that sat next to her in class in trouble when she stuck a piece of gum in the annoying girl that sat in front of her’s hair. She somehow always got away with tripping other girls’ in soccer practice by flashing an innocent smile in the ref’s direction. Her parents, meanwhile, were too busy fighting amongst themselves to notice their daughter was kind of a menace.

 As the years went on, Lemie’s pranks stopped, but the messiness didn’t. The anger she exteriorized when she was younger suddenly started building up inside her and she just... blows up from time to time. High schools was a series of detention, fist fights and a lot of terrible decisions. Her parents’ eventual divorce didn’t exactly help matters.

Despite her teachers and parents’ not having much faith that she would end up anywhere that wasn’t a jail cell, Lemie developed a passion for food and cooking. She leaned how to reign in her anger just enough to make it through cooking school (not that there weren’t a few outbursts along the way) and found herself a job at a quaint little bed & breakfast. She stands out like a sore thumb, but she’s good at what she does and so gets away with the occasional yelling.

Thanks to the help of a good therapist and a whole lot of self-control, Lemie’s now mostly in control of her temper. There are still things that set her off, but she’s also smart enough to understand that the consequences for getting into a fight at her age are more severe than they were in high school. 

[willxmeyers]

Lemie's attempt at positivity put a warm smile on his face, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. It was never really her strong suit but he appreciated her giving it a go. "We had a good year despite all this," Will assures her. He doesn't want to damper the year with the sadness of what they didn't have, as opposed to all that they did have.

"Hey.." his hands wrapped around her body, bringing her into a tight embrace. "Of course, I want this. We'll keep trying in the new year." It didn't matter how hard or easy it was, they wanted to have kids so they could only try. And if it didn't work out the way they expected, that was life. "Let's just take our minds off it for a while, yeah?" It wouldn't do any good to torture themselves over it, that much Will knew for sure.

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[lemielewis]

"We did," Lemie agrees, conjuring up whatever happiness she could dig up from underneath the very thick layer of helplessness. It was hard to look past all this, but there were many highlights, and she knew her therapist would tell her to focus on those. "We got married. We lived together, and none of our quirks has pushed one of us to ask for a divorce."

"Yeah, okay. Let's just pick this up in 2026, then," she agrees, failing to conjure up the excitement she was supposed to feel. That had died a few negatives ago. "We can still sleep together, though, right? Because abstinence sounds like no fun at all." @willxmeyers

[cherryxkoch]

Before she'd even gotten a word out, Lemie was speaking at a breakneck speed. Which was completely out of the ordinary. "Okay.." she dragged the vowel out before taking a sip of the coffee she'd made, sliding the cup she'd made of Lemie over the counter towards her. "I'm not going to ask you if you're okay because I can tell you're not because of—" she waved a hand over Lemie's frantic energy before continuing. "But that's super common, right?" Cherry was only versed on the ways to not get pregnant. "Have you been to a doctor yet?"

( @lemielewis )

[lemielewis]

Lemie could tell Cherry was shocked by how abruptly the blonde had jumped into quite a delicate subject without so much as a hello. She was hoping to get the conversation out of the way quickly. Not to mention, she didn't think she could stand to be asked if she had a bun in the oven yet one more time. "I'm fine. It's fine," she argues pointlessly. "Not yet. We wanted to wait for the new year to not ruin what was left of 2025. It was starting to get a little... gloomy."

"I don't know about normal. Don't people start trying and just... get pregnant? Some women don't even try, and it happens for them. It's been six months..." @cherryxkoch

[haniparks]

"Yes, actually," firm in her stance as she gives the blonde a quick nod, "I mean, the grinch song is a good one and don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and the Grinch as much as the next person but hearing it that much should be enough to drive anyone mad."

Collecting her coffee cup from the counter, Jimin turns to face Lemie once again — clearly not done with her tangent, "You honestly can't say you weren't sick of it at least once, can you?"

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[lemielewis]

"I wonder if anyone's ever been truly driven mad by a song? Sounds a bit dramatic to me, honestly," Lemie points out with a shrug. "Would you be annoyed? Totally. Certifiable? I doubt it. Maybe you should test it out."

"I guess I have, but I can usually still tolerate them. I'm usually too busy being mad about annoying people to worry about music." @jojimin

[lemielewis]

lemie 📱 tabitha

Lemie: Are you in need of a babysitter anytime soon?

Lemie: I need to be reminded why I wanted a kid in the first place

@tabithaxking

[daniellecamp]

ELIZABETH LAIL via @ garethbromell Instagram

[almassalvaje]

Where: by the beach (could be food place or a bench or walking by) Who: Marisol x friend @aurorabaystarter

"Okay real talk, if you could write a letter in a bottle what would it say?" Marisol broke her stare away from the crashing waves and turned to the other. She exhaled, a smile spreading on her lips "Do people even do that anymore? Or are we, like, too environmentally conscientious for it"

[lemielewis]

"I don't think anyone's done that in a while. Like, even before we started worrying about choking dolphins by throwing random shit in the sea," Lemie points out. "I would write something really ominous. Maybe like they're coming or run. Just to give anyone who finds it a good fright." @almassalvaje

[kcte]

open: @aurorabaystarter location: sea glass boutique

"Don't even look at me." Kate demanded, as she stood infront of the full-length mirror, adorning a floor length satin evening dress. As much as she would hate to admit the silver color of the material suited her, she would have much rather opted to retire back into her ripped tights and oversized t-shirt, but her mother had insisted she send a photo to see if she approved of the outfit she had handpicked for her.

"It's for my mom's stupid gala, or whatever. Can you just take a picture of me so I can send it to the beast?" Without waiting for a response, she was thrusting her phone towards them. "And yes, I know I look ridiculous."

[lemielewis]

Lemie quickly looked away before she remembered she had free will and could look wherever she damn pleased. "You saying that only made me want to look more, just so you know," she tells the girl, crossing her arms over her chest and giving her a quick once-over. "It's a nice dress. Suits you." She took the phone from her, taking her time to open the camera app. "You don't look ridiculous. There's a mirror right there, and you were just looking at it, so you know that too." She held the phone up. "Smile." @kcte

[haniparks]

for: @aurorabaystarter ( no cap. )

location: cafe, grocery store, literally anywhere in public!

"You don't know how glad I am to hear regular music again," Jimin says to the personal beside her, "If I had to hear Jingle Bell Rock or All I Want for Christmas again, I actually would've lost my mind .. and I'm not saying that to be dramatic. I'm serious."

[lemielewis]

"I know you say you're serious, but realistically... Would you have lost your mind? Like, really?" Lemie asks him with a laugh. "I have to say, I'll miss You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch. Christmas or not, that might be my favourite song ever." @jojimin

[lemielewis]

closed: @cherryxkoch location: cherry's place

"Alright, so before you ask, there's no progress on the baby front," Lemie says, hoping to get the conversation out of the way quickly and effectively and move on to something less depressing. "Will and I haven't had much luck, but... It's only a matter of time. It doesn't happen right away for everybody."

[willxmeyers]

He could feel that Lemie was trying to keep her own disappointment hidden for his sake. Before he could reach out to comfort her, his wife was up from her seated position and across the bathroom. "There's other options," his voice lifts at the end, somehow still hopeful. "We have the resources." It felt unfair to bring up any mention of IVF or adoption just yet, not when they haven't fully investigated what the issue might be but the idea was there.

"Maybe we're just too focused on it," he suggests, still hunched on the edge of the bath. This seemed like a time to make the 'a watched pot never boils' metaphor, but Will manages to resist. Instead, he stands to come up behind Lemie so they were both in the mirror. Her sadness reflected his own. "Maybe we take a break for a bit, then see a doctor in the new year if it still doesn't happen."

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[lemielewis]

Lemie knew he was right, that this wasn't the end-all be-all, but it still felt like she was doing something wrong. She had never in her life thought she wanted children, and the second she does it just... doesn't work? It felt like the universe was laughing in her face. "I know. I just wanted to do this with you. This way," she tells him, unable to put into words that she wanted everything about this to go just right. She wanted this to be a beautiful thing they shared, not a process filled with anguish and disappointment.

Her eyes meet his in the mirror, and she sees the same sadness in his expression that she feels. She turned around to face him, her arms wrapping around his shoulders loosely. "That's not a terrible idea. We can at least try to end the year on a high note," she agrees with a shrug. "Do you still want to do this? Even if it hasn't been as easy as we assumed it would be?" @willxmeyers

[vanessagable]

starter for: @lemielewis location: christmas markets

"Do you have any idea what I should get your dad?" Van questioned as she evaluated a pair of wool socks with little red trucks stitched into them.

"I mean, when I was married to Lee I always got him a tie, but I feel like I should shift? 'Daughter of your girlfriend' is a very different title than daughter-in-law..."

[lemielewis]

"I usually get my dad random gift cards. Honestly, I couldn't even tell you what he likes," Lemie tell Van with a shrug. She'd asked the wrong Lewis. Half the time, she didn't even know what to get her own husband. "Gift giving isn't my forte."

Lemie liked Van, though, so she gave it some actual thought. "Maybe something a little more personal? A nice framed picture of him and your mom or the three of you... Or maybe a pickleball set. I heard through the grapevine that they were into that. Figures my dad would pick up a made-up sport for rich people. " @vanessagable

[willxmeyers]

Will chuckles softly as Lemie calls his bluff, folding instantly as always. "I want to be positive, I do. I want to keep doing that for the both of us." In terms of positivity, they both knew who had more to spare and it wasn't Lemie. But it was getting harder and harder to ignore that seed of doubt inside him.

He chooses not to point that this wasn't their first try, or even the second or the third. They don't know if anyone is at fault, whether it was him or her, it didn't matter in the end. They'd keep on trying until it happened, or they'd explore other options. Will was thankful that they'd have the means to do so, not everyone was so lucky.

"You're right," Will reaches over to squeeze her hand. "This might be the one." The tone he uses is light but lacking the hope it once did. The alarm on his phone signalled the time was up and he reached over to stop it with a single tap of his finger. Will motions to the test with a nod of his head.

"What does it say?"

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[lemielewis]

Lemie appreciates that Will still acts like there's a chance this might happen for them, despite all the disappointment they've been dealing with. She tries to act hopeful, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the pretense with every negative test result. The ringing on his phone startles her, and suddenly she can't bear to look down at the stick she had been staring at intently a few seconds ago.

She drags her eyes down to the little window that would set the tone for the rest of their evenings. Unsurprisingly, the forecast for tonight was bleak. Her eyes stayed on the single line, unable to look Will in the eye and cause him more pain. "Uh, not this time," she tells him quietly before getting up quickly and throwing the damn thing in the trashbin. She moves to the sink, turns on the faucet, and proceeds to wash her hands. "Maybe kids just aren't in the cards for us." @willxmeyers

[xaviermattthews]

closed for: @lemielewis

where: anywhere u want queen.. i'd follow u into battle

"I kind of regret giving your dad my actual phone number, he's blowing me up constantly." X remarks while scrolling through a duo of double texts from Liam Lewis asking about both allergies and food preferences. "Are you going to this Christmas dinner?"

[lemielewis]

"That's entirely your fault. I keep communication to a minimum, specifically to avoid him getting any ideas," Lemie tells X with a shake of her head. Amateur. Her father had been shitty at being a dad, all things considered, but he was also harmless. "Depends who's going. As long as Lee and my mom stay away, I'm there. Even though there's nothing I want to avoid more than those awkward catching up conversations with my father." @xaviermattthews

[cherryxkoch]

Cherry's face instantly sunk into a frown. "Crazy, what? No!" It sounded like a completely natural next step for couples who did want to have children, which she knew they did. "I've literally been manifesting it, it's on my vision board." It wasn't really but her friend's happiness was always paramount. "Seriously, I want to be a hot aunt so bad. Wait, am I going to be called an aunt? I know you have a sister, but like.. come on. I'm born to be the hot aunt who lets them get away with murder."

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[lemielewis]

"I don't know, I just genuinely never saw myself with a kid," she admits with a small shake of her head. "Then again, I also never saw myself getting married, and here we are." Lemie laughs, giving Cherry's arm a gentle squeeze. "You already are the hot aunt, Cherry. Let's circle back to that vision board, though. You had my future kid on there? I didn't know you could put other people's stuff on your vision board." @cherryxkoch

[willxmeyers]

She had a thousand yard stare as her hands clung to what he stilled hoped was the start of their future. Will had learned quickly to keep his blind optimism to himself after the first few go-arounds, it only made the realisation that this wasn't the one that much harder to bear. "I'm okay," he nods, knowing it's neither true nor particularly convincing.

"I'm worried about you." As always, Lemie was his chief concern. It was unlikely that even with a baby, that wouldn't change. "I know this has been.. not what we expected."

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[lemielewis]

Lemie glances up at him when he lies boldly, pretending he's okay when they both know neither of them is. "You don't have to do that, you know. You can tell me how you really feel," she tells him quietly, reaching out to give his hand a little squeeze.

"You shouldn't. I'm okay. I mean, not everyone gets pregnant on the first try, right? This isn't that unusual; it's not like there's something wrong with me or anything," she says with a hint of desperation in her tone. "Plus, this might just be the one." Despite all the disappointment, she can't help but feel hopeful. She's picturing the little plus sign, the two of them sighing in relief, and holding each other tightly. She hasn't learned yet. @willxmeyers

[vibrantmayadesai]

"No, no, no really! I had no such thoughts; I promise." That would not be a fair judgment as far as Maya was concerned. She was trying to leave that mentality back behind her in the past- those snap judgments and ideas that came with just an appearance. Trying, she was trying. "I'm...not sure yet. I used to live here and I'd like to come back. But it's all so much new stuff and things I don't think I ever saw that might have been here before. I'm pretty mobile for a job and if anything, being in California only helps."

[lemielewis]

"Well, that's a first," Lemie tells Maya with a chuckle. People definitely assumed the worst when it came to her, and she couldn't blame them; that's what she wanted. To keep people at arm's length. At least that's what she used to want. "It kind of sounds like you're trying to convince yourself not to make the move here." @vibrantmayadesai