Ok I’m laying in bed and reading your fanfics but could you please explain to me Winifred and Micheals backstory because needless to say I am confused. Stay safe, stay gorgeous💕💕
In this AU, Michael and Winifred met in their early twenties or thereabouts. Times were even stricter back then, so an Alpha/Beta couple was considered unusual. People accused Winifred of aiming too high, and thought Michael was crazy for not going for an Omega, who he’d essentially legally control, or a fellow Alpha and be on “equal footing.”
Michael dreamed of rising high and making a fortune- unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Being stuck in a small town, in a small job, being told he made a mistake in his choice of partner, eventually took it’s toll on him. He always had a temper, but it really started to erupt and he took his frustrations out on his family, starting with Winifred and eventually turning on Roger and Clare as well.
Winifred filed for divorce when Roger was twelve, and it was final by the time Roger turned thirteen. Michael got the family home and Winifred, Roger and Clare had to find a new house. Michael had/has visitation rights- theoretically, the kids were meant to spend a week with Winifred and a week with Michael, which was eventually changed to “Michael gets the weekends.” However, Michael rarely showed up.
The last time Roger actually saw Michael (before he turned up looking for money), he was about seventeen years old. Michael also drilled it into Roger that Omegas were toys, sluts, etc and it took a lot of self-reflection for Roger to work past that.
Winifred is still single. She’s dated here and there, but has no real desire to remarry. She hadn’t heard from Michael in years until he turned up asking for Roger’s number.