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dunno if you've already answered this but they're about to graduate, so what are the ros plans and dreams? do they all want to go to college? if so, which ones are they aiming for? what subjects? or jump straight into a job? travel around a bit? i'm just curious about these characters, i love them lol

i love questions that make me think ! this one's a bit long, and I gave you a lil bonus at the end, but thank you for your interest in my babies <3 I twirl them around in my head like a microwave !

Dylan──artist! artist! artist!! mainly sculpture work but also trad painting and murals!

Dyl has quite a hard time in school to begin with so the thought of going on to do more school literally seems like torture to them. They already have a small commission based business with their art (mainly portraits but they've had some murals and two sculptures!) so all they'd really need would be a boost in outreach. Dylan might be persuaded to take community college classes for specific types of art if only for the experience and the qualifications but scholarly college/university? nuh uh no way!

Shay──head empty, no thoughts??? he's struggling to see sense in American colleges or universities... Not that English ones were any better... He keeps pushing the thought of it off but he knows in his heart that it won't be for him... but what else is there?

What is he... good at? He's good at maths, he guesses... Video games??... Making his friends laugh, helping strangers smile... Quite honestly I can see Shay stumbling is way into YouTube or TikTok stardom just by being himself! He's naturally charming (in a heartwarming way not a flirty way) and very entertaining. Lmao if C ropes him in to their gap year travel plans he'd be down for it─he doesn't really have a yearning for travel but spending time with his friends on what is essentially an extended vacation (which turns into a learning and helping experience he really enjoys) he's so down for it! Our boy's just a bit lost and clueless right now </3

Kinsley──her mother demands university classes in law... but her mama would've told her to follow her heart, right?

Kinsley has... Expectations... placed upon her. For her to go to university and double major in law and business so she has a choice in which avenue of the family she wants to continue with... And she might take on the business classes but not for law or accounting... She remembers when she was younger, when her mama was still alive (when her mother still cared) and they attended a fashion show─a runway─and she was... mesmerised. Kinsley doesn't know if she wants to design clothes or rooms or what but she does know that following her mother's path is slowly killing her... she just doesn't know if she had the strength to disobey.

J──if J could never work a day in their life they'd be just fine! Certainly not in law or politics, just to spite their mother they'd be a stripper!! (In reality J is very good with engineering and would do well with cars and motorbikes! The dream of all dreams is to actually design one under their name!)

J is very good at school, they simultaneously put the work in and are also an information sponge that doesn't need to work that hard at all... That doesn't mean they want to be in school more than they legally have to be! They're stuck in a limbo situation currently, between wanting to spite their mother (who wants them to clean their act up and follow her into politics) and setting a good example for their sister, Arabella, and not completely wasting away their education... They're not going anywhere until Bells is safe for their father's eye (and wrath) and no longer under their mother's thumb but they wouldn't mind travelling (especially going back to Italy to visit family!) J might go to university for a more in depth education in motor engineering─which is what they're both good at and really into, but most of all it's something that would just kill their mother's plans and spirits so... that might be the plan after all!

Theo──something to do with music... or! Yes, the environment! Theo knows that while their parents have cast dark shadows, they would support Theo with anything they want to do─so much that they feel like they could do it all!

The thing is, most of Theo's long term dreams all need some sort of further education and they can't do them all at the same time (that and they're still kind of scared of failure and their dyslexia only adds to their anxiety) but! becoming a Horticulturist or a Conservation Scientist or a Tree Surgeon may just be worth it! And hey, if C can convince them and MC into going on a gap year to travel the world then Theo gets to help the environment and participate in different music scenes!! (A plan seems to be formulating in their brain)

bonus!

C wants to take a gap year to travel (they will rope Theo, MC and Shay into it!) and when they come back they want to use their journalistic skills for good use and either become a travel writer or something like it but local!

MC has the option of taking over the family business but their family supports them in anything they want to do!

V has the wits to become a very good bio─physicist, it's only a matter of what they're willing to do to get there that's the problem!

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Long Furby Crafting

Author's Note: Elijah is turning out very annoying, which is exactly how they're supposed to be lmaoo.

Tags: @piece-of-the-pie-if

Summary: Elijah bullied Theo and Charlie into helping them make a long furby. Here's their process lol.

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"Okay, so here's all the things we'll need for this surgery," Elijah drops a box onto the floor in the middle of their friends. "Surgery?" Theo questions, peering into the box. "Oh boy," Charlie pulls out a sheet of faux gray-and-sparkly fur and a long bendy white thing, "What in the hell is this?"

"That's going to be my daughters spine, Charlie," Elijah explains as they snag their furby of their bed. They hold the toy up for the other two to see, "This is my daughter, Starlight. Over the course of tonight and tomorrow, she will be reborn into the glorious monstrosity she was always meant to be!"

"We're dissecting a furby?" Theo asks. "Not just dissecting, bestie. We are going to turn her into her ultimate form: the long furby!" Elijah's blue eyes shine with excitement. They unceremoniously drop to the floor, careful not to damage their 'daughter.' "I scrounged up a sewing kit. We're gonna hand sew this little fucker since none of us own a sewing machine," They set Starlight down next to them as they pull a small sewing kit out of the box. "Elijah, why is there dental floss in here?" Their friend sighs as he fishes out a new thing of dental floss. "I've heard that dental floss is stronger than normal thread! Don't worry, I got normal thread, too," They uncover five spools of gray thread and drop them onto the ground. Charlie laughs and stops one before it can roll into the abyss under their bed. "I already made a pattern for her body, so we don't have to worry about figuring that out. I have to remove her skin, so can you guys cut the fur?" They grab the wire cutters and scissors from their material box.

An hour later....

"Oh god."

"What, Theo? Are you disturbed by seeing a furby's innards?" Elijah laughs as they try to free the face plate. "No; you're using scissors to unscrew something," He despairs. "It's fiiinnee," They whisper at him. The duo perk up when Charlie's phone rings. They set the tube-in-progress in their lap and check their phone. They light up, "it's Julie!"

"Answer it!! I must show off my monstrosity!" Elijah bounces in place. Their friend doesn't need any further prompting. They tap the screen then say "Hey!"

"LOOK AT MY FURBY!!" Elijah screams, shoving themself into Charlie's side. "Elijah!" Theo tries to grab and pull them back but it's too late; they end up barreling into Charlie and sprawling across the ground.

A few hours later.....

"Okay, Starlight's head is done.... well, mostly. We have to do the ears," Elijah slumps against their bed. "Her body is.... about halfway done?" Charlie holds the tube up in front of them. "Don't forget her feet," Theo throws the little detached feet into their lap. ".....Fuck," They groan. "Theo, is her heart done?" Elijah asks.

"Yep, it's right here," He holds up the little light blue stuffed heart. They take it from him, inspecting it. It's obviously hand stitched by a first time seamster. "It's perfect!" They smile at him, "now, should we attach it to the spine so it'll probably stay in place? Or should we just throw it into the stuffing?"

"Is the heart going to move much?" Charlie asks. "I don't know..." The pink-and-red haired person pouts at the heart, then looks at the spine. After a minute, they decide, "I'll just attach it to the spine. Can't hurt her."

The next day....

"Is she done?"

"Almost," Elijah says, finishing some last minute stitching. A minute later they proudly hold out the gray stuffed toy that's just about as long as they are tall, "Ta-da!! My daughter!"

"That's a lot bigger than I thought it'd be," Theo laughs. "What're we going to do with her?" Charlie asks, taking Starlight from them. "Go hang out, show her off.... potentially scare people," Elijah answers with a laugh. They take the furby from Charlie and wrap it around their shoulders, "Let's terrorize the town!" Theo shakes his head.

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