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Edgar Yang + Family

Edgar's relationship with his biological family is complicated, in every sense of the word. He was born and raised in Avignon, France, the heir to a wine empire that had grown and thrived over generations. At the age of eighteen, though, Edgar moved to the United States and has since had very little contact with his parents.

Xavier Fortier (60, fc: Mads Mikkelsen): father; CEO and face of Fortier Wines. Daiyu Yang (59, fc: Lucy Liu): mother Alexandria Fortier: (39, fc Li Jun Li): half sister, former CEO of Heira Tech, owner of Tiboulen Stables.

Daiyu and Xavier were married young. Their relationship was not based in love, but rather a business match as both families were wealthy and the merge seemed to be helpful. Shortly after their marriage, Daiyu gave birth to Alexandria and one year later, she gave birth to Edgar. It was soon discovered that Xavier was not Alex's father. The marriage never recovered from there.

After moving to the US, Edgar began to build a new family for himself. His sister is still his closest and truest friend, but others of note are:

Marco Gagliardi-Fortier: husband. The absolute love of Edgar's life, his soulmate in every sense of the word, and the father of their children. There is no one on Earth that Edgar loves more, and nothing that Edgar wouldn't do for him. @naturiisms Griffin Reynolds: business partner and one of his best friends; Edgar is Griffin's daughter's godfather. @xallmywolvesx Calliope Duong: one of Edgar's closest friends in Denver. @andante--andante

Not pictured: the Gagliardi brood; Edgar's in laws have become a pseudo family to him and he loves them all individually and as a unit.

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rolling in the deep by adele

there's a fire starting in my heart reaching a fever pitch, it's bringing me out the dark finally I can see you crystal clear go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare see how I'll leave with every piece of you don't underestimate the things that I will do

chosen family by rina sawayama and elton john

we don't need to be related to relate we don't need to share genes or a surname you are, you are my chosen, chosen family so what if we don't look the same? we been going through the same thing yeah, you are, you are my chosen, chosen family hand me a pen and I'll rewrite the pain when you're ready, we'll turn the page together open a bottle, it's time we celebrate

flowers by miley cyrus

I can buy myself flowers write my name in the sand talk to myself for hours say things you don't understand I can take myself dancing and I can hold my own hand yeah, I can love me better than you can

that don't impress me much by shania twain

okay, so you've got a car that don't impress me much so you got the moves but have you got the touch don't get me wrong, yeah I think you're alright but that won't keep me warm in the middle of the night that don't impress me much you think you're cool but have you got the touch

additional mentions:

el 3asal by donia waelll x el waili

put your reconds on by corinne bailey rae

time after time by cyndi lauper

all the single ladies by beyonce

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marco gagliardi-fortier, a collection of musings through song.

↳ spotify link !

01. look after you // the fray

"there now steady love, so few come and don't go. will you, won't you be the one i'll always know? when i'm losing my control, the city spins around. you're the only one who knows, you slow it down."

02. how you remind me // nickelback

"and i've been wrong, i've been down. been to the bottom of every bottle, these five words in my head scream, 'are we having fun yet?'"

03. it's not over // daughtry

"my life with you means everything, so i won't give up that easily. i'll blow it away, blow it away, can we make this something good? cause it's all misunderstood."

04. take it easy // eagles

"don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy, lighten up while you still can. don't even try to understand, just find a place to make your stand and take it easy."

05. lady may // tyler childers

"now i ain't the toughest hickory that your axe has ever fell, but i'm a hickory just as well, i'm a hickory all the same."

06. the boys are back in town // thin lizzy

"that jukebox in the corner blastin' out my favorite song, the nights are getting longer, it won't be long. won't be long 'til summer comes again now that the boys are here again."

07. what a wonderful world // louis armstrong

"the colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky, are also on the faces of people going by. i see friends shaking hands, saying 'how do you do?' they're really saying, 'i love you.'"

08. o-o-h child // the five stairsteps

"some day, yeah, we'll put it together and get it undone. some day, when your head is much lighter. some day, yeah, we'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun."

09. a sunday kind of love // etta james

"to keep me warm when mondays and tuesdays grow cold, love for all my life, to have and to hold. oh, and i want a sunday kind of love."

10. drift away // dobie gray

"oh give me the beat, boys, and free my soul. i wanna get lost in your rock n' roll and drift away. won't you take me away?"

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if you’re hearing HAPPY PLACE by LYRIKAL playing, you have to know ANTOINE ‘TONY’ FORTIER (HE/HIM; CISGENDER MAN) is near by! the 31 year old CASHIER AT COMIC QUEST has been in denver for, like, ONE MONTH. they’re known to be quite FICKLE but being EMPATHETIC seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble DREW RAY TANNER. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those HAIR DYED PINK, CHIPPED NAIL POLISH, AND CASUAL AFFECTION vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around the DOWNTOWN DISTRICT long enough!

Details:

Full name: Antoine Javel Fortier

Born in California, USA to Edgar Fortier (shout out to the people who were here before -- now you get to see a second gen Fortier) and Michelle Benoit

Family history: the Fortiers are a well known family in Southern France due to the international success of their wineries and wine label. As such, the family has amassed a sizeable amount of wealth. In addition, Edgar Fortier founded Sun Wukong Personal Security, Inc., a company which provides personal security services to the rich and regular alike.

Antoine has never wanted for anything in life. Between his parents, his father’s sister, and the Sun Wukong crew (who were more family than employees), he was a coddled pampered child.

Though gentle and empathetic, Tony has a mischievous streak that’s a mile long. He finds himself pulling pranks and doing things that tow the line between legal and illegal just for the sake of doing them.

For years now, he’s spent every summer visiting his father’s cousin, and apprenticing at his company. Just over a years ago, Tony moved to Denver on a more permanent basis. He still hasn’t figured out what he wants to do with his future, but he’s spending his time hanging out in nature, skateboarding, surfing, and just being.

Potential Connections:

rivals

long term friends

surf buddies

roommate

someone he hooked up with whenever he was in town

any and every thing

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task #2: muse playlist

arsonist's lullaby: hozier

blood // water: grandson

sinnerman: nina simone

despicable: grandson

bad guy: billie eilish

guns and roses: bohnes

heartless: the weeknd

legendary: welshly arms

bury me face down: grandson

everybody wants to rule the world: lorde

requirem, k. 626: lacrimosa: mozart

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for task #1, please outline 3-5 goals/future plotlines that you’d like to explore for your muse!

🧁 Explore the option of a bigger and/or second Sweet Encounter location. Alice teeters between both ideas, she also considers neither, while she's connected to the original location she knows that's what people will expect from a growing business but struggles with the stress that will come along with it.

💕 Romance. For somebody who always has unrequited crushes on people (it's her fault, she'll think about people who are nice to her for the rest of the day) it'd be interesting to explore what she's like when somebody likes her back and/or expresses they like her first.

👨 Living alone. This is something Alice wants to do but it comes from societal pressure more so than her own desire. She thinks it's embarrassing to rely on Uncle Rudi so much.

🏘️ Explore more of Denver! While Alice has been here a few years now she rarely goes anywhere out of her comfort zone, there are many places on the location pace that she's yet to explore. She'd love to go more places by herself but she knows this will be hard and taxing, so starting with a friend she trusts would be her go-to.

🏘️ Moving out? Yazmin has been living with Jadier and has been back in Denver for a year now. While her business is relatively new, and she's thankful for where she's staying now, she'd still love to move into a bigger apartment.

🗣️ Communicating with Jadier. Whether it's platonic or romantic, she'd like to have a conversation with him and discover what they are this time around. When they were younger she didn't want to label the two but now, especially after how things ended with her ex-husband, she'd like some sort of clarity to prevent hurt on both parts.

😭 Struggling with emotions. While everything is simultaneously going ok in her life sometimes things weigh heavy on her mind. Despite her smile and despite her upbeat attitude, she's scared of her business failing and she constantly worries about what went wrong in her past marriage. The latter will no doubt have an effect on any romantic and platonic relationships she has in the future — trust being number one. What happens when somebody breaks her it again? That's a possibility.

👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 Family. This is more of a reminder to myself to put in wanted connections for her fathers and her siblings (adopted).

🎸 Music. After Erin's injury he quickly for frustrated with doing something he once loved, he expected the recovery to be short and long-term problems to be none, and it didn't work out the way he would have liked. In the future, Erin would like to get back into making music as it was a great outlet whether it's being more gentle with themselves and their guitar playing or singing.

🗣️ Communicating with Banks. While Erin and Banks haven't been the best at communicating anything, before and after his incarceration, that doesn't mean Erin doesn't want to try — first and foremost they want to make sure he's doing ok but there's a host of other things they feel as thought he should know, wanting to wait for him to be in a better place to do the latter.

🧠Therapy. It's something Erin has contemplated for years but again, communication is something he struggles with and feelings even more so. In particular, they'd like to try and figure out and rationalize what they're feeling especially since the attack, and in turn learn better-coping mechanisms.

👥Ruining friendships. There's a multitude of ways friendships could turn sour. Erin's blunt. Erin's outspoken. And when Erin's in their own head about things they're quiet and aloof without explanation. They struggle to understand when somebody does something good and they don't expect people to stick around so there's no point in making prominent connections. Somebody challenging Erin on this would be interesting.

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seven nation army by the white stripes

I'm gonna fight 'em all A seven nation army couldn't hold me back They're gonna rip it off Taking their time right behind my back And I'm talking to myself at night Because I can't forget Back and forth through my mind Behind a cigarette And the message coming from my eyes Says, "Leave it alone" Don't wanna hear about it

kingdom by downstait

Adrenaline in my soul Every fight out of control Do it all to get them off their feet Crowd is here, about to blow Waitin' for me to start the show Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home (whoa) My father said "When I was younger Hard times breed better men" (Better men) You took it all away, I give it all away Can't take my freedom Here to change the game, a banner made of pain I built my kingdom

you're gonna go far kid by the offspring

With a thousand lies and a good disguise Hit 'em right between the eyes Hit 'em right between the eyes When you walk away, nothing more to say See the lightning in your eyes See 'em running for their lives

my own worst enemy by lit

It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy 'Cause every now and then, I kick the living shit out of me The smoke alarm is going off and there's a cigarette Still burning Please tell me why My car is in the front yard and I'm Sleeping with my clothes on Came in through the window last night

additional mentions:

like a prayer by madonna (thanks to this meme video)

my own worst enemy by lit

colossus by avatar

in too deep by sum 41

one by one by bloody dead and sexy

code mistake by corpse x bmth

teenage dirtbag by wheatus (man i had to??)

black hole sun by sound garden

i miss you by blink 182

welcome to my fucked up world by sebgxd

scotty doesnt know by lustra

the moth by death angel

the pretender by foo fighters

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Muse Playlist -- Charlie Mason

Playlist found here

Lightning Look -- Rebel and a Basketcase

I'll never forgive myself for wasting all that time. So please could you sign on the dotted line. Your lightning look has got me thinking back to when we first met, got a slight suspicion that we're more than just friends.

New York -- St. Vincent ft. Yoshiki

New love wasn't true love, back to you love. So much for a home-run with some blue bloods. If I last-strawed you on 8th avenue well you're the only motherfucker in the city who can handle me. I have lost a hero. I have lost a friend. But for you, my darling, I'd do it all again.

Real Love Baby -- Father John Misty

I want real love baby, ooh don't keep me waiting. I've got real love maybe, wait until you taste me.

Always Forever -- Cults

You know you've got me in your pocket, you don't have to wait around. You know I keep you in my locket, just come here and we can settle down. You and me, always forever.

Archie, Marry Me -- Alvvays

We spend our days locked in a room, content inside a bubble. And in the nighttime we go out and scour the streets for trouble.

The Loneliest Time -- Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Rufus Wainwright

Let's save sorry for another night. Cause this time, love, we're gonna get it right. I'm coming over tonight, knock on your door just like before. I need that look in your eyes, cause we've had the loneliest time.

Electric Love -- BØRNS

Baby you're like lighting in a bottle, I can't let you go now that I got it. And all I need is to be struck by your electric love.

Just Like Heaven -- The Cure

Show me how you do it, and I promise you. I promise you that I'll run away with you.

My Love -- the bird and the bee

Hey boy, won't you take me out tonight? I'm not afraid of all the reasons why we shouldn't try. Hey boy, won't you take me out tonight? I get excited when I think of climbing into your eyes.

The Moon Song -- Karen O

There's things I wish I knew, there's no thing I'd keep from you. It's a dark and shiny place. But with you, my dear, I'm safe and we're a million miles away.