Bear and Matty and Cher and Sasha (and Ajay and Erin)! Edit by me!
Matty and Sasha Wright belong to the wonderful @peonyblossom!
Matty is such a cool character and I couldn't not make these guys all meet, + I like that we basically have the same sprites hehe. Second pic should make clear which one is Cher and which one is Sasha, then again they could have swapped places between pictures for all we know hehe <3
I really wish that pixelberry was willing to take requests for stories because I really wished that the Freshman book was a continuation of HSS or HSSCA. I want to see my friends again. I miss seeing my neighbor Rory and hanging out with Skye and Ajay, maybe we can do another show together or whatever. I just need more content.
After four other families, it’s time to move on to a character we haven’t officially met yet… Sasha, our Hero MC, along with her wife Eva and their family!
(CIU Kids Masterpost)
Eva Esperanza and Sasha Stevens (Note: Eva never got a last name in canon so I gave her one here)
Following Sasha’s return from the Prism Realm in Summer 2019, she and Eva settled back in Northbridge, resuming their moonlighting jobs as the heroes MidKnight and Minuet respectively. They were married less than a year later, with Alyssa serving as Sasha’s maid of honor (the two of them and Ian had all grown quite close during their time trapped in the Prism Realm). Eva picked Kenji as her man of honor, and Kenji also took on the role as self-appointed event coordinator. This resulted in a much more expensive (and wild) reception than the couple had requested, but it didn’t come as much of a surprise given Kenji was… well, Kenji.
Eva: After the Prism War, Eva had made up her mind to apply for college. Shortly after the wedding, she was accepted at Hartfeld and immediately started working on pursuing a law degree, which Sasha was incredibly supportive of. Eventually, she would succeed in her career goal and become a successful lawyer. Of course, she never once stopped her work as Minuet, even after her secret identity had stopped being a secret. She could frequently be found prowling the streets of Northbridge at night, alongside either her wife MidKnight or her best friend The Mighty Talos, putting any would-be evildoers in their place.
Sasha: Though Sasha at first struggled to decide what she wanted to do with her life (seeing as Prescott Industries was currently a shattered, twisted ruin in the center of Northbridge), a career path opened up shortly following the Prism War when the newly renamed High Council of the Eight Attunements announced they needed a Space-Attunement Councilor. Given that Sasha herself was the only known Space-Att in existence at that time, she didn’t exactly have much competition for the role, and so she accepted. Adjusting to the Stoicheal Realm was difficult at first, but she eventually got used to it, especially given the chance to work side-by-side with Alyssa and later Atlas. Another mystery she had grown curious about was her lack of a sibling: not just the Luxen and Czasa twins, but every known Sourceborn throughout recorded Attuned history had come in pairs of twins. Sasha thus made it her personal mission to find her missing twin and bring them home… but that’s a story for another time.
Jordan Marcello Esperanza-Stevens: Having grown up seeing firsthand how much happier her presence had made her adoptive mother Rochelle, Sasha knew she eventually wanted a child or two of her own. After several long discussions with Eva, she agreed. Sasha chose to carry the child herself, and they chose for the donor someone who would provide a sort of “pseudo-connection” to Eva as well. When their son Jordan was born, the couple elected to keep the identity of the donor a secret until and unless Jordan himself ever grew curious. Eva and Sasha enjoyed their time with little Jordan immensely. When Alyssa called Sasha up one day to warn her that Jordan would likely experience his Awakening very soon, she didn’t know what to make of it… until a few weeks later, when the little boy tugged on a locked door and accidentally ripped it clean off of its hinges! Thankfully, this was an easy fix, and they soon adjusted to Jordan’s abilities as a Space-Att Prismic… until, to everyone’s astonishment, he experienced a second Awakening. A ball he was playing with was rolling down the driveway and onto the street when he reached out a hand and sent the ball flying back in reverse right back to his hand. For the first time in all of recorded history, a child had been born with two Attunements: Space and Time.
This presented no end of challenges for Jordan’s mothers to adapt to. Jordan’s skills with his Time-Attunement soon outclassed even Eva’s, and the number of times they needed to call Alyssa or Ian for help handling time-related shenanigans increased as Jordan grew older. Eventually, the Czasa twins got involved in helping train Jordan to get more control over his time abilities just as Sasha had already been helping him with the space ones.
In terms of personality, Jordan was a boy who loved the spotlight, particularly when it came to athletics. He was always finding ways to stretch the rules of whatever sport he played in order to win, which necessitated the Northbridge Junior Soccer League rulebook being completely rewritten fifteen times. Including the infamous repeatedly edited rule:
Utilizing Prismic abilities to teleport the ball
the ball and the opposing team’s players
the ball and other players on either team
the ball, other players on either team, or
and/or oneself is prohibited.
Eva and Sasha decided he needed a place where he wouldn’t always be the biggest fish in a small pond, and so they enrolled him at Berry High, where his fellow Prismic Mike would be starting school as well. Although the two boys had drastically different personalities, they bonded quickly over being the first Prismic classmate either had ever had. When Olivia transferred to the school near the start of junior year, Jordan was quick to welcome her as a friend. As she was growing clearly uncomfortable with all the attention on her during her first day, Jordan quickly stepped up to make a distraction of himself to take the attention off of her. From this moment onward, the two would be friends for life.
("Marcello" is Eva's father's name in CIU canon, hence Jordan's middle name!)
Generation: HSS
LI: Maria Flores
Noah Kenji Esperanza-Stevens: By the time Jordan had turned two, Eva had grown more adjusted to the idea of having a child and wanted to carry one of her own. This time around, they used a donor who was a direct relative of Sasha and made no secret of that fact. Thus, despite being carried by different mothers, Jordan and his newborn brother Noah were still related by blood in some way, something that was very important to Eva in particular. However, as a result of the donor, Noah likewise inherited Prismic abilities like Sasha. His Awakening occurred at barely one-and-a-half years, making him the earliest Awakening among all of the Prismic kids. As a result of his young age, his Awakening was the simplest of all: he simply tried to imitate his older brother’s tendency to hover in the air while they played, and after a few tries, little Noah managed to hover as well.
Noah often found himself in his larger-than-life brother’s shadow as they grew older, especially given that he was “just” a Space-Att Prismic, while his brother was famously the only known dual-Attunement in existence. As a result, he was forced to find other interests with which to occupy his time, as he could never measure up to his brother’s prowess in Prismic abilities or athletics. Noah grew fascinated with the Stoicheal Realm and Attuned culture after visiting Pennelia with his mothers, and soon dedicated himself to learning everything he could about the other side of the mirror. Shortly after starting high school at Berry, he encountered Attuned-raised Evie Luxen, who had as much fascination and enthusiasm for his world as Noah had for hers. This led to a close platonic friendship between the two of them which persisted ever since.
Generation: Class Act
LI: Erin Ward
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And that's a wrap! Thank you so much for following on this silly journey into the future of the CIU heroes and their children... Prism Legacy coming soon! Let me know if you want to be tagged in that fic when it posts. Also, feel free to send me an ask and/or message with questions about anything CIU-related; can't guarantee I'll answer it but I always love chatting about my work with anyone who's interested. Thanks again!
