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[airirivera]

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full name: airi fernando rivera age: 28 date of birth: november 8th place of birth: new york city, ny current location: havenridge, nc residential area: pinecrest gender: cis-female pronouns: she/they sexual orientation: lesbian occupation: nurse at island medical associates

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trigger warning: teenage pregnancy, child neglect Airi was born to a set of teenagers that couldn’t handle the pressure of the choices they made. Instead of giving her up like they should have due to them not having any support, they kept her. Moving into a small apartment, she stayed with her parents for four years before she was found on the street with nothing but an oversized t-shirt on. Her parents were later found in a car where both were high on drugs. She was taken into foster care but was almost immediately adopted by Bastian and their husband where she finally became Airi Fernando Rivera. She was loved and doted on from the moment she was brought into their world and she wouldn’t have wanted anything different. From a very young age, she was put into dance classes where she instantly fell in love. It was such a release of endorphins whenever she was on a dance floor whether that was ballet, tap, or hip hop. She knew that this was the life she wanted to live for as long as she could.  And along with dancing came the realization that she was interested in girls. While her friends were boy crazy, she found herself looking and thinking about girls the same way. When she was in middle school, she came out to her friends and family who all supported her in ways that she didn’t know she needed. It was during one of her dance classes that she met Reagan - who she had no clue would become the love of her life. They were instantly best friends but come freshman year of high school they were girlfriends. Their bond was inseparable and it had been such a freeing relationship for both of the girls. But tragedy struck the summer before senior year when she had fallen during a dance show and the injury that followed ended her dance career. She recovered but losing her dream was something that she never got over.  Thankfully - or I thankfully - her fathers were wanting to move to a small town and out of the city and Airi took that opportunity to get away from the place that held her dreams. The only thing that she missed was Reagan but they decided love was enough and they did long distance for quite some time. They both graduated high school and Airi decided to take time off before going to college but by the time she was 20, her relationship with Reagan had fallen apart. The other woman built a wall up and Airi became tired of trying to knock it down. They went their separate ways and when Airi was 24, she went to a the University of North Carolina where she studied nursing. It was a hard road and she very much isolated herself from friends and family for those four years.  With her recent graduation, she moved back home to a small apartment with a job already lined up with Doctor Harts office. She had volunteered many times before she left for college and he had told her once she got her nursing degree a job would always be there. She hasn’t been in town long and she’s excited for what this new chapter was going to bring to her. When she’s not working with Doc, she tends to spend her time home reading or going around town with her camera capturing their small island town to share with the rest of the world. 

[reagflor]

–REAGAN FLORES

FULL NAME: reagan pilar flores NICKNAMES: reags, reag AGE: 28 GENDER IDENTIFICATION:  she / her SEXUAL ORIENTATION: pansexual RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single NEIGHBORHOOD: coral bluffs OCCUPATION: author and journalist POSITIVE TRAITS:  resilient, determined, charismatic NEGATIVE TRAITS: closed off, overly independent, perfectionist PLACE OF BIRTH: new york, new york LENGTH OF TIME IN HAVENRIDGE: 4 years

AESTHETIC:

acoustic guitars, sandy waves, vinyl records, half written lyrics, dogeared pages, leather jackets, sneaking out, sarcasm, ripped jeans, filled notebooks, unsent letters, long days, inspired 3am writing, lazy sundays, unread text messages, leaving before the other wakes up, ink stained hands, maps, messy buns, day trips, adventure, half finished mugs of coffee, leaving a trail of broken hearts, never taking no for an answer, confidence that could kill, photography-filled walls, hiking bags, dirty hands, guitars, reading, sunscreen, loud laughter, picnic baskets, messy sheets and an unmade bed, fresh tattoos, needing everything to be perfect, not caring what others think, drunkenly dancing on tables

PERSONALITY:

Reagan Flores emanates a personality shaped by resilience, introspection, and a compelling determination to overcome the challenges that have marked her past. Her intrinsic passion for writing reflects not just a creative outlet but a profound means of self-discovery and healing. Beneath her composed exterior, Reagan harbors a quiet strength, confronting the shadows of her family's history with an unwavering resolve. Her tenacity is matched by a depth of introspection, as she navigates the delicate balance between acknowledging the darker aspects of her upbringing and transforming them into wellsprings of inspiration for her future endeavors. In the tapestry of her character, one finds threads of creativity, resilience, and an indomitable spirit that propels Reagan forward on her journey.

BIOGRAPHY:

Reagan Flores, born to first-generation Brazilian immigrants in the bustling city of New York, had a childhood steeped in contrasts. Her father, a businessman, engaged in shady and illegal dealings entangled in the perilous world of organized crime, while her mother navigated the world of high-class politics, helping to cover up her husband's tracks. This duality shaped Reagan's perception of the world, blending the allure of privilege with the shadows of clandestine activities. During Reagan's high school years, her father forced her to assist with money laundering and smuggling contraband. This dark chapter of her adolescence left an indelible mark, shaping Reagan's resolve to forge a different path and distance herself from the illicit world her father had ensnared her in. Attending New York University was a natural choice for Reagan, given that her mother had a close friendship with the dean. The connection not only provided Reagan with a sense of familiarity and comfort but also potentially facilitated her admission to the prestigious university. This insider relationship likely played a role in Reagan's decision to pursue journalism at NYU, creating a connection between her academic journey and her family's influential network. However, tragedy struck during these years when her mother, a prominent politician at the time, was brutally murdered. Her father emerged as the prime suspect, casting a dark cloud over the family and leaving Reagan to grapple with the complexities of loss and betrayal.

Reagan, always drawn to the art of writing, found a profound purpose for her passion during her college years. Armed with the unsettling knowledge of her father's potential involvement in her mother's murder and his business activities, she embarked on crafting a book under a pseudonym. This best-selling work not only shed light on the ominous shadows surrounding her father's actions but also unraveled the distressing details of her mother's untimely demise. The success of Reagan's inaugural literary pursuit not only garnered critical acclaim but also served as a cathartic release. It provided her with a much-needed escape route from the turbulent past that haunted her family. Armed with an intimate understanding of her father's potential dark deeds, Reagan used her writing to confront the unsettling mysteries of her upbringing, offering both a means of comprehension and a way to distance herself from the haunting of her father's potential involvement in her mother's tragic fate.

In an additional attempt to distance herself from the chaos of her upbringing, Reagan made a life-altering decision to relocate to HavenRidge, North Carolina. The small town offered the tranquility she craved, allowing her to focus on her writing and leave behind the traumatic memories of her mother's tragic death and her father's imprisonment. Embracing the fresh start, Reagan channeled her creative energy into crafting romance novels, a departure from the dark themes of her initial literary success and a new job. Currently working on her third novel, Reagan has found a niche for herself in the literary world, captivating readers with tales of love and passion. Simultaneously, she has joined the Coastal Chronicles, the local publication in HavenRidge, where she contributes her journalistic skills to the community with the mentorship of Serena Steele.

HEADCANNONS:

MUSE INSPO: Blair Waldorf, Penelope Park, Veronica Lodge

The first romance novel that Reagan wrote was a love story for her ex-girlfriend. The story revolved around their actual relationship and what could have happened if tragedy never happened. The memories of their time together became a significant inspiration for Reagan's writing. She often draws on the emotions and experiences from this relationship to create compelling and poignant love stories in her romance novels.

She has a ritual of writing late into the night, using it as a therapeutic way to process her emotions and escape into the worlds she creates in her novels.

FAMILY:

MOTHER: Isabela da Silva - deceased FATHER: Mateo Flores - incarcerated

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS:

EX-GIRLFRIEND: Airi Fernando-Rivera

TIMELINE:

age 0 - born june 29th, 1995

age 12 - met airi fernando-rivera in a dance class

age 14 - started dating airi

age 16 - started helping father's activities

age 18 - graduated high school, airi moved away, spent the summer in HR, started college at NYU

age 19 - interned for the new york times, spent the summer in HR

age 20 - mother was murdered, broke up with airi

age 22 - first ghost written novel was published

age 24 - moved to havenridge, nc, started job at coastal chronicles

age 25 - first novel under reagan flores was published

age 27 - second novel under reagan flores was published

[aspencalhoun]

FULL NAME: Aspen James Calhoun NICKNAME: AJ, only by those very close AGE: 33 DATE OF BIRTH: July 31st, 1990 PLACE OF BIRTH: HavenRidge GENDER IDENTIFICATION: Nonbinary, primarily identifies as They/Them, but not specifically opposed to he/him or she/her SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Pansexual RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown (and couch surfing siblings couches) OCCUPATION: Tattoo Artist WORKPLACE: Colorwave Tattoo POSITIVE TRAITS: Confident, enthusiastic, adventurous NEGATIVE TRAITS: Boisterous, impatient, impulsive LENGTH OF TIME IN HAVENRIDGE: Since birth, traveled some after high school but always returns FACE CLAIM: Nico Tortorella

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Aspen is a true adventurer at heart. They are always up for finding the next thrill in whatever form it may come; surfing, hiking, rock climbing, cliff diving...If you suggest it, Aspen will most likely be game for it.

They don't really like to be alone. They'd rather be in the company of anyone and everyone than sitting alone in their apartment at night. Thus, more often than not they can be found letting themselves in to their various siblings homes and crashing on their couches or entertaining their nieces and nephews - sometimes without express prior notice.

They are the biggest cheerleader and supporter of their siblings in everything and anything they choose to do and will be there in an instant if they need them, no questions asked.

Aspen has an adopted Australian shepherd dog named Ace and a white and gray cat named Blaze. Their family also care for a horse at the family ranch that Aspen had raised when they were younger, named Bandit, that they'll spend time with when visiting the ranch.

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trigger warnings; car accident mention, death mention

Aspen doesn't remember their biological parents. Not really, anyway. They only know what they've seen in pictures kept when they were a chubby cheeked newborn swaddled in a sweet looking couple's arms. In some cases, their adoptive parents make appearances in the photographs from their first two years alongside the bright eyed couple, grinning ear to ear. Excited for the new adventures that were to come for their closest friends.

That future never did come. In an instant the parents of the newly turned two year old were gone, lost to a drunk driver while out on a date night together. Aspen had been left at the home of family friends, the Calhouns, being entertained by the younger children and doting parents, knowing nothing about the fact that their parents wouldn't ever come home again.

For a while the Calhouns had simply continued to look after the child because there wasn't any other family for Aspen to go to. But when the time came, it seemed like a no-brainer for them to keep Aspen as one of their own. They already had become a part of the family in the first few years of their life and Josephine and Barrett couldn't stand to let them go.

They never knew a lack of love, despite the bump in the road. Aspen was accepted into the Calhoun family with open arms and never knew any different.

From a young age Aspen walked to the beat of their own drum. They didn't really fit into any specific category - they paved their own path. Even when they were still small they never really conformed to the typical male gender identifiers. When they started adopting they/them pronouns in their teenage years, at least to the family, no one was really that surprised.

Aspen was pretty average in school. They got by but never really excelled in any of the traditional subjects. It was the arts that really drew their attention. They had a special eye for drawing, sketching, and color using all forms of media. That talent eventually turned into an interest in tattooing. They started exploring tattoo parlors while traveling and getting an array of tattoos themselves in their late teens and early twenties, eventually signing on to apprentice at Colorwave Tattoo in HavenRidge.

In their off hours Aspen helps around the family businesses here and there.