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Loveland

Berry High's pop punk band!

from left to right: betty (vocals) | bones (bass) | jamie (drums) | myra (keyboard) | bianca (guitar)

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Jamie's Relationships

lore about jamie's relationships with their parents, partner, and best friend

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Scott Baxter & Whitney Shaw (Parents)

Scott and Jamie have always been very close. Before their parent's divorce, Scott was a stay-at-home dad. Because of this, Jamie was always closer with him than with Whitney. Growing up in Westchester, Jamie's life changed quite a bit when Jane died. They didn't know each other or anything, but when a child in your town dies, it kind of affects everybody in some way. It was scary for everyone and Whitney's response to it was to become very overprotective of Jamie. She was controlling and rarely let Jamie go out. If Jamie wanted to do an extracurricular, Whitney would only let her if either Scott or herself were able to help out with it. Scott coached Jamie's baseball team and was a parent volunteer when they started cheerleading (bringing snacks and stuff, helped with fundraising, etc.). When Jamie wanted to learn drums, they were only allowed to once they found a teacher who could come to their house for lessons, so Jamie wouldn't have to be alone with them. Jamie was never allowed to go to sleepovers until after her parent's divorce.

Scott really tried to get Whitney to go easier on Jamie, especially as they got older and proved they were responsible. He really didn't want to divorce Whitney for a few different reasons, but mainly because he was afraid she might get custody of Jamie. He still wanted to be prepared though, so when Jamie was in middle school he went back to work. Scott and Whitney got divorced the summer after Jamie's freshman year of high school, so that's when and why Scott and Jamie move to Cedar Cove. Scott is the one to tell Jamie about the divorce and the first thing she asks is if she can live with Scott. He tells her that he will do everything he can to make sure she gets to live with him. And he does, he's able to get full custody of Jamie :) After they move to Cedar Cove, Jamie goes low-contact with her mom. She wanted to go no-contact, but that felt "too mean". After she graduates high school, she does switch to no-contact though. Scott and Jamie are always close though :)

Michael Harrison (Partner)

Michael and Jamie meet on the first day of school after Jamie moves to Cedar Cove. They hit it off right away and officially start dating at the end of the winter quarter. Their relationship is t4t, with Jamie being genderfluid and Michael being a trans man. Michael is on the football team and Jamie does cheerleading in the fall and they love cheering extra loud for Michael :) In the winter, Jamie does band (percussion, specifically) and Michael goes to all of the concerts :) In the spring, Jamie is on the baseball team and Michael goes to all the games :) He's not a big baseball person and honestly doesn't even really follow the games that well, he mostly just cheers on Jamie lol. Michael also does the morning video announcements at school and sometimes Jamie will help out with them or just hang out in the newsroom while Michael and Maria work.

After high school, Michael and Jamie go to different schools, but they're both in the same state, so they do medium-distance for a while. Once they've both graduated, they move in together. Jamie proposes about nine months after moving in together and they get married about a year after that. They have their daughter, Poppy, three years later, and their son, Cyrus, another two years after that :) Jamie carries both of the kiddos :)

Emma Hawkins (Best Friend)

Emma and Jamie meet on Jamie's first day at Berry High. They get along well and Jamie is really happy to have someone to help them navigate their first day. The two of them decide to try out for the cheerleading team together in the fall and even though Jamie does other activities throughout the rest of the year, Emma decides to stick with cheerleading. They hang out a lot outside of school. They really like going to the mall together and watching YouTube videos.

Emma and Jamie also really bond over having divorced parents and having a really bad relationship with one of their parents. They both felt very relieved when they found out they weren't the only person who just. didn't like one of their parents. Emma is a little jealous that Jamie isn't forced to spend time with their mom like Emma is with their dad, but she knows that's out of Jamie's control, so she tries not to get too upset about it.

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Jamie & Emma at the Berry vs. Hearst Football Game 📣

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HSS MCs in America's Most Eligible

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For your OG trilogy MCs: Would they join the theatre club (as per default in HSSCA)? If so, what role would they participate in? What would their relationships with their respective HSS:CA MCs be like?

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Jamie

Jamie would be in the band for the musicals! She plays the drums :) But I don't think she would be an actor and she probably wouldn't really be involved in the fall play, unless Aiden asked her to help him compose music for it. Jamie and Matty definitely become friends though! They aren't, like, super close or anything, but they definitely bond over being transgender :)

Ryan

Yessssss Ryan loves acting!!! Honestly, he would get a lot of lead roles, both because he's really good and because there's not a lot of guys in theatre :/ He would definitely be friends with Phoebe!! I think out of all the HSS:CA characters he would be closest with Ajay because they're in the same grade and have classes together and stuff. But he would also be good friends with Phoebe because they're also on the dance team together!!

Celeste

Celeste would also be in the band for the musicals! They play the cello :) But they would also help Aiden compose music for the fall play!! Beyond that, I don't think they'd be very involved in the drama club. I'm still figuring out exactly how things play out in HSS:CA for this universe because the year that book takes place is also the year Celeste is pregnant. And I need to look at the HSS:CA timeline again lol but I don't think that Celeste would be able to go on the trip in book 3 because they'd be too pregnant to fly internationally. I think. Celeste and Christine aren't friends per se, but they get along well and like each other :) Celeste just. has a lot going on that year lol so they aren't really making any new friends.

okay i haven't introduced the next couple mcs yet but. they exist in my head and also in this post

Clem

Clem would not join the drama club in any way LMAO. He is a jock through and through. I don't think he'd really be friends with my HSS:CA MC, Justin, because they just. don't really have much in common.

Stephanie

Stephanie would work on costumes with Sydney! Stephanie looooooves fashion and loves making clothes :D She's friends with my HSS:CA MC, Hailey! They're both in the art club together :)

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HCs about the members of Loveland :D

I don't have a lot of headcanons yet but I will tell you how each member met Jamie/joined the band!!

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Myra: Well. We all know how Myra meets MC LMAO. BUT as for how Myra joined the band - she is actually the other founding member, alongside Jamie! One time at lunch Jamie was talking about how they really wanted to start their own pop punk band and Myra was like !!!! that sounds so fun!!!! I want to join!!!

Bones: Bones is a friend of Michael's, he hangs out with that whole group (Morgan, Koh, Wes, etc.). So, Jamie meets Bones through Michael! At one point they end up talking about music and Jamie mentions that they and Myra are trying to start a pop punk band and Bones is like 👀 do you guys need a bassist? and Jamie is like YES!!!! Bones was the fourth member of the band to join.

Betty: Betty and Jamie meet in the school choir! They're also in the school band together! Betty plays the flute :) Betty loves singing and one time the choir director asked the choir members for song suggestions for their next concert and Betty suggested some 2000s pop punk songs and Jamie was like 👀 I didn't know she was into that kind of music... so after that rehearsal she went up to Betty and was like hey do you want to join my band??? She said yes, of course! She was the last member of the band to join!

Bianca: Jamie met Bianca in their music theory class! Jamie immediately loooooved Bianca's style and thought she was super cool lol. And since Jamie didn't really know anyone at Berry High yet, she sat next to the cool alt girl LMAO. They became friends pretty quickly and would always partner up with each other when they needed to do partner/group projects. After talking with Myra about starting the band, Jamie thought that Bianca would be a natural fit, so she asked her about joining later that same day lol. Bianca was the third member of the band to join!

Also bonus headcanon that's not about any specific member: The band is named after the Loveland Frog because it is Jamie's favorite cryptid :)

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HSS MCs in Nightbound

Jamie // Ryan // Celeste

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