Next Generation Bannister Family: Julia Bannister x Connor Blake
On Julia’s first day of school in 2016, she met Connor Blake in art class; he and his uncle had moved to Fairwater over the summer. The two became fast friends, bonding over their love of art, and Julia telling Connor of her family’s experiences with the paranormal/supernatural. When a psychic vision causes her to faint, he carries her to the nurse’s office and stays with her until someone can pick her up. When she invites him to dinner at her family’s house, he is among those who witnesses her having a vision warning her that her paternal grandmother, Madeleine Bannister, is trapped in some sort of purgatory. That night, Julia goes missing and Connor is among the search party to try to find her. Once they are able to help Madeleine cross over to the Other Side, he helps Julia turn her Sweet Sixteen party into a party to help her parents celebrate their anniversary, as it had been cancelled when she went missing. There, the two share a dance and their first kiss.
They continue dating throughout high school, and move in together when the COVID-19 pandemic causes the world around them to come to a screeching halt. Unexpectedly, Julia becomes pregnant, but they decide to keep the baby. On February 16th, 2021, Julia gives birth to a son-- Ezra Franklin Bannister.
Ten months later, on Christmas Eve, Connor and Julia become engaged, marrying almost a year later on December 9th, 2022.