#nextgen reference

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Name: Wispy Willow

Nicknames: Wisp, Willow, Wispy

Orientation: lesbian (sexually and romantically attracted to non-men)

Pronouns: they/them

Gender identity: nonbinary woman

Parents: Twilight Sparkle & Rainbow Dash

Siblings: Lustre Dawn and Cupid

Special Talent: learning magical theory

Species: pegasus

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 9 years younger

Brief Backstory:

-raised as far out of the public eye as possible (public knew of their existence but were heavily discouraged from harassing them)

-was about 6 years old when Lustre Dawn and Cupid were brought into the household (was meant to be temporary, but grew into a more long term thing)

-they didn’t understand why the kids were there at first, and why attention was taken away from them, until they found out Starlight Glimmer had abandoned the kids

-In Willow’s head, Starlight Glimmer became the “big bad” figure (which wasn’t necessarily wrong… at the time)

-They immediately rushed to taking care of their new younger siblings (“THEY’RE FAMILY NOW!”)

-Not the best sibling ever, but tries their darn hardest to take care of them

-Has a decent amount of arcane magic-uses runes to make things happen (e.g. made a levitation magic necklace for when they don’t want to get up, has security runes on their bedroom door)

-loves the idea of swimming, but isn’t very good at it. They prefer to use pool floats now

-sometimes hangs out with Floral Melody and Calvados, but prefers to irritate Frosted Shake and chill by themself.

[art-and-a-half]

Name: Calvados

Nicknames: n/a

Orientation: bisexual biromantic

Pronouns: he/him

Gender identity: cis male

Parents: Applejack and Rarity

Siblings: Caramel Apple

Special Talent: (gained when he was older than 18) making alcoholic beverages

Species: unicorn

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 7 years younger

Brief Backstory (content warning, some mention of bullying and violence)

-When he was a kid he loved lizards, and had many plush toys of them in his room

-he would chatter about them whenever someone gave him more than a few seconds to talk

-the day Caramel Apple got suspended was the day he took his favourite plush lizard to school for show and tell (I imagine he was around 5 at the time) and some bullies took the toy off him. Caramel beat them after getting the toy back, damaging Calvados’ and Caramel Apple’s relationship permanently

-even though Calvados went to therapy to try and process the incident, he no longer likes lizards, and actually panics if others try and get him back into them (he can handle seeing a lizard, but the moment people try and talk in-depth or give him a plushie or one to hold he freezes up)

-now he can’t stand to be around Caramel Apple when she shows signs of irritability (can handle small conversations about work or simple things, but dodges emotional conversations at all costs)

-after the incident, Calvados was given a handheld game console by his Aunt Scootaloo (she is in a relationship with Sweetie Belle) to help distract him

-videogames are his out from reality when things become too overwhelming, and he will happily talk about strategies to beat certain enemies

-he particularly likes turn-based combat in games, and it helps him come to terms with violence and injury (after the incident) he cannot handle realistic combat however, or excessive gore

-hangs out with Frosted Shake, occasionally Neapolitan, and other assorted “punk dudes” (aka unmade original characters)

-gained his cutie mark at an adult party where he sloshed some spirits into a glass and handed it to Frosted Shake. Even though it wasn’t as fancy as her typical drinks (she focuses more on cocktails) she still enjoyed the drink

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Name: Floral Melody

Nicknames: Skully (friends), Knucklehead (by Vinyl), Melody (anyone)

Orientation: gay demisexual (romantically attracted to men/men aligned individuals, only sexually attracted to those as well but takes emotional bond)

Pronouns: he/him & it/its

Gender identity: nonbinary man

Parents: Octavia and Vinyl Scratch

Siblings: ??? (Not sure yet)

Special Talent: making unique perfume/cologne scents

Species: earth pony

Age in relation to Flurry Heart: about 7 years younger

Brief Backstory:

-raised in a very loving home by Octavia and Vinyl scratch. He appreciates classical music, but eventually developed an interest in rock and screamo, and the emo and scene aesthetic

-has some musical talent, is a pretty good singer (and screamer)

-gained cutie mark when younger after mashing up some flowers and accidentally making a really nice smell

-will go on to make more sophisticated scents as he gets older, and runs his own little business in pony ville that occasionally delivers to canterlot

-is friends with Calvados, due to a shared interest in video games. It unironically loves games like guitar hero, and will go out of its way to find “cringey” games that like 3 creatures have played ever

-it didn’t go to school for a few years due to parental worries over bullying (and the incident with Caramel Apple) but went there around 10 years old?

-Vinyl Scratch has selective mutism, and tends to communicate via writing and some pony equivalent of sign language when unable to speak. As a result, Melody has a decent understanding of pony sign language and learnt to read fairly early