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RILEY JULY

☆ FULL NAME: Riley Matilda July ☆ GENDER: Ciswoman ☆ PRONOUNS: She/Her ☆ AGE: 36 (May 1st, 1988) ☆ TYPE: First sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: New York City, New York ☆ JOB: Sports Science Professor at PSU ☆ SCHOOL: Other ☆ SEXUALITY: Lesbian ☆ FACECLAIM: Alicia Vikander

ABOUT RILEY

tw: alcohol addiction

The big apple, bright lights big city, the city of dreams and whatever other bullshit people call New York. It should have been a magical place to call home, but Riley hated it and everything about it. If you make it here, you can make it anywhere? Alicia Keys was talking out of her ass.

And it pretty much started off that way. Riley was born as the only biological child of the Broadway and TV star Cassandra July and her one night stand, producer Joseph Campbell. But it's not like Riley saw much of her parents. Joseph was gone well before she was born and Cassandra? Well that was another story completely.

If you were to ask Riley if Cassandra July was a good mother than the answer is simple - no. In a class in first grade when the children were asked to describe their parents as best as they could, Riley was sat there with a blank sheet of paper. What did her mother look like? What did she do? (Other than drink). What were her hobbies? Riley had no idea. Because she never saw her, never spent time with her, always with a nanny or her grandmother, while her mother was either out at a bar or in rehab and occasionally on stage. So Riley grew up alone, resenting her mother's entire existence.

But then all of a sudden in some sort of flurry of fame, her mother was back. Claiming that she loved her daughter (never actually stating her name during the interview, presumably forgetting) and announced she would be having more children. Adopting three more kids to hand straight over to her nanny. As Riley watched this happen she knew things needed to change, she needed to step up and became the mother that these kids deserved. Okay she was only a couple of years older than them, but she didn't care, they needed the love and attention that she never got. So at a young age she was a surrogate mother to three children, when they scraped their knees she was there, when they failed a test she was there, when they had a broken heart she was there. Even when Cassandra deciding to make an appearance, Riley always took charge.

However doing all of this kind of puts a back burner on your own existing life. Riley was, and still sort of is, a loner. At school she kept her head down and focused on her grades and then as soon as she was done for the day she headed to pick up the others from school and got them home and began dinner. The nannies were useless in her opinion so she always took charge. Luckily she didn't have to bring any money in because there was always plenty. So with all this on her shoulders, she didn't think they'd ever be time to achieve anything for herself.

But it was nice to dream right? Riley loved soccer, it was her main passion in life and she would do anything to become a professional player, but she knew it would never be possible. So she was shocked when she was offered a scholarship for UNC, the same college her hero Mia Hamm went to. But she couldn't, going to North Carolina meant leaving her siblings behind and she couldn't do that, the youngest was only six, and they needed her. So she declined the offer and decided to attend NYU instead, staying close by to her siblings and making sure she was home every night to tuck them into bed.

However halfway into her sophomore year to her absolute surprise she was scouted by a team know then as Sky Blue FC. She didn't understand how she could be scouted so easily, but the team was new and was looking for young exciting talent and apparently Riley was that. There was so much guilt and various other emotions that she was going through, but she couldn't spend her whole life looking at her siblings, she needed to think about herself right? So she said yes, travelled back and forth from New Jersey for training and tried to be home for her siblings whenever she could. Even if it made her feel like a bad sister all the time.

The years passed and Riley kept herself busy. She enjoyed playing soccer, working hard to get as much playing time as she could and scoring goals along the way. With the 2015 World Cup just around the corner, Riley was determined to get called up to the US National Team and represent her country at her first major tournament, although she was now 26 she was hoping that a call up would come. That was until disaster struck in one of her matches and she was forced to come off injured from a bad tackle. She knew right then what had happened, her ACL was torn. The injury happening right before the tournament messed with her head, and with a long recovery time and another injury quickly after she came back, Riley spiralled, giving up completely and hanging up her boots.

Then she wasn't sure what to do, working job to job and never satisfied, totally bitter at the world and all the pain it had caused her over the years. She'd briefly debated cutting contact with her siblings, but she knew that was a bad idea, she needed them to keep her going, even if they were all spread out over the place. But then she started to drink to numb the pain, trying to do anything to forget the hurt and especially to mask every time she felt an uncomfortable twinge in her knee.

However things started to look up more once she met her ex. They were the sunshine to her rain and taught Riley how to appreciate life more, got her to stop drinking and helped her feel those emotions she never thought she would feel again. But sadly, their relationship wasn't perfect. Communication was a big issue, and so was jealousy and many other things on both of their ends. After around two years together they broke up and Riley went back to her "being bitter at the whole world" ways. Thing is though, she could never keep her away from her ex and was always ending up back in bed with her whenever they would see each other.

After the breakup, Riley could have easily hit the bottle again and gone back to old ways, but there was still something in the back of her head, and also in her heart, her love for her ex still there. So instead she went to the root of all of her problems, her injury. There was so many athletes who suffered with ACL injuries and the rate was very high in women's soccer, more research needed to be done. And while doing all of her research and several other courses, Riley took the plunge to become a Sports Science professor.

And now she's in LA. She had never been a PSU alumni, but her siblings said that it was a great place and when the job opportunity came up, she jumped at the chance to go. Plus this was her chance to get out of New York once and for all. It clearly wasn't her place to be. So now in her first year teaching at PSU, she's excited about what this new challenge is going to bring.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Cassandra July, the biggest rising star on Broadway and tv in her twenties, met Joseph Campbell, a producer, in a drunken stupor at a bar in New York City post her Broadway break down in “damn yankees” - a one night stand turned into a pregnancy and suddenly Cassandra was navigating on her own with a child on the way. Once the birth of her first child Cassandra would leave them with a nanny or her mother while she was away at rehab. After, she went on to star on the Masked Singer after reclaiming her sobriety. She then decided that being a mother was her greatest joy and went on to adopt 3 more children.

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EILEEN JULY

☆ FULL NAME: Aylin Mae "Eileen" July ☆ GENDER: Ciswoman ☆ PRONOUNS: She/Her ☆ AGE: 24 (August 23rd, 2000) ☆ TYPE: Adopted sibling; solo ☆ HOMETOWN: New York City, New York ☆ JOB: None ☆ SCHOOL: Sophomore, majoring in Public Health; minoring in Nutrition ☆ SEXUALITY: Bisexual ☆ FACECLAIM: Aslihan Malbora

ABOUT EILEEN

Born Aylin Mae July, known professionally as Eileen, the youngest adopted child of the celebrated Cassandra July, Eileen quickly became a household name across the United States thanks to her early start in television. Displaying an undeniable charisma and natural talent from a young age, she captured the attention of casting directors and audiences alike. Her career ignited at just 5 years old with a recurring role on one of the decade’s most-watched children's TV shows. Her stage name, Eileen, was strategically chosen to enhance her marketability; while her real name, Aylin, reflects her Turkish heritage, the stage name allowed her to appeal more broadly to American audiences.

Eileen's infectious smile and captivating presence rapidly endeared her to viewers, establishing her as one of America's most beloved child stars. By age 8, she was the face of several national commercials and had already starred in her own TV special.

Despite her tender age, Eileen exhibited a level of professionalism well beyond her years and her fame soared. Her versatility shone through whether she was acting, singing or presenting, distinguishing her from her peers. As she entered her pre-teens, she cemented her place in the entertainment industry, earning numerous accolades and awards for her performances. 

Behind the scenes, however, Eileen grappled with a turbulent family life and an absent mother. Balancing her skyrocketing career with a dysfunctional home environment could have led to a fragile psyche, but she managed to cope with the support of therapy she began attending at the age of 8. The strain of living under her mother’s scandals and the intense scrutiny of her fame took its toll though leaving her yearning for the simplicity she never fully experienced.

By the time she turned 22, after over a decade of relentless public exposure, the exhaustion of being in the public eye wore on her and she made the bold decision to step away from the limelight. The exhaustion of constant media attention and the pressure of maintaining her public image drove her to seek a different kind of fulfillment. Craving normalcy, she wanted to experience aspects of life typically taken for granted—like attending parties, pulling all-nighters over homework and dealing with everyday stress. She enrolled at PSU, where she pursued a major in Public Health and a minor in Nutrition, determined to forge a new path away from the world of fame and flashing lights.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Cassandra July, the biggest rising star on Broadway and tv in her twenties, met Joseph Campbell, a producer, in a drunken stupor at a bar in New York City post her Broadway break down in “damn yankees” - a one night stand turned into a pregnancy and suddenly Cassandra was navigating on her own with a child on the way. Once the birth of her first child Cassandra would leave them with a nanny or her mother while she was away at rehab. After, she went on to star on the Masked Singer after reclaiming her sobriety. She then decided that being a mother was her greatest joy and went on to adopt 3 more children.

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CHANDLER JULY

☆ FULL NAME: Chandler "CJ" Mae July ☆ GENDER: Ciswoman ☆ PRONOUNS: She/Her ☆ AGE: 32 (September 10th, 1992) ☆ BIRTH ORDER: Second ☆ TYPE: Adopted sibling; solo (open to twin) ☆ HOMETOWN: New York City, New York ☆ JOB: PSU Women's Volleyball Head Coach ☆ SCHOOL: PSU Alumni ☆ SEXUALITY: Lesbian ☆ FACECLAIM: Camila Mendes

ABOUT CHANDLER

adopted the second of the july children, chandler was naturally gifted with personality. she was kind but stern, always determined to reach whatever her goals were. of course, she was pushed by her parents to be not only street-wise but book-smart as well. she was expected to never let her grades drop below an a-minus. nyc was a lot of things, a town full of stars - flush with cash, glitz, glamor and everything in between. but she wasn't blind to the evils that lurched beneath steering clear of the acting ploys that the city managed to push onto her because she was a july. from a teen she knew she was attracted to women. thankfully, nyc was a much more accepting place than a lot of other parts of the country - meaning her mother was a bit more open minded about acceptance and any kind of love their daughter found. but she did not want to come out and tell her for the fear of the backlash from everyone else and what it would mean for her mother. through school though, she found her love for volleyball. iher height was the first thing that drew coaches to her, exactly what was needed for a volleyball player. staying focused in school was manageable when she had to keep her grades up to play.  she never pictured herself playing professionally though until she received a scholarship invite to psu. but college...it was different, harder. the hours were longer, the classes were tougher, the physicality was more intense and she found herself drowning most days. except for when she was at the beach. something about sand between her toes and sun on her skin that made her feel alive again despite it all. her junior year into her senior year she found herself in a whirlwind relationship with her head coach's wife off the heels of a national championship win. it was at a post-win party where olivia came onto her, and chandler should have known better than to let herself think that it would be anything else except sex. but still, she caught feelings and admitted she wanted more. but, after sneaking around for two years chandler called it quits. opting to stay single and focus on getting onto team usa's volleyball team. the fall out though came with shocking pictures from the paparazzi and she had to learn to control the narrative. so, she did exactly that. she made the alternate roster for the olympic team in the 2012, main roster team in 2016 where they got a silver medal, then again in 2020 where she won a gold medal. after capping her career with a gold meal, she decided to retire from playing the sport. being an olympic athlete though, she has sponsorships and is a bit of an influencer though she would never call herself that, lol. and now she has accepted the head coaching position for the women's volleyball team at psu hoping to redeem herself from her time at psu.

FAMILY BACKGROUND

cassandra july, the biggest rising star on broadway and tv in her twenties, met joseph campbell, a producer, in a drunken stupor at a bar in new york city post her broadway break down in “damn yankees” - a one night stand turned into a pregnancy and suddenly cassandra was navigating on her own with a child on the way. once the birth of her first child cassandra would leave them with a nanny or her mother while she was away at rehab. after, she went on to star on the masked singer after reclaiming her sobriety. she then decided that being a mother was her greatest joy and went on to adopt 3 more children.