#º ✧ 。𝒅𝒂𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒂 ― leading the family business / story.

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the sanchez family was a large & established hunting family , working in the southern states of the usa for decades now. carlos sanchez took over from his father when he was just 20 years old & grew the family business massively during his time at the helm. though he was married and had a baby daughter by this point , his wife antonia hated the dangerous lifestyle the family led , and left carlos & their daughter margarita when the little girl was only 2 years old. carlos turned to his closest friend , a distant cousin and fellow hunter marcus kennedy , for support during this difficult time.

marcus was also to be a young father , his wife faith giving birth to a daughter , dahlia , a year after antonia left. the two girls grew up as close as sisters for most their childhood & were educated in the hunting ways of their fathers. then tragedy struck : marcus was fatally injured whilst on a hunt , and passed away in the arms of faith and carlos , who could do nothing to save the man they both thought the world of. dahlia , aged 10 , was also distraught but mags struggled to find the words to support her , driving a wedge between the two. when faith kennedy and carlos sanchez announced some time later , with the deathbed blessing of marcus , that they would be wedded , neither girl was particularly pleased.

nonetheless , as they began going out on more hunts themselves , the girls rekindled their tight friendship , relying on the other constantly to keep themselves safe and alive. though carlos wanted mags to eventually take over running the family business , the reckless attitude of his daughter stayed his hand & eventually mags pleaded with him to not place that responsibility upon her. when asked , dahlia also declined , stating that her place would always be next to mags.

the women eventually began travelling further afield to fight supernatural creatures side by side , rarely returning to sacramento unless carlos specifically calls them home.

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just thinkin about dahlia continually watching her sister put herself in danger over and over again until finally she steps in to protect mags … and nearly dies bc of it 😭😭