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[mari-zuko]

MEET THE ZUKO FAMILY.

DEAN ZUKO (TIMOTHY OLYPHANT)

RUTH ZUKO née FRIEDMAN (RACHEL WEISZ) 

BRYN ZUKO (EMILY RATAJKOWSKI)

MARI ZUKO (KAiA GERBER)

Dean Zuko (54 years old) - dean of faculty at Ogden College

Ruth Zuko (53 years old) - restaurateur, owner of a prestigious restaurant in Boston’s north end

Bryn Zuko (27 years old) - bartender, currently lives in Brooklyn

Mari Zuko (22 years old) - student, currently at Ogden College

[n8-shaw]

MEET THE SHAW FAMILY.

ELLA QUENTIN SHAW QUENTIN (MINKA KELLY) - 44 years old : mother

LUKE SHAW (BRADLEY COOPER) -  49 years old : deadbeat “musician” father

MELANIE “MELLY” SHAW (ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY) - 24 years old : older sister

LIAM SHAW (COREY MYLCHREEST) - 23 years old : older brother

NATHANIEL “NATE” SHAW (JACOB ELORDI) - almost 22 years old

QUENTIN “QUINNIE” SHAW (EMILY CAREY)- 20 years old : youngest sister

Ella Shaw (neé Quentin) - Ella was the type of teenager who constantly made bad decisions, which culminated in her getting pregnant to her boyfriend of a couple months at 20. Their parents pressured them to get married, and despite the fact that they weren’t all that into that idea, they did it, popped out 3 more kids over the next four and a half years, and were in a very unhealthy relationship for their childhoods. She tried to make it work, at one point even moving back to Australia with Luke, but eventually she told him to go fuck himself, and relegated herself to raising the four kids mostly alone, moving them back to Sag Harbor where she grew up, and working multiple jobs to make it work, anything to just manage to pay the bills. She always wanted them to have opportunities she couldn’t, so she enrolled them in as many activities as she could possibly manage, hoping something would work out for them, like Nate and his swimming.

Luke Shaw - What to say about Luke Shaw? He was a terrible father, for one. He’s Australian, and uses it to his advantage. He was 25 years old to Ella’s 20 when he knocked her up while they were dating. He has always fancied himself a musician (a trait he passed on to Nate, not that he likes to acknowledge it), but with only mediocre talent, never got very far on making that pay the bills. When Nate was fourteen, his parents split up, and Luke pretty much dipped on the family completely, occasionally sending the child support payments he owed, but not regularly. He stayed in Australian as Ella brought the kids back to the US. When he is around, he tends to be at least mildly intoxicated, occasionally getting in fights, and a regular for needing to be picked up from jail in the morning from the combination of bar fights or public intoxication.

Liam Shaw - In all honesty, Liam is the foil to Nate in a lot of ways outwardly, but extremely similar inwardly, which is probably why they don’t get along very well. He was the football player to Nate’s swimming, and managed to be extremely popular in high school, with the ego to match. He was always down to be around people while Nate preferred to sulk alone. While they both ended up befriending the rich kids who vacationed in the Hamptons, Liam fit in in a way that Nate never did. Liam is in law school now, which Nate just absolutely rolls his eyes about every time he brings it up.

Melanie Shaw - Melly personality wise is actually the most like Nate. She comes off very aloof, takes herself extremely seriously, and tended to get herself into trouble, though she was usually able to talk herself out of it. She has a bit more charm than Nate does, which is not a hard thing at all. She also has the most work ethic out of all of them, despite the fact the she could probably just skate by on her personality. She played basketball and softball all through high school, and used that to get an athletic scholarship just like Nate and Liam did.

Nathaniel Shaw - see his bio here

Quentin Shaw - The baby of the family, and also the only sibling Nate really tolerates. Quinny and Nate are definitely a team against Liam and Melly, and that’s the way it’s always been. She’s a freshman in college, got all the brains Nate seems to have left behind in the womb, and the only person he actually genuinely openly likes. She’s also the only one who isn’t majorly athletic, because as she got older, she hated playing all sports, and she’s smart enough that their mother let her quit to focus on her academics.

[eloiseabernathy]

MEET THE ABERNATHY FAMILY.

NAOMI ZHONG-ABERNATHY - ( jackie chung ); 44 years old. single mom.

UNKNOWN FATHER - ( colin ferguson ); 48 years old. unknown.

ELOISE ABERNATHY - ( lola tung ); 20 years old. english major.

NAOMI ZHONG-ABERNATHY - Not much is known about Naomi's past. It's not something that she would be open about, especially with her daughter. She has to put on a front, that she isn't dealing with the demons of her past. As much as Naomi loves her own family, she isn't close to them, at all. As hard as she tried, Naomi could never live up to her family's expectations of settling down, getting married, and having a huge family of her own. It was something Naomi never imagined for herself. And when she tried? He left before Eloise was born. Naomi realized that her and Eloise would be better off on their own - living without expectations. Or so she thought.

UNKNOWN FATHER - Naomi married Eloise's father when they were young - Naomi was 23 years old while he was 27. He never really wanted to commit to having a family. So, with the first possible chance he got, he ran away from it all - leaving Naomi and her child. Naomi has never mentioned her father, and Eloise has never dared to ask. It was an unspoken rule in their house. They had gone 20 years without him, why would they feel the need to bring it up, now? Part of Eloise always wishes she knew her dad. To know the other half of what could've been her life. However, she loves her relationship with her mom - it's not something that she would give up for the chance to know her father.

[ogdencollegerp]

Happy Friday !!! We decided this week to bring you the first character development task. These are never mandatory, but if you feel inspired, have the time, or just want to delve deeper into the lore of your character, it’s highly encouraged you to do these tasks !!! Feel free to complete them at any time, or all at once when bringing in a new character. 

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TASK 001 :  FAMILIES

This task is all about delving deeper into your character’s families and their relationship with each member. This can include just direct family - parents, guardians, siblings - but also go into extended family -  aunts, uncles, cousins, or any other significant people who may be considered family. You can format this in any way you like, including pictures of FCs and descriptions of the relationships - and feel free to go into as much or as little detail as you’d like !!! If you do choose to do a written out explanation for how your characters get along with their family members, please remember to put it under a “read more” as they may get pretty long.

Remember that this is not mandatory !!! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask. And remember to tag your completed task with #ogdendevelopment !!!