#expect me to throw LOTS of headcanons your way because i love the rudds so damn much

[ericavandross-archive]

                            CALLING ALL RUDDS!

content warning: teen pregnancy, child abandonment, divorce

so our story starts with an 1896 red brick victorian road house, right on the road with a toaster... (me making obscure song references, ignore me.)

okay so, here's the dealio, folks. sharon had never been meant to be a mother. that much was clear from the beginning — from the moment that she had her first child at the age of 15. the vogels weren't exactly the most loving and nurturing family, to be fair. but they were strict. and they were gratingly adamant about her learning from her mistakes. so what did they do? they made her keep the baby and raise it herself.

and it wasn't easy. she didn't have the patience, nor the drive — like she'd never truly had that nurturing instinct that all good mothers seemed to have. sharon vogel was a child who'd never learned to grow up. and it became increasingly apparent the older she got. once college rolled around it was all about having fun. she didn't study, came home late, showed up to classes hungover... as if she were making up for lost time that she didn't get in high school. her parents were at their wits end — unsure of what to do with her and unsure of what to do with the baby. first rudd couldn't have come around at a more opportune time. they met at a grocery store in eugene when she was 20 and he was 23 — sharon unable to reach a container of dill pickles on the top shelf, and first conveniently right there, ready and willing to help her out.

now that sharon had someone to fixate on, everything else fell to the wayside. she wanted to impress him. she wanted to be so much for him. because he was a wonderful man who somehow loved her — her and her little girl. they got married a year later, when she got pregnant with the twins. and four years after that, a little boy joined them. everything was perfect. and it was nice. they were the pristine picture of a family finding their place in the world. but as was her custom, sharon grew antsy and bored. this wasn't to last.

she left without a word when the twins were seven — a whisper lost in the wind — leaving papa to clean up the mess she left in her wake. and there was no explanation. nothing. divorce papers came in the mail three months later. and it tore him apart — he didn't want to tell their friends and family because what was there to even say at this point? she left. she just left. grandma polly knew better, though. she could always sense when her son was in trouble. and so in spite of the front he put on for months, she arrived on their doorstep with a suitcase and a fern in tow. she's been living at the house ever since — helping to keep it tidy, make sure there is food on the table, and keep an eye on "those rambunctious kids" of his. (and it's much the same still, despite them all being grown now. grandma is very involved in their lives.) and she'd always been so good to them — it was almost like mama leaving hadn't happened at all.

SO NOW THAT THAT PESKY HISTORY IS OUT OF THE WAY... i'm here requesting tiffany and teagan's dad and siblings! ages are pretty set in stone for all of them, as well as the siblings being part jewish (since the vogels are ashkenazi jewish and practice judaism). i've offered suggestions for faces, but you don't have to use them by any means considering there are lots of other very good options to choose from. everything else about them is pretty open personality and name-wise! and as for papa rudd, he's relatively open too — but it's worth noting that he's worked at the ppd for about 20 years and has been chief of police for seven. (i suggested hugh jackman because of the sweet pic spam he has with tiffany's fiancé adam — taron egerton is his face claim.)

both grandma and mom are npc for now (although, i may be convinced to let mama come back into the picture at some point if you make a good case for why she would be back in portland).

father   ➝   first "papa" rudd / 48 / suggested: hugh jackman / open mother   ➝   sharon rudd (née vogel) / 45 / -- / npc grandma   ➝   polly rudd (née campbell) / 70 / -- / npc half-sister   ➝   first vogel / 30 / suggested: rachel bilson / reserved for cailyn sister (twin)   ➝   tiffany rudd / 24 / zoey deutch 1 / kenz sister (twin)   ➝   teagan rudd / 24 / zoey deutch 2 / sunny brother   ➝   first rudd / 20 / suggested: nat wolff / open

if you have any questions – or simply want to snag one of the rudds – pls feel free to reply to this post, dm me, or poke me on discord @ kenzo#0780! thanks, cuties! ♡