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Full Name:  Juliet Montgomery

Face Claim:  Crystal Reed

Pronouns/Gender:  She/Her

Birthday:  10/203/87

Birth place:  Seattle, Washingtom 

How long have they been in town?: 8 years

Occupation:  High School teacher

Family: Jade (Daughter), Violet Montgomery ( Sister ), Micheal Montgomery ( Father )

Biography:

Trigger warnings:  Death, Pre-Mature Labor, Military Mention.

Juliet was born to Micheal and Diane Montgomery on the third of October in Tokyo, Japan. Micheal dedicated his life to the Navy, and the family of three moved around. Juliet was always adventurous and loved the fact that they moved around as a child. Though she found it hard to keep friends with how often they were shuffled around. Her father was deployed for sometimes months to a year at a time, leaving Juliet with her mother. As a child, she had a good life with what most would consider a normal life. She lived often on base with other children like herself. It never stopped Juliet from being social and making the best of what she had. Once they moved she did stay in touch with friends through being penpals. It helped make the sting of moving ever couple of years hurt worse.

When Juliet was ten, they were stationed in Germany. It was an amazing time in her life. She was going to be a big sister and Juliet was beyond excited to meet her little sister. She helped her mother prepare the nursery and paint while her father was away. Her aunt Michelle also came to stay for the last couple of months. Juliet had no idea that her life would dramatically change in the weeks following. At only thirty weeks Juliet’s mom Diane went into early labor. Diane suffers a Placental abruption fighting for her life, ultimately losing it. Her younger sister Violet being the only survivor was rushed into the ICU. Michelle had to give the heartbreaking news to her niece that her mother had passed, as well as to their father who had no clue this had happened. Micheal was only able to get home days later to everything that had happened. Juliet was at a loss of what to do at this time and still for years to come. Her baby sister was fighting for her life, and her father and aunt fighting over who should take care of the girls. Both are angry, scared, and saddened by their own tragedy. Violet was finally released from the hospital after two months. Their father had to go back out on deployment. Juliet ended up staying with her aunt and younger sister while her father was away. Her aunt Michelle had enough of it all at this point and fought for custody of her nieces, ultimately winning.

By twelve Juliet had moved to Las Rio with her aunt and now one-year-old sister. Juliet always had very mixed feelings about living with her aunt. While she loved her and appreciated that she took over taking care of her and Violet, she missed her father. Juliet would go until her adult life seeing him again. Michelle protectively tried to shield them from Micheal, a man she never really liked. As Juliet grew older and into high school, her life changed forever. In her sophomore year of high school was when she met Kyler. He gave her a feeling she had never felt before falling madly in love with him. They were irreparable through high school, Juliet wanting to spend forever with him. Kyler & Juliet continued to date until their senior year spending every moment they could together. Promising each other that the moment she turned eighteen they would go to Vegas to be married. Wanting nothing more than to spend the rest of their life together, Michelle caught wind of this and refused to let Juliet throw her life away. Michelle made them pack everything up to move across the country to Raleigh. Juliet was not even given the chance to explain to Kyler what was going on. Michelle lied to both Juliet and Violet that their grandmother was sick and needed them to take care of her. Instead, Michelle sent both girls on a plane the next day leaving her to pack up their stuff. Juliet had so much resentment for her aunt for doing this, her aunt not even knowing at that time that she had been keeping a secret from her. She had just days before found out she was pregnant. No one knew, not even Kyler, she never had the chance to tell him. Michelle when she found out about Juliet being pregnant was furious and wanted her to terminate the pregnancy. Juliet refused to do so and was taken in by her father’s sister in Georgia.Juliet gave birth to her daughter Jade while living with her aunt. It was hard but worth everything. She attended community college before getting into Brown University. For years into college, she couldn’t stop thinking about Kyler. Her heart felt empty without him and she wondered if her aunt had not moved them. 

Emotionally, her whole life she had been pushed and pulled all over the place. She wished as a child, she had someone to whom she was able to talk. Not only herself but her younger sister. That is what pushed Juliet to pursue a career as a teacher. Juliet had always wanted to work with kids. It was not an easy path but she was able to pull through while raising her daughter. When Jade was seven Juliet moved back to Las Rio. She had saved enough to buy a home that she planned on fixing it up which over the years she did accomplish. Juliet now lives with her sixteen-year-old. She still to this day thinks of the what if’s with Kyler.

Connections:

Violet Montgomery: Tho their relationship had been estranged over the year, Juliet has always cared about her sister deeply. She really hopes that with her sister being closer by they can become close like they were before.

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Full Name: zixia wang

Face Claim: gemma chan

Pronouns/Gender: cis-female, she/her

Birthday: july 19th

Birth place: new york

How long have they been in town?: 8 months

Occupation: event&wedding planner

Family: parents, one brother (older), no children, ex-husband

Biography:

Trigger warnings: Death, Divorce, Infidelity, Burnout

Zixia grew up as the child of Chinese immigrants, having moved to the United States a couple years before her birth. Her father, the leading perfectionist of the family and lawyer at heart, her mother the woman who’d left a life dictated by her family behind in order to start anew with her husband in the States. The girl followed in her parents footsteps, holding onto their desire for her to make something of herself although it became obvious quite early on that despite the ever flowing perfectionism, Zixia herself had more of a creative outlet and less of a drive to become a lawyer like her father.

Still, the girl grew into a teenager that put effort into her studies and eventually was accepted into Harvard Business School. It was during her time there that Zixia came across the events and venues that eventually would allow her to consider turning her soon be done business degree into something the young woman would use to build her own business; the planning of weddings and events. While perhaps a seemingly small goal, it worked perfectly with her wish for the idealistic path.

Her mother passed away soon after she graduated from Harvard and her Dad ended up being the one encouraging her to take her ideas to New York; seeing it as a perfect place to start a Wedding and Event planning business. She set out for the world; nothing was the limit and her business soon took off. During one of the events set up by her, a wedding no less, it would be that she’d meet her future husband, Joshua. Joshua seemed like the sweetest gentleman but much like Zixia, he was a workaholic at heart and over time it became an issue.

Two and a half years into their marriage, Zixia discovered that he was cheating with another, coinciding with the death of her father around the same time. Missing her best friend, struggling with the grief and finding herself in the middle of a divorce, Zixia struggled to find the motivation to keep going. On top she still had to manage her business, trying her very best not to let private matters keep her from performing at peak condition. It took its toll on her and soon she could feel the exhaustion, nearing a point of burnout.

Knowing she had to get out, finally she took the chance, made the choice to leave her old life behind. Too much pain, too many sad memories held in New York for her to consider staying in the US. Years after her friend had moved, the need for a fresh start brought Zixia to Las Rio, having seen the beautiful sights and venues during the times when she’d visited her friend, Zixia found a new home in Canada, finally allowing herself the rest she had needed so badly while building up her new business. Despite the perfectionism, this time around she was determined to get it right.

Connections:

Zhi Yuan Wang, brother, 36-39 - close sibling relationship, big brother that she's always looked up to, knows what happened

Ex-husband or someone from her past life in New York that could stir up drama or spill secrets

A new hope, someone that Zixia can connect with and perhaps even get to believe in love again. Someone who can pull her away from her work-focused lifestyle

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Full Name:  Rosemary Josephine Reynolds 

Face Claim: Bailee Madison 

Pronouns/Gender:  She/Her 

Birthday: October 25th, 1997

Birthplace: Los Rio, New Mexico 

How long have they been in town?: Born and raised before leaving for college and returning two months ago.

Occupation: Wedding Planner 

Family: She has two older siblings, I would ideally like to make them wanted connections at some point so I will leave their names UTP.  She has no children. 

Biography:

Rosemary Josephine Reynolds was born to two loving parents in Los Rio, New Mexico. She was a bit of a miracle child for her parents, as she was accidentally conceived years after their last child was born. From a young age she had looked up to her siblings although sometimes she found it hard to relate to the others as they were so much older than she was. At every point in her life her siblings were already several steps ahead of her. Even still, family had always been important to the young girl as she spent a lot of time with not only her immediate family but also her grandparents. As a child she could often be found on her family farm. She loved to play around in the sheep pen and make sure all the animals were getting attention. The woman was a natural with animals from a young age, and used to say that she wanted to be a veterinarian when she was older. Her favorite animal of all was the horse that her father purchased for her, which she could be found brushing and petting multiple times a day when she got a chance. It only made sense that she eventually went on to enter horse shows with the mare, and won many awards. Each step of the way her family supported her how they could.

In high school, Rosemary’s interest shifted slightly. She became more involved in clubs at school, and started to have a pretty active social life. She was the type of girl that people couldn’t help but like to be around. While she spent time with her parents, she started to grow more independent and realised that she wanted to see what the world could offer her. It was during this time that she fell in love for the first time with a man she was sure that part of her would love for the rest of her life. However high school sweethearts rarely work out the way that kids think they will.

 The young woman set her sights on going away for college so that she’d be able to be her own person for a while. She’d thought about maybe going to school internationally, but decided against it as she was scared to be that far away from home. Instead she ended up going to Emory University where she could be a few states away from her home, but still on the southern side of the country if anything went too badly. Which was good because she made that multi-day drive home many times in order to see her family. In the four years that she spent in Georgia, she studied business. While there she also joined a sorority where she fell into the habit of drinking probably a little more than she should, and spent a few more mornings hungover than she wanted to admit to.

After finishing college, Rosemary decided to move back home. She wanted to put her degree to use and decided to become a wedding planner as she always loved attending weddings. She thought there was something magical about getting to help people out on the happiest day of their life. The woman had always been a bit of a hopeless romantic. She was certain it was from watching the love between her parents her entire life. 

  Connections:

Ex-boyfriend - This would have been her highschool sweetheart. The two of them broke up when she went to college. Rosemary still harbors feelings for them.

Older sister - Rosemary looks up to her sister a great deal. She always goes to the woman for advice.

Older Brother - Rosemary is close to her brother. The older man has been protecting her since she was born.

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Full Name: Magnolia “Nolia” Rayburn

Face Claim: Aja Naomi King

Pronouns/Gender: she/her, cisgender

Birthday: April 10, 1985

Birthplace: Houston, Tx

How long have they been in town?: 20 years

Occupation: Real Estate Agent

Family: Son - Nico (2014-2020), Husband (wc)

Biography:

Trigger warnings: drunk driving, car accident, child death, grief

Nothing good lasts forever.

A mantra that’s been drilled into her head from a young age. She’d gotten separated from her family as a child and ended up in the system. Her sibling had gotten adopted and moved away with their new family. Magnolia was left behind and proceeded to bounce from foster family to foster family. It seemed like every time she found a good and stable placement, she was removed and placed somewhere else.

Her home life didn’t affect her grades. She was always towards the top of her classes. She would receive praises for her grades but did get in trouble for her attitude. She hated being called Magnolia (she goes by Nolia) and it was an easy wound for kids to pick at. She always fought back: with her words and fists. But her greatest joy came from showing other people up by beating them in test grades, racing, tag, whatever. She hated to lose.

It was somewhat of a miracle she graduated from high school. She just barely managed not to get expelled with all her shenanigans. Even though she was highly intelligent, she never felt like college was necessarily for her. And with aging out of the system, she was pretty much on her own. The day after her 18th birthday she was on her own, with only a small stipend to try and help her get settled somewhere else. Her original plan was to make it to California. She used the money she had to take buses as far West as she could get. It was just her luck that she ran out of money in Las Rio, NM.

She had enough to pay for a motel for a week and she ended up with a waitressing job in a local diner. She planned to save enough that she could make the rest of her journey, but that dream ended up changing. She met someone while working that would change her life. This person was a real estate agent who had recently opened their own firm. They saw a real hunger and potential in Nolia and knew she had what it takes to make it in their industry. They gave her the one thing she needed most: a chance.

Nolia started off as their assistant and shadowed them on their real estate deals and she fell in love with the life. Her mentor helped her with her studies and she passed the licensure to become an agent herself. It wasn’t easy. She took awhile before she sold her first home, but once she found her groove she just took off. She’d been able to make a very successful life for herself, a true rags to riches story.

Along the way, she met the love of her life. She never really saw herself as the marrying type but they were in a happy relationship for several years before she became pregnant. Only then did she feel like she wanted to be married to complete the family. It felt like life had finally settled for her. She had her husband, her son, and a career she loved. The old paranoid saying had been forgotten about. 

One person’s drunken mistake would take it all away from her.

The death of her son rocked Nolia to her core. It felt like a piece of herself was gone. And she felt angry. She’d gotten herself together, made something of her life, she was finally genuinely happy and then it was taken away. She was so furious and she took it out on the person closest to her: her husband. He wanted them to heal together but she was not ready. They fought and fought and eventually for his own sake he left. At that point, she felt so numb she couldn’t even acknowledge that additional loss.

It’s been 2 years since the loss of her child and she has made little to no progress in the grieving process. She wasn’t sleeping, her work was suffering, and she had no idea what the state of her marriage was. It felt like it would be a betrayal for her to move on with her life, but she also knew she can’t keep living this way.

Connections:

Estranged Husband: The death of their son has pulled them apart. They were fighting so much that he left a year ago, only just recently returning. There’s still a lot of love between them, but they have not spoken and their relationship has been at a standstill.

Mentor: The owner of a real estate brokerage who took the young woman under their wing. A pseudo-parental figure 

Best Friend: Her ride or die. They bonded in their late teens/early 20s and have been in each other's lives ever since. The Meredith to Nolia’s Cristina.