Bailey Renee Sinclaire

Seventeen

Female

Heterosexual

Single

Basic ear lobe piercing on both ears.

Bailey is a very fun loving teenager, who has been grounded most of her life for doing something her parents didn't want her to. She loves hard, and takes care of her friends extremely well- that is..when she remembers to call them or show up at the place she was told to meet at. Her mouth gets her in trouble more often than not, and she is the one to start swinging first in a fight. If she doesn't like you, she will let you know right to your face. First impressions definitely aren't Bailey's strong point.

Bailey enjoys the rush of partying late at night with her friends and strangers alike. She drinks, smokes, and has experimented with a few drugs- though she didn't really like the outcome of them so hasn't done any recently. She likes driving around town in her old rusted blue truck that her grandfather had given to her for her sixteenth birthday present. She loves swimming, and can often be found at the various lakes and swimming pools spread out around town- her bathing suit practically part of her daily attire. She doesn't like to talk about it, but she has interest in musicals and actually wants to go to college for the arts when she graduates high school next year.

+ Sleeping in late
+ Coke and Whiskey
+ Homecooked meals
+ Swimming
+ Musical theater

- Small cars
- Texting
- Chapped lips
- Watching the news
- Being grounded..always

Allergic to cats.

Born and raised in the deep south to Baker and Gloria Sinclaire, Bailey was brought up as an only child until her younger brother was born. She was destined to be a sweet southern belle but all of that training really went out the window the moment she turned thirteen. The family still however attends church every Sunday, arriving early and staying late. Her parents both work at the high school: her father as a janitor and her mother as a secretary in the main office. You'd think this would motivate Bailey to do well in school, but the only thing it really did was make it more accessible to get hall passes and excuses to leave class.

Besides school, Bailey spends most of her time wrapped up in her social life with her friends or bugging her little brother. Though her group is filled to the brim with the trouble makers of the town, you can tell they really care about one another and have been extremely loyal to one another during the hard times too. Summer time was sure to bring a whole lot of trouble and fun to them all. If she isn't grounded for most of it.

Magdalena Lyric Weissburg, goes by "Mags" a lot

17

Female

Too busy caught up in her troubles to really pay attention to anybody

Regular ear piercings, but she hasn't worn any in years. To represent her love for her opposing heritages, she has the German flag tattooed on her right wrist and the South African flag on her left wrist.

Mags is rather hard to understand, though she does carry some typical traits of a teenager in a small town. Wants so badly to get out, practices some reckless (and rather illegal) things, smart and promising. She can be shy to those she deems untrustworthy or suspicious, feigning her hesitancy to speak or do as anxiety or uncertainty. In reality, she just doesn't do well with trust. And the murder has done nothing to help, only making her even more selective of who she surrounds herself with. Those who do know her well could tell you that she is intelligent yet quiet still, only speaking when she finds it worth the eftort. She is flexible and willing to listen to other people's ideas, but the majority of the time, in the end, she accepts her own conclusion of the situation. Try to challenge her after she has made up her mind and her horns come out, along with her cold anger

She has always loved Harry Potter and reading in general. She really only delves in fiction like fantasy or sci-fi, prefering the lies over the honesty for one part of her life. She enjoys discussing these books and their hidden meanings and developing her own opinion on them. Mags also dabbles in some underage drinking and occasionally smokes some pot

+being left alone
+free booze
+history
+her mamaw

-Lord of the Rings
-any sport but baseball
-assholes
-Plattdeutsch

Her mother wanted her first name to be Lyric and her father wanted her first name to be Magdalena, but after her birth, her mom passed out so her dad took advantage of the opportunity and gave her her first name. Bring it up, and her mom will still fight with her husband about it

Born to a father from Frankfurt and a mother from Memphis, Nina has grown up with two conflicting cultures in her household. She can speak a little German (to her father's disappointment; he wanted her to be fluent, but her mother was afraid she wouldn't do as well at English) and plans on studying more in college. She moved to Dixie Inn with her parents and maternal grandmother when she was very young; her memories of Memphis are fuzy now, the streets full of people from all places now replaced by farmland occupied by familiar family faces. Her grandmother was very wise and she learned many of her personality traits from her. Her mamaw is slowly developing Alzheimer's now, her mind gradually diminshing. Heart broken by her mamaw's state, she avoids the house as much as possible, favoring the outside, where maybe she can forget about her troubles for a while. The safety and comfort of the outdoors was ruined once the murder came out; now she has to sneak around her parents, their rules becoming more and more strict since the body was found. Mags is afraid, she's not ashamed to admit that. But she's willing to do what it takes to get things done and make the town safe for the ones she loves.

Reyna Summer Smith

14

Female

Bi-curious

N/A

Reyna was a good kid for a while, but something inside her just snapped. She became vile, angry, spiteful for no good reason. Soon labeled the young delinquent of Dixie Inn, trying to fix her attitude was swept under the carpet in favor of punishing and suppressing her. She's set to become another failure of the American education system, especially because of her bright mind. One of the top ten in her grade, it baffles others how she can cause so much trouble and still have time to keep an 4.0. She doesn't have many friends, considering her destructive tendencies, but she is secretly glad for the murder, for she believes it will help her become closer with others. As much as she pretends she's a lone wolf that doesn't need anybody else, she craves friendship

Her main deal as the town's trouble kid is destruction of property. That bitch that tore through all your crops? That was her. That asshole that smashed in your store window? Yep, her too. The dickwad who dented your car door? Don't be surprised. It's always Reyna, and she always denies it

+Smashing things
+Lying
+Netflix
+Walking through the woods in the evening

-Being alone
-Drugs (she may have prison in her future, but she doesn't mess with that shit)
-Authority figures
-People with no common sense

I promise she's got a little kindness inside her heart; you just gotta dig deep

Reyna was born to Jack and Katelyn Smith, both born and raised in Dixie Inn as well. Katelyn was the town white trash druggie for a while, but once she had her daughter, she fixed herself up, found herself a job at Nicky's and supported her family. When Reyna was about 8, her mother relapsed, and has been addicted ever since. Jack divorced his wife but failed to take his daughter with him to live in New York; she was forced to stay in a dangerous household because the courts deemed her father "unfit" to raise her, despite the fact that her mother was a renewed addict. Katelyn lost her job at Nicky's, but Reyna and Katelyn didn't hate Nicky for it. They understood. Now living off food stamps and social security, they were barely scraping by. Nobody outside of the family (and Nicky) knew what was going on. Whenever Katelyn would pass out, Reyna couldn't get her to wake up, so she would start breaking things in frustration to try and get her mother's attention. The method didn't work, but it soon leaked into her school life, making destruction a daily habit. She still lives with her mother now, and with their relationship with Nicky, it struck close to home. Even though they had feuds in the past, Reyna has offered to help Nicky however she can, for old time's sake

Shawn Oliver Sinclaire

15

Male

Bisexual

N/A

Unlike his sister, Shawn often likes to live by the books. He does what he needs to and works hard to get good grades, to which he seldom tries to follow his sister's example. He hates indecision, but often finds himself withdrawing from hanging out with friends due to talking himself out of them as he often can imagine a bad outcome. Instead, he's often found at home or with his family. He does his best to think with his brain, but once you get to know him, he tends to be somewhat sarcastic and smile, letting some of his emotions show. Though when it comes to love, he's often too shy to make any attempt, instead silently watching from a distance or daydreaming... Though fear is often when he acts irrationally or selfish.

Shawn enjoys a simple life of staying at home with video games, books, and a bit of music here and there. He also doesn't mind to help clean around the house or help his mom cook meals. He very much wants to try doing something at least once, though he often talks himself out of the risky or looked down upon actions that his parents would not approve of. He doesn't mind playing Tennis or running, though he seldom does so outside of school. He likes to sing at church and has shown an interest of joining the choir when he gets older, and had even joined the school's small choir. This summer, he sees a lot of video games, reading books, and helping around the house in his future.

+ Helping cook/Helping in general
+ Reading a book
+ Video Games
+ Running
+ Singing/Music

- Scary Movies/Jumpscares
- Getting into trouble
- Losing his cool
- Staying up late
- Waking up Early

He's allergic to peanut butter.

Born a couple years after his sister Bailey, Shawn's path was set in a very similar way that his sister's was. Raised on hard work, dedication, and a whole lotta church, it continued to stick with him for the most part when he became a teenager. Having watched their daughter take a complete turn when she became one, his parents did their best to focus their efforts on Shawn so that he wouldn't follow that same pattern. He did his best to live up to his parent's standards, and as such was often a 4.0 student in his attempts to impress them, but often felt he always fell short of their expectations. This often made him fearful of not getting their approval, though he'd always put on a happy face to keep them off his back.

While he's gotten used to his sister's bugging by now, he can't help but roll his eyes or tease her for being grounded a majority of the time. Just siblings being siblings. Otherwise, before summer, he had went to a sleepover with one of his friends from school. There, they almost had a sappy love moment, but ultimately it was Shawn who stopped it and said he wanted to just be friends, believing it would only cause problems for the both of them. He's been dealthy afraid of his parents finding out about the close call and his weakness in the moment, but is thankful so far that no one has found out nor that his friend has said anything. Instead, he looks forward to a slow paced, relaxing summer.

Shauna Martina Jenkins
"It's just Shaun."

Seventeen

Female

Bisexual

Lobe piercing in both ears, two nose piercings, and five tattoos on her legs.

If you had to describe Shaun in one word, most people would choose terms along the lines of "fun", "comical" or "witty". A textbook extrovert, Shaun loves to chat with people (unless she's having a bad day, in which case she'll lean towards negativity and passive-aggression), make others laugh, and tends to be genuinely friendly. She does not shy away from talking to strangers. Shaun is a seemingly calm and laid-back girl, yet is by no means a pushover. She can more than take care of herself, but is smart enough to know when to pick a fight and when to let something go. She is someone who isn't weighed down by the troubles of everyday life, is not restricted by other people's opinions, and is always herself regardless of the situation. Shaun is also an adventurous thrill-seeker, and will often times dare to go farther than others when in dangerous/life-threatening situations.

She is confident in herself and her actions, often to a fault. She is very opinionated, has trouble asking for help, and hates admitting when she's wrong. When things don't go as she planned or in a positive direction, she can get frustrated very easily. Shaun also has a bit of a "potty mouth," and uses profanity even when she isn't trying to. She also has a lot of trouble controlling her temper, and whenever someone pushes her to her limit, she'll snap; it will often result in her yelling a large number of obscene words, throwing objects, and even going as far as to get physical. Despite all of her shortcomings, there's no denying that Shaun is usually kind and dependable. If you ask her to meet you somewhere, she will be there; if she promises to do something, she will do it; if you ask her for help, she will do everything in her power to assist. Underneath the frustrated sighs and eye-rolls lies a person who's kind and caring at the core.

▾Playing Basketball
▾Dancing
▾Binge watching TV shows
▾Smoking Weed
▾Racing Cars

▾Making others laugh
▾Cars
▾Watching Sports
▾90's Cartoons
▾Bad smells (and bad smelling people)
▾Most junk food
▾Mouth Breathers
▾Tense/Bad Situations

She drives a BMW 540i

Born as the only child of two New York City natives, Shauna came up extremely spoiled. From the very moment she was born, the young girl got almost everything she wanted, whether it be a doll or clothing item she spotted in the mall, or a shiny new car from the local dealership. Even though her parents weren't the most fortunate, she was often rewarded for her outstanding performance in school and extracurricular activities. Despite being coddled since birth, Shauna grew to be a very humbled and kind young lady. She never got into too much trouble with her parents, and (almost) always abided by their rules. Because of the great deal of trust between she and her parents, Shaun has managed to get away with quite a lot without her parents ever finding out, such as doing crazy stunts and dares with her friends, smoking weed on the roof, and even racing cars in the middle of the night.

Ever since Shaun was sixteen, she has worked part-time at her Aunt Nicole's Mexican restaurant, and spends the majority of her free time helping her dad out in his auto repair shop or shooting hoops at the school gym. Because of her good grades, it is likely that she will get into a good college after she graduates next year. Although many of her friends are "jocks" or "stoners," Shaun gets along with everybody and never fails at putting a smile on someone's face. The recent discovery of her cousin's death came as a great shock to the entire family, including Shaun who used to look up to the young woman.

15

From the time Caleb came screaming into the world he was assailed by expectations and plans. Being born into a highly religious family Caleb was brought up memorizing bible verses and spending his weekends at the local church where his father 'led the flock' so to speak. He struggled to make friends, preferring to stick to the shadows and find other dwellers of the sidelines to interact with. Living with the massive expectations and fearing failure Caleb has some self-esteem issues and he gets frustrated very quickly if he fails to learn something. When someone is able to break into the self-doubt and perfectionist attitude they would find that Caleb is one of the loyalist friends you could have and despite his sideline status he's easy to talk to and connect with, having a smile that seems to just make those talking to him feel at ease. In addition to being a nervous wreck living up to his so called 'rolemodel' status Caleb also struggled heavily with the fact that he is gay and the thought of his family finding out scares him more than anything else in the world.

Caleb was taught from an early age how to play the piano but he seemed to have something special as he took to the instruction with ease and was soon playing far beyond not just his skill level but his age and started playing the piano for the church, accompanying the choir and even helping out with the music reading during practices. When he's not practicing the piano Caleb can normally be found in his room with a good book, or composing music since his parents banned video games long ago. If not there outside around town with his camera trying to get some good shots for the town paper.

+ Piano
+ Composing
+ Reading
+ Spending time away from his house
+ Photography

- His family
- The depression he sometimes has
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Bullies

Allergic to bees, strawberries, bananas, and has Asthma.

11

+ Sports
+ Winning
+ Hanging out with friends
+ Helping teammates
+ Video Games

- Spending time at his house
- Losing
- Law Enforcement
- School even though he's good at it
- People that won't stand up for themselves

Elizabeth Courtney "Lizzy" Jones

16

Female

Heterosexual

Nostril piercing on the right nostril. She only where's 'studs' not hoops

Sixteen and the voice of reason and peacekeeper among most of her friends, just people in general at times. Elizabeth is wise beyond her years and very mature and level-headed. She is often offering advice to her friends in need. She's a very kind and sweet young girl but she's not afraid to raise her voice if she doesn't agree with something. She's often asking if her friends if they are in need of anything and is always willing to drop everything to rush to a friend's side. She's a shoulder to cry on and is happy to sit and listen as someone throws all their worries and problems on her to be returned with loving words or advice. Seemingly fun-loving and good-natured Lizzy isn't particularly shy or timid, however, she's not a fan of being under the limelight and prefers to watch her loved ones shine and guide them from the sidelines. She deeply believes there's good in all people, almost to a fault, she'll be quick to point on her concerns and one's faults. She's very trusting which can leave her open for betrayal or to be used. She can come across quite clingy at times when she considers someone in need of love. Her mother-like ways can make her come across annoying at times, not that she means it.

Underneath it all, however, Elizabeth's life is a messy. Her parents recently divorced and are constantly at each other's throats for custody over Elizabeth and her younger brother. She's watched her grades, once straight As fall to Bs and Cs. She has no idea what to do with her life, or even if she would have one waiting for her. One of the reasons she's always there for others, despite it being natural to her nature, is it's one of the few things that make her feel relevent in the world. She has no idea what to do and often feels worthless. She keeps this part of her life locked away from others, quite successfully, even from her closest friends leaving it to build up in her until she finally loses it in the privacy of her room or silently in the bathroom. The last thing she want is someone finding out. She doesn't want to "burden people with her crap" so she pastes on a smile and pretend everything's ok. She laughs, she jokes around and sometimes, occasionally, she believes it though it's not long before she remembers the true wreck that's her life.

~ Listening to/writing/playing music
~ Spending time with her friends and brother
~ Scrapbooking. She's not amazing at it but she enjoys it nonetheless
~ Puzzles, of any form
~ reading
~ Archery, one again, she's not that good at it but she enjoys it nonetgeless

Anything else you'd like to add

Elizabeth was born into this world an accident. Hannah, her mother, was only approaching her 16th year when she fell pregnant with the son of James, her then boyfriend, now ex-husband. Hannah's parents were extremely disappointed with their daughter and at the beginning of her pregnancy they couldn't so much as look at her without expressing shame. Luckily, they came through in the end. Being heavily against abortion they left Hannah with no choice but to continue the pregnancy and put the child up for adoption, which was their plan throughout the whole pregnancy. It was at 3am on a rainy April morning that Elizabeth graced the world with her presence 5 weeks early. For Hannah it was a long at painful birth but as much as her and James attempted to force the idea to stick in their minds neither could give up their tiny, very tiny for that matter, bundle of joy.

Under the watchful eyes of two sets of grandparents and her parents, who continued their studies, from quite a young age Elizabeth had no choice but to learn to adjust to different schedules and routines easily. She never posed to be a problem and would only throw the occasional temper tantrum when didn't get her way, she grew out of that though. From a very young age she proved to be a sweet and loving little girl and never got over her love for hugs.

Elizabeth was 5, not far off 6, when her parents married. Even now she can recall the day to almost precise detail and claims it to be one of her fondest memories. It was only weeks after Hannah and James returned from their honeymoon they discovered Hannah was once again pregnant and on the September of that year she gave birth to a healthy young boy they called Joshua. From there was all happy families for quite a few years. Hannah and James were deep in love and loved their children even more. Elizabeth adored Josh and the pair got along really well. It all just worked, alas, that happiness was not made to last.

It was drunkenness that first led to Elizabeth's parents' fighting. She was 13 when it all started. There would be screaming, the slamming of doors, insults and breaking bottles, sometimes even yelps in pain. As the drunken pair fought into the night. Elizabeth would crawl into her brother's bed, hold him close, tell him everything was going to be okay (even though she didn't believe it herself) and would sing him to sleep. It was that first night Elizabeth vowed to never get drunk in fear of coming to the state of her parents. As time went on the couple no longer need the aid of alcohol to fuel their anger but the tiniest disagreements snowballed into huge fights. I wasn't until only months before the murder that they finally divorced but now they continuously fight over custody of Lizzy and Josh and she hates it.

Courtney Veronica Nightingale (née Peters)

29

Female

Hetreosexual

2 piercings on each of her ear lobes.
She has a small 'scar' on her lip from where she once had a piercing

Courtney is a very outgoing person, she's the kind to pull up tired moms and dads at her son's daycare and offer to take their kids to preschool and back for the next few days or take the weary parents out for coffee. The woman seems to have a rather odd amount of energy but, honestly, she's just good at hiding tiredness. (Her love of coffee's a big help). She's rather open and can be easy to talk to. She's been through quite a bit and finds it easy to relate to particularly teens going through those experiences. She's an empathic person.

Courtney is rather stubborn, once she has a view on something it's almost impossible to change her mind. Sometimes she dives head-first into something without looking further into it or thinking. This results in her getting frustrated and stressed, which she usually accidentally takes out on her friends and family. She then has a lot of trouble finding another way or trying another approach. Courtney doesn't know when to give up.

~ Spending time with her family
~ Music- especially singing
~ Ice Skating
~ Cycling

Likes
~ Singing
~ Her son and husband
~ Resting
~ NOT cleaning
~ Coffee
~ Pastries (especially savoury ones)
Dislikes
~ When her house is messy
~ Cleaning
~ Drugs
~ Liquorice
~ Judgemental people

~ Courtney is the counsellor at the local high school
~ She is currently 8 weeks pregnant with her second and third children (twins). She's starting has a slight bump that's not all that not obvious unless she's wearing tighter clothes
~ She is a Christian

Courtney grew up with a rather average home life in her younger years. Her mother, Michelle Peters, had a condition that gave her a very slim possibility of conceiving children so Courtney grew up an only child.

Little could be said about Courtney in her early years. She was a 'normal' kid. However, as she got older, this didn't stay the same. As she got into middle school Courtney started hanging out with the wrong crowd. From there her life was very much a 'good girl gone bad' story. She became known in the town for her 'Gothic' look and, particularly, her addiction to drugs. Particularly Ice and Heroin. She would be high extremely often and her home life became shattered because of it.

It was when she was 17 Courtney OD'd on heroin and was found passed out at Lafayette Bayou. Luckily she was found in time and the doctors able to save her. However, with medical proof if illegal drug usage, Courtney was put on trial.

In the end, due to her young age and the fact she didn't harm anyone physically while she was high, Courtney was given a 24 month sentence as long as she attended weekly therapy sessions and drug test (starting at biweekly but becoming further apart if she had no sign of drugs every time) for 3 years proceeding the sentence. Shortly after the sentence Courtney then went through a 'drug court' and successfully changed her prison sentence to time at rehabilitation institute as long as the preceeding therapy and drug checks were maintained afterwards.

In her early months particularly, Courtney found rehab tough, extremely so. She commonly experienced withdrawal symptoms but, in hindsight, Courtney considers it the best thing she's done. In Rehabilitation Courtney was visited by a pastor from the city the rehabilitation centre. He preached the gospel to her and gave her a bible. Courtney quickly gave herself to Christianity and finds relief in her God. She believes God helped her through her time in the rehabilitation centre. When she returned to town she was seen to be completely transformed and complied with the rest of the court's rulings.

Only months after starting therapy she met David Nightingale, the son of her therapist. He was only a year older than her and the pair became fast friends and, eventually, it blossomed into more.

Courtney was 21 when David proposed, with Courtney giving a positive response. Knowing his partner's love for music complete a song despite the fact he had no musical ability whatsoever, nor a decent singing voice, but Courtney found it sweet. The pair got married a year later, the day after her sentence was officially complete.

After their honeymoon Courtney, wishing to help others overcome problems she had gone through before it goes too far, decided she wanted to become a school counselor so she went straight on to doing a uni degree through an online course. She finished her master's degree only at the end of the year before and started working as a counsellor at the local high school the year just gone.

When Courtney was 25, and halfway through her bachelor degree, she found herself pregnant with a boy. The couple waited anxiously for his birth, over preparing in every way (only to find they could never really be prepared). Courtney was 26 when she she brought Tyson Jai Nightgale into the world.

Only about a month before the murder Courtney discovered she was once again pregnant. Only a week and a half prior she found put she was expecting twins and the couple soon told their son.

David Lesley Nightingale

30

male

Hetreosexual

Left nostril ring. (I know there's a lobe piercing in the picture but ignore that :3)
'Tyson' tattooed on the inside of his lower right arm as shown below (in hider)

David is a very free spirit. With a carefree and happy-go-lucky outlook on life he doesn't sweat the small stuff... and rarely plans for the future. David possesses a sweet heart, he's one to help kids get things from the top shelf and continually check up on others. He cares a lot for, well, everyone he knows and is extremely loyal to his loved ones. He also has great sense of humour.

At times David can be rather childish. He still makes and laughs at toilet humour and is one to pull pranks a lot. Sometimes he doesn't quite know when to stop, though his pranks are (usually) harmless. David's mind wanders like crazy and sometime it hard to keep up. Although he is loyal David terrible with deadlines and (usually) long term commitments. It's a mystery as to how he managed to not only have but maintain a marriage.

~ Fishing
~ Listening to music
~ Spend time with his family
~ Rock-climbing
~ joking around with people and pulling simple pranks

Likes
~ His family
~ His wife's voice
~ Pulling pranks
~ Fishing
~ Eating

Dislikes
- Stick-in-the-muds
~ Anything Lemon flavoured
~ Greed
~ Judgemental people
~ Opera

~ Works as a graphic designer and runs his business mostly online
~ Is a Christian

David is the 3rd child of 4. At a young age he proved to be cheeky and mischievous. He's often prank his siblings. His childhood was rather average and, for the most part, uneventful. As his siblings got old enough to skip town they did for bigger cities.

David had only remained in town to earn money. He lived with his parents as he studied graphic design and website design via an online course. During this he commuted to a little restaurant on the highway where he worked as a Barista. He had plans to move out, that was until chance had him getting to know one of his dad's patients.

Honestly, he had liked her for sometime before asking her to take the next step of becoming her partner. The pair married later on, the same year that David finished his degree.

After they returned he opened his business while keeping his barista job and, a couple year later was earning enough to drop the Barista job.

Tatiana Díaz

Seventeen

Female

Bisexual

There is only one word that can sum up Tatiana’s personality and that word is polarizing.

Ultimately, depending on who you ask you could get an entirely different perception of Tatiana with some of those perspectives being not exactly the most kind. With that said, Tatiana doesn’t pretend she is the easiest to get along with and knows full well that her inquisitive and passionate tendencies can be taken for a hot-headed invasiveness that most people don’t particularly like; but she frankly doesn’t care if people see her incorrectly as a result—she isn’t going to change who she is to suit other people because they cannot handle a little curiosity, wit, and passion. Tatiana knows who her friends are and sheds few tears over people giving her a dirty look or snide comment. From her perspective, they are meaningless affronts that she’ll likely have to deal with her whole life just like her family has dealt with it for over two hundred years.

Beyond her dismissal of negative view of herself and her actions, Tatiana is a bit more than just being a little hot-headed and invasive. She’s strongly passionate with her hobbies, interests, and extracurricular activities whilst still proving to her parents that she’s the competitive academic that they want her to be. The Díaz lineage is full of people who have to own up to their legacy and provide something to it, often with mixed results. This standard to meet can be especially daunting, especially given that new expectations seem to show themselves every single day as a new test of endurance for Tatiana to face—even if she’s consistent in her academics, is she to par in Tennis? Had Tatiana no passions of her own, she would’ve probably went insane by this point in her life.

Beyond her parent’s rigorous expectations for her academics, Tatiana is inherently creative, a fact that is evident in her talents as an aspiring singer-songwriter. Her acoustic guitar is her constant companion at home and within the halls of the historic hotel her family owns and operates. Second to her interest in songwriting lies her skill in competitive Tennis, a sport that lends well to her temperamental and observant personality—a sport that her parents value more than her interests in writing songs and performing them due to her moderate success in the competitive circuit. At this point in her life Tatiana isn’t sure if her name is going to be attached as another member of the Díaz family or if she’s going to make her own path through music or tennis. She isn’t sure what she wants more.

▾Academics
▾Confidence
▾Music
▾Tennis
▾Birds
▾Coffee
▾Disorganization
▾Indecisiveness

The Díaz family holds a historic lineage dating back to when Louisiana was an administrative district of New Spain, long before it was turned over to the Americans. It is with this in mind that one could consider the familial dynasty as the most historic family in the locale that has since become known as Dixie Inn. As a result, it is unsurprising to see many members of the family with their hands in various businesses and political operations throughout the townships settled around Dixie Inn. Within the township itself is two notable places of business, a prestigious plantation and the old hotel that was the root of the family’s success.

Basically what I’m saying is the Díaz family equates to money; especially in the shadow of the lower middle class around them.

The eldest daughter of Alejandro Díaz and Leticia Fernández, Tatiana stands as one of two children that remain in Dixie Inn within their home at the familial estate which once served as a Spanish plantation in the 18th Century. Being raised within the halls of the familial manor, a property that once (and to some level, still does) served as a Spanish sugarcane plantation, Tatiana has lived a comfortable and privileged lifestyle in the shadow of her parents. In terms of dramatic life experiences, Tatiana has had few—her parents are both alive and the familial income hasn’t particularly stumbled throughout her life. It is said that the most taxing things regarding Tatiana is her relationship with her parents who seem to come up with new expectations on top of continuing storied ones that are two centuries old.

Leith Matteo Meyer

19

Male

Homosexual

Nope.

Leith is a mommas boy at heart. A real sweetheart, he likes to help people out and most would say he's honestly the sweetest boy on earth. He's not without his shortcomings however. During his teenage years, Leith was disruptive in class and a bit of a troublemaker. His acting out was largely due to his conflicting feelings regarding his sexuality as he began to discover he wasn't attracted to girls. When he finally came out and learned to love himself a little more, he returned to the sweet boy he'd been before, heck, moreso even, he was now more humbled.
He's a bit of a prude in a way. Not that he's utterly virginal, but he absolutely can't stand foul language and can't help but cringe when someone swears, he himself never cusses. He generally keeps to himself but is also quick to offer a helping hand and be outgoing. He loves his friends dearly and he's a soft, old-school hopeless romantic at heart. His biggest issue is probably his indecision. Leith tries to please everyone and often fails to satisfy ANYONE by trying to keep everyone happy. He's easily manipulated because he tries to be a people pleaser. His relationship with his step-father is tense. He tends to have conflicting emotions regarding the men in his life and at times his rejection at the hands of his biological father rears its ugly head and threatens his relationships.

Repairing engines. He doesn't care about fancy new models or luxury cars, he likes fixer-uppers. He likes reading comicbooks and watching low budget "awful" movies (the worse the movie, the better!). He's outdoorsy and sporty and would happily spend every weekend swimming in the creek or camping and singing round a campfire with friends.

+ comics
+ cars
+ cute boys
+ outdoors

- swearing
- taking sides/fights
- bad coffee
- stepdad (sometimes)

He's left handed, bears a striking resemblance to his biological father, works in the local auto-repair garage. He was somewhat close to the victim (Olivia) because sometimes after school he would sit in Nicky's while his mom worked and she would help him with his homework and she was probably the second or third person he came out to (after his mom) because she had such a warm, kind temperament. He's been very unsettled by her gruesome and untimely death.

The end-product of a teenage pregnancy ... Leith had a pretty decent childhood though, his mother Jessica, done a good job and she was heavily supported by Leith's maternal-grandparents.
His father (who was from an Italian family, hence Leith's half-Italian heritage) didn't stick around and this rejection at the hands of his father has always lingered with Leith.

Leith was about 12 when he began to think he was different and by 14 he was 100% sure he was gay and that made him miserable.
He was troublesome in school even though he was quite popular in his class and well liked by his peers. His mom didn't know what to do. Teachers said he was clever but kept causing disruptions and didn't do his homework. He fought with his step-dad and was disagreeable, so much unlike the sweet, quiet child Jessica had once known.

Things got a lot better when Leith finally confided in his that he was gay and was scared she'd kick him out and reject him like his father did, afraid his friends would turn on him and his life would be ruined. She accepted him and supported him although it wasn't always easy on her, especially in a small, religious town. Regardless, Jess put on a brave face because deep down, even though she didn't mean to get pregnant at 17, she was happy with her life, her family, and she loved Leith to death.

After coming out things began to look a lot better for Leith. He lost some friends in school, but surprisingly, he had a few supporters and homophobic bullying didn't really harm him. While he studied, he became an apprentice mechanic at the local auto-repair shop and thoroughly enjoyed it. Jess wanted him to go to college, she'd had a chance and lost it and didn't want it to happen to her son, but he seemed content Dixie fixing cars. It was his own real serious interest he didn't have any huge ambitions. She urged him to consider college, perhaps he'd like engineering. In the end, he was awarded a sports scholarship, but he could defer it for a couple of years.

Jessica Grace McAdam

36

Female

Heterosexual

Nope.

Jess tries to be Super-Mom, and for the most part, she doesnt' do half bad, but she's certainly not perfect. She's not as mature as other mums, at least, she wasn't when Leith was young, but now she's older and wiser but sometimes she still finds herself out of her depth. She relies a lot on her husband for support, advice and insight. Sometimes she can be a bit of a soft touch, particularly with Leith because they have a unique bond. She loves her family and her home and is very house-proud. Sometimes she can be a bit bratty to the neighbours, they are roughly the same age, except instead of having teenagers and young adult kids, their kids are just starting school (in the 2-10 age range), she feels she has a lot to prove because she's still trapped in the 80's when people looked down on girls getting pregnant at a young age, or having kids with different fathers.

Baking, pinterest, making crafts, gardening, animals, her "Book Club" (which involves more wine/tea and gossip than actual books ...)

+ Her home
+ Husband
+ Family
+ Community events
+ Book club

- Resents Leith's father
- Sometimes struggles to deal with Leith's sexuality
- Offensive music (rap/metal)
- Arguing with the kids

Makes the best peach cobbler in all of Dixie!

”Name’s Sawyer Henry Dupont, but call me Sawyer. For real, only Sawyer, I’ll hit anyone that calls me Henry.

”Eighteen in body, my dude.”

”Yeah… I mean it’s down there, so you know…”

”Definitely into girls, man.”

”Well my jerk of a dad gave me a scar on my back…”

Sawyer is definitely an interesting character. He was handed a very bad hand in life and plenty of daddy issues. He’s definitely a guy with a lot of internal anger that he doesn’t always know how to deal with. He finds his release in skating, smoking, vaping, weed, etc. Sometimes, however, his anger expresses itself through him shouting at walls and hitting things. He’s not a bad guy, though. He does care about his friends, but he just doesn’t always realize how much. At first glance, especially to those who don’t know him well, he can come off as a total jerk. Those who are friends with him know he’s not too bad.

+ Alternative Music (TOP, P!ATD, etc.)
+ Skating around town
+ Parties
+ Vape pens that smell good
- Drunks
- Bullies
- Abusive People
- Lousy Dads

Sawyer’s Vape Pen. His favorite juice flavor is mango.

Sawyer's life was unfortunately never a contender to be made into a hallmark movie. His mom was only 17 when she had him, and she'd had a horrible addiction to cocaine. When she gave birth, both of the almost died, but the doctors managed to save Sawyer, though not his mother. His mother's family had long since disowned her, so Sawyer's much older father, Jacob Riter, was left to care for his son by himself, as his family was across the country. Naturally, Riter was not the picture of maturity and fatherhood, and quickly fell into an addiction to all things alcoholic. He constantly slept around in his younger years and often came home with a random girl.

This lifestyle was obviously not a great environment for Sawyer to grow up in, and he was practically forced to raise himself. His dad made sure he had food, but that was about it. On more than one occasion came home wasted and aggressive, and Sawyer became best friends with his dad's strength and often his belt. This led to many fights between them, and when Sawyer was old enough, he decided to fight back for a change. He hit his dad over the head with a whiskey bottle, but his dad was still bigger and stronger than him. He beat him to a pulp, and used a studded belt to put a long scar across Sawyer's back.

When police were alerted to this Jacob Riter was immediately arrested. Being 16 at the time, Sawyer chose to file for Child Emancipation, and was granted it. He was allowed to live by himself instead of going to foster care. About six months later, he was called by his estranged aunt Rachel, his dad's sister. She moved down to Dixie Inn to help him, even though he was legally independent. He on Wednesdays and Sundays cleaning tables at a local diner.