I'm going to be so bold and drop my CS's for approval! I'm really excited about them! (In the hider below, still thinking of a restaurant name..) I wrote my CS's mainly without looking at other CS's aside from age/general set up of the families. After I wrote I found some things that may be nice to implement! [@TGM] I read that one of your characters is also 18 and just out of our high school, which means our characters were in school together and probably know each other. Would you wanna establish a friendship (#besties) there or would you rather not? Either is fine, but I would like to! [@Martian] I peeked that Kit works as a server in a local diner, since my family owns a popular local diner/restaurant type of thing, would it maybe be nice if he worked there? You can totally say no if you want to of course. [Hider=The Sweetlake Family] [sup][h1][center][color=black]T H E S W E E T L A K E ' S[/color] [color=white]T H E S W E E T L A K E'S[/color][/center][/h1][/sup] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/cc/a2/a3cca26eba57452419585ebe0be28c9f.jpg[/img] [i]"Working in a restaurant means being part of a family, albeit usually a slightly dysfunctional one. Nothing is accomplished independently."[/i][/center] [color=white][sub][ ❇ ] B R I E F F A M I L Y H I S T O R Y[/sub][/color] [table][row][/row][row][cell=active]The name of the Sweetlake's is mostly known due to the local family restaurant, XXX. A popular local spot well visited by both young and old, and especially by the youth from the High School nearby, for the restaurant's famous shakes end delicious coffee and cakes. Previously run and owned by Paul Sweetlake, it has since been taken over by their eldest son Axel. The youngest of the family, Harper, works as a part-time waitress. The two siblings were born in the quant house on Mulberry street. Axel was an only child for 9 years, and his parents had long since given up trying to grant him a sibling. However, despite the odds, Maria Sweetlake was surprised to find herself pregnant one day. And thus, Harper was born. Being 9 years apart can cause a strained relationship between siblings, but not for Axel. The birth of Harper was rough and it caused Maria to pass away sadly. Axel became very protective of his little sister, and the two have a very strong bond. Shortly before the outbreak, Paul left town to visit a distant relative, while Axel and Harper remained on Mulberry road. The siblings don't know the status of their father.[/cell][/row][/table][color=white][sub][ ❇ ] F A M I L Y M E M B E R S[/sub][/color] [INDENT][sub][table][row][color=2c2c2c][sup][h3][b] ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[right]▅▅▅▅▅▅[/right][/b][/h3][/sup][/color][/row][row][cell][center][table=bordered][row][img]https://i.imgur.com/YRlvmy7.jpeg[/img] [color=2c2c2c]▅[/color][/row][row][cell=active][color=666666]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/color] [i]"Eating is a necessity, but cooking is an art."[/i] [color=666666]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/color][/cell][/row][/table][/center][/cell][cell][table=bordered][row][/row][row][cell=active][INDENT][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R[/color] [color=WHITE]S W E E T L A K E, A X E L || O L D E R B R O T H E R[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][INDENT]Axel is the eldest child of two, 27 years old, his younger sister being Harper of 18. You could say that the passion for cooking has been spoonfed to him. As the only child for 9 years, his father Paul involved Axel in the family restaurant as soon as he could hold a spoon. However, his dad never put pressure on him to take over. Despite that, Axel developed a real passion for food, creation and oddly, making coffee. Since Axel took over the restaurant, it has modernised and turned into a restaurant/cafe, where a lot of the town gets their regular coffee and the high schoolers come to hang out. Axel does not live on Mulberry road anymore, but visits his childhood home often due to his sister and father still residing there. When his father left to visit a relative, Axel packed his bags to stay at the house for a bit with Harper. Axel has type 1 diabetes and requires medicine.[color=666666]▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.[/color][/INDENT][/cell][/row][/table][/cell][/row][/table][/sub][/INDENT][INDENT][sub][table][row][color=2c2c2c][sup][h3][b] ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[right]▅▅▅▅▅▅[/right][/b][/h3][/sup][/color][/row][row][cell][center][table=bordered][row][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/3e/18/793e18ad7b9174e46357f697bb51fb0b.jpg[/img] [color=2c2c2c]▅[/color][/row][row][cell=active][color=666666]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/color] [i]"Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul."[/i] [color=666666]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/color][/cell][/row][/table][/center][/cell][cell][table=bordered][row][/row][row][cell=active][INDENT][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R[/color] [color=WHITE]S W E E T L A K E, H A R P E R || Y O U N G E R S I S T E R[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup][INDENT]Harper is a happy and sunny teenager, who usually sports a smile on her face. Her father endearingly calls her little sunshine. She is fresh out of high school and ready to take on the WORLD! Or at least, she was, until this all happened. She has a very strong bond with her brother and confides in him. She also works as a part-time waitress in their family restaurant, especially while preparing for uni. She is hard of hearing, and the type she has makes it so she can't localise where the sound comes from quite well, but with the help of her hearing aid you wouldn't notice much about this. While she does have a passion for food, it has much more to do with eating it rather than cooking, and her passion lies more in becoming a nurse, and even volunteered at the local clinic before this all happened.[color=666666]▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ Use as many or few of the above symbols as needed to balance this cell with the cell containing the image.[/color][/INDENT][/cell][/row][/table][/cell][/row][/table][/sub][/INDENT][/hider] Edit: [i]I made this in excitement late at night while I'm lowkey exhausted. Please excuse some spelling/grammar mistakes or small lacking.[/i]