Frankie-22-they/them, he/him, it/its...blog for all my hyperfixations. basically imma spam this with whatever im obsessed with at the present moment, subject to change without warning. Current theme: monster high!! (my podcast blog has been moved to @mxsteel)
Thinking about Duke frequently employing kids (to the point that people in town he’s never met like Cornell Stamoran know about it) because he knows what it’s like to be in a bad situation and be powerless to get out because you’re young and have no money of your own, and he just wants to protect the kids in town from that.
It’s probably well known at the high school that if you need money, go to the Gull and ask Duke for a job. You’ll have it and get paid under the table, but he remembers every single kid’s name and when they do make it out on their own, he’s the number one reference on all of their applications. And the references he gives aren’t just good- they’re specific. He remembers that David was great at making kids laugh and that Helena was better at keeping books than his actual accountant and whoever called him has to cut him off cause he won’t stop talking them up.
He’s like Spencer Shay except he’ll pay you and what I would give for a teen horror-sitcom set in Haven about these kids and their boss/older brother figure.
Every one else finds her annoying, but Clawdeen, a canonical cat owner, recognizes Toralei's behavior as that of a bored cat who wants attention, and decides to do something about it.
Two weeks later they're dating, and neither of them are 100% sure how that happened.