#5'2 and 5'5 Chinese couple

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The whole reason Solo went to the circus is because their eldest sister finally had enough and rehomed all the siblings the best way a 17 year old girl could. Most went to fire stations, a few into apprenticeships, Solo went to the circus, but their twin was a bit different.

Breeze as a little kid was the shyest, most anxious thing on earth who could hardly bare to be away from your side for a minute. So, Sunset put her in a shopping centre, told her to wait on the chair for a few minutes, then went to security and ‘reported a missing little kid’ then left. Breeze was found by security, a call was put out, and when nobody claimed her, police and social services were called.

The event was traumatic for Breeze, who was very co-dependant on her twin and had horrid separation anxiety. Luckily, once it was coaxed out how she had been living, she was placed into a foster home for very badly treated children. Of all the siblings rehomed, Breeze was the only one who's rehoming came with therapy.

Her foster parents were two social workers, Li-Na and Li-Jie, an older couple who were specialised in childcare, child psychology, trauma therapy and a slew of other credentials. Their job was to take care of the severe abuse cases, things like csa, torture, abandonment etc, give them a safe home for as long as was needed, and help them process their trauma before going on to another home or growing out of the system. So Breeze fit right in.

Despite all the resources, Breeze took years to settle in. She ran away countless times, desperate to find her twin or sisters and brothers. She was terrified of all the new people, hated being inside so much, was haunted by nightmares of being abandoned.

Li-Na and Li-Jie helped her write all the things she wanted from her twin. They got her a little tent so she could be outside as much as was safe. At night, they helped make her ‘safety spots’ with baby monitors, so if she felt alone, she could use the monitor to see Li-Na and Li-Jie were still in their bedroom, just down the hall.

When Breeze was 6, she began expressing a distaste for boys clothing, and wanted to wear for feminine things. By the time she was 9, her pronouns were set in stone, her wardrobe exactly as she wanted, and her name, though not changed, had a different feel in her mouth- and it felt different when her foster parents said it. She had a birthday party all bug type Pokemon themed.

A few days later, Li-Na and Li-Jie asked if she’d like to be adopted by them. They had one son who was an adult and moved out, and no other adopted children. All their foster kids were their kids, but Breeze was not one they ever wanted to lose. And, since it was becoming very clear that Breeze had nobody else to care for her, and that her need for stability was crucial to her mental state, it was settled.

Now Breeze is 17. She’s finishing her a-level exams, and is looking at universities near by to pursue a degree in entomology. She’s a tall, proud lesbian trans girl, who’s confident, cool, incredibly mature and self sufficient. She still likes hanging with her parents more than anything, and loves to be a part of caring for the foster kids. She sees them all like endless little siblings, and delights in teaching them how this big house works. She has a few friends, though none incredibly close, and it does make her lonely sometimes. She still craves her twin like a fish craves water, but she’s trying to make peace with never seeing them again. It just feels so unlikely.

Now.

There is a chance.

In some timeline.

That Li-Na and Li-Jie get a call for a serious abuse case. A runaway teenager with a child confirmed to be their own offspring, with very clear signs of CSA and physical abuse spanning at least a decade.

And it could be possible someone connects the dots that even though Breeze has been on oestrogen since she was 12, they both look very similar.

But also, let’s say, you’re character has had to run away.

They might just end up in a home for hurt children, run by two incredibly short and incredible kind, empathetic social workers, and their giagantic bug loving daughter.

#character discussion #very randomly felt like writing about breeze #she's fun #and her adoptive parents are fun too! #li-na and li-jie #social workers who take on severe abuse cases and foster the kids for short-longterm periods #except breeze #who they had for about 5 years before going MMMMMM KEEPING THIS ONE #OUR DAUGHTER FOREVER NOW #all their fosters are 'their kids' #but nobody is allowed to take breeze away #she's theirs #5'2 and 5'5 Chinese couple #6'3 daughter with a mohawk #it's great