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Name: G.M. Dark
Race: Human
Sexuality: Bisexual, but doesn't really talk about it, and hasn't been with a man for at least 20 years. I'd say he'd be ashamed of his past experiences, but he definitely spent his teenage/young adult years in and around the burgeoning LGBTQ cultures of the 20s, because he would have turned 18 in 1925, and the semi-visible aspects of gay life didn't start to be hidden again until the 30s, so from ~16 to ~23 (I'm not sure exactly when the queer culture of the Americas began to be locked away again), he was around these relatively public aspects of non-heterosexual life because of where he lived at the time (that said--I doubt this wave hit smaller towns like where we are currently set, and like I said, it became shameful again in the 30s, which is why he doesn't really talk about his history. In his heart-of-hearts he knows he isn't straight, though)
Abilities: I mean, he can woodwork. He doesn't make canoes or anything, but he's been known to make a wooden train or a little wooden carousel where you turn the little key and the horses go up and down. He also likes to draw and is fluent in Arabic.
Personality: Quiet and intimidating. He is very somber, and not very forthcoming, but if you get him talking, he has a lot to share. He maintains a neutral expression most times, but it doesn't come from a place of "real men don't show emotions!" it just isn't something which comes naturally to him. People often want/expect him to be hyper-masculine because he's quite tall, bearded, and athletic, but he's definitely more similar to the "philosopher" archetype than he is to the "jock" archetype.
Age: 48
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(Soooooo I don't have a good drawing of Ivy as a child so enjoy this Ghibli-inspired picrew of her)
Name: Ivy Q.H. Dark
Race: Human
Sexuality: She is 10 years old and hasn't really begun to consider her sexuality yet.
Abilities: She's really good at multiplication and when she was 8, she won her school's Spelling Bee. She's also good at climbing trees and likes writing stories.
Personality: Adventurous and bright, but can be a bit stubborn and willful.. That said, she's a bit awkward around other kids, especially because she wasn't raised in an environment which was all that keen on gender-roles, so she doesn't quite know where she fits among children who received a more traditional upbringing.
Age: 10 (Eleven in October!)
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(She has freckles, but my friend who made the illustration forgot them whoopsies)
Name: Rose McGann
Race: Human
Sexuality: Lesbian, but because it's the fifties, she publicly identifies as "finding men a distraction," and "I have some good gal pals"
Abilites: Rose can play a pretty wide variety of instruments, but her favourites are violin and piano. She also has a harmonica, guitar, and spoons, and she's surprisingly good at archery, but it doesn't come up often.
Personality: Mostly kind and generous, but she doesn't suffer fools and isn't a pushover. She's a very open and friendly person who will call you her friend the same day you meet her. Because she's an immigrant, she kind of feels like she has something to prove.
Age: 24