I n s t e a d.

𖣔 𝕀 𝕟 𝕤 𝕥 𝕖 𝕒 𝕕 𖣔

☼ 𝙴 𝙻 𝙻 𝙸 𝙴  𝙹 𝙰 𝙼 𝙴 𝚂 ☼

Ellie is kind and caring, she's tries to help everyone and anyone even if it means getting hurt. Ellie has always been outgoing and fun but after her brother died and the abuse stepped in, she became quiet and kept to herself. Ellie has a love for painting and nature, all the free time she's has is spent outside and painting. But as many stay away from her for she hasn't talked in 5 years, she uses it has a defense mechanism, to shield herself from more hurt and neglect. Ellie's biggest secret is that she had to watch her brother commit suicide right in front of her, she had a deep hatred for her brothers friends, they skipped his funeral and didn't call or anything. Ellie stays away from people because she has no more happiness and fun left in her to have friends. Which makes others think she's odd but really she has no love to give. Making her numb.

♔ 𝐸 𝑇 𝐻 𝐴 𝑁  𝐴 𝐶 𝐸 ♔

Ethan Ace is all about violence, that's all he knows. He's mean and doesn't care about anyone except for his friends, that's his biggest strength and his worst weakness. He has a passion about writing, he lets go when he's writing, taking his angry and putting it all in, all his emotions. He was taught that love is a weakness and that it shouldn't be in his life, so it isn't. All Ethan wants is power and if that means no love, then so be it. Many fear Ethan, for he doesn't love anything which makes him more dangerous than anyone, because he has nothing to lose. Ethan is the most protective our of the group, at times the most dangerous. He's will help Jack in a fight or pull him out, but there was a few times when the guy was bad mouthing either Jack or Brandon and Ethan will destroy them, for they are his family, and nobody hurts his family.

⚠︎︎ 𝐉 𝐀 𝐂 𝐊 𝐐 𝐔 𝐄 𝐄 𝐍 ⚠︎︎

Jack Queen is very much like Ethan in a way, he's mean, rude, and violence is always an answer, but he's more on edge that Ethan. Always ready for a fight, inching on people just to fight them. But only difference is that Jack's family is different from Ethan's, they don't want Jack doing this type of stuff, they want him to have a good life and graduate and move on. But Jack doesn't want that he wants to have fun, live life to the fullest. But they way he goings about it he's not going to get freedom. Jack is angry, he's angry at the world for taking his best friend, for taking his father. He's a mess but covering it up. Jack is the fierce of them all, he is very protective of his friends and who he cares about. He will do anything for them or to help them, and if anyone hurts them or harms them, he won't stop unlit they beg.

♕ 𝘽 𝙍 𝘼 𝙉 𝘿 𝙊 𝙉 𝙍 𝙊 𝙔 ♕

Brandon Roy is the third and final 'bad boy' of their group, Brandon is different then Ethan or Jack, he isn't always about violence, he rarely ever fights unless one of his friends need help, or he protecting them. Brandon lost his family in a fire tens years ago and has been staying with Jack and his family since. Brandon is the joker of the group, he's always cracking jokes, trying to lighten the mood of his gloomy friends, he's a huge fan of pranks and constantly playing them on Jack. Ethan and Jack are all Brandon has left for family, he truly loves them like brothers and will do anything for them. Brandon and Jack's best friend died and hit Jack hard and it was the only time he saw Jack cry, so Brandon is naturally protective about Jack when it comes to that.
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They were the same,
But so different.
He was cold,
She was numb.
He had never been loved,
She had none left.
He was her power,
She was his weakness.
So instead of losing the other,
They found each other.