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@Phaesaris -
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I could see that happening!
Parents usually aren't all that happy to see their children running around with the Kierstead kiddies, simply because even if one of them is a nice kid it usually opens them up to be in a bad environment.
(Ethan, for example, has been following behind his older brother Hunter since he was young.
So, while, at a young age such as 10, Ethan still didn't get into all that much trouble himself, his older brother Hunter - who would have been 16 at the time - was already getting pretty heavily involved in drugs and had a lot of unsavory friendships - which of course effected Ethan, and would in turn have the potential to put any friends he might have had in not so great situations.)
The Kierstead clan in general tends to be avoided by a lot of people, simply because such a vast number of them are involved in illegal dealings and general unwholesome behavior.
Of course, this doesn't mean the Kierstead kids don't make friends, just thought I'd throw that out there as a bit of background info.
I could see the youngest members of Idony's family possibly being friends with some of Michael's family, though.
The older Kierstead kids all have their own thing going on, and probably wouldn't want much to do with Michale's family, but Sarah, Logan, and Noah would be open to friendships. Sarah and Logan sort of keep to themselves a bit at school, since they have this sort of alliance going against the other children, as they just love spending endless hours amongst themselves scheming of ways to cause trouble in the school. They'd probably be hesitant to let another kid hang out with them, but I could see them possibly letting Alice in, since she's young enough they wouldn't deem her too much of a threat to their pranks and rumor-spreading. They might not always be that nice to her, though, and could even turn it into a manipulative situation - which could either immediately end the relationship, or make it a less than healthy friendship, depending on how gullible the girl is and how much she's willing to put up with.
(Let me know what you think about this)
I could see a friendship between Noah, Benny, and Franky being very probable though. Noah is pretty sweet, but since he doesn't have any siblings around his age, and his mother has never been all that attentive, he has a tendency to get a bit neglected when it comes to social contact in the family.
Maybe Noah could be in the same kindergarten class as Benny and Franky, and took a liking to the two boys? Idony feels pretty bad that Noah is a bit on the lonelier side for a kid his age, and would be more than eager to push such a friendship between the children along. I imagine she'd be pretty annoyingly incessant about arranging playdates and encouraging the friendship, the second Noah expressed his admiration for the boys. Even if Michael's family did disapprove of such a friendship between the kids, she wouldn't let that stop her, and would just become even more pushy about it to Michael.
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@Alis_Audāx -
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Yeah, as long as you're okay with it, I think a friendship would be a very reasonable relationship for the two to have.
Honestly, I really can't see a romantic relationship as being that probable for the two, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyways.
Having grown up with such an erratic home life, the idea of a romantic relationship has never been 'cute' and 'fun' to Idony, like it is too many teenagers, but rather more frightening. Her mother and father had a shotgun wedding of sorts, only marrying because Lenny got Aileen pregnant with Hunter. That combined with the rumors of Alieen's affairs, and the general bad attitudes of the two, the marriage has always been unsteady. Bad marriages are more common than uncommon amongst the Kiersteads, and Idony's idea of what a romantic relationship should be like is distorted. (Honestly, the relationships the Kiersteads form are generally unhealthy. They're protective of their own, most of the time, but they definitely don't always treat them right.) She's the sort of person who would be more likely to pass up a healthy happy relationship, and rather become involved in an abusive one, instead of the other way around like most. So, if she were to make a good friend, she first of all wouldn't entirely consider them relationship material (because, relationships aren't really meant to be that happy in her mind), and secondly wouldn't want to compromise the friendship over something of the sort.
I could definitely see the twos friendship potentially becoming pretty strong, though. Both of them are willing to jump into situations, so neither would be afraid to stand up for the other if they felt like it, which I imagine both teens would appreciate. I imagine that Robin's family wouldn't at all approve of eir and Idony's relationship, and in similar fashion, I don't think Idony's family would approve either. They really don't have room to judge others, but that doesn't stop the Kiersteads from being prejudiced about a lot of things, and someone who identifies as androgynous would be one of those things.
The shared resistance from both of their families might only make the more drawn towards each other though, because, well, that typical teenage rebelliousness. If you tell your kids not to do something they have that awful tendency of wanting to do it even more.
I feel like both would be wrongly judged by most of the town - Idony for her family, and Robin for eir gender. I imagine it would be difficult not to develop a bit of a "me against the world" sort of thinking in that situation, and I know that, at least for Idony, being able to change that to "
us against the world" would be a big comfort.
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