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Rainbow Bubbles

train track princes

Evergreen

Cutler

LIkes:

  • Crafts

  • Cozy Sweaters

  • Hootin' & Hollerin'

disLIkes:

  • People

  • Rules

  • Beige

One of the two protagonists of Train Track Princes, Evergreen Cutler is the pansexual, Jewish son of a single mom. With his powers of ADHD, he is capable of creating many things, but knitting is his favorite. He doesn't think much about what he's doing before he's doing it, and therein lies the problem. His stuffy ex-best friend Garrett has the exact opposite problem. There's a whole book addressing this problem.

Pansexual
Demisexual
Capricorn

Garrett

Spelling

Capricorn

LIkes:

  • Drawing/Painting

  • Baseball

  • Funny Socks

disLIkes:

  • His Parents

  • Chaos

  • Depression

Our second protagonist of Train Track Princes, Garrett has spent his entire life trying to please others. He is dyslexic, grew up with a speech impediment that sometimes resurfaces, and has been diagnosed with depression. He knows that all of this means that he's doomed to disappoint his parents. He believes this is a reason for an end, but discovers there's much more waiting for him on the other side of the semicolon.

Man Loving Man

Cindy

Cutler

Aquarius

LIkes:

  • Astrology

  • Direct Action

  • Peppermint Tea

disLIkes:

  • Stereotyping

  • Disingenuous People

  • Injustice

Pregnant at 19 and a mother at 20, Cindy is Evergreen's mother. She works two jobs to keep their mobile home and 2004 Honda Civic, but outside of this, Cindy enjoys tarot and astrology. She herself will tell you that being an Aquarius informs much of her life. More than anything else in her life, Cindy loves her son. She would fistfight so many people if it meant protecting those she loves. 

Demiromantic

Amanda

Spelling

Leo

LIkes:

  • Interior Design

  • Church

  • Being a #boymom

disLIkes:

  • Untidiness

  • "Unhealthy People"

  • Being Judged

Garrett's mom, Amanda was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She's a church-going, upright person who prides herself on her beautiful family: her breadwinning, handsome husband and three high-achieving children. Amanda's entire identity is wrapped up in her family and how they appear to their church and their town. She's her children's number one fan...as long as they're doing what she wants.

Matt

Spelling

Pisces

LIkes:

  • Prayer

  • His Study

  • Doritos

disLIkes:

  • Breaking Rules

  • Crowds

  • Surprises

Father to Garrett, Grayson, and Gemma, Matt Spelling adheres to rules, whether those rules are from the Bible, or simply good ol' fashioned gender norms. He is much quieter than his wife, but celebrates traditional masculinity. His head is full of baseball stats and Bible verses. He doesn't have patience for people who do things differently than he would.

Ella

Cortez

Scorpio

LIkes:

  • Magical Girls

  • Red Lipstick

  • Pickles

disLIkes:

  • Cowards

  • Jocks

  • Small Talk

Both Evergreen's best friend and ex-girlfriend, Ella is an exhausted goth girl with the disposition of a tired mother. Looking after Evergreen is a fulltime job, after all, and even if they don't love each other Like That anymore, she loves him to death. Getting baked and watching Sailor Moon together is her ideal weekend plan.

Bisexual

Grayson

Spelling

Cancer

LIkes:

  • Video Games

  • Pretty Girls

  • Calculus

disLIkes:

  • His Parents

  • Art Classes

  • Rejection

Garrett's younger brother by a mere year and a half, Grayson is on the student council, a member of the National Honor Society, and the highest achieving student in his grade. Other things he enjoys include gaming with his friends, falling in love with new girls, and horny anime. He's loyal to a fault, and will walk through hell itself if his siblings need him to. He would also like you to know that he's 3/4 of an inch taller than his older brother.

Dane

O'Gorman

Sagittarius

LIkes:

  • Shoes

  • Neuroscience

  • Baseball

disLIkes:

  • School Administration

  • Dirty Shoes

  • Chickens

Garrett's baseball teammate and one of his biggest supporters, Dane is a friendly, intelligent guy who has dreams of helping people by studying neuroscience. He's equal parts goofy and serious, knowing when to lighten up or clamp down. Just don't ask him about that one time in sophomore year his ex-girlfriend's chickens got into the house.

Gemma

Spelling

Aries

LIkes:

  • Pink

  • Stuffed Animals

  • Cello

disLIkes:

  • Her Parents

  • Growing Up

  • Grayson's Anime

The youngest of the Spelling clan, Gemma is a bonafide girly-girl who would rather hide in her room with her stuffies than deal with the outside world. As the only daughter, she sees a lot of scrutiny from her parents in a different way than her brothers. The struggle is real, and she isn't sure how to address it. She's lost.

Bisexual

Kite

Beauregard

Libra

LIkes:

  • Animals

  • Dancing/Theater

  • Cowboy Boots

disLIkes:

  • Conflict

  • Math Class

  • Gender

Quiet but vibrant, Kite is a friend to Evergreen. They are nonbinary and pansexual, and they chose their name based upon their mother's pet name for them - mi cometa, as they "fly all over the place." They are a theater kid with a penchant for dancing, and they tend to float between friend groups without settling down. They live on a ranch outside town with a number of animals.

Nonbinary
Pansexual

Camila

Avilla

Libra

LIkes:

  • Reading

  • Funky Hairstyles

  • Bath Bombs

disLIkes:

  • Loud Boys

  • Astrology

  • Dirty Jokes

Serious and striking, Camila is Evergreen's friend and Ella's girlfriend. She's more likely to be found in a library than at a party. Between her elaborate hairdos and vintage clothes, she stands out from the crowd. Her GPA guarantees her a place at any college her heart desires, and she desires to get out of town as soon as she can.

Lesbian

James "Jamesy"

Cornell

Taurus

LIkes:

  • Baseball

  • Country Music

  • The Boys

disLIkes:

  • Winter

  • Garrett's Parents

  • Tomatoes

Garrett's baseball teammate, Jamesy is an affable kid who gets along with most people. His beat-up truck always has the radio tuned to the country station, and he knows every word to every popular song. More than anyone else, Jamesy values his friends. He's probably on the aromantic spectrum, but he doesn't have the words for that (yet).

Aromantic

Aaron

ROdgers

Gemini

LIkes:

  • Beer

  • Comic Books

  • Street Racing

disLIkes:

  • Reading Novels

  • Garrett's Parents

  • Going to Class

Another one of Garrett's teammates, Aaron has a loose relationship with his education. He's mostly in it for the baseball team. He's a big fan of both the Avengers and Batman, and most of his t-shirts tend to be comic book oriented. He builds cars with his Uncle Jack, and they race them on back roads. He hasn't gotten caught (yet).

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