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I am very sorry for the late response. But my day is going well, I hope yours is too

here you go @frostycausedaniceage! Why did you choose the most complicated one lol. I can’t go into as much detail as I would like because one of the major plot twists/ character development moments comes from family but ok here we go:

Maya’s dad José Hernandaz is an active duty Airforce soldier who was deployed to Afghanistan when she was 14. After he finished his two years (two more which would be spent in Afghanistan) he was supposed to retire. Maya turns 16, and with a month left of his tour, he is shot and killed. His death is actually what starts Maya’s whole story. Maya adored her father and his death really destroyed her mentally, but she slowly got over it with the help of her friends and family

Maya’s mom Isabella Hernadaz is a scientist working at Alchamax, an experimental research facility that focuses on finding cures for diseases, which the section Maya’s mom works at focusing on lung cancer. She is very kind and sweet, but also tough. She is the type of mom to tell you gently not to touch a hot stove, but if you try to touch it again after her warnings she will smack your hand with a spoon. She is often really busy because of her work hours, leaving Maya and her sister alone a lot, especially during the summer time, but tries to make time to play games. They have a family tradition of family game night on Fridays which Maya adores. She is really close to her mom and gets a lot of her morals from her

Lastly, we have Maya’s 5 year old sister, Lily. Maya adores Lily with every fiber of her being. Since she is left alone with her because of her mom’s job, she gets to spend a lot of time with her, which Maya doesn’t mind one bit. She is very sweet, energetic, thoughtful, and naive, and literally just pure joy incarnate. I love Lily so much, especially since she comes to Maya’s room a lot with lily flowers, saying “Now you can have me around at all times!” So pure I can’t lol. Maya has a great relationship with all of her family, but definitely favorite family member goes to Lily.