Noel easily has the most developed family tree.
THE BENTLEY HALF OF THE FAMILY IS CHARACTERIZED BY A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TOWARDS EYEPROBLEMS. THEY HAVE BROWN TO FAIR HAIRS. AND LIGHT EYES.
THE DARCY HALF OF THE FAMILY ARE NOTORIOUSLY DARK HAIRED, DARK EYED, AND WITH FAIR SKIN. THEY ALSO TEND TO HAVE NEAR PERFECT VISION. i will ramble about the actual charas (MOST OF THESE CHARAS DON’T HAVE DESIGNS BECAUSE DRAWING OLD PEOPLE IS HARD. but w/e eventually i’ll do it LMAO.
Noel Bentley
Noel (her actual name is Noelle, but she always drops the le) is my jerkass, white, and far more attractive self-insert. She’s eccentric though overbearingly so, prideful, acts (and looks) like a 12 year old boy, and pretends to be British (the last is due to an idol worship of her grandfather and guardian who is actually British.) Bravado is her greatest strength, though her bark is far louder than her bite! (she’s actually pretty weak physically!) She always wears red glasses, and has a pronounced fondness for colours, apples, the Union Jack, fur, and boots. Her hair is dark, but greying (which she claims is a British thing), and her eyes themselves are grey. Also she is a troll online.
Leon Bentley
(the same age as Noel in every universe): Leon’s actual name is Leonce. He dropped the “ce” because he follows his twin sister around.
RIGHT-O. WELL. Leon is a lot like his twin sister in many ways, and they are the very best of friends. They look very similar, and are naturally young and mischievous souls. They also dress the same, except rather than red glasses, Leon usually wears brown glasses. HOWEVER, unlike Noel, Leon is about four inches taller, has browner hair, and his eyes are a grey blue. He also doesn’t actually need glasses.
PERSONALITY-WISE, Leon is very youthful and ADHD (EASILY DISTRACTED), but at his center he is very kind and very smart! He’s a great deal less malicious in his mischief. (HE KNOWS WHEN TO STOP, NOEL WILL TAKE IT FURTHER). Also, he prefers having fun that is in good-humour!
RIGHT-O. WELL. Leon is a lot like his twin sister in many ways, and they are the very best of friends. They look very similar, and are naturally young and mischievous souls. They also dress the same, except rather than red glasses, Leon usually wears brown glasses. HOWEVER, unlike Noel, Leon is about four inches taller, has browner hair, and his eyes are a grey blue. He also doesn’t actually need glasses.
PERSONALITY-WISE, Leon is very youthful and ADHD (EASILY DISTRACTED), but at his center he is very kind and very smart! He’s a great deal less malicious in his mischief. (HE KNOWS WHEN TO STOP, NOEL WILL TAKE IT FURTHER). Also, he prefers having fun that is in good-humour!
- Percival Bentley (aged 45)— Noel and Leon’s father has always lived in the academic shadow of his older brother’s (Humphrey Bentley). Said brother was a Rhode’s scholar, and while he himself worked hard, Percy was of ordinary intelligence. He learned to come to terms with his limitations in college upon meeting and falling in love with Ellen Darcy (his future wife) and realizing that life could be wonderful without being extraordinary.
He became an accountant.
Personality-wise, he was a good and solid family man. He was very honest, and dutiful, and provided the stability his wife really really needed!
But, then he contracted a nasty case of the flu one year when Noel and Leon were about three years old. The fever didn’t break in time, so there was brain damage. He didn’t die, but he was left a raving mad-man with poor motor control and memory retention! - Ellen (maiden name: Darcy) Bentley (aged 40(?))— Noel and Leon’s mother was the youngest and tomboyish daughter of her family (her older sister Matilda being the girly girl). She’s very fond of adventure, and is somewhat brash, though she usually means well. (SHE’S KIND OF A MESS OF A WOMAN)
She has always secretly been her father’s (Shylock, Noel’s grandpa!) favourite.
She majored in anthropology, but ended up working as a secretary at a lawfirm.
When her husband contracted the flu, and turned crazy, she became so distraught and upset with the medical resources that she decided that she would take things into her own hands. She would venture out into the world to find someway to restore sanity to her husband and make everything whole again. SO NOT WITHSTANDING. She left her babies with her father (Shylock), and withdrew all their savings and ***~*~DISAPPEARED*~*~*
It’s been 16 years since anybody has heard from her. Most assume that she is dead (LMAO NO SHE ISN’T ACTUALLY. PROLLY STUCK IN CHINA). Neither Noel nor Leon inquire much about her existence…!! - Shylock Darcy (aged 8X~9X)— Shylock has lived a long, long manly life. OKAY SO. He was born in Britain. His rich parents died in a trolley accident when he was seven, leaving him a fortune he could not touch until he became of age. AW AW AW. SOOO. He was sent to live with his mother’s older sister (Noel’s great aunt) the cantankerous spinster Phillip Pinkerton. Phillip wasn’t great with kids, so she often left him unattended/to his own devices. When he was old enough (aged 11), she sent him to military school in the States so he could stay out of her hair. (WAT. A GREAT. PERSON)
There he grew up lackadaisical and carefree, seducing girls with his good looks and sometimes attending class if he felt like it. He was something of a trouble-maker, and his best friend (who also happened to secretly harbor a homo crush on him, but Shylock would never realize) Berlioz Bonnet would have to cover for his fuckups.
Eventually Shylock at age 16 found THE ONE, and fell madly in love with her (Darla Kent). He decided to STRAIGHTEN OUT HIS LIFE, and WORK HARDER to impress her! Meanwhile Berlioz was gay!crying his eyes out LMAO. Though he followed Shylock around no matter what!
SO YEAH. Shylock managed to get Darla to fall in love with him, graduate near-top of his class, claim his inheritance, and gain a gr8 position in the military. Then he proposed to Darla (now she’s Darla Darcy) at the age of 19. Then they married and got a really nice house. Then Darla got pregnant!
Then a war suspiciously like the Korean War started, and Berlioz and Shylock were deployed to combat the pseudo-communists. During the war Berlioz died, but never got to admit his true feelings to Shylock (THIS IS SUCH A YAOI CAE, WAT). Shylock returned home and then he and Darla mourned the loss of such a great friend. Shylock named his first son after Berlioz as a sort of commemoration!
Later in life, Shylock crossed over from the military into politics (more monies!), and had two more daughters Matilda and Ellen (OH BTW HE’S KIND OF RIGHT-WING LMAO HE HATES COMMUNISTS). Now tempered by life and responsibilities, Shylock grew to become even more serious (though not completely, his younger self still shows around his family!).
There was one assassination attempt during his whole career (BULLET MISSED, PERSON QUICKLY APPREHENDED). At the age of 60 and after the recent death of his wife, he retired, and is now living a quiet life alone. ; u; - But, w’e I’m doing Berlioz (noel’s uncle) and matilda (noel’s aunt)
- SO. Berlioz II (aged 20 years younger than dad;; like 6X?): UHH. He’s very much an eternal bachelor and seen as the useless uncle!
ANYWAYS. When he was a teenager, he was super rebellious because his father became a politician and all, and didn’t ~~*GIVE HIM ENOUGH ATTENTION AND LOVE BECAUSE HE WAS SO GODDAMNED BUSY*~*~. SO. Berlioz II would often do delinquent things in a sort of subconscious effort to get his daddy to look his wayyy!! And he’d often run away from home and live out on the streets, only coming back for food and money. Like a cat. Nya.
Shylock would often try to set Berlioz II straight, and still believed there was some hope for his son. This is why he has yet to disown Berlioz in-spite the constant string of disappointment and worry.
Somewhere along the line, his life continues to spiral downward, then somewhere along that line he realizes how retarded he is but is too prideful/scared to face the family and ask for help. idk wat he does now, he’s prolly still free-loading or working min wage at a mcdonalds AHHAHAHAHHA - Matilda (maiden name: Darcy) Peugot (aged 43) is Noel’s auntie! She’s really super girly and the beauty of the family! Her life is something like an eternal fairytale, and she has never really known hardship!
She married young to a romantic French businessman (Auguste Peugot) she met while taking international studies abroad (age 20). They didn’t understand a lick of each others’ languages but since they were both OBNOXIOUSLY ROMANTIC AND SICKENING IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER it worked. The limerence has yet to fade even after 23 some years. They’re really rich and live in France. Then they had a son named Pascal Peugot (Noel’s cousin) - Pascal Peugot (age 17) is Noel’s angst-ridden cousin. Like his parents, he too is romantic… Though, he is obsessed with the tragic aspects of romance. He really likes to angst in spite being rich, being bilingual, and having parents that love him a lot. He wishes he were an orphan and likes reading Twilight (AWFUL) and writing dark poetry (AWFUL).
Noel likes beating him up during family reunions. Leon doesn’t stop her. LOL. - UHH. Noel’s dad’s side is less interesting, but here it is anyways
- Noel’s dad’s uncle Humphrey Bentley (age 48) is the kind of intelligence that is blinding. Not only this, he has a great work ethic. A. Great. Work. Ethic. (HE BECAME A RHODE’S SCHOLAR AND GOT A FULL RIDE TO OXFORD BTW) However, he’s kind of a snob about it, which really fueled his brother’s (Noel’s dad) inferiority complex.
He grew up to become an esteemed researcher in the field of linguistics (he can speak multiple languages!) He married his research assistant 10 years his junior at the age of about 32 (Margaret). They had a daughter after moving back to the States— Patricia Bentley. Patricia wasn’t as smart as they would’ve liked, so they’re pushing her to work harder, always! Humphrey is quite fond of Leon because unlike their daughter Leon is intelligent but hates Noel because she is rude jerkass. Noel doesn’t like him either AHHAHHAH. - Patricia Bentley (age 16) is a happy-go-lucky magical girl type. (AHHAHAH). She doesn’t let her parents get her downnn!!! ALSO SHE’S CHUBBY I GUESS? HER PART OF THE FAMILY IS CHUBBI UGU DESU. Etc she’s not that developed you guys.