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Francis Lorraine Vendelini

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Nickname/s: Francie, Franny, Rainy

Age: Sixteen

Birthday: February 28th

Height: 5’4

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual, no pref

Class: Greaser

Faceclaim: nobody so far, dm if u have ideas!

Relationship status: single, but crushing on a certain someone… ;)

Personality: extremely temperamental and sassy, the kind of girl who doesn’t take bullshit from anybody — always ripping on people — cough cough, Steve — and causing unnecessary trouble. Confident, cocky, and careless on the surface, similar to Dallas. But when all those layers are stripped off, when it’s her in her most vulnerable state, she’s nothing but a shy, scared little kid who was forced to take on a parental role too early. Doesn’t stop her from being reckless and loud, though. Never did, never will.

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Franny’s a mystery, if I’m bein’ honest. Mean and loud and obnoxious one moment, quiet and contemplative the next. Can’t blame her. Life in Tulsa’s shit — most of the time, at least. It’s easy to disassociate yourself when things get to be too much.

She’s real pretty, considering she’s both grease and a girl. With a face that looks like it’s straight out of a Victorian painting and hair that could combat Ronnie Spector herself, she’s got it all. Most girls like her wear makeup that makes ‘em look like raccoons and act all mean. But Franny? She can’t afford that stuff, not with her siblings under wing. That’s why she has Two-Bit steal stuff for her. Her face is covered in freckles and little beauty marks, all across her nose and cheeks and arms that reminds me of splattered paint. Johnny says her grandmother called ‘em “angel kisses,” so she does too. She also always smells like coffee and leather for no explainable reason, considering the amount of cigarettes she smokes.

She never fails to out dress most of us. Stolen and handmade band shirts, roughed up jeans, leather jackets, denim jackets with patches all over ‘em, she’s got it all. The jewelry she wears, too, is pretty sick. All those silver rings and necklaces remind me of Dally… come to think of it, she probably stole some from him. I wouldn’t be surprised, she’s kind of a klepto.

Johnny is definitely her favorite, we all know it. They’re always together, laughing and smiling and causing trouble. Two-Bit tags along often, too, as well as Dally, which results in stealing and more trouble. However, the one moral she stands by to death is that she’ll never do something that would send her to prison. She can’t afford to, not withe her siblings in her custody. If she’s not around, they’ll have to fend for themselves. They’re her whole world.

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“Load up on guns,

and bring your friends,

it's fun to lose and to pretend.

She's over-bored and self assured,

oh no, I know a dirty word.”

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“Franny doesn’t take shit from anybody! She’s lived more lives than most, which in itself means more than one thing. Her whole being is messed up from what she’s been through, not unlike the other guys. She talks mean and fights dirty, but there’s still something… off about her. Like when nobody’s lookin’, she’ll get all quiet and have this weird look in her eye. And she probably doesn’t realize we see her flinchin.”

— Ponyboy Curtis, 1964

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“Oh, Franny? The girl’s a fuckin’ riot! She ain’t afraid to yell, steal, be a nuisance! Nice as hell, man, a breath of fresh air. At first, I thought she was some stupid broad, but now? I’m tellin’ ya, man, she’s got somethin’ to her. She ain’t fake or bitchy or rude like all the other broads I’ve met in my time. A real nice chick, man. Got a nice ass, too.”

— Dallas “Dally” Winston, 1964

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“What’s Rainy like? Oh, man, I mean… she’s somethin’ else. She acts all tough and mean and wild with Dally and Two, and I know she has fun, but they don’t truly know her. They don’t see the way she cares about her baby brother and sister. They’ll never see it, and I think she’s okay with that. She always talks about gettin’ out of here, goin’ to college and makin’ a name for herself other than “low-life greaser.” They don’t know how she grew up, how she lives now. But she’s okay with it.”

— Johnny Cade, 1964

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“ONE DAY…”

I AM GONNA GROW WINGS.”

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BACKGROUND:

Francis, or “Franny” as her closest friends call her, grew up in Jersey. She’d lived with her mom and dad and younger siblings, but unfortunately, she didn’t have it easy. Abuse and neglect took place, leaving nasty scars that end up lasting her whole life. But when her painters finally got divorced, her mother didn’t hesitate to pack up and run off to Tulsa with her and her younger siblings. Despite how it should have been a fresh start, it was the opposite. Her mother’s drinking and lack of an emotional and physical presence made things more than difficult. For the first few months, it was hell — until Buck Merril found Franny on the street and took her in. He then gave her a job posing as a man at the local drag racing track under the alias of “Frank Turner.”

This is where Johnny Cade, the quiet and calculating greaser everyone seems to know, comes into play. Him, being a fan of drag racing, had idolized Francis, believing her to be a man — as everyone else had. One fateful night, he decided to sneak to the back of the track. He had been anticipating a nice interaction with his idol, only to find a girl his age leaning on a car, laughing at Buck’s jokes and smoking a cigarette. In a moment of disbelief, he couldn’t help gasping, drawing her and Buck’s attention to him. For a moment, she fears for her whole life, thinking he’d tell everyone she’s a woman and ruining her main source of income. That is, until Johnny blurts out in a shaky voice “I won’t tell! Honest!” From then on, they were best friends.

Eventually, she got to meet the gang — Darry, Ponyboy, Soda, Dallas, Two-Bit and Steve. She was adopted into their group easily, in spite of her being female. Dally, especially, took a (mainly perverted) liking to her. She, Johnny and Dallas became a little trio, with Two-Bit occasionally tagging along. However, she and Johnny were always the closest, to the point where his first thought after being kicked out was to go to Francis. She became his safe haven, and she was happy to provide him with such comfort. At the Curtis house, with Darry, Soda and Pony, she was always happy to help with cooking or cleaning. Sure, she has her own siblings, but a couple more couldn’t hurt, right?

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moodboard !

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EXTRAS:

Likes: Snoopy/the peanuts Frank Sinatra, The Ronettes (don’t tell anyone), collecting vinyls, LOVESS pepsi, silver jewelry, cigarettes (she has no preference, she’ll take what she can get), diners, making fun of Steve, scented candles

Dislikes: Coke, Batman, uptight Socs, Snoopy haters, people who whine and complain 24/7, Bob Sheldon, music haters, people with no personality, Bob Sheldon, people who make fun of Johnny, Bob Sheldon, musk scented candles, milk, did I mention Bob Sheldon?

Interests: The peanuts, Cinema — specifically Frank Sinatra — music, the punk movement, the lore of Spider-Man, poetry (Pony put her on Robert Frost), books of all kind, George Orwell, women’s suffrage n shit.

Body Type: physically, she’s very strong, but due to being broke, she’s on the skinnier side. If she had three full meals a day, she’d have a bit more curves, similar to the Venus De Milos.

Friends: Johnny Cade, Two-Bit Matthews, Dallas Winston, Buck Merril.

Opinions on Socs: while she doesn’t purposefully pick fights with them, she also isn’t too kind. It mainly comes from a sense of jealousy — they get to have it all, while she and her friends are stuck with nothing. Though, if they’re nice to her, she’ll be nice right back. Bob Sheldon though? If he were to ever show his face to her, it’s on sight.

Mental Health: despite how she acts, all mean and rough, she’s struggling. Constantly keeping her thoughts and troubles to herself and never accepting help has lead to her having a lot of issues. She always puts out her cigarettes on her wrists or thighs, thinking nobody notices. On top of that, she and her siblings have undiagnosed ADHD and certain symptoms of Borderline.

Random: she knows ALL of the peanuts lore, in talking every little detail. Who’s best friends, who’s crushing on who, all of Snoopy’s siblings. Schroeder and Lucy are her favs (aside from snoopy). She is a MASSIVE coke hater, and she will til the day she dies. She also has an unhealthy love for Spider-Man and his lore. She speaks Italian to her siblings so they know it, but otherwise doesn’t, so when she does speak it in front of the gang, it’s always a spectacle.

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I don’t want him, I need him. I swear there isn’t any other man out there like Matt Dillon and that sickens me! I need to clone him rn…or a Time Machine.

so why wasn’t he on my doorstep on feb 14???

Briana

Holly

Robinson

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Full name : Briana Holly Robinson

Nicknames : Bri , Bestie B, BB, Fire cracker

Age : 16

Birthday : December 5 , 1949

Gender : Female

Height : 5’5

Class : Soc

Relationship : Single but used to have a crush on Dallas Winston…

Personality : Bri is a firecracker! She can be quiet once second but completely explode in the next. She’s a complete girls girl and will always - try - to be supportive of who you decide to date. She might get a bit jealous at times but will always tell you what’s wrong or how she feels. Be prepared to hold her back when someone decides to run her mouth about one of her friends. Overall she’s a great friend and won’t let boys get in the way of her friendships with her friends. Besties over boys any day!

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The diner was filled with Socials or the people we call Socs. Our waitress was at another table talking to her friends. Dallas couldn’t stop looking over at her from time to time. I don’t think he noticed that me and Johnny would catch him staring like a creep. Our waitress, Adriana, looked back at us before hurrying over. She apologized to us before taking our orders. We gave her our order and before we knew it she went to go get our drinks.

Dallas then started to say some nasty things about Adri and before we knew it the Soc Adriana was talking to earlier was standing infront of our table. She had black hair that was straightened. Her face was filled with anger and annoyance. Dallas looked at the Soc and grinned giving her a wink.

“Don’t you wink at me! I just heard what you said about my best friend. Don’t you know who I am?”

Dallas laughed and raised his eyebrows.

“No, but I’ll be happy too if you let me buy you a drink.”

The girls face scrunched in disgust before placing her hands on her hips.

“Well I’m Briana and you should not be talking about Adriana like that - at all - ! You are a scumbag-”

Before she started to curse out Dallas into next week Adriana showed up with our drinks. Briana smiled at Adriana before glancing back at Dallas and pointing her finger at him.

“This..thing! This thing was just saying that…”

Briana just went on and on about what Dallas said and he didn’t do anything about it. He just looked at Adriana with a grin on his pale face. Adri’s face morphed into shock and embarrassment? She shook her head and placed four drinks down on the table. Briana looked back at Dallas before giving him a warning.

“Say shit like that about her again and I swear the cops will be looking for your body for weeks!”

Briana then left the table but her eyes never did. I’ve never seen a girl act like that. She’s tough - nobody ever talks to Dal that way.

- Ponyboy Curtis 1964

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Bri is friends with everybody! She knows everybody’s business and everyone’s secrets. But her closest friends are Adriana and Jessie. She’s always buying them things and hosting sleep overs no matter the occasion. Bri says she doesn’t have time for boys but everybody knows she’s got them all wrapped around her perfect manicured finger.

Bri sort of knows about the greaser gang that Adri hangs out with. Bri of course knows who Dallas Winston is for two reasons. He’s the annoying grease that one of her best friends is obsessed with. But also because she liked Dallas for so long, she thinks those feelings have gone away. Maybe.

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Did ya hear what that broad was saying to me at the diner? She’s a hot head, that’s for sure. I’ve been with broads like that before. They’re fucking crazy, man. Don’t mess with firecracker unless you’re me. If she ever speaks to me like that again I’ll smack that mouth off her face. Swear to god. But damn it’s hot seeing a girl talk like that. Who knew a Soc girl could be so sexy when she’s angry? You know, if that was my girl, I would’ve made her put that mouth to use instead of blabbering about shit she wishes I could do to her.

- Dallas “Dally” Winston 1964

BB? I love her so much! She’s so gorgeous and so sweet! Last night we had a sleep over at her place and she got a new Beach Boys record! Ugh their voices are so hot! Anyway, I love that girl with all my heart. She’s helped me so much since I’ve moved from New York. She always visits me at the diner, always buys me things and always supports me. She’s like a sister to me. You gotta come to one of her sleepovers, they’re so much fun!

- Adriana “Adri” Baker 1964

Bestie B is so confident. I swear when I walk with her on the street I can see heads turning by as we walk past. I swear it’s because she’s so gorgeous in her own way but maybe it’s because she’s walking with me. When we started being friends she would give me money so I’d be able to buy lunch at school. She also has been giving me some of her old clothes I resist but it’s tempting! She’s gorgeous and I swear wish I were her!

- Jessie “Jess” Jackson 1964

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These boots are made for walkin’

and that just what they’ll do

One of these days, these boots are gonna walk all over you

“I hate you.” “Keep telling yourself that, doll.” “Go to hell!”

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Likes: Shopping, Sleepovers, Nightgowns, Magazines, Pepsi, Jewelry, Spending time with friends, Fresh manicures, Vanilla milkshakes, Elvis..duh!

Dislikes: Dallas Winston, Annoying people, Running out of money, Chipped nails, Dirty bedrooms, Smell of Gasoline.

Fav Artsists: The Supremes, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Franki Valli, The Rolling Stones, Audrey Hepburn.

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Backstory: Briana was born and raised in Tulsa Oklahoma on the rich side. She grew up with a loving mother and father until they started fighting more..and more. They divorced when she was ten. She still lives in the same house she’s grown up in but with her dad and step mom. Bri’s mother left after the divorce and ran to California to follow her dreams as a painter. Bri still keeps in contact with her mother but she just wishes things were like they used to be.

Bri’s step mom is okay. Bri doesn’t like her that much since she’s nothing like her mom, no one will ever replace her. That’s why Bri has a bit of hatred towards her father because how could he just replace her mom like that? Bri is an only child and she’s okay with that, it just means she has more time for her friends. Bri met Adriana and Jessie at school since they all had gym class together. They wanted no part in it. Briana didn’t care that Jessie was considered a greaser, all that mattered was if she was sweet.

Bri was forced to meet the greaser group by Adri when they all accidentally came to the same drive in at the same time. They were somewhat okay with Bri. Briana had mixed feelings about the group but she thinks they all have..potential? Except Soda - he’s hot.

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