Adley Elliot

Name: Adley Raelynne Elliot
Nickname: Most of the names Adley has heard herself being called are not worth repeating. As with most of her family, the locals refer to her as an ‘Elliot kid’ she just happens to be the pregnant one. The only other nickname she commonly hears is Addie. Her older brother Finn calls her Shortcake.
Age/Year/School: 17 and could not turn 18 fast enough. She is a senior at Salem High though she foresees either being held back a year or dropping out due to her poor attendance record and grades.
Gender: Born as a female, identifies as female
Sexuality: Straight, she experimented with one of her girl friends at a very young age but did not have much interest in pursuing anything similar to that.
Health Issues: Due to a lack of health insurance, Adley rarely visited the doctor before she was pregnant. She was a little on the scrawny side and her shots were not up to date. There were no serious health problems she had which was a relief. Now the only health issue she has is the literal parasite living in her womb. She does her best to stay out of situations that could negative affect her baby. Adley takes prenatal vitamins and listens to what the doctor has to say.



Job: Adley works part-time as a waitress at Silver Moon Diner. Right now money is more important to her family than school so there will be times were she’ll dip out of school in order to cover someone’s shift. She takes her work very serious and treats every customer with kindness (even if they really don’t deserve it). Ever since she started showing she has actually been getting bigger tips which is one of the few perks that comes with her pregnancy.
Reputation: As with all the Elliot clan, she doesn’t have the best reputation. The Elliot family is avoided by most and rumors about them run rampant. Adley is a quiet girl and keeps to herself for the most part which meant she slid under the radar; however, once she got pregnant she became much more visible. No one in town was surprised the teen got knocked up, especially considering the way the family lived. There were terrible rumors, the worst of which being that her own brother was her baby’s father. Adley does her best to avoid people and focuses on her family and making enough money to help chip in for rent.
Friends:
Leon Tanner: Leo has pretty much been taken in as another member of the Elliot family. She looks up to him as a big brother and sometimes tags along on Finn and Leo’s adventures.
Theodore Zest: Adley thinks Theo is one of the sweetest people in the world. She admires his kindness and selflessness (especially when he drops everything to help the family). Her goal in life is to get him and her brother together.
Enemies:
Trevor Wakefield: Before she was pregnant, Trevor tried to get into her pants on multiple occasions but she would always turn him down. When he found out she was pregnant he was the one who started the rumor that her brother was the father of her baby. She confronted him about it one day but he feigned innocence then laughed about it with his friends behind her back.
Relationship Status: Single and not exactly looking. Her situation is pretty complicated and bringing someone else into the picture doesn’t really seem fair. The father of Adley’s baby does not even know it’s his and she refuses to tell anyone who the dad is (even her own brother).
Clubs and Organizations: Adley used to be an avid member of the school’s art club but once she found out she was pregnant she withdrew from the club. She doesn’t stick around school longer than she has to.



Height/Body Type: 5’1”, a short little nymph of a girl. Before her pregnancy, her body was rather petite. Her stomach has obviously grown to a noticeable size. Given her shorter stature, she thinks once her belly grows more she’ll probably topple right over.
Hair color/Style: Chestnut brown with subtle caramel highlights. She doesn’t really do much with her hair and typically wears it down in loose waves. When she is at work she’ll tie it back to avoid it getting in her way or into customer’s food.
Eye color/Makeup: Hazel, depending on what she wears the hue of her eyes changes slightly. When it comes to makeup Adley rarely wears it. Her personal appearance takes a backseat to her hectic life. She prefers to be fresh-faced and the most she will do with herself is put on a little bit of chapstick and (if she is feeling bold enough) some mascara.
Clothing Style: Most of her wardrobe does not fit her anymore which means she’s often making trips to the thrift store to find maternity clothes. She feels guilty spending her money on clothes when she needs to provide for her siblings but she also needs to keep herself clothed. Her outfits are pretty simple and consist of jeans with an oversized shirt sometimes paired beneath a cardigan. Adley prefers the shirts and dresses she wear to be a little bit bigger because then she can grow into them and they also slightly hide her bump.
Ethnicity: Mexican (mother’s side) & Caucasian (father’s side)
Playby: Danielle Campbell



Likes: Painting, polka dots, thrift shops, taking naps, comfy clothes, being with family, comfort foods, Van Gogh, Twilight series, older guys, fireflies, birds, floral scented candles, bright-eyed smiles, watching sunsets, indie music
Dislikes: Grocery shopping, people touching her stomach, overwhelming smells, gossip, humidity, being alone, bacon, Christmas, alcoholics, diet products, picky customers, fake nails, child neglect, rap music, the government, guests coming over to her house
Habits: When she is nervous she has a habit of resting a hand on her stomach. For some reason it calms her and serves as a reminds stress is bad for the baby.
Hobbies: Adley’s schedule does not allow much time for hobbies. When she does have the time, she does love to paint. In school her favorite subject had always been art and her work has been shown city-wide before. However, art isn’t exactly a stable profession to go into so she gave up on those dreams long ago.
+ Calm, caring, clever, empathetic, gentle, helpful, mature, protective, realistic, sensitive, strong
+/- Familial, mellow, private, quiet, self-conscious
- Cowardly, deceitful (at times), easily discouraged, envious, gullible, timid



Family:
Father – Jackson Elliot – Estranged: Adley always had a very strained relationship with her father. When he left she was not sad he was gone. She can’t stand to be in the same room with him and refuses to even acknowledge him as father.
Mother – Jasmine Elliot – Unemployed Drunk: As much as she hates what their mother is doing to the family, Adley feels bad for her.
Brother – Finley Elliot – Works various jobs: Finn is Adley’s number one. He’s always supported her and practically raised her so now she returns the favor by helping take care of the younger siblings. She looks up to her brother and knows how hard he tries to keep their family at least surviving. When she told Finn she was pregnant he was disappointed in her which was the worst feeling ever but after about a week he came around.
Brother – Axel Elliot – 16 – Student at Salem High: Axel is the bane of her existence. He is constantly getting into trouble at school and with the law which only makes their reputation worse than it already is. She can see her younger brother going down the same path as their mother which is really chilling to her. Axel is the only one who knows how to push her buttons to the point where she erupts. Obviously she still loves him but she thinks the choices he makes are beyond stupid.
Sister – Edith Elliot – 12 – Student at Salem Middle School: As children Edith looked up to her and they used to be close. As soon as she started middle school things changed and her little sister started to idolize Axel instead of her. Adley knows how smart Edith is and knows she could really make it far if she actually applied herself in school.
Brother – Gunnar Elliot – 10 – Student at Salem Elementary: Gunner is like a ghost in the family. He’s even more quiet than her and prefers to keep to himself. Adley has suspected he’s the victim of bullies at school but he frequently denies it (even after coming home with a black eye). Out of all the siblings she’s the only one who can get more than a few words out of him. She worries about Gunner but has a lot on her own plate and feels like at times she forgets he’s even around.
Sister – Savannah Elliot – 3: Whenever Adley is home, Savannah is attached to her hip. Her little sister is one of the main reasons she could not go through with an abortion because of how innocent she is. With their mother barely around, Savannah calls Adley mom sometimes on accident.

Backstory: Cocaine was the drug of choice partaken in during Adley’s conception. Her parents always did like living life to the fullest and, by some grace of God, the only time her mother was not a complete mess was when she was pregnant. Of course she did not quit cold turkey, she still had a hit there and a drink here but Jasmine considered it an improvement. These choices brought her into labor a month early. Adley was a premature baby and placed in an incubator. Jasmine was informed her baby would need to stay in the hospital until she could gain weight steadily. Her mother’s first question was when she could leave because now that she was not pregnant she could drink as much as she wanted.

The family routinely visited Adley in the NICU, her happiest visitor being her older brother Finley. He could watch his little sister for hours and hated having to leave her with the scary doctors. Finn made a promise to his new sibling he would protect them to matter what. When Adley was finally ready to come home Finn kept his promise and looked after her more than their own mother did. He would go to school, come home, and basically assume the role of mother for her even at the young age of 5. As Adley grew up, she took on more responsibilities around the house. In order to repay Finn for all he’d done for her, she started to help him around the house and help raise their younger siblings.

When Adley was seven years old, she walked in on her father conducting a business deal in their garage. Her father was often away on business but she never knew exactly what kind of business he did. That day she found out her father was a drug dealer. The man who was buying the drugs took one look at her in her pink dress and pigtails and said he’d give her father a thousand dollars for an hour alone with her. Her dad beat the guy up for his disgusting suggestion but the amount of money he offered stayed in the back of his head. Jackson begged his daughter not to tell anyone about his ‘career’ and Adley agreed.

At eleven she began to look more like a young woman. She’d hit puberty earlier than most girls and the guys in her seedy part of town began to take notice. Adley paid them no mind and always walked quickly through her neighborhood whenever she was alone. She was a quiet, sweet girl who wouldn’t hurt a fly. Her brother often escorted her places whenever he had the chance to even though she assured him she did not need protection.

Her father took into consideration the attention Adley drew from his clientele and one day took up the shady offer made years ago. Jackson told his daughter to go into the room with his customer. She obliged but once the man began to undress Adley started to bawl which freaked the man out and he ran. The little girl went straight to her mom who was messed up but not messed up enough to not care. She cursed her husband out and Jackson ran away before she could call the cops. When he tried to return three years later Adley completely ignored him and harbored resentment toward her mother for letting him back in. Thankfully he didn’t stay long and Finley (ever the protector) kicked him to the curb.

While balancing her crazy life along with school, she also worked at a local diner which happened to be where she met him. He was an older man and extremely charming…not to mention he tipped well! She engaged in semi-flirtatious banter whenever she found him at one of her tables, never really mentioning her age. A trick of fate happened to pull her and the handsome gentleman closer together. She’d been driving the family’s cruddy old car when it broke down on her. He happened to be passing by and stopped to help her out until a tow truck arrived. They got to talking and by the time the tow showed up, the guy offered her a ride home. Needless to say, it ended up as more than a ride home and they ended up naked on her bed.

A few weeks later, after missing her period, Adley took a pregnancy test which turned out positive. She confided in her brother, the only one she trusted but refused to tell him who the father was. He was furious and gave her a scolding about using protection and how they could not afford another mouth to feed. Finn eventually came around and apologized for his initial reaction but she knew her brother was right. Adley started working more to try and earn enough to put away for her baby but realized it would never be enough.

Although she knows her baby’s father lives in town she has not told him about it because the backlash would be too severe. The reactions from her classmates are bad enough, she would not wish them upon anyone else. Right now she is focusing on school and work while also contemplating finding a nice couple to take in her child.