Cassia Brandt

Leah Brandt(Niece)

Unnamed brother in law

## ❉Introduction

Cassia Brandt, also known as Garrett's mom, is the wife of Eric Brandt and the mother of Garrett Brandt.

> *"Who do you think is the dumb f\*ck here?! You can't stay in a freaking job because of your recurring depression! Can't you just shove that stupid depression away and think about me and Garrett for a second?!" -Cassia to her husband Eric*
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## ❉Appearance

Cassia is a tall woman with a pear body=shape and a light complexion. She has short wavy hair that is styled in a pixie cut, she is shown to have dyed her hair maroon with light orange highlights(She originally had blonde hair in Garrett's flashbacks). She has tired dark teal eyes and a small beauty mark near her lip.

As an office worker, Cassia wears a white dress shirt, a black pencil skirt, black tights and black heels. She mostly wore nude makeup, at times sporting a deep red lipstick. Garrett sometimes comments on his mother's appearance being messy and roughed up at times when she showed up late after midnight. With her lipstick smeared across her jaw, her hair looking untidy and a few finger marks around her neck, suggesting her having an affair with one of her co-workers.

## ❉Personality

Cassia is shown to be a supportive mother to Garrett, often cheering for him and attending school events for her son, which Garrett appreciates. She is also portrayed to be kind to Garrett's friends, be it Lilium, Mercedes and the others.

Despite her caring motherly personality, she always finds herself disagreeing with her husbands ideas. With simple family dinners turning into a screaming match between the both of them. Due to her husband not being a graduate and often struggled to remain in corporate jobs due to his depression, Cassia started to become unfaithful. Often sleeping with her one of her co-workers to forget about her husband temporarily. Even if she and her husband argued every time they had the chance, the aftermath would often end up with them having intercourse, seemingly trying to cope with their strained marriage.

## ❉Early Life

Not much is known about Cassia's past, but it all boils down to meeting and marrying Eric Brandt and having a son with him while living in New York. She moved with her family to a small neighborhood in Lambdano, Epsillion. Her marriage and family life was perfect until she and Eric started to argue over the smallest of things. This was the indirect cause of Garrett's trauma with fire and the death of Teresa Cartier.

## ❉Relationships

#### Eric Brandt

Cassia has a strained and toxic marriage with Eric, likely due to their different ideologies and their constant arguments with one another. In the beginning of their marriage, they were a happy couple that had an only son whom they spoiled and cherished. Later down the line, Eric started to enter his current depressive state due to the loss of his job and the rumors that spread all throughout the neighborhood. At first Cassia supported him yet later on, found out that her support was only repetitive.

They argued on the smallest of things and a few years later during a fire accident, both of them argued on who was to sacrifice themselves to save their son, who was trapped in their old house. Teresa, Lilium's mother decided to sacrifice herself instead to save Garrett, due to this they both blamed each other for the death of their neighbor. Years later, Cassia started an affair with one of her co-workers to temporarily forget about her husband, whom she lives with and argues everyday.

#### Garrett Brandt

Cassia supports and loves Garrett very much, cheering on him in his sports hobbies and many other things. Yet Garrett doesn't hold the same affection towards his mother, even to his father as he lost respect for the both of them due to the problems they created. Ever since Garrett was a child, his mother spoiled him just like his father, which directly influenced him to raise his ego and bully others, notably Lilium.