Layla Domino

* New 1989
* 2012
* 1989

19 *(Season 5)*

20 *(Season 6)*

James DeLare - friend

### Occupation

Record store employeeCo-owner and manager of King and Domino Agencies *(in erased timeline)*

Employee at Spring Step Shoes *(formerly)*

## Appearances

### Series Lifespan

Restoration -- Present

> *"What? I'm not going anywhere! [...] Listen to me. I thought I was gonna **die** today. Do you understand that? I thought I was gonna die, deep underground in the dark, with "King Nick". Now I hear about this "Dark Lord", about goblins and the end of the world...no, I'm not going anywhere. **No way in hell**,"*
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> -- Layla to Nick, refusing to leave Neverland Mall before the final battle, 1989
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**Layla Domino** is a main character in *Season 3*, *Season 4* and *Season 5* and a main protagonist in *Season 6* of *The 48th Street Fellowship*. She works at Spring Step Shoes in Neverland Mall alongside Nick Mayes. When Nick and his friend James detected a strange signal beneath the mall, Layla accompanied them as they infiltrated the base of a secret society beneath the mall. When she learns about the Fellowship, their superpowers and their war with the Dark Lord, she swore to keep their secret and even joined them, participating in the final battle herself. She subsequently swore a blood oath to one day help kill the Dark Lord once and for all.

In the following 23 years, Layla entered a partnership with Nick, with the two of them starting their own advertising agency. She returned to Dewberry alongside Nick, James and MJ after Michael Tomlinson detected the return of the Dark Lord. She teamed up with Nick in investigating the ruins of Neverland Mall, only to discover the portal beneath the ruins was partially open and accidently awakening the Goblin King. Layla subsequently rallied most of the town on the final assault on the Crack of Doom, and was one of the few to remember the events they had experienced.

Back in 1989, a few months after the Battle of Neverland, Layla was working at her new job with Nick, still recovering from her near-death experience at Neverland Mall. Her future self was erased from history by Jacob Hamilton, who had travelled back in time. She watched as Nick made the heroic sacrifice to close the MacNamera Portal and, devastated by the loss of her friend, was taken captive by a clandestine organisation shortly after the portal was closed.

Layla joined Nick and the majority of the Fellowship in time travelling to 1953 to start the New Era, preventing the Apocalypse. In the economic boom of the 1950s, Layla started a successful business with Nick, acting as guardians to the alternate versions of themselves in this new reality.

## Biography

### Early Life

Layla has lived in Dewberry for at least a few years, attending the local Dewberry High School. When she moved to Dewberry, she was forced to attend the year below.

### 1989

In the summer of 1989, she began working at Spring Step Shoes in Neverland Mall, alongside Nick.

### 2012

#### April 15th

Layla attended MJ's funeral with the rest of the Fellowship. Following their second blood oath, to reunite at least once a year, she told Nick she was taking a break from the company.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Layla is pretty and athletic, with long honey blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. Most of her face is covered in fine freckles.

### Personality

Layla is first seen to be somewhat sassy and sarcastic towards Nick while working alongside him at Spring Step Shoes. She often teases Nick for his attempts of flirting, his friendships and just about anything else. Layla doesn't hesitate to sass any of the customers she has issues with either, such as Anna Yates. She demonstrates exceptional intelligence academically, being fluent in several languages.

She becomes very protective of her new friends and is willing to help them in any means necessary, including taking the blood oath to return to Dewberry to fight the Dark Lord.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

### Regular Abilities

* **Academic:** Layla is fluent in English, German, Russian, and Mandarin. She is also talented at mathematics.

## Relationships

### Nick Mayes

> *"Come on. I'm **King Nick**. I'll be okay,"*
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> -- Nick says goodbye to Layla, mere minutes before his sacrifice
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Layla and Nick attended Dewberry High School together. Layla was aware of him and his reputation as a popular kid, but due to her lesser degree of popularity, Nick didn’t know of or speak to her. She was jealous of the attention he effortlessly attracted from their classmates, and so developed a strong dislike of him.

Their relationship gradually grew more friendly as they worked together to uncover the Lesher's plot. While held captive for their interrogation by the Leshers, Layla and Nick are clearly seen to care about each other’s well-being and enjoy each other’s company, talking and laughing together while alone.

Nick and Layla's friendship remained strong over the course of 23 years, with the two eventually starting their own advertising agency.

### James DeLare

Layla and James become good friends due to their comradery.

When they see each other in 2012, their friendship is still shown to be strong.

## Trivia

* EDStudios named Layla after the song "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos.
	+ Ironically, Layla was born in 1970, the year the song was released.
	+ It is also Layla's favourite song.
* Layla has a phobia of heights and cannot swim.
* Her surname is revealed to be Domino in *Season 4*.