Ian's

**Ian's** is a story about a young noblewoman with Down syndrome, born in a time period and community that does not understand the disorder. Though she suffers constant mental and physical abuse at home, her childhood friend keeps her optimistic.

As they grow older, Janalee's family learns Ian has romantic interest in her, but adapts an uncharitable position and believe he's a sexual deviant who exploits her mental limitations. They don't care to hinder the chance he'll take her off their hands, and turn a "blind eye" to his late night visits.

His parents are soon informed by them, but find it a worrisome situation they don't recognize their son in and want him to distance himself from it all by marrying someone less publicly persecuted.

The story was conceived on April 4, 2022, but it and the characters have made no official appearance.

## Characters

### Janalee

Janalee is the daughter of a prestige family. Her name is seldom used and her family refer to her as "(the) child", except for Ian, who addresses her as "Jan" or "Janny". She is 17 years old.

Her childhood consisted out of exclusive rules and punishments, all under the guise of making her on par with her siblings. She's given little to no free time to spend on herself and always has to do her school work on repeat. Because her disorder makes her prone to overeat and gain weight, she's consistently being starved and it often happens she's refused any food for two days at a time.

Though all this effort is being put in her upbringing and appearance, her parents have stated that the only reason is their own reputation. There were never any plans or expectations for her future, until Ian's feelings for her came to light.

Ian is Janalee's only friend, though she assured him he would've still been her best friend if that were not the case. His crush on her was never kept a secret from her, yet it's thanks to her oblivious nature -and assumedly, the years of negativity from everyone else- that made her not see his affection as romantic.

Even though she's the same age as him, her disorder and the malnourishment she suffered make her appear younger. She's short, has long, curly blonde hair, and dark eyes.

### Ian

Ian is the son of a prestige family, though stands under Janalee's on the social ladder. He is 17 years old.

She first caught his attention over the fact she wouldn't follow proper etiquette in public settings. Not being too fond of rules himself, it enticed Ian to follow her example for a while, until he noticed she'd get blamed and scolded over his actions

Ian tends to say what he thinks and is hard to embarrass. He told Janalee to find her attractive when they were still children, without hesitation. His interest in the petite Janalee isn't random, as his mother owns a large doll collection and he sees the perfect woman in their design -a design Janalee mimics.

Nevertheless, his affinity for her is attributed to pity by most and a fetish by even less favourable spectators.

Though he's not the most upstanding nobleman in the community and is quick to fight people over Janalee, he's has an acceptable reputation and most agree he's a harmless teenager. His loose, but generous personality makes him appealing to girls around the same age.

Ian has black hair, a long face, dark eyes, and fairly long limbs, giving him a lanky appearance depending on the clothes he's forced to wear that day. He has multiple beauty marks on his face, most of which are hidden under his unkempt hair. His parents routinely ask him to brush it before going out, but Ian lies it always bounces back to how it was before, thus rarely does -a testament to his laziness.