Ryder Jett

Ryder is the only biological child of Jessica Callery-Aiken and Roxy Jett. He resided in The Dream House in Willow Creek with his son Cody and his nephew Reuben before his death.

## Description

Ryder was a 'miracle' baby as he was the biological son of two women (until it was revealed in a tea video that his mother, Roxy, was trans, which explains his conception.) Ryder, until an elder, has had long pink hair. He has bright green eyes and big round glasses. He almost always has more than two layers of clothing on, as his personality is a starving painter. He has both ears pierced, with two rings in each, and he has a nose ring on the right side. He is a painter, but living with his doctor husband, vet sister, and cop brother in law he never needed to worry that much about money and allowed his artistic ambition and talent to thrive.

## Toddlerhood

When Ryder was born he was delivered by Jerome Hirsch- who was the same doctor who delivered Jessy and Connor. Ryder lived in San Myshuno with his moms, Jessica and Roxy, and their cat Frankie. He was known to be a cute and good toddler and was very close to his cousin Faith, having multiple playdates with one another.

## Childhood Fun

Ryder showed early artistic skills and interests and quickly became an art prodigy. He was not as academically driven as his cousin Faith, more artistically talented but still was a good student and kept up with his homework to maintain high grades. While on her first space exploration, Jessica had brought back an orphan alien child named Luna in the cargo hold of the spaceship to keep her hidden and safe. Jessie and Roxy decided to raise her alongside Ryder. She was able to disguise herself to pass as a person.

To help keep her a secret, they moved from the city apartment into the Dream House, swapping homes with Emily, Taylor and Faith. He was given his late grandmother Clare's old art room as a bedroom and studio for all of his art and projects.

## Teen Days

    Ryder had gained the teen phase of 'living instrument' which meant that he wanted to play any instrument he could find, another artistic outlet for Ryder that fit his personality well, he had the lifetime aspiration to become a painter. His relationship cousin Faith stayed strong, the pair became good friends during their teen years and they made a club named "Smart Squad" with one of Faith's friends, Jake - who would later become Ryder's husband.

Smart Squad often meet up to do homework and study together, usually opting to hang out in the city at the old apartment, which greatly pleased his aunt Emily since she was very protective and strict with Faith. The little group formed a lifelong bond.

One day, Luna took Ryder to planet 'Sixam' and they had their first kiss whilst overwhelmed in the new atmosphere. A little while later, Ryder developed feelings for Jake and flirted with him several times, to be rejected. Eventually, Jake gave in and flirted back, starting a relationship between the two. However, Ryder still had feelings for Luna as well. He kissed Luna once after he and Jake started dating, but he eventually decided to be with Jake over Luna. Later, it is found out that Ryder thinks of Luna more as a sibling, in the relationship panel she is listed as a super sibling which made their past romantic actions seem weird to many.

## Adulthood

Ryder continued to work on his paintings, including painting his parents before they aged up into elders. Proudly displaying the finished art in the Dream House, alongside the older painting by his late grandmother, Clare. Ryder moved out of the Dream House and back into the city with Faith and their group, Smart Squad. However, Ryder witnessed Luna and Jake fighting for Ryder's affection and attention. This led to his boyfriend and his previous love interest despising each other while living together, luckily the shared apartment was large but awkwardness still occurred between them all.

Smart Squad living together didn't last very long, Ryder and Jake moved back into the Dream House after Emily passed away, leaving Luna to live with Faith and her sisters, Indigo and Violet. Jake proposed to Ryder after Ryder agreed to have a family with Jake through surrogacy, he was shown not to have a desire to have a biological child and so was onboard to become a father through surrogacy with Jake being the biological father. After long discussions, Faith agreed to be surrogate of his and Jake’s baby.

Ryder and Jake got married before the birth of their child. Faith gave birth to the baby, a boy they named Cody who had ginger hair. Fatherhood was not easy, when Cody reached toddlerhood, they struggled to look after him and themselves because Cody was a cheeky toddler, who would not sleep at night and bit people, however, they still very much adored their son and did their best to raise him well. They decided not to tell Cody that Faith was his biological mother - something that Cody discovered himself when he was older. Later on in life, Ryder became a bouncer for Orchard A Go-Go as a side job to help Jake out with the high bills that came with living at the Dream House. He still painted whenever he could.

## A Little Bit Older, A Little Bit Wiser

Ryder finally aged up into an elder in the 95th episode of Dream House. His hair went white, but he still liked to wear bright coloured clothing. His sister, Ciara and her family moved in with them to be able to enjoy their golden years and retirement without having to worry much about the bills. They got along well, and after Ciara and Anthony passed away, Ryder looked after and Rueben through their transition.

The passing of husband, Jake, deeply impacted Ryder and he struggled with accepting the loss and threw a funeral to say goodbye to his lifelong love. Cody kept a close eye on his father during this time. Ryder, knowing that he didn't have long to live, spent his final days painting and selling as much art as possible so the boys, Cody and Rueben, could have a good life without worrying about bills or money after he passes.

His death by lightening strike (thought to be a call from his parents to finally rejoin them in the afterlife.) was accompanied by a touching scene of ghost Ryder being a toddler living in the old apartment in the city along with his mothers, Jessie and Roxy.

## Trivia

* Ryder is the only biological child of Jessica and Roxy, he was the last biological descendant of Jessie.
* Despite his feelings for Jake, Ryder had his first kiss with Luna on the planet Sixam but their relationship never developed into anything more.
* Ryder is the first pansexual sim in the series, and thus a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
* He was the first male sim in a same-sex male relationship. Clare was hesitant to do so, because it may have been supporting the stereotype that to be gay, you have to be born to gay parents but decided to go through with the relationship despite the fears.
* Ryder and Jake are the first sims to have a child using a surrogate (Faith).
* He is the first male to dye their hair a colour that isn't natural.
* Clare was hesitant to make Ryder as he would be the biological son of two women, something that is not possible in the real world. Clare made Roxy capable of impregnating Jessy to conceive him - Later revealing Roxy is MtF trans.
* Ryder was a part of The Dreamhouse Series and In The City series.
* Ryder is British and Irish.
* He has an obsession with cake, as seen when he ate four slices at Faith's birthday.
* He died off-screen during In the City 60.
	+ Clare revived him for one episode so she could play his final days and say goodbye to the character properly. She doesn't do this for all sims, showing that Ryder was important.
* His favourite beverage was old yorkfield classic 16.
* Ryder was the first sim to be portrayed as a toddler in the afterlife.
* Jessy and Roxy, his parents met him and took care of him in the afterlife, as he was a toddler.
* Ryder was meant to have an affair with Micah but ultimately decided against it - worried that showing the first mlm relationship to include cheating would be damaging to show.
	+ Clare says she regrets not doing this storyline.
* Ryder was the first sim to die from a lightning strike.

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