Ariel Reitman

* 2018
* 2006

**Ariel Dahlia Reitman** (born Feburary 9th, 1993), is one of the main characters in Snow In Summer.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ariel Reitman was born in Tallahassee, Florida to American visual artist Melissa Reitman and French-Canadian writer Edward Reitman. The two had met in 1991 and became engaged shortly after Ariel was conceived, settling to be close to Melissa's family. Due to the often busy nature of her parents managing several odd jobs, Ariel spent much of her time with her aunt and three cousins in a very active and engaging social environment. Unfortunately, this distance would soon begin to dampen her relationship with her oft-absent parents from a young age.

Shortly before Ariel turned six, her parents made the decision to move out west to California despite Ariel's vocal desire to say in Florida with her cousins that she had grown attached to. Ariel was resilient and learned to adopt to her newfound solitude, becoming mature for her age in some respects, while emotionally underdeveloped in others. Eventually, Ariel settled into her new school in Oceanside and became best friends with classmate Sarah Phillips.

Sarah would remain best friends with Ariel from first grade well into middle school, with the pair often having sleepovers and hanging out after school for hours on end. As she hit puberty, Ariel also grew to admire Sarah's troublesome elder brother, who would sneak them small amounts of marijuana, cigarettes, and alcohol, as well as taking them to local pop punk and emo shows, kickstarting Ariel's own angsty and rebellious love for the genre and style.

In late 2005, Ariel began overhearing her parents considering moving away from Oceanside to somewhere more remote and quiet now that the two had made a substantive amount of money from their work and no longer were in danger of financial issues. Infuriated, Ariel began intentionally falling behind in school, increasing her consumption of illicit substances and sneaking out late at night to visit Sarah, eventually coming to the realization that her feelings for Sarah were more than simply platonic. Ariel was unsure what to do about her situation, especially considering she had frequently mocked gay people in the past, but eventually came the decision to confess her thoughts to Sarah as soon as possible. Ariel finally did so, only to be equally surprised and horrified that Sarah had felt the same way, as the time they had left to spend together would be limited.

## Appearances

* Snow In Summer (first appearance)
* Nihilist Apathy
	+ *The Rain of April* (mentioned)
	+ *The Melancholy of Separation* (mentioned)
* Blank Earth (mentioned)
* Nihilist Apathy
	+ *One More Night*
	+ *Saudade*
* Holmes

## Relationships

Family
* Edward Reitman - Father
* Melissa Reitman - Mother
* Josh Hamilton - Father-in-law
* Gregory Winters - Father-in-Law
* Lucas Peterson † - Father-in-law
* Kaitlyn Williams † - Mother-in-law

Romances
* Alexis Peterson - Wife
* Sarah Phillips - Ex-Girlfriend

Friends
* Alyssa Johnson -
* Jason Cho -
* Stacy Harper -
* Issac Tompkins -
* Cassie Patton † -
* Kathryn Williams
* Leonard Trivasono
* Jay Sanders -
* Mike Hewitt -
* Amanda Bower -
* Joey Kovacs -
* Gary Phillips -

Enemies
* Haley Solverson - Enemy turned friend
* Craig Milligan - Enemy turned friend