Florence Afton

### Relatives

Jacques Rousseau (bio father) †, Michael Rousseau (bio brother ) †, Catherine Schmidt (adoptive sister), Debbie Schmidt (adoptive sister), William Afton (husband), Michael Afton (son), Elizabeth Afton (daughter), Evan Afton (son)

## Appearances

### Debut

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early sketchFlorence Afton is a supporting character in The Afton Tapes, and the wife of William Afton. She is the late mother of Michael, Elizabeth, and Evan Afton.

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## Personality

From the references and memories discussing Florence, we can collect that she was a good mother for the most part. In the 70’s, all the way up to the very early 80’s, Florence was generally attentive and caring towards her children. Outside of being a mother, she was overall a bright and whimsical character, contrasting William’s sharp and cold personality. Though often polite and guarded with her words, there are moments when she would snap at someone if she thought they deserved it. This would lead to petty arguments with William, as the two were both incredibly stubborn—although over the years, this trait was eroded by verbal abuse from William.

After 1980, Florence gradually grew to be a shell of her personality, due to slowly becoming a victim to a massive state of depression. Though she loved her children very much, the depressive episode caused her to both neglect herself and her kids. Florence was more withdrawn, quiet, and passive in this state, not speaking to anyone and silently sitting in one place for weeks on end, refusing to eat or take care of herself.

## History

Florence was born into a dangerous city in France, on February 7th, 1947. Her biological father was an abusive alcoholic who neglected both her and her older brother, Michael. For most of her early life, she faced domestic abuse from her father, the only person who truly cared for her being Michael. For the most part, he took care of her and parented her when their father could not. The two were very close, right up until Michael’s untimely death in 1960. When Florence was 13, (Michael 16), the latter got into a gang fight that ended up getting him killed. Jacques, no longer wanting to take care of his daughter, put her into the foster system. This was a blessing in disguise, as a kind American family, the Schmidt’s, took Florence in as one of their own. Her adoptive parents, Diane and Paul Schmidt, loved her dearly as well as her new adoptive sister, Catherine. Her other adoptive sister, Debbie, was apprehensive of Florence at first, which caused her to look down upon her.

Due to her past with her father, Florence at first was equally apprehensive about her new family and often felt guilty or like she did not deserve the attention she was receiving, but over the years this was healed. She and Catherine grew close, though her relationship remained rocky with Debbie, who resented Florence.

In 1966, Florence started university in California, majoring in Music and Dance. There, she met Henry Emily, a sophomore when she was a freshman. The two quickly befriended each other due to their similar bubbly personalities. Later, Henry would introduce her to William Afton, a junior. Florence was at first hesitant about William due to his seemingly cold demeanor, but she later found him charming and ‘dryly witty’, which lead to the two dating. They married circa 1968, and settled down in William’s hometown back in England. There, she had their first child, Michael Afton. After some consideration, they moved to the small town Hurricane, Utah, where William’s now best friend Henry was settling down as well. She would go on to mother both Elizabeth Afton and Evan Afton.

After tolerating and enduring verbal abuse and manipulation on William’s end that gradually grew more severe over their marriage, Florence spiraled into a massive depression. This caused her to neglect all of her needs, her kids, and quite literally anything. This lead to her contracting anemia, which took a considerable toll on both her already crumbling mental health, and her physical health as well. In February of 1982, she collapsed from weakness and was rushed to the ER. Weeks later, she was admitted to the ICU, where she would remain until her death on March 24th, 1982.