Mikaela Évelyne Latvala

**!WARNING! Contains mentions of depression, anxiety, abuse, suicide and addiction. Don't read if there are any chances it might trigger you! Also, I'm sorry for eventual typos but English isn't my first language.**

## Quote

**"What doesn't kill you gives you a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a really dark sense of humor."**

## About

Mikaela is a 18 y/o Finnish/French girl who attends Sweet Amoris High School.

## History

She was born in Helsinki (Finland) and used to live there till she turned 14 y/o. She is the daughter of Finn Eerik Latvala, who is a famous Finnish pianist, and Céline Dumont, of French nationality. She also has an older brother, Sébastien Asrod Latvala, who is autistic. Her family has always been wealthy and she used to live in a nice house from a good neighborhood, where she used to play with the other "good kids". Her best friend during her childhood was a Swedish boy named Viktor, he was also the one who accidentally gave her the nickname "Mikyu", due to a mispronunciation of her name. Mikaela was the happiest she has ever been during her childhood, but things soon started to change. Her father, who had always been a perfectionist, was also emotionally abusive towards Mikaela's brother and mother. He couldn't accept the fact that Sèbastien was autistic and demanded from him the same results he would expect from a neurotypical without giving him any type of help or support. He was also bullied in school due to his condition and as time went on he started finding it difficult to even talk to other people, and he ended up withdrawing from everybody, especially his family. His mother, Céline, wished she could do something to help her child but she was in the same conditions as him, she suffered from a severe form of anxiety and often had to take strong meds and her husband's attitude only made it worse. He thought she was a failure, hiding behind her anxiety and using it as an excuse to justify her incompetence. On the other hand, Mikaela saw her father as a role model, always perfect in everything he did, she wanted to be like him. She started taking piano lessons to please him, and they would often play classical music together. She also started to work more in school because she didn't want to disappoint him, and spent all her time trying to impress him, and hardly seeing Viktor anymore. He suffered from her sudden "disappearance", and waited for her in front of her house one day to confess his love. She liked Viktor a lot, he was her best friend, but she couldn't allow herself to get distracted so not only did she reject Viktor, but she also started to avoid him because she felt too embarrassed to even look his way after his confession. A few months later, he moved to Sweden with his family, it signed the official end of their friendship. Still, even in high school, Mikaela remembers Viktor very well and thinks of him as one of the best things that happened to her, and she wishes to see him again. Meanwhile, her family situation got worse, but she hardly paid attention to it. Her father was always nice to her and she had a hard time believing he could do or say the awful things her mother cried about. Her mother started relying more and more on her, opening her heart about her feelings and some bad events about her childhood and the more time went on, the more Mikaela could tell something was off. Her brother rarely came out of his room, his grades were terrible and he hardly spoke to her, her mother only spoke to her in French to make sure her father couldn't understand their conversations and cried all the time, often saying how she regretted not running away when she could and how she wished she could turn back time and never get married. One day, she came home from school and thought the house was particularly quiet. She couldn't hear her father practicing piano in his studio or her mother talking, so she went upstairs to see her brother and try to chat with him a little, trying to help him with his homework. She saw her parents' bedroom door opened and decided to check in there first, to see if her mother was there, but what she saw horrified her and marked her for life. Her mother was hanging from the ceiling, dead, she had killed herself. Mikaela was shocked, confused, hurt, she threw up, she screamed, she cried, she didn't know what to do, she didn't understand. During the following weeks, nobody knew what to do. They had a funeral but the remaining Latvala family members didn't really interact for quite some time after. They stopped taking care of themselves, and Sébastien ended up in the hospital after trying to overdose on his mother's meds. That's when Mikaela started to think seriously about everything that happened, about everything her mother told her and she refused go believe, and she could see it perfectly now. Everything Céline and Sébastien went through for the past years, she had simply never noticed. She started to think that maybe, if she paid more attention, she could've saved her mother and if she spent a little more time with her brother she could've helped him too. Guilt swallowed her and she imposed a psychologist after everything that happened, and was diagnosed with depression. She started to feel suffocated in Finland, she needed to go somewhere else, somewhere far away from the place where it all happened. She asked for her father's permission then contacted her grandparents and flew to France. Meanwhile, her father handed her brother to a psychiatric hospital and closed off even more, never leaving his house.

## In France

After contacting her grandparents Mikaela settled to live with them for the time being, in her mother's hometown. She didn't know them well due to only visiting them during the holidays, but her mother had told her a little about them. She knew that her grandfather wasn't a bad person, but she also knew that she had to watch out for her grandmother. Nevertheless, it looked like she had nothing to fear, they were being very patient with her and were grieving their daughter themselves. She enrolled in a new middle school for her last year and did a complete makeover of herself: she dyed her long, blonde hair black because she wanted it to express what she was feeling, somewhat. She threw away her pastel, elegant clothes and replaced them with black clothes. She also started wearing make-up for the first time, and her behavior changed too. In Finland, she was a nice girl and a good student, she always worked hard and never missed class. However, in France, she started to find it hard to get out of bed, couldn't find motivation to do her homework and she started skipping as a result. At first, her grandparents were understanding, but her grandma started to lose her patience. To avoid her grandma's fits of rage, she started studying enough to pass but her mental health got worse and worse so she would skip even more often and hide in a quiet part of the city where she wouldn't be found out. She started hanging out with the "troublemakers" for the first time in her life and she enjoyed it. She didn't feel understood and she didn't consider them real friends but they were fun to be around and a good way to kill the time, especially the older ones of the group. She started going out to bars with them to drink, even though they were minors they were still able to find a few places that would sell alcohol to them, sometimes she used to smoke too. She indulged in self-destructive habits, she wanted to numb herself so much that she couldn't feel any pain or guilt after. She started drinking one day, and the other too, and she developed a sort of addiction. "Transforming" her pain from emotional to physical made her feel somewhat better for a while, so she kept and kept and she stayed "friends" with the group of troublemakers even going into high school. Her new school was associated with her old middle school so it wasn't much of a change, but with class changes she inevitably met new classmates, among which were Ken (Kentin) and Lucy (Laetitia). She hit it off immediately with the latter, mostly due to Lucy's good heart and easy-going personality. She was her first female friend in a long time and she was proud to call her a best friend, but it wasn't enough to stop her from destroying herself. Her group of rebels became worse and more toxic, as they started bullying the people they didn't like, one of them being Ken, Mikaela's classmate. She never did anything to him and felt extremely bad since she knew he did nothing wrong to deserve this. After they were "done" with him, whenever they started bullying him, Mikaela went to help him to make sure he wasn't doing too bad, even walking him to the nurse when it was necessary. She felt guilty, she felt like history was repeating itself, and looking at how grateful Ken was to her, she felt even worse because she knew she could do more to help him, she could actually say something to his bullies but she knew it would mean losing all her friends for good, her "comfort zone" would be gone. Both Ken and Lucy knew about her problems with alcohol but no matter what they told her, they couldn't seem to make her change her mind, until one person in particular arrived. Céline, Mikaela's mother, had a younger sister she got separated from during their teenage years, and she hadn't seen her anymore since then. She was informed late of her sister's passing, so she couldn't attend the funeral, but she contacted Mikaela's father because she wanted to finally meet her niece and nephew and do something for them during this though time, since she also felt guilty for being absent for so long. When she was informed that Mikaela was in France, in her hometown, aunt Agathe went to see her immediately and she felt bad for the conditions she was in, but she wasn't surprised. She knew due to personal experience that her parents wouldn't have been able to give her niece the emotional support she needed, so she swore to herself that she would do it, she would take care of her like a mother would. Like her sister would've wanted her to do. She couldn't do much for her nephew but she could save her at least. And she did. She talked to her with the help of her friends and she convinced her to attend a support group, until she started to feel better. She gave her the strength to fight and help Ken, but mostly the courage to partially forgive herself for what happened. Attending her support group, she heard a lot of experiences that opened her mind, and decided to follow the steps of one of the other attendants. She cut her hair to the shoulder, painted a black X on the back of each of her hands and started following a straight edge lifestyle, promising to never hurt herself like that again. She grew really attached to her aunt in so little time, and she hated the thought of her leaving to go back to Paris. But Agathe had no intentions of leaving again, and decided to take her with her. Saying goodbye to Ken and Lucy was painful, but for the first time in two years she was hopeful, it was a new start for Mikaela, with a new family, in a new city, in a new school: Sweet Amoris.

## Family members

**Céline Dumont**: Mikaela's mother. Daughter of Geneviève and Jean-François Dumont and older sister of Agathe. Her parents were always strict with both daughters, Céline was only allowed out to attend school, to run errands or to go to church. If she disobeyed her mother would hit her and her father almost never took her side. At some point she was forced to join a Christian boarding school for girls run by nuns, she begged her father to try and talk to her mother to make her change her mind but he was too scared to oppose his abusive wife. After two difficult years spent there, only being able to leave on weekends and spening them home, she planned to escape with Agathe and ran away from the boarding school. The nuns called her mother right away and she sent her husband to search for them, and he found them right when they were getting train tickets to leave. He and Céline had a heart-to-heart outside the station, she told him about how much she suffered all those years and how she wished he stood up for her. He opened up to, confessing how scared and sorry he was. But he knew he couldn't go back without them, and Céline loved him too much to abandon him so she offered a deal: she would come back home with him and they would try to work things out together, but they would let her younger sister go, she wanted her to be free. So Céline went home with her father and Agathe left to go staying with some relatives, it would be the last time Céline heard from her. At first, Geneviève got really really mad and wanted to go to their relatives in person to bring her daughter back but Céline and Jean-François threatened to go to the police and tell them about everything she had done all these past years. Unfortunately happiness didn't last long, her father didn't keep his word and never opposed to Geneviève again, on the other hand she went back to "normal", being abusive again and forbidding Céline from contacting her little sister, ever. One day, instead of going to church like she said she would, she contacted a psychologist to get help since she was feeling worse and worse. She was diagnosed with depression and anxiety but she couldn't afford the meds she should've needed, and she also couldn't hide them from her mother so she gave up. Around that time, when she was 20, she met the man that would become her husband and Mikaela's father. He was at the peak of his career and was touring in France at the time. He looked wonderful to Céline, he was fulfilling his dream, he didn't care about anyone's opinion, he was charming and truly cared for her. She started dating him in secret because her mother was absolutely against the idea of her seeing a guy, luckily they only saw each other once in a while, when he went to visit her in France, so hiding was pretty easy for them. She introduced him to her parents when he proposed to her to tell them she was moving to Finland with him, and she was pretty surprised when her mother approved. She got married with him at the age of 22 and immediately moved to Finland. She felt free, she thought she could finally do everything she hadn't been able to do because of her mother. But even though she had been feeling well for the past years her anxiety came rushing back at the perspective of living in a foreign country, she realized everything she had been missing in life and how poor her social and life skills were compared to everybody else's because she had been kept from the world for too long. She had her first child, Mikaela's brother, but her anxiety only got worse and she started seeing a therapist again and taking heavy meds. Of course she told her wonderful husband about it and that's when things started to get bad between them. Their relationship broke and her husband's behavior towards her and her son was the last straw, she wished she could do something for him and she really came to understand her father. She loved her children Seb and Mika very much, but she couldn't do it anymore. She took the final step and decided to end her life.

**Finn Eerik Latvala**: Mikaela's father. Son of Soile and Aleksanteri Latvala, only child. He had always been a perfectionist, ever since he was little. His parents got a divorce because his father cheated on his mother, and while she cried and was being miserable, saying that maybe she wasn't enough and it was all her fault he simply thought that it must've been true, if his father even felt the need to find another woman it was because his mother wasn't enough, because she was lacking. He only heard from his father once in a while, and after a few years he stopped calling and he never heard from him again. He was hurt, but he thought that if he reached perfection his father wouldn't be able to ignore him anymore. This mindset brought him to personal success, but he still didn't hear from his father, and he wondered if he even knew about everything he did, about his success and how great he was. He became more and more frustrated, he tried reaching his father multiple times but he learnt that he had a new family now and he went to live somewhere in Lapland. He didn't want anything to do with his old family, including him. He became colder and he withdrew from everybody, only caring for his job. He didn't care to form a bond with his two kids, and it became even worse when he found out that his first child was autistic and his wife was mentally ill. His situation only got worse after Céline suicided, he allowed Mikaela to go to France, got rid of Sébastien and made sure he could be alone, always. He never got out of his house and closed off even more.

**Sébastien Asrod Latvala**: Mikaela's older brother. He is autistic and since he was little he found it hard to talk and communicate properly, becoming a target of bullying in school ever since elementary school. His father's behavior didn't help and he started wondering if he was made wrong, if he was the problem. He compared himself to his younger sister who was getting praised from their father so easily and he came to his conclusions, closing off and never coming out of his room. He started hating his family and himself and stopped going to school too, but his father never cared much. However, he wasn't prepared to be told that his mother was gone, that she had taken her life. He felt so sad, he started thinking about going to a better place too, and he realized that he really had nothing left on Earth. He tried overdosing on his mother's meds but luckily he was found and assisted in time. He was transferred from a regular hospital to psychiatric one under his father's approval.

**Agathe Dumont**: Mikaela's aunt. Younger sister of Céline. She was two years younger than her sister and, from a point of view, had it even worse than her. She was homeschooled and never allowed out of the house except for Sundays when she and Céline would go to church. She always wanted to be a fashion designer since she was little, but she knew her parents would never allow her. Being the stronger sibling, one day, she broke into her mother's office and stole the number of her sister's boarding school and the number of their uncle in Paris, who worked as a journalist. She quickly explained the situation to both her sister and her uncle and he accepted to have them to his house, so they planned their escape. Agathe was sad to know Céline was going to stay behind after talking to her father, but she had a dream and she refused to stay locked up in a house any longer. Her uncle took care of her and she tried contacting Céline many times but was always rejected. She made it into the fashion industry and even though her uncle passed away she was leading a happy life, but she felt like something was missing. She got the news of Céline's passing over a year after and she felt so guilty for leaving her alone she could hardly breathe. She had no idea what she had been up to all these years and she started informing herself, getting Finn's number and contacting him. She learned of her nephew and niece, and even though she couldn't do anything for her nephew she paid a visit to her niece immediately. She swore to herself to take care of her like Céline would've wanted her too, and she brought her to Paris with her. Agathe and Mikaela helped each other and partially closed the hole Céline left. Agathe is Mikaela's source of strength.

**Geneviève Dumont**: Mikaela's grandmother from her mother's side. Abusive and misandrous woman, Mikaela can't stand her and got away from her as soon as she could. She refuses to see her past mistakes and only blames Finn for her daughter's loss, rejecting Mikaela's Finnish side. So, she only refers to her as Évelyne, but MIkaela hates it. She almost never contacts her granddaughter since she left with her rejected child, Agathe, and Mikaela doesn't want to see her either.

**Jean-François Dumont**: Mikaela's grandfather from her mother's side. He has always been abused by his wife and is too scared to face her, he does anything she asks and tries to stay out of his house for as long as he can. He and Mikaela don't have a real relationship, but he feels sorry for what she had to go through so young. Also refers to her as Évelyne to avoid angering his wife.

**Soile Latvala**: Mikaela's grandmother from her father's side. She was cheated on by her husband and she did her best to raise her son alone, even though she was broken. Gradually got her solar personality back as she healed, she moved close to her son to help him after Céline suicided and takes care of him when he doesn't, also going to visit her dear grandson in the hospital.

**Aleksanteri Latvala**: Mikaela's grandfather from her father's side. They never met and she doesn't know anything about him since her father refuses to speak about him. He went to live in Lapland with his new family and doesn't want to have anything to do with his older one, including his son Finn.

## Personality

Mikaela is an easy-going girl, and she is friendly towards people who interest her. She likes the "outcasts" and tries to become friends with them, though she doesn't always succeed, and she always tries to help those who look like they need it. She is trust-worthy, smart, emphatic and reliable, but also mysterious, sometimes too judgy, carefree or sarcastic. She has a dark sense of humor and often cracks weird jokes, she is very reserved and gets annoyed easily, especially when someone pries in her personal matters, tries to force her to do something or makes decisions for her. Also when someone disrespects her/someone she is close to or says something ignorant. She has a hard time trusting new people, and always looks very calm even though her brain is going wild with thoughts. She hates to be the source of someone else's pain so she avoids speaking her mind freely if she knows her thoughts could hurt possibily someone. She has a pretty obvious soft spot for her best friends, she would do anything for them.

## Appearance

Mikaela has natural curly blonde hair, fair skin and light blue eyes. She also has a mole near her mouth and another one on her neck. She used to have long hair when she was in Finland, never used make up (only chapstick from time to time) and dressed in elegant/preppy clothes. She liked to wear white button-ups and large pastel skirts with Mary Janes. When she moved to France she had her first makeover, she dyed her hair black and started wearing make up (especially eyeliner and black or red lipstick), she also changed her clothing style to a darker/gothic one. When she moved to Paris she had her final makeover. She cut her hair to the shoulder, started using a straightener to make it more wavy than curly and changed her fringe too, she painted two X on the back of her hands and cut down on the make up, only wearing eyeliner and red lipstick. She also changed her clothing style to grunge, though she is still trying to find her ideal style and changes sometimes. She thinks that clothes are the easiest way to express ones self. She likes to wear circular earrings, chockers and John Lennon sunglasses. She also likes stockings (especially fishnet ones) and thigh high socks, but her favorite clothing item are Timberland shoes. She doesn't wear much jewelry, only small crosses and skulls from time to time.

(Also, I'd like to credit and thank lizs-fictitious-life from tumblr for allowing me to use her beautiful edited jacket! I love it and so does Mikaela ^^)

## Relationships

**The boys:**

**Nathaniel**: he and Mikaela aren't really friends. They don't think the other is bad, but they don't like each other either. Mikaela often finds it hard to ask him for anything since she often feels judged by him. Also, he gets on her nerves when he makes comments about Castiel, since he is one of her best friends. They started getting along better after the events of episode 23, tho they still aren't best buddies. But they surely respect each other more after spending time together and understanding each other better.

**Castiel**: as mentioned, one of Mikaela's best friends. They hit it off due to their similar tastes in music and became really friends after getting to know each other better. Their bond got even stronger after Mikaela helped Castiel during the Deborah arc. Even though their personalities don't always match, they can accept their differences and go on. They are a nice pair and they like to joke around with each other a lot, and Castiel has been very supportive of Mikaela since she told him about her difficult past and her depression.

**Lysander**: Mikaela's best male friend. Together with Castiel, they are an unbreakable trio. He and Mikaela get along very well due to their similar personalities and their common interests. They could talk about poetry or music for hours and if one got into something the other could listen to them talk for the rest of the day. They are very open and protective of each other, they spend a lot of time together.

**Armin**: Mikaela's crush. She likes everything about him, from his laidback attitude to how passionate he is when he talks about games. They aren't always on the same wave length but Mikaela likes him a lot, and often tries new comics or games hoping to understand him better or gain his attention. He is her prince charming, but Mikaela isn't ready for a relationship right now due to her mental health, she decided she'll confess once she'll overcome her depression.

**Kentin**: when he followed her to Sweet Amoris and declared his love Mikaela was surprised, but happy. She couldn't reciprocate his feelings even if she wanted to but she was more than happy to have an old friend with her starting her new life. When he had to leave she was sad but they kept in contact, and when he came back they started hanging out again. He wasn't in love with Mikaela anymore and she thought it was better that way, they are very good friends even though sometimes Mikaela gets taken aback by his "new self".

**Jade**: Mikaela doesn't like him. When the principal asked her to choose a club she chose the basketball one so that Kentin could go help in the gardening club since gardening had always been one of his passions. But she wasn't very pleased to see Jade yelling and Kentin because he thought he was the one who ruined the flowers, and they never got along after an awful first impression. Thankfully they don't see each other often.

**Dajan**: he can't stand Mikaela. He could tell since the moment she stepped into the gym that she was being forced to help and would've preferred being anywhere but there at that moment. He still tried to be nice but it was clear that Mikaela hated sports and wouldn't move a finger, so he started to dislike her more and more. They are just not meant to be.

**Leigh**: at first Mikaela used to spend a lot of time in Leigh's shop with Lysander, and she got to know him well. She thinks he is a cool, nice and very talented guy, and she respects him as the brother of her best friend. She always goes to his shop to buy clothes and he is more than happy to help her discovering her style. They have an overall good relationship.

**Dakota**: Mikaela HATES him. He is always around her, can't take no as an answer and tries to force her to do things she doesn't want to do, making her uncomfortable in the process. He is everything she hates and if she could make him disappear believe me she would.

**Alexy**: they are friends but not exactly best friends. Mikaela thinks Alexy is funny and it's easy to be friends with him but he is a little too nosy and persistent for her. Also, he is Armin's brother so she makes extra effort to be friends with him.

**Viktor**: Mikaela's childhood best friend. He is the one who started calling her Mikyu and confessed to her, but they don't talk or see each other anymore. Mikaela wishes she could see him again and she still cherishes him to this day.

**The girls:**

**Amber**: she and Mikaela aren't on good terms, obviously. Amber hates her guts since she spends a lot of time with Castiel, but Mikaela doesn't really hate her. She doesn't like her for sure, but she simply ignores her till she goes away.

**Iris**: Mikaela's first friend in Sweet Amoris, she was a sort of "role model" to Mikaela when she arrived. When Mikaela arrived to Sweet Amoris she was scared and anxious because she didn't know how to act, she didn't even know what "being herself" meant anymore. But Iris was so nice to her, and seeing her act so kindly towards everybody made her think: "Wow, I want to be like that too". Iris is someone Mikaela admires and thinks highly of.

**Rosalya**: as for Alexy, they are friends but not really best friends. Rosa is too insistent and nosy for Mikaela and often tries to force her to do things she doesn't want to do, and since she isn't the sister of the guy she likes she lets herself get mad at her \*coff coff\* but they still are in a good relationship, she often hangs out with her when she goes to Leigh's store. She isn't the first person Mikaela would confide in tho, unlike "Candy" lol.

**Peggy**: now now, at first Mikaela kind of couldn't stand Peggy. She was nosy, spied on people, wrote about their personal matters on a paper and then threw it into their faces to make them see it, it looked like she was her nemesis. However, after finding her crying in the basement and having a heart-to-heart with her Mikaela felt sorry for her and kind of forgave her. She doesn't trust her completely yet, but she promised that she wouldn't write about the students' personal lives anymore and this is a good first step for Mikaela.

**Melody**: they don't have much of a relationship, to be honest. Melody has never been mean to Mikaela because it was clear like the sky that she didn't like Nathaniel, but Mikaela kind of didn't know how to talk to her. Maybe because she was the perfect example of the good girl (like she used to be, but wasn't anymore), so she felt a little self-conscious, or maybe because she didn't like Nathaniel and felt awkward since she knew Melody liked him. So, they don't interact much.

**Capucine**: Capucine never liked Mikaela, but for some odd reason Mikaela liked her a lot! She loved teasing her saying stuff like: "You are so cute! Sit next to me!" and hearing her scoff and say: "Go away!! I hate you!". She saw right through her, she knew she had a hard time making friends and wasn't totally accepted into Amber's group, and she grew fond of her. During her first year at Sweet Amoris, she even developed a small crush on her. At some point, Capucine started trusting Mikaela more, and the two began to hang out in secret. In fact, Mikaela knew about Capucine's boyfriend before everybody else and she was right there when she decided to stand up against Amber. They are openly friends now, and Mikaela likes her a lot.

**Violette**: they are very good friends! Mikaela adores Violette and is ready to help her whenever she needs it. Violette also helped her a few times when she was in need, and they gradually became friends. Mikaela likes looking at her drawings, and thinks she is really talented.

**Kim**: same as Violette, Mikaela adores her! She is cool, laidback and friendly, and she also has a good heart. Mikaela feels like she can be herself without being judged when she is with Kim, and thinks of her as a sort of "mom" because she always feels protected and cared for. She wouldn't tell anybody, but she doesn't mind her nickname for her - little girl. She is the only one who can call her that, it makes her feel warm and at ease.

**Nina**: their relationship hasn't always been easy due to Nina's jealousy and obsession for Lysander, but Mikaela knows she truly cares for him and has a soft spot for this kid. Their relationship improved when Nina talked to her about her family situation in the hospital, and Mikaela felt like she could relate a lot to her.

**Deborah**: Mikaela really thanks God for giving her trust issues when she thinks about this girl, because she probably wouldn't have doubted her then and she would've played Castiel again. Saying that she hates her is an understatement, she hurt her friend and almost broke their friendship trying to hurt him again, she was lucky she only lost a contract when she left Sweet Amoris.

**Lucy**: she is still Mikaela's best female friend to this day, even though they live in different cities. She reminds her of Iris for her good heart and kindness, and she is really thankful to her for helping her when she was going through a hard time in her old school. They still keep in touch and text everyday, often going to sleep over the other girl's house when they can. Agathe also loves having her over, since she is so cheerful and always improves Mikaela's mood. She doesn't really understand her obsession for guys but she always gets a good laugh out of it when she tries to avoid her questions. Didn't take it too well when she started going after Armin, but when she told her that she liked him she immediately understood and backed off. Tho, the teasing never stopped since that moment. Luckily, Mikaela has a valid argument to tease back: her new interest for Kentin since he got back from the military.

**Priya**: since they didn't know each other for long Mikaela has a hard time trusting her, but is starting to easen up. She finds her a cool, funny and smart girl, she still bursts out laughing when she looks at the drawing she did for her. She wants to become better friends with her, but it will take time.

**Charlotte**: one of the few people she really hates in Sweet Amoris. She already couldn't stand her because she was the reason why Capucine was always left out of Amber's group (not that she desperately wanted her to hang out with them... but since Capucine felt sad about it, she couldn't forgive her), then she found out about what she did to Iris and basically threatened her out of Sweet Amoris. Doesn't want anything to do with her.

**Li**: actually, she is in the neutral category for Mikaela. They aren't friends and she is pretty sure Li hates her guts (mostly because Amber told her to hate her, probably) but she believes she isn't as bad as the other two. It would be very difficult to be worse than Charlotte in Mikaela's eyes, and well, Amber could be very petty when she put her mind to it. So, since technically Li never did anything wrong to her, she is still half nice to her.

## Alternative Universes

In Mikaela's canon story, she didn't start dating anyone after episode 28 but she has feelings for Armin.

**Heartbreak!AU**: after episode 39 and witnessing the locker room scene between Armin and Amber, Mikaela is heartbroken and falls deep into depression. Also Lysander, who has never forgotten Rosa in this AU, is suffering from seeing her so happy with his own brother and they find comfort in each other's arms, and start "dating", but their relationship is only a way to ease the pain of their heartbreaks.

**Prom!AU**: this AU is an alternate ending to Heartbreak!AU, in which Mikaela and Armin go to prom together, the locker room scene doesn't happen and, encouraged by the fact that it might've been the last chance for them to be together, Armin confesses his feelings, thinking that if anything went wrong they simply wouldn't see each other anymore. Mikaela confesses too and they get together, yay, happy ending!

**ChildhoodLove!AU**: a third alternative for prom night, in which Mikaela doesn't witness the locker room scene but doesn't go to prom with Armin either. The day after she bumps into Viktor, her childhood friend, and they go out for coffee to catch up with each other. They start seeing each other again and talking, until Viktor confesses that he has never forgotten her and deep down she knows she didn't either, and they get together during college.

## Trivia

* Her blood type is 0
* She hates nicknames, they bring back bad memories since one of her nicknames was used by Viktor, the friend she misses and she is no longer in contact with, and the other was used by her mom who is gone. She doesn't like it when others address her using nicknames, and she also doesn't like to call others by nicknames.
* Has been following a straight edge lifestyle for two years. That means she didn't drink, smoke, ore use drugs, and she is proud!
* Also hates her second name. Literally nobody except for her French grandparents uses it.
* Mikaela skips meals a lot, she says that "her stomach closes when she feels depressed or anxious".
* She has glasses for when she feels tired but rarely uses them.
* You must've noticed that she has a beauty mark near her mouth and another one on her neck, but she also has three hidden ones ordered in a line on her right leg.
* She can speak four languages: she is fluent in Finnish since it's her first language, she got really good at French due to living in France for three years, she knows English just fine but she isn't as good with it and she can also hold a basic conversation in Swedish due to it being Finland's official second language, and Viktor teaching her a little, but nothing too complicated and she doesn't pass the "beginner" level.
* Her favorite music genres are punk and alternative rock (tho she likes every type of rock) and hip hop. She likes songs with a deep meaning who talk about important topic, such as politics or mental illness. She also enjoys songs that make her feel nostalgic.
* Loves poetry and writes her own poems from time to time (Castiel and Lysander used a few verses of hers for a song, once). Lives and breathes for *Les Fleurs du Mal* from Charles Baudelaire.
* Her favorite book is *1984* from George Orwell. Loves mystery novel, science fiction, distopian and paranormal stuff. Also really likes books who go deep into characters and psychology.
* Likes old movies and going to the movies, goes once a week.
* She is a chess enthusiast. Is trying to get Lysander into it and often tries to get her aunt to play with her, tho she usually fails and has to play online. Another hobby of hers is photography but she rarely practices it.
* Her most skipped class is P.E. She hates sports and the feeling is mutual, since she is awful at them.
* Has a vinyl collection.
* Has to go to see her therapist once a week but she usually skips the appointments.
* Used to play the piano fairly well, classical music only. Tho she hates playing it since it brings back bad memories she rarely does, and her skills have been deteriorating.
* Likes combat games, often plays them with either Castiel or Kentin. Doesn't know much about other types of games.
* Has had a good share of cats when she was little, and she always named them the same. Miau. Which basically means Meow in Finnish. Her aunt allowed her to have another one now that they are in Paris, and she called him Miau again.
* Used to be Christian, is currently agnostic.
* She is a vegetarian.
* Her favorite color is yellow.