Julius Adame

**Julius Adame** is a side character in both the first and second season as well as mentioned throughout the series. He is the Uncle and adopted father of both Melinda and Jon Adame as well as the younger brother of Bentley Adame.

## Biographical Information

### Alias(es)

* Jules
* Jully

### Age

* 49 (Season 1)
* 51 (Season 2)

### Occupation

* Mechanic
* Freelance Yardwork
* Factory Worker (former)
* Biker of Hells Hounds (former)

## Relationships

### Familial

* Bentley Adame (brother)
	+ Elisa Adame † (sister-in-law)
	+ Jon Adame (nephew)
	+ Melinda Adame (niece)
* Heaven Adame † (sister)
* Thea Adame (daughter)

## Biography

### Early life

Julius Adame was the youngest of three in a household that struggled to keep food on the table but he did his best to be positive within the household. The person that he found himself closest to was his older sister, Heaven. The two of them were trapped in a highly religious family with varying level of beliefs. Growing up, they were forced to go to Sunday school every Sunday as well as Church. The only toys that they had were the sticks and rocks in their back yard. Bentley showed up less and less to any family moment as he got older other than their Sunday obligations. This was his life for as long as he could remember.

One thing he had in common with his brother was that he was a trouble maker but his trouble had less to do with anger. His version of troublemaker had more to do with skipping school, pulling pranks, and breaking rules for the fun of it. Never had he intended to cause anyone any harm. In Middle School, he met Lizette Ward who was the perfect All American girl that wouldn't have given him a second look but they had started talking and subsequently dating. At first, they had kept it a secret until their later years in Middle School where it ended up coming out by one of her best friends on accident.

Once Julius reached high school, he only went to Church once in a blue moon whereas his sister had stopped going all together. A belief not as extreme as his parents was the one of the few things that he disagreed on with his sister. Heaven had no belief in God. She always told Julius that if God was real, then he was cruel to put them through all the nights without heat or food on the table. Julius tried to believe that there was a reason for it. Good things happened to him like when he got his license and his neighbor gave him his old car which he used to pick up Lizette who would sneak out to his car.

It was clear that Julius was smitten and had often talked to Heaven about how he was going to be with her forever but things changed as their Senior year came. Lizette had gone off to college whereas Julius got a job instead. During his time, he had even joined a biker gang known as "The Hells Hounds." It was his attempt at finding somewhere to fit in and get away from the town he grew up in. Most of his days were spent working and nights at the bar with his buddies. Weekends he would ride around with them; a secret hope to him was that Lizette would return.

Surely enough, when he was 21 while at the bar with his buddies, Lizette had walked into that bar. Offering a seat to her as the two sat and talked for a while. Catching back up after she had been gone for four years at college. After learning that things hadn't worked with her boyfriend, he asked her out on a date. From there the two had been history and it was only five months later that he went to pick out a fancy ring. The two got married in a big wedding that he worked hard to pay for as well as help from her parents. Slowly he had begun distancing himself from the biker club without fully dropping it.

At 23 years old, he got news that his older sister had killed herself. She had been away in another town when they had found her hanging. This had been a huge hit to him and it resulted in him officially leaving the Hells Hounds. It had pissed off the leader, Axel, off at first but Julius took his wife as they moved to a different town in a different state. Three years later, they were going to be having their first child. It made him only more content that he had left that life behind and was settled into a job as a head Mechanic. Often going out to fix things in what people needed. He was living a life different from what was his childhood and he would make sure it would continue to be different from what even his parents gave them.

Life went well until when he was about 37 and got news of what had happened with his brother and sister-in-law. News of his brothers death had traveled quick to him which left with some conflicting emotions at first due to his own nephew being the one who shot him. As he learned more, including the fact that Bentley had killed Elisa and beat Melinda so badly, it was clear what he had to do. It didn't help that his wife was already decided on the factor too. They took in and adopted Jon and Melinda as their own children. Another two additions were added onto the house to welcome the children who they did their best to work with. Wanting to be sure to show all the support and love that they could, it took a lot of work with how much the children had been through.

Not only did it take work to show them the love, but Julius had to take up another job. Elisa had stashed away money for their college funds but it was not nearly enough. A family that was originally saving to send one child to college now had to send three, so Julius started doing freelance yard work. It meant a lot of long and tiring hours away from his family but he was determined to make sure the kids wouldn't have to worry about their jobs after high school. He did his best to be present for every event that was had by the three of them throughout school; even if that meant dozing off during it or having to forego sleep completely.

Once they were sent off to college and settling into their lives, he couldn't be more proud of them. Seeing them work towards their goals as he did his best to continue to make sure money wouldn't be a worry or concern for them. The memory of his brother seemed to drift off as he scrubbed it clear to show them how a father should be to all three of them. A determination that he never knew he had.

### Season 1

During their return for their summer break, he still made sure to keep his doors open with beds to sleep on for them. Wanting to make sure that they could return home to see them whenever they wanted and spend some time. Thea had moved out at this point but her room was always made available to her as well whenever she wanted.

### Season 2

Once again, for another return, they had beds to sleep in and food to eat. A twist had happened though which was the return of his elder brother. Completely shocked from the fact that he was standing at his door, and too driven by family, he let the man in. They had a long conversation on the couch in which Julius was hoping to finish before the kids got home however could not as Melinda and Jon opened the door to find them on the couch.

It led to some clearly poor and panicked reactions from them to which he felt distressed and often bad about. Allowing their abuser in the home had never been something he had wanted to do but it was also his older brother. He had made a deal with Bentley that he would not come by the house and Julius would help him pay for an apartment until he got on his money. It would mean more hours picked up once again but he could manage.