Braxton

"I'm not there yet!"
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## Braxton

### Location

Yellowknife, Canada
Pineshadow, Washington (formerly)

### Nickname(s)

Brax (by Mikayla)
Dad (by Amira)

### Family

Mikayla (wife)
Amira (daughter)

"*We've felt guilty since we've returned for ignoring you. You're such a good child to us." [...] "Yet we never returned the affection to you.*"
—Braxton to Amira, *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 2*

**Braxton Fleckenshire** is a character in *The Adventures of Evie and Mya*. He is the father of Amira.

## Appearance

Braxton's skin color is dark brown, much darker than that of his daughter, and he bears a bald head and brown eyebrows. His eyes are goldenrod. He has several facial scars from a motorcycle accident.

Braxton wears a black short-sleeve shirt with a white collar and additional white striping on the sleeves and bottom rim. In the middle is a rainbow flower similar to a tent used at Liquicity Festival every year.

## History

### Season 2

#### *The New Principal*

Amira wishes her parents and grandmother weren't on a foreign business trip.

#### *Shocking Secret*

While she is talking to Amira, Winter recalls that her parents and grandmother don't know that Shetani is evil.

#### *The Attack*

Evie tells her mother that Amira's never truly felt love, mostly in part due to her parents and grandmother ignoring her.

#### *Traitors!*

In her personal notes, Shetani states that she wanted to destroy everything the day Braxton and Mikayla had Amira, as she never wanted a niece.

#### *Devil's Dungeon*

Amira reveals in diary-like papers that her parents and grandmother hardly ever care about her.

#### *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 1*

Amira mentions that her parents and grandmother don't love her, but there is one person who does - Winter. She tells Shetani that she never knew what love was because of her entire family neglecting her, but her girlfriend helped her learn it.

#### *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 2*

"*We know you're an only child, Amira." [...] "We know what it's like to be lonely. I thought you were happy without a sister.*"
—Braxton trying to comfort Amira

Braxton, Mikayla, and Dahlia approach Amira, but she furiously tells them to stay away, as they lied to her about Shetani. They reason that they weren't aware of this until they got back recently, and her father mentions that they've felt guilty for neglecting her so much. He gives her a card containing tourist information for Yellowknife, Canada, seemingly inviting her to come along with them. This backfires immediately, for Amira rejects him and Mikayla, and to add insult to injury, he mistakes Winter as being a sister figure to Amira instead of her girlfriend. This causes her to shake her head at him sadly and further reject them. It is noted that and Mikayla are walking away from the scene after she forgives Dahlia. Later, it is mentioned that both have lost custody of Amira to Dahlia following an investigation into the Fleckenshires.

### Season 3

#### *Rise to Power*

Amira tells Evie that her father would serve her the foods her parents and Shetani would never give her. Later, when Ivanna imitates Shetani, Amira notes that she was left with her cruel and abusive aunt when her parents ditched her on business terms.

### *Two-Sided*

#### *Aftermath*

Winter recalls that Amira stood up to her parents.

### *Little Miss Perfect*

Amira tells Evie that she never had a proper room, as her parents failed to properly decorate it. After taking a bath, she asks Evie if they're having pancakes for breakfast, noting that her parents hardly ever made them for her. Later, Evie questions Amira on how bad her parents were to her, only knowing that they neglected her. Amira says that they did care for her when she was younger, but as she grew, they became more distant and loveless, and didn't talk to her often. One night, she overheard her mother saying that she didn't want her this early, with her father adding that they didn't even want her at all. That night, Amira cried herself to sleep because of what she overheard. Her parents also never understood how much being in grade school meant to her - they pulled her out in third grade, and never told her why they did so - leaving her to be homeschooled by her father. She comments that she has a unique hertiage, but wishes her family would share it with her. When Amira confronts Evie's mother, she states that she expected her to be better than her own mother, but clearly she isn't. Evie looks on proudly, knowing Amira is speaking from her experience with her own family. After confronting her, Amira finishes by telling Opal that her mother and grandmother neglected her, and her aunt made her a slave, but despite her hospitality, she doesn't owe her respect for her treatment of Evie. Following the fight with Shetani, Evie remembers Amira rejecting all of her family, except for her grandmother.

### Specials

#### *Daniela Wrecks Christmas*

"*How* **dare** *you* **conceal** *your face from us, you* **coward***! We are taking you* **home***, and* you *will be cleaning up the slop you* created *in* our house*. You* **filthy creature***! Why can't you* **APPRECIATE US***??!*"
—Braxton accusing Amira of being unfeeling

Daniela overhears a young girl complaining that her parents kicked her out of the house, and upon meeting her properly, she reveals that they did so because they refused to celebrate Christmas with her, as well as believing she was too hot-headed. Despising her parents, Daniela persuades the girl, named Amira, to wreck their Christmas as revenge for what they did, and she agrees to do it. The house is soon trashed. Later, Amira realizes that Daniela manipulated her for her own gain, and fearing that her parents are going to never accept her again for what she did, she cuts ties with Daniela entirely. When she is rescued by Evie and Mya, she confesses what her parents have done and fears their wrath; their behavior infuriates Mya heavily. By Christmas morning, when Daniela is captured, Amira's parents are notified that she is in safe hands and can be picked up at the mall later. That evening, Mikayla and Braxton, both outraged at Amira's antics, scold and threaten her, putting her on the verge of breaking down. However, Evie and Mya do not tolerate their friend being harassed and intervene, chastising the parents for their use of violent rhetoric and causing the entire debacle in the first place - they must show Amira grace and kindness, as she has been punished enough already. Both surrender reluctantly and give Amira time to hang out with her friends, though a part of her knows her parents will never change. In the present, Mya believes things have smoothed over with her parents.

#### *Rise of a She-Devil*

"*The next day. Dinner's already made for you tonight. And... We better get going. See you in the future, dear daughter.*"
—Braxton's empty farewell to Amira

Amira notes that her parents have always neglected her since she was young; while they still provided for her, they never seemed to love her back. She adds that she came out as a lesbian to them in second grade (before she was homeschooled). Despite being proud of herself, she feels empty because of her parents viewing her as an object. Just as she begins to read, her parents walk up to her, and Mikayla announces that the family is going on a business trip for the next few months, with Braxton adding that it was a surprise. Angered by her parents dropping this bombshell on her, she retorts that she cannot live on her own, but Mikayla calms her by mentioning that her aunt, Shetani, is coming to care for her. They soon leave without saying goodbye, and Amira thinks that they don't know how to treat her, not considering them ideal role models. When Shetani tells Amira to clean up the house, she mentions that her parents didn't do a good job. Upon Shetani revealing that she is racist, Amira remembers being biracial, a mix of her parents' skin colors, and having Puerto Rican descent. Later, Amira realizes her parents lied to her, and that Shetani never loved her from the start. It is later noted by Amira that her parents don't love her and that she can't even call them.

## Personality and Traits

Not much is known about Braxton, but it is shown that he and Mikayla are neglectful and uncaring parents with little to no regard for Amira. He is also suggested to be stern and unwilling to show support to his own daughter, which personally hurts her and makes her feel lonely. Despite this, he tries to make it up to her in *Your Pain is My Pleasure: Part 2*, but only ends up making her reject him and Mikayla completely.

## Family

**Wife:**

Mikayla (Living)
**Daughter:**

Amira (Living)
## Trivia

* Braxton is voiced by Don Cheadle.
* He is named after Eastern Kentucky basketball player Braxton Beverly.
* Braxton is part of a biracial family - he is black, Mikayla is white, and Amira's skin tone is a mix of her parents' colors.
* He and Mikayla were not arrested by the police, but they have moved to Yellowknife following the events of Season 2, in addition to losing custody of Amira.
* It is revealed in *Rise of a She-Devil* that he has Puerto Rican descent. He also has British relatives, which makes Amira slightly British.
* His description was first revealed by Av through Discord on March 28th, 2022.
* The scars on his face originated from a motorcycle accident before Amira's birth. As such, most of his hair was shaved off, and a few scars, while light, remain on his face.
* His shirt is a reference to a venue area from Liquicity Festival, a yearly EDM event held by Dutch platform Liquicity.