Orchard

* Overview
* Relationships
* History
* Quotes

*"This is the strangest thing. I don't know how this works."*

―Orchard to Max

Orchard, also known as Velvette, is an ongoing major supporting character in insert name here two, and the main protagonist in her own story which is currently unnamed.

Orchard died and came back as a ghost, so she is no longer a vampire hybrid, unless she's in her solid form.

## Appearance

Orchard is very slim and short. She has pale skin. Her lips are a natural glossy color.

In her true form, she has long curly hair that's split halfway, the right side of her hair being bright pink, and the left side being black. She has velvet colored eyes. In her disguise, she wears a ginger red wig with straight hair and bangs, and brown color contacts.

She usually has her hair in pigtails in her true form and down in her wig, but she is seen wearing her hair down and in a beanie.

Orchard is seen in two outfits, One where she wears her black beanie with a velvet crown on the front, she wears an over sized brown jacket that resembles a robe, a light blue shirt, and gray leggings. She also wears gray boots, like Annette.

She has an outfit that is very similar to this, except the jacket is black along with the leggings, and the shirt is velvet.

Her other one consists of black baggy jeans with two pockets on each side and a velvet smiley face one the right upper jean pocket, and a maroon roll up shirt. She also wears black hand gloves with the top half of the fingers cut out. She still wears gray boots.

## Personality

Orchard is a very introverted individual. She gets a lot of social anxiety, and does not like to be around big crowds of people. She is not closed off, rather just "shy". Once she gets used to a person, it is a bit easier to open up and be around them.

She is very kind-hearted, and can empathize with other people's experiences. She is hyper-sensitive to the pain of others, and will often feel something resembling pity when someone is in pain. Though, she may not do anything to help them.

She is also described as a very "tired and burnout" character. She suffers from a lot of social anxiety and depression. She is a very patient individual and is somewhat the "therapist" friend. She listens to others without judgment. Orchard is also very loyal to the people she cares about. However if someone hurts or betrays her, she has no problem putting them in their place.

She also likes to joke around a lot, and is seen doing so with Annette quite frequently.

## Abilities

#### Natural Abilities

* **Speed**: Having been previously a vampire, Orchard can move around very quickly
* **Agility**: Vampires are very flexible, and can bend their bodies in ways that may seem unnatural
* **Mind Intolerance**: Being a hybrid, Orchard cannot see the projects that are falsely made, such as a fairy presenting themselves as another person
* **Echo-Location**: Orchard is the only vampire we see using this ability, though it is said any vampire could learn it. She often uses this to locate things she's lost, or people she can't find.

#### Skillset

* **Bilingualism**: Orchard can fluently speak English and Ultra-Sound
* **Baking**: Orchard is very talented in baking sweets

#### Weaponry

* **Exorcist's Blade**: Much like Stella, Orchard made a deal with The Exorcist's to receive one of their blades

#### Unique Abilities

* **Control over The Astral Plane**: In order to come back to life, Razzle and Dazzle had to grant her control over The Astral Plane, which means she controls what goes into it and what comes out of it
* **Ghost Forms**: In addition to having control over The Astral Plane, Orchard can control which form she takes, which there are four she can choose from. She can be visible but not touchable, she can be in her solid, hybrid form, or she can be a ghost that is not visible at all, and a form where she is only visible to those she wishes to be visible to.

## Concept & Creation

She is still in "in development" character, just because I haven't quite ruled out everything with her as I have with most of the cast. Her natural appearance is what changed the most, it being what I now have her to wear as a form of disguise. I have also changed her true name to be something different that Tinkerbell named her in honor of her parents.

Her name was also originally going to be spelt Orchid, but was eventually changed to Orchard once the drafting started.

The characters Charlie Spring and Lara Jean had a huge influence on her personality in later development.

## Trivia

* Orchard's name is farm-based, like her brother and sisters
* Her true name, Velvette, is in honor of her parents
	+ It is still under consideration on why Tinkerbell chose to name Orchard this

* Orchard is bisexual, and will be featured in a future drawing for national coming out day, along with the rest of the bisexual characters
* Orchard is the only character that can and likes to bake, seen as Aster can bake, but is seen grumbling and complaining when doing so
* Orchard is one of the only characters with siblings
* After her passing, Orchard is no longer a vampire hybrid, but still possess the powers while she is in her solid form
* Orchard is one of the few characters that stays at the hotel
* It is unclear if Orchard ever had romantic feelings for Malaki
* Orchard has met her biological parents, but she does not associate with them, as they do not with her
* She does end up taking care of Razzle and Dazzle as if they were her own siblings
* Orchard did not have any friends before her death, other than Malaki
* Orchard is described to be a character that has a "very messy" lifestyle. For example, her room would be messy and chaotic, and her phone would be filled with complete clutter
* Orchard does not mind or intervene in other peoples life choices
	+ She does not like forcing her morals onto others, because so many people forced her to be a certain thing, and she hated it

* Orchard was a very emotionally neglected child
	+ It is said her parents do still care for her, they just made her suppress and neglected a lot of her emotional needs
	+ It is also said that her parents were very different parents to her than they were to her siblings

* Orchard likes Melanie Martinez's music very much, and did two covers of her songs, and a third cover in her head
* Orchard is stated to be the most messy and cluttered character in the series
* Orchard does not have anger issues, despite what everyone around her seems to think
* Orchard is said to like sweet fruits, such as black grapes and strawberries
* Orchard has a very low self-esteem, but is said to mask quite a lot, so not many people would see her insecurities. This is mostly due to the fear that people will make fun of them or invalidate them, as what has happened with her parents
	+ When she does try to talk about her insecurities and gets ignored, she does get irritated and annoyed, as she's seen doing with Malaki

* Orchard and Annette's relationship is very similar to Lara Jean and Genevieve's relationship, except Orchard and Annette's blossoms more and they become very close and protective of one another
* Orchard has a mythical pet, much like Pheonix. Her pet is a cat-pig mix named Cotton Candy
* Orchard is stated to not have a social media life, and is not online very much
	+ One of the only reasons she uses her phone is to listen to music

* Orchard would not be very good at handling kids, surprisingly
	+ If someone ever gave her a child to watch, she would be confused and not know what to do or how to act, because her personality is "not very kid friendly"
	+ Orchard may give the child a task to do and then walk off and do her own thing

* Orchard is a very "stereotypical introvert", who wears headphones listening to music, wears over-sized jackets, and drinks coffee from a white mug
	+ Orchard would get her coffee from Starbucks, because she has "somewhat of an addiction to cafes, such as Starbucks"

* Orchard likes visiting cafes and book stores
	+ Orchard is said to also like reading a lot
* There is a running joke within the characters that Orchard used to crane and snap her neck in unnatural directions. It is explained that she would break almost any one of her bones to avoid being touched by someone she doesn't like
	+ She wouldn't feel pain, she would just not want to be touched
	+ She would usually only do this with Annette
* Orchard has a natural British accent, and has a false country accent, and a learned American accent
* Her starstagram username is radvelvettecakes777, and her bio is "lol pay twenty bucks to proceed"
	+ This starstagram account was made only after she decided to live her life as Velvette, and her account when she was Orchard got deleted

## Main Cast

#### Annette

*"I don't hate you."*

―Orchard to Annette after coming back.

The two of them started off very rocky, Annette almost completely hating Orchard, blaming her for Malaki's lack of attention on Annette. Annette is seen on multiple occasions insulting, belittling, condescending, demeaning, and even outright harming Orchard. Annette is very inwardly jealous of Orchard and Malaki's relationship, which is why she treats Orchard the way she does. She does not regret treating Orchard the way she does, until she realizes that Orchard never blamed or hated her.

Orchard doesn't stand up to Annette's cruel insults and acts, except for when it's very serious, which Annette will just turn the situation around and Orchard will end up the one in the wrong.

Orchard actually feels bad for Annette, which is why she just lets her say and do whatever she wants. However, after Orchard dies and comes back, their relationship significantly improves, with Orchard going out of her way to protect Annette. The two can be seen doing a lot of things together, and Orchard actually convinces Annette that she can be happy at the same time as other people, not it just being one or the other. Annette starts to treat people better after that, and starts to show more of her true colors.

Orchard, though, seems to become a bit more hostile against Annette, threatening her twice. Orchard is said to still view things as "Annette's or not Annette's", deeming if she can lay claim to something or grow a relationship with someone or not. This type of thinking is very toxic.

#### Malaki

*"But I was so scared of losing him, because he was the only person in my life that didn't make me feel like I was just an extension of them."*

―Orchard to Annette about Malaki

Orchard and Malaki's relationship is very complicated, seeing as Orchard knows Malaki is in love with Annette, but refuses to give him up and let him go, out of a fear of losing him. She doesn't prevent him from talking to Annette, but she does feel isolated and alone whenever she is present in their conversations.

Orchard does mention to Max how lonely Malaki truly made her feel, and how she felt he wanted her to be Annette, and she would sometimes dress up as her during foreplay, which more often than not really damaged her self-esteem. Orchard quickly realizes that her and Malaki are much better suited as friends, and expresses this to him, which he took as an opportunity.

Despite this, Orchard still seemed eager to get back to Malaki and catch up with him when she got back from her trip.

#### Aster

*"You know, you can breathe. Relax. No one is going to kill you... again."*

―Aster to Orchard on her first day as Velvette

Aster seems to feel bad for Orchard upon their very first interaction, as Aster viewed her as a very "sad" person. When they eventually form a friendship, Aster still views her this way, but never expresses it to Orchard.

#### Nathaniel

*"Relax Vee, I can get through that barrier. I dress up as a girl all the time."*

―Nathaniel to Orchard when they were trying to get through the barrier

After Nathaniel and Orchard talk to each other after her coming back, he takes an instant liking to her, and he talks to her a lot. He told her that he thinks of her as a "very introverted small child" which he feels compelled to take care of. The two of them form a strong friendship and bond, him being one of the only characters that refers to her as "Velvette" or, as he likes to call her "Vee". He likes to come up with a lot of nicknames for her, and she enjoys his company.

The two of them are often seen joking around with each other, and Orchard grows closer to him than almost the entirety of the cast, as he truly lets her be whoever she wants to be, and doesn't force her into a specific image of what he wants her to be.

Damion is often seen getting concerned about the things they joke around about.

#### Nataly

The two do not directly interact, but it is said they would enjoy each other's company very much, due to both their introverted natures.

#### Damion

The two do not interact one on one, but Damion often expresses his concern to her and Nathaniel when they joke about her traumatic upbringing.

## Major Supporting Characters

#### Oliver

*"We used to look around and say if we thought people were hot or not."*

―Orchard explaining to Annette how she knows Oliver

Oliver and Orchard used to be best friends when they were kids, both being bisexual. They used to sit around at lunch and point out who they thought was attractive, and they were relatively close.

However, Orchard states that "something happened" and she never saw or talked to Oliver again, until they run into each other.

## Family

#### Unnamed Adopted Father

It is said that Orchard and her father do not have much of a relationship, because she constantly avoids him because being around him gives her performance anxiety.

#### Unnamed Adopted Mother

Orchard feels neglected and ignored by both her parents, but especially her mother. She fears upsetting her and making her feel afraid, so she often avoids topics she knows will upset her.

When Orchard alerted them of her existence, her mother was shown telling her that "she's only fifteen and doesn't know how to take care of herself".

#### Cherry Blossom

Orchard doesn't usually like to be around children, but she very much enjoys spending time with her little siblings. Cherry Blossom completely adores and looks up to Orchard.

#### Summer

Orchard and Summer's relationship is very similar to Orchard and Cherry Blossom's.

#### Wyatt

Wyatt, being the youngest of the three, was completely devastated at the fact that Orchard wouldn't be staying with them, but was thrilled to learn she'd come to read them bedtime stories every night, and he would stay awake until she read him a story.

#### Ethan and Brenece

Orchard has the same relationship with both of them, and neither party is afraid to express their clear dislike and discontent with the other.

## Hotel Staff

#### Sam

*"That's... a lot of people."*

―Orchard to Sam after first arriving at the hotel

Orchard is said to be somewhat intimidated by Sam and her big status, though she is only seen expressing this to Annette, and not directly to Sam. The two seem to get along, and Orchard starts to enjoy Sam's company, and starts to highly value her opinion. Sam thinks Orchard is a perfect example of what the hotel strives to accomplish.

#### Azure

*"Wait, you mean to tell me she's not really dead and all that stuff people are saying at school isn't true?"*

―Azure to Annette about Orchard coming back

Azure and Orchard never interacted before Orchard's death, but they both knew of the others existence. After Orchard starts to stay at the hotel, they two end up crossing each other's paths more often, and Azure starts to ask Orchard questions about what happened. Orchard starts to talk about it, and the two end up spending more time together, and end up walking to school together.

Azure, not knowing Orchard very well, starts to assume she's similar to Annette, and starts to comment on some of the things she does. Orchard almost always just laughs it off, and doesn't think Azure could "possibly be serious".

#### Max

*"Baking cookies for my love, I stir and mix."*

―Orchard while baking cookies with Annette

When Orchard first met Max, she heard Annette call him Kitty Cat, and immediately placed him in the "Annette" box. She steered clear of him, deeming him as untouchable, or Annette's. After a while, Max starts to notice Orchard going out of her way to avoid him, and forces her to talk about it. She just says she wants to "steer clear of boy drama right now", and he just shrugs it off. However, as the two start to spend more time together, Orchard realizes that she has feelings for him, and it starts to interfere with her day-to-day life.

Max soon realizes that he too has feelings for Orchard, and after a really hard day, she vents to him and they go on a flight. After they land, Orchard asks if he wants to kiss her, because she wants to kiss him. When he doesn't respond, she puts up a mask, assuming he's thinking of Annette, and tells him "it's okay if he's thinking of someone else" to which he replies with he's not and the two end up spending the night together.

When she wakes up in the middle of the night, she mutters something in ultra-sound, and Max accidentally calls her Annette. This puts her on edge, and she needs a lot of reassurance that he doesn't like Annette that way, with her being so damaged with what happened with Malaki. Eventually, they do end up spending time together, and he goes out of his way to get her things and make sure she's happy, as she goes out of her way to help him, as she's seen doing when he's sick.

Annette still seems to be a touchy subject in their relationship, and Orchard doesn't feel ready to cross that bridge yet.

#### Alexander

*"The little ghost seems to be the only one here with any sort of manners."*

―Alexander to himself after talking to Orchard

Upon first meeting, Orchard seemed to be intimidated by Alexander, and she remains so, even more after starting a relationship with Max. Alexander finds it funny that she's so scared of him, considering the two are not all that different. He jokes around and does things he knows makes her uncomfortable, just to see if she'll say anything to him. But she doesn't, mostly out of a fear out of what would happen.

Alexander tries and almost fails to teach Orchard to stand up for herself, which she almost never does to him, because she is so utterly terrified of him. Despite being terrified of him, she seems to know nothing of his origins or his reputation, and just thinks he's an "intimidating person to be around". She is afraid of his judgment in her doing something wrong, as she's seen him judge Azure, Max, and even strangers quite harshly, and doesn't want to be on the receiving end of it.

She often refers to him as "sir" or "mister", not calling him Al, like Sam and Annette do.

#### Krissy

*"Why do some people call you Velvette and some call you Orchard?"*

―Krissy to Orchard

Orchard views Krissy almost like her sister. Krissy hangs out with Orchard a lot when she's not cleaning, because Orchard is one of the only people who isn't busy or finds her annoying or too much to be around. This makes sense, considering that Orchard has three little siblings, and starts to take care of Razzle and Dazzle as if they were her own siblings too. Orchard is often seen baking things for Krissy, without Krissy having to pay for them, which often starts an argument with Azure and Max, them claiming that they should be the ones getting the sweets, not Krissy.

Krissy is fascinated by the fact that Orchard is a ghost, and giggles and laughs when Orchard disappears.

## Others

#### Razzle and Dazzle

*"No we wanna keep playing!"*

― Razzle to Orchard

Razzle and Dazzle are very fond of Orchard, and she takes care of them as if they were her own siblings. She loves them and they granted her control over the astral plane, which is how she stays alive.

She often brings them to play with her siblings, and she enjoys playing and spending time with them.

#### Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy is Orchard's mythical pet, and Orchard completely loves and adores her. Cotton Candy is seen on multiple occasions comforting Orchard while she's reminiscing about her past. Orchard is very close with Cotton Candy, and often dresses her up and bakes her sweet treats.

#### Emily

Emily is Orchard's rival, and the two almost completely hate each other. Though, there was a time where they were friends and Orchard would've done anything for her. Emily finds out that Orchard and Velvette are the same person, and tries to blackmail Orchard, and when she says no, she almost kills her.

But instead of injecting the vampire poison into Orchard, she injected the predator instinct, and Orchard tries and almost succeeds to kill her.