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Supporting Characters Introduction
Arden Mederos
Age 26; Miki's loyal butler and companion.
A loyal and dutiful butler dedicated to Miki. Arden is a capable young man who would do anything to ensure his lady's happiness, both physically and emotionally and would ruthlessly strike down anyone or anything that stands in her way without a second thought if she were to wish it. He also harbours a great amount of respect and gratitude towards Elisa, who took him in as a child.
A/N: When I created Arden, I was honestly never expecting him to be so popular amongst the fanbase. It took me by so much surprise as Arden was always a character I saw as 'just a good guy', but it wasn't until he became so popular that I began to develop his character even further. So in many ways, where Arden is today is thanks to you all! I once joked about making an 'Arden x Reader' Side Story. Let me know if you'd like that!
Elisa Fernández
Age 39; Miki's mother and the older half-sister of Elena, Current Duchess of the Fernández Household.
She is an intelligent, cunning and resourceful woman who would stop at nothing to accomplish her goals. Now is extremely stoic and silent, but in her younger years, she was much more talkative and mischievous.
A/N: Elisa's personality had undergone so many changes over the course of the story, it's a little crazy. At first, I didn't know what I wanted to do with her. Do I want her to be a truly cruel witch? Or did I want her to be a misunderstood mother? Overall, I am glad I went with the route I did as it made Elisa quite a compelling and complicated character. Just a few little extra facts: 1. Elisa is the most beautiful woman in the Fernández family, even more so than Miki. 2. Elisa's younger self's personality is in fact, exactly what Miki's original personality was going to be. Cynical, mysterious and a little mischievous. 3. Kyoya despises Elisa. He understands her motives and the reasons why she did what she did, but still cannot forgive her methods of gambling on Miki's life to set the Fernández house free.
Selene Mederos
Age 40; Elisa's loyal servant and older twin sister of Agustin.
As the first woman to ever be selected as a personal servant, Selene is stoic, responsible and dedicated to her job of serving Elisa. Though she is serious on the surface, she can be quite playful with family and close friends as she especially loves teasing her brother.
A/N: Despite how they look on the surface, I imagine Elisa and Selene to share a more best friend-like relationship rather than a traditional Master-Servant one. In fact, Miki and Arden are the only pair that have that type of relationship considering Elena and Agustin are more lovers than anything.
Elena Fernández
Age 37; Miki's aunt and younger half-sister of Elisa, Second 'Daughter' of the Fernández Household.
In her younger years, Elena was a little rough around the edges and quick to anger yet still extremely kind-hearted and passionate nevertheless. She takes an extreme amount of pride in her commoner roots and greatly respects her mother for raising her despite the circumstances.
A/N: I thought Elena being of commoner birth and a bastard daughter would make the most sense storywise, as her circumstances served as a great motivation for Elisa to end the cycle of misfortune in the Fernández family. It also proves that Miki's circumstances, while special it's not unusual in their history of lies.
Agustin Mederos
Age 40; Elena's former loyal servant and current lover, younger twin brother of Selene.
Beneath his sharp-tongued persona, Agustin takes his job as a butler very seriously. Though he is playful and mischievous, he can also be stern if the time calls for it. He has been in love with Elena ever since they met at her debutante ball and finds amusement in making sarcastic insults to get her reaction.
A/N: For those of you that have been complaining about Kyoki taking a year to get together, imagine how long these two took.
Alejandro Fernández
Age 68; Miki's maternal grandfather and father of Elisa and Elena, Former Duke of the Fernández Household.
Alejandro is a womanizing, tyrannical patriarch, leading with an iron fist as well as having a sexist view against women, believing that they were lesser than men and simply served as their objects of entertainment. He verbally and emotionally abused his legal wife over the years, causing her to fall into severe mental distress. He is extremely concern in keeping up the image of the Fernández family and will do anything to ensure nothing can place a dark spot on their lineage during his reign.
A/N: Despite many people pinning Rita as the main villain, I believe Alejandro is the true antagonist of the Fernández family. For one, he was the one who abused Rita to the point of where she is, leading her to become incredibly jealous and spiteful towards Elisa and Miki who arguably had a better life than her. And despite possessing the power to shield his biological daughter from his wife's abuse, he opted not to intervene. Overall, he is a character I love to hate.
Rita Fernández
Age 66; Miki's maternal grandmother and mother of Elisa, Former Duchess of the Fernández Household.
Marrying into the Fernández family at a young age, Rita grew to be even colder and more sadistic than her husband whom she possessed resentful feelings towards. Despite sharing family ties with Elisa and Miki, she despises both of them. This leads her finding a certain amount of joy in abuse them, namely Elisa, her biological daughter. Perhaps she was better in her younger years.
A/N: Rita is a b*tch. There is no way around it. She is my attempt at making a villain whose reasons are understandable but do not redeem herself. A classic case of the abused becoming the abuser. This made her neither cartoonishly evil or overly sympathetic as a villain. I think she turned out pretty well.
Ueda Suzuno
Age 25; Maid in the Second Suoh Mansion.
A kind-hearted maid who has taken the liberty of caring for Miki in Arden's absence. She is perhaps the closest to Miki throughout the Second Mansion Staff.
A/N: I would've honestly loved to feature her more throughout the story as I find her such a lovely character to write. I've initially planned for her to be Arden's canon love interest, though the two will simply share a 'couple-like' relationship while caring for Miki as both of them are mentally committed to serving her.
Yotsuboshi Sora
Age 16; Student of Class 2-A in the Highschool Department.
An upbeat and energetic girl, though she is quite easily flustered and has difficulty conveying her true feelings to people. She is currently in a relationship with Kotaro and has been best friends with Sumire since middle school.
A/N: A little fun fact about her. The original one to introduce Miki to the host club was Jounouchi Ayame, but then I looked through the manga and realized she wasn't meant to be a fan of the host club at that point in the story. Thus, Sora was created.
Kazehara Sumire
Age 16; Student of Class 2-A in the Highschool Department.
Sumire is a gentle, compassionate and observant young miss who has a huge love for romance novel and magazines. She is currently in a relationship with the drama club president and has been best friends with Sora since middle school.
A/N: When I created Sora and Sumire, I wasn't expecting for either of them to be such important characters throughout the story. But they turned out to be quite crucial towards Miki's development both as a character and as an artist, which I loved!
Ichimaru Kotaro
Age 16; Student of Class 2-A in the Highschool Department, Member of the Broadcasting Club.
An understanding and chivalrous young man who is always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. He and Sora are childhood friends who are now in a relationship.
A/N: Kotaro was actually meant to be more of a one-off character, rather than becoming someone who literally broadcasts every Ouran event. However, when I wanted to give the reporter a name instead of just calling him 'The Reporter', I decided to give the role to Kotaro to avoid the stockpile of extra characters you'd have to remember.