leighton briar thomas
Leighton Briar Thomas is a girl made of quiet strength and loud thoughts she rarely says out loud. At sixteen, she’s already survived more than most people twice her age—but she doesn’t wear it like armor. She wears it like sea glass: smoothed by time, shaped by waves, still sharp at the edges if you don’t handle her right.
She lives in Oahu now, in a rental with creaky floors and ocean views that almost make the past feel far away. Almost. Her mom, Violet, moved them here after a lifetime of running—from states, from memories, from a man who did something unforgivable. Violet’s late husband hurt Leighton in a way no child should ever experience. Violet found out—and ended it. They don’t talk about it. But they don’t forget either.
Oahu is supposed to be a fresh start. Leighton works as a hostess at a restaurant near the water—fake smile, perfect posture, always reading people before they can read her. When she’s not working, she’s walking the shoreline with headphones in, journaling lyrics she’ll never sing out loud, or painting small pieces of the world she wishes she lived in.
Leighton is empathetic and creative, open-minded and deeply vulnerable beneath the tough exterior she’s learned to wear. She’s passionate, a little too self-aware, and sometimes lost in her own head. She feels everything—hard. And she loves in a way that’s both cautious and all-consuming. |
sixteen | june 25th | it's complicated | hostess | nashville, tennessee |
empathetic | generous | open-minded | passionate | creative | self-critical | vulnerable |
VIOLET THOMAS- Violet Thomas had Leighton when she was just 17, and from that moment on, survival became her full-time job. Fiercely protective and unapologetically tough, Violet has lived a dozen lives in one—moving from town to town, chasing stability she could never quite catch. Her beauty is quiet, her strength loud, and her love for her daughter the most unshakable thing about her.
She married a man who turned out to be a monster. When she discovered what he’d done to Leighton, she didn’t hesitate—she made sure he would never hurt her daughter again. They don’t talk about it. They don’t have to. The promise she made after—no more men, not until Leighton graduates—wasn’t just a vow. It was her penance.
Now living in Oahu, Violet is trying to rebuild. She’s haunted, yes—but still standing. Still showing up. Still fighting to give her daughter a life with more light than shadows.
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SAM CARROLL- Sam Carroll is the kind of best friend everyone hopes for—loyal, funny, and unwavering in the face of chaos. She met Leighton during her first week in Oahu, and they clicked instantly, like two puzzle pieces that had been waiting to find each other. Sam doesn’t push for the whole story, but she sees more than Leighton realizes. She’s the one who shows up with coffee and bad ideas at just the right time, the one who reminds Leighton how to laugh, how to breathe.
Sam is sharp in all the right ways—clever, confident, grounded. She’s the balance to Leighton’s storm. And while she has her own bruises, her own story, she carries it differently—less like a wound, more like a badge. Sam loves big, fights fair, and protects her people like it’s instinct. Because for her? It is.
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SPENCER WALKER- Spencer Walker is the boy who looks like trouble but thinks too much to be careless. He’s all sharp jawlines and sideways glances, the kind of guy who charms without meaning to and leaves people guessing. But beneath the easy confidence is someone more complex—quietly observant, emotionally tangled, and way more wrecked than he lets on.
Spencer’s the best friend of Jess Montgomery and tangled in something unspoken with Leighton Thomas. They’ve slept together. They weren’t supposed to. But it wasn’t meaningless—not to either of them. Now, everything’s complicated. He makes Leighton feel seen and wanted, but he’s also caught between loyalty and longing, between the person he is and the one he’s trying to be.
He keeps his guard up with jokes and half-smiles, but the truth is, Spencer wants something real. He just doesn’t know if he’s allowed to have it—or if he’d know what to do with it if he did.
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JESS MONTGOMERY- Spencer's best friend and Sam's boyfriend.
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01-25-2023, 02:55 AM
