Characters:
William and Emma Schuester: They got married shortly after getting back together. Emma is still the school councilor. Will is now the principal. He was very happy when most of the original New Directions had applied for jobs. When a student brought up wanting a Musical Theater class, he immediately contacted the last two members. Luck for him, they were already planning on moving back home.
Chloe: She looks just like her dad but has her mom's big eyes. She really wants to go into theater, making Rachel Berry her favorite person. She never let's what others say about her dream get to her. She's 18, senior.
Artie: He is a single man and wouldn't have it any other way. He went to Boston University and got his degree in graphic design. He teaches a class on it at William McKinley now. He had a surgery and some therapy and is able to walk.
Sarah: Artie's love child with a girl friend from college. Sarah is really smart but tries hide it so no one will label her a geek. She is with her dad every other week. Her mom lives in the next town over, so she is enrolled in William McKinley. She's 18, senior.
Rachel and Noah Puckerman: Surprised everyone by getting married halfway through their freshman year at NYU, though they had been dating secretly since Rachel broke up with Finn the last week of the summer before their junior year. Rachel got has a degree in music, performing arts and education and Noah has a degree in business, music, and producing/broadcasting. He is a successful music producer and she is a huge Broadway star. Noah just opened a studio in Lima for the people hoping to record cheap demos. Rachel was offered the position of the Musical Theater class and Noah will be assisting her at William McKinley High. The two are also expected to attempt to get the glee club back in order. They decided it would be to their advantage to take the job and move back home.
Elijah: Their oldest child and acts just like his father. He looks like his mom but with his dad's darker skin. He is fiercely protective of his sisters and tries to overlook the fact that he won't always be able to protect them. He's 18, senior.
Caroline: Their oldest daughter. She looks just like her dad. The first time Noah held her, she had him wrapped around her finger, and he immediately thought of Sweet Caroline, her parents' song. She is ten months younger than Ely. She's 18, senior.
Adonai: He looks like his father, but with his mom's big brown eyes. He tries to stay out of his older brother's shadow but everyone outside of his family always pushes him back in. He is very much a momma's boy and is proud of it. He hopes to be a famous Broadway director. He's 17, junior.
Chelsea: She is very much her father's daughter. She's the perfect mix of her parent's looks but her personality and ambitions are all her dad. She is very out spoken and is often made fun of for it. She is named after one of Rachel's aunts. She's 16, sophomore.
Jeremiah: Looks just like his father, mohawk and all. He's usually calm and collected but he has a temper. He wants to be just like his oldest brother; the only difference between them is that he knows exactly what he wants to do. He is going to open up a recording studio that will do free demos for those hoping to go into musical theater. He's 16, ten months younger than Chelsea, sophomore.
Shelby: Her mom's mini-me, right down to personality and ambitions. She looks more like VA's Shelby than Rachel, hence way they chose to name her after her. She is highly ambitious and knows that she's going to make it big. She's 15, freshman.
Micah: His mom's mini-me. He is Shelby's twin and acts the exact same as her. The only difference between the two is that he wants to be a producer. He has done all the research for it and has already started on making it happen by helping his dad around the studio. He's 15, freshman.
Quinn and Finn: Finn ended up marrying Quinn after he realized Rachel wasn't coming back to him. They both went to Ohio State. Quinn got her degree in fashion design and currently owns a boutique in downtown Lima that's full of her designs, as well as being a fashion design teacher at William McKinley. Finn got his degree in coaching and is now the football and basketball coach for William McKinley High.
Charlotte: She is a carbon copy of her mother. She's captain of the Cheerios and the apple of her mother's eye. She plans on getting a degree in fashion design so that she can take over her mom's shop at some point. She's 18, senior.
Ethan: Just like his father in every way. From his looks to his "smarts" to being the quarterback. He has no idea what he wants to do, but does know that he wants out of Lima. He doesn't really care about football, but his dad makes him stick with it. He's 17, junior.
Mike and Tina Chang: They surprised everyone by getting married. At the end of the summer before leaving for college, Artie and Tina broke up, having become so close as friends, it began to feel kind of awkward. Tina and Mike met up at University of Wisconsin—Madison and felt a connection. They got together in their sophomore year and got married shortly after graduating. His degree is in athletic training and her's is in art and education. Mike is the athletic trainer at William McKinley High and Tina teaches art there.
Kai: A dancer like his dad and an artist like his mom. He looks more like his mom. He doesn't act like his parents did in high school. On the contrary, he never shuts up and has been given various detentions for talking too much. They joke that he has spent too much time with his Aunt Rachel.
Santana and Brittany Lopez: Both went to University of Indiana and got degrees in education. Santana took over for Sylvester when she retired as coach of the Cheerios, but also teaches gym. Brittany helps Santana with coaching but teaches Desktop Publishing.
Rizzo: Due to developments in science, they were able to have a child together. She is a carbon copy of Santana, including the way she treats those she doesn't like. She is the co-captain of the Cheerios but hates Charlotte. She's 18, senior.
Emma: Their other "science child", as Noah calls them. She looks and acts just like Brittany, but has Santana's common sense and "smarts". She is the other co-captain of the Cheerios. She is fiercely loyal to Rizzo and would do anything for her. She's 17, junior.
Matt: A happy bachelor and content to stay that way. He went to University of Florida and got a degree in teaching and Spanish. He works at William McKinley as the Spanish teacher. He is the favorite teacher in the school. He also helps coach the football team.
Landon: Matt's godson. Matt gained custody of him after his other brother and his wife died in a car crash when Landon was one. Landon is on the football team and basketball team. He loves having Matt as a coach. Even though he knows about his parents, he still calls Matt dad. He's 18, senior.
Mercedes and Kurt: They live together in. They went to University of Texas—Houston together. Kurt's degree is in English and education. He teaches Creative Writing at William McKinley. Mercedes got her degree in English and education as well and now teaches an African-American Literature class at William McKinley.
Background:
Everyone gets together at least four times a year. Well, everyone except Finn, Quinn and their kids, Mercedes, and Kurt. The others go to Rachel and Noah's Fifth Avenue townhouse for a week. They are very involved in each other's lives and the lives of the kids.