This is AU. The kids are different ages and not all kids will be included, but more may leave or enter the story as it goes on. This first chapter is just an introduction of characters before I jump into the story. Even though they are kids, there will be some ships explored. Cutesy Brittana & Quick are certainly going to be looked at, on a friendship level that is
William McKinley Orphanage. Will, Emma, Shelby & Sue help run the orphanage. Emma takes care of the more psychological side of things, while Sue does finances. Will helps to teach & play with the children, while Shelby organises new placements, open days and possible parents, while playing with the children of course.
Quinn is five. She wants everything to be her way, but has immense difficulties expressing what she actually wants. She is a quiet child and even when she is speaking, she is never really heard. She is behind in development and extremely embarrassed about it, especially because she still has to wear pull ups and has trouble speaking. Potential parents express interest in adopting her…until they learn about her problems. Her twin is Sam and he is a protective twin at that. When he isn't worried about her, Sam has his own learning issues, especially in regards to reading. Judy and Russell were outraged to learn that their children weren't perfect..weren't like the older Frannie Fabray. They had simply tried to ignore them until one day a neighbour reported screams. And that's how Quinn and Sam ended up in the orphanage, only a few months ago.
Puck is seven. His mother had been killed by his angry father and with his father in jail, he and his sister Rachel ended up in the care of the orphanage, over a year ago. They haven't been adopted because Puck's anger issues scare everybody away and nine yearold Rachel refused to be adopted without her brother with her.
Santana is seven. Santana's grandmother had become too ill to look after her and as her parents had been deported, she had no where to go..and she certainly wasn't going back to her parents. She is a cheeky little girl who can be quite rude, but has a soft spot for Brittany. She hasn't been adopted because she hasn't found a parent that she likes and is very particular about that.
Brittany is seven and is actually the adopted daughter of Will & Emma. She tries to help out around the orphanage, especially with Santana.
Mike is eleven and arrived with his twin sister Tina, only a few weeks ago. Their parents were deemed unfit to keep looking after them. They have settled into the orphanage. Mike prefers to hang out with the guys that are his age and older, while Tina likes to look after the little girls.
Finn is fifteen and Kurt is thirteen. They moved from another orphanage a few months ago, due to Kurt being bullied. Kurt tends to help out the parents while Finn hangs out with Mike.
Artie is sixteen, and is the actual son of Will & Emma. He mainly plays with the kids as they absolutely adore his wheelchair and just the fact that he is so smart! He feels a little guilty as his birth went so badly that it meant that Emma could not have any more kids, which is why they adopted Brittany, but Emma & Will don't blame him at all. They adore him a lot. They also just happen to adore everyone in the orphanage too.
Mercedes is eighteen, and is the adopted daughter of Shelby. She is helping to teach the kids while also learning how to care for children with developmental disorders, so she can help run the orphanage one day.
Sue also has a nine month old baby, Robin. Some of the kinds aren't really fussed with her, but some of the kids absolutely adore her…even if Robin's mommy can be a tiny bit scary sometimes.