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* TookALevelInKindness: He becomes a lot nicer to his staff and Annie in the second season.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted. Amadi assumes she must have had one of these due to being transgender, thinking that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She replies that she is on perfectly good terms with her family and simply lives with Gabe due to his wealth and their adoration of her.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted. Amadi assumes she must have had one of these due to being transgender, thinking that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She replies that she is on perfectly good terms with her family who accepted her transition with no problem and simply lives with Gabe due to his wealth and their adoration of her.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruthie is bratty, rude and unpleasant a lot of the time but does show a softer side and has moments of kindness, kindness and affection for those she cares about, even with Annie who she does seem to sincerely like and regard as a friend.
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* PlatonicLifePartners: With Fran, her childhood best friend, and Amadi, who she does everything with at work.
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* PlatonicLifePartners: With Fran, her childhood Lesbian best friend, and Amadi, who she does everything with at work.
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* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Lady]]: A RareFemaleExample of this trope, as her personality and weight somehow don't make it hard for her to find relationships.
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* BoomerangBigot: He incorrectly assumes that Ruthie had a [[DarkAndTroubledPast]], due to being transgender, and thinks that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She later calls him out and he apologizes.
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* BoomerangBigot: He incorrectly assumes that Ruthie had a [[DarkAndTroubledPast]], DarkAndTroubledPast, due to being transgender, and thinks that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She later calls him out and he apologizes.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: For all he thinks of himself as a rebel, it's clear Gabe has absorbed more negative traits as he's gotten older than he'd like to admit, both in his fatphobic views of overweight people and his complaints about younger journalists.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruthie is bratty, rude and unpleasant a lot of the time but does show a softer side and has moments of kindness, even with Annie who she does seem to like and regard as a friend.
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him.
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruthie is bratty, rude and unpleasant a lot of the time but does show a softer side and has moments of kindness, even with Annie who she does seem to sincerely like and regard as a friend.
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him. She also sincerely likes Annie and regards her as a friend. It just doesn't come across that because Ruthie is...well, [[CloudCuckoolander eccentric]].
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him. She also sincerely likes Annie and regards her as a friend. It just doesn't come across that because Ruthie is...well, [[CloudCuckoolander eccentric]].
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* BigBeautifulWoman: She's rather cute despite her weight. It's part of what gets Ryan attracted to her.
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* BigBeautifulWoman: She's rather cute despite her weight.cute. It's part of what gets Ryan attracted to her.
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* HollywoodAtheist: Averted, more or less. She passively lets it slip in Season 3 that she's an atheist (and it's done in a joking manner). The topic is never brought up again.
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* Boss'sUnfavoriteEmployee: BosssUnfavoriteEmployee: Gabe treats him like crap for no reason.
* HiddenDepths: The work retreat in season 3 reveals that he's been writing anovel.novel when not writing his articles.
* NoodleIncident: Season 3 reveals that he "had an accident with a marshmallow cart" at a camping trip in the summer between the seasons.
* HiddenDepths: The work retreat in season 3 reveals that he's been writing a
* NoodleIncident: Season 3 reveals that he "had an accident with a marshmallow cart" at a camping trip in the summer between the seasons.
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* AscendedExtra: Went from a [[OneSceneWonder]] in the first season to one of the show's most prominent supporting characters.
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[[folder:Angus]]
->'''Played by:''' Sean Tarjyoto
A writer for the Thorn.
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* AscendedExtra: Went from a [[OneSceneWonder]] in the first season to one of the show's most prominent supporting characters.
* Boss'sUnfavoriteEmployee: Gabe treats him like crap for no reason.
* NoRespectGuy: From Gabe, at least. He's generally well respected by the others at the Thorn. Maureen sometimes teases him, but it's nowhere near the verbal abuse from Gabe he puts up with.
* TokenMinority: The only Asian person working at the Thorn, and the only Asian with a prominent role in the show.
[[folder:Angus]]
->'''Played by:''' Sean Tarjyoto
A writer for the Thorn.
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* AscendedExtra: Went from a [[OneSceneWonder]] in the first season to one of the show's most prominent supporting characters.
* Boss'sUnfavoriteEmployee: Gabe treats him like crap for no reason.
* NoRespectGuy: From Gabe, at least. He's generally well respected by the others at the Thorn. Maureen sometimes teases him, but it's nowhere near the verbal abuse from Gabe he puts up with.
* TokenMinority: The only Asian person working at the Thorn, and the only Asian with a prominent role in the show.
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* DreadfulMusician: When she sings about being a C-section baby at her roller rink birthday party, everyone is surprised she can't sing.
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* DreadfulMusician: When she sings about being a C-section baby at her roller rink birthday party, everyone is surprised she can't sing.celebration.
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Annie's best friend aside from Fran, her coworker and former college classmate.
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Annie's best friend aside from Fran, her coworker and former college classmate.who also writes for the Thorn.
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* FakeAmerican: An American character portrayed by British-Jamaican Ian Owens.
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* FakeAmerican: An American character portrayed BoomerangBigot: He incorrectly assumes that Ruthie had a [[DarkAndTroubledPast]], due to being transgender, and thinks that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by British-Jamaican Ian Owens.her family. She later calls him out and he apologizes.
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Annie's boss at the Thorn.
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Annie's boss boss, the Editor-in-Chief at the Thorn.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted. Amadi assumes she must have had one of these due to being transgender, that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She replies that she is on perfectly good terms with her family and simply lives with Gabe due to his wealth and their adoration of her.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted. Amadi assumes she must have had one of these due to being transgender, thinking that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She replies that she is on perfectly good terms with her family and simply lives with Gabe due to his wealth and their adoration of her.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He has some fairly fatphobic views at first which Annie calls him out on.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Averted. Amadi assumes she must have had one of these due to being transgender, that she is living with Gabe due to having been disowned by her family. She replies that she is on perfectly good terms with her family and simply lives with Gabe due to his wealth and their adoration of her.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruthie is bratty, rude and unpleasant a lot of the time but does show a softer side and has moments of kindness, even with Annie who she does seem to like and regard as a friend.
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* {{Transgender}}
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* ADegreeInUseless: After she quits her job at the Thorn (but before she's rehired by Gabe), she [[RealityEnsues can't find any other jobs aside from internships]] internships due to her English degree, despite being a respected journalist.
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* BadBoss: In the first season, until his change of heart.
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* AntiVillain: In the first season. He's a perfectionist asshole, but still has some genuine moments.
moments of kindness and looks out for Annie in his own strange way.
* BadBoss: In the first season,until his change of heart.but only Annie views him as such.
* BadBoss: In the first season,
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[[folder:Ruthie]]
->'''Played by:''' Patti Harrison
A transgender woman who is the Thorn's receptionist and friends with Annie and Amadi.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Seems to have one as her ideas of "right" and "wrong" are very distorted.
* Cloudcuckoolander: She's a rather strange woman: she collects gas masks, regularly did ketamine for a while, and may have been a prostitute before her full transition.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Has a wall of gas masks, one of which was given to her by her father, and a drawer filled with vibrators in her bedroom.
* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every line out of her mouth is a caustic, cutting remark or joke.
* DreadfulMusician: When she sings about being a C-section baby at her roller rink birthday party, everyone is surprised she can't sing.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Due to the overwhelmingly positive reception her character had, she was made a main character in the second and third seasons.
* ExpansionPackPast: All we know about her life comes from her own comments, which include being a C-section baby, having a good relationship with her dad, and dropping out of college.
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him.
* SchoolIsForLosers: Has this mindset, and even dropped out of college because of how much it bored her.
* SpoiledBrat: An adult version - she lives with Gabe and his much-younger husband without paying any share of their rent, and they constantly buy her clothes and other material things.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Of Annie's Thorn friends, even if "Evil" may be a strong word.
* {{Transgender}}
* {{Troll}}: Especially if Amadi is the target.
[[folder:Ruthie]]
->'''Played by:''' Patti Harrison
A transgender woman who is the Thorn's receptionist and friends with Annie and Amadi.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Seems to have one as her ideas of "right" and "wrong" are very distorted.
* Cloudcuckoolander: She's a rather strange woman: she collects gas masks, regularly did ketamine for a while, and may have been a prostitute before her full transition.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Has a wall of gas masks, one of which was given to her by her father, and a drawer filled with vibrators in her bedroom.
* DeadpanSnarker: Almost every line out of her mouth is a caustic, cutting remark or joke.
* DreadfulMusician: When she sings about being a C-section baby at her roller rink birthday party, everyone is surprised she can't sing.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Due to the overwhelmingly positive reception her character had, she was made a main character in the second and third seasons.
* ExpansionPackPast: All we know about her life comes from her own comments, which include being a C-section baby, having a good relationship with her dad, and dropping out of college.
* OddFriendship: With Amadi. She constantly rags on him but does show genuine moments of kindness towards him, including an apology for all the mean nicknames she gave him.
* SchoolIsForLosers: Has this mindset, and even dropped out of college because of how much it bored her.
* SpoiledBrat: An adult version - she lives with Gabe and his much-younger husband without paying any share of their rent, and they constantly buy her clothes and other material things.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Of Annie's Thorn friends, even if "Evil" may be a strong word.
* {{Transgender}}
* {{Troll}}: Especially if Amadi is the target.
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* TheCastShowoff: Seasons 2 and 3 both have ways to show John Cameron Mitchell's singing and guitar playing.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Apologizes to Annie and re-hires her, as well as apologizing to the rest of his staff for being a dick, in the second season premiere. From then on, he becomes a much nicer guy.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's a former drug addict, whose vices relapse when Ruthie gives him ketamine.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's a former drug addict, whose vices relapse when Ruthie gives him ketamine.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the first season. He's a dick sometimes, but he still works in the best interest of others and wants to please people.
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* BadBoss: In the first season, until his change of heart.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: His cover of [[Music/DavidBowie "Moonage Daydream"]] in Season 2 is wonderful.
* CampGay: Definitely the "gayest" of all the queer characters on this show.
* LargeHam: Look at who plays him, this is expected.
* NeatFreak: Obsessively concerned with neatness and minor details. [[DeadpanSnarker Ruthie]] even calls him out for being "anal-retentive" at one point.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Based on writer and gay activist Dan Savage, whom Lindy West apparently dislikes, even down to his actor's resemblance to him.
* ThePerfectionist: It becomes a problem.
* TerrifiedOfGerms: In line with his perfectionist nature.
* BadBoss: In the first season, until his change of heart.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: His cover of [[Music/DavidBowie "Moonage Daydream"]] in Season 2 is wonderful.
* CampGay: Definitely the "gayest" of all the queer characters on this show.
* LargeHam: Look at who plays him, this is expected.
* NeatFreak: Obsessively concerned with neatness and minor details. [[DeadpanSnarker Ruthie]] even calls him out for being "anal-retentive" at one point.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Based on writer and gay activist Dan Savage, whom Lindy West apparently dislikes, even down to his actor's resemblance to him.
* ThePerfectionist: It becomes a problem.
* TerrifiedOfGerms: In line with his perfectionist nature.
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Annie's childhood best friend, a bisexual African American woman who helps her build her confidence.
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Annie's childhood best friend, friend and current roommate, a bisexual African American woman who helps her build her confidence.
* BirdsOfAFeather: She and Em are very similar to one another in terms of personality, which is part of what attracts Fran to them.
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* BlackBestFriendBlackBestFriend: To Annie, but she gets her own moments too.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She won't cheat on her current partner at the time they are dating, which really goes into effect when she starts dating Em.
* EveryoneHasStandards: She won't cheat on her current partner at the time they are dating, which really goes into effect when she starts dating Em.
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* TokenBlackFriend: Inverted. She's not a simple SatelliteCharacter and gets her own storylines.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black and queer.
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[[folder:Amadi]]
->'''Played by:''' Ian Owens
Annie's best friend aside from Fran, her coworker and former college classmate.
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* BlackAndNerdy: Very intelligent and shown to be one of the best writers at the Thorn, as well as Gabe's go-to person for a story.
* BlackBestFriend: To Annie at work, to the point that they're "work husband" and "work wife" to one another.
* FakeAmerican: An American character portrayed by British-Jamaican Ian Owens.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: His wife is white, and she is apparently not sexually satisfied with him.
* OddFriendship: With Ruthie. She constantly rags on him, but they still hang out and are shown to be on good terms.
* TheStoic: He keeps a low-key personality at all times, which impresses Annie.
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[[folder:Gabriel "Gabe" Parrish]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnCameronMitchell
Annie's boss at the Thorn.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black and queer.
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[[folder:Amadi]]
->'''Played by:''' Ian Owens
Annie's best friend aside from Fran, her coworker and former college classmate.
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* BlackAndNerdy: Very intelligent and shown to be one of the best writers at the Thorn, as well as Gabe's go-to person for a story.
* BlackBestFriend: To Annie at work, to the point that they're "work husband" and "work wife" to one another.
* FakeAmerican: An American character portrayed by British-Jamaican Ian Owens.
* MalignedMixedMarriage: His wife is white, and she is apparently not sexually satisfied with him.
* OddFriendship: With Ruthie. She constantly rags on him, but they still hang out and are shown to be on good terms.
* TheStoic: He keeps a low-key personality at all times, which impresses Annie.
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[[folder:Gabriel "Gabe" Parrish]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnCameronMitchell
Annie's boss at the Thorn.
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* BlackAndNerdy: About as nerdy as Annie.
* BlackBestFriend
* BlackBestFriend
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Finally lets loose when she's tired of all the emotional damage Ryan did to her and Gabe's terrible treatment of her at work, giving both a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]].TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
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[[folder:Fran]]
->'''Played by:''' Lolly Adefope
Annie's childhood best friend, a bisexual African American woman who helps her build her confidence.
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* BigBeautifulWoman: Like Annie, she's attractive. Doubled as she ReallyGetsAround.
* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Lady]]: A RareFemaleExample of this trope, as her personality and weight somehow don't make it hard for her to find relationships.
* ReallyGetsAround: Somehow.
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[[folder:Annie Easton]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AidyBryant
The main protagonist, a journalist at the Daily Thorn who wants to change her life, but not her body.
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* ApologizesALot: Constantly apologizing and self-deprecating due to her vulnerability and insecure nature.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Finally lets loose when she's tired of all the emotional damage Ryan did to her and Gabe's terrible treatment of her at work, giving both a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]].
* BigBeautifulWoman: She's rather cute despite her weight. It's part of what gets Ryan attracted to her.
* BookSmart: Very studious and highly educated, in addition to being awkward and nerdy.
* BrainyBrunette: Graduated Cum Laude from her university and is shown to be a very cogent and effective writer.
* ADegreeInUseless: After she quits her job at the Thorn (but before she's rehired by Gabe), she [[RealityEnsues can't find any other jobs aside from internships]] due to her English degree, despite being a respected journalist.
* ExtremeDoormat: She's often "too nice" (something Fran tells her is wrong), rather gullible, and extremely passive and uncomfortable when dealing with higher-ups or more aggressive people, which leads to others walking all over her. It almost never occurs to her that someone may be trying to screw her over.
* GrewASpine: Very notable in the last episodes of each season, becoming more confident in herself
* LovableNerd: She's smart, but also socially awkward and a very nice person.
* NoSocialSkills: She's often socially awkward and timid, aside from being very insecure.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Fran, her childhood best friend, and Amadi, who she does everything with at work.
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/AidyBryant
The main protagonist, a journalist at the Daily Thorn who wants to change her life, but not her body.
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* ApologizesALot: Constantly apologizing and self-deprecating due to her vulnerability and insecure nature.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Finally lets loose when she's tired of all the emotional damage Ryan did to her and Gabe's terrible treatment of her at work, giving both a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]].
* BigBeautifulWoman: She's rather cute despite her weight. It's part of what gets Ryan attracted to her.
* BookSmart: Very studious and highly educated, in addition to being awkward and nerdy.
* BrainyBrunette: Graduated Cum Laude from her university and is shown to be a very cogent and effective writer.
* ADegreeInUseless: After she quits her job at the Thorn (but before she's rehired by Gabe), she [[RealityEnsues can't find any other jobs aside from internships]] due to her English degree, despite being a respected journalist.
* ExtremeDoormat: She's often "too nice" (something Fran tells her is wrong), rather gullible, and extremely passive and uncomfortable when dealing with higher-ups or more aggressive people, which leads to others walking all over her. It almost never occurs to her that someone may be trying to screw her over.
* GrewASpine: Very notable in the last episodes of each season, becoming more confident in herself
* LovableNerd: She's smart, but also socially awkward and a very nice person.
* NoSocialSkills: She's often socially awkward and timid, aside from being very insecure.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Fran, her childhood best friend, and Amadi, who she does everything with at work.
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