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estranged
A soul was at odds with itself and split in half, becoming two different people.
Each half has been unintentionally corroding and corrupting the other since their birth -- but both are inevitably drawn to one another to remain together, as it should have been from the start.
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giles puckett , 33
In hindsight, Giles Puckett is often rather embarrassed to think about the way he acted throughout his childhood and his early adult life, if not distinctly ashamed at times. His brother was such a sore point in the family that he often claimed to be an only child in his early teens, before Lewis' diagnosis. Giles otherwise had a life that could be described as "charmed". By the time he was twenty five, he was married with a lovely wife, and making a name for himself in an architectural firm. It was around this time that he and Lewis had their violent confrontation, and around this time that Giles began to realise that his brother wasn't just some problematic individual, he was someone that needed help, care and specific attention. Years went on, and out of the blue, without warning, Giles' life very suddenly turned around. He woke up one day on his friend's sofa, surrounded by boxes full of his belongings and newspapers with circles all over the property sections. It didn't take him long to very carefully find out that since he last woke up, as far as he could tell, an entire year had gone by. In this year not only did his marriage fall apart, culminating in a messy and emotional divorce, but he lost his job, for reasons that his firm did not want to disclose. Confused and for the first time in his life very lost, Giles Puckett didn't really know what to do with himself. Although, despite everything, he appeared to still have a job. He couldn't quite get his head around it, at first, speaking on the phone to someone who was apparently his secretary, asking for directions to what was apparently his current office. The sign above his door said "Giles Puckett: Happiness Broker". The strangest thing was perhaps that he felt no need to question it. It was simple enough, really; he saw clients, ones whose lives were going in all the wrong directions, and he made a deal. They would give up something - or someone - that was precious to them, sign it away in a contract, and Giles would direct them to someone who could make all their dreams come true, just like that. In the midst of this turmoil, Giles decided that it was time to make new starts, changes. Now, he is determined to mend his relationship with brother, be there for him when he wasn't before, and make up for lost time, not out of obligation or guilt, but out of a genuine desire to fix what he helped break.
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lewis puckett , 33
Lewis Puckett was a problematic child growing up. His behavior was a symptom of what would later be diagnosed as a personality disorder, making him increasingly paranoid, violent and reclusive. He distanced himself from his family and ran away from home on more than one occasion, brought back to helpless parents and a neglectful brother every time. It was in his mid-twenties, when anyone should have a proper job and projects for the future, that he began to blame all of his problems and unsuccessful life on Giles, fueling the delusion that he was in fact a doppelganger posing as a false brother to eventually replace Lewis' life and claim it as his own. A confrontation between the siblings ended in a violent attack -- it was only then that their parents finally put an end to years of feeble discipline and helplessness and made the arrangements to initiate Lewis in some proper treatment, sheltering him in their home the entire time. It look a long while to figure out the right kind of medication to balance out his disorder, with many ups and downs. Lewis believed any relation he had with his brother had been completely severed and grew to accept that with shame and guilt -- sometimes resentment, towards himself and Giles. Now, older and independent, Lewis constantly sways back and forth between a pursuit for normalcy and exploitation of his freedom, mostly in the form of encounters with people he never expects to see again. Lewis lives with the constant, nagging feeling that his family and acquaintances all expect his mental health to decline again, ready to take him back in and repeat the process that took place years back. Lewis is harmless, maybe even sheepish at times. His head still buzzes with thoughts tugging at his paranoia, even (or especially) as he tries to make amends with his brother. He both desperately seeks and fears approval.
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