CHARACTERS
CARSON PROMISE
ROBERT
At one point in his life, Robert had it all; his wife was beautiful, and he had four healthy boys. He had a job that he loved. He was barely thirty when his whole world literally crashed. On one fateful afternoon, a car accident had taken his wife. Without having time to grieve, Robert became a hands-on father thirteen years ago. He found support in his associate and her family; with their help, his boys thrived. His eldest was on his own. Jensen was in his senior year of high school, the twins were sophomores. Time had flown by. Until one day in 2001 when time froze and a new nightmare began to unfold.
ATLAS
Atlas grew up as a prodigy child with a knack for languages. When he was ten, his mom passed away in a car accident. As the oldest, he was determined to step up and help his dad; his little brothers were still practically babies. And he did. He made sure they were taken care of. He taught Zack how to play ball. He introduced Rustin to photography and he made sure to attend every one of Jensen's performances, even when their dad couldn't. He grew up, got married, and had a family of his own. Trying to find time for everyone was difficult; the boys weren't babies anymore. But they still needed guidance, they still needed their big brother...Especially when their world fell apart.
JENSEN
Jensen, at seventeen, was the male lead of his high school choir. He ran Just the Five of Us and loved to immerse himself in music. After school, he worked at Scrappy's Diner, a place where his father used to study for the BAR Exam. When he wasn't busy with school, work, or music, he tried his best to fill the shoes Atlas had left behind. It wasn't easy. Especially when Zack would pick a fight with him, or worse, with Rustin. He tried his hardest not to involve his dad; the man worked hard enough, he didn't need to come home to chaos. Jensen did his best to run the house. But even when everything became overwhelming, would he ask for help?
ZACK
Being the older twin, even just by five minutes, gave Zack the upper hand, he made sure of it. He had been the first to ride a bike without training wheels and he would make sure he'd be the first to drive a car. But even with the accolades of being firstborn, there was the responsibility of being firstborn. Getting Rustin through the breakup with Claire, the money-sucking cow, had been hard. And these days, Zack could see Rustin falling for Natalie. He wanted nothing more than to protect his brother from heartbreak. But when Rustin's world crashed, it had nothing to do with Natalie and everything to do with something that happened only weeks before with a camera and careless shots they wouldn't find until it was too late.
RUSTIN
As the youngest in his family, Rustin was a dreamer. He wanted only two things in his life: the ability to be the next Ansel Adams and a girl who wouldn't mind being the focus of a shot or two. Sure, the breakup with Claire had been horrible, especially with all the rumors that had come with it. But Rustin was ready to move on. They had known Natalie forever, and while Zack saw her as a sister, Rustin dreamed of the day his lips would touch hers. But first, he had a photography project he had to finish and the cliffs of San Francisco would provide the perfect background.