Not so Berry - Yellow Gen in a nutshell

Yasmin Berry and her mother Rouge never had a super close relationship. She knew her mother loved her, but she couldn't help feeling abandoned by her. She was hardly home and she had basically had to raise herself up from age six, when her beloved grandmothers Michaela and Monty had ed away.

Upon reaching adulthood, Yasmin took what was probably the rashest decision in her life: she packed up, waved the crowded San Myshuno goodbye and moved into the quaint, calm Brindelton Bay with her highschool sweetheart Kiyoshi Ito.

Their family also included Kiyoshi's very-impulsively-adopted Shiba Inu Hiro, a memento of his beloved Mt.Komorebi.

Yasmin, who had been in love with science (and especially space) since she was younger, decided to apply for a job as an intern in the world renowned Spacial Discoveries lab, and was accepted!

Kiyoshi was instead hired as a salaryperson for Brindelton Bay's branch of Kimura inc.

Yasmin was also in charge of meals and repairing duties while Kiyoshi cleaned, and she was also working on her own rocket ship.

If Yasmin's relationship with her mother was nothing special, her relationship with her in-laws was instead very close.

Megumi especially appreciated her ambition and her will to work hard and a lot in order to reach her goals and it wasn't rare for her to invite them over for lunch in the weekend.

It was during one of these lunches that Kiyoshi proposed to Yasmin under the watchful eyes of his family. The girl was overjoyed and immediately accepted his proposal, of course!

Although, in all honesty, Yasmin did believe that Kiyoshi was a bit drunk when he asked for her hand.

Their marriage was held in the beautiful Ito mansion and it was heavily tradition as per Megumi's request. Yasmin only agreed because she wanted to make her mother-in-law happy, and because bridal kimonos are way more comfortable than wedding dresses.

And after marriage came babies!

Yasmin had no problem itting that this first pregnancy was a bit of an accident: not that she didn't want this baby, she just hadn't planned its arrival and so she was left a bit shocked.

The baby didn't stop her from working on her big project and on her hobbies, and she even got promoted while in her third trimester.

Their first born was a boy and they gave him the name Grayson, Gray for short. Kiyoshi was the main parent looking out for him because of Yasmin's crazy rhythms and the fact that she often stayed overtime.

As he grew up, Grayson had to learn how to care for himself. His parents were busy all day with work, chores, hobbies and assignments and while they did manage to squeeze him in every once in a while, they still left him alone more than he liked. If anything, he did a good job keeping himself entertained.

It wasn't long before Yasmin got pregnant again. Despite actively seeking a pregnancy this time, Yasmin didn't feel more ready than she had been the first time, especially because this one felt more complicated and painful than the first. This didn't, however, stop her from working as hard as usual.

She gave birth to twin sisters this time: Hikari and Ruka. The twins proved to be difficult toddlers: Hikari was fussy and if anything didn't meet her liking you would be sure that she would tell you by screaming her lungs out; Ruka instead was wild, and mess followed her every step.

Kiyoshi soon realized that the house was too small for the five of them, so him and Yasmin made plans to auction their current house and buy a bigger one on which they had already set their eyes.

The auction went smoothly and the family house was sold, not before taking a commemorative photo.

Grayson was just his mother's opposite. Irresponsible, sporty and with a great amount of energy to burn, he made friends effortlessly and with one in particular he was very close: young Chaim Fyres, grandson of the famous model Siobhan Fyres.

Yasmin felt bad about always leaving her oldest alone, but it was a sacrifice she had to make: she was going to be the best without a doubt and it was only to assure her children a great future.

Yasmin's rocket was finally deemed safe enough to cross the galaxy and so she embarked, unable to hide her excitement! It was a dream come true!

It was then that she discovered how profitable space rocks could be when you knew how to treat them: her income just shot through the roof and the smuggling almost profited her more than her actual job.

And then she found out that smuggling could indeed be her job!

The station was always in dire need of new elements and she was the perfect woman for the job: she never failed to bring the best materials home and her supervisor always turned a blind eye on the rocks just sitting in her bag.

Sure, this smuggling business required an extended set of skills, but Yasmin had them all. What she lacked was time, and an healthy sleeping schedule. Her free time mostly involved caring for her needy toddler daughters.

Her first major accomplishment was finally manage to install a working wormhole generator on her ship. She knew that one of those could help her access a world where her grandmother had always dreamed to go, but had never quite made it: Sixam.

Despite being throuroughly excited to visit a new planet, she soon found out that it was emptier than anticipated: the only things laying around the planet were pretty much worthless and the only inhabitant she could find walking around didn't have much interest in talking to her.

She couldn't help but tell everything to her beloved Kiyoshi, though, who -she noticed- like their children was growing older.

With his younger sisters now going to his same school, Grayson felt the pressure even more. Hikari and Ruka might have been annoying brats, but they were very clever and loved to study as much as Yasmin did.

The constant comparisons between his and their works and the constant nagging to be "more ambitious", to "be more like your sisters" pushed Grayson even more towards skipping school, often with Hiro or with Chaim.

On one hand, though, because she felt kinda bad for the way he was treated, Yasmin bought him a big arse simmies gacha machine.

Simmies were the ultimate trend and having his own gacha machine made Grayson the most popular kid amongst popular kids.

Yasmin's thirty-nineth birthday was one that she would forever.

She spent her day doing what she normally did: work out, play chess, make out with Kiyoshi... Then she went at work, and she heard the most amazing thing: there was the entrance to an abandoned mine by Oasis Spring's park and it was rumored to hold a huge treasure.

Yasmin's shift usually ended at midnight, but she didn't go home that day. Instead she took a taxi to Oasis Springs and sneaked her way into the mine.

Unfortunately for her, it seemed that anything precious there had once been in that place had already been looted, but it was a pleasant experience nonetheless.

Grayson's puberty brought a whole load of troubles to the already hectic household. He barely ever went to school, instead spending his days working out in the local gym and his nights dancing in the exclusive Blue Waters Nightclub and his relationship with his parents was getting sour. He just couldn't wait to move out on his own and flip them all off.

He thankfully had someone always taking his side, and that someone was Chaim. Their friendship blossomed into love very,very quickly and they jumped on that boat like it was their only chance for survival.

Chaim and music were the only things that kept Grayson sane.

Yasmin had been recently promoted to the company's highest ranked position, she had mastered several abilities, she had visited another planet, visited an old mine, completed her lifetime aspiration and had a loving family with three beautiful and calm teenagers: what more could she wish for?

Unfortunately for her, the "loving" family wasn't as loving as she thought.

She had had a long day at work, and just wanted to rest, but she had heard the screaming way before she got home.

It was Kiyoshi arguing with Grayson.

It wasn't the first time it happened, but this time it was very bad. Their son was livid, mad and stomping, yelling that he was nothing like his sisters and that he would never be, and Kiyoshi screaming that it wouldn't hurt for him to try and live up to the family's standards.

Like in a dream, Yasmin saw Grayson run away.

Kiyoshi said to leave him be, and that he would be back eventually.

He had nowhere to go after all, right?

Wrong.

He was gone for a long, long time. In that period, Yasmin often asked herself if all of these accomplishments were worth the hate of her son.

In the end, she realized that they weren't.

Grayson's story unfolded without her, but his accomplishments are a story for another day.

~The complete family tree~

(Edit: I forgot Demetrius, rip.)

(Edit, again: I messed up Ruka and Hikari's teenage hairstyles! Ruka is the one with the bun, Hikari the one with braids.)