tell your children the truth.

TSUNDERE'S PLOTTER

[attr="class","beab"]Zahir is the less distinct Brand twin in theory. A member of the chess club when he remembers, he doesn't do exceptionally well in classes, but he isn't failing either. Pink is not his natural hair color. He and his sister are both Iranian. He's naturally very flamboyant with magic. The ancestral magic of his family line was split and slightly distorted by the fact that he's a twin; the soul that was supposed to be born and inherit the Brand family power was split in two between his body and his sister's, and as a result he's got a bunch of past lives bouncing around in his head. Suffers from problems of not knowing who and what and where he is at any given moment. Needs a lot of grounding, hence his habit of smoking and cooking--physical activity takes him out of his head. So does pain. Using magic makes it worse. Relies on his sister to a degree you probably wouldn't suspect.

ZAHIR BRAND
WOLF'S LAW

[attr="class","beab"]If you know one of the Brand siblings, it's probably Thalia. Actually if you know anyone, it's probably Thalia. Extraordinarily gifted, and unlike her brother, bothers to use it. Queen jock. Always squabbling for the top of the class with Sophia Rosenburg. Hates bullies and makes sure to let them know it. Probably an ardent Marxist, to the annoyance of everyone else in the political science club. People who think her brother might be an easy target learn otherwise from Thalia; she does this to keep them from learning it from him. Red is not her natural hair color. Not as assimilated as she pretends. She and Zahir aren't allowed in the same classes anymore because they only speak Farsi to each other and piss off everyone else. Whatever gifts the soul-splitting gave her, she isn't telling. 

THALIA BRAND
WOLF'S MERCY