ooooooooohhhh now you're bringing in some new dimensions that could make things pretty interesting actually. i already love the sound of him and what you've got lined up also a+ pb choice really and i am all about building up on stuff we've planned ic and it could be a lot of fun. so, the basic idea for her family that i have is that they're a solid definition of small town southern living and they're 100% happy with it and don't wanna change it. if anything her brother might've ventured away for an opportunity elsewhere but besides her moving to austin, they're stuck in their ways. if it sounds good to you maybe you can say the parent of his who lived that lifestyle moved to texas the first chance they got to get out of there, and eventually went on to do really well and could've even had a minimal/strained relationship with the sibling who stayed back in sc? just as a reference point because she definitely came to texas with a much more closed minded view on life than she has now, and even now she still struggles with what she was taught vs what she's seeing and believing, so there's a good chance his parents raised their eyebrows at her a lot with some of the things she said lmao because if they're very highbrow she was very not. i'm rambling a ton now but i especially love if he'd reach out to her now since they've got a lot more to talk about sure but she could still have those ideas of who he is based on all of that backstory FOR FUN.