there'd be 6 including ellie, who is the second youngest, so there's 4 older than her and 1 younger - though i'm also fine with bumping it so there's 3 older, 2 younger. basically, they come from a very affluent family; i was thinking dad is some big-wig neurosurgeon and mom both comes from money and is a ceo or coo of some sort of tech firm. they're all very close, and their parents are really great despite being so high profile and on the go. they definitely bankroll ellie, who is flighty af and doesn't really hold down steady work very often.