he grew up in nyc in a half jewish, half wasp family - his dad, ezra, worked in publishing all his life making good money but nothing flashy. his mom, linda, also worked in publishing but she'd never settle for behind the scenes; she was the editor of harper's bazaar for years until she retired to just become a society lady. she's super into that. meanwhile ezra actually comes on tour with lucas and plays the bass with the band sometimes now that he has retired as well. they separated at some point which is flexible, and lucas sort of ended up a lot closer to his dad, who really encouraged his musical affinities from a young age more than his mom did. maybe she was more into being a stage mom when it came to acting than listening to lucas bang on a drumset. they probably weren't that close growing up because he was obsessive about music and not much else, but i liked the idea of them growing closer with age and as they both had to navigate the whole fame thing. let me know if that interests you! details are pretty flexible.