Fanon:Blair Grande

Blair Lena Julia Grande is a Sim residing in Pleasantview with her mother Nicki, Nicki's fiancée Kaylynn, and her siblings Brandon and Britney. Blair grew up believing that her mother Nicki was actually her older sister, and that her grandparents Venus and Vernon were her real parents.

Early Life
Blair was born to teenager Nicki Grande and an unknown father. Nicki's pregnancy was surrounded by drama as her parents Venus and Vernon had to figure out how to handle the unexpected situation. After Blair's birth, she was brought up by Venus and Vernon as their own child, while Nicki was forced to act as Blair's older sister. Blair's biological father was never tracked down though Nicki maintains he was an unnamed random boy she met at a party. Blair grew up being doted on by Venus and Vernon, though Vernon wasn't as comfortable with keeping up the lie as Venus was. Nicki was a rather absent older sister for Blair, finding it too painful to watch her daughter be raised by her parents. Blair and Nicki's lack of bond proved to cause issues when they were older, with Blair growing to dislike Nicki, with Venus teaching Blair that Nicki only lived with the family for their money when in reality Nicki stayed so she wouldn't miss out on Blair's biggest moments.

Teen Years
As Blair became a teenager, Nicki began to consider her role in her life and tried multiple times to tell Blair the truth about her parentage, but Blair's own dislike of Nicki put a stop to that. After Nicki took Blair clothes shopping, the "sisters" bonded a little, but when Nicki found herself spending a lot of the night chatting up Don Lothario, Blair felt ignored. In the car, Blair blew up at Nicki and told her all she wanted was a big sister, knocking Nicki back as she decided the best thing she could do was be Blair's sister and stop trying to be her mother. After this moment, things got better between the two. When Venus got ill and died, Blair was inconsolable at losing her "mother", but Nicki and Vernon decided against telling her while she was so vulnerable. Blair ended up also getting fired from her part time job at the police department after making a minor mistake, and was comforted by Nicki. Nicki and Blair's relationship eventually improved as Nicki became more hands on in Blair's life, helping her with school work and comforting her when she was sad at Venus's death. Nicki still held back from telling Blair the truth, but their relationship as "sisters" grew.

Covering Up a Crime
At Nicki's wedding, Don was exposed as a cheat. Blair, feeling like Nicki maybe had an idea of what was going on, yelled at her. In response, Nicki inadvertantly revealed the truth about Blair's parentage. Blair felt like her whole life had been a lie and ran off to her room to re-evaluate herself and her relationships, wondering who started the lie and why Venus and Vernon let it happen. When she returned, she saw Don attacking Nicki as well as Cassandra, Dina, Kaylynn, and Nina. Blair charged at Don, her protective instincts for her mother kicking in, and Cassandra finished Don off. As the group of women wondered what to do, Blair used her police training to cover up the murder and forge a letter from Don saying he ran off after being exposed.

Repairing Relationships
As everyone got back to their own lives, Blair and Nicki had a talk about Nicki's revelation, with Blair finally hearing the full truth about how Venus forced the family, including Vernon, into carrying out the lie. Blair slowly accepted Nicki as her mother, and Vernon moved out to allow the pair to finally live as mother and daughter. Nicki later found out she was pregnant with Don's baby, and Blair agreed to help look after her sibling. Blair later got her job back at the police department. While on a night out, Blair met a boy called Ryan Hogan, and began dating him. Nicki came out as bisexual to Blair and began dating Kaylynn. When Nicki gave birth to twins Brandon and Britney, Blair was ecstatic and began helping Nicki look after the babies. Kaylynn moved in soon after getting engaged to Nicki, with Blair supporting the relationship and bonding with Kaylynn.

Running Away
After the birth of the twins, Nicki took her three kids for checkups. Nicki soon discovered that Blair shared the same sets of DNA as the twins, and upon closer investigation she shared a DNA match with Don. Nicki revealed this to Blair, meaning that Don is Blair's father who Nicki met at a party eighteen years earlier and they didn't recognize each other as adults, and also meaning the twins are Blair's full siblings rather than half. Blair is shell-shocked by this, especially as she had a hand in covering up Don's murder. Blair told Nicki she wished that Venus and Vernon were her real parents and she didn't have to be involved in this drama, and she decided to go to college so she could find her own self away from the drama of her family. Before she left Blair apologized to Nicki and told her that while she isn't a perfect mum, she never got the chance to be one and Blair will always love her as a big sister and as a mother. Satisfied that their relationship was steady, Blair left Pleasantview to find herself.

Trivia

 * Blair's story with Nicki is inspired by the storyline from Eastenders featuring Kat Slater and her daughter Zoe, as well as the storyline from Hollyoaks featuring Leela Lomax and her daughter Peri.