Celadon West/Relationships

Immediate Family
West's mother, formerly the Wicked Witch, raised him in the traditional way of the Wicked Witches of Oz, teaching her progeny as much magic as he could learn and leaving all of the touchy-feely emotion-y stuff for after The Melting (if, indeed, there is ever an "after").

He was cared for (and largely raised) by his mother's many flying-monkey servants, many of whom have stayed on in their employ even after the conclusion of the latest Wizard of Oz retelling. Since his mother's survival (and subsequent tenure at the University of Oz), their relationship has started to improve. There is but one touchy subject between them: ever anxious about the beginning of another story-telling cycle, Dr. West is adamant that her son produce a grandchild as quickly as possible, lest he perish when he Melts.

The Norwitches
After West's grandmother perished in her generation's retelling of The Wizard of Oz, his grandfather remarried and had children with the Good Witch of the North. In this way, he is Garen Norwitch's cousin, though the two have an extremely strained relationship.

Distant Family
West is Garnet East's thirty-fifth cousin once removed. Through his relation to the Norwitches, he is also (technically speaking) Saphon Goodspell's eighty-third cousin by marriage. He is distantly (sometimes very distantly) related to almost everyone in Oz due to the Ozian tradition of marrying within their own borders.

Thirty five generations prior to West having ever been born, a descendant of Princess Ozma  (during her time under the Mombian curse)  was rumored to have fathered a pair of twins with Rain "the Lost Witch" West. The factuality of this claim is extremely, extremely dubious, made even moreso by Rain West's mysterious disappearance five years after having survived her melting. Some previous Wicked Witches have used this explanation as a way to lend support to their claim as "the rightful rulers of the West," though canonically, the title of leadership belongs to the Tin Man's descendants after their completion of the story re-telling.

West's Eastern counterpart Garnet claims that this rumor is true, and through their relation to the Lost Witch Rain, they have a tenuous claim on the Ozian crown. West, quite frankly, thinks this suggestion is absolute bull.

Friends
As the only person who was actually willing to listen to his explanation on why he rebelled back in Emerald City, West looks upon Saphon Goodspell  more favoably than most. In truth, he realizes that she was probably just too good-natured or polite to interrupt him, but nevetheless, he has considered her something of a friend ever since.

Irritating Acquaintances
There are multiple people that West doesn't dislike enough to consider enemies, but also doesn't like enough to consider friends, or even friendly acquaintances. These are the sorts of people that bother him like a stone in one's shoe-- simple enough to ignore, but the situation could worsen if it continues on further. The fact that this needs to be a separate section speaks for itself.

First and foremost is Garen Norwitch, who attempts to persuade West into returning to Emerald City Academy at least three times a day. West has been cornered for interrogation in-between classes, in the dormitory halls, and even once, in the bathrooms. He has found actual pamphlets on the benefits of signing the Ozian Storybook pinned to his locker. It's getting to be fairly annoying.

He's also not crazy about Garnet East, the Wicked Wtch of the East who embraces her evil heritage. She spent most of their time in ECA making fun of him, and continues to pester him on weekend visits. Never much one to be bothered by words or idle gossip, Garnet's extremes are beginning to grate on even his nerves. He's also pretty sure that she had a plot to murder him at one point, though that's mostly unconfirmed suspicion. He tries not to let it get to him.

To something of a lesser extent, West also finds Adanna Anansi  faintly annoying. He's getting pretty sick of checking all the doorways for water-bucket pranks.

Pet
Swiffer may look like an ordinary broom, but do not be fooled... it is every bit as sentient as a dragon, and perhaps twice as fast. It is West's opinion that if brooms were fireproof, they would be unquestionably the greatest pet! Swiffer can be found curling up underneath West's bed, chasing away dust bunnies, or whacking nosy roommates who attempt to steal West's magic supplies.

Romance
Certainly, West likes the idea of it, but he doesn't believe it's possible for him. Given his family's villainous reputation, his choices are slim, especially taking his mother's old-fashioned insistence on grandchildren into account. In conjunction with his personality, which he judges to be less-than-charming, West has more or less given up on romance entirely, deeming himself a hopeless cause.

But the heart wants what the heart wants-- and West has a particular weakness for guys who can pull off wearing all-red. More like than not, there will be many crushes in his future... none of which he'll be confident enough to actually admit to.

In a parallel universe, West has a (probably one-sided) crush on Chase Redford, as detailed in the fanfiction '''Seeing Red. '''He attempts to reconcile it as part of his unusual obsession with things that are red and shiny in general, but still spends an entirely inordinate amount of time thinking about the matter.

Enemies
He may not have any enemies now, but that is owing more to his newness at EAH than any of his virtues. Given West's general guardedness and caution with social interaction, someday he'll make the wrong comment to the wrong person... it is only a matter of time.