Effy Tomlinson

Effy Marie Horan Tomlinson is one of the main female protagonists of the Barely Functional series. The series begins to follow the relationship of her parents, Margo Horan (nee. Payne) and Louis Tomlinson. The readers are shown what series of events lead up to her birth.

Effy is not only the daughter of Louis and Margo, but she also considers herself the full daughter of step father, Niall Horan. She is the older half-sister to Margo and Niall's children; Leila, Carlee, James, and Sofia. She is also the older half-sister to Louis's children; Kelsey, Freya, and Tommy. She is the niece of Liam Payne and his wife, Emma Payne, and cousin to their daughter, Delilah Payne. She is also goddaughter to Harry and Darcy Styles.

She is currently in a relationship with her teacher, Zayn Malik. Her best friend is Ethan Montgomery, she is however very close with her friend, Jack Kinsley.

Personality
Effy was known to be very smart, charming, and courageous in her childhood. Though she is still known to be charming, more recently she's also been know to be a troublemaker. She was not doing well in school, and has started fights on multiple occasions. She's also known to be a bit clumsy, quirky, and funny. It is implied that she has inherited her charm from her mother, sass from her father, and loyalty from her step-father.

Family Life
Effy's family life is a bit more complicated than most. She considers herself to have two fathers. Her biological father, Louis, and her step-father, Niall. Louis is technically her father, however, he was absent for the first four years of her life. In turn, Niall filled that father role for Effy. So, though Louis is biologically her father, Niall is a father she's always known. Though, she appears to care for the both of them pretty evenly. Effy appears to be somewhat close to her mother, Margo. We don't really get to see their relationship all that much, due to much drama surrounding the family, but it appears that Margo is quite protective of her daughter. Margo had Effy as a teenager in high school, but seems to be an amazing mother in spite of that.

Effy has three half siblings on her father's side, and four half siblings on her mother's side. Though it seems that she is close with most of her siblings, she seems to be closest with Freya. Until recently, she didn't know that her sister, Kelsey, existed. Kelsey is only a couple of months younger than Effy, and on most occasions, they don't get along. However, it does seem that they are becoming closer. Effy is the niece of Liam Payne, her mother's brother. Though, we don't see them interact that much, we do know that initially, he was not happy upon hearing about the news that her mother was pregnant with her. Though, considering Margo's age at the time, that can be understandable. However, after a bit of processing, he does become supportive. Many times during her childhood, Liam has been known to take Effy out to amusements parks, or for ice cream. He was also a reliable babysitter for Margo and Niall. Through Liam, Effy is also the niece of his wife, Emma, and cousin to his daughter, Delilah.

Harry Styles and his wife, Darcy Styles, are also the godparents of Effy. We do see a bit more of her relationship with them, and while it seems that Darcy cares for her, it is obvious that Harry cares for Effy a lot. He is seen to be protective of her, and from the beginning of the fourth story, it appears that they are quite close. In a lot of ways, it seems that Harry sees Effy has a sort of daughter figure, though he does have two daughters of his own.

Social Life
Though Effy seems to have an active social life, she is only seen to have a few friends throughout the series. Her best friend is very obviously Ethan Montgomery. They are clearly very close, and thought they have always been strictly friends, it does seem that they have a lot of romantic tension between them. It is also quite clear that Ethan has had a crush on Effy for quite some time now, and recently we've gotten hints that Effy has reciprocated feelings for him as well. Effy is also very close with her friend, Jack Kinsley. Jack seems to be a bit more protective of Effy, and a great friend all together. She has also been seen to be quite supportive of Effy. Effy was also friends with Isobel Dubae, until recently. Isobel has been shown to be a horrible friend, and just a horrible person in general. She's selfish, cruel, manipulative, and fake. Effy is currently in a relationship with her boyfriend/teacher, Zayn. Effy and Zayn's relationship is verycomplicated. He's her teacher, he's eighteen years older than her, and he's friends with her parents. Though there are a lot of reasons why they shouldn't be together, they still keep going back to each other. They also appeared to be deeply in love for the first half of the fourth story, however more recently, it appears that Zayn has been a bit manipulative of Effy in the relationship. Effy was formerly in a relationship with Luke Hemmings. Luke is three years older than Effy, and though it seemed to make her family a bit uncomfortable, they were very supportive of the relationship. All, except for her dad, Niall. However, Luke ended up cheating on Effy, ending their relationship after she caught him. It is later revealed that he was cheating on her with her friend, Isobel, ending their friendship as well.

Physical Appearance
Effy is a British female. She has dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and olive skin. She has a fit physique, and is average height, standing at 5'5.

Throughout The Series
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THE BAD BOY EFFECT

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MESSY

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NOT YOURS

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