Get to know POPPY PINK whoâs THIRTY years old and works as the OWNER OF OUT OF THE BOX CRAFT STORE in town. She is from FLORIDA and is often times mistaken for ANNA KENDRICK while others say she reminds them of POPPY from TROLLS.
about:
death cw, cannibalism cw, depression cw, pregnancy cw, miscarriage cw
when poppy was still only just a few months old her mother was killed by a serial killer cannibal on a night out with her friends. the killer was caught a few towns over three weeks later and has been in jail ever since. because of this she was raised by a single father - peter âpeppyâ pink, the longstanding mayor of their small town trollsville, florida.
even though she grew up with only one parent poppy never felt unloved or neglected. the entire town practically pitched in to help raise her - she was always bouncing around from âauntiesâ and âunclesâ places while her father was busy with work.
peppy pink is the absolute greatest man as far as poppy is concerned. she loves her father to death and always dreamed of one day becoming just like him. which is why she planned for the longest time to follow in his footsteps and become a politician. when college rolled around she majored in political science and double minored in business and arts - figuring that was a good balance of things she loved to do as well as practical studies.
in high school as well as college she was a bit of a party animal, out almost every night with friends - even for just small get togethers - and disappearing from home completely on the weekends, unless mayor peppy had an event he needed poppy to attend. in high school she was fairly calm in comparison to a bunch of her friends and fellow party-goers, usually only drinking maybe one or two drinks per party. but once college rolled around she started drinking more and occasionally doing drugs on special nights, like big concerts or raves, etc.
her junior year of college was when she met creek and her entire life changed. sheâd had past relationships before, but none of them compared to how quickly and hard she fell for him. within just a few months of dating she knew he was the one.Â
and for a long time things were great, after graduating they got engaged but decided to wait to be officially married until his yoga studio was stable and her own political career had started to take off. she was working with her father and learning the ropes of being a small town mayor while her father still technically held the title. but even though they had decided to wait a few years, poppy still dreamed about the wedding everyday. she had scrapbooks planned and after a year of being engaged stumbled upon her dream dress and bought it without any hesitation.
about 2 years after graduation is when poppy found herself pregnant for the first time. it was the best news sheâd ever received in her life and she and creek were over the moon (or like with everything else with creek - thatâs at least what she thought) only for her to miscarry a few weeks after finding out.
that was hard on her and the first time poppy experienced one of her bad depressive episodes. throughout high school and college sheâd had times were sheâd get down and struggle for a day or two - but nothing as serious as what happened this time around. she was in bed for two weeks and struggled to even leave her room, much less the house. thankfully since she worked primarily with her father and other people she considered to be family, they all understood and she faced no repressions or setbacks at work.
there were a few pregnancy âscaresâ over the next year but nothing more than just a late period. each time it upset poppy, but nothing that lasted more than a day or two.
until it finally stuck and she found herself pregnant again. this time she made it through the whole first trimester and a month into the second, even found out it was going to be a girl and it was just when she and creek started thinking about names that she miscarried again. it was even harder than the last time, a surprise considering she had been told she was likely in the clear since most miscarriages are more common to happen during the first trimester.Â
this was absolutely one of the lowest points of her life. she took a complete leave of absence from work and didnât leave the house for a month. none of her friends could find ways to cheer her up and she pretty much shut them out anyway. only wanting to be by herself or with creek.
after about a month she started to slowly recover, gained her energy and her appetite back. it was during this time that she completely re-evaluated her life and realized she wasnât as truly happy as she thought. sure, she had her crafts, her friends, and creek... but was being the future mayor really what she wanted? or was it just her following along in what was always expected of her? with these doubts she decided to wait a bit before going back to work - choosing to focus on music instead
she became a local musician, playing at coffee shops and such whenever she could. the yoga studio was doing good plus she always had the trust fund her mother left her to fall back on, so poppy wasnât worried financially.Â
it was great for her mental health and after a few months she decided it was what she wanted to do full time. a choice that she really had thought would make her life better, but instead brought it crumbling to the ground. because apparently that wasnât what creek had signed up for. he had planned on marrying the future mayor, wanting to be the elite of the town himself, and when poppy gave that up it changed things for him - changed it so much in fact that he dumped her. called off the engagement and ended the relationship entirely.
the breakup was messy. real messy. the fact that he had cheated on her multiple times over the year was revealed, they both said horrible things to each other, and poppy went so far as one night destroying his yoga studio in a drunken rage with a baseball bat. it was the one time she actually got in trouble with the law, spending a night in jail but having the charges eventually droppedÂ
to this day poppy still isnât sure if he ever even loved her at all. itâs fucked her mentally a lot when it comes to relationships. sheâs constantly doubting the other personâs feeling despite how hard she tries not to. itâs the reason why most of her relationships post-creek have ended. with her getting stuck in her head and overwhelmed and ending things out of fear and insecurities. even if she still loves the person, which she always does.
when poppy falls in love, sheâs in love for good. even with creek, as much as she hates and despises him for what he did and how badly he hurt her, thereâs still a part of her that will always love him. when you picture your forever with someone that isnât something that just goes away.
speaking of falling in love - poppy falls super fucking easily. she has a small crush on almost everyone she meets. sheâs at any given time harboring active feelings for at least one or two people.
but anyway - after the break up with creek, poppy started going out even more than before. partying or clubbing every night. it was during this time that she got closer to her high school rival barb - a girl sheâd always secretly had feelings for but never acted on because of the rivalry that was between them. this party phase lasted about a year before she got a little tired of it. around that same time was when corona opened and she decided to make the move.
her childhood best friend, branch, who has been there by her side through every up and down of her life was against the idea of her leaving at first. but once poppy sets her mind to something thereâs no turning it back, so he gave in and decided to move along with her. the two got a townhouse together on the island and each opened their own business - for branch it was a sports and camping goods store and she started up an arts and crafts one.
the arts and craft store has a whole area in the back with a few comfy chairs and two tables for people to work on anything they want! she also has a little stand with a âmini businessâ run by bubbles (itâs a pet psychic stand)
moving to corona is the best thing sheâs ever done. itâs helped her so much, sheâs met so many amazing people - some of the best people sheâs known her whole life.Â
she still struggles with her depression at times, but sheâs getting a better hold on it. she still also hella overworks herself, but thatâs just in her nature and is likely something that will never change. about once every other month she has a crash day or two, where she does nothing but sleep and lay in bed - itâs a mixture of the exhaustion and sometimes the depression playing in, but most people close enough to her to know about her mental health struggles are aware that this is sort of her normal routine now
she has a girl band with barb and also occasionally performs at open mic nights solo - a part of her stubbornly refusing to give up performing out of spite against creek
a big stress baker as well as just a big baker in general - at least once every few month goes around to all the local businesses and gives the owners little treats because she likes to stay in touch with all of them
scrapbooking and kitting are her favorite crafty past-times, but she also paints and draws and does all sorts of artsy stuff
favorite colors are pink and purple. tho she loves a good blue too
pop is her top genre of music, but over the time of meeting people like barb and hickory sheâs come to enjoy all types. but pop will always be her favorite.
she has the power of glowing. a guide to which can be found HERE
she has a bunch of minimalist tattoos which can be found HERE