ATHENA CARRIGAN ; 33 ; THERAPIST.
[cis-female and she/her] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [ATHENA CARRIGAN]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [LILY COLLINS FC]. You must be the [THIRTY-THREE] year old [THERAPIST]. Word is you’re [KIND] but can also be a bit [CHALLENGING] and your favorite song is [WHO'S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME? BY TAYLOR SWIFT]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [OCEAN CREST APARTMENTS]. I’m sure you’ll love it! [erin, 28, pst, she/her]
ATHENA’S BACKSTORY;
Trigger warnings: mentions of alcohol & narcotics.
Athena Carrigan, a born and bred Aurora Bay native, grew up an orphan to two unknown adults and began her life in the foster system. None of this wasn’t on her bingo card, but, she somehow knew she had a wild life ahead of her. Long before she knew it, she was adopted by the Carrigan family and realized she was a part of a picture-perfect family. The love was felt all over the house, her famous parents cared deeply for all of the children, and her siblings were her best friends.
During her childhood, Athena followed in her mother’s footsteps. As her other siblings found their mentors, she was a momma’s girl wholeheartedly. Her mom quickly taught her the ways of becoming a lady and the young girl took everything in. She was polite, kind, generous, and respectful to others, but the quality that was lacking was self-confidence. Unlike her siblings, she was overweight, covered in acne, and truly insecure. Of course, she knew others were dealing with the same situation as her, but she felt alone, especially at school. At the end of elementary school and the beginning of middle school, she was bullied. She was fat-shamed, called ugly more than once every day, and picked on. Hatred toward their mean souls grew within, but most of all, envy was the one to beat. It was time to make a big change.
During her high school years, Athena was a completely different girl. The harsh insults of chunky and ugly had turned into attractive and downright speechless. The endless amounts of working out, eating healthy, and taking a lot better care of herself paid off. As nobody is perfect, a flaw that follows her around is insecurity. Trying her best to be as confident as she could, she decided to join the party-goers while staying strict with her studies. On the weekdays, she was seen studying and on the weekends, she was seen partying like crazy. Quickly becoming one of the top partiers at her school, she did her best to remain the lady she was. Alcohol was helping build her confidence, make new friends, and dance like no one was watching. Getting home safely, she would crash happily in bed and already think about the next time she could party once again.
After graduating high school, Athena was quickly accepted to Aurora Bay College. Sure, she had other offers from out of town and even out of the state, but this beautiful town had a strong hold on her heart. The Carrigan girl’s college years flew by; she joined a sorority, became a psychology major, joined different clubs, and partied like no other. Moving up the ranks with partying, her open-mindedness, and careless self started to participate in using illicit narcotics. Mixing the two toxins made her more wild than ever, but she stayed true to herself and didn’t have sex with anyone. She always wanted her first time with someone to be special, so she was determined to stay sober for the intimate act. Due to being the nerd she is, she ended up completing her bachelor's a year early and got a head start with her master's in counseling.
More time flew by and Athena finished her schooling and was officially a certified and licensed therapist. In her mid-twenties, she felt accomplished and was ready to live somewhere new. Leaving her family was hard, but it was for the best and San Francisco was calling her name. Once she was quickly settled into the new city, the therapist bought an apartment and started to pave the way to owning a private practice. Walking the streets of San Fran, she was approached by someone and was offered a business card. Looking over the piece of paper, she felt her life change before her eyes. Entering the world of modeling, she was an amateur, but as years went by, she became more famous day by day. Seen in famous magazines for fashion and fitness, ads for huge clothing companies, and commercials for athletic equipment, she was living the dream. When she wasn’t working, she was seen partying at clubs, journaling her feelings, and visiting the family during every holiday that they celebrated. She always had time to see her family and take care of them when needed. He loved the life she lived, but one thing that was missing from it was her family. She’d see them often, but she wanted to see them every day since they were her best friends. Missing them too much, she packed up her things, waved goodbye to the big city, and moved back home to Aurora Bay. Her adventurous self was ready for another fresh start, so within no time, she opened her private practice and was ready to make this town hers again.
CHARACTER TRAITS;
( + ) Kind, open-minded, respectful. ( - ) Challenging, insecure, wild.
