Full Name: Blake Noelle Michaels Nickname: n/a Pronouns & Gender: she/her & cis woman: Age & Birthday: 32 years old & October 13th Birth Place: Aurora Bay, California Sexuality: Biromantic Bisexual Occupation: waitstaff at Sea Shanty Shack Residence: Ocean Crest Apartments Time in Aurora Bay: Most of her life, save for the couple of years spent in San Francisco Face Claim: Zazie Beetz
Tw: infertility mention, endometriosis, break-up/broken engagement
HISTORY —
Blake had been an only child for the first six years of her childhood. It had been her and her mother. She had been quite happy in that one bedroom apartment at Ocean Crest with her, so when she’d met a man Blake hadn’t been thrilled.
The dating turned into a serious relationship, and the man welcomed her and her mother into his larger home in Fisher’s Cove. Blake’s family of two doubled in size as she also gained a sibling four years her senior.
Early on Blake recognized that doing as she pleased for her own wants did nothing to earn the attention and praise of her new father. She was never a kid to enjoy the spotlight, but when her older sibling’s academic achievements overshadowed her own, she oftentimes found herself wishing that sometimes it was her that her parents were showing off during family holiday get togethers.
So, Blake tried harder.
Honor roll was an easy achievement, and so was earning a captain position on the girl’s lacrosse them with an MVP trophy handed over at end of season. She made scholarships with her academics and athletic achievements combined, but in all that time she felt her teen years slipping away.
You see, all her time had been spent trying to earn the same approval her sibling got (and by God, she did), but somewhere along the way she realized almost too late the cost to it. A childhood lost to books, an adolescence that raced by with few friends and fewer experiences beyond her accomplishments. Blake wasn’t unhappy, per se, but she did feel lost.
Lost on which path she wanted to take, and figuring out who she truly was. Her pursuit of a B.A. was another thing that wasn’t for her. She did complete school with a degree in tourism and hospitality management without a goal in mind.
Post graduation, Blake left for San Francisco in search of a job. There she’d met a man, and in the worst cliche sort of way, she fell for him. They were happy together, engaged even, until news came out that she had endometriosis. This also affected her fertility, and the chance of not being able to build a family was a deal breaker in the end.
The fertility issue was not something her ex-fiancé decided was a reason to end things, it was Blake’s decision. It took enough time of mulling it over to decide that what was best was to end things so that he could find someone to fulfill that dream with. For him, a family with kids was everything, and for her? She hadn’t really thought about it, but the chance of it being impossible beyond adoption wasn’t all that heartbreaking. To her it was an easy decision to call things off for his sake more than her own.
Post-break up, Blake returned to Aurora Bay, head held high, the reason for the broken engagement a secret she holds close to her chest to this day. Not for any shame or regrets, but because it is a sensitive subject. She doesn’t want sympathy for something she could not predict that is beyond her control. She used the money she saved up for the deposit on her apartment.
She took up a job at the Sea Shanty Shack, settling into something that pays the bills for the time being. She doesn’t dislike her job. If anything, Blake feels freer than ever having made this decision on her own and to live for herself.
With her return, she feels renewed in a sense. This is a chance for her to pave her own way. Though she is terrified of taking the first step down that path, the idea is there.
TRAITS
+ Concientious, agreeable
+/- Open-minded, cautious
- Directionless, indecisive
HEADCANONS
⊹ Recently, Blake has started dabbling in watercolor painting. A pastime of hers, she never got to train or put time into it as her academics took precedence. Watercolor paintings don’t bring home the paychecks, after all. ⊹ The topic of kids isn’t a difficult one, but Blake is on the fence about what she wants in that category. Sometimes she finds she enjoys her life now as she is relearning how to make it her own, and other times she wishes she could raise a tiny human. One day it might be in the cards, but despite her uncertainty she does know that this moment is not the time for it. ⊹ Her job in San Francisco was that of a Travel Consultant. It was a high stress, fast-paced job, and though it brought in decent money she ultimately decided that her happiness was more important. Working as a waitress at the Sea Shanty Shack gives her more room to breathe and focus on her hobbies. ⊹ Blake enjoys running themed 5ks - bubble runs, color runs, mud runs, etc. Nothing more than that, though. She isn’t competitive by any means. If you so much as breathe the words ‘half marathon’ around her, she might just keel over. ⊹ Blake has a tattoo on her right thigh of sunflowers.
CONNECTIONS
Exes, high school sweethearts, flirtationships/situationship/FWB/unrequited are doable as well as mid-games that break off. She could use a roommate at Ocean Crest if anyone’s interested, high school friends. I also don’t do any sort of pregnancy plots - scares, accidental, etc.
♡ @darcyxanthonyx. her ocean crest roommate, friend.
♡ @atticus-cortes - running partners for fun and for 5ks as well as tough mudders.
♡ @cricketcampbell - close friends, girls' night out partner.
♡ @felixalbright- ex-academic rivals, now best friends. (not in game currently, but still canon)
♡ @mackmontgomery - tattoo artist for her leg piece, holds an adoration for him.
♡ @buddywellls - blind dates for valentine's day, more to be added.
♡ @rominacortez - acquaintances turned to close friends, someone who challenges her to do what makes her happy.
♡ @summersabella - once her babysitter, now a close friend, sometimes summer makes blake feel her age. it's okay, though, she still loves her.
♡ @robinsantos - little sister to her high school friend tiago, robin is very much blake's own little sister, too. robin can call her at 3 am and be on the opposite side of the country, and blake is packing her bags to go meet up with her.
♡ @leomlarson - awks friendship because he'd been friends with her ex-fiance, hence how they know each other, and they're friends now but... it can still sometimes be weird.
♡ @auggievillanueva - victim of her incessant chatting, but also babysitter to rosie. (not in game, but still canon.)
LINKS
pinterest.
inspo.
music.
@aurorabayaesthetic
