[clearskied]

look  who  goes  there  !  it’s  hayden  chu.  wait,  you  don’t  know  who  she  is  ?  the  thirty  two  year  old  stablehand  at  evergreen  stables  has  been  in  town  for,  like,  three  years.  i  believe  they  live  in  meadowridge,  but  i  usually  see  them  around  the  final  whistle.  they  can  be  a  bit  isolating,  but  i  think  being  cordial  kinda  balances  them  out,  you  know  ?

one    :    basic  information.

full  name:      hayden eve chu.      nicknames:      hay, hades.      age:      thirty two.      gender  +  pronouns:      cis  woman  +  she/her.      orientation:      lesbian.      date  of  birth:      july 1st, 1993.      originally  from:     somerville, massachusetts.      spoken  languages:      english, chinese, a bit of spanish.      accent:      slight boston accent.      occupation:      stablehand at evergreen stables.      education level:      high school diploma.

two    :    physical  information.

faceclaim:      phillipa soo.      hair details:      long black hair that often cascades down her back in a low ponytail or a braid.      eye color:      brown.      height:     5'8"     build:     athletic / toned.      scent:     juniper & sage hints that linger from her body wash.      dominant  hand:      right.      piercings:      earlobes, nostril ( left side ) & septum ( usually has it flipped up at work ).

three    :    personality.

moral  alignment:      neutral good.      horoscope:      cancer sun, others pending.      virtues:      cordial, nurturing, compassionate, patient, generous.      vices:     isolating, distractible, insecure, passive, naive.      favorite  hobbies:      fishing, day drinking, horseback riding, hiking, rock climbing.      character  archetype:      the caregiver.      temperament:      phlegmatic.      inspiration  from:      ellie williams ( tlou ), maggie greene ( twd ), fiona gallagher ( shameless ).      element:      earth.      deadly  sin:      envy.

four    :    connections.

parents:      tba.      siblings:      jd culpepper ( half brother ).      birth  order:      youngest.      relationship  status:      single.      children:      none.      pets:      none  currently.      other  relations:     n/a.      past  relations:      tba.

five    :    background.

subject  to  change  /  be  added  to  upon  plotting  !!

trigger  warnings:  tba.

something about when it rains, it pours - hayden had lived most of her life in massachusetts up until a handful of years ago when a bad breakup and a fight with her father sent her running for the hills. she had always been her mother's daughter, even taking her last name after she left home, something that put even more stress on the relationship she had with her father. after traveling a bit by herself, she ended up in maple brook due to wanting to connect with the half brother she found out she has and she's been here ever since. she's always dreamed of having a more close-knit family and growing close with jd has been a dream come true.

spent every summer  on  her  aunt  and  uncle's  farm  and  loved  every  second  of  it.  she's  always  adored  spending  time  with  animals  much  more  than  people,  even  though  she's  also  grown  to  enjoy  a  bit  of  small  conversation  with  anyone  intent  to  listen.  though  she  dreams of owning her own farm one day,  she's  content  with  being  back  in  a  similar  environment  with  both living with jd and her  job.  she  wasn't  expecting  to  like  working  with  kids  but  has  found  it  to  be  something  incredibly  rewarding  and  fun, something that has even led her to thinking about her own future.

enjoys  spending  her  evenings  either  watching  a  football  game  with  a  beer  in  her  hand  or  fishing  in  the  nearest  creek  until  the  sun  goes  down.  on  quiet  nights,  that  means  fishing  till  dark  then  being  huddled  up  on  the couch with a good movie and a beer.  on  weekends  or  nights  where  she's  feeling  social,  she'll  probably  be  doing  that  same  thing  at  the  final  whistle  or  at  a  friend's  house.  sometimes  she'll  even  hang  around  the  stables  to  see  if  extra  work  needs  to  be  done because i'm not gonna lie to you, hayden is a horse girl at heart.

would give the shirt off her back to anyone in need but if you eye her beer for a little too long she will change seats.

for plots, i'd love hayden to have drinking pals, besties, and whatever else we can think of :')

[petaltexturedskies]

Virginia Woolf, describing Katherine Mansfield, in a diary entry wr. c. May 1920, from The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Vol. II: 1920-1924

[kalcidoscope]

where: final whistle

when: september 15th, evening

status: open starter

skillful hands worked to open a bottle of his best tequila, carefully pouring some of the amber liquid on a few shot glasses. final whistle was lively, some football game playing in the background in half of the venue. the other half (the one near the bar), had some music playing softly. there was only a few people sitting in the barstools in front of himself, a couple or two seeking a place to talk away from the rest of the patrons watching the game, along with some people sitting alone, presumably enjoying their evening.

ari, cheerful and proud as ever, walked up to every person sat in the bar stool offering them a tequila shot and a little sweet. his smile only grew bigger as he reached the last patron sitting on a bar stool, a few tequila shots left on his tray. "hey, wanna do a shot with me? tomorrow's mexico's independence day and i have to celebrate somehow, on the house of course" he grinned, placing one of the shots in front of the other, followed by a small box. "these are sweets. kind of like very soft gummies— and they have alcohol in them too. so, are you in?"

[clearskied]

the  sounds  of  whistle  blows  and  disappointed  fans  echo  throughout  the  bar,  an  annoyance  to  some  but  not  to  hayden.  she  feels  right  at  peace,  leaning  against  the  bar  with  her  head  turned  toward  one  of  the  televisions.  as  music  plays  in  the  background,  hayden  begins  to  tap  her  fingers  along  the  bartop,  trying  (  poorly  )  to  keep  the  rhythm.  her  attention  to  the  game  is  fading  quickly,  especially  when  the  team  she's  rooting  for  is  taking  a  severe  loss.  at  least  she's  taking  the  loss  better  than  some  of  the  other  patrons  in  the  bar.

"  oh,  hey,  "  she  greets,  turning  her  barstool  to  face  ari,  wanting  to  hear  him  over  the  several  other  noises.  "  really,  ari,  you  don't  need  a  reason  to  offer  me  a  shot,  "  hayden  acknowledges  with  a  grin,  immediately  moving  to  take  the  shot  glass.  "  but  as  far  as  reasons  go...  that's  a  pretty  good  one.  of  course  i'm  in,  salud.  "  she  pours  back  the  shot  and  swallows.  the  box  makes  her  hum  in  approval,  glancing  over  the  packaging.  "  you're  not  gonna  make  me  enjoy  these  all  by  myself,  are  you  ?  come  on,  sit  down,  i  don't  think  i've  seen  you  take  a  pause  since  i've  been  here. how've you been ?  "