melissa barrera, 33, cis woman, she/her 𐫱 › hey, isn’t that josefina solano ? i’ve heard that they’ve lived in bearhold for their whole life. rumor has it that they can be rather apprehensive and aloof, but hey, that’s just in their nature as a watcher. they totally make up for it by being protective and intuitive. if you’re looking for them, you can probably find them at their work as an archivist at great bear library.
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full name: josefina maria solano. nicknames: jo ( preferred ), jose, josie ( family nickname ). age: thirty three. gender + pronouns: cis woman + she/her. orientation: bisexual. date of birth: july 15th. originally from: bearhold, washington. spoken languages: spanish ( first language ), english, portuguese, and a handful of latin. species: watcher. occupation: archivist at great bear library.
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dominant hand: right. moral alignment: chaotic good. horoscope: cancer sun, virgo moon, scorpio rising. virtues: protective, intuitive, loyal, ambitious & empathetic. vices: apprehensive, aloof, obstinate, selfish & unforgiving. favorite hobbies: reading, writing, baking, hiking & keeping herself busy. education: graduated undergrad with a degree in history ( while quietly minoring in occult studies ) from makah community college.
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parents: javier solano, father ( deceased ) & daniela solano, mother ( deceased ). siblings: tbd solano, sister **wanted plot. birth order: oldest. relationship status: divorced. children: none. pets: has an ever growing army of guinea pigs which currently include ginger, petunia, maggie & rosie. other relations: tbd **would love an uncle/aunt. past relations: samantha barton, ex wife.
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josefina comes from a long family line of watchers, the solano family, who have resided in bearhold for the past century. they were more well known when josefina was a kid, as most of her family has passed and she is one of the last remaining members in town. she has known about the family history since as long as she can remember and the same can be said for when she wanted to become a watcher. jo grew up close to her family and wanted to follow in their footsteps, an interest in the supernatural leading the way.
after graduating from community school, jo enrolled in makah community college where she majored in history and minored in occult studies. she had originally anticipated to leave bearhold for college but the same year jo graduated high school, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. though grateful to have spent the last months by her side, an invisible string wouldn't let jo leave bearhold - and aside from the occasional vacation as a kid, she hasn't left town much either.
became engaged to her girlfriend junior year of college after a few years of dating. they had been through so much together that jo believed nothing could ever separate them. once the two of them graduated, they had a small wedding that fall. everything was so perfect that it didn't seem real - and up until a certain point, it was. jo losing her mother was hard but losing her father out of the blue only a couple months after getting married absolutely devastated her.
the biggest challenge became inheriting her father's duty as a watcher before she even had a chance to know what to do. her name was emily and though jo had known her for years, the thought of stepping into her father's shoes was terrifying. to make matters worse, javier, jo's father, had died of suspicious circumstances and emily only trusted jo. with no other option, jo accepted her duty and dove in head first, intent on making her father proud. to no one's surprise, josefina excelled and flourished as a watcher, being a helpful source of information and advice. she works well under pressure and even participated hands on in a lot of emily's training with combat skills.
samantha could only ignore the mornings where she would wake up to an empty bed for so long. jo tried to tell her as much as she could but when it came to details, the supernatural was always kept behind closed lips. patience grew thin quickly and within a few months time, divorce papers were being filed. every bit of sadness was channeled into taking care of emily but it was realized too late that jo could not take care of anyone without first taking care of herself. she worked herself to the bone afterwards, barely sleeping or eating. one night... she missed one patrol night and emily was gone, just like that. people kept vanishing around her and jo was never the same, beginning to isolate herself from deeper connections while hiding amongst books in the library.
has essentially just been going through the motions for the past decade. part of her wants to get another slayer, knowing she could be valuable, but jo doesn't want to be the cause of someone else's demise. instead she just offers help to slayers/anyone with good intentions without getting too involved. besides, she sees herself as #fragile now and doesn't know if she could handle caring for someone in that way again ! traumatized loner nerd who is haunted by her past and by those she couldn't/can't save </3
wanted plot ideas: josefina's sister, maybe an aunt/uncle, besties, exes/ex friends, people she regularly gives information/helps out, family friends, emily's family, the supernatural person who murdered jo's dad, honestly anything just pls plot w me <3
