* — never one to take pre-gaming lightly , emerson touches down in new orleans with exactly one goal in mind : keep herself entertained by whatever means necessary ( a chaotic endeavor she tries to spare of her last-minute date , @isolatetm ) .
𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 : imagine me today at the med center , focused beyond compare , dotting micropipettes of samples into their trays
𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 : we’re talking MICROliters of solution here okay ?
𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 : dr. daddy leans over and tells me with all the best of intentions that “ with that grip , you won’t get anything to come out of there . you need a more forceful grasp , like you really mean it , or else nobody leaves happy with the results we get . once you find a good rhythm it’ll be done before you know it . ”
𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 : i dropped the pipette and spilled two beakers of solution because i almost thr*w up i literally could not hate anyone more than i hate u for ruining one of my few happy places left in life
best and worst part about being on the hockey team ?
* “ 𝖇𝖊𝖘𝖙 — my ass looks fucking great from being bent over all day & i’m probably stronger than half the pricks who hit on me at the gym . ”
* “ 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖙 is each god damned game , i feel like i just had a night of frenzied , all-consuming hate sex from how sore i am , which coincidentally leaves me out of commission for any late night activities i might actually want to debauch myself with . ”
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* 𝖘𝖚𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌 , chapter ii : the second part ft . emerson hemmingway , ya favorite fake ass ! intelligent n powerful , no nonsense , problem child but aint nobody gotta b knowin that bc she won’t make it known . she’s playing some dangerous games but that big head of hers is convinced she’s not abt to get caught and lowkey ? if anyone can pull it off , it’d be her !
⋆ ╰ another year at hollingsworth , another year of the big six rivalry . i hear that EMERSON HEMMINGWAY is ensuring CHI MU OMEGA gets a solid pledge class and stays at the top of the ranks . oh , you’re not familiar with HER ? EM is the TAYLOR HILL look alike from CHICAGO , ILLINOIS . a part of PC ‘16 , she is majoring in PRE-MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY and has plans to PURSUE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND HER LIFELONG AMBITION OF BECOMING A SURGEON after undergrad . it makes sense they pledged their house , their FERVID & ERUDITE attributes make them perfect matches . however , their MENDACIOUS & UNRELENTING attributes keep their name alive on greek rank . if you don’t catch them dancing to RHIANNON - FLEETWOOD MAC at a fraternity band party this year , you’ll be sure to catch them nursing their morning hangover at THE CHI O HOUSE . cheers to another wild semester !
tw : mentions of drug use , mental illness
⋆ ╰ 𝑺 𝑻 𝑨 𝑻 𝑰 𝑺 𝑻 𝑰 𝑪 𝑺 .
𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 : emerson elaine hemmingway ( formerly katsopoulous )
𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 : em , emmy , ems
𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 / 𝒂𝒈𝒆 : august 12 , twenty - one
𝒛𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒄 : leo
𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 / 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔 : cisfemale identifying with she / her / hers pronouns
𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 : openly bisexual and biromantic , no preference
𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 : pre-medical biochemistry major at hu , forward for the hu women’s ice hockey team , academic success center advisor & personal tutor , personal trainer , aspiring surgeon
𝒉𝒐𝒈𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 : slytherin
𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 : fiona & lip gallagher from shameless , debbie ocean from oceans 8 , spencer hastings from pll , princess bubblegum & marceline from adventure time , natasha romanoff & carol danvers from the mcu , meredith grey & alex karev from grey’s anatomy
𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔 :
- distant , mendacious , unrelenting , severe , obsessive , easily goaded , defensive , pessimistic .
emerson elaine katsopoulous comes into the world on an uncharacteristically warm chicago night , testing positive for opioids , a father who’s already forgotten her mother’s name as he rots in a prison cell , and no reason for anyone to believe she’d ever amount to anything .
custody is awarded to her grandpa , christos , and pretty much the only family she’s ever known becomes the ratty neighborhood she grows up spending her evenings in . christos surviving on disability and doing odd construction jobs here and there under the table for some spare spending money , emerson spends most of her days under the supervision of the dysfunctional families in her neighborhood , all fucked up in their own ways but doing their absolute best . she’s reading the label of the cigarette boxes she plays with as toy cars by the age of 3 , chatty and curious , always inquiring why the man in the street is laying there with a spoon in his hand or why the ladies on the corner at night are “ dressed like its warm when it’s really really cold outside ”
christos enforces a strict no-visitation policy for emerson’s mom and ensures the whole neighborhood keeps it up , although there’s very little he can do when the vagabond woman seeks emerson out on the playground at school with playground attendants who clearly don’t care enough about their jobs to pay attention
one of emerson’s earliest formative memories is her mother “ picking her up ” from school and telling her they were off to go on an adventure , causing an amber alert to be put out for the then seven-year old emmy . watching her mother abandoning her on the sidewalk to bolt away at the sound of the sirens approaching is something emerson recognizes as the beginning of her trust issues
the older she gets , the more she acts out , landing her eventually in a behavioral school in downtown chicago where she spends her days learning just about nothing in class and acts out even more severely . christos is at his wit’s end with the visitations from police and her behavioral officer , even a brief stint in juvie not being enough to curb the girl’s enthusiasm for trouble .
aggression towards authority figures was a major complaint , but the most severe issue became emerson’s quick tongue and sharp observation . after having learned a few tricks of the trade from other students at the behavioral school , she finds herself increasingly talented at conning the absolute living shit out of other people . at first it’s small things , trading academic favors for weed and somehow selling that for twice its worth to the gullible students , finding ways to forge signatures on things she needs signed by a guardian , to the more elaborate and high scale , such as taking the SATs for private school students in the next county over and making BANK , conning boys into trading off their rolexes which she later pawns .
christos puts her in ice hockey at the recommendation of her juvenile probation officer at the age of 13 , which proves to be one of her saving graces . her coach becomes a notable figure in her life , smacking the sense into the chaotic child’s mind that she can accomplish so much more than she gives herself credit for . her behavior interventionist recommends an adhd screening for which she finally gets a diagnosis , and a prescription for adderall , which marks the beginning of her transformation .
just before entering high school , christos and emerson are contacted by a woman who identifies herself as her long lost aunt . as it turns out , her hockey coach had done some digging and found that her father , a man em had never once spoken to , had an estranged family located in ohio , moguls of a local architecture chain with political ties and very well off . wanting to branch out into more metropolitan areas , they mention their interest in moving to chicago , and concoct a plan that changes emerson’s life
thanks to some insider ties , her politician aunt daphne has completely erased her felon brother from any connection to her , and has forged a life for herself with her architect husband . feeling a duty to her estranged niece ( and preferring to get ahead of any potential surprises that could come from having secret family derailing her political career ) daphne and christos come to the agreement that emerson can be “ adopted ” by her aunt , living as her daughter and trading the slums she grew up in for a life of luxury and illusion . emerson learns to tell the lie with ease , “ i lived with my grandpa instead of my mom and dad due to some health complications that were best treated at the university of chicago medical center , but they spent as much time as possible here ”
in order for the lie to work , and possibly one of the most difficult moments of emerson’s life , daphne regretfully has her cut off contact with everyone from her “ old life . ” letting go of a felon father and schizophrenic drug addicted mother was easy due to never having attached herself in the first place , but abandoning the families that raised her and the hockey coach who changed her life was among the most painful thing she’s ever done
she changes her last name , moves to the upper class suburb of chicacgo’s finest , her con artist tendency making her transition seamless and the illusion of fitting in so much more than an illusion . learning from those around her , emerson learns the exact things to say , the precise ways to move , and with a newly funded bank account thanks to her “ parents , ” she pulls off the act with ease . she moves up into a premier hockey league , achieves grades that catch the attention of countless schools , and transforms into a driven and determined steam train , with a one way ticket into a legacy she’s built from the ground up
hollingsworth u became her most appealing option after touring the premises and finding the competitiveness of an ivy league without the social ineptitude — equal parts ritzy glam and fierce ambition , hu seemed to embody everything emerson was seeking without the pretentiousness of the other schools groveling at her feet to have her
her first few years are a breeze , her family connections meaning she’s set up in countless places to achieve whatever she wants . she gets an internship at the medical center doing research by her sophomore year , is a starter on their women’s hockey team , and is enjoying the social aspect of her sorority time
shit TRULY hits the fan the summer before her senior year , when daphne’s campaign for mayor of chicago is rattled by an investigation that exposes her senior assistant for having embezzled from the city . though daphne herself is innocent , the political climate pushes for a closer eye on the hemmingways and their dealings . a crisis manager ( literally olivia pope lmao ) does her own research and before emerson knows it , she’s suddenly thrust into her senior year with absolutely no financial support from her family . as it turns out , due to the corners cut by not formally nor legally adopting emerson ( as it would have left a paper trail ) , the financial aid daphne provided would route in a way that would not line up with the birth certificate that showed emerson’s birth parents as people other than her fake parents . not wanting to risk a scandal that would make national headlines without doubt , daphne and emerson devise an alternative where em uses her academic and athletic prowess to earn scholarships to cover her schooling , which can’t be traced and leave no red flags for anyone trying to dig up dirt .
emerson knows she can’t let anyone think she’s struggling , both for her own ego and for the sake of her aunt’s campaign , which is why she’s pushing herself to the edge to keep up both her academics and her athletics to maintain these scholarships . while these cover the basic costs , keeping up the lifestyle she’s had requires a bit more effort , which is where it seems this tiger won’t change her stripes no matter how well she had hidden them for so long . what started as simple tutoring turned into a teleportation back to her behavioral school in chicago but on a wider scale — she sells her adderall prescription to make quick cash and offers her services for fake test taking or last-minute essay writing . it’s high risk , but also high reward , and emerson has always thrived in high pressure situations
⋆ ╰ 𝑨 𝑵 𝑨 𝑳 𝒀 𝑺 𝑰 𝑺 .
personality wise , em is known for being the cool calm and collected type , who’s a bit of a mystery to most . she’s an illusion and lives the lie she’s been telling as if its her second skin , sometimes losing what she believes in at her core .
she’s deeply ambitious and wants to be a surgeon , her dream since she was a child as medicine was the most stimulating thing possible to her . she did so much research on her “ fake illness ” to sell her story that she ended up falling in love with it , and has been set on medicine ever since
this aggressive ambition can also show as fixation or obsession , and emerson has a severe problem with not knowing where to let go . while she seems cool and detatched , she’s obsessed with never feeling like she could have done more and will always be the girl who can be goaded into taking things too far , often putting her in dangerous situations that she has to figure her own way out of
she tends to take everything kinda seriously and despite being p relaxed , her perfectionist type a side makes itself very apparent in the day-to-day of her life . she knows how to play hard and enjoys herself a good party , but even in the way she plays beer pong she hates to fail
has a sexy deep voice n an even SEXIER deadpan sarcastic wit . .. . def the friend to call out bs without batting an eye , usually wearing an oversized hoodie n gucci slides , em is the literal intersection of boujie and casual PHEW
having such an unstable upbringing and so many shitty experiences at such a young age have hardened her and made her deeply unwilling to trust others . she tends to keep the world at a distance , and even her closest friends always admit it feels like they’re still an arms length from her deepest layer . emerson is pretty sure the only person to ever see her cry is her grandpa , and intends to likely keep it that way
instead of freaking out , em shuts down ! v unemotional ! she just detatches and tries to be calculated which tends to make people think she’s some shitty robot who doesnt give a fuck about anyone but herself bc of her “ rich girl upbringing ” which is true to an extent , but nobody will ever know the true backstory that explains her emotional detachment and secrecy
in a way , even though she has the world convinced she’s this composed individual , she still always thinks of herself as a chaotic problem child which only fuels her determination even more , often to the extent that she fucking burns herself out . she’s incredibly cynical and has a p negative self perception because she’s just that fucking hard on herself
has never really been in love ! she’s never let anyone close enough to her that she risks getting attached enough to get hurt , which means relationships are usually rather shallow and end when she gets bored or when they get tired of waiting for her to open up
stressed as SHIT trying to keep up her illusion for her own ego’s sake and that of her family ! she’s ashamed of her upbringing and her aunt has always been pretty good to her , and em recognizes that if daphne wouldn’t have appeared , emerson would probably have ended up like either one of her parents . people have noticed that emerson seems a lil more anal than usual , but the con in her makes it easy to convince everyone she’s just stressed with the prospect of graduation and medical school
hello my darlings ! i’m so excited to be here , i’m not 100% sure when i’ll have intros up for sam and emerson , but i’m gonna drop this n leave my lil dis.cord so i can try n get ahead of it all ! y’all can catch me at 𝖇𝖔𝖞_𝑏𝑦𝑒#2379 ( bc we all abt that accessible MOBILE life up here lads ) and i’M SO excited to get to know u all ! 𝖒𝖚𝖆𝖍 !!!
This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.
I became good at pretending. I became so good that after a while the lines blurred between my truth and fiction. And sometimes, when I did a really good job of pretending, I even fooled myself.
