ใ in character ;ย lola tung.ย cis female.ย she/her.ย bisexual. ใ
โย โงโหย หโโงย โWELCOME TO ASPEN, CO. โฆ have you heard about [ย JESSICA ZHOUย ] ? theย [ย TWENTY TWO] year old is a [ย GALLERY ASSISTANT AT THE ASPEN ART MUSEUMย ] ! they are a [ย LONG TIME RESIDENTย ] andย canย currently be seen in and around the streets of [ย DOWNTOWN ASPENย ] . they have been in aspen forย [HER WHOLE LIFEย ].ย ย it says here they are pretty [ย CREATIVE & IDEALISTICย ], but at the same time have been described as [ย STUBBORN & DEFENSIVEย ]. the town folks say that [ย THIS IS ME TRYING BY TAYLOR SWIFTย ]ย plays on loop when they think of them. they have that [ย PAINT-STAINED JEANS, OAT MILK LATTES, & DAINTY JEWELRYย ] vibe to them. we hope you enjoy your stay!
BASICS
name: hope jessica zhou
nicknames: jess, jessica
age: twenty-two
birthday and sign: february 14, aquariusย
occupation: gallery assistant / med school dropout
character inspiration: rory gilmore, lady bird, clementine kruczynski
ABOUT JESSICA
born and raised in aspen,jessica has always been surrounded by beauty, wealth, and expectation. everyone in town remembers her as the girl who was going to โmake it big.โ
she was raised in a close-knit, supportive household with well-off parents and ezra, her older brother. while she knows theyโre proud of her, she still carries the weight of comparison.
jessica was the high school valedictorian, with perfect grades, a packed extracurricular schedule, and constant striving to stay on top. she was the kind of girl teachers bragged about to their classes.
once pre-med, she was even accepted into a program, but burned out quickly. dropping out felt like ripping off the mask. to this day, sheโs not sure if it was bravery or self-sabotage. the only thing that made sense in the aftermath was art. something sheโd always loved quietly but never let herself chase.
currently, she works as a gallery assistant. itโs not her end goal, but it lets her orbit the world she longs to be part of. she sketches and paints on her own time, though rarely shows anyone. to her, it feels like something sacred...the one thing she canโt stand to have dismissed.
sheโs still close with her family in theory, but keeps them at armโs length in practice. she avoids talking about her โplan,โ dodges questions, and leans on half-truths to hide how lost she feels. art is the one place she doesnโt feel like sheโs drowning.
PERSONALITY
bold, stubborn, and argumentative. if she believes in something, sheโll fight tooth and nail, even if sheโs wrong.
quick to throw up walls or spiral into impulsive decisions when she feels cornered. a little reckless at times. dyeing her hair at 2 a.m., quitting a job on a whim, or booking random weekend trips just to prove sheโs not โstuck.โ
romanticizes things easily. can spend hours lost in music, art, or sketching ideas, convinced sheโs on the edge of something great...until doubt creeps back in.
despite the sharp edges, sheโs sentimental and easily moved. old songs, a family recipe, or someone being unexpectedly kind can crack her armor in seconds.
stuck between who she thought sheโd be and who sheโs becoming. some days sheโs confident and fiery; others she feels like sheโs unraveling.
HEADCANONS
delulu is the solulu is her motto
keeps a box of old awards, medals, and certificates under her bed but canโt bring herself to look at them. they feel like a version of her she abandoned.
writes down her thoughts in half-finished journals she never sticks with. stacks of notebooks litter her room, each abandoned after a few weeks.
loves art that feels โmessyโ or raw. basically, anything that feels more real than the polished, curated perfection she grew up chasing.
makes impulsive purchases (like expensive boots or random thrift store finds) when sheโs feeling restless, then regrets them later.
has a playlist for every mood swing... from angsty teenage throwbacks to dreamy indie tracks that make her feel like sheโs in a coming-of-age film.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
a former rival at school who she tries (but fails) to stop comparing herself to
a ride or die who remembers her overachiever phase and is a little confused by this artsy, chaotic version of her.
a fellow artist
an unlikely friend. an opposites attract friendship?? yes please!
a bad influence. someone who just fuels her attraction to chaos
an ex. we love messy!
a confidante. someone who she can talk to just about anythingย
