Full Name:Â Jiya Santa
Nicknames: Jee
Age & Birthday:Â 35 - October 27th
Occupation:Â Doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Preferred Pronouns & Gender: She/her & cis-female
Sexuality:Â Bisexual
Hometown & length of time in town:Â New York City, NY - She is brand new to town.
Neighbourhood:Â Beach Front
Family:Â Two sisters, one older, one younger.
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Was born in Dallas, family moved to New York when Jiya was 4, after her dad, a surgeon, was offered the role as head of cardiology at a major hospital in the city.Â
Her dad is a head of cardiology and her mum is an OBGYN.
She did a double major in biology and chemistry at Vanderbilt and then returned to New York for medical school and she was then accepted to complete her residency at Mount Sinai. She now specialises in paediatrics, neurology and pain medicine.
Met Alex when she was in med school/her residency. Refused to acknowledge him at first before eventually just saying no when he asked her out. Eventually he wore her down and they got married 3 years later.
She had been diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis when she was 22, both of which hindered their attempts to start their own family. This devastated her and instead of opening up about it, she disappeared into her shell and distracted herself with work. This deeply damaged her and Alex's marriage and it was the beginning of the end for them.
Alexâs affair devastated her but again, instead of showing how she felt when he told her and asked for a separation, she simply agreed and left the room. She cried for what felt like a week straight and didnât go to work.Â
Since then, she has completely thrown herself into work and rarely takes breaks. For months, she survived on nothing but coffee, hydration sachets and trader joes frozen meals.Â
Eventually her sisters rallied around her to get her head straight and she has since just pushed all her feelings down. Until she found out that Alex had become a father and had moved to BR. She then decided to go and pay him a visit.Â
She has taken leave from her attendings job at Mt Sinai whilst she visits BR, but will likely start working at the hospital in Charleston or open her own practice in the town. Sheâll be asked to consult from time to time at the hospital which will get her foot in the door.Â
At work she is kind, patient, caring and she is loved by her patients. She can occasionally care too much and is too hard on herself if treatment doesnât work or isnât enough. Sheâll work herself to the bone for her patients.
Outside of work, she can come across as cold. She doesnât like showing vulnerability or much emotion in front of people so instead of doing so, and showing she isnât an ice queen, sheâll fall apart in private instead.
Has very little in the way of a filter and will say whatâs on her mind. With her family and friends she will try and tone down the harshness to not hurt people.
Doesnât open up to people a lot so can sometimes just be very quiet.
On the few occasions she lets her hair down and has more than one glass of white wine, she will be unrecognisable. She will deny all knowledge of party Jiya the day after whilst privately nursing the hangover from hell.
Quick facts/headcanons
She goes to Pilates 4 times a week, she also does one gym session of cardio a week.
She hates drinking plain water so usually has about 3 flavours of water enhanced flavour pots in her handbag.
Her favourite thing to do is roll her eyes.
Isnât the biggest fan of coffee anymore. She loves herbal teas, matcha and homemade chai. She will occasionally drink coffee at work, but tries to avoid it.
Has the sweetest sweet tooth.Â
She canât cook. In NYC, she relied on meals sent by her parents cook, bought meals and take out, or eating out. In BR, she might burn a kitchen down trying or just be a frequent at the different restaurants.
She loves eating food from her culture, but also loves Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Italian food.
Has a serious fear of clowns.
Has botox in the balls of her feet to stop her heels from hurting.
She will always look put together. She will always take the time to do her hair and make up, even for work, even if she only has ten minutes.
Does sudoku for fun.
Will deny it but there isnât an episode of a Real Housewives show she hasnât seen.
She speaks English, Tulu, Hindi, Maratha and Kannada. She was brought up speaking all of these languages. Many of them she can speak, read and understand, but doesnât write them.Â
Used to spend every summer in Udupi with her grandparents and is very in touch with her culture.Â
She celebrates Diwali, she doesnât eat beef, she has a small altar in her home so she can pray. She tends to only go to temple or perform puja when she is with her family or for a special occasion.
She has done Bhangra dancing since she was a child and itâs one of her favourite things to do.
Isnât really a fan of flowers in the house, but she does love having a white orchid on her coffee table.
Has zero time for pets but would love a dog one day.
She hates ripped jeans. Itâs irrational, but she does.

















