Plans don’t always pan out the way you hoped, a lesson Marie learned at a young age. Despite carrying herself like an adult, Marie is acutely aware of her youth. She’s prone to over-exertion, whether it’s running over dance routines past the point of exhaustion or staying on the golf course until sundown. It’s self-inflicted pressure that makes her strive for perfection. Like many Westerville residents, Marie’s father is a lawyer while her mother has been a housewife for most of Marie’s life. Marie is the oldest of five, her own birth an accident that effectively ended her mother’s burgeoning dance career at the age of 20. Her mother had just become an apprentice at the American Ballet Theatre when she found out she was pregnant. Although her mother was forced to give up her dreams in order to care for Marie, her father was determined to finish out his education at Columbia. Her parents’ relationship has thought her a lot. Even the most intelligent and careful people can make mistakes. And it’s possible to make the best of life’s biggest hurdles. Most importantly, she’s seen how powerful the love between two non-soul mates can be.
Marie has never been in any rush to meet her soul mate and she almost thinks this attitude is what’s prevented them from crossing paths. She’s certain that for most of their lives, they’ve been in the same city. It’s simply been a part of her life since she got her first letter – feeling the two of them getting closer and closer only to have the tug suddenly grow stronger once again. Sometimes it gives her a headache. Marie fell for Vance as naturally as her mother must have fallen for her father. But unlike her parents, there was no happy ending for Marie and Vance. Despite dedicating so much time and love to their relationship, she ultimately realised that her feelings weren’t reciprocated with the same intensity. Of course she doesn’t blame her ex, but…sometimes she thinks it’s better to avoid him, even if in her heart he’s still one of her best friends.
Marie may seem like she’s very focused on herself, and this isn’t untrue, but she does a lot for the people she cares about. Part of why she’s so determined to go to Joffrey is to make her mother proud. As much as both of her parents insist that her birth was nothing but a blessing, she can’t help feeling guilty. She wants the dance career her mother was never able to have, in no small part thanks to Marie herself. Her parents have never managed to get things to go as expected when it came to raising a family, but they’ve masted the art of making the best of every situation. After Marie and her oldest brother were born, her parents decided a third and final child would be manageable. Miraculously, Odette Clover gave birth to triplets, who would prove to be a handful only nannies could assist with. Despite the age difference between Marie and all of her siblings, her family is more close-knit than anyone would have thought possible. Now that the Clover household is nanniless, Marie lives at home to help look after her youngest siblings. Considering how chaotic her life often is, the P on her wrist is the farthest thing from her mind.
BREE HAYS: Although Marie and Bree haven’t gone to the same school or even lived in the same city for years, Marie finds herself thinking of Bree as her best friend time and time again. She knows that Bree can be harsh and downright nasty, but she’s so much less over Skype calls and text messages. In some ways, Marie thinks that the distance is what keeps their friendship so strong. She’s certain that she knows Bree in a way that nobody else does and it’s this person who she calls her closest friend.
RAYA ANDERSON: There’s no dramatic story, because Marie isn’t into dramatics or starting fights. It just seems that the two of them don’t get along – or rather, they’re always trying to prove that they’re better than the other. Marie isn’t interested in constant drama, but if Raya is in her way, then she’ll try her best to take her down and out do her. They’re not really enemies, more like academic rivals.
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