˙⋆✮ 𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤 : the gay icon , starring as marcie 'hotdog water' fleach in cwb's mystery inc. — a private blog associated with 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙝𝙦 !
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basics
full name: valeria "val" inés montero . nickname(s): val , v . age: twenty five . date of birth: nov 4th . birthplace: ventura , california . current residence: atlanta , georgia . gender: genderfluid . pronouns: she/they . sexuality: pansexual . spoken language(s): fluent english & spanish . occupation: actor . faceclaim: lizeth selene . height: 5'6" . eye color: brown . hair color/style: long , dark brown hair worn down with a natural curl or heat styled straight . piercing(s): septum and nose rings , earlobes . tattoo(s): too many to name . style aesthetic: indie grunge , low rise jeans , ribbed tank tops , leather jackets , stacked silver rings , muted and neutral tones , oversized t shirts and tiny top big pants . label: the gay icon . starsign: scorpio . alignment: chaotic neutral . positive traits: charming , adventurous , spontaneous , confident , assertive . negative traits: emotionally unavailable , destructive , erratic , impulsive , blunt . likes: physical media , black coffee , leather jackets . dislikes: humidity , parasocial entitlement , tiktok trends , unsolicited advice . character likeness: rosa diaz ( b99 ) , maeve wiley ( sex education ) , jade west ( victorious ) . aesthetic: heavy silver rings , music playing through tangled headphones , the click - clack of combat boots , a trailer graveyard of disposable coffee cups , sunglasses worn indoors , a cloud of smoke escaping the studio backlot , thrifted leather jackets , quiet loyalty buried beneath layers of armor , showing up with smeared eyeliner and yesterday’s hoodie , acting reckless because slowing down means thinking too much ; the uncomfortable feeling that the director's disappearance is hitting a little too close to home .
background
the daughter of a first-generation mexican-american father, luís montero and an immigrant mother, camila sanchez montero; val's household was a loud and warm space to grow up in. her father is a marine mechanic and mother a former sales associate, so the arts were never a big focus in their home. growing up, val wasn't a theater kid; she didn't do high school plays or take acting classes. they were the kid drifting around the rocky shorelines and sneaking into underground basement rock shows. it was at one of these shows that an 18 year old val was scouted by an independent casting director shooting a psychological thriller in los angeles. they almost threw the card in the trash, but something compelled her to give the number a call. on a monday afternoon, she walked into the audition room with the same defiant attitude and black eyeliner, and walked out with the lead role. val brought a gritty complexity to the screen, something her team boasts couldn't be taught in hollywood acting studios. following the success of her debut, she continued to book roles in low-budget thrillers and the like, playing intelligent anti-heroines and rough around the edges outsiders. while the industry tried to pull her into the glamorous la lifestyle, val resisted, sticking to their routine and letting their work do the talking. the work in question involved a film, deep night, in which she played a street-hardened girl tearing a city apart to find her missing female friend. the raw, desperate intensity she brought to protecting another woman was laden with unspoken romantic subtext ( think a simple favor meets … maybe gone girl but i haven’t actually seen gone girl ). this “mysterious” edge is what her team clung to; at first they were more than happy to promote val as she was, indie scenes and all, papped outside of underground concert venues in la to 'maintain her upward trajectory'. but then, her life became a glass box. to the untrained eye, she was just an "edgy alt girl,” but to the queer community, the septum, the heavy thumb rings, and the slightly rigid posture were a series of signals. in interviews, they stayed as vague as possible. when asked if she had a boyfriend, val would answer, “no, i’m busy.” her team loved the buzz she would spark online, users trying to dissect and read between the lines of what was unsaid. by the time she was cast as marcie, she already had a fiercely loyal online army of queer fans who treated her like an undisputed icon, worshipping her filmography on letterboxd and making her candid photos go viral every time she wore a new oversized hoodie. this ambiguity drives conversation and engagement, but has put val in a chokehold. she can no longer be open about her life, sexuality and relationships, or as she’s been told, the conversation surrounding her will be case shut and over. the thing that set her apart was turned into a defined confinement. val always has to watch their back and bite her tongue, manage her posture and gaze to carefully manage her image. she has now spent years withholding her full self for the sake of her 'brand', and she is reaching the point where she is ready to stop playing along entirely.
