(ALICIA VIKANDER, CIS WOMAN, SHE/HER) Oh, is that RACHEL SLATER? I heard they THIRTY-FOUR year old is RESILIENT. But donโt let that pretty face fool you, they are also SELF-DESTRUCTIVE. Makes sense seeing how they are a CLEAN civilian who works as a JOURNALIST. (ruby, 21+, est, she/her)
trigger warnings for alcohol abuse, pregnancy and abortion mention, depression and trauma mention
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name: rachel slater
nickname: slater
fc: alicia vikander
age: thirty-four
gender: cis woman
pronouns: she/her
sexuality: pansexual
birthplace: manhattan, ny
education: graduated from vassar with a degree in media studies
career: journalist
traits: resilient, cunning, adaptable, hedonistic, self-destructive, guilt-ridden, selfish
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father: richard slater, (retired) real estate mogul previously associated with the serpents
mother: margot slater, housewife & socialite
brother: name tbd, affiliated with the serpents
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her family is old money. her father is a real estate mogul who laundered for the serpents before he retired and moved to long island. her mother is a socialite who is superficial and status-obsessed. she also has a brother.
she grew up in a pressure-cooker household, forced to keep family secrets and meet high academic and social expectations. she faced constant criticism about her appearance, behavior, and academic performance from her parents. which was a joke bc her parents themselves were horrible people.
she did well academically, thriving(??) under pressure but developing unhealthy habits. she was the girl you'd see in the library furiously typing away with two empty coffee cups and dark circles that could rival a raccoon. if a paper was due at midnight, she submitted it at 11:59. if there was a final, you better believe she was showing up looking like she hadnโt showered or combed her hair in days. yet somehow, she always got a's. as she got older, her coping mechanisms turned much more self-destructive. drinking, chain-smoking cigarettes, and short-lived messy flings.
she was always big on writing and got into journalism after deciding to write for the school paper. since then, itโs been her passion. she wants to uncover truths, especially since she grew up surrounded by her dadโs criminal activity and corruption.
she attended vassar college and then moved to chicago.
her chicago era: [REDACTED] but i can tell you that she found herself back here at age thirty.
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she works for the daily news, reporting on crime.
she does and always has used questionable and unethical tactics to gather information like manipulating or seducing sources, misrepresenting her identity or intentions, using fake credentials, bribery, trespass, or blackmail. rachel isnโt a good person. but sheโs also not an evil or malicious person. she's simply one-track-minded, telling herself the ends justify the means.
her personal life is just as messy. rachel is constantly searching for something to fill an emptiness inside of her (hint: itโs depression and trauma) and in this search, she often does impulsive, selfish shit. drunkenly sleeping with a friend's ex or boyfriend. being an irresponsible or unreliable friend. self-sabotoging. ghosting because she can't handle her emotions in a relationship. shit like that. like, before she left for chicago she ghosted her boyfriend bc she got pregnant and couldn't deal. that's rachel. a runner. an avoider. she got an abortion and has avoided him ever since.
when confronted you'd think by her attitude that she doesn't care, but then she'll duck into a bathroom and cry and down a fifth of vodka. rachel is the queen of a pity party. she truly regrets a lot of mistakes sheโs made. they weigh heavy on her mind. yet she canโt seem to stop making them!!!! and even when she has good intentions, she feels like she always comes out as the bad guy in the end.
she drinks too much. frequent at any bar, regardless of gang affiliation. ivs black coffee. looks like she's allergic to a comb most of the time.
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her brother. i'm putting a wc in soon but if you'd be interested hmu. not too many specifics except they don't get along, as he followed in his father's criminal footsteps
an ex-friend she fucked over
drinking buddy
the ex she ghosted after college
a source in a gang
a forbidden hookup/relationship/situationship...maybe bc they're in a gang and it'd look bad if they're seen with a journalist
someone rachel is using for information. she's leading them along in some way...friendship, sex, etc. to pump them for information
or! someone using her in some way
unlikely friendships
someone she pissed off in the past with a story
angst! drama! debauchery!
