( aslihan malbora, she/her + cis female, twenty two ) | well of course you’ve heard of safiya aydin, right? they are a first year student living in osler house taking education at rye university, and as per the blinds, they are like positive affirmations scribbled on sticky notes left throughout town, pressed flowers used as bookmarks, an a+ inside a circle written in red marker, but that may just be because they know (redacted).
basics.
full name: safiya yara aydin nickname: saf, safi, s age: twenty-two birthday: september tenth birth place: seattle, washington. usa home town: seattle, washington. usa gender & pronouns: cis female, she/her orientation: heterosexual heteroromantic (questioning) occupation: college student, first year education major positive: kindhearted, motherly, empathic, loyal. negative: pushover, indecisive, reserved, naive. hogwarts house: hufflepuff enneagram: two wing three
history.
born and raised in seattle, washington. safiya is the oldest of four girls and definitely falls into the stereotype of that the perfect older sister. with her parents immigrating from turkey, as soon as safiya was able to understand the world around her, she knew that there was expectation for her to be perfect. seen as the golden child by her parents, she is the one who can do no wrong.
her parents worked around the clock to provide for her and her sisters. there were days where saf did’t even see her mom or dad because they would leave before the girls would get up to get ready for school and get home once everyone was sleeping.
saf’s entire childhood was filled with praise as to how she was so “special” and it’s surprising the girl hasn’t burnt out yet. she skipped first grade and was always reading above her grade level and placing higher than her peers on tests scores. once her parents realized how their girl was smart, smart they started doing everything they could to ensure she was always doing something, always learning more.
needless to say, saf’s childhood was a little different. sure, they did all the normal things kids do but there was always a lesson in what activity they were doing. regardless, safiya has no complaints about her upbringing. she may have not spent much time watching the latest movie, hanging out with friends at the mall, or gushing over the next teen heartthrob on seventeen magazine but she’ll say she had it better. she has memory of trips to the zoo with her parents and sisters, playing school with her sisters as she pretended to be the teacher, and tucked under her blankets with a flashlight trying to finish her latest book obsession because she just had to find out how the story ended.
she spent most of her time between school, extracurriculars, and home. she graduated valedictorian of her high school, was involved in anything and everything from student government to chess club, and was her sister’s primary caregiver when her parents were out working. girl didn’t have much of a social life and if you take one look at her, it shows.
tw car accident, tw death — she was accepted into quite a few universities across the country, full ride scholarships for all and she couldn’t have been happier. ultimately deciding on ucla, it seemed like she was on top of the world and the possibilities were endless. except, it all came crashing down her first semester of college when her third youngest sister passed away after a bad wreck during homecoming. saf didn’t think twice and left.
home after that never felt like home. her father just about worked himself to the grave, picking on a second job to avoid having to ever be at home. her mom detached, suddenly forgetting she had three other children that were still around. and safiya was left to pick up the pieces. she took on the role her parents were no longer interested in fulfilling. pretty much becoming their guardian as she made sure they were okay. in the meantime she worked odd jobs here and there — a couple different service jobs, nannying throughout the day, helping tutor kids, just keeping as busy as she could as she tried to keep the rest of her family afloat. it was tough to say the least, not just mourning the loss of her sister but also what seemed like the life that she once knew and loved so dearly.
years went by and things got a little easier to manage. slowly her mom started to open back up, her dad started to be present a little more and despite the hole her sister left in their lives, they started to find a new dynamic. it was then that safiya decided it was time to try and complete her degree once again.
this time, she decided to move a little farther way from home. applying to rye and getting accepted with a full ride scholarship. while she’s over the moon about being back in school, she’s still kind of trying to find her footing. easily found in the library, in her room, or by the lake.
personality.
a sweetheart through and through. saf is the type that won’t even kill a fly. she has this innate need to please the world around her and has the worst time saying no. she’s curious by nature though which can lead her down the wrong path. she loves learning just as much as she loves teaching. she can be too trusting of people, always seeing the best in them and even when proved wrong, she’s the type to continue giving chances. she’s naive to the point where things can get over her head because she doesn’t see what’s clearly right in front of her. she’s a bit of a know it all which can come across as as pretentious. she's friendly to the point of it almost looking sus just because who is actually that cheery? she’s a perfectionist. you’ll see her doing things over and over again to where they’re at the level where she wants them to be. she’s also deep down a little scared bb. like she just wants to make people happy and proud.
