character name. santana lopez
age & date of birth. 30, november 30th
gender identity & pronouns. cis woman, she/her
occupation. criminal defense lawyer
personality traits. loyal, perceptive, resilient, spiteful, jealous, manipulative
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after high school, santana attended the university of louisville on a cheer scholarship, but she truly wasn’t ready for college at the time. floundering and flip flopping on what she wanted to do, she ended up in new york city in a shoe-box apartment, working as a cage dancer for a time.
the love of santana's life is brittany pierce, that much she had always known, so after being on and off for awhile, santana didn't want to waste any time putting a ring on it when they finally did get their shit together. she wanted to be with her forever, and despite the protests of those around her, she wasn't going to give up on getting married despite the fact that she was too young and lost at the time.
she married brittany and assumed that they would live happily ever after, and for a time, they did. santana was her happiest during this time period, feeling most like herself, but she was still lost in her career and lacked passion for anything outside of brittany, which was problematic for them both. brittany was a back-up dancer and traveled a lot and that left santana alone and feeling purposeless. additionally, people were right - they had both been too young to get married. a lack of prefrontal cortex development and full emotional maturity kept santana from truly being a good partner, not to mention her frustration with not having a career that she loved.
the marriage eventually did come to an end about five years ago, and santana doesn't really date much anymore. one nugget of wisdom she decided to take from brittany, who she would always probably love, was to find a career she loved. so she decided to take some classes and discovered that she was a little obsessed with the criminal justice field. the idea of finding justice for the innocent appealed to her, and so she entered law school while taking up cage dancing once again to pay for it.
she has found success in her field, a bit of a legend in her field, a rising star, and she doesn't have time for love. she barely has time to come home for christmas, but her mother has been begging her to, and so here she is.
the role of santana lopez is portrayed by francia raisa and will be written by emily.
