do you believe the rumors about SOFIA of HOUSE JOSHI ? a recent portrait of them reminds me of SIMONE ASHLEY, because SHE is so DUTY-BOUND and PRAGMATIC. however, whispers have been saying she's actually HIGHLY STRUNG and GUARDED. maybe that’s why i think of dark hair bound tightly, not a strand out of place; both feet rooted firmly to the earth; always bearing in mind that you are but one of many {mia}
nickname(s): fia
age: 30
gender: cis female
pronouns: she/her
personality: self-sacrificing, generous, guarded, protective, wistful, perfectionistic
relationship status: betrothed to lord alessandro trezza, a love match
born the eldest daughter to the esteemed joshi family, sofia wanted for nothing throughout her childhood - except, that is, for the individuals around her to feel more like kin rather than just people with whom she happened to share a surname. her parents' marriage had not been a love match, and it seemed that that lack of affection extended to their children, as well. falling in the precise middle of the birth order, sofia always seemed to blend into the background, feeling more like an afterthought than a daughter. young fia's self-worth was defined by this lack of attention, and she devoted herself to being the absolute perfect child in the vain hopes of earning their pride. naturally restrained and unassuming, she envied her bolder and brasher siblings for winning the attention of their parents, desperately wishing she had even a fraction of their daring. despite this, she absolutely adored each and every one of her siblings and strived to ensure that they could always feel comfortable coming to her for advice, a listening ear, or merely a lovingly prepared cup of tea. her own problems always felt rather inconsequential in comparison to theirs, and so she neatly shelved them away in order to take on their burdens.
when the trezza family arrived in verona, sofia immediately became smitten with the second-born son. they fell for one another hard and fast, and alessandro soon asked her to marry him. sandro was the first person who truly got through to fia that the pursuit of perfection hurt her more than it helped her, not to mention that life will always have flaws and will be all the more colorful and enjoyable because of them. his love also makes her feel perceived in a way she never has before, worthy of being the apple of someone's eye - and a wonderful someone, at that. she utterly adores him in return, and cannot wait to be his wife.
even now that lord and lady joshi have passed, the pressure that fia always put on herself has remained. logically, she understands that these expectations belong to no one except her, but old habits die hard. she quietly but fervently wishes for nothing more than for all of the siblings to come together and be a proper family, bound by the love they share - if not the mismatched parentage and familial trauma.
quick-fire round
has a (surprisingly) dry and (unsurprisingly) self-deprecating sense of humor
she loves fashion and creates some of her own gowns
^ often walks around wearing the pincushion bracelet she forgot to remove
a firm believer that although tea itself technically cannot solve your problems, it can get you into a good enough place to try to tackle them - therefore it is absolutely necessary
she enjoys social events despite being rather introverted, though she often requires short breaks to be alone
despite everything - lord joshi's affairs, the petty squabbling, the long distances apart, fia loves each and every one of her siblings fiercely and would not trade her family for the world
