i just saw stephanie 'stevie' byrd at clearview park. donβt you think they look like brie larson? anyway, she is a twenty-eight year old personal trainer/yoga instructor and she is still here because her original plan to become an olympic athlete fell through. they did graduate in 2007.
hello, iβm duckie (21, she/her) and iβm v excited for this!!! more info about my baby stevie under the cut. please HMU to plot or LIKE THIS and iβll come to you!
tw: car accident, death, injury
ok so....back in high school stevie was your classic star athlete. she ran track and let me tell u....she was hella good. state champ, broke records, the whole deal. she had scholarships lined up college & had started training for the olympics when she was just a little youngin
sheβs always been a smart kid, though. she bumped up a grade when she was younger. smart, athletic, cute, the whole package right?? except....sheβs always been AWKWARD as HELL
so...she was kind of a hermit??? she didnβt have a really big social life because her parents and her coaches rly had her focused on training
she never went to parties. didnβt drink, didnβt do drugs, her whole life was track basically and even though she rly liked running she was??? p miserable. she just wanted a NORMAL life but everything was dedicated to track u know
senior year, her and some friends got into a severe car accident that ended her running career. two broken legs left stevie out of the track game and took away her scholarships and survivorβs guilt after the death of one of her friends kept her from getting back out there and trying again after she had healed
she almost had to take senior year off and start over again but she pushed through and graduated on time (early, technically) even though she missed prom bc she was in the hospital
she rly was down in the dumps after the accident and all.Β physio was HARD. she was angry and frustrated and wanted to give up but again....bein the determined soul she is, she pushed thru. even though she vowed to never run track again, she missed working out. she missed runners high and feeling the wind in her hair.Β
even though herΒ physio was hard, it felt GOOD when she finally started to get through it. it was such a relief to go back to being active again and doing what she loved most. yoga became a part of herΒ physio as well and she fell in loveee
she tries her best to keep a positive mind and going to the gym and doing yoga rly help her clear her head of negative thoughts. itβs been her solace and....rly saved her life.Β
she works as a personal trainer & opened her own yoga studio a few years agoΒ
after graduation and after coming out of her slump, sheβs gotten less awkward and better at talking to people but sheβs still....a little shy and very easily flustered lmaoooo. she likes her alone time, still isnβt really big on partying or drinking THAT much bc ya girl on a health kick, but she likes to dance and stuff so sheβs still gna go out to the bar u know?
more or less just a chill gal. sheβs got a semi-boppin fitness instagram & she gets really uncomfortable when people bring up her failed olympic dreams so pls donβt talk abt them LMAO.