TW; emotional/mental abuse by a parent, BPD, ADHD, and self image issues
Embry O’Connell; Snarky, sarcastic, and loyal to a fault. Embry was a very secluded child growing up, and years of mostly solitude lead to a very firm belief in black and white - good vs evil. It has only been in recent years that she has mellowed out enough to realize that her father’s ideas were not necessarily the best idea to take on for herself.
Five years ago, Embry met Thierry Jameson at a dog beach. It is because of Tee that her view point began to change and she came to realize life isn’t so black and white.
The more time she spent with her new friend, the more devoted she became to her other friends when she realized she didn’t have to agree with all of their choices to still love them just as much as she had before they made those choices. Thierry’s random quips and snarky comments have rubbed off onto her a good deal and she tends to be rather sarcastic and snarky herself these days.
Bry is an animal lover -- she went to school for Marine Sciences and has been working at Sea Life Aquarium for a little over three years now and wouldn’t give any of that up for anything.
Not one to back down from a challenge or shy away from a little competition, Embry is always ready for a good tumble or debate or argument. She does, however, have a tendency to take things personally so if things become too heated, she is very likely to duck down for a few days after to talk herself back up to speaking to that person again.
She has a temper, a red hot fiery temper that ignites at the drop of a hat. She has a habit of making sudden, rash decisions that she really leans on Tee to prevent her from really getting herself into trouble with.
Embry has ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder (aka, BPD); she has always struggled with her self image and how others might perceive her, especially when the ADHD flares up. Her father was never kind about how she looked, always forcing her to dress nice and dainty; the times she didn’t, he mocked and ridiculed her for looking like a boy or being ‘overweight’. Wearing tanktops left her with comments of asking her if she was some dime-slut on the corner. She still struggles not to see herself these ways, and sometimes can lash out at people if they say anything about the way she looks or dresses or speaks.
All in all, Embry learned from an early age how to be on her own. She struggles to rely on others for fear of them letting her down or not living up to her own expectations of them. She has a heart of gold once you crack through that sheltered wall, so long as you can ignore the temper, ADHD, and BPD. She’s loud with friends but reserved with strangers, except for on the job where she always has a quick smile and warm word for the children.