a brief overview on pilar, my newest muse who i’m obsessed with but can’t be bothered to write a bio / timeline for rn:
chess world champion, earned the title of grandmaster in her early 20s.
my first brazilian muse, bc it was about damn time. born in brazil, but she’s been traveling around for chess tournaments since she was a teenager.
in one of those trips she met alfonso cruz in mazatlán, who she fell helplessly in love for. the two had a relationship for a few months before she realized he was a notorious criminal in mexico, soon to take the lead of a growing cartel.
pilar chooses to stay regardless, not only because she loves him, but she finds the criminal life alluring and exciting in a way, even if she doesn’t want to be so directly involved with it. she does come to help with the business side of things and learn how it all works, but she’s not a part of the practical side of things.
when alfonso ends up in jail, he leaves pilar in charge of the cartel. she’s more of a messenger to him than an actual leader, but she’s allowed to make some decisions without his prior approval as long as it’s nothing too major.
pilar isn’t happy about the situation, but she does it for a variety of reasons. firstly, the authorities are closing in and they’re less likely to suspect a woman is calling the shots and target the wrong people for their investigation. secondly, she thinks everyone else is too incompetent to work to her standards. and finally, things are chaotic since alfonso’s arrest, and pilar doesn’t trust anyone to properly look out for her and her children’s best interests, or to not betray her husband at some point.
as a leader, she’s more strategic than her husband, but more merciful to some degree. seeing acts of violence up close might scare her, but don’t be fooled thinking she’s unable to do bad things, or that she doesn’t understand violence is an inevitable part of the business.
