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Name: Laurel Park Gender/Pronouns: female she/her/hers Age: 26 Species: Halfling (Seelie fae) Occupation: manager, Mystical Teas Faceclaim: Lee Ji-Eun
HISTORY (triggers: bullying, slight depression, a sense of not belonging anywhere)
Laurel is a second generation Korean American. A halfling born to a Seelie fae mother and a human father she spent most of her life on the outside looking in, never truly belonging to either world. Like all halflings she spent her childhood unsure if she would inherit her mother’s abilities or if she would end up being a human like her father but with a supernatural aura. This alone was terrifying to her and for most of her childhood she had a deep sense of uneasiness with waiting to find out her fate- though she knew she couldn’t change it whatever it might be.
Like some other halflings she knew, Laurel experienced a decent amount of bullying growing up. Some of the supernatural community were never overly fond of halflings and often considered them inferior. More often than not in her childhood she was called a half-breed- a term she loathed but became accustomed to. Even as she grew older, hit maturity and inherited her mother’s abilities she still often felt like she had no place in either world and that the only people who ever would truly accept her happened to be members of her own family.
Despite all of her problems fitting in growing up Laurel always felt a strong connection to the fae community- and it was there where she did happen to find the only people she actually considered her friends. While connecting and fitting in was difficult she did find a small group among the fae who welcome her with open arms even before it was determined which parent she would follow after. And she could admit, to herself, that she may have even developed a crush on a fae or two despite being aware that no good could possibly come from it. After all, halflings can be your friend but nothing more. Or at least that was what it always seemed like.
Because of the difficult time Laurel had in the supernatural community growing up she often finds herself at odds with most of the members. On good days she finds herself most comfortable around humans, fae and other halflings; on bad ones she feels as though she still doesn’t belong anywhere and that no one, not even the people she had come to know and trust deeply truly care about her. It is a sad and lonely existence that she keeps hidden behind a kind smile.
The only solace that she ever seems to find is working at the tea shop. There she can give people what they want, infuse the tea with energy and live quietly. No hatred, no bullying, no unkind words- at least not where humans ears can here. Some less than pleasant members of the supernatural community still give her problems from time to time. But her skin has hardened over the years and most of the time she doesn’t let them get to her. But she can’t deny that deep down their words still hurt her.
And a part of her always wonders if she’ll ever really belong in the community at all.
PERSONALITY:
+ curious, creative, dedicated, helpful
- lonely, unsure, guarded, sad
Laurel is played by Jay













