I saw [TESSA RICHARDS] at a coffee shop in [MANHATTAN] today. I forgot how much [SHE] looks like [ZOEY DEUTCH]. They are a [TWENTY-SIX] year old [CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST]Â whoâs been in NYC for [THREE YEARS] now. Every time we run into each other, they are always [TENDERHEARTED AND NURTURING]Â but Iâve heard people say they can also be [BLUNT AND GUARDED]. [SHE IS LOVE BY PARACHUTE] reminds me of them every time it comes on the radio. â [saxon, she/her, 26, cst]
Out Of Character
Hello hello bbies! I am Saxon and this is the absolute labor of my love Tessa, please love her even though she doesnât deserve it! I am very open to connections, ideas and plotting so please, please, please do not hesitate to hit me up if you want to conjure something up with my disaster child!Â
Also please forgive the mess that is this intro and her Pinterest, sheâs been around for years so things have built up and gotten chaotic over time. I really told myself I would shorten her intro but I didnât manage much, please look away.Â
Basic Information
Full Name: Tessa Grace Richards.
Nickname(s): Tess, Tessie.Â
Date of Birth: November 10th, 1994.
Gender: Cisfemale.
Pronouns: She/Her.
Orientation: Heterosexual.
Language(s) Spoken: English, Sign, Spanish.
Background
So Tessa was born to an unwed couple who were in their mid 30â˛s at the time, her mom thought the two of them were hopelessly in love until Tessa was four and dude just dipped? Her mom came home one day and all his stuff was gone, no note or anything, he emptied their account and they havenât ever heard from him since.
Her mom is an absolute saint of a woman however (think Lorelai from Gilmore Girls meets Donna Sheridan from Mamma Mia), just an absolute quirky angel of a woman who definitely took in and helped abandoned animals but was also the place all the kids in town knew they could go if they had shitty parents/living situations or just a bad day and they needed a safe place to go? So obviously she stepped up and took down all dudes pictures and just raised Tessa like the single boss she is.
Tessa grew up into like an angel of a kid but oh buddy was she a chaotic one. Total tomboy, full of insane energy and personality, always on the move and exploring and doing things she shouldnât be. Definitely the type to show up back at home as the suns going down just covered in dirt and bumps and bruises. 100% knocked her own baby teeth out from falling and slamming her face and had two front silver teeth as a little kid.
She was never very girly and because she grew up in this southern town that was just full of very critical asshole kids from more well-off families than her own was, particularly the girls who were very prissy, she definitely ended up clicking more with boys and quickly became âone of the guysâ. Like undoubtedly had an all male friend group and was definitely the girl that girlfriends would be paranoid about while all the dudes were like confused as to how their girls were jealous because Tessa was just like another guy/little sibling, there was no interest on either end.
Has slight anger management issues? Like sheâs chill but when she blows up man does she blow up. Pushed a girl down a flight of stairs at school after she made a remark about a friend, the family pressed charges and Tessa had to go to anger management classes and serve community service hours. She also got kicked out of school and just decided not to go back, went online and just got her GED at seventeen instead.
She realized her hometown didnât have much to offer her and it wasnât where she belonged, nor was she ready for college, so she took what money she had saved and instead purchased a sprinter van and began road tripping around the U.S.
At some point along the way, dumbass met a boy that wormed his way into her heart and it was a kind of a slightly unstable relationship because she would try and push away from him and her feelings but he always drew her back? Already has a shitty relationship with love after her father and two not ideal high school romances. Dude tried though and even proposed after like months of them being together and she panicked and ran but still he drew her back and they agreed that they should chill with the idea of engagement/marriage? There was always another girl in the picture though and even though he assured her that his feelings were with her, his actions often seemed to show otherwise.
After yet another break, the two ended up sleeping together but she definitely realized that he wasnât in love with her at all/anymore so she saved herself the conversation and just dipped before he woke up and ran, spent a solid week just out partying/drinking and ended up sleeping with some stranger and  then ended up pregnant with no clue as to which guy was the babyâs father. Whether fortunately or unfortunately, it was the one night standâs who decided he had no interest in being around.
Obviously she knew she needed to change her course and focus on becoming a mother and setting up a future for herself and her child, but not being financially independent enough, she reached out to a lifelong friend who allowed her to move in and began to figure out school.
Sheâs always been a big fan of kids (worked for a daycare after school, got involved with a charity that worked with orphans/orphanages while traveling) and so she decided that she wanted to be a child life specialist and is still in school but also working an internship with Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Ended up having a little girl named Addison (Addi), this child is her whole world and sheâs definitely the mom that posts about their kid too much on social media but sheâs just turned Tessaâs life around and helped her mature in ways she wouldnât have without her and she just loves her kid more than anything/anyone else.
Personality
A dork? Literally the biggest dork, the dorkiest of dorks, just a whole friggen dork. This child rambles like you wouldnât believe and her mouth 100% works faster than her brain so like you never know what to expect but sheâs just a happy, friendly, sarcastic little bean with social anxiety and a heart of gold tbh.
Also an aggressive lilâ lady though, like 12/10 chance sheâll throw hands if you want to fuck with or say something about the people she loves.
A chaotic soul as well like down to party and have a good time and will definitely drink a dude under the table, definitely broke her ribs two summers in a row from a drinking game because this child doesnât know when to slow down or chill out, sheâs just trying to live.
But also the mom friend? Like even before becoming a mom, sheâs used to taking care of people and making sure everyoneâs good like? 100% convinced her friends to do dumb shit as  a teenager and then turned around and tended to their wounds. Also if youâre in her house and itâs meal time, youâre eating. Itâs not an option, like sit and eat dinner and tell me about your day.
Emotional as hell, like definitely cries during commercials and Disney movies, but like if youâre trying to tap into her serious emotions sheâs gonna shut that shit down. She keeps people locked out tbh and just jokes about the serious shit in her life if she does talk about it.
Desired Connections
Friends; could have lived in/visited Texas and met when she was younger, met while she was traveling, met through her charity work or just after her/them having moved to New York recently.
Exes; so her most recent ex is off limits because itâs based off a real connection but like either of her exes from high school? The first one (cheated on her) would have had to have lived in Texas for some time but the latter (only with her on a bet to see how long it would take to get in her pants, she broke dudeâs nose when she found out) could have been visiting friends/family for a summer? If anyone has a character that works for these Iâm down for the drama.
Hookups; Tessa is very weird about hookups/one night stands so this is a little limited but my girl definitely needs a few.Â
Half siblings; so Tessaâs dad basically bailed when she was little - maybe he had another family? He could have had a kid before her who he also bailed on, could have started a family during the same time or after, he could have stayed there for them or bailed on them as well? They could know about Tessa, or neither could know about the other? Tessa pry wouldnât know about them because she made it a point to never bother searching for this man let alone any family but literally Iâm down for whatever other ideas youâve got on this one!
Patients; if anyone has any younger siblings or kids of their own that perhaps Tessa helped or is currently helping take care of through her internship? She does everything from work in the hospital to house calls and works with both the medical and therapeutic aspects of things.Â
