â ââ (geraldine viswanathan, she/her, cisfemale ) who is SHEILA SHAY CLARINGTON anyways? ew. you donât know about SHE/HER, weâll bet you want to. theyâre feeling 29 and RUNNING feels like a perfect night to them. rumor has it theyâre SENSITIVE and BLUNT because they care, but theyâre also LOYAL and DRIVEN in the best way. SHE works to make a little money as a MANAGER OF ELECTRIC TOUCH. theyâve rented a place on cornelia street in the form of BROWNSTONE 10. EVERMORE (MUSE D) & DELICATE (MUSE B) is the song they could dance to the beat of forevermore.Â
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Please don't call her Sheila. Shay. Please call her Shay.
Adopted by the Clarington parents, but was born in their neighborhood. Her parents died in a car accident when she was three. She was in the system for almost a year before the Claringtons adopted her.
She loved her parents. She loved her older siblings. She looked up to them so much, and they were all so formative to who she became.
She was a band kid and a track & field kid. She was also very much a graphic art kinda kid. Bit of a geek, but still pretty outgoing and funny and charming. During high school, she switched to jazz band and absolutely adored it. She plays the trumpet, piano, and guitar.
For university, she went to California and got a business degree with a minor in media & communications.
She did internships in California while at university, sometimes in marketing, sometimes in other sectorsâ just whatever floated her way so as to stay busy.
She took an internship in New York immediately after graduatingâ actually at the same agency she is working at now, just at a much lower paygrade/rank, of course.
Her professional life has been all over the place, because she would move a lot to take the best offer she could. Slowly the offers got better, and she'd do side-hustles on the side if CoL got really high.
She went back before her parents passed, and wished she'd spent more time with them.
This more permanent position at Long Pond opening up was perfect timing, and that previous internship paved the way for getting this positionâ and then she worked like hell to reach out as quickly as possible to up and coming artists that fit what Long Pond was looking forâ which is how she ended up transitioning into managing; and also how she ended up managing Electric Touch
She's very loyal, very driven, feels a lot of guilt about not going back sooner. She's happy to see all of her siblings again (so so happy, and so happy to be all under the same roof) but there's also hurt and unsureness about where she stands, and over the years her openness has turned into reticence.
WCs:
Friends (BFFs, Confidants, etc)
People she met during her first time living in New York
Roommates during her first time living in New York
Previous one-night stands/relationships (good terms, bad terms)
People she has met through work events
People she knows through other people (or friends of her siblings)
Running buddy
Gentle fingers traced the edges of the vinyl sleeves before her as she absentmindedly hummed in thought. She would be needing another empty box at this rate, but Shay couldn't help but be a little proud of her ever-growing collection. It was eclectic, but it was hers, and it sparked joy. Still, did she really need another one? Indecision warred within her for a moment before she sighed in defeat, spinning on her heels towards the other lingering customer nearby. "Do you have any recommendations? Anything will do, I promise."
"don't look now but that cutie over there is TOTALLY checking you out." the petite blonde hummed, giving a gentle nudge of her head in the direction of the aforementioned person. "what's the vibe? you need me to be your wingman or your bodyguard?"
Shay turned to look at the blonde beside her before doing a quick glance around. "I don't know about that," she wondered aloud, tilting her head in consideration as she furrowed her brows in thought. "He seems like he's just trying to forget his entire existence." Her face cleared as a small smile grew on her lips. "Besides, whose to say he isn't checking you out, hmm?"
