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[xsylcuenco]

SYLVIA INGRID CUENCO-BURKE

SYL • SYLVIE

she/her • bisexual • born October 13, 1991

born and raised in Merrock, Maine. daughter of Dr. Kenneth Burke and Irma Cuenco. middle child. younger sister to Raymond and older sister to Melissa. lived in Los Angeles, attending UCLA from 2009-2011. roommate to Stelly Carter and Sterling Clarke. former bartender. current hairdresser. owner of ShearSins Hair Studio since May 2019. dog mom to Roxie. currently single.

BIO • STATS • CONNECTIONS • TIMELINE

[stellylee]

"I can't even imagine you being in a friend group with the goodie two shoes," they said with a playful scrunch of their nose, "unless, of course, you were going to sneak your way in and infiltrate them." But Sylvia probably wouldn't have wanted much to do with those kinds of people, anyway, understandably. "Oh, good point -- maybe that's what they should have done, is told us all that graduation is in a month and if we want to be able to walk, we need to make sure that we behave ourselves?" And then they wouldn't have really behaved, anyway. "Agreed," passing the drink off to the next person, they relished in having a small break, dropping onto one of the stools that had been offered to them. "It feels like prom but definitely has a more grown up, glamorous vibe, which I think is exactly what we needed."

[xsylcuenco]

"I never infiltrated. I let people come to me. Whether that led to their corruption was not my fault. But they know I made them cool!" Sylvia laughed. Really, she never went out of her way to bring trouble to other's lives, but if they chose to partake, she wasn't going to stop them. "That would've been so funny. I don't think Kennedy or Espie are intimidating like that," she shook her head, giggling at the idea. Sylvia didn't even take threats like that serious back in school. She stepped away briefly to pour the next order, standing back once the line was empty for a moment. "It honestly works! I'm impressed! I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out but I love it!" Sylvia herself plopped down onto her stool, reaching out to Stelly's hand as she took a deep breath in relief for a bit of a break. Absentmindedly playing with Stelly's hand, Sylvia laughed at her own thought before sharing. "This is also more fun than when we'd be slammed at the bar together. At least so far.." It had been a few years since Sylvia had retired from bartending full time and as much as she was enjoying reliving those days in this moment, she had to admit that this was an atmosphere she much more enjoyed.

[taryngramsey]

"On it." Taryn nodded, as she scrolled through her phone and found a picture of her dress she grabbed from online. "So, as you can see, it's dark green which is one of my favorite colors, and it has this really cool back." she said giving her phone to Sylvia so she could see it closely. "My jewelry..." she said taking a breath. "It...um...it's silver and diamonds. Stud flower earrings and a matching necklace along with a ring. Ummm...roses actually." she nodded. "It...it was supposed to be my wedding jewelry. I figured since this is my first prom, I want my forever date with me. I think Simon would've liked that." she smiled softly.

[xsylcuenco]

Sylvia took Taryn's phone, looking at the photo of the dress closely for an idea of what they were working with. She handed the phone back a she listened to the description of the jewelry. "That's beautiful," she gave Taryn a smile through the mirror. "So, I do agree with an updo. How do we feel about maybe a French twist?" she asked, her hands finding the top of Taryn's head, proceeding to pull her hair back to simulate the view of the style from the front as best she could with just her hands. "Or we can leave your bangs out?" she pulled that hair back to the front for the visual.

[xandertaylor]

When Sylvia pulled out her phone, Xander couldn't help the little laugh that escaped him. He loved being up there, he really did, but he didn't have the confidence in getting out his phone, absolutely convinced if he did, he'd drop it straight away. No, it would have to be glued to his hand for him to feel okay about it, and even then, he wouldn't feel 100%. When she turned the phone on them, he smiled as instructed, already paranoid he would have ruined it. "It's so great up here," he said softly.

[xsylcuenco]

Once she had snapped a few photos, Sylvia secured her phone back in her purse. "Do you mind if I include one of those in my photo dump for this whole event on instagram?" she asked as she secured her purse shut. Sylvia was notorious for perhaps overly sharing on socials but she always made sure to ask folks if it was okay to post them, maybe a habit she had grown into because of her job. When Xander commented on how great it was, she agreed with a nod. "It's one of the more peaceful rides," she shrugged. Granted, the ferris wheel could be what you made of it, but some of the other rides were too geared toward kids for Sylvia's liking.

[stellylee]

"It's sort of a rite of passage, anyway -- not that everyone got drunk at a prom, we had a few straight-laced people in our class that didn't," Stelly hadn't been one of them, but they could remember kids that genuinely spent the night sipping on sprite and punch and dancing more than trying to get drunk. Good for them. Hopefully, tonight would be their revenge. "This is a lot more fun, though," they turned to find a clean glass, beginning to pour up a margarita for a customer, "everyone really does seem to be having a blast."

[xsylcuenco]

"Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there were plenty of goody two-shoes in my class, but my friends and I were not that," she shook her head with a laugh. Sylvia knew this wasn't news to Stelly. The pair lived together, previously worked together, and had only graduated a couple of years apart. Sylvia paused for a moment taking an order and pouring those drinks before responding. "It might be the lack of threat to not walk if we get caught doing dumb shit." That and perhaps most people in attendance had matured since they were 17/18. Sylvia swayed to the music, mouthing the words of the song playing as she passed behind Stelly to grab another order. "This thing is also just.. nicer. Espie and Ken did a great job!"

[ben-deluca]

Despite drinking and having fun during the prom, Ben knew to keep it light-ish since he had a night of tattooing ahead of him. He was happy to offer flash sales for prom attendees after the prom ended. Especially when Slyvia hit him up. Ben had tattooed her before and loved her vibes, so he definitely felt comfortable having her in his chair again. "The sucker is a good choice. Are you wanting the word above it too?" Ben asked, giving his friend a small smile. He definitely considered Sylvia a friend at this point. "I think that placement will work. Are you wanting it tilted or anything? Or you trust my artistic eye?" Ben jokingly questioned, grabbing the papers to get the stencil going.

[xsylcuenco]

"I mean, I think it would look like of awkward without the words right? Context or whatever?" Ben had drawn it, so he knew best, but she did feel the words made the point of the piece. For her part, Sylvia had been trying to sober up enough to be able to get the tattoo in the first place. She laughed through her teeth when Ben joked about placement. "Just don't fuck it up."

[taryngramsey]

Taryn laughed with her and nodded. "Well, you are a blessing to do all that. We appreciate you, Sylvia." She hummed as she thought. "I was thinking an updo. My dress has a really pretty back so I wanted to show that off and get my hair out of the way." she explained. "I don't have any hair picture references, but I do have pictures of my dress so you can feel the vibe. Will that work or should I look for some hair pictures very quickly?"

[xsylcuenco]

"Thank you!" Sylvia's thanks were genuine upon hearing how appreciated she was. "Yeah, let me see your dress. And if you know what jewelry you're wearing. The more info the better so I can make sure the hair doesn't clash."

[taryngramsey]

Taryn had been able to finish all the breakfast bags and loaded the hot water containers into her car so they would be ready to go when she went over to the golf course. Now, she was able to start getting herself ready. Her nails were done and her hair was next. Her head popped up as she heard her name and she smiled as she walked back to Sylvia's chair. "Hey, girl. How are you doing today?" she smiled before sitting in her chair. "It looks like everyone is getting their hair done here. Are you sure you're going to make it to prom after tackling all of our manes?" she teased with a soft chuckle.

[xsylcuenco]

"Very busy!" Sylvia admitted with a soft laugh when Taryn asked how she was doing. "This is common for me. I do it to myself. I schedule essentially back to back on event days. It's fun! I will make it, though,don't worry! How what are we doing with you? Do you have any reference photos?"

[stellylee]

WHO: stelly & @xsylcuenco

WHERE: big kid prom

WHEN: august 8, 2026

"I almost made a joke about not remembering everyone drinking this much during prom, but," Stelly laughed, passing the cocktail they had just whipped up across the bar to the person ordering it before turning back to Sylvia, "we weren't old enough to be drinking, so it was just done on the down low. Definitely no bar. And if there was, we were drinking shirley temples."

[xsylcuenco]

"I, for one, got absolutely obliterated during prom, but I'm almost certain that it was more of chasing UV Blue with a 4Loko in someone's Honda Civic in the parking lot like the alcoholics we all were.." Sylvia couldn't help but laugh at the fuzzy memories, her description not far off from reality. "Nothing school sponsored, obviously. But they had to have expected it! It wasn't exactly a secret."

[xsylcuenco]

august 8, 2026 • silver pines golf course

[xsylcuenco]

where: shearsins salon when: august 8, 2026 - before big kid prom who: sylvia & @taryngramsey

"Taryn?" Sylvia stood beside the reception counter, calling back her next client of the day. She was booked through the evening with hair styles for prom, aiming to get ready for prom at the salon herself just before it began. "You can come on back."

[xsylcuenco]

where: mods when: august 8, 2026 - after big kid prom who: sylvia & @ben-deluca

"I think I want the sucker on the back of my arm.." Sylvia debated as she looked over the flash options again. "Here," she ran her hand along the back of her upper arm. Not one to pass up the opportunity for some fun new ink, she tried to find something that wouldn't disrupt her current work too much. No more snakes or creatures with wings.

[allisonbennett]

"Well that's much better than a bad busy! I like good busy." She had those days too, and it always made time go by much faster. "I know, but I always worry, you know that." She laughed and tried to relax in the chair. "Okay then!" She watched as Sylvia walked away and she picked up her phone. It had been too long since she had booked an appointment, but she was here now and deserved a little pampering.

[xsylcuenco]

"Do you mind pulling up any reference photos, if you have any?" she asked as she stepped away. It was always best to be thorough, even with regular clients. "I enjoy it!" Sylvia assured Alli once she returned. She truly did love her job, it made even the long days worth it. "And I always tell you, no need!" Sylvia understood Allison's concerns, she felt similarly going to receive any other service herself. "But just give it a few weeks and we will have our own prom to be preparing for," she giggled. Sylvia knew that that meant she would be quite busy leading up to the event and day of, but it really wasn't too different from any gala. The theme though, genius, in her opinion. "I'm actually so excited!" Sylvia squealed in excitement as she mixed Alli's bleach.

[lilahfisher]

For: Open Location: The Front Porch Diner

Lilah smiled and turned to the door when she heard it open. "Hi, welcome in." She gave them time to take a seat before she walked over with a menu. "I feel like I have to warn you, we did just run out of our apple pie if you were wanting that today. But the cherry does look really good." She nodded toward the desserts in the case. "Do you need some time to look over the menu?"

[xsylcuenco]

"Hi!" Sylvia greeted with a smile before making her way to a back booth. "That's okay! I love the cherry personally anyway," she giggled when Lilah warned that they were out of apple pie. Taking the menu from the younger woman, Sylvia opened it up as if she truly needed it. She had a few go-to's that she wasn't likely to stray from, however she always pretended. "Yeah.. Give me a minute. But if you could grab me a coffee and an ice water with a lemon, that would be great!"

[dylanxnewman]

"With the weather, not a terrible idea," Dylan agreed with a laugh. They weren't entirely against walking, unless it was to the countryside because that would just be too far. Okay, maybe not. But they still would rather drive there. "Right, right. Fair enough. I'd be bringing my car too if I have to carry those stuff everyday," they said as they climbed into the passenger seat after Sylvia unlocked the car. Arriving at Flour&Co., they were slightly relieved that they didn't see any line. As far as they could see, at least. "I don't think I see that many people. Maybe we beat the rush? I'm now feeling kind of optimistic that we won't have to wait in line."

[xsylcuenco]

Arriving at Flour Co, Sylvia pulled the car into the most convenient spot and parked. "Between rushes maybe? Good for us!" Sylvia grabbed her purse before stepping out of the car, sure to lock it behind them as she and Dylan headed into the establishment.

[xandertaylor]

That was the main reason that Xander loved to go on: the view. Just sitting up there while they loaded other people, seeing the town from above, it was something he'd always been a big fan of. "That's definitely you," he teased very lightly, especially considering he couldn't even drink without disastrous consequences. Anything that made his symptoms worse was a bad idea, plus pretty much everything reacted with his meds. He chuckled as he took his seat beside her, her excitement bringing a smile to his face. "Always ready," he responded with a nod as the bar was put down.

[xsylcuenco]

When Xander emphasized that it was very her to smoke before an event like this, Sylvia shrugged with a smile. To each their own. Once the pair were securely in their seats, she giggled with excitement, swinging her feet as she ferris wheel began to move. As their seat climbed higher and higher in the air, Sylvia pulled out her phone to photograph the view. Likely for social media. Photos or it didn't happen and all. "Smile!" Sylvia flipped the camera to herself and Xander to snap a photo of them as well.

[libbystcwart]

who: LIBBY & OPEN (2/3).

where: Cul-de-Sac Diner.

when: Dine & Drink.

"I'm starving," Libby stated as she slid into a booth towards the back of the diner, feeling the cushion of the red leather sink beneath her. "I don't know what I'm going to get yet." Her eyes drifted to the breakfast section of the menu, contemplating all of the options. "Ooh, should I get french toast? Or maybe the country fried steak? The gravy here is amazing," she exclaimed as she looked up at the other. "What are you craving?"

[xsylcuenco]

"Good thing we're at a diner, then!" All of the options! Libby was bound to find something to satisfy her hunger. Sylvia slipped into the other side of the booth, setting her purse beside her, before picking up the menu. "Ooh.. both sound good.." Her eyes did not move up from the menu as she chimed in with thoughts on both Libby's ideas and her own. "I might steal the french toast idea.. that sounds good right now.."