#* ☆ haley harkwell. | open starter.

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• • • my tears ricochet by taylor swift : spotted! if it isn’t haley harkwell walking through the streets of nyc. people say she looks like daisy edgar - jones, but i really don’t see it. the twenty6 year old musical actress / socialite is out here making mommy and daddy proud. while she has been known to be + supportive, we’ve all seen her - pushover nature come to light. sources tell me she reminds people of freshly baked cupcakes , a quiet night in with a book , the smell of rain on a hot summer’s day , the tickles in your stomach before going on stage. / cis female & she / her.

BASIC INFORMATION:

name: haley eleanor harkwell. nicknames: hales. pronouns: she/her. gender: cis woman. age: twenty - six. date of birth: august 2nd, ‘96. place of birth: new york city, ny. astrological sign: leo. orientation: bisexual.

APPEARANCE:

height: five foot six. hair colour: brown. eye colour: brown. wardrobe style: following trends , but nothing particularly stand-out. tattoos: has a small K on the inside of her ankle. piercings: ears.

HEALTH:

physical ailments: n/a. mental ailments: anxiety disorder. alcohol use: socially. drug use: none. addictions: none.

PERSONALITY:

positive traits: professional , generous , creative , determined. negative traits: perfectionist , push-over , overemotional. mbti: ISTP-T.

ACTIVITIES & SKILLS:

skills: piano , acting , singing , transposing music , chess , golfing. weaknesses: confrontation , dancing , overthinks. languages spoken: english.

FAMILY:

father: james harkwell ( alive ) mother: cassandra harkwell ( alive ) siblings: 4 ( tba ). pets: ozzy ( male australian shepherd , 1.5 years old )

BACKGROUND : ( tw: domestic abuse , assault , miscarriage ) 

growing up in the upper east side, in perhaps the most famous family in new york city was , in one word , overwhelming. haley was only six when cameras entered their lives when her father ran for senator. his campaign plan was to show his family, to make them feel relateable. it meant documenting every minute of every day and every tiny accomplishment. spending time with family became monetised. it became a competition , not just getting the attention from the cameras , but getting attention from their parents. she dedicated herself to music , learning to play the piano , take singing lessons ... but as she grew up , that wasn't enough. haley had always been a daddy's girl , but as the time continued and the race for senator continued , the harder it became for haley to connect to her parents. 

haley followed the rules because she wanted to be liked , and in doing that ... she was out of sight , out of mind. her parents had more imporant things to worry about. it came with one positive – she got some privacy. and she spent that privacy and freedom by going to rehearsals for school musicals and getting more involved with the show choir , still terrified to step out of line.

upon finishing high school , she was accepted into julliard to study musical theater , but before she could start , she was cast as zoe murphy in the original washington run of dear evan hansen and eventually on broadway. people shouted that it was a nepotism decision , but when the cast album released and nominations came rolling in for the musical , few critics could deny that she was talented. doing six shows a week in new york city , however , meant that she was barely home despite living in the same city , and people started separating haley harkwell from the senator harkwell they all knew –– and she didn't mind it. 

after her run as zoe murphy in dear evan hansen , she took over the role of jenna in waitress. this is where she met her , soon to be long - term , boyfriend matt davenport. they dated for two years before moving in together in 2022 , when haley was painted green for the first time and took over elphaba in wicked. however , it wasn't the only thing that saw green. the attention she was getting , with his career stagnant , was souring the relationship. when they finally unpacked the final box in november 2022 , he proposed and she accepted.

as soon as they were engaged , however , he became controlling , wanting her to come straight home from performances and refusing to let her see friends. similar to the role she'd played in waitress , arguments became constant , matt laying hands on her on several occasions. covering bruises before she went to perform became a daily occurance and having stepped away from the family , she didn't dare reach out to them for help. matt announced her pregnancy on instagram in early march , at six weeks pregnant when no one but the two of them knew. 

not but a month later , reports came out that haley had been admitted to mount sinai hospital in the early hours of the morning , after paparazzi had caught the couple arguing on their way home. as soon as she was deemed fit to leave , she packed her bags , took the dog , and moved back in with her parents. it was temporary... it would be.