#anyway i have so many feelings abt these two i could probably scrounge up more but theyre either a stretch or this post will stretch

[jennilah]

Amanda Young & Mark Hoffman parallels

[mercuriial]

✎⌠jamie chung. cis female. she/her⌡❝ — well, look who’s just arrived ! if it isn’t the one and only kennedy cho. though, around here they’re known as the byzantine. don’t tell ‘em i said this but the thirty-eight year old mayor of misty hollow kinda has a reputation of being cynical and obsessive. but y’know, they can be eloquent and industrious too. typical virgo. anyways, welcome home and stay safe kennedy ! ❞

BACKGROUND 

— kennedy was born and raised in misty hollow to two parents, both who were loving but strict and always very clear of what they expected of kennedy, their only child. their family wasn’t poor exactly, but they lived paycheck by paycheck, always scrounging up whatever money they could for what they needed.

— she was expected to always be the best of her class, and be a positive, contributing member of society. from a young age, her family were volunteers at the town’s church, and in high school she joined lots of clubs to participate in whatever she could !

— so … growing up she was very sociable, generous n outgoing because she had to be, that’s how her parents raised her. in actuality though, she’s extremely introverted, n doesn’t really have much to say unless there’s something that Needs to be said, y’know ? just kinda kept to herself other than when she had to keep up an appearance

— kennedy has always been an overachiever and it’s just come naturally for her ? like because she was just raised to always do the best she could possibly do, she feels like it’s just a given that she should be the Best. so as u would expect, in high school she got unbelievably good grades, was heavily involved in extracurriculars, and tried to be best friends w all her teachers !!

— i wouldn’t say she was Disliked by her peers ?? she definitely wasn’t particularly popular, but she kinda was just under everyone’s radar and no one thought she was Special or anything sldkfj i guess u could say she was lonely , although she’d never admit it ( and i don’t think she’d even let the thought / feeling cross her mind )

— kennedy moved across the country for school ! she went to stanford to study international relations ( with a few scholarships and Hefty student loans ), before going to law school in columbia ! after law school, kennedy began working at a prestigious corporate law firm but found this job unfulfilling. afterwards, she moved onto working under the attorney general of new york for a few years, before deciding to run for the position of attorney general in the next election.

— for a while, she was actually doing okay with her campaigning but after a scandal got out of her having had a relationship with her boss and uh … people didn’t like her so much after that. so , her career kinda came tumbling down really quickly and kennedy didn’t know how to deal with it and moved back to misty hollow.

— a little after she moved back, there was an election for the new mayor of the town. wanting a little ego boost, she decided to run and actually won. she’s been mayor for around four years now and honestly ? she hates it lmao. this is definitely not what she imagined her life / career to look like but after what happened in new york, she’s lost a lot of confidence in herself and feels like this is all she’s really capable of.

— BUT she is a competent mayor ! she gets things done and when she cares about something, she will make sure she sees it through all the way to the end. she always keeps her promises. as much as being back sucks, it’s also reminded her why she got into this whole field in the first place. she got way too caught up in trying to win some popularity contest and being objectively successful, forgetting that what she’s really wanted is to have more meaningful work with people face to face !

PERSONALITY

— is the living embodiment of looks like they could kill you, but is actually a cinnamon roll but also ? she isn’t SOFT soft y’know ?? she wants people to take her seriously ( and she takes Herself VERY seriously ). she likes 2 act like she has everything under control even when she doesn’t n doesn’t like to show people when she’s hurt even when inside she’s got a lot goin on n she isn’t just a robot who wants 2 take advantage of people

— very private ,, especially after her whole Scandal. she keeps her job as mayor n who she actually is very separate - tho she tries to be compassionate n tuned into how people feel, she doesn’t give much of Herself away in the job if that makes sense ! 

— because of what i said above , she also doesn’t REALLY know how 2 talk to people ? like she knows how to be diplomatic n say what people wanna hear , sound nice n sweet n all that but doesn’t ... know how to be vulnerable with a best friend kind of thing. she feels Awkward about it all because she feels like that’s just not who she’s supposed to be 

WANTED

— give me a best friend ! a girl gang ! someone for her to just share a bottle of wine with after a long day at work ! pls

— ok so ? kennedy is a lesbian ...... something she’s come to realize very very Late in her life and is still coming to terms with now , especially after working in politics during a time when being openly gay was not ? widely accepted !! she’s working on trying to digest the fact that her attraction to men has always been superficial at best but this is besides the point anyways i just want . kennedy to have a nice n healthy fwb <3 or even someone she has a lil crush on <3 so ladies .. if ur out there .. call me thank u ! 

— any exes ? probably would be men but we could work anything out honestly as long as it makes sense with what i said above ! her past relationships were probably surface-level and she put in minimal effort into them i’m sorry !

— ok ok OK someone who constantly pushes kennedy to be a Good Mayor like ? visits town hall at least once a week and lists off all the problems she hasn’t gotten to yet n is like U NEED TO DO BETTER LUV !! and absolutely does not give a fuck abt makin her feel bad lmao,, just keeps kennedy on her toes <3 

— there are so many things we could do honestly !! idk it’s late right now so this list is SHORT but since she’s mayor, there are soooo many ways our muses could have interacted !