#but that was a price we were willing to pay for the bit babey

[perdamian]

thinking about the way i said, out loud, “they should cut the rat grinders heads off and throw them in the lava so it’ll be harder to revive them” mere moments before murph made the same comment… riz gukgak you will always be my most beloved maniac

[emeryhawthorne]

Hello, I’m Luna and under the cut you’ll find basic information, background and connections for Emery, the last ⏤ and very least ⏤ of the Hawthorne family. There’s probably some mistakes... just pretend you didn’t see them?

basics.

Full Name: Emery Grey Hawthorne

Nicknames(s): Em

Gender: Cis female

Pronouns: She/her

Birthdate: December 19, 1994 (25)

Occupation: Housekeeper, Riverside Motel

Sexual Orientation: Pansexual

Marital Status: Single, babey!

Current Residence: Downtown, Redwood Bay, Oregon

Hometown: Redwood Bay, Oregon

Financial Status: Working/Lower Class

Education: High School

Religion: Atheist

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

MBTI: ISFP

Temperament: Sanguine

Western Zodiac: Sagittarius

Chinese Zodiac: Dog

Positive Traits: Bold, friendly, spontaneous 

Negative Traits: Blunt, impulsive, moody

Nationality: American

Languages Spoken: English

Hair Color: Blonde 

Eye Color: Green

Height: 5′2″

Dominant Hand: Left

Piercings: Triple lobe on both sides, left forward helix, left orbital conch, right helix and both nipples (former/removed: nose, belly button)

Tattoos: Small elephant on her right wrist, “Stay Wild” on her ribcage (right side), floral piece on her hip (left side), various finger tattoos (lightning bold, smiley face, heart)

Mother: Rachel Hawthorne 

Father: Christopher Hawthorne

Sibling(s): 

Spouse: N/A

Children: N/A

Pets: N/A

overview.

(tw: mention of drug and alcohol use) 

You can find her full biography here.

Emery’s conduct growing up (and today) has damn near torched any remaining respect for the Hawthorne family. Her disruptive behavior and academic failings were routinely the subject of lengthy parent-teacher interventions, and when she wasn’t terrorizing her bullies at school, she was seeking out trouble elsewhere ⏤ drinking underage, getting high in the botanical gardens, and fooling around with the wrong people. Even at 24, she’s still a bit of a shit disturber. She likes to have a good time, damn the consequences.

By her 18th birthday, Emery had a juvenile record colored with charges that ranged from truancy to criminal trespassing. Her father helped her file an application with the courts to have her juvenile records expunged. With the slate wiped clean, her parents hoped their youngest daughter would see a new path before her. But she was never one to follow rules or appease their expectations, and she wasn’t about to start. 

Not three months after her birthday, she was arrested once again, this time for possession of alcohol. That charge eventually became company to others: disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, assault. Needless to say, she’s something of a hellion.

The pressures of going to college were insurmountable, despite the absence of money to fund her education; she had neither the grades nor the inclination to take on the challenge and debt that college presented. So after narrowly graduating high school, Emery went to work full-time.

Between run-ins with the police and dodging parental lectures, she cycled through a number jobs around Redwood Bay ⏤ cashier at the hardware store, dock attendant at the boat rental, merchandiser at the health food store ⏤ but nothing ever stuck. Every time she found work, whether it was serving slices of pizza or sweeping up hair trimmings, anything to bring a paycheck home, she was kicked to the curb. She’s worked at most of the businesses in town; it’s likely most people have a story about her.

Eventually, Emery’s parents tired of her antics and took the “tough love” approach to parenting by kicking her out. For a while, she slept on couches and in the beds of friends and strangers alike until she found a place downtown with someone willing to take her in as a roommate.

Emery has been working as a housekeeper at Riverside Motel for three years now. She got the job when the current owner took over. The two-star establishment (whose clientele is almost exclusively comprised of truck drivers, traveling salespeople, and cheating spouses) isn’t by any means her dream job, but it’s something that pays the bills and keeps her entertained in the process. 

Her relationship with her parents is tenuous at best; their want to restore their image in Redwood Bay and for her to become their ideal daughter, and her refusal to play a part in it or atone for her transgressions, has left them in a contentious place. As far as Emery is concerned, the sooner they accept the way things are, the better.

connections.

Exes & FWBs ⏤ Emery is the type of person to have plenty of these in and around Redwood Bay. One night stands, two night stands, a FWB situation where someone was close to catching feelings. Maybe they tried dating but it was awful and wound up friends. Maybe they slept together and your character kept it quiet because it wasn’t a good look to be fraternizing with a Hawthorne (but especially Emery).

Roommate ⏤ This person is either a Saint or incredibly resilient and patient. Emery doesn’t go out of her way to be a bad roommate, but she’s not the best one, either. She has a tendency to leave mess in her wake and entertains often. At least she pays her share of the rent on time? Most of the time.

Friends, Frenemies & Enemies ⏤ These can take the form of new residents or lifers; they can be people she was close to as a kid and grew apart from, people who bullied her and people she bullied, people she knows situationally (i.e. regulars at the bar, friends-of-friends), and so on. There’s probably a healthy amount of people who dislike her, either for the stained Hawthorne name or her rowdy conduct. Maybe she slept with your character’s partner once upon a time and they’ve never gotten over it. Maybe she egged your character’s house growing up.

Motel Guest ⏤ Your character has a secret. Whatever it is (cheating, a private hobby, a sketchy side hustle), they spend a lot of time at the Riverside Motel and have run into Emery often. Maybe she knows this secret. Will she keep it? How far will your character go to keep it under wraps? Alternatively, they could be new to town and staying in the motel while they house hunt or maybe an issue with their housing (plumming, a flood, fire) has forced them to bunk in at the motel for the time being.

Anything Else ⏤ Emery is someone in which a lot of potential connections and plots may apply to, so if you have a connection you’d like for your muse that she seems like she could fit, come at me! Alternatively, we can brainstorm something that best suits our characters. The sky’s the limit.

character updates.

This part will be updated regularly (and maybe later moved to a page) and lists any connections that have been made via plotting so I can keep track and not go batty in the process.

The Hawthorne kids are Emery’s siblings. Fuck with them and you’ll incur the wrath of the youngest.

Emery’s best friend in this world is Nash Price. They’re an unlikely duo, given the respective statuses of their families, but their personalities complement each other and she can’t imagine anyone else by her side.

Some people make for easy targets. Unfortunately, Grayson Eldridge is Emery’s favorite.

Emery has history with Leona Landry ⏤ a one night stand that was well-intentioned but now, in hindsight, is quite complicated.

Guilliver McPherson is one person Emery can count on to understand the struggles of life growing up in Mahonia Harbor. They’ve been friends since they were teenagers.

Ewan Graham matched with Emery on Tinder, kicking off what would become an epic journey in confidence and navigating the dating world.

More to be added!