#seraphinapollard

[merrock]

CHARACTER INFORMATION

face claim: Anne Hathaway.

full name: Seraphina Naomi Pollard.

nickname(s) / goes by: Sera, Miss Sera, Phina (close friends and family only).

pronouns & gender: cis woman, she/her.

sexuality: heterosexual.

birth date: August 15, 1982.

birth place: Columbiana, OH.

arrival to merrock: July, 2021.

housing: suburbs.

occupation: 2nd grade teacher / part time server.

work place: Merrock Elementary School / Mack's.

family: a daughter, Dana Pollard (November 14th, 2009), extended family back in Ohio.

relationship status: widow.

PERSONALITY

Seraphina is a self-proclaimed ambivert, able to find contentment surrounded by people or sitting quietly reading a good book. A hopeless romantic at heart, Sera strives to achieve connection with others wherever she goes. She knows well the strength of having a community to surround oneself, so she's determined to build one for her daughter; whether that be chaperoning field trips, school dances, or joining local groups!

WRITTEN BY: Greenie (they/them & she/her), EST.

BACKGROUND / BIO

triggering / sensitive content warning: cancer, loss of a spouse, death of a spouse, grief.

Seraphina Pollard was originally born as Seraphina Blankenship to a librarian mother and mechanic father. The young girl wanted for very little through her life, being constantly doted on by her parents. All throughout her school years, when she wasn't at cheerleading practice or choir, she could be found one of two places: in her father's shop, holding the flashlight while he worked on a myriad of cars, or at the local library where her mother worked, nose in a book. And if not there, she was over at her aunt's house, watching the older woman crank away at her 1973 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL. There was a running joke within the family that the Sportster would someday wind up in Sera's hands, should she not go on to be a professional cheerleader first.

It was education, however, that soon came to call her attention. Her elementary teachers had always been her favorites, never once trying to quench the curiosity that was brimming within. After graduating from high school in 2000, Sera enrolled and was accepted to YSU, her mother's alma mater, with a major in elementary education. As a present for her acceptance, Sera's aunt granted her the Sportster, on the condition that Sera never sell it, and keep it as original as possible. Promises that were easily kept. And, through the gifted motorcycle, she eventually found love.

Sera met Troy Pollard at a ride meant to help bring support for the families in the area. Though neither were looking for anything romantic, romance was hellbent on finding them. What started as the casual meet up at a ride or car show turned to late night texts and coffee shop meet ups. Though they never had a proper first date, it didn't take long for the pair to make it official. Sera continued her education while Troy took up a welding job closer to his home. The two only grew closer as the years passed, culminating in a proposal when Sera graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in the spring of 2004. Obviously, her answer was yes.

The pair got married in 2006, moving into a small home about an hour from their respective hometowns. Seraphina took up teaching, starting as a substitute elementary teacher and eventually making her way up to a full time. Life was uneventful until the year of 2009, when a typical date night led to two lines on a pregnancy test. On November 14th of that year, they welcomed their daughter, Dana Elizabeth Pollard. And it seemed that all that was ever needed in their life was complete.

Tragedy always comes for those most content in their lives, and so tragedy came for Sera. It started with a mole, one that grew and shrank in size, appearing in the early summer of 2018. Troy brushed it off as nothing, just a mole, but there was a gnawing sensation within Seraphina. And when an unexpected tumble off the porch led to a hospital visit, the worst was realized. Troy had cancer, and it had been caught too late for any effective treatment.

In July of 2019, Seraphina and her daughter said their final good-byes as Troy was laid to rest. Her life was a blur, as if she were a bird trying to adjust to flying with one wing. Ashamed as she is to admit it, she barely remembers anything after her husband's funeral, not even any major events or holidays that may have happened. On the surface, at least, she presented as a functioning member of society. On the inside, she was dying.

A sudden intervention conducted by her parents and her in-laws snapped Seraphina back to reality. As trapped in her grief as she was, she also had a daughter who desperately needed her remaining parent. For her birthday during the year of 2020, Dana had asked for one thing; a new start, somewhere far away. And in January of 2021, Seraphina set out to do just that.

She hadn't originally planned to move to Merrock. But there was something about the charming town that she heard about from various friends that had vacationed there that made her hopeful. And after finding a charming little house on a cul-de-sac that was up for grabs, how could she say no? With an acceptance for a job teaching 2nd grade education and the deed to her new home in hand, Sera packed up her daughter and herself and made the trip up to Maine.

A major move like that has had its ups and downs, but it has also breathed new life into the widowed mother. With new friends and new memories to make, Sera has slowly felt the shackles of grief lift off her shoulders, allowing a glimpse of her old self to finally come up to the surface.

[merrock]

WELCOME TO MERROCK, SERAPHINA POLLARD!

Seraphina (she/her, cis woman) was born on August 15, 1982 in Columbiana, Ohio and arrived to Merrock in July, 2021. They prefer to be called Sera, work as a 2nd grade teacher at Merrock Elementary and server at Mack's, and their stomping grounds are the suburbs. (Anne Hathaway; Greenie | she/her & they/them | EST). FILLING CONNECTION: Josh's biker buddy, Aleja's book club memer.

Hello, Greenie, welcome to Merrock! We are so excited to see Seraphina here in town. Please check out our WELCOME BROCHURE, and be sure to submit your account within 48 hours, and your finished bio within one week. Thank you! xx

OOC INFO: Greenie (29, she/her & they/them, EST)

face claim: Anne Hathaway.

full name: Seraphina Naomi Pollard.

nickname(s) / goes by: Sera, Miss Sera, Phina (close friends and family only).

pronouns & gender: cis woman, she/her.

sexuality: heterosexual.

birth date: August 15, 1982.

birth place: Columbiana, OH.

arrival to merrock: July, 2021.

housing: suburbs.

occupation: 2nd grade teacher / part time server.

work place: Merrock Elementary School / Mack's.

family: a daughter, Dana Pollard (November 14th, 2009), extended family back in Ohio.

relationship status: widow.

filling connection: Joshua Lane biker buddy, Aleja Alverez book club member