⪠All that you desired, when you were a child Was to be old, was to be old Now that you are here, suddenly you fear You've lost control (lost control) Do you like the person you've become
Under the weight of living You're under the weight of living âŤ
BASICS.
full name: alexis rosa ortiz
age + birthday: thirty-five | 11/02/1985
gender + pronouns: cis female | she/her
sexual & romantic orientations: pansexual/homoromantic
hometown: miami, florida / somerton, maineÂ
occupation: chef / occasional waitressÂ
personality traits: playful, hard working, thoughtful, sarcastic, introverted, impulsive.
looks like: aubrey plaza
FAMILY.
mother: lacey rose
father.: alberto âbetoâ ortiz
siblings: one older sister, two younger.Â
other important relationships: abigail ( first love / heartbreak )
pets: she has a number of plant babies that may as well count as pets, each of which is name. she also has a small herb garden in her kitchen which she uses often in cooking.Â
CHARACTER.
wester zodiac: scorpioÂ
chinese zodiac: oxÂ
primal sign: platypus
hogwarts: slytherclaw
one song: wildflowers - tom pettyÂ
one book: fried green tomatoes - fannie flagg
one movie: oceanâs 8Â
BIOGRAPHY.Â
tw: parent death
Despite being born in a crowded hospital waiting room in Miami, Somerton has always been Alexâs home. Frustrated with a job that provided no room for growth, Alberto packed up his family and moved them up north when Alexis was barely two years old -- leaving behind warm weather and the comfort of family for the promise of better opportunities and a brighter future for his family. It was a risk, putting all of their life savings in a restaurant favoring Puerto Rican cuisine in small-town Maine, but it was one that would eventually pay with a lot of work and late nights working the grill. In many ways Alex and Betoâs restaurant grew up right along side each other -- hitting peaks and valleys at the same time -- and Alex often referred to the restaurant as her favorite sister. Something her three human sisters took great offence to.
Even at the best of times with three girls to support money was tight for the Ortiz family but Beto was determined to give his daughters every opportunity so they had to scrimp in other ways. Clipping coupons, searching out sales and purchasing a house whose size was not ideal for their family. Full house was an understatement. Five people packed into a two-bedroom home, but they made do, Beto often commenting they all would look back on this time fondly someday and how being surrounded by family was a gift -- but for Alex, it just felt crowded, like she had no space to breathe.
So, being her fatherâs daughter she made the best of a bad situation and found her own space outside the home. While her sisters stayed in pouring over Tiger Beat magazines and learning the latest dance craze, Alex was outside with her friends - staining every pair of jeans she owned and skinning elbows playing pick up sports and hide and seek with the other neighborhood kids.
This love of the great outdoors and active hobbies followed her into high school as she found herself drawn to the jocks and the varsity sports teams. And the cheerleaders. Oh, the cheerleaders. But it was one cheerleader, in particular, that would change the course of her whole life. Abigail. The two were immediately drawn to each other and it quickly occurred to her that Abigail wasnât like any of her other friends. They were closer than friends. It wasnât long before the pair were kissing under bleachers and holding hands under tables in the cafeteria. It was the kind of romance sheâd only seen in movies and never
She was young and naive, but Alex was sure their love was indestructible. And it was... to a point. That point being Abigailâs father walking in on the couple canoodling in her bedroom during one of their âfriendlyâ sleepovers. The resulting screaming match knocked the wind right out of her, but it was the break up that followed that would haunt Alex for years.
Abi was quick to cover her tracks -- telling Alex it was just a phase and their friends that sheâd pursued her relentlessly. Before Alex could even catch her breath the rumors started and by the time theyâd made their way around the school, her sisters confronted her. An ultimatum was given -- either Alex could tell her parents or they would. For a week her heart lived in her throat -- she couldnât eat or sleep, ruled by the anxiety of losing her family but she did it and though her parents initially struggled with the news they would eventually come to accept her and that was everything. While high school remained a challenge for Alex, she would go on to credit those years for making her the strong woman sheâd grow into.
Itâs also what gave her the courage to set out and carve her path, taking a year after graduation to travel the United States -- working when she needed to and camping in as many national parks as she could. Eventually, she settled in the San Fransisco bay area and studied culinary arts, following in her fatherâs footsteps in her own way.
She lived there eight years before she got the call -- her mother was sick. It wasnât a question of she would come home, but when and by the end of the week, sheâd packed up her one-bedroom and heading back east. On top of helping cart her mother to doctorâs meetings and providing emotional support, Alex also picked up the slack at the family restaurant, updating the menu and taking over the cooking duties. Her mother passed within the year, but in that time her father had grown to rely so heavily on her, she knew she had to stay. And if she were honest, itâs where she needed to be. Turned out her father had been right all along, being surrounded by family is a gift. Â














