be who you are

whoa,  did  you  just  hear  that  voice?  it's  so  recognizable  that  i  have  no  doubt  it's  joanne ‘jo’ marshall.  i  don't  really  know  much  about  them,  but  i  heard  they're  a  twenty two  year  old  art  major  in  their  junior year.  people  say  that  they're  easygoing and playful,  but  rumor  has  it  that  they're  actually  avoidant  and  flippant,  so  i  guess  we'll  never  know  the  truth  unless  you  live  with  them  in  abrams house.  if  you  ask  me,  i  think  i'd  describe  them  as  the wise ass,  but  their  spotify  wrapped  should  say  more  about  them,  in  which  zombie  by  the cranberries,  i want you to love me  by  fiona apple,  and  just a girl by  no doubt   are  amongst  their  most  played.  but  whatever,  i  wish  them  luck  on  their  endeavors  in  lgbtqia+ alliance, drama club, and art society (president).  i  don't  know  how  they  have  time  for  all  of  that,  but  i  can't  wait  to  see  how  this  new  school  year  treats  them!    (  hunter schafer,  transfemme and  she/they,  pansexual  )  

stats.

name: joanne 'jo' marshall

age: 22

pronouns: she/they

major: art

extracurriculars: lgbtqia+ alliance, drama club, art society (president)

housing: abrams house

sexual orientation: rated e for everyone

romantic orientation: jo when someone says they're romantically interested in her

family: father (not in the picture), mother (an angel), unnamed twin OR older brother (future wc)

hometown: chicago, illinois

about.

( tw / bullying / violence )

jo was raised in a loving home — dad dipped relatively early, as they tended to do, but mom more than made up for it. she was a do-it-all-yourself type of woman. she juggled three different jobs to keep the kids fed and in decent clothes, so while she was away at work, jo and her brother kept each other company. they were thick as thieves.

as they got older, jo and her brother started to get picked on, be it because of their thrifted clothes, the lunches they brought to school, or whatever other reason asshole kids have to be mean. jo's brother preferred to play the pacifist, but jo quickly embodied the age-old saying: talk shit, get hit.

she liked to think she wasn't a troublemaker; trouble just seemed to gravitate towards them. jo was suspended a lot growing up and was even held back a grade because of it. her brother distanced himself from her as they got older because he wanted to stay on the straight-and-narrow. their relationship took a hit, and they had yet to make amends until saint rivera university.

this wasn't jo's first-choice school. if it were up to her, she'd be somewhere like new york or la. but in high school, she found an outlet for her anger through art. she devoted all of her time into the art she created and even generated a minor buzz as an amateur artist in her town. jo received a full-ride arts scholarship to saint rivera, which also happened to be where her brother attended. yippie.

now, all she wanted was to pave her own way and get through school and maybe have her mom be proud of her. so what if she clowned around while she did? it was the thought that counted.

wanted connections.

friends, friends, and more friends! (open indefinitely)

opposites attract / these two couldn't be anymore different from one another, but somehow they work. they may run in different circles, but they can usually be spotted gabbing over lunch or lavender iced lattes (oat milk in jo's, please & thank you). they balance each other out and know they can usually rely on each other at the end of the day. (taken by emery)

sworn nemesis / your muse is the typical pretentious type and also the bane of jo's existence. jo can't stand their highbrow bullshit, but somehow they keep crossing paths. maybe they're working together on a project. maybe they keep showing up at the same parties. either way, it usually never ends well. (open)

gleeked / your muse is in the glee club and trying to recruit jo to join. she keeps turning them down, insisting, "i'm gay, but not that gay." that hasn't deterred your muse, however. they'll keep trying. (taken by stella)

fuck buddies / jo enjoys having fun with no strings. your muse and jo have found an arrangement that works for them and neither expects breakfast in the morning. they're more like pals who like to see each other naked on occasion. it's very casual. (taken by sully)

fun buddies / jo likes to play, and your muse knows ball. these two like to goof around and have a good time whenever they're together, whether it be at a party or at their dorms, annoying the general population. think of them as dumb and dumber. (taken by hollis)