â ¡ ¡ ¡ MIA FISHER has been in Ellingham for 15 years and they look exactly like GABRIELLE UNION. Having turned 45 years old on their last birthday, they are currently a BOOKSTORE OWNER and ARE HAPPY WITH THAT. Known as the PARENTAL SUBSTITUTE, itâs no secret that they're TENDERHEARTED & DYNAMIC, but also PARTICULAR & CRITICAL.. If youâre to meet them, please remember that they are a CIS WOMAN and use SHE/HER. { PAIGE + 24 + SHE/HER + CST }
(tw: death mention, implied abuse)
mia fisher grew up in a small town quite like ellingham. her family hadnât been wealthy, honestly, they didnât have anything. between her three siblings and her parents, it was hard keeping enough food on the table growing up. but she knew love, and thatâs what counted in the end right? warmth, love, knowing that at the end of the day you could still be happy even with your tummy rumbling. no matter how many hours her father worked, he had always managed to find an hour to read with his four girls. it was a habit that really shaped mia into the person she became. books were an escape. a get away. it was the only time they had always always been together. Â
 it could be easy to look back on those days with nostalgia once you left it. sheâd been mediocre in school. able to pass with câs or bâs and if she was lucky or the class was really easy an a wasnât too far off. but she hadnât really cared about doing well in school. she cared about her writing, she cared about reading stories that took her far away from the life she had. Working a crap after school job just to help out with bills and make sure she had what she needed to not fall entirely behind.Â
books had always been there. theyâd always had some way of making her feel at peace all over again.Â
moving away from her family had nearly killed her. she felt alone and afraid and it was hard for her to adjust to having strangers surrounding her at all times. she had managed to get into a good school. went for business because it could potentially pay the bills. worked nights to pay for it and to send whatever she could home to help her parents and two younger sisters. mia was TIRED to say the least. she wanted a way out. and then she met Rob.Â
he gave her security, love, affection, anything she wanted, anything she even thought about. it was a rush, to go from working so hard to just focusing on that feeling of love and security she hadnât ever known before. after a year and a half of dating they got married. she was 23 and he was 25. the world seemed alright, it seemed like this was what sheâd been waiting for. a break. but she had to play by his rules. a toe out of line and suddenly she would be without certain things, sheâd be without money and the things she was growing used to having.Â
she managed to graduate college, and he uprooted her life yet again. she was kept away from her family. kept away from her friends. she felt more alone that ever before and turned once again to books for escape.Â
mia stayed with rob for about five years. at that time, she finally called it quits and went on to continue living her life. for a while it was more struggles and trails until her younger sister reached out offering a place to stay in ellingham. they reconnected and mia had been sure this was the place for her. she felt right at home with the people in town right away. she became a participating member of the community as quickly as she could and even opened her own bookstore in town. itâs her way of feeling connected to her family and to those in town. mia has essentially become someone who is very protective of the people she knows and especially the ones who donât have a great home life. she helps and gives what she is able.Â
