GABRIELLA MONTEZ ---> 28 --> SCIENTIST --> ECHO CREEK
Species: Human Sexuality: Bisexual Pronouns: She/Her Favorite Song: dorothea by Taylor Swift Big Three: Cancer sun, Pisces moon, Virgo rising
ever since gabriella was a kid, her life was constantly changing. her parents did the best they could to try and give her some consistency, but with her mom being the type of surgeon that had to move when duty called, she was torn away from that a lot. her father wasn’t around much because he worked hard too, but when they could spend time together as a family, they did. her father taught her how to dance and her mother taught her how to keep her head up when things got sticky.
because she moved so much, whether it be new homes or new schools, it was really hard for gabriella to know just exactly who she was. so when she was dubbed the freaky genius girl because she was incredibly bright and was a math and chemistry whiz, she kind of just went with it. it was easier to be what everyone thought she was vs who she could be because she didn’t really have the time to figure it out. it wasn’t until she moved to echo creek that she found her voice to openly just be herself without holding herself back.
she always had a passion for music. music was her way of processing her feelings and figuring things out when words failed. the issue was her stage fright. from up until her fateful night singing with troy she couldn’t even attempt to sing on stage without wanting to throw up. she fainted one time in middle school during a solo she had in choir and it stuck with her for a long time.
echo creek is her home. she never felt more attached to a community in her life. she had so many firsts there that even if she did want to up and leave again, she couldn’t because it was where her heart was tired to now.
speaking of hearts, troy is….her most complicated matter. she loves him and she will always love him, but after many ups and downs she has come to a point where she wants to see him thrive no matter what. as long as he is true to himself. it hurts to know that he could see himself with someone else in the future because she was so sure he was hers, but she will always want the best for him.
she doesn’t know why the need to run is always still in the back of her mind when things get serious or permanent. she has seeked out permanence for so long and yet she is so used to the freedom of change that she can’t help but have that small voice in her head to tell her to run every now and then when things start to get really real.
when it comes to sharpay, gabriella is at a loss. sometimes moments would come out where she really thought the hatchet was buried and the two of them could be friends, but then that never ended up being the case. she would still try to be her friend if she asked her. and she would be lying to herself if she said she didn’t have moments where she wondered if she felt something more for the blonde. her head was so wrapped into troy that she has no clue honestly.
working at barbie cosmetics is honestly a dream! she likes it because she doesn’t have to be just a science geek or just a girly girl. she can do both and still succeed. barbie is a huge inspiration and she just can’t believe she is able to love her job and still feel like she wasn’t losing a piece of herself.
living with taylor is a match made in heaven. she didn’t think she was the messy one until she started living with her and her bad habits have practically been eliminated since. she appreciates that taylor always keeps it 100% real with her and knocks her out of her head when she starts crawling too far into it.
she is a very proud vegan. honestly working at barbies cosmetics just made her more of one.
she has been playing the guitar since college. a hobby she had always wanted to do but was always too nervous to try. now it is a great stress relief.
she misses performing a lot. sometimes she wants to try out for community theater or find a way to put the mess of lyrics she has written over the years into songs, but even though her stage fright is a thing of a past, she still has a lot of lingering insecurity when it comes to her singing.
she speaks six different languages fluently. she used to learn for fun and honestly she still does try to learn more for shits and giggles.
she is a very good swimmer. she wasn’t a lifeguard for her first summer job because she was cute!
she really wants to settle down and have a family someday. a family that stays in one place for a while and grows together and honestly she just wants to be a mom so bad.
when she is really really upset she likes to get into her car and just scream taylor swift lyrics at the top of her lungs.
very awful at dating apps but very determined to figure it out. very bad history of blind dates but very determined to have one good one.
so who is gabriella montez? she is a messily organized girl who loves math and singing and her friends. she’s someone who takes loyalty very seriously. she is extroverted on most days but will still leave the party early to read a book alone. she is a bunch of contradictions with no starts and no ends. ultimately, she is herself and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
