[cw: miscarriage, sibling death, murder, drunk driving accident, eating disorders, depression, suicide attempt]
HARRIET EVELYN BYRD / 21, fallen golden girl
well-bred and knows it / prim and proper / conservative and religious like she’s “supposed to be” / miss seven devils 2017 / the (former) crown jewel of her family / tries desperately to live up to the impossible standards she’s placed on herself / never feels good enough / very concerned with appearances and how other people perceive her / cannot stand to not be in control of anything / “former” high school bully / treats other people like garbage because she hates herself / deeply insecure / turned to an eating disorder at 13 to deal with her brother’s murder and her family has always swept that under the rug and ignored it / bitter and angry at the world because her life has not gone the way she planned / was attending an ivy league school up until her recent suicide attempt
death has marked every part of hattie’s life up to now. it’s something she’s never been able to escape. the countless miscarriages and still births her mother had before she was finally born (a family curse, supposedly), her brother’s murder when she was only 13, and now the recent tragic death of her beloved boyfriend in a drunk driving accident.Â
through most of it, she managed to keep herself somewhat afloat - at least on the surface. instead of breaking down, she used the tragedies to fuel her and propel her forward towards success and perfection (a little too much, perhaps). maybe if she just tried harder, if she was pure and perfect, bad things wouldn’t happen to her and her family. maybe her mother would be able to look at her without pain. maybe her father would love her more.Â
that all came to a literal screeching halt on the night of november 16th when she got in the car with her boyfriend, henry, after they had been out at a party drinking. he was killed on impact, not wearing his seat belt. both occupants of the car they hit were also killed. hattie was the only one to survive, although she spent almost a month in the hospital recovering from serious injuries.Â
she’s spent the past 5 months desperately trying to pick up the pieces of her life and failing miserably. unable to deal with her parents’ scorn and disappointment and the horrible pain of losing the love of her life, she’s landed herself back in her hometown in forced therapy after swallowing a bottle of pills.
needs: fellow members of the grief and loss group she attends weekly (not willingly), people she bullied in high school, friends she’s alienated herself from in her depression or who have just abandoned her because she’s truly become an insufferable person to be around.
