( jessie mei li. non-binary, she/they, animal love i + charlene kaye. ) that’s DOROTHEA "THEA" LIN hanging in that gang of friends? i heard they’re a part of the LICHEN pack. rumor has it they’re TWENTY-FOUR years old. currently, they’re posing as a BARTENDER at THE WOLF’S EYE, and during dark you can always find them going home to THE BRONX by SUBWAY. (deanna, 26, she/her, est)
it’s very clear that thea was an accident among her parents; all they had wanted was a son to take over her father’s position as alpha of the lichen pack one day, which was what they got in her older brother james. eight years later came thea, and the differences between the two siblings were immediate. james had been the golden child, while thea could never do anything right. it didn’t help that though her mother had been happy for a daughter, thea wasn’t the kind she signed up for. they could never act like a lady or a princess, instead acting more like a tornado that ruined everything in their wake. because of that, their relationship with their mother is strained. and thea’s relationship with their father? practically non-existent.
but she was close with her brother, who acted more like a parent to her that their own parents ever were. it was thea’s brother that convinced her to participate in the lichen pack tradition at the age of thirteen to trigger the werewolf curse, something thea hadn’t wanted to do at first. fortunately, it was the best thing she’d ever do: thea felt freedom in her wolf form that they never felt otherwise. they began to make friends in the pack, and as the years went by and james got closer and closer to becoming alpha, she felt more and more comfortable in the pack. once her father was out of power, it would be complete.
despite never seeming to be enough for their parents, thea was the kind of person growing up who always had friends, generally a fun person to be around. she had a lot of close friends in the pack, but she wasn’t against making friends with humans in school, eventually getting close to a bunch of girls in her grade. one of amelia o’riley. thea didn’t know much about the council her father was on, only that someone in amelia’s family was on it too, therefore she wasn’t allowed to be her friend. of course, thea didn’t listen; her parent’s disapproval practically drove her into the blonde’s friend group, only to be betrayed.
amelia had told thea that they should go on a “besties double date,” so thea invited one of the girls from her pack to come out with them. thea may have been untouchable as a lin family member, but her poor friend wasn’t—which is why amelia and her hunter friend went in for the kill. it happened faster than thea could’ve done to stop it… but unable to control herself, the wolf came out and took the life of amelia’s friend. an eye for an eye. once she realized what she had done, twenty-one year old thea did the only thing she could do think to do : she ran.
she ran to the adirondack mountains specifically, knowing it was crimson pack territory, and therefore her family would never find her. the grief of losing her friend and taking another life messed with her shifting, and before thea knew it, three years had gone by mostly in the body of a wolf. eventually a crimson pack member found her, realized what and who she was, and dragged her back to new york to her brother’s doorstep.
thea hadn’t expected to see james as alpha, but being around her brother again was enough to keep her around. they told him that they had run away because of their parents (a convenient reason not to see them), but they know the lies can’t last for long. after all, the body of her old friend was found around the same time she disappeared…
now thea’s trying to acclimate back to human life, working as a bartender at her brother’s bar and enrolling as a freshman (undeclared) at fordham. for now she’s living with james, currently trying to figure out their life. ngl, they miss being a wolf full-time.
thea had always been a wild child, but three years as a werewolf has turned her into a full feral. they’re a hothead more than anything, what little patience they had back in the day is seemingly nonexistent now. thea’s still getting used to the human lifestyle, and knows very little about what happened after the year 2018.
WANTED CONNECTIONS:
someone related to her ex-pack member friend who was killed
someone from the crimson family who found them and brought them home
other pack members she is/was friends with
friends from high school days
regulars at the wolf’s eye (where they work)
someone thea can fight
something from her wanted connection section on pinterest
honestly anything, gimme all of it !!











