This Town Is Big Enough

gender: female 

pronouns: she/her

age: 27

species: human

race/ethnicity/class: black american with a multiracial mixed father. the langes were upper-middle class due to their involvement in local politics.

describe them physically: wilma is 5’6” with a solid, shapely build. her hair is a mix of 3C/4A texture, and styled in a half-up pompdour with pinned locks free falling over her shoulders. she has greenish hazel siren eyes and dimples on her cheeks.

describe how they dress: wilma usually wears the general’s uniform when they’re doing minutemen work: talking to prospective settlements, meetings at the castle, etc. if she’s working hard gardening or building something, she’ll wear a breezy playsuit or overalls she can get dirty in (if it’s warm) or her vault suit, with or without the top unzipped and sleeves tied at the waist.

in her off hours, she is an absolute sweater girl (and probably modeled as one briefly pre-war) she likes dainty tops that tie at the collar or waist and cigarette pants/jeans. likes when preston takes her out because she can wear a dress ❤️

favorite things: yao guai roast served with fresh baked razorgrain bread, desk fans, black coffee, her railway rifle, watching the sun come up, purified water, diamond city radio, and preston’s hat

least favorite things: radstorms, super mutants, food that’s too irradiated to consume, feral ghouls, her old home in sanctuary

hobbies: sewing, experimenting with recipes, sketching/journaling, building things, hunting for pre-war tchotchkes and treasures 

quirks: sings/hums old hymns from her childhood, writes down EVERYTHING in her traveling notebook, always checks her hair/clothes when passing a reflective surface

what's up in the romance department (and if they're aro, are they in a queerplatonic relationship): wilma is with preston garvey! he is one of her earliest companions and as such, he has been present for a lot of her post-vault escapades. there’s camaraderie and mirth, even platonically, but garvey’s feelings blossom fast for his commanding officer.. and wilma falls too. they are comrades in arms who are devoted to the cause and to each other. 

preston admires her knowledge, tenacity, and grit, but there is a certain softness to her that is not of this world and it makes him want to protect her. he’s taken by the way she carries herself and her little sentimentalities he’s picked up on while they traveled together. 

they end up getting married a few months post-game and have 4 children altogether: shaun wilcott-garvey, and leon, ellen, and alma garvey. 

best qualities: charming and charismatic, cares about others’ wellbeing, holds herself accountable, intuitive, has a big heart full of courage, resilient

worst flaws: a know-it-all, can be arrogant and judgemental, vengeful, snarky when she’s in a bad mood, a little vain

would you say they're a good person: yes

fears/phobias: losing preston or any of her children, deathclaws

tell us in a few lines how you got the idea for them/how they came to be: wilma is an amalgamation of one of my earlier couriers from 2014 and the first sole survivor i ever made who actually looked a lot more like georgia in 2017! i remade wilma about 7 years ago and took the name from an oc that would eventually become yvette, my institute scientist.

given that american history is such a big theme in the game, especially the setting, i really wanted to incorporate wilma's very deep roots as a black bostinian and how the history of her family would inform her background and decisions as a railroad-aligned general.

if you feel like it, add some sketches, drawings or pictures of your OC or anything that relates to them:

her pinterest board, her character tag, preston and wilma's playlist. plenty of art of her in my art and WIP tags. thanks if you read it all!