in character

Name: Ember Leon

Faceclaim: Nathalie Emmanuel

Gender & Pronouns: Ciswoman & She/Her

Age: 35 (for 2 weeks)

Birthday: June 26, 1988

Occupation: Director of Parks & Recreation for Wilmington

Neighborhood: Midtown

Does your character have a secret? she assumed that it was her intelligence that got her into stanford but she actually got waitlisted and her parents paid off the board so that she'd get accepted, which she doesn't know about.

biography

ember was always smarter than others her age. from the moment she was born, she caught on to things a lot faster than any other average baby would. she walked sooner than expected, began reading earlier than she should have, and immediately excelled in school, which ultimately led the girl to skip two grades. (those grades being 3rd and 8th). the fact that she was younger than a lot of the people in the same grade caused her to be left out of a lot of things. she had a hard time making friends in school but even so, she found her group of people in clubs such as school council and the debate club, both of which she loved.

it was no surprise that the girl was one of the options for valedictorian and she did whatever she had to do to make sure that she landed on top. well, everything that was legal anyways. it got her what she wanted and delivered a speech that she was more than proud of. in addition to that, she was accepted into her dream school. that being, stanford. from a young age, it was what she had always hoped for and every decision she made was what she hoped would land her where she wanted to go.

despite having a hard time making friends in high school, she had better luck at college. maybe it was because she was finally growing into her body or maybe it was because she was in a new place and she felt as though she could mold herself further to be something other than the smart girl. it wasn't like learning was the only thing she liked to do, even if it was one of her favorite hobbies.

friends wasn't the only thing she made though. she also managed to make an academic rival, one who was always going out of his way to try to do better. she, luckily, landed on top every time. at least as far as stanford went. after graduating with a 4.0 GPA, she accepted a job back in wilmington in the parks department and found her love for helping the community.

things seemed to have worked out for the best for her until her academic rival from stanford was also her rival when she decided to run for mayor, which was more than frustrating. though, she was probably a bit too cocky because ember assumed she'd win against him as she did back in school, especially since she was a native but that wasn't the case. the other one and it only fueled her dislike for him more.