#l.intro

so here's the basics: lydia was born to a quiverfull fundamentalist christian family from an isolated part of the state. don't worry, she wasn't in a cult, she just has 15 brothers and sisters and was isolated for most of her life until cps raided her house when she was 17 and she decided to move in with her brothers and sisters who had left previously (cora, 24; matthew, 27; and penelope, 28), who all live near greendale. the rest of her siblings live a couple towns over. 

while at home, she very much had the “good child” image. she did a lot of chores under her big sister, madeleine (25), and looked up to her constantly. she took over chores when madeleine got married and moved out. she’s a classic golden child.

she... did try public school, but there was a manure-related incident that led to her being homeschooled until she got her ged. she is very excited to give the proper school experience another go, and is very keen to tell you how she is not gonna have another bag of manure incident, trust her. 

at first glance, she’s pretty sheltered, very excited and gregarious and excited to get to know people. she doesn’t know how to say “no” (possible plot?). 

however, she is a bit more worldly than people give her credit for. i mean, she lives with her three older siblings who have introduced her to a lot of more modern stuff, but they are... still pretty protective of her. 

they’ve also added two new siblings to their now thoroughly-overcrowded two-bedroom apartment: hazel, 19, and samuel, 18. i’m writing this all down so i don’t forget. 

oh and she’s the only member of the apartment who still takes calls from their parents and older siblings, especially madeleine, who somberly remind her to remain virtuous and godly. weirdly she... doesn’t take them as seriously anymore.

oh and she’s a nanny of course she is... very good with kids. she is very hip to all the kids tv shows. 

a bitch is stressed !!!! a bitch is very stressed. 

this got insanely ramble-y but she’s still a work in progress and i wanna explore her here !!!! here’s some tiktoks to describe her. (yes its all matttheperson they just have lydia vibes) also her pinterest board. 

wanted plots. 

“how to say no”. please. someone teach her how to say no.

mom friend/aggressive good influence. she thinks she can make you better. not like in a conversion way dw, she just wants to help you get your life together. 

“the coolest”. she just thinks your muse is the coolest around and emulates them constantly. 

“i hope this doesn’t awaken anything in me.” lydia is very bisexual and very in denial of... really having any sexuality at all, period.