( jessica alba / cis woman / she/her / lesbian ) well, well, well⌠if it isnât TERESA âTESSâ HERNĂNDEZ, the 41-year-old GEOLOGICAL ENGINEER, who is best known around town for BEING THE MAYORâS DAUGHTER. apparently theyâve been living in UPTOWN for 19 YEARS, and according to word on the street they are PRO-PRESERVATION. iâve heard that they are quite UPRIGHT & SELF-CRITICAL, and if their life had a theme song it would be MY SILVER LINING by FIRST AID KIT.
BULLET POINTS.
FULL NAME: Teresa HernĂĄndez
NICKNAME: Tess, T
GENDER & PRONOUNS: Cis woman, she/her
AGE / DATE OF BIRTH: 41 / May 8, 1994 (Taurus âź Pisces âž Pisces â)
LENGTH OF TIME IN SEDONA: Since 1999; moved for college; returned 2003
OCCUPATION: Geological Engineer
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single, divorced
SEXUALITY: Lesbian
ACCOMMODATIONS: A one-bedroom apartment in Uptown
CHARACTER INSPIRATIONS: Sameen Shaw (Person of Interest), Wilhelmina Pang (Saving Face), Alana Bloom (Hannibal), Wendy Carr (Mindhunter), Carol Sturka (Pluribus)
STORY. (trigger warnings: drug addiction, gambling addiction, foster care, infidelity, divorce)
Born and raised in Clark County, Nevada, Teresa (henceforth, 'Tess') was adopted by then-councilmember Rosa HernĂĄndez when Tess was fourteen. More street-smart than booksmart, Tess loved the outside world and that love soon translated into a career into geological engineering. After graduating and receiving her licence, she became a self-employed engineer, taking up different contract jobs from different firms/corporations across the Continental US while making Sedona her home base. She married her husband, a wealthy doctor in town, after discovering a shared interest in mountaineering. Over the years, Tess inadvertently became a stay-at-home wife as work began petering out and dulled her sense of purpose. While the marriage was built on mutual respect and trust, it was lovelessâand the reason for that lack of love became evident when Tess became involved with another woman. The affair became a precursor to a divorce that (though relatively uncomplicated and even beneficial in some roundabout away) was marred not by shame but embarrassment. Tess realised that she had little to show for a legacy, and is now actively working to change it. Full biography here.
PERSONALITY & HEADCANONS.
Dykeatron3000
Very dry humour, very direct speech. Used to have a more freewheeling personality but now that her mother's risen to Mayor, tries to keep as low a profile as possible.
That said, Tess is still a Baby Gay in a lot of ways so the only possible time her facade might crack is if she is in the company of a beautiful woman <3
Her apartment is a museum of things she loves (she is, to use a less flattering term, a hoarder). Rocks, birds, snowglobes. Whittled woodland animals. Old scarves. If it was of any sentimental value to her, she would have saved it.
Unlike her family, Tess is pro-preservationâshe believes that the strength of the land lies in developing what has existed there for generations. While she hasn't told anyone that yet, her opinions are starting to seep through here and there.
Other musings could be found in this tag!
WANTED CONNECTIONS/DYNAMICS.
Old friends â Tess has been living in Sedona since she was 14, so anyone who would've stuck with her is a godsend imo
A dynamic like this lmao please give them their equally snarky bff đââď¸
Familial/pseudo-familial relationships
People who know her by reputation as the mayor's daughter, who are looking to curry her favour or actively antagonise her
People she knows around town in her local haunts: pretty much all the outdoor recreation places, the fitness center, Same As It Never Was, The Little Gift Shop, the public library, and The Nook
Past clients, whether as a geological engineer specifically or as some informal consultations on other engineering work
People who know her ex-husband
Post-divorce (after 2023) flings and one-night stands
Other wanted dynamics could be found in this tag!












