twenty five | emt, barista, medical student | west mersea
trigger warning: familial death, war violence, ptsd
born and raised in a house in suburban rye. second-generation indian american - mother and father, who moved to stackhouse after they got married to get away from the st. mawes hustle and bustle. can cook delicious food and celebrates major holidays, but not all that in touch with her culture otherwise. was a baby sister until a month ago, now not sure what she is now.
wicked smart, hard working, kinda intense tbh. pushes herself to excel and tends to define herself by her academic prowess. graduated valedictorian from high school, attended harvard on a partial scholarship for undergrad and then harvard med after that. spent most summers and breaks working on internships or taking classes or doing research, but always came home when her brother did.
introvert. neurotic. prone to over-analyzing and over-thinking everything. shy, but very loyal. loves color coding, alphabetizing, and labeling. has a low tolerance for visual disorder. hyper-organized, likes to control her environment especially when she can’t control other aspects of her life. comes out of her shell with the people she’s close to, and in her professional life.
feels things strongly despite her somewhat analytical nature. gets her thoughts out better on paper than in words. letter writer. care package sender. skype aficionado. tea drinker. cat lover.
no longer a baby sister. big brother danny was pretty much her best friend, he enlisted in the army at eighteen (grace was fourteen) and spent most of his time deployed. always came home to spend time with her on leaves. was her first military pen pal and recipient of many baked goods and other presents. unit was decimated in a mission that went bad in late august. is absolutely devastated.
dropped out of school a week after his funeral - despite being one summer away from the final year of med school. feels like a failure but just couldn’t handle it. showed up crying at her best friend’s door with a suitcase and a broken heart, begging for a place to stay. knew her parents would welcome her back but can’t imagine living in the house where she grew up with danny.
wrote many soldiers in danny’s units; including a young man named “luke”. has always refused to define what they are, but he’s probably the only boy she’s ever loved. assumes he died in the attack. hasn’t allowed herself to think about losing him too. danny takes up too much room. involved in the local va and advocates for vets.
holds herself to her word. doesn’t do well with problems without solutions. considers friendships sacred. grief makes her selfish so she’s isn’t the easiest to be around right now. slowly putting herself back together. hoping coming home will help her get her life back together.
“ light up, light up, as if you have a choice even if you cannot hear my voice “
best friend / sister from another mister - (25 ish)
the yin to grace’s yang - outgoing, vivacious, carefree, somewhat rebellious. grace lives vicariously through. her person. roomie!
soldier grace has been writing / is kind of in love with. surprise!not!dead! comes to s. mawes to come back to grace. ptsd and angst.
danny’s girl - (late 20′s)
dead brother’s significant other, seriousness and degree pending. dealing with his death as well, but difficult to be around / conflicting.
danny’s friends - (mid/late 20′s to early 30′s)
approx four years older, possibly look after grace like danny would have.
emts / first responders / medical professionals
give me a dysfunctional workplace plot please, i’m begging you!
local military and ex-military peeps, their family members and other supporters. probably will try to organize benefits and such.