✦ DAKOTA JOHNSON, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER ✦ TRACI HENDRIX the TWENTY-NINE year old has been in Hidehill for HER WHOLE LIFE and was a FRIEND to Carter Thompson, one of the shadows. Whispers on the streets are that the STRIPPER AT VANILLA UNICORN who lives in HIDE SQUARE are said to be HARDWORKING and OBLIVIOUS but I guess we’ll find out for ourselves.
FULL NAME: traci hendrix NICKNAMES: traci, trac, venus AGE: 29 / april 30th, 1994 GENDER & PRONOUNS: cisfemale, she/her FACECLAIM: dakota johnson HEIGHT: 5’7” SEXUALITY: bisexual OCCUPATION: stripper at vanilla unicorn
( tw: abandonment, harrassment )
traci was born on april 30, 1994 with a life that anyone has always been jealous to have, one that she almost did not feel any struggle, but only left with privilege. though, she never met her mother, nor her father has spoken about her, not even once, even whenever she’d tried to bring her up as a kid, though, he was married to this woman who, of course, became her step mother, they weren’t that close, but one didn’t care for the other that much. she didn’t meddle much with traci’s life, both just existed within the family. for most of her life, it was just how she had hoped it to be whenever she thought of being in a family, he was there for her, of course, and when he isn’t though, that’s always remedied by money to make up for it, the man spoiling her whenever he messes up. for a while, she had this feeling about her father that was just something she couldn’t put her finger on at first, though she’s always let it slip, thinking that perhaps she was just looking for the negative in things. yet eventually, secrets that her father kept so well found its way to the light, and of course, she found it herself by accident.
she has a sister. a half-sister to be exact. and her name was jovi levine.
and he didn’t give a damn about her, nor her mother.
the immediate reaction to it got to traci, and of course, she confronted her father about it, ripped him verbally to shreds, for years he lied to her, made her think that he was a caring man, yet she has a sister who never got that from him. he just acted like they didn’t exist, something he could hide, what was she, then?
after the argument, she packed her things, and left the hendrix home. she searches for a living taking on different jobs as the years progressed. and when the vanilla unicorn opened, she starts out a waitress first, then slowly developed the love to perform, captivated by the dancers on stage. she convinced the owner of the vanilla unicorn and they eventually decided to have her properly trained by her performers two years after she was hired.
throughout that time, she had been taken by the club’s head dancer, natalia marsielle, under her wing, and whilst traci was learning, their connection was also getting stronger, with the woman growing so much protective of the other. people have always assumed the two were dating, yet they have always denied that. in fact, they were so much more, they were soulmates. she was the only person who knew who she really is beneath that stage name that natalia as bestowed on her: venus.
for years she loved the life she had, whilst part of her always wanted to search for her long-lost sister deep down. yet, one day, as if the fates knew what she’s always dreamed for, and of course, said dream showed up at the doors of the vanilla unicorn. upon seeing her, she instantly had this sense of connection, and upon hearing the woman’s name, that just confirms that feeling. but, along with the need to just tell jovi came with this fear, she was scared of what the woman’s reaction may be to this, so traci kept the truth to herself, even now, not wanting said through to make jovi leave. as long as she has her around, she’s contented just the way it is.
it was also at the vanilla unicorn where traci had met the person who would she refer as the love of her life. they were an unlikely pair, given the nature of their work, but they had just connected so well inside and eventually, outside of the strip club, eventually making things official, with the dancer making changes with her life, moving in with them and for the first time, she felt like she had someone she could call her home. traci had nothing to fear about, not until the woman got down on one knee, it was when everything, their memories flashed before her eyes, and the dancers started to worry. things could change one day. it was that day when she immediately left and never looked back.
her job throughout the years after that was a smooth sail, now with a rule that she would put a line with personal relationships either with her clients or just anyone. until a few years ago, love in form of nathan baker came to her life. everything seemed so fast, yet it all felt so right, it felt like nothing and nobody can stop them. she had supported him in any kind of way she could, been always at his games, the one on his arm at events...it seemed like things were starting to get better, yet it was things have turned into 180, due to the feeling of imbalance somehow starting to grow in the back of her mind. it started to always be just about nate and his career, that...she didn't feel like she mattered so much anymore. without much of a conversation, traci filed a divorce and left his place, moving to hide square.
traci went through a very terrible experience when she and natalia were hired for a bachelor's party. seemingly unsuspecting at first, one of the party's attendees cornered her in one of the secluded rooms and almost did more than take advantage of her. she was lucky enough for natalia coming in the room and saving her from the prick. and that was only time that such thing has happened. there was this one night where traci was waiting for natalia outside of the vanilla unicorn where she had been approached and cornered by the strip club’s former clients. if her best friend hasn’t come out just in time, nobody really knew what could’ve happened with her.
and with the shadow lurking around as if late and giving the town its doom, she wouldn’t deny the fact that she’s more scared than she’s ever had her whole life. her only escape from it all is dancing, getting lost in the rhythm as she puts her armor on whilst she’s on stage.
