Post by Becca on Aug 4, 2017 2:38:58 GMT
Name: Josephine Lenore Silva
Nicknames: Josephine loves nicknames! She loves her name as well, obviously, but nicknames feel so much more personal. Josie is the most common nickname she goes by but Joey and Jo are other common ones. Alan is one of the only ones who calls her Jos just because he’s too lazy to add another syllable to say Josie.
Age/Birthday: 20-years-old, born on February 13th
Gender: Born as a female and identifies as female
Sexuality: Bisexual – Josie does not really talk about her sexuality. In the past she’s dated all girls and certainly leans more toward women so everyone just assumes she’s a lesbian. Not many people are aware she identifies as bisexual, not even some of her closest friends. Don’t worry boys, there is always a chance!
School and Class: She attends Metric College where she is a Junior
Major: Playwriting – she takes a variety of different courses like creative writing, script development, and theatrical production. Josie has a wild imagination and writes mainly plays and musicals. She’s been working on a musical for nearly a year now and hopes to have it ready to be performed for her Senior Year project.
Health Issues: Josie is average in all aspects of her health. She could take better care of her body by eating healthier, but she isn’t at any extreme risk. Due to her mother’s use, she is at a higher risk of developing an addiction which is why she stays clear of any kind of drugs and takes it easy if she ever drinks.
Job: Josephine works off-campus at the stable where she lodges her horse. She helps muck out stalls and take care of the horses but also helps lead the horses during equestrian therapy for younger children. Occasionally she’ll volunteer her time to help edit other students plays or short stories when she isn’t super busy.
Reputation: Her main association is with her ‘Squad’ which most of the school is aware of given how close-knit the group is. She considers herself the mother-figure in the group. Josie is super protective (and a bit possessive) of her friends and extremely loyal. She’s a happy-go-lucky person and gets along with pretty much anyone unless they give her a good reason not to. Josie is also well known for having very strong morals and sticking to them no matter what.
Friends:
Rosalie Huntington: The bestie. Rosie and Josie connected almost instantaneously. They formed a bond which only grew stronger when Rosalie started to date her brother. She can rely on her for anything and has spent many sleepover chatting through the night until the sun came up. As with all of her friends, Josie is protective over Rosie and sees herself as the mom of the group.
Alan Odell: The childhood friend. They have a long history together, and he’s always been there for her. Most of the time people think they are dating since they rarely leave each other’s side. Josie is always completely comfortable around Alan, sometimes a little too comfortable around him which can make others feel awkward. They cuddle, kiss, and sometimes share the same bed which might sound weird but it’s normal for them. Jos would never admit it, but she does have a small crush on him.
Dixie Dayes: Two peas in a pod. Josie met Dixie through Rosie and immediately fell in love with the short Southern girl. She always loved the country lifestyle so as soon as she heard Dixie’s accent she was sold. She thinks her friend is absolutely adorable and is always laughing when she’s around. Josie also will ask Dixie for help on lyrics for the musical she’s working on.
Enemies: N/A
Relationship Status: Single – Josephine does not do hookups and only sleeps with someone when in a stable relationship. She’s had only one hookup in her life and completely regrets it. She likes to consider herself as part of her brother Jonah and best friend Rosie’s relationship simply because she is always squeezing her way into their plans.
Height/Body Type: 5’7”, moderately slim, average build
Hair color/Style: Long, dark brown, nearly black hair. Naturally her hair is wavy and pretty thick which makes it easy to just shake and go. She enjoys trying different styles with her hair and absolutely loves having her hair played with. Josie does not like how she looks with her hair pulled back so it is very rare she does so.
Eye color/Makeup: Dark brown. She always has a very soft, inviting look in her eyes which makes people feel comfortable. Like with her hair, she enjoys experimenting with her makeup and trying out new things. Bold lips or eyes are always fun to try out but never at the same time for her. Most of the time she goes for a natural makeup look with neutral tones.
Clothing Style: Josephine prefers to wear flowy attire which doesn’t constrain her which means she owns plenty of skirts and dresses. She is not a fan of wearing pants but will do so if absolutely necessary or if she forgets to do laundry. Her personal style is very bohemian with lots of native patterns and inspiration from different cultures. Rings are her favorite accessory, she cannot leave the house without having at least five of them on. Josie also owns ten pairs of cowboy boots which she is not ashamed to admit because they are comfortable as heck and look awesome. Her style icon is Vanessa Hudgens (post High School Musical, obvi).
Ethnicity: Filipino-American
Playby: Shay Mitchell
Likes: Country music, spicy food, horses, cowboy boots, the beach, group texts, cheesy teen drama shows, Arizona tea, dancing in the rain, Disney songs, Nicolas Sparks novels, cats, being with the Squad, pickup trucks, first dates, roses, sleepovers, intimate contact of any sort, CHRISTMAS, whiskey, long talks with Alan, gossip (as long as there’s receipts!), being pampered, hunting
Dislikes: Liars, vegetables, bees, screamo music, leftovers (she always gives them to Alan), gym class, coffee, cold weather, morning breath, silence, one night stands, addicts, religion, reading, anything supernatural, goodbyes, arguments with close friends/family, conservatives, wearing pants, having her ugly selfies screenshot
+ Benevolent, caring, cheerful, considerate, creative, empathetic, faithful, forgiving, genuine, lovable, protective, supportive
+/- Dreamy, maternal, questioning, soft
- Easily discouraged, escapist, extremely moral, forgetful, indecisive, naïve, neglectful, possessive, rowdy
Habits: Josie has a really bad habit of running late all the timewhether it’s because she overslept or just plain forgot. She always apologizes for it but her friends have pretty much accepted she’s always going to be at least ten minutes late. When she is incredibly focused, Josie also has a tendency to talk to herself.
Hobbies: Horseback riding, scrapbooking, hanging out with the Squad, reading cheesy romance novels, sitting down and writing with a hot cup of tea
Family:
Mother – Emily Silva – Unknown: She doesn’t remember much about her mother and has no idea where she is now. A part of her wants to try and find her because Josie is all about family staying together but then she thinks about how Emily just left them and has second thoughts about it. She does hope her mother is doing better for herself.
Grandmother – Bonnie Silva – 72: Her grandmother runs a very tight ship and expects nothing but the best; however, she is also a very welcoming lady and would drop anything to make someone a hot meal. Josie looks up to her grandmother and hopes she can make her proud.
Grandfather – Dennis Silva – Deceased: Josephine never had a chance to meet her grandfather but given the wonderful things Jonah has said about him she wishes she’d had a chance to meet him.
Twin Brother – Jonah Silva – 20 – Student at Metric College: Separated at a young age, Josie wasn't able to have the typical sibling experiences with her brother. They just met two and a half years ago and still have plenty of lost time to make up for! When she found out she had a twin brother, she was ecstatic (especially after being an only child for so long)! It was a bit awkward at first but soon enough they were acting like any other siblings would. She can always rely on Jonah and leans on him and Rosie whenever she is in need.
Sister – Jessica Silva – 6: She never had the chance to meet her little sister but she is determined to try and help her brother and Rosie get Jessica back in their lives.
Backstory: Josephine never knew her father…in fact not even her own mother knew her father. Emily Silva was far from mother-of-the year. People hoped motherhood would change her for the better, sober her up and give her a sense of responsibility. And it did work…for awhile. Her twins Jonah and Josephine were the most beautiful babies and she’d always take pictures of them but the novelty wore off quickly. She struggled for two years to raise them before she gave up completely and shipped them off to her parents.
Before the twins were even conceived, Dennis and Bonnie Silva went through a horrible divorce, so bad they stopped speaking completely. Both of them fought for the right to take care of the twins and neither would settle with having joint custody because it would require them to see each other on a regular basis. In the end they came to the executive decision to split the twins up. Dennis would take Jonah and Bonnie would return to Arizona with Josephine. They did not feel guilty separating the twins because they never intended to see each other again. The world was a big place, certainly Jonah and Josephine would never meet again…
Josephine grew up in a small house with a huge field in the backyard. She spent hours outside chasing butterflies and making friends with the stray cats that came to visit from the farms down the road. Her grandmother owned two horses and Josie enjoyed nothing more than rising early to help Bonnie feed the horses and brush their coats. She became rather attached to a silver horse she obviously called Silver. As soon as she was old enough, her grandmother put her in the saddle and taught her to ride. She could always find solace riding Silver through the woods no matter how hard life became.
Being raised as an only child was tough on Josephine. The only one other than Silver she had was a neighbor boy from across the street. Alan Odell was 4 years older than her, and she never really paid him much mind until she began elementary school. Her school was within walking distance, so her grandmother paid Alan fifty cents each day to walk Josie to school. Josephine never knew Alan was paid to walk her to school until years later when he told her about it. She felt so cool hanging out with an older kid and often bragged to her classmates about it. In her younger years she’d always hold his hand as they made the trek to school and as they grew older nothing changed. The walks to school made them close and if it were not for her grandmother bribing him Josephine would have been stuck talking to Silver all the time (where the conversations would be pretty one-sided).
Josephine found a passion for writing in middle school when everyone was asked to submit ideas for a the new school play. She waited until last minute to do the assignment and stayed up way into the night struck with inspiration as soon as she started typing. Her play ended up winning the contest and her play not only performed but made it to the State performance. Somehow word spread and she received an invitation in the mail to check out Metric High School in Salem, California. After visiting the campus, Josie was sold.
Leaving her best friend was the hardest thing she ever had to do. She never really learned how to make friends for herself so the thought of having to make friends by herself made her feel anxious. Josephine skyped, texted, and called Alan ever day in order to stay connected with him. For the first couple weeks she mainly cried and told him she was just going to come back home.
Everything changed when she bumped into Rosalie on campus on day. She was feeling down and decided to cheer herself up with a self-care day. The cosmetology students were practicing their skills on other students, so Josie volunteered her face and Rosalie happened to be the one working on her. The two hit it off almost instantly. Josephine thought the blonde was the prettiest girl she’d ever seen and funny too! She’d be lying if she said she didn’t have a crush on her from the minute they met.
Most of her friendships from that point on happened through Rosie. When Rosalie’s best friend Dixie came to Metric, Josephine gained another friend and was glad she got along with Dixie as well as she did with Rosie. Later, when a new guy rolled into town and started to take interest in Rosie, Josephine was curious. As any good friend would do, she grilled the guy relentlessly on his background and his intentions. Somewhere along the way, Josie realized just how eerily similar their histories were. She had a hunch and decided to act on it. She had a baby picture with her, her mother, and another child. Her grandmother always said it had been a child of her mother’s friend but Josie’ never quite bought it judging by how similar the two kids looked. That picture ended up changing everything because Jonah confirmed that was his mother in the picture and he was the other child. Josephine was absolutely ecstatic to find out she had a brother and, not only that, but a little sister as well!
Josephine only returned to Arizona two other times (excluding holidays), once when her beloved horse Silver died and the other when her best friend Alan graduated college. She was so excited for Alan to start his new journey and when he told her he’d be moving to Salem she could have died of happiness. She’d started life so lonely but now her heart was bursting with so much love and positivity. Josephine introduced Alan to her friend group and he immediately became part of their little squad. She isn’t certain what the future has in store but as long as she has her friend by her side she is ready for a crazy ride!
