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hello my darlings !! just leaving this post here to let you all know that due to unforeseen family circumstances i will most likely not be able to reply to IM’s or starters until tomorrow evening. life is stressing me out lol. talk to u all tomorrow and i can’t wait to finally (properly) get started with my baby paloma !! <3 :’-)

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         “i’m clocking out, mamá.“ paloma took off her smelly apron and threw on her jacket. she pressed a kiss to her mother’s cheek, leaving behind a print of cherry red lipstick as she collected her items around the shop. her mother’s nail salon was small, old and dusty. but rent was relatively cheap in the delphinus heights area and, frankly, the only place the single mother could afford. she stepped outside, a soft groan escaping her lips as she rubbed the space between her eyebrows. the overwhelming smell of acetone always gave her a headache. she reached for a lighter, lighting up the leftover joint she kept in her back pocket. practicing nail art for a living wasn’t exactly the career she’d envisioned when she graduated college two years ago. in fact, a younger, more naive paloma had been convinced that she wouldn’t even be living in irving by now. ever since she was a child, the small brunette had wished for bigger and better things. she dreamt of becoming the first female president of the united states. dreamed of becoming the first child of immigrant parents to make it big. she snorted at the thought. her ambitions had left her with quite the reputation around town when she signed up for a digital sugar baby platform in high school. it was her side hustle, meant to fund her college degree so she could fuck the hell out of irving upon graduation. and yet here she was - two years later on a tuesday night, ready to drink away her sorrows. paloma stepped into scuba, making her way towards the bar when she found a familiar face sitting to her right. she walked over to their table, sliding into the empty seat to their left. “fancy seeing you here. i never took you for the gaudy cocktail type.“

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♡ click here for paloma’s pinterest board ♡

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* ALEXA DEMIE, CIS-FEMALE + SHE/HER  | you know PALOMA FORD, right? they’re TWENTY-FOUR, and they’ve lived in irving for, like, all of their life? well, their spotify wrapped says they listened to CASH RACE BY TINASHE like, a million times this year, which makes sense ‘cause they’ve got that whole A HONEY TONED VOICE SPEWING HARSH WORDS, FRESHLY PRINTED PROTEST FLYERS, PINK GLOSSED LIPS SMOKING A ZOOT IN A BRAND NEW LAMBO, thing going on. i just checked and their birthday is JULY 24th, so they’re a LEO, which is unsurprising, all things considered. ( zoey, she/her, 23, cet )

♡ pinterest to be shared tomorrow !!

hello hello !! <3 my name is zoey and i am very excited to join this group. there’s so many of you, ahhh. i’m not going to lie to you, going through the blogroll was almost intimidating BUT i am happy to be here and introduce you all to my newest darling, paloma ford. down below is a short summary of all the things you need to know about her ( this post will be edited and extended to a more complete character biography later. i’m just very tired and wanted to get this post up before bed lol ). now, please excuse me whilst i go read all of your intro posts and get to know everyone. 

EARLY LIFE: ( location: lilac ridge )

paloma ford is the only daughter to two illegal immigrants from mexico. 

her parents arrived in north carolina when paloma’s mother was nearly nine months pregnant, living undocumented for years

growing up, paloma’s family got little to no financial aid or help to integrate into society. her mother barely left the house and did not speak english. she worked as a maid at the palm motel whilst her father worked a mechanic job at a car rental place in town. 

it did not take long before the financial struggles began to take its toll on the family. paloma’s father became heavily relient on alcohol and marijuana to function. the poor man would sometimes leave his family for days on end to drink with new-found friends, leaving his wife to vent for herself.

HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE:

as soon as paloma entered high school, the young woman knew that she wanted to be an activist of some sort. 

her father left when she was fifteen and, realizing that she could never afford to go to college (and study politics like she wanted to), the teen turned to quite a fascinating side hustle.

in her senior year and college days she was notorious for ‘dating’ older men for their money. despite rumors spreading around town that she was selling her body for materialistic gains, the truth of the matter was that she never took part in any sexual activities with these men, she simply accompanied them to diners and sat pretty. the goal? save up enough money to build a better future for herself (and get that fendi bag whil she’s at it, ya feel me?)

today, at twenty-four years old, paloma has recently graduated from college with a major in public policy.

paloma is working on starting her own non-profit organisation dedicated to help children of illegal immigrants. 

her ultimate goal is to become a prominent figure in local (perhaps even national) politics. she wants to improve labor laws for illegal immigrants and strive towards immigration reform. 

big dreams for a young woman, ay? she’s feisty, hehe.

ABOUT PALOMA:

however, paloma did not grow up from her troubled childhood unharmed. it was hurtful to lose her father to addiction at such a young age and she has never forgiven him for leaving her and her mother (hello d a d d y issues). 

because she grew up in quite a disadvantaged position compared to her peers stemming from richer or more established households, paloma has always suffered from great self-confidence issues. 

paloma feels that she can’t show weakness. she needs to portray herself as a woman that has her shit together. if she does, she falls three steps behind everyone else. 

thus, she may seem like a stuck-up, arrogant, overly ambitious brat sometimes but it’s quite the facade.

deep down inside she is such a sweetheart though. :’-(

all she cares about is taking care of her mother, her career and good times on the weekends

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:

over the past years, paloma has been focusing solely on her education and career. this has lead to her surpressing a lot of negative emotions and traumatic experiences stemming from her childhood.

now that she’s graduated, paloma likes to surpress said emotions by drinking fancy cocktails over the weekend. lately it’s gotten so bad she’s been smoking marijuana on the regular.

now for the great cliffhanger: will she go down to the same drugs that ruined her father? (i don’t think she will skcjakjd she just needs some good friends ok)

i want ALL the plots. if you are interested in plotting, please like this post and i will messag you when i get back from work tomorrow. if there is one particular connection that you are interested in or would like to know more about please don’t be afraid to holla at me !! and if you have any fun, toxic, dramatic, angsty, lovey-dovey, wholesome ideas i am all ears. <3

WANTED CONNECTIONS: ( + more to be added tomorrow )

best friend // childhood sweetheart // high school sweetheart // sibling relationship // party friends // exes (good and bad) // friends with benefits // enemies // frenemies // drug dealer // lifelong friend // neighbours // roommates // smoking buddies lol