#OH GOD... I TRIED TO INSERT A LINK AND TUMBLR FFFFUCKING DELETED ALL MY INTROSPECTIVE HCS

[13en-i]

(06/16/2025)

Vera posting! I fear the last time I spoke about her textually came off as negative? "Manipulative" is the word I used to describe her, which, not sure. But I think a more fitting word would be "Persuasive"? "Confrontational"? "Assertive"?

Hmmm. Anyhow, I linked a whole ton of Vera hc's and lore below. Reblogs are appreciated! :]

She lives with her mom (working nurse) and her maternal grandma

She and Damien are childhood best friends! Their moms are friends too

She works at a Guyanese bakery early before or late after school, perpetually smells like pastries

She also helps a lot with the advertising/marketing of said bakery, it's one of those small cozy family friend owned places

Misses a lot of extracurriculars + hangouts between work, homework, taking care of her grandma, and burnout

She never misses Multi-cultural night at their school though. Trust she carries her booth every time, mind there's barely visits except Curtis (who's already working on his booth) and Damien (who's usually busy with Track & Field that time of year, but tries to stop by)

She stress-bakes entire batches of pine tarts. Doesn't really know what to do with them after

Has seasonal allergies. Pollen allergies. She loves the aesthetic of spring but hates acc stepping out

Her comfort movie is Penguins of Madagascar. Her pfp on almost every social is a terribly cropped Skipper meme

And some more introspective HCs!

She has to make all the decisions because she needs to. Her mom works long hours and is dazed/withdrawn when she's off duty, her grandma's memory is deteriorating and she needs extra care, and Damien and Curtis are both too conflict-adverse and indecisive. Somebody has to take the lead.

Was desensitized to pain/violence because of unregulated internet/TV. She'd soak up those late night Trash TV shows that profited off that sort of stuff

(That's how she found out about Total Drama!)

She was a true crime girl. Something about just wanting to be safe and in control and doing her "due diligence". Even for things that aren't her fault

She still has a very real and very scary fear of death. She has vivid nightmares about death

She sometimes sleeps at Damien's apartment because it's closer to her work than her actual home (+ TTC closures yass)

She's not actually that close to Curtis. They both bond over like, prank videos and Love Island or whatever gimmicky Reality TV thing is trending. But they never even exchanged numbers. lol

She likes flowers, but her allergies make it hard for her to enjoy them

She is literally this song

If she cares so much about the people she loves, Why would she set Damien up for Total Drama?

Well, for starters, it was genuinely a silly dare. Think about it, there are hundreds if not thousands of auditions and Damien's audition was arguably "bad", so she didn't think they would've actually picked him. Even when the news came out and he got accepted, would it not make sense that she thought he could handle himself?

Narrative-wise (in this AU's timeline) it's that point where Vera has been busy with her own stuff but she has a history with Damien, she knows his strengths. She knows that he's charismatic and would easily be a social threat, she knows that he does relay and would be physically fit enough to not cost a challenge, and she knows he's driven, reliable and resourceful. We see the naive and cowardly Damien which I'm sure was still present pre-game, but there's that nuanced side that people closer to him would see that we wouldn't.

Like not letting him know about obvious danger, obviously sucks. I just like sprinkling a bit of nuance bc I dunno. They're all dumb kids and I wanna feel sympathetic towards these two silent BG characters (the gravity of Damien's situation and how it affects him WILL be explored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)