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Name: Izabela Antonova Sokolova Sanders

FC: Nina Dobrev

Character gender: cis

Character birthday: January 17th, 1994 (27)

Birthplace: Elena, Bulgaria (Velika Tarnovo province)

Neighborhood: Countryside

Length of residency: Since September of 2012

Occupation: Artist

Song title: Miss Independent by Kelly Clarkson

Bio:

Triggers: injury, depression

In the horse community in Bulgaria, there was a name synonymous with influence and it was Sokolov. Anton and Nevena were two powerhouses who seemingly came together for the greater good. Anton came from a long line of English riding champions and Nevena came from a long line of successful breeders. Together, they were unstoppable. Much to their parents’ delight, the two married.

Two years later, they welcomed a baby boy they named Yordan and Izabela followed suit three years later. Growing up, she was involved in the horse world like her parents before her and their parents before them. By the time she reached primary school, she was already jumping, and it was clear a star was on the rise. Her natural curve was nurtured and she was trained by the best money could buy. In the summer of 2012, she competed in London for the summer Olympics on the Bulgarian Equestrian Team. She earned nearly perfect scores in dressage, two gold medals and a silver medal jumping, as well as a silver medal for eventing. It appeared as though Izabela was unstoppable after medaling in almost every event she qualified for, until a heavy rain the night before had made the ground deceptively soft. The cross-country event nearly claimed her life after landing wrong from a jump and sliding down landing in the riverbank jump on the course. Izabela’s leg was pinned beneath her horse as they both came down hard. After severely breaking her leg, breaking a few ribs, and nearly drowning, her career had ended.

Izabela fell into a deep depression after the incident that had made international news. After all, she had lost her life’s dream. Upon learning of the existence of a rehab center in the United States, Izabela moved to Turtle Bay for physical therapy. After slowly regaining the use of her leg, she was hit with the devastating news of never being able to compete again. Riding any longer than a few minutes left her in debilitating pain and shaking in fear. It was during rehab that she discovered a love of art. Painting, drawing, sculpting, all of those things eased some of the anger inside her and helped her translate the helplessness she felt. During rehab, she honed her English beyond the bare minimum of asking for directions and discussing the weather. By the time she decided to leave the center and despite the hurtful comments and struggles, she was fairly proficient in English.

Getting a job in America with her injuries and somewhat limited language capabilities was difficult, along with applying for a visa in order to stay in the country. Eventually, she began helping her family with their breeding farm and training horses from the ground up. Her art soon took precedence, but she continued to work part-time in order to keep her citizenship current. It took a long while, but eventually, Izabela earned her green card that kept her in the country for three years.

With her family being her family and their desires for her to focus on her equestrian career with the Olympics in mind, relationships were few and far between. Izabela never allowed herself to become attached to anyone, not when they were a potential distraction and a danger towards everything she had worked towards her entire life. Things burned hot and fast and never lasted. Boredom took over as soon as attraction began. And so went her relationship with a cowboy named Wesley. He was smart, sexy, dangerous, and exciting, yet Izabela found herself uninterested in him. Most conversations consisted of his accomplishments and complaining about his rodeo rival. It wasn’t until she went to a bar with her best friend and had an argument that she met said rival. Izabela hadn’t intended to fall in love with Christopher Sanders, yet it was a force completely beyond her control. They were married within months of meeting, much to the surprise of those closest to them, following an accident Chris suffered in the rodeo.

Though Izabela has been in the United States for years, she still struggles. She is hyper aware of how she is perceived, due to harmful stereotypes of Eastern European women that have resulted in verbal abuse hurled her way. Even with a progressive thought process in current generations, there would always be people in the community who feel the Sokolovs didn’t belong in Turtle Bay. It has cost her jobs and opportunities, though she hasn’t told her husband such. Despite her setbacks, both past and current, she continues to thrive.

Personality:

Positive traits: Driven, creative, perseverant

Negative traits: Headstrong, impulsive, argumentative

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Izabela Sokolova is played by Admin Sunshine

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Name: Christopher Jonas Sanders

FC: Casey Deidrick

Character gender: Cis Male

Character birthday: February 12, 1988 (32)

Birthplace: Turtle Bay, South Carolina

Neighborhood: Countryside

Length of residency: All of his life

Occupation: Owner of Sander’s Ranch

Song title: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy - Big N Rich

Bio:

Triggers: TW: Death & Drinking

In Turtle Bay the Sanders are well known, they were one of the first families to discovery the land, they settled in the Countryside. They opened a little ranch that was passed down throughout the generations. William Sanders inherited it from his father after the man passed away when he was twenty years old, he then met his wife Jessica and the two of them hit it off quickly. They married a year later and soon welcomed their first-born daughter and soon after him Christopher was born and then his sisters followed.

As he grew up, Christopher was taught the importance of the Sanders name and reputation. He started bull riding at an incredibly young age, and he was good at it. Much like football and basketball. But he absolutely loved the bull riding. Even if it was dangerous and his mother didn’t want him on the bull. Naturally, Christopher didn’t listen and did his own thing. At the age of eight he became the youngest bull rider, hanging onto one of the small calves for ten seconds. Soon he was attending other redoes and winning those. Becoming a young champion of bull riding, his parents were proud but his mother did worry. The only time she didn’t worry is when he played other sports.

But bull riding wasn’t something that Christopher was willing to give up. Not even when the bull tossed him around and injured him. He always just got back on that bull and the only way he could do that is if he got good grades as well. With the other sports that he played, he ended up as the captain in both football and basketball. All while still bull riding and helping out on his parents ranch. Needless to say he was a busy kid. Even in high school but at that time he also started to act out a little bit. Maybe it was the pressure of being a Sanders or maybe it was just all the pressure he put on himself. So it was nice to take the edge off from everything even if that involved some drinking and getting into trouble.

When his parents got the phone call to pick him up at the drunk tank, that was when they threatened to take away the bull riding. Chris realized they were serious and that was when he cleaned up his act once again. Getting back on track, that included with his grades and the other spots that he played. He continued to bull ride. It was the one thing that helped and made sense to him because the world would just fall away as he bull rode. Soon Chris would become the best bull rider in the state during his Senior year of high school. After he graduated, high school he made the decision to take some business courses at the local college next fall. During the summer he would focus on bull riding.

While his father and himself were away at a tournament, tragedy struck the family. They got into a car accident while on the way home from Christopher’s tournament which he won. His father died on impact and one Chris fractured his arm and had a mild concussion. The family buried his father, and the family fell into shambles. Christopher secretly blamed himself and he started drinking a lot. He blamed himself because they had gone to his tournament.  He did his best not to drink while working on the ranch. Last thing he wanted was his mother to realize that Chris might have a problem. Because he wasn’t ready to admit that.

It took him a month to get back onto the bull again but when he did it was like he never left. Yeah, he was still drinking but that didn’t matter. Those eight seconds on that bull made everything fade away that was going on in his life. Everything just disappeared and he got that rush again. So naturally he entered as many competitions as he possible could. He just needed the distraction from the drinking and his father’s passing. Between the bull riding, the drinking and the women Chris felt lost but did his best not to let his family see it. During this time he met someone named Izabela Sokolova, she was on a date with one of his rivals and well Chris could tell she wasn’t having the best time. He left it alone until he ran into her again at some bar. The two of them hit it off right away, Christopher never intended on falling in love with Izabela but he did. Chris couldn’t deny the instant connection that he felt towards her or the fact that he fell in love with her right away. Which prompted him to ask her to marry him and she accepted, the two were soon married.

During his last championship, Chris couldn’t hold on for that eight seconds, the bull was riled up and mean. It knocked him off, crushed his leg and he suffered a major head injury. The doctors gave him a choice, he could continue to bull ride and the next time he was thrown off he could die or he could give it up. It was an easy choice, Christopher choice to give it up because he wasn’t about to put Izabela through that. He loved her and he didn’t want to lose her. So it wasn’t really a choice. He gave it up without question or hesitation.

Nowadays Chris can be found running his family’s ranch and helping around town. He loves it because he grew up doing it besides bull riding. The ranch is also open to family events and town events, hell he offers bull riding lessons, and horse riding and hayrides. Chris supports the town but most importantly he supports his wife.  

Personality:

Positive traits: Protective, Charming, Hard-Working

Negative traits: Impulsive, Complex, Sarcastic

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Christopher Sanders is played by Admin AJ

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