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name:
heather hargrove

fandom:
stranger things

age:
doesn't appear in s1
s2: seventeen
s3: eighteen

faceclaim:
dianna agron

orientation:
heterosexual

quote:
wait, did that actually just
happen or am i in hell?

personality:
heather is a very playful type of person. she's well known for her mischievous personality and tendency to pile jokes and witty remarks into any possible situation. so much, in fact, that just about everyone is aware of the fact that no matter how serious a situation is, she will most likely not take it seriously. this isn't necessarily intentional on her part, though; she simply just tries to make the best of bad situations. she's the sort of person who no matter what comes at her, she bounces back up; she doesn't let things get her down or take offense all that easily. it's not optimism, just resilience.  as well as this, heather is a pretty curious girl. it's not only the questioning type of curious, either, although that one is quite prominent too. but it's also the taking-action-and-finding-out-yourself type. she's unafraid of adventure—craves it, even, seeks it out whenever she can. she's always looking for something more in life. more knowledge, more experience, more meaning, more soul. it makes her a little reckless and a little rebellious and sometimes gets her into perhaps more than a little trouble.  however, this is balanced out by other traits of hers. she's actually very clever and skilled in getting herself out of the situations she might throw herself into to begin with. her creative and cunning streaks are helpful when it comes to this too, as she can easily spin up convincing stories. it's not that these stories are lies. on the contrary, she hates lying directly - well, it's not that she hates it, she's just an awful liar. but it's the way she tells her stories, her animation and spirit and easygoing tone, that tends to help her out in the long run.  other than this, the rest of her personality is a spattering of traits. she's prone to distractibility due to the fact that she likes to take in every single thing she sees. it's not exactly a weakness, since that's exactly what she does, but the problem is that it's an extreme case of always seeing the bigger picture unless she truly wants to dedicate herself to something specific. and finally, she's loyal. she might seem breezy and unreliable but when it comes to the people she loves, her determination is unstoppable.

backstory
heather was born april 6th, 1968 in california.
growing up, she was incredibly close with her father, mother, and older brother - billy. her mother passed away when she was eight years old, and everything changed. her father remarried, and she gained a step-mom and a step-sister, max, whom she grew quite close to. billy was different, he changed for the worse, mainly because their father became so hard on him. in 1984, at age sixteen, heather and her family moved to hawkins, indiana. of course, she wasn't too fond of the idea, but as always, she found the best in the move.

fears:
being forgotten, being left out,
water/swimming, a messy room,
losing the ones she loves

strengths:
she can think quick on her feet,
she's not scared to fight back, she's
very confident, she's not scared of
the unknown, she's very adventurous,
she's very protective of those she loves

weaknesses:
she's very competitive,
it's hard for her to take serious
things seriously, she jokes at the wrong
time, she doesn't have too many friends

relationships:
siblings: billy hargrove, max mayfield
friends: robin buckley, jonathan byers, steve harrington, nancy wheeler, mike wheeler,
el, dustin henderson,
lucas sinclair, will byers
enemies: mind flayer, demidogs, russians
love interests: steve harrington or your oc

miscellaneous:
she's incredibly close with her brother,
billy & her step-sister, max.
her favorite food is jell-o. she's
the 'babysitter' for the younger kids
(mike, will, el, max, dustin, lucas)

"i got your back, till the end."