Claudia Savino

Claudia Savino is a Varsity Cheerleader at Thirlcrest Academy, played by dippindotzs. 
==Appearance==
Claudia Savino looks like your typical Italian-American teenage girl, except for her deep blue eyes. Freckles dot her face, stopping short at a scar across her lips that she often covers with makeup. She is 5'2 and weighs approximately 110 pounds. She has dark brown hair that cascades down her back in loose curls, usually tied back in a half-up, half-down hairstyle or ponytail.
==Characteristics ==
Claudia views herself as one of the most popular girls in school, letting the ego from being ranked #2 on the jocks' 'hottest cheerleaders' list get to her head. Because of this, she's often found in the Varsity clubhouse or hanging out with other athletes she deems 'in her league'.
Amongst her friends, Claudia is known to be a dry-humored, abrasive and sarcastic girl despite her outwardly gregarious demeanor. Almost always greeting her friends with a cheery tone, she's become a 'friend-to-all' type among Varsity members and their allies within the academy. Despite this, Claudia still remains your typical mean girl, whispering behind the backs of her fellow students and teasing them for fun.
Claudia is known for her anger, with the ability to snap from one emotion to the next. Most can recall her fighting with her boyfriend, Ken, or shouting at someone bothering her to 'KILL THEMSELVES IMMEDIATELY!!'. Enrolled in mandated anger management courses, her efforts to calm herself down never go unnoticed as she's often seen screaming the word 'ZEN!' and meditating where she stands or found furiously hitting her boyfriend's punching bag.
==Character Background==
Claudia was born on a snowy evening in December alongside her twin brother, Charles. Her mother works as an ER nurse and her father was a mechanic, so it's no secret that money was tight,  just enough to cover their basic needs. Early into her childhood, Claudia and her brother worked in their father's mechanic shop everyday after school and on weekends. Lemonade stands, cleaning pools and dog walking were the usual during their summers. It was never enough, however. Struggling to put food on the table had hardwired Claudia's brain into survival mode, she would do anything to survive, including stealing food and scamming her classmates at school into giving her cash for Pokémon cards they'd never receive.
Eventually, things began to look up when Claudia's mother picked up a new shift at a different hospital, allowing them to move out of their 2 bedroom apartment and into a little home. Claudia's grades had taken a turn for the better and her theft had become a distant memory. This came to a screeching halt when the Savino family's life was flipped upside down. Unfortunately, on his way back from work one day, Claudia's father was in a fatal car accident when a drunk driver hit him head on. From then on, Claudia hated alcohol and the effects it had on the human body.
Going into her teen years, it was evident Claudia had not taken her father's death well. In a flash before her mothers eyes, her once polite and kind little girl was turned into a raging teenage machine that only knew how to misbehave and talk back. Falling in with the wrong crowd, she took to bullying those she deemed beneath her, stealing from and vandalizing corner stores whenever her mom worked long shifts as well as getting into violent fights with rival friend groups. Claudia had become cold to everyone, especially her family. She was determined, she wanted to feel in control of things whenever she could and would stop at nothing to have that.
The final straw was when Claudia got into a fight in the lunchroom on the 2 year anniversary of her father's death. Emotions were running high and a girl from a disgruntled friend circle Claudia had been tormenting with her own approached. It's unclear what words were shared but it ended with fists flying. Blinded by anger, Claudia pulverized a girl until she was hauled off to the hospital, ultimately becoming paralyzed from the waist down due to the brutal attack. The week following according to Claudia was a blur. Hopping from caseworker to caseworker, retelling her side of the story countless times until they were satisfied, they did the only thing that would keep her out of a juvenile center, sending her to Thirlcrest.
== Relationships ==
===Ken Birkin ===
"Go play tickle-party with your boyfriends in the LOCKEROOOOOM!" 
- Claudia to Ken during an argument.
Claudia met Ken on the first day of school this year at the end of Cheer tryouts. It didn't take long for the two to click and start dating. Ken has become Claudia's closest confidant, someone she genuinely trusts with her problems and wants the best for. She views her relationship with him as one above all others, a shining example of a healthy relationship unlike her peers who cheat and lie to their partners. 
===Charles 'Charlie' Savino ===
"..Are you trying to make me commit social suicide, Charlie? Do you hate your sister?" 
- Claudia to her brother when he told her he joined the Autoshop Club.
Claudia and her brother had always been close, though they drifted apart somewhat when Claudia began to act out in her early teen years. Both took the death of their father hard and Claudia recognizes now she didn't make it any easier for Charles. She makes an effort to fix things with him now that she's seen how her influence caused him to follow her to Thirlcrest.
===Thomas Kaine===
"You're having girl problems..again?" 
- Claudia to Thomas after he complained about his girlfriend, Violet, going back to her home country of Russia.
Thomas and Claudia became fast friends on the first day of school after the introductory assembly. Claudia trusts Thomas more than most of her other friends, viewing him as someone 'real' that can understand some of the problems she had growing up. She's grateful for his friendship and makes it known by sticking her nose into his business to try to fix his relationship problems.
===Roy Rianelli===
"Heh..HEY ROOOY! ZEEENNN!!"
- Claudia to Roy at random, knowing it makes him drop whatever he's doing to do yoga.
Claudia became friends with Roy through Ken. Usually she's found bumping heads with Roy, making fun of him to his face and messing with him like she would her own friends. Despite their confrontational interactions, they remain friends and Claudia trusts him.
===Lacey Campbell===
"It's okay, we'll put fire ants in his gym bag!"
- Claudia to Lacey after her first breakup with Roy.
Lacey and Claudia met after Cheer tryouts when the two joined the team at the same time. Claudia wanted to feel like she belonged in her friend group, and found someone she considers one of her close friends. Normally, where Lacey is, Claudia isn't far behind. The two have helped each other with countless relationship issues and plotted revenge on each others boyfriends for their misdoings. 
===Holly Harrison===
"Holllyyyy! Are you coming to the sleepover?!" 
- Claudia to Holly, despite her not being on the cheer team.
Holly and Claudia became fast friends, faster than she did with any other. Despite them being in separate friend groups, Claudia always enjoys her time with Holly. She views her as someone that keeps her grounded and in line due to her kind nature, keeping Claudia from being a total asshole to every person she meets when Holly is around.
===The Cheerleading Squad===
"We're all SISTERS! ACT LIKE IT!" 
- Claudia into a megaphone during cheer practice, when her cheer-sisters couldn't work together properly during and outside of practice.
Claudia views the cheer squad as a sisterhood and the place she finally fits into, girls she can fall back on if she has any major issues. She will fiercely defend any of the girls, whether she knows them well or not. She loves her team more than anyone at Thirlcrest.
== Trivia ==
* Claudia's real first name is Claudette, but she thinks it sounds dorky so she doesn't use it.
* Claudia can yodel.
* Claudia's anger issues often fuel every fight she has, leading her to be insecure as to who she is as a person and what kind of friend she is.
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