Mallory Doren

Mallory Doren is a main character and survivor of RMC's Who We Become. Originally from Cambridge, Mallory experienced a rough childhood. Her mother died in childbirth of her sister, Maya, and her father was a severe drug and alcohol abuser. Mallory was practically raised by her older sister, Mavis, who had an age gap of around 5 years. Mavis cooked, cleaned, took them to school, the whole lot. Mallory loved Mavis and truly looked up to her. However, on the morning of Mavis’ 18th birthday, she left the family home without a word, and Mallory hasn’t seen her since. Due to her departure, Mallory took on the role of looking after their father who was unable to walk up the stairs most nights, as Maya was sent away to live with her grandmother for a year due to her growing anger issues. In desperate need of a distraction from the responsibility she had and the countless beatings from her father, she got involved in heavy drinking and drugs throughout her teenage years. 
She later went on to just finish school with acceptable grades, and further took a gap year, or two, where she simply worked countless hours at the local bar. Realising she was doing nothing with her life, she applied to University and got accepted into the Music Production programme. However, this didn't last long. Her father got worse, meaning Mallory got worse. Finding herself out on 3 day long benders which she couldn't remember a thing from, caught up with the police for drug possession, returning home with unexplainable tattoos and piercings, she eventually got kicked out of University.
Prior to the start of the outbreak, Mallory spent a few weeks in Georgia with her lost distance boyfriend, Louis. Following a large row between the two and another man, Mallory was locked in the basement of their home courtesy of Louis for a few months. Louis had always had psychopathic tendencies, but it had gotten worse over time, and began to lose it even more when a male friend struck an interest in Mal. Louis couldn't handle this, and took her into the basement of their home, and locked her inside of there. She would endure beatings from Louis and psychological distress. She was both undernourished and dehydrated, not getting nearly enough vitamins she needed to have a baby inside of her. Mallory further ended up suffering from an infection after being locked down there, and ended up having a miscarriage whilst locked in the basement. She was distraught, considering she wasn't even aware she was carrying. Once the outbreak had been announced, Mallory was able to escape. She constantly moved around and just began survival on her own, until running into the Macon group. 
==Overview==
Mallory is a misunderstood but tough member of the group, often shamed and disliked for her unpredictable anger. She tends to keep to herself, unwilling to share her past to anyone, including those she's close to. She's known to devise successful plans for the group to follow, and is a very quick thinker. Mallory has a natural survival instinct, but often let's herself down with her occasional drug usage. She's unlikely to trust many people, due to the betrayal of her former partner, and Mavis' departure when she was younger. She often dazes out from time to time, lost deep in thought, her mind almost always stays in the basement she was locked in for months. Despite successfully escaping, Mallory never got any closure or healing from the trauma she endured, and allows it to haunt her.
==Personality==
Mallory can be seen as a rather intimidating and unwelcoming individual, especially in the earlier seasons. She tends to be in dull moods, and easy to set off. When first meeting her, she's rather cold with blunt humor, but can eventually warm up to those she trusts. In later seasons, she becomes more tame and slightly more friendly. However, she is more quiet these days, mostly keeping to herself and avoiding the main group. She is willing to converse with certain people more than others, although certain topics will cause her to shut off completely.
==Trivia==
* Mallory’s last name was originally ‘Van Doren’, but was later shortened to ‘Doren’.
* Mallory is a highly skilled violinist, and wanted to pursue it as a career.
* Mallory’s favourite song is “My Prerogative” by Bobby Brown.
* It was originally planned for Mallory to be the last Doren to appear in the series, but she ended up being the first.
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