Elaine Nguyen

Ellie, Elbow, Elephant, Electromagnetic, Electroencephalography (by Stevie Donovan)
Little Bird (by Austin)

## Biographical Information

### Relatives

Bao Nguyen (father)
Ping Li-Nguyen (mother)

### Friends

Asa Mayfield
Stevie Donovan
Jada Carey
Super Cool Senior Friends
Many Unnamed Classmates

### Residence

Nguyen Residence

> I don't even believe in ghosts, so bring it on.
> (to Stevie Donovan)
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**Elaine May Nguyen** is a major character in Frozen Pines.

## Physical Appearance

Elaine is petite with black hair, dark hair, and pale skin. She dresses very feminine and prefers colors such as red, pink, and white. She is almost always wearing heels. Elaine loves to experiment with new makeup looks for her Instagram page, but she usually only wears subtle, natural makeup for day-to-day use. Her newfound interest in parkour has led her to be toned with visible abs (of which she's very proud of).

## Personality

Elaine is bubbly and outgoing, leading her to make friends easily, though she's closest with Stevie, Jada, and Asa. She is undoubtedly a hopeless romantic. Her relationship with her boyfriend, Austin, has progressed quickly  due to both of them being fairly naïve about love. Elaine is happiest when she's near someone who she loves, whether it's Austin, her friends, or her family. She becomes sad when she's alone too long, mainly because she dislikes being left alone with her thoughts. She is insecure and often prioritizes other people's feelings over her own. Elaine experiences trauma from watching Aileen Carey and The Woman on the Bridge die in front of her. This has caused her to have a detached view of death, particularly when consuming true crime content, which she does frequently.  Aside from this, Elaine considers herself to be fairly well-adjusted. She maintains average-to-high grades (with the help of Stevie's tutoring) and plans to go to college in the future, though she doesn't know what she wants to do for a career yet – she wants to choose something practical, though her heart has always been in makeup, and hair.

## Childhood

Elaine was raised in a loving, if a bit latchkey, household. Her parents both work through the night, which led her to spend most of her time with her friends outside of the house. At school, Elaine met Stevie, who introduced her to Asa and Jada. The four of them have remained close friends ever since.

Elaine's childhood was cheerful yet uneventful until the day of Aileen's death. The four friends had been playing tag in the street, when a car began falling through the air and crashing to the ground at a high speed, instantly totaling the car and killing the person inside.  The kids approached the vehicle to find that the woman inside was Jada's mother, Aileen. Jada and Asa stayed with Aileen, hopelessly attempting to revive her, while Elaine and Stevie ran to get help. That exact moment is when Elaine would consider herself to have "grown up", but more accurately, that is the moment where time stood still. In many ways she is still the same scared, helpless child who witnessed her best friend's mom die. She still can't explain why Aileen's car fell from the sky that day.

## Teenage Years

Elaine is active in many student organizations and clubs; She is the makeup artist for the school musicals and plays (she occasionally performs as well), practices parkour with Austin's friends (a Parkour Group), and is part of the Student Body Government. She began dating Austin during her Sophomore year, and they have been together ever since. Their relationship is rocky at times. Elaine bases much of her self esteem and identity on Austin. In her main friend group, consisting of Stevie, Jada, and Asa, she will often be seen supporting her friends and being very involved in their lives, usually their love lives. Sometimes she gets a little *too* involved. Elaine recently got a job at the local community theater. She was hired in as a weekend usher, but she hopes to someday work for hair and makeup. She wants to stay in Brindleton Bay for as long as Austin needs to be there to care of his family.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Stevie Donovan - Elaine and Stevie are the closest friends of the group. Practically attached at the hip, they have many of the same mutual friends, and they even went on a double date with their current partners.
* Jada Carey - Elaine attempts to bring Jada out of her shell frequently, though usually it doesn't work. Mainly, they only talk one-on-one when Jada is looking for a distraction and wants to listen to someone else talk.
* Asa Mayfield - Due to Asa being so preoccupied with ghosts (unbeknownst to Elaine) and so bad at keeping up with texting/social media, he and Elaine are probably the least close of the group, though they're still great friends. They often only hang out in group settings.
* Super Cool Senior Friends - Seen at the Halloween Party, being friendly with Elaine.
* **Many others** - Elaine has many friends that are unseen. Similar to Stevie, Elaine transcends "cliques" and has friends almost everywhere.

### Family

* Ping Li-Nguyen - *Mother.*
* Bao Nguyen - *Father.*

## Gallery

Elaine's profile picture on social media.Yearbook page including Elaine doing parkour.

## Notes & References

1. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/190348451339
2. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/658145020488089600
3. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/651352605969268736
4. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/190789670064
5. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/666653979802025984/transcript
6. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/658145020488089600/it-must-be-fate-i-found-a-place-for-us-i-bet-you
7. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/639488036527341568
8. ↑ https://softpine.tumblr.com/post/633787075455598592