Alexis Ward

### Relatives

Currently Unnamed Sister, Currently Unnamed Parents, Currently Unnamed Grandparents

## Misc Info

### Loves

Rylie (her partner), Willow (her horse), Salem (her cat), nature, gardening, swimming in lakes, rivers, animals in general, spending time with their family, hanging out with Bowie (Rylie's cousin), autumn, rainy/cloudy/foggy weather, warm weather

### Hates

pollution, cities, abusive people in general

### Other Pets

Salem (Cat)

Alexis was born in Dundull & was raised there by her grandparents & older sister. Their parents traveled a lot for work & they knew they wouldn't always have time to be the parents that Alexis deserves. They visited as much as they could but they didn't really raise her.

She had some friends throughout her childhood. They're very friendly & can be pretty outgoing but they prefer quality over quantity. Alexis was always very kind & helpful, she would sit with kids that didn't have anybody to sit with (if the other person was also okay with it) any time they saw a chance to do so. She was always pretty well-liked. Rylie Hanes

Alexis tended to spend her free time with her friends or family if they were available, but they also liked to just read a book quietly in her room, the living room or outside. They often spent time outside in the forest, exploring &/or taking notes on the things they saw. They're usually the one to go out into the forest to find a specific herb & stuff along those lines.

They got interested in horses around the ages of 10-11 & it was very obvious, so on their birthday her grandparents decided to ask her if she wanted to start horse riding lessons, to which, of course, she said yes. Like, very enthusiastically 'yes'. She got a grey Curly Horse a couple years later when they were 13 & she named her Willow. After getting her own horse, she went to the next year's Light Ride which would be their first. Since they were only 14 at the time, they went with their sister who'd been going for a couple years now.

When they were 17, they went to the Light Ride without their sister for the first time & they were pretty nervous because they were alone. They'd looked around a little before it began, trying to find somebody else who didn't anybody with them & who would (hopefully) not mind having a random person as their partner. When they were looking around, they spotted someone who was talking to who she assumed was their dad. She looked around a little bit more but when they couldn't find anybody she went to find the person they'd seen before. When they finally found them again, they were alone. Who she'd assumed to be their dad had disappeared in the short few minutes that they'd continued looking around. So she went over & introduced herself. They learned that their name was Rylie & that they didn't mind having a partner for the Light Ride. They talked to each other during the Light Ride but also enjoyed the scenery in silence every now & then.

When the Light Ride was over they exchanged contact info & went their separate ways. Alexis' grandparents & sister weren't surprised that she'd made a friend. Alexis & Rylie would meet up whenever they could & just continued to get closer & eventually they started dating when Alexis was 18.

## Personality

Alexis is outgoing & an extrovert. She can talk a lot sometimes but generally isn't super loud & they're very easy to talk to. As much as she likes being around people, they also likes to be alone sometimes.

They like being outside as well, often going so far as to spend hours on end just exploring. After she got Willow they spent even more time outside, exploring parts they hadn't been able to before because of distance. Her sister went with her the first couple of times for safety reasons though.

Alexis loves her friends & family & greatly enjoys spending time with them. They fully have the energy to hang out with Rylie's cousin Bowie, who likes doing physical things like exploring & swimming, which are both things that Alexis enjoys doing as well. She's also able to sit down with Rylie & do quiet things as well, like reading or painting.

## Fun Facts

-She's known she was a lesbian since they were about 10, & her sister (who's bisexual) was the one who helped them figure it out. They came out around the age of 13.

-When they were about 15 she started thinking that maybe they weren't fully a girl. Her sister would teach her about random LGBTQIA+ terms every now & then, & sometimes she'd just do research on their own out of curiosity. Not too long after they started doing research out of questioning, they came across the nonbinary label & used that for a while. When she was 16 she came across the demigirl label & was like 'oh yeah, that fits WAY better' & started using that label instead. She came out to their sister as a demigirl using she/they pronouns a few days after that, & then to their parents & grandparents a few months after that.

-When they moved out, she found a cat while out in the forest that she later named Salem. Salem didn't look like a newborn kitten but he didn't look like an adult either. He also looked cold & hungry, so Alexis took him home, dried him off (after looking up how to dry a kitten) & did a little research because they'd never taken care of a cat before in general, but they also didn't know how old he was or what to feed him since she didn't have cat food. She decided that they should just take him to the vet because she was scared of messing up somehow & hurting him. Luckily, Salem wasn't wounded or sick & pretty much just needed food, so Alexis took him home & fed him with some cat food she'd bought since she was there. & yes, Salem is a black cat.

-They watched Sabrina: The Teenage Witch as a kid & that's how Salem got his name. Because of nostalgia. Nostalgia's a powerful emotion, I wouldn't be surprised if they'd watched the live-action sitcom (1996-2003), Sabrina: The Animated Series **&** Sabrina's Secret Life (2003-2004).

-She's a witch but not in the way that Pi is a witch. Growing up, her grandparents taught her hedge witchery & she always enjoyed it & it never failed to interest her so she continued practicing hedge witchcraft even after she moved out. After teaching them the basics, her grandparents stopped doing it with them so often.

-Alexis enjoys painting. They like sitting down & painting while Rylie draws.

[more may b added over time as my brain spontaneously becomes productive 4 five seconds every now & then]