[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] Hanfei Wu (25) is the older sister of [name_f]Vera[/name_f], and studying to become a doctor at [name_f]Columbia[/name_f] University. She enjoys school and knows that being a doctor is her passion- in fact, she has for almost her entire life. A type-a personality to a T, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is a very determined and headstrong person. Some see her as overbearing due to her perfectionistic nature, but those close to her just see it as a part of her. [name_u]Ever[/name_u] since she was in elementary school, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] has gotten fed up with anyone who’s not as driven or effective as her- which somewhat impacted her social life. Everyone in school saw her as a rude bully who wouldn’t stop until she got her way, or worse- an annoying spoiled brat. Really, this couldn’t be father from the truth- [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] has a condition called OCD, which causes her to act irrational at times.
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] always felt nobody truly got her- until she met her best friend (who uses she/they pronouns) on the first day of eighth grade on the debate team. The two have been inseparable ever since that day- the duo was very unpopular all through high school but that didn’t matter to either of them. They had each other, and that was what mattered. This friend is now studying abroad and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] misses them terribly as the girl was like a sister to her (while [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is close to [name_f]Vera[/name_f] now, [name_f]Vera[/name_f] was so much younger than [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and she never felt like she could bond with her because of this barrier), but the two FaceTime every [name_m]Saturday[/name_m] night to catch up. Maeve’s actually planning a flight to see her friend in [name_u]January[/name_u], but it’s a surprise, so she hasn’t told her yet.
[name_f]Columbia[/name_f] University is quite far from Maeve’s hometown and she misses it terribly, but luckily she has her boyfriend to keep her company- her boyfriend is another bright young scholar studying to become a doctor. The two met in the hallways when he bumped into her and knocked all her books over- he profusely apologized to her, but she yelled at him for five minutes straight because he made her late to class. He jokes now that that was the moment he knew he was in love with her, and that he never wanted her to stop yelling at him. She apologized the next day and the two became friends, and soon more than that- they realized they had so much in common, including being of mixed-race backgrounds, studying to become doctors, and being intense perfectionists.
A year ago, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] was diagnosed with mild OCD, which made sense to her- she’d often read over her essays dozens of times, constantly looking for typos, clean her room constantly and experience anxiety attacks when things went terribly wrong. Luckily, she’s on medication to help with this and is seeing a therapist. She’s also got a big, lovable orange cat named Xiaomiao, which means “small cat” in Chinese. Maeve’s really close with both sides of her family and her history, taking great pride in it. As for her religion, she follows different aspects of Catholicism and Buddhism and sort of mixes both together, saying “it works for her.” However, she respects and honors Vera’s choice in beliefs and loves her family no matter what they believe.
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] also knows she’ll support her future child no matter what they believe- that’s right, she’s expecting a baby, who’s due in [name_u]June[/name_u] 2023. Her and her boyfriend were ecstatic when they found out and are so excited to meet their child- they’re choosing not to find out the gender until the birth. She knows her middle school best friend is going to be the godmother, and is very excited to welcome her child into the world.