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[name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] [name_f]Amoret[/name_f] [name_f]Hathaway[/name_f] (21) is the youngest sibling of [name_m]Castor[/name_m] [name_f]Hathaway[/name_f]. She’s also Isola’s cousin, who grew up with her. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isola[/name_f] were always the closest out of all the cousins, but [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] wasn’t quite as close with her grandmother in childhood as [name_f]Isola[/name_f] was. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] always felt uneasy around her grandmother, who always seemed to be irritable or plain depressed. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] never wandered into the taxidermy room like [name_f]Isola[/name_f] had, but she had seen pictures of [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]- a cheerful-looking little girl with soft brown waves cascading down her back, dark green catlike eyes and freckles all over her face. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] looked a lot alike- the similarities were uncanny. This may be why Ofelia’s grandmother was oddly attached to her as a baby but grew distant to her as she matured into her own person, possibly disappointed that she didn’t turn out like a carbon copy of [name_f]Lucille[/name_f].
[name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] has always been a very inquisitive person who can read a room very well and is jokingly called by her siblings and family a “mind reader-“ she knows what everyone is feeling at any given time based on their expressions. As a result of having this kind of personality, [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] experienced significant anxiety and even depression because of how her grandmother seemingly dismissed her and catered to her other siblings and cousin. Nevertheless, [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] has a great relationship with her parents. She never lashed out at [name_f]Isola[/name_f]- in fact, [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] was always very sensitive to Isola’s needs because deep down, though she’s never told anyone this, she pities [name_f]Isola[/name_f] and always has. She doesn’t let this out because she fears she’d hurt her cousin, but she’s always felt excessive pity for her. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] is a very sensitive person, and though that can benefit her, it also harms her a lot in the long term.
Poor [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] carried a lot of pressure in her childhood- everyone would always come to her for advice or just to vent. [name_m]Castor[/name_m] didn’t do this as much as everyone else, because he’s always been a very closed off person. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] doesn’t even know [name_m]Castor[/name_m] is a spy- she just thinks he’s a recluse. Ironically, [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] is a therapist now. She’s based out of [name_u]Saint[/name_u] [name_u]John[/name_u], [name_u]New[/name_u] Brunswick- she didn’t stay in Bathurst because she still feels uncomfortable around her grandmother. Despite knowing the importance of mental health, [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] has never seen a therapist- even though her mental health is rapidly declining. She’s become depressed again, and she’s trying her hardest to get out of it but it’s consuming her life. She constantly feels inadequate, but she’s bottling it up because that’s what she was taught to do her whole childhood, even if she spends her whole work day telling others that that is the wrong thing to do.
Luckily [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] has her fiancé, a man she met just over a year ago, and their beloved mutt [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. [name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] and her fiancé are both therapists in the same office building. That’s how they met- she asked for his number and he asked her if she wanted to go on a date at a local carnival. She said yes, and the rest is history. Her fiancé gets along well with most of the Hathaways, except for one of Ofelia’s sisters who says she can see ghosts, and her grandmother of course.