Zaida
“Why don’t we work out together when you’re free? I’ll teach you more about the machines, and we can hang while we do our workouts.”
Artist
A peaceful working life is how Zaida would personally describe their current situation - tumultous young years, somewhat messy 20s, and now a life fully out and happy in their 30s, Zaida has been coasting along as they work as a trans and fitness model for niche magazines. They wouldn't say they're famous, but it pays well enough.
A bit of a gym rat, they go to their local fitness quite often, to the point that they also do some slight work on the side there when they have time and the place is shortstaffed.
During a typical evening at the gym, they see a new face - an absolute drop-dead gorgeous cutie by the name of Peri. They're immediately interested and strike up conversation, managing to become gym buddies. Immediately after they become private friends too and... perhaps a little more? Zaida sure would hope so.
- Zaida's work is all over the place but they are very strict about their workout routine.
- They used to model for various binder companies until their surgery about 6 years prior.
- Their apartment is close in vicinity to their family members and they often meet up with their older sister.
Zaida is confident to a fault and if they want something, they aren't one to be shy about it - particularly in matters of romance. Usually this works out well for them, as honesty is appreciated. They don't tend to beat around the bush. Sometimes, this can lead to them rushing if no one is there to rein them in a little bit.
They tend to get a little too focused on the one thing that has their obsession at one time (in this case, Peri) to the point that they spend a lot of energy on it. It can definitely become a bit of an issue if they want to have a balanced life. Though, usually it tends to calm down with time.
- fitness
- beaches
- glasses
- snowstorms
- bad hair days
- noisy parties
( gym buddy, crush )
Peri is an office worker who is mostly work-from-home and Zaida immediately wants to know absolutely everything about them. Peri is a bit shy and definitely very easy to fluster, which only gets Zaida more interested in them.
They are immediately drawn to each other, and the two of them start hanging out outside of workouts too, which Zaida is more than happy to do. The two of them have a lot of common ground but also plenty of differences, which fascinates them. This becomes a bit of an obsession.
( older sister )
Dana is Zaida's older sister by quite a margin, being close to 40 at this point. Because of this, you could say that she dotes on Zaida (despite how odd this may seem as they are much taller and bigger than she) and treats them with a lot of care.
She loves gossip and especially when she catches a whiff of a new romance brewing, she wants to know alll about what Zaida has been getting up to.
- Zaida works as a model, though, as a result of that they don't really have a sense of how one is supposed to dress in a day-to-day setting. They're incapable of holding back in any way whatsoever, and it usually results in outfits that show off a lot of skin and is very tight. They like low-rise jeans and crop tops especially, very proud of their stomach muscles.
- Zaida only usually puts their hair up for working out and otherwise keeps it loose - the braid is a constant that stays no matter the hairstyle providing a bit of character to any style they wear.
- As obviously visible, Zaida has some face scars - these are just the result of rough play in childhood, and surprisingly it doesn't affect their work since the focus is usually on their muscles and not their face. Additionally, Zaida has top surgery scars (shown in full reference) and a chest tattoo that goes right down the middle of the pecs, depicting a dagger surrounded by thorns. (also shown in full ref)
- For workouts usually Zaida wears a racerback top or something similar, usually just enough to cover the tattoo (or show the very bottom of it) as this is the most comfortable. They wear long workout pants and sneakers as well, and pull their hair in a ponytail.