SHIAH'S FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A PRETTY LOVING HOMELIFE. HER MOTHER'S AN ALPHA WHILE HER FATHER'S A BETA; DESPITE, THE ODD DYNAMIC TO SOME, THEY'VE MADE IT WORK. SHE LIVED OUTSIDE THE CITY IN A FARAWAY TOWN WITH PLENTY OF FARMLAND FOR HER PARENTS TO USE FOR THEIR GROCERY STORE. ALL FRESHLY GROWN AND PRODUCED, RIGHTFULLY LOVED BY THE TOWNSFOLK. HER HOMETOWN WAS HER PERSONAL PLAYGROUND. MAKING FRIENDS WAS EASY, STUDIES WERE NO SWEAT, AND WORK WAS FUN.

HOWEVER, HER WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN HER PARENTS DECIDED TO CHANGE COURSES TO BETTER FIT INTO THE CITY. WITH THEIR JOBS SET, THEY MOVED AROUND THE TIME SHE WAS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. CITY LIFE WAS HARD TO ADAPT TO. SHE STILL HAD THAT COUNTRY TWANG TO HER AND DIDN'T REALLY FIT IN. BUT ONE PERSON, HER NOW BEST FRIEND, GAVE HER A CHANCE AND HAVE STUCK TOGETHER EVER SINCE. THOUGH SHE STILL STRUGGLES, SHE FINDS HERSELF SLOWLY ADAPTING TO THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.

RECENTLY, SHE JUST MOVED OUT OF HER PARENT'S HOME TO AN APARTMENT WITH HER BEST FRIEND. SHE GRADUATED WITH A MAJOR IN BOTANY AND IS STILL FINDING A CHOSEN PROFESSION BEST FIT FOR HER BUT FOR NOW, SHE WORKS AT A RESTAURANT NEXT TO A TRENDY CLUB.

SHIAH IS A BIT OF DITZ. SHE MAINLY HAS HER HEAD GONE IN A DAYDREAM, EITHER THINKING ABOUT THAT CUTE GUY THAT SAT BESIDE HER IN THE TRAIN OR WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO BE AN ANT. DESPITE SPACEY, SHE DOES HER WORK WELL AND IS ENTHUSIASTIC IN HER OWN RIGHT. SHE HASN'T REALLY EXPERIENCED MUCH SO HER PERSPECTIVE IS RATHER ROSE-COLORED AS SHE CAN MAKE IT. SHE IS EXCITABLE OVER SMALL THINGS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FLOWERS SO PLEASING HER IS NOT MUCH OF A CHALLENGE.

SHE HIDES HER INNERMOST FEELINGS TO HERSELF SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE HER OTHER THAN THE HAPPY PEPPY SIDE THAT YOU USUALLY SEE HER WITH. BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY FOR A DIFFERENT TIME. DRIVEN, PASSIONATE, EMPATHETIC BUT IGNORANT, INSECURE.

chou tzuyu — cousin | the closest relative she's ever had by far. both take care of each other when they can. shiah has a soft spot for tzuyu and she probably knows it. babysits her daughter from time to time but doesn't really think of it as trouble.