LOPEZ, santana renée [WIP]

[hihocheerio]

*SANTANA RENÉE LOPEZ,

“there's only two types of guys out there
ones that can hang with me
and ones that are scared
so baby i hope that you can prepare
i run a tight ship so beware”

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*i'm beautiful in my own way,
» FULL NAME: Santana Renée Lopez
» NICKNAMES: San, though use of that name is on an approval-only basis.
» AGE/BIRTHDAY: 17/August 4
» GENDER: Female
» ORIENTATION: Lesbian, though she's unwilling to admit it at this point. If you were to ask her to be honest, she would identify herself as bisexual.
» YEAR/ SCHOOL: McKinley High - Junior
» CLUBS: Cheerios, New Directions
» CANON OR ORIGINAL: Canon

*'cause god makes no mistakes,
» HAIR: Santana's hair, though significantly enhanced with extensions, is a thick and lustrous black, most usually tied back in the Cheerios' insufferably tight ponytail.
» EYES: Capable of striking fear into the hearts of hockey players and A/V geeks alike, Santana Lopez's sinister gaze is intense and easy-to-read, her dark eyes almost always glimmering with some sort of repressed malice.
» HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Santana is of average height, standing at 5'6", though if you were to ask her how much she weighs, her answer would always be "less than you."
» DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: A distinctly mixed-bag of ethnicities (of which the Latina blood dominates), full lips, and boobs made significantly larger from her summer surgery.
» STYLE: When she's not in her uniform (which is exceedingly rare), Santana prefers to wear all things eye-catching: colors that pop, and tight, trendy garments that accentuate her stunning good looks.
» BODY TYPE: Due to her years on the Cheerios, Santana's body is thin, muscular, and athletic - and thanks to her time spent in the bedroom, it's also incredibly flexible. So basically, the body every girl would have to kill.
» PLAY-BY: Naya Rivera

*i'm on the right track baby,
» LIKES:
- Brittany
- Sex
- Breadstix
- Being Popular
- Cheering
- Singing
- Glee Club (it's the best part of her day, okay?)
» DISLIKES:
- Quinn Fabray's self-entitled attitude
- Rachel Berry
- Pretty much every other human being in the school
- Losing
- Judgment
» STRENGTHS:
- Determined
- Intimidating
- Talented
- Witty
- Loyal
- Resourceful
- Great in bed
» WEAKNESSES:
- Egotistical
- Shallow
- Deceitful
- Angry
- Hot-headed
- Bitchy
- Slutty
- Pathological relationship ruiner
» SECRETS:
- She's in love with her best friend, though she currently refuses to admit it.
- She's way more self-conscious about herself than people think.
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» GOALS:
- Regain her position at the top of the social ladder.
- Win both show choir and cheerleading Nationals.
- Start a relationship with somebody who actually wants her (she has yet to realize this one).
» OVERALL PERSONALITY: So, here's the deal about Santana: she's the HBIC of William McKinley High School ("If you don't know what it means, look it up. It's not my fault you're an idiot."), and she wants everyone to know it. The smirk on her face, the roll of her eyes, and the subtle glare that can make almost anyone turn and run with their manhood tucked between their legs...these are all in place to ensure Santana stays at the summit of the McKinley social scene. And although her confidence reigns above all, she will do anything to keep her title; although her reputation is usually enough to push people around, her sharp tongue and plethora of insults and putdowns make it that much easier to get what she wants.

These insults are never far from Santana's lips, though she only reserves them for use on people she deems necessary - after all, if she had to point out everything that bothered her about each person she saw, she would never get anything else done. And she could never do that, because Santana does recognize the value of hard work. She knows that she has to step on people and possibly ruin their lives so that hers can be better. She knows that she didn't become Head Cheerio overnight...all it took was one little mistake in bed.

And, speaking of beds...Santana likes romance. She's not so much into the emotional aspect of relationships as she is the physical, so random hookups are nothing strange to her. After all, she knows that she's attractive, and what's the point in being hot if you don't use it at all? Obviously, this means that Santana is more likely to be seen with guys than girl. She's not totally against the idea of being with a girl, but Brittany is really the only girl that she "loves." Besides, they're totally not lesbians together...they're just best friends who sometimes make out with each other when they're bored. But Santana does care for Brittany, possibly more than anyone else in the world, so anyone who hurts her is instantly on Santana's list ("Which you do not want to be on.")

This possessiveness not only applies to Brittany, but to basically everything else in Santana's life: her stuff, her title, even her boytoys. Once Santana has marked her territory, nobody touches it or even thinks about taking it from her. She's perfectly willing to rip other people apart to keep it, because, in her mind, she always deserves it. Yes, that includes glee club solos. It may be reject central, but she owns it all the same. She does truly love performing, and knows that she has talent. After all, being second-in-command and then head of the cheerleading squad has shown Santana how invaluable each moment in the spotlight can be.

*i was born this way,
» PARENTS: Her father, Manuel, is a respected doctor, while her mother, Carmen, is the number one reason her father needs to be a doctor. Both of them spoil Santana incessantly.
» SIBLINGS: Two older brothers, Perry and Hendrix. Yes, they both play guitar.
» PETS: "Ew, gross."
» SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Ever since breaking up with Puck the previous year over his credit score (which was a lousy excuse considering he's not even eighteen yet), Santana claims that she doesn't "do" relationships.
» OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE: Her best friend, Brittany Pierce.
» HISTORY: Santana is used to getting what she wants. She's the only girl with two older brothers and neither her dad nor her mother are stingy with their money. Her father, Manuel Lopez, seemed to have inherited his grandparents' work ethic that served them well when they emigrated to the United States as teens, as his profession as a doctor does wonders for his family's income; her mulatto mother, Carmen, does a great job of spending that income to keep herself looking young (Santana definitely inherited that quality).

They live in a personally-built adobe-style ranch house that looks like it belongs in a Texas border neighborhood, even if it does literally border the seediest neighborhood in town: Lima Heights. Santana likes to brag about it and use it as justification for her hardened demeanor, but in reality the Lopez family could not be more well off. Though their house has clear Hispanic influences, that's the closest link they have to their heritage. No, Santana does not speak fluent Spanish (though she has been known to occasionally use Spanish swears so she can say them around other teachers), and she will totally call you out on racism if you ask her if she does. Sure, her grandparents are bilingual, and she's known to let loose with an occasional curse word to protect herself from repercussions but at this point Santana and her family are so Americanized that their heritage is only visible on the surface. But they remain close all the same. Santana had a happy childhood, growing up spoiled and knowing she had the power to get what she wanted.

Santana and Brittany have been friends forever - since day one of kindergarten they were inseparable, possibly because their personalities were so different that they balanced each other out enough. Santana's fierce protectiveness gave Brittany confidence, while the blonde's sweet, innocent nature gave Santana reason to stay optimistic. She'd been raised from day one (particularly by her mother) that she was better than everyone else, and so nobody could ever match her standards. Brittany was the first to warm Santana's icy heart, and so they did everything together - including cheerleading.

Both girls were invited to be on the squad for different reasons: Brittany because she was an amazing dancer (Santana had always been more musically inclined, a trait that ran in the family), but Santana had the strength, drive, and venom to make Sue proud. But, of course, because she screwed up that one double herky - Quinn Fabray became captain over her. And so Santana did her best to warm up to the girl, aided by Brittany's genuinely caring personality. She even went so far as to join New Directions (though her secret love for singing probably gave her a good reason as well). Santana never got too close, though, because she knew that if anything were to happen to Quinn, she would become top dog of McKinley High. The prospect was so tantalizing that Santana was willing to watch Quinn fall from her pedestal, so that she could gracefully step up onto it and claim her rightful position as head Cheerio.

Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Over the summer before junior year, to celebrate her impending social coronation, Santana decided to treat herself to a bit of work so that people would notice her more to go along with her obvious popularity. However, Quinn Fabray had to snitch on her surgery - of course - and with that Santana was demoted to the bottom of the pyramid. Santana still refers to that day as the one time she managed to put a well-deserved welt on Quinn Fabray's cheek.

*don't hide yourself in regret,
» NAME/ALIAS: Taylor
» AGE: 18
» ROLEPLAY EXPERIENCE: About six years.
» HOW YOU FOUND US: Caution!
» CODE PHRASE: Don't be a drag, just be a queen!
» RP SAMPLE:

It wasn't that hard, really. Once Santana had decided last week that running for prom queen would be the perfect button on her glorious reputation - because, after all, the queen of any high school needed a crown more than Sam Evans needed collagen reduction in his fish lips - she'd instantly zeroed in on her biggest thread for the title: Quinn Fabray. Obviously, the fact that her ex-best friend was gunning for top dog yet again was a huge incentive for Santana to run; it had practically become a routine by now: Santana did things just to keep Quinn from having them. The way the Latina saw it, Blondie had had her shot at the big time, and she'd blown it by having a kid with Lima's biggest deadbeat (ignore the fact that said deadbeat was escorting Santana to prom - that was more about having his muscles as extra collateral to swing votes her way). Now it was Santana's turn to be on top, and having that crown on her head was the most effective way to demonstrate it to everyone.

Of course, there was one tiny snag; namely, the fact that some people still actually liked Quinn. Santana had no idea why they would, considering the bitch was a liar and still seemed to think she was some sort of saint. Hell, Santana was a bitch, but at least she owned it and played it up, whereas Quinn consistently tried to portray herself as some sort of innocent victim, as if it wasn't her fault she'd gotten inseminated by the horniest guy in the tri-state area. Unfortunately, most people didn't seem to buy being a total Jesus Slut as a viable reason not to vote the blonde for Prom Queen, and so Santana was forced to dig a little deeper. She quickly found, however, that aside from the babygate scandal, Q's record at McKinley was absolutely spotless, and so the search grew more frantic, until she found herself questioning the teachers at Quinn's old school.

The results could not have pleased her more.

As it turned out, the only "Fabray" at Quinn's old school during the years she was there was a girl named Lucy, and she was, as described by Santana's usual insulting manner, absolutely hideous. Lucy was a fat and pimply brunette with glasses and a beak of a nose, whose yearbook photo depicted her attempting to smile, though it only exposed her braces and multiple chins. As it turned out, according to those school records, Lucy left at the end of middle school because of her father Russell's transfer to Lima. And when Santana heard that, she almost burst into tears of joy right then. After scanning the picture in the library and e-mailing it to herself, Santana wasted no time in whipping up some posters that featured a blown-up version of the incriminating photograph, with the slogan "Vote for Lucy Caboosey" on it. Apparently that was the nickname she'd had at her old school, and Santana was fully prepared to use every piece of Quinn's incredibly embarrassing past life against her.

Once the prom was about halfway in, Santana stole away from the dance floor to grab her fliers, before storming her way up to the front of the room and roughly shoving away the emcee from the microphone, since the band was in between songs. "Eyes up here!" she barked, and once everyone's petrified gaze was on her, Santana's expression softened slightly, though it was still the picture of ruthlessness. "Time for a major PSA, folks," she continued, her ticket to high school royalty held behind her back. "As we all know, the only person besides me who has a chance at winning prom queen is none other than your resident '16 and Pregnant' star, Quinn Fabray." Finding that unmistakable blonde head in the crowd, Santana gestured grandly in Quinn's direction, making sure everyone was able to see the girl who she was about publicly ruin once and fro all.

"However, you all may not know that Quinn Fabray is not actually who she claims to be. Y'know, besides the whole teenage mom, because there's no ways she's been faking those kind of stretch marks. What she has been faking, though, might surprise you."

Without wasting a second, the Latina whipped out one of her photos and held it up, grinning wickedly. "No, the creature on this poster is NOT a body extra used for Jabba the Hutt. Her name is Lucy Fabray, better known by her middle school classmates as Lucy Caboosey. You all don't know her, though," Santana explained, "because when she transferred to McKinley High freshman year, she'd completely changed her appearance and decided to start going by her middle name...Quinn." Pausing as whispers rippled through the crowd, Santana kept her gaze focused, feeling the satisfaction already welling up inside her. She tossed the rest of the posters into the crowd, and they began to spread like wildfire as people passed them around, trying to steal glances at the face of their supposed 'prettiest girl in school.'

"That's right, folks," she continued, speaking loudly into the microphone to be heard over the crowd. "Quinn Fabray is a liar and a fraud. And even though she used to be uglier than a naked mole rat, she still chooses to pick on those of you who have neither good genes, nor the money to get a nose job, dye job, laser eye surgery, and two tummy tucks. I ask you, is that the kind of person you want being your prom queen?" Santana shook her head sadly, though she still could not hide the gleeful smirk painting her face a menacing color that matched the devilishly red ensemble she'd put together for the evening. "I would guess not. So, instead, you should actually vote for someone who's not only popular, but actually tells the truth about who she is." At that moment, Santana shot a winning, toothy grin into the audience, though at this point she could feel the animosity rising as people turned to look at Quinn, who Santana had lost sight of. "Someone like me. So vote Santana Lopez for Prom Queen! Because my boobs and hair aren't fake: they're just that hot."

Readjusting her strapless dress briefly, the Latina then proudly stepped down off the stage and slipped into the crowd, keeping a watchful eye on everyone's reactions, especially Quinn's. This was going to rock the boat more than anything else that had happened this year, and she wanted to be right in the heart of it all so she could watch Quinn Fabray fall from her shoddy replacement of a pedestal once and for all.

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