SOFTERANIMALS - cassandra cillian

potential triggers: mentions of cancer, tumors, hospitals, and terminal illness. cassandra spends the first three seasons, and ten years of her life before that, with a terminal brain tumor (that is later removed once she no longer had a choice).
canon divergences: none.

STATS

THE BASICS

full name. cassandra cillian.
aka. cass, cassie, miss cillian.
age. 20s+
gender & pronouns. cis female. she / her.
orientation. biromantic, bisexual.
species. human.
occupation. librarian.
residence. the library, primarily in the annex in portland, oregon.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

hair. red.
eyes. blue.
build. slender.
scars. one major scar under her hair from her tumor removal.
tattoos. none.
piercings. none.
etc. n/a
face claim(s). lindy booth.

PERSONALITY

positive traits. cheerful. fun. loving. creative. excitable. smart.
negative traits. inexperienced. can be a little selfish.
likes. math. science. magic. the library. her team.
dislikes. evil. being wrong. not knowing the answer.

MEDICAL RECORD

mental. autism. panic attacks. synesthesia between all five senses, which also causes hallucinations.
physical. in her teens, cassandra was diagnosed with a terminal oigodendroglioma tumor in her frontal lobe, but as it progressed and she was left with no choice, she had it removed.
phobias. letting people down. being counted on and not being able to help.
eyesight. good.
drug use. none.
alcohol use. none.
diet. healthy.

BACKGROUND

birth place. new york, usa.
ethnicity. caucasian.
parents. unnamed mother & father.
siblings. none.
children. none.
pets. none.
education. dropped out of high school after her diagnosis, but loves to learn, with a genius-level intellect.
notable skills. mental math. photographic memory.
languages. english. has knowledge of others, but no fluency.
abilities. has used magic to various degrees of success. has developed telepathic suggestion after her tumor removal because of it.

BIOGRAPHY

RELATIONS

a mathematician and scientist with synesthesia - the special gift of auditory and sensory hallucinations linked to memory retrieval, cassandra is a rare case with which all five of her senses can be connected to her memories at any given time. her synesthesia is originally supposed to be caused by a brain tumor, described as being the size of a grape. it is lethal, but it is under control at the beginning of the series. she was invited to interview for the position of librarian 10 years ago (when flynn was successful), but was in the hospital at that time. she was a "librarian-in-training", working alongside ezekiel jones and jacob stone, from the end of the pilot until being promoted at the end of the season.