Shameless (US) OC

Basic Information

Full Name: Maria Esmeralda Wayne (nee Juarez)
Nicknames: Gear Girl (by Fiona), Batgirl (by Veronica), Crazy Gearhead (by Kevin)
Aliases: N/A

Age: 28
Birthday: November 9th, 1989

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican and Dominican
Religion: Catholic
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual

Place Of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Current Residence: Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Dominican, Latin
Relationship Status: Widowed

Occupation: Owner of Slick Will Repairs, Street Racer, Street Dancer


Physical Appearance

Overall Figure: Maria is quite tall for a female, standing at 5'10. Although she is fairly fit and keeps in shape, she's still rather buxom and curvaceous, weighing about 200 lbs.

Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Hair Style: Maria usually has her hair down but if she's doing something important or doesn't want it in the way, her hair is either in a ponytail or a messy bun.

Piercings: Ears
Tattoos: Maria has "Will + Maria" slightly above her left breast, the phrase "Burn Rubber Not Your Soul" on her abdomen, and the Anima Sola on her back.
Scars/Distinguishing Marks: Maria has a birthmark under her left eye and a jagged scar on both of her sides.

Clothing Style: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3


Health

Smoker - No | Drinker - Yes | Drug User - No

Disabilities (Physical or Otherwise): Maria suffers from Type 1 Diabetes, diagnosed at the age of 6.
Mental Illnesses: Maria has anger management issues.

Addictions: Maria suffers from hypersexuality and is an adrenaline junkie.
Allergies: Seafood


Personality

Having gone through many things, Maria is tough and hardened as a result. She's determined and relentless, unable to be stopped once she makes up her mind. She always speaks her mind and speaks with no filter, not caring about who she's talking to. Maria doesn't tolerate disrespect from anyone and won't hesitate to cut others down if she feels the need to. This can make her seem rather rude and pushy. She can easily become your best friend or your worst enemy. With Maria, there is no in-between. She's incredibly loyal and is always grateful for people in her life, giving it her all when it comes to taking care of them and looking out for them.

Maria is down to earth and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. She's a tomboy to the core and isn't very feminine, having more masculine interests. She is very secretive and doesn't like indulging information about herself unless she really trusts the person which is very rare since she doesn't allow a lot of people to get close to her. Maria is very rebellious and hates being told what to do, preferring to do what she wants when she wants. She loves a good adventure and has a mischievous side, open to exploring and trying new things.

Enthusiastic about machinery, Maria is most at home near cranking gears, whirring bearings and the smell of oil and becomes absolutely giddy when given the opportunity to interact with and learn about such things, causing many to playfully mock her as a crazy gearhead. Maria's stout heart allows her to make difficult and dangerous choices very easily so long as they coincide with her strong sense of duty and morality. Contributed to by both of these characteristics is her willingness to work with almost excessive devotion on the various cars and engines whose maintenance she undertakes for the sake of the people who depend on her, going so far as to take multiple consecutive overnight sessions and travel long distances without hesitation in order to ensure their prompt and proper completion.

As one who values family (immediate and extended) above most other things, Maria is a bit of a worrier and concerns herself with the welfare of people she cares about. It is likely this care that makes her so popular with her clients, all of whom are greatly moved by the attention to personal detail that she willingly gives to each of them. 

Virtues:
Loyalty
Kindness
Discretion
Diligence
Toughness

Vices:
Anger
Antagonism
Brutality
Recklessness
Impatience

Fears: Being buried alive

Favorite Color: Red

Hobbies: Anything involving cars, video games, skydiving, dancing, cooking

Taste In Music: Maria mostly listens to rap/hip-hop, rock, tejano, and metal but will listen to other types.

Skills

Talents/Skills:

• Maria is an experienced auto mechanic and street racer, knowing everything there is to know about cars and engines including illegal activities.
• Maria loves to dance and can often be seen battling against other crews for money or just dancing alone.
• Maria is a good cook and every Sunday, she has a huge barbecue and dinner for her employees, family, and overall friends. It's a family tradition that has been passed down on her father's side of the family. 

Combat

Peaceful or Aggressive: Aggressive

Fighting Skills:

• Street Fighting
• Mixed marital arts

Family, Friends, and Foes

Family:

Father: Alejandro Juarez | Auto mechanic and racer | Deceased
Mother: Claudia Flores (nee Aguilar) | Chef | Alive
Stepfather: Erron Flores | Businessman | Alive
Younger Brother: Emilio Flores | Lawyer | Alive
Husband: William Wayne | Owner of Slick Will Repairs | Deceased  

Love Interest(s): Fiona Gallagher, Jimmy Lishman, OC

Best Friends: Maria has 4 friends that she's known since childhood: Ava, Roberto, Wesley, and Dominique. She's also lifelong friends with the Gallagher family and is a good friend of Veronica and Kevin.

Past: Maria wasn't born under great circumstances. Her mother Claudia gave birth to her when she was 15 and was a struggling teen parent. Luckily she had the support of Maria's father Alejandro who took up illegal street racing to take care of them. Starting from the age of 5, Maria took an interest in cars and began to spend more time with her dad who introduced her to that world and it wasn't long before she was actually repairing things with him despite being only a child. She lived on the same block as the Gallagher family and often hung out with Fiona and her siblings.

Unfortunately when Maria was 12, Alejandro passed away due to complications from diabetes. His death shook Maria to her core and she began to act out on her grief and anger, taking up street fighting in addition to cars. Maria also had the support of her friends alongside William Wayne who later became her boyfriend when she was 14.

At the age of 16, Maria was arrested and taken to the local police station for street racing and aggravated assault. She was raped by the cop who arrested her and instead of being silent, Maria reported him and got a rape kit done. She had to endure harassment from the Chicago PD, often resulting in violence which only stopped when her stepfather Erron threatened to sue them and recorded everything as evidence. Unfortunately the former cop was acquitted due to having power in the court system. Maria was enraged and brutally beat him to within an inch of his life with a socket wrench. She is extremely distrusting of law enforcement because of this incident.

Despite having the sympathy of the public and the jury, Maria was sentenced to five years in prison at the age of 18. Prison life was hell for Maria and she developed an addiction to sex in order to survive and adapt. Her relationship with William continued despite this and once Maria was released from prison, they eloped in the Dominican Republic and she began to seek treatment for her hypersexuality once they returned to Chicago.

William had opened a shop called Slick Will Repairs while Maria was in prison and she instantly found her calling there, rejoining the world of cars and street racing. But their marital bliss was short-lived when William died from a freak accident three years later. A biker suffered a hydraulics malfunction and spun out of control, sending his bike flying from under him into a row of parked bikes, one of which headed right into William, throwing him through a window and killing him instantly.

His death was devastating not only for Maria but for the community that surrounded them as well because of how much he meant to everyone and how he invested in people. Determined to keep William's legacy alive, Maria took over the shop as expected and is now the sole owner of it. She still races and dances from time to time, often using those activities to escape and make extra money.