Maebelle Ellsworth

Creator: Brigadier
Roleplay: Bluebell's Spring
Nickname: Mae

Full Name: Maebelle “Mae” Ellsworth
Nicknames: Miss Mae, Madam Mae, Petals…
Gender: Female, he/him

Age: 28

Family and Friends:
Mae knows people in the Spring (as some people choose to call the town of Bluebell) now but when moving to the town, was only acquainted with the former owner of the diner. Laura Lewis, founder of Petals Café, was familiar with the same brand of misery that Mae suffered and welcomed him into their certain environment. Mae’s family is not spoken of outside of the few holiday cards on his refrigerator or the pre-transition photographs on the mantle that Martha thought looked good.

One of Mae’s close friends (Martha George) is their business partner, someone he sometimes wishes was more. Most of his friends are ones met through safe circles that were willing to address him in the manners that he preferred. Mae has a total of two exes, both of whom reside in the town currently and are still in his close circle of friends. He often sees Bertha Martin, who works at Bluebell high school as a nurse, but they are peaceful. And Cynthia Stonewell continues to be a regular at the diner, with their relationship being years in the past. Most often he chooses to live a life of solitude rather than actively seeking partners.

They are involved in the GSA of the high school, being in the middle of range of queer age and having what some people might think is a complicated identity. Remy Rose is a regular customer at the diner and an inquisitive mind that warms Mae’s heart. The young people that he talks to at these meetings reminds him of the closeted time in his life and their bravery often astounds him.

Appearance:

Mae is roughly 5’10”, sometimes appearing shorter or taller depending on how they stand against the backdrop. His hair has ranged from a buzzcut to the short-lived small stature bee hive to the waist long, rainbow dyed braid that hangs over his back now, rarely let down to its full length. Mae chose a very butch but still distinctly feminine style, enough to balance the past and the present.

They sport a farmer’s tan, arms pleasantly done while his back and legs are very pale. The shade is so ghostly white that Martha sometimes worries about his health and insists on taking him to the park very soon to help. Mae does have some reason to cover up some portions of his body that he’s not as proud of, tattoos of certain nature that parents wouldn’t be the biggest fan of.

But Mae already has present tattoos on visible skin of pride flags for trans femme and butch lesbians. He also has a series of piercings along his ears that allow for a creative array of earrings, most of his pairs being of flowers or some other nature forms. Most often he will be found wearing a small pair of crystal and gold roses, with a chain that stretches back to a bar of flowers and hangs off in a vine. It matches neatly with the edge of the vine tattoo along his neck, one that reaches down his back to a sequence of flowers.

Currently they wear their diner uniform at most times, spending the majority of the day on duty and trying to keep everything in running order. While his wait staff wear a traditional blue and white skirt, Mae wears a modified version of black pants and the top that looks more apt for a bowling team. “Petals Café” is carefully stitched into the pocket of the button up of a somewhat wild paisley design. Depending on the day or the event in town, the color scheme will change from blue and green to yellow and orange to red and pink, still matching each time in fierceness.

In the rare moments that Mae is not working, he keeps to jeans and flower button ups or blouses. Mae will wear a dress or a skirt on the occasion that it is needed, which is thankfully not an aspect of Bluebell. Most events that require him to be professional, allow him to wear suits that do not have a skirt attached.

Personality:
Mae took on the personality of being gentle most of the time but the ability to be rough when need be. With what happened in the past, Mae often finds himself focused on the mentoring aspect, and adapting his knowledge to this specific way. Always a hard-working member of the team and called a true leader, Mae found his spot in Bluebell for a reason.

They rarely get angry, choosing to be a peaceful person about nearly everything. Mae is always there to look out for the people who need help, another way he is repaying all of the good luck he has found in this world. From working at the school to going to volunteer in any capacity he can find in his free time, Mae is devoted to making the world a better place.

One breaking point is the bullies he sometimes sees in the side alley of the diner, who always learn their lesson when their parents have to pick them up from his washroom. Mae has room for a lot of people but not for those who harm others.

History:
Mae realized he was a queer person during high school but further came into it when being referred to as “one of the girls”. The remark was made playfully by a school mate during their high school graduation, in the presence of his parents whom he was still closeted to at the time. By the time that they decided to kick Mae out of their household, he had already contacted a former teacher (Ms. Lewis) about moving to Bluebell.

He spent the first few years in Bluebell working at the diner and anywhere else to get enough money to live independently. One of these jobs outside of the diner was in a nearby town in what could be considered an unsavory sort of practice. Some of the flower chain that adorns Mae’s back are tokens of the time spent working in a club that was themed around flowers. Being a waitress at Petals wasn’t enough to support an apartment, and Mae has always been someone to do what was necessary.

Once Laura decided to step out of the business and move into a more supervisor role, the diner became Mae’s to govern. Mae always believed that the sudden change of heart in retiring was most likely due to Lewis discovering where he was working in his off hours.

The Flower Club has been left behind, for the most part.

Mae’s “complicated” identity has led to troubles in the past.
He is a woman.
He is not a man.
He just wants to be a masculine woman and a butch lesbian and left about his business otherwise.

Ms. Lewis helped him to discover himself somewhat while in school and slowly became family as time went on. They are still involved in his life but not to the degree as they were before, taking a backseat as there are new issues to control. And as romance is slowly happening with Martha…

Thoughts on the Park:
Petals Café has always been a town landmark and the routine of the regulars is drilled into Mae’s mind. With the park coming and the diner being in close proximity, Mae is hoping for a spike in business. More people walking around means more people passing by the park who might be tempted for a slice of pie from the window or a glass of iced tea. And as tourism begins to pick up for the city again – lots and lots of chance for business.