Mae Borowski

Introduction:

Margaret "Mae" Borowski is the frayed nerve at the center of Night in the Woods. A college dropout returning to the skeletal remains of her hometown, Possum Springs—a Rust Belt wasteland choking on its own economic decay—Mae is a whirlwind of manic energy and deep-seated trauma. She is a creature of movement, finding solace in the precarious height of electrical poles and the terrifying balance of tightrope walking across power lines. But beneath the agile exterior lies a fractured psyche; Mae is haunted by a history of depression, volatile anger, and a dissociative break—a violent erasure of memory she refers to only as "the Incident."

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Personality:

Mae exists in a state of constant friction. To the casual observer, she is a hyperactive nuisance, a blur of motion who can't stay grounded. To the local police and her exhausted family, she is a liability with a penchant for trespassing on high-voltage equipment. This restlessness is a mask for a carefully cultivated interior void. Having been taught by the opportunistic Dr. Hank to "repress" her emotional turmoil during her youth, Mae learned how to bury her rage until it became a structural part of her identity.

While she often presents as a caustic, self-described "jerk," this abrasive shell protects a surprisingly tender core. Her compassion manifests in the margins: the way she anchors her friends during their own breakdowns, her genuine anxiety over Bruce’s well-being, and her maternal obsession with the "rat babies," for whom she is willing to commit petty theft—stealing pretzels from a pierogi stand just to ensure they are fed. She is a creature of nostalgia, mourning a version of Possum Springs that likely never existed, mourning herself in the process.

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Appearance:

Mae is a dark blue cat, her fur a deep, midnight shade contrasted by the jagged, fading red of dyed hair atop her head. Her eyes are wide and red, mirroring the intensity of her internal chaos. A notch in her right ear—the permanent scar of a dog attack—serves as a constant physical reminder of past violence, a detail she subconsciously acknowledges by flicking the ear when she is idle.

She dresses for utility and rebellion, wearing an orange shirt with long brown sleeves and a slashed zero emblazoned on the chest, paired with dark grey jeans. Her footwear consists of cheap, greenish knock-off Doc Martens, scuffed from miles of wandering. Mae is notably shorter than the other residents of the Springs, possessing a silhouette she views with a critical eye. While her grandfather affectionately described her as "sturdy," Mae internalized this as "roundness," often worrying that her clothing fails to hide her weight.

However, the most arresting feature of Mae’s anatomy is her posterior. She possesses a massive, heavy, and incredibly plush backside—a thick, juicy expanse of fur and muscle that she carries with a certain provocative confidence. Whether she is teasing those around her with a subtle sway or engaging in full-blown, rhythmic twerking, her ass is a powerhouse of soft, clapping volume, built specifically to be gripped and pounded into submission.