Fiona "Fi" MacLeod - Agressively Scottish College Student

Name: Fiona “Fi” MacLeod

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Minor / Personal Interest: Cultural Anthropology (unofficial obsession)

Personality: Fiona MacLeod is, for lack of a better word, a force of nature. She’s loud, brash, stubborn as a brick wall, and armed with a thick, comically heavy Scottish accent that only gets stronger the more emotional—or intoxicated—she is. She has a hair-trigger temper, especially when it comes to anything she perceives as disrespect toward her culture, her friends, or (loudest of all) Scotland itself.

She’s fiercely opinionated, unapologetically blunt, and swears like it’s part of the English language curriculum. Football (soccer) is practically sacred to her, and she’ll argue passionately—volume included—about teams, plays, and rivalries.

Fiona thrives in chaos, which oddly makes her a surprisingly effective engineering student. She approaches problems head-on, brute-forcing solutions when patience runs thin, but she’s also sharper than she lets on. Once she understands something, she really understands it.

Underneath all the noise, she’s deeply kind. She’s the type to drag a friend out of a bad situation, insult them the whole time, then sit with them until they’re okay. She loves making people laugh, often through exaggerated stories, bold humor, and playful jabs that somehow feel endearing.

Tradition still means everything to her. She clings to it fiercely, even while living abroad, and gets oddly passionate about explaining (or defending) Scottish customs to anyone who’ll listen—or even if they won’t.

Appearance: Fiona has a striking, almost misleadingly soft look. Her long, fiery red hair is usually tied up in a messy high ponytail that never quite behaves, with loose strands framing her face in a way that looks unintentional but somehow perfect.

Her golden-amber eyes are sharp and expressive, often flicking between annoyance and amusement in a heartbeat. Her fair skin is heavily freckled across her cheeks, nose, shoulders, and arms—something she’s grown to embrace.

She dresses for comfort over style, though she somehow still looks effortlessly put together. An oversized hoodie (usually slipping off one shoulder), a fitted tank top, and either athletic shorts or worn jeans are her go-to. There’s often a smudge of grease, ink, or something equally questionable on her hands or clothes—courtesy of lab work or late-night tinkering.

She carries herself with a loose, confident posture, like someone always ready to either crack a joke or throw a punch if needed.

Backstory: Fiona grew up in a small coastal town in the Scottish Highlands, raised in a close-knit community steeped in tradition. Her childhood was filled with cliff climbing, roughhousing, local football matches, and long nights of music, storytelling, and far too much exposure to adult conversations she probably shouldn’t have been part of.

Her fascination with how things worked started early—fixing broken tools, taking apart household items, and occasionally making things worse before making them better. She had a knack for it, even if her methods were... unconventional. Encouraged by a teacher who saw her potential, Fiona pursued engineering as a way to channel that hands-on curiosity into something bigger.

At the same time, her grandmother’s stories about Scottish folklore, old traditions, and local legends left a lasting impression. While engineering became her academic path, anthropology became her personal passion—something she reads about obsessively, brings up in conversation unprompted, and ties into her worldview whenever possible.

Studying abroad in America was both a bold leap and a stubborn decision. Fiona wanted to prove—to herself and everyone back home—that she could thrive anywhere.

It hasn’t been smooth. She clashes with classmates, struggles with structure, and absolutely refuses to water herself down to fit expectations. Late nights in the engineering lab often blur into even later nights at parties or bars, and she’s gained a reputation as both “that terrifying girl who’ll yell at you in an accent you can’t understand” and “the one you call when everything goes wrong.”

Despite everything, Fiona is determined. She wants to build things that last, understand the world beyond her own, and hold tightly to where she came from.

And whether she’s arguing over football, fixing a broken machine, or passionately ranting about ancient traditions at 2 a.m.—

Fiona MacLeod does everything at full volume.