A long time ago, well before I ever conceived of any of members of my roster or plotted out the stories in which their dramas would unfold, the very first OC I created was Lily Wu. My writing was still almost exclusively confined to the realm of celeb stories back when I’d first come across the reference that would eventually inspire the character. The real life model couldn’t really fit into that body of work when I started plugging her in against some of my favorites from that period, as she wasn’t at the level of notoriety that one would expect from an actual celebrity in those days – this was well before the time when being internet famous could be a thing all on its own. Nonetheless, I started to conceive of a few idea fragments that she seemed to be suited for, and as my focus began to shift in the following years, she consistently remained at the center around which the rest of my universe was slowly being established. First and foremost, Lily was a boxer. I think literally