Vivienne St. Clair

About

Vivienne Mary Helena St. Clair, MBBS, is the tritagonist of The Paraffin Investigative Co. She is a trainee surgeon at St. Catherine's Hospital. She volunteered as a member of the investigative agency, both as an excuse to spend time with fellow members Lintang Arifin, Chase Baldwin, Agatha Donohoe, and James Elroy, and to investigate the cause of her best friend, Henry Zhang's, death.

She has an upper-middle-class upbringing, and her tastes can be quite refined. Nevertheless, she is still down-to-earth with her friends. She met Lintang and Chase through Scouting, and they remained close friends. Whenever she has time to spare from her hectic schedule, she spends it gardening or renovating the manor house she lives in. Like her friends, she enjoys playing sports such as cricket.

In the band, she is the lead singer.

Personality

Vivienne has a very strong personality, which is apparent to everyone who knows her. While she is cheerful and outgoing, she is also hot-headed and presumptuous. She cares a lot about her image and reputation, and as a result, she goes to great lengths to maintain her looks, making her come across as vain. Not only does she take pride in her appearance, but she also prides herself on her intelligence and hard work.

Her confidence is merely a cover for her deep-seated insecurities. In actuality, she lacks a solid sense of self. She compensates for this by seeking out attention and proving her usefulness to others, often to the point of exhaustion. Ironically, she tends to accuse others of being self-sacrificing, though this is envy and projection on her part if anything. Despite needing them to validate her worth, she believes that other people are out to get her, and puts up a harsh front to protect herself.

This harshness can be seen in her bossy attitude. She acts domineering towards others whenever she finds herself in a position of authority. This stems from her desire to succeed, a desire to be in control and a belief that she knows best. She can also be rather unempathetic towards others and unscrupulous when it comes to achieving her goals. While this has allowed her to get ahead in life, it has also made her difficult to work with at times and led her to do things she regrets doing.

She is not an actively malicious person, however. She cares for her friends deep down, and even if she is aware of her inability to display affection, she still shows gratitude towards them. She is fiercely protective of the people around her, offering them life advice and coming to their defence when needed. She also shows a willingness to fix her flaws and learn from her mistakes.

Appearance

Vivienne has a large frame with well-defined curves. Though she is plump, she has a decent amount of muscle. She has fair, freckled skin, red hair styled into a French bob, teal eyes, and buck teeth. She wears a light-to-moderate amount of makeup. Her normal attire consists of a dark pink off-shoulder blouse, a light pink denim skirt, white translucent thigh-high socks, red platform shoes, and a white hair slide to keep her fringe in place. Her socioeconomic status and fondness for the colour pink are reflected in her wardrobe.

Her attire as a child consisted of (usually pink) smocked dresses with red Clarks T-Bars and frilly white ankle socks. In her teens, she wore a pink crop top, a red pleated skirt, and white thigh-high socks. Her hairstyles have evolved throughout the years — it was styled into a bob during childhood, long twin-tails in her teenage years, and an inverted bob when she attended university.