Clara Vargas

Clara exists in the realms of Recyclets and Home. She is the older sister of Maria and aunt of Nathan.

Background
Clara is the older sister of Maria and aunt of Nathan. She lives with her family in the town of Strawberry Fields. She grew up with her father and younger sister.

Their father was generally caring but he was often physically abuse towards her. This seems to stem from his stress as a single father and finding Clara negligent and irresponsible for her feminine nature. However, Clara remained patient through the abuse with Maria as her strength and inspiration growing up. This was until a fight broke out between Maria and their father after he found out she was pregnant. Clara took Maria to run away from home and they raised Nathan together. They opened up a hair salon and have since reconciled with their father.

Appearance
Clara has a tall and slim build, medium skin, long and wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She wears light makeup with eyeliner and pink lipstick, a purple off-the-shoulder shirt over a black bra, black leggings and brown sandals with purple straps.

Personality
Clara has an outgoing and upbeat demeanor. She is friendly and talkative towards everyone she meets. But beneath this cheerful exterior, she grew up to hide any pain that she bears for the sake of her loved ones. She is creative by nature and expresses herself with cosmetics and fashion.

Maria
With the abusive behavior of their father, Maria was Clara's source of love and support in their home growing up. She loves her so that she was willing to reconcile with their father after they ran away at Maria’s request. Clara’s adoration for her sister stays the same to this day and Maria's childlike admiration for her older sister inspires diligence and optimism on Clara.

Nathan
Nathan’s aunt is both strict in disciplining Nathan and spoiled him by giving him anything he wants growing up. She treata him as her own child and does everything she can to avoid how she was maltreated by her own father in her childhood. Nathan and his aunt share a casual but maternal relationship.

Trivia

 * Nathan inherited her lighthearted and easygoing personality.
 * Her name is connected to her sister. It as a reference to Maria Clara from the novel, Noli Me Tangere. The term Maria Clara is used to describe the ideal Filipino woman.
 * She is transgender. Her birth name is Clarence.