Kimberly Baughman

Kimberly Baughman is a character in the Rosedale universe and is currently enrolled in Rosedale University.

Physical Description
Kimberly is an above-average-height, young adult, dark-skin woman with an athletic frame and visible muscle definition. She has dark brown eyes and hair, which she predominantly wears in an afro as well the occasional protective hairstyle to which she carries a "functionality-over-style"-type of attitude. Kimberly's fashion is cheerful, athletic and sways between masculine and feminine. Yellow appears frequently in her wardrobe of crop tops, overalls and summer dresses but she can also be seen wearing sleek, black athletic wear due to her spontaneous and active lifestyle.

Personality
Kimberly is a free spirit and in tune with her surroundings. While appearing kind and approachable to most of her peers, Kimberly carries herself in an energetic and almost thrill-seeking attitude most times, having a hard time to stay calm in certain situations. She enjoys being around people and likes to drag her friends places, like parks and other locations that suit her interests.

Family
Kimberly is the oldest of about five children or so. Growing up, she had to immensly help out her parents with raising her four younger siblings, putting Kimberly in tons of additional stress, along with school and possibly work. While maintaining a good relationship to all of her close family members, she finds refuge in being away from them and being able to exist for herself, but now she struggles with periods of calm, being used to have her hands full with obligations at all times. This also explains her active, bouncy and untamed spirit, as it is a result of raising children her whole life.

Interests
Being the active individual she is, Kimberly is fond of a vast number of sports and other athletic activities, being a particular enjoyer of snow sports and rock climbing. Being limited to the urban environment of Rosedale, Kimberly has to frequently settle for more tame alternatives, like sunbathing on rooftops, jogging and hiking. Because her frantic mental state gets in the way of Kimberly's productivity, she has also picked up on more "zen" hobbies like yoga or visiting local zen gardens.

University Life
Kimberly is a third year student as she has passed a total of four terms as a Traditional Arts major. She's always had an appreciation for arts, especially mediums like sculpting. After said two years, Kimberly has reached a state of uncertainty about her major, unsure if she is as passionate about art as she thought she was. Thus, Kimberly is taking an undeclared term, allowing her to get credits through electives across all subjects at RUA, hoping to find something she's more passionate about.

Nahia Buday
Kimberly and Nahia both started studying Traditional Arts at the same time and managed to bond over their shared uses of nature motifs in their work. Despite being close to polar opposites, Nahia being a pessimistic agoraphobe and Kimberly being the personification of a hot summer day, their contrasting personalities work surprisingly well. Nahia enjoys nature and Kimberly enjoys taking her friends places, so this has worked out in each other's favor. Though with Nahia showing no signs of positive growth in terms of her lack of optimism and Kimberly reaching a state of personal uncertainty regarding her studies, their friendship begins to get rocky. Along with that, their new roommate Kenzie starts to become what can be considered a middle man, as she shares Kimberly's experiences of being queer and an older sibling but also has Nahia's agarophobia, pessimism and overall alternative thinking in common.