Madeline Alix Jin was born April 18th, 1994 to Alice and Hu Jin. She is the older sister to Stella Jin. Growing up the Jins were constantly moving across the country to set up art galleries for prominent buyers. However, upon moving to Los Santos the Jin Dynasty came under threat. Alice and Hu were accused of art forgery. Something about the type of paint not being of that time period or something like that? While the misunderstanding was resolved the Jin name was now tainted in the art world and thus began the horror.
Alice and Hu began taking out their anger on Maddie and Stella. From verbal abuse to the occasional slap across the face inside the Jin home was a nightmare. Maddie tried to take the most of the abuse to spare Stella the heartache. She became a protector and acted as Stella's caretaker. It was not an easy road for Maddie as she was still only a child herself. It was especially hard with Alice and Hu attempting to use her to further their own agendas. They wanted to use her to form their own alliances. At the time Maddie was not sure what that had meant; she had only heard whispers through closed meeting doors. It had seemed though that her parents had been trying to arrange a marriage to take place when she turned eighteen. It might have been for a price or to restore the name through an alliance but Maddie wanted none of it and at fifteen she took a stand.
In an attempt to clear the dirt from their name further Alice and Hu attended a gala at the Galileo Observatory. However, they never made it home. While they were inside trying to schmooze their way back into good graces Maddie had snuck up that hill and cut the brakes on the car. With the steepness and turns of that roadway Alice and Hu didn't stand a chance.
Of course, at the funeral, Maddie and Stella were perfect figures of society covering their bruises and shedding some tears. They weren't tears of sadness though, they were happy tears because they were finally free. The inheritance they received mainly covered the payments for them to continue to live in their house. But Stella went off the rails.
Maddie tried desperately to keep Stella out of harm's way, even going as far as to bribe officers to not arrest her. Between keeping Stella in line, joining the Chicanos to keep an eye on her and studying so she could go to school to support them both Maddie was swamped. She had also taken a job as an exotic dancer to try and continue to provide for herself and Stella.
Maddie however managed to graduate and upon graduation was asked to work with a distant relative and a mentor she had met while in school. She left her current job as a dancer to move to a different city. She became the secretary for the
Department of Justice and was responsible for the organization of the lawyers, judges, cases, name changes, and mediations. Due to her background, she did fill in as a defense attorney when the appointed attorney did not show up. She and her mentor put in a lot of time and effort into building the Department leading new changes and creating an easier system for the populace to use.
While in this city she met her now ex-boyfriend. He was a previous lawyer prior to her arrival, he had retired in order to pursue a job in
Law Enforcement wanting to be on the front lines. The two spent a lot of time together however eventually her ex started to go in a different direction. He ended up leaving the force and engaging in criminal activity. While the activity didn’t necessarily bother Maddie due to her past he had also seemed to change along the way. She had found out about an engagement ring, however, a proposal never actually happened. Instead, he vanished without a trace. While confusion had overtaken her thoughts when she wasn’t with others she dove into her work with the DOJ. After a few months had passed without a word her ex reappeared, and this time he was even more different, he was cold to the woman he had almost proposed to. Eventually, the pair got into a fight which resulted in them formally splitting even though they had already been living separate lives and Maddie had already begun to move on without him.
Despite the annoyance her friend from the DOJ had decided to run for mayor and she happily decided to help him win the election. She took care of his campaign needs from event planning, meetings, a website, advertisements, you name it chances are she was on it. When he eventually won Maddie left her post as the DOJ secretary to become the secretary for the mayor. While in office the team had to create a plan with the local police department to take down an illegal fighting ring. The sting operation went off without a hitch and a court case leading to sentencing took place. It was a huge win for the city. However, after that win the term of office came to a close and it was time for Madeline to find a new venture.
This time she went with her passion for cats and bubble tea and opened up the UwU Cafe. The cafe opening was a hit and she made a lot of connections with the other
Businesses in the area and formed what could be considered a business alliance. People were constantly coming into the cafe to see the cats, go on dates or just came in to see the staff. Everything seemed to be going fine until Maddie decided to take a vacation to visit distant family. While she was gone a plot occurred in which the cafe ended up being sold out from under here. When she returned she was devastated by the loss. It was then that Maddie decided to go on a journey to rediscover herself. The journey took her to South America and while traveling her visa along with her other belongings were stolen. It took her a bit to receive Stella’s request for her to return home to her.
The time away from the life of the city helped Maddie rediscover herself and helped her take time to see what was important. She had a bit of a realization that she was too trusting and too kind. But her time away has made her more than happy to be the manifestation of karma and getting what she wants. She refuses to go through the pain she did prior even if it makes her seem cold-hearted.
Her primary motivation is to find work that drives her passions. Growing up there had been some pressure for her to take over in the art world for her parents but due to the circumstances, Maddie resented the burden. She did however always enjoy art. Perhaps now that her parents are gone and she’s graduated she will take this into consideration. She also has to remain vigilant in regard to her parent's death, if the cold case is ever reopened it could point to her in the end. She is also very worried about the other family who had been plotting with her parents. If they came for her she would be at a loss. It’s completely possible that the other family knows what she did and might someday come to collect on the promises of Alice and Hu. Maddie walks a fine line between the law and the world of crime, who knows… one day she might slip.
Upon moving to the city Maddie was reunited with many familiar faces. Stella brought her to see one familiar face that set Maddie's initial career path- Nicholai Solemko. He witnessed her in a courtroom before. Nic and Stella had also become friends so when Maddie returned Nicholai asked if she would be interested in becoming an affiliate to which she agreed. She agreed to take the bar and represent the family. Aside from becoming a lawyer for the family Maddie began to work for Tumble Matchmaking and began to help with events and a special project. Maddie began to hang out with members of the family on a regular basis and somewhere along the way she got to know Jack Gonzalez. Maddie and Jack met briefly upon her arrival. She thought he was just a flirt/jokester. But later on, he allowed her to borrow one of his cars which really helped her get on her feet. While their interactions were always somewhat brief he always managed to make her laugh. On a family outing, Jack decided to approach Maddie saying he wanted to get to know her better. She was a bit cautious initially but ended up agreeing to just see what happened. On the second outing it was discovered Maddie really couldn't swim but she did manage to realize that Jack had gone overboard. The two ended up in the hospital and Nic told them they were not allowed to go to the hospital anymore. After a family hiking trip, the two managed to end up in Pillbox after rangers struggled to retrieve them. Maddie also managed to go flying off her bike later landing her back in Pillbox. While there Jack began passing her notes. After Doctor Z finished her treatment and they managed to get the bike back to where it belonged she wrote a note back that confirmed the relationship. The family began to have some issues though between tensions with other groups and within the family. This eventually led to the family dissolving and eventually falling away.
When Stella went through some personal situations the two left to go to Italy. While away there was a situation in which the apartment she and Jack shared collapsed. Upon the collapse Jack suffered a head injury forgetting that Maddie was not in the building. This led her to be declared dead. Maddie was extremely confused upon her return and people exclaiming that she wasn't dead. She has since reunited with her old friends. She has finally decided that she never has had a passion for law and she had primarily been doing it to protect others. But this time around she isn't afraid of crossing the line. She has since picked up a job with
Purple Fantasy and is assisting Stella with reviving Dreamcore.
(OOC NOTES: If you wish to take part in an arc regarding the death of the Jin parents or the backroom deal please feel free to reach out to me, I'm open to it.)