she grew up in the area but had a rough childhood, she lived with her grandmother for a bit but was in and out of foster homes. in high school hazel was generally that girl that people figured was trouble (and she was) and they either tolerated her because she was so close to ~evrrett or they avoided her. she was hell bent on just getting out of town so despite her whatever~ attitude about everything she actually did fairly well at studies and was on the track team. she also flirted with absolutely everyone and was super protective of ev, who she then followed to new york for college. she stayed there until he decided to move back a few years ago and then moved back here. she's classically underachieving now and is a bartender. she's kind of a bitch? she's cold if you don't really know her and sarcastic and kind of terrible, and has been especially to lily so in all likelihood he might hate her