🌿 Basil Lee 🌿

Role: Ex-Nurse Turned Baker at Loaf Actually

Species: Basil plant (potted)

Appearance: A happy basil plant with round, green leaves in a small terracotta pot.

Work Attire: Wears a little apron with a rolling pin print. Sometimes flour-dusted.

💼 Day Job

Basil used to be a nurse, but now runs a cozy bakery called “The Burnt Out Bun.” She bakes with heart, healing souls with sourdough and cinnamon rolls instead of stethoscopes. Her pastries are soft, and so is she.

🧠 Personality

Warm, nurturing, and slightly anxious
Always checking if everyone’s eaten
Wakes up early, worries late
The kind of plant who overthinks whether her hugs are too much

💬 Signature Quote

“Have you eaten? No? Here.”

🫠 Struggles With

Imposter syndrome in the kitchen
Feeling guilty for leaving healthcare
Nightmares about hospital alarms
Not turning everything into a metaphor about rising dough

🎶 Favourite Song

Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles

📦 Fun Facts

Sings to her dough when no one’s watching
Cried the first time someone called her “Chef”
Keeps band-aids in her apron — old habits die hard
Grows her own herbs and talks to them like babies