As a teen and young adult, Tessa Fabulaire marched to the beat of her own drum. Possessing a unique style and a talent for art, Tessa was popular amongst classmates. After a brief stint at LeFromage Art School, Tessa decided that she would study art at Sims University.
However, the path to college was not an easy one. Like many young adults, Tessa was looking for love, but found it in the wrong places. Her mother, furious that Tessa was chasing local townies when she should have been enrolled in school, demanded she get a job. After enrolling in the military, Tessa decided that higher education was the avenue that would take her out of Riverview and away from her chaotic parents. Tessa successfully graduated with an art degree and moved into a home that she shared with friends. Before she could firmly establish herself as a young adult, a catastrophic meteor storm catapulted her to San Myshuno with her brother, Finn.