Aiyana Midthunder

Aiyana, a character in #LoveHacks series, is a Teacher's Assistant and Sereena's love interest. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 3.

Appearance
Aiyana has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tanned skin. She wears a red top, a necklace and glasses.

Personality
Like Sereena, Aiyana is passionate and politically active. Unlike Sereena, she is generally laidback and approachable. She has a quick wit, as seen when she responds to Sereena's quips with confidence after they arrive at the lecture hall.

Aiyana is particularly dedicated to environmental conservation as a result of seeing the land near her home becoming increasingly developed. She attends a protest on campus to hault construction that would damage the habitat of the Strickland Spotted Owl, a species native to the campus.

Background
Aiyana mentions to Sereena that she is originally from Arizona and "grew up on tribal land, surrounded by desert." She admits that she still prefers the desert to the city. By the time she and Sereena meet, she is a TA in the Environmental Studies department of Strickland University.

Book 2

 * Chapter 2: The Hot New Company Everyone Is Talking About
 * Chapter 3: These Cosplays Are Better Than The Real Thing
 * Chapter 6: The 6 Best Spots For A Guys Night Out!
 * Chapter 9: Forget Everything You Know About Weddings (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 12: 12 Things You Wish You Could Forget About Last Night
 * Chapter 13: 13 Times Burning Sands Was Lit
 * Chapter 17: So Your Roomie's Moving Out... Now What? (Determinant)

Sereena
Aiyana is Sereena's love interest. They first meet on campus on the way to their classes. It is only when they arrive that Sereena realizes that Aiyana isn't a student in her class. Sereena is mad about her class having to move to another room once again and when she tries to object, Aiyana easily deflects her attempt. Sereena asks herself if she may fall in love with her. In later chapters, Sereena is trying to impress Aiyana.

Trivia

 * She is seen in Book 2, Chapter 2, but only in the preview for Chapter 3.
 * Aiyana hosts a campus radio show.
 * If Sereena agrees to guest star on the show, she'll mention that her worst date ever was when a girl named Strawberry left in the middle of the date because she saw a tree "she just had to medidate under." Aiyana apparently waited for her to finish for an hour before giving up and leaving.
 * Her character model was also used for a boutique owner in Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2, Chapter 5, and for Kima in Open Heart, Book 1.