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For Whom the Bell Tolls

Zaneta

_______________________________________________ | Zaneta “Zaney or Zane” Tiphus | 21 | cis female | bisexual | | former novitiate | _______________________________________________

APPERANCE ____________________________________________________________________________ With her back, hands, and forehead covered in scars, Zaneta is known to wear her hair long with a silk veil that’s ornately held back by pearl-encrusted clips. She refuses to let anyone see the right side of her face, given the garish mark that strikes through it. There are two tattoos on her wrists and two on either side of her hips. No one can ever see what the ones on her wrist say, as she usually wears black out of habit. Despite her dark dress, her bright baby blue eyes are constantly locked in a state of wide-eyed innocence. She can usually get whatever she wants with a bat of her eyelashes. It also helps that she’s average height, coming to about 5’6’’ without shoes on. Her wardrobe consists of pearl hair clips, organza and silk veils, black dresses with plenty of lace, black and white skirts that barely pass for sensical clothing, a wide array of tube tops, sweatshirts, and pants, and even her old derby jersey, an array of rosaries she’s added chains from her old sets of jewelry to in order to spice things ups, ridiculously big cross or hoop earrings, cowboy boots and go-go boots, Docs with the heels so worn down it’s a miracle they are even wearable, platforms that make her too fashionable for the apocalypse, black mom jeans, black bustier, and a white pirate shirt. Zane prides herself on being fashionable for the apocalypse. PERSONALITY ____________________________________________________________________________ Bubbly | Confident | Adventurous | Restless | Rebellious | Resourceful | Flirtatious | Apathetic How do you solve a problem like Zaneta? She always has this naive sense of the world, even though she’s fully aware of its evils. She’s like a cat- she always lands on her feet, and it’s gotten to the point where she relies on that. Zaney is fully aware of what people think of her, particularly in regards to her bubbly nature… and the fact that she’s known to flirt with anything that moves. Still, discounted her entire life as a silly, little airhead, Zaneta prides herself on her confidence that often translates into foolish bravery and strong headedness. If someone needs a spider killed, monsters shooed away, or a zombie slaughtered, Zaneta is the first to volunteer. She’s always open to talk to new people, even if they’re dead and trying to eat her brains. Simply put, it's easier to let Zaney run free than to abridge her adventurous nature because good things happen more often than bad things. Usually. She’s at least gotten this far on her strong will. Some call Zaney a chaos junkie, given the way she’s drawn to always start a fight. Really, she just feels like she has no place in the world. She tried the whole God thing, but turns out she’s too free-spirited for such a position. Before joining the nunnery, she tried college but dropped out after she realized she liked roller derby more than solving quadratic equations (seriously… why did anyone think that Zaneta would excel in a math degree?). Before that, she was the star cheerleader. Nothing’s ever stuck with Zaney, except derby and her rebellious spirit. Perhaps she should join a commune. Despite her overflowing spirit, Zaneta still struggles with appealing to people’s feelings. She simply doesn’t understand them usually, even though she’s well-aware of her own. It surely doesn’t help that she used to cut up dead animals at a kid just to “look at their insides,” but she swears she’s not a serial killer. At least not one for humans… maybe zombies though. Zaneta’s just got more goals in life than feelings for it. She wants to get things done, contribute to the world in some way. Not sit around talking about her sadness. BIOGRAPHY ____________________________________________________________________________ Zaneta’s life didn’t really begin until her senior year. She lived simply with her mother (her father unknown), busting kneecaps on her roller derby team (If you want to know, her nickname was Fridge. Don’t ask). Zaneta was called “Zaney” and loved by almost everyone who got to meet her. Sure, she had ultimate Elle Woods energy, and her grades were abysmal, but she managed to go to college with a little bit of effort. She dropped out only a few years later, making people think she was some type of idiot. Except, Zaneta had always been smart. She’s just never applied herself and was blonde so everyone assumed the party, it-girl was stupid beyond recognition. No, Zaneta simply enjoyed putting her skills to other uses. Like turning their rival school’s entire football team against each other because she was dating all of them at the same time, resulting in them turning on each other in the middle of the game (she kissed one of them during halftime) and allowing her school to go to states for the first time in almost fifty years. She did the same thing with the Debate Team, but no one wants to note that they were gullible to let her do it twice. When she started college, no one expected Zaney to go into math. Especially not calculus. However, she did it anyway, and she almost graduated. But, being Zaneta, nothing could hold her fascination that long. Therefore, her next obvious conclusion was to become a nun. For some reason. Her thinking was that she’d become like Mother Tereasa, just without all the terrible qualities. You see, the reason why she wanted to become a mathematician was because she wanted to be the next Einstein. Now, she was looking to become a philanthropist and servant of God. She lasted all of six months before quitting, unable to stay away from roller derby and her friends. After that, she started working at a local diner, trying to come up with a new goal. When the apocalypse hit Texas, Zaneta was planning a road trip to Florida with her gal pals where they were going to do all the things they could only do on the weekends in Austin. Her mom came home that day, greased up from working on the underbelly of a car at work, and turned on the news to discover that the entire world was falling apart. Something shifted in Zelda that day, and she forced Zaney to throw out anything she had packed in her Jeep for the trip that didn’t have a survival use and revealed to have hidden a duffle bag filled with an entire Army base worth of weapons under her bed for years. They set off towards Oklahoma that evening and Zaneta woke up the next day to find that her friends, who had set off without her, had been killed by a swarm of zombies, at least what sounded like zombies based on how it was described on the radio. After everything turned to shit, Zaneta and her mom roamed for a while before they finally found their way to Chicago. It wasn’t long before her mother started to show signs of drifting away. She’d leave for a few hours and come back just before dark. Then, one day, her mom got too brave and the wild look in her eyes made Zaney go after her. She doesn’t remember what happened after that, only that her mom didn’t come back, but she did. She assumes her mom’s dead. After all, Zaneta returned with cuts on her hands and back, marrying up her forehead and cheek. It certainly didn’t help that she couldn’t remember anything that happened. Still, even though she can’t get answers about her wounds, she blames herself for her mother’s death. OTHER AND HEADCANNONS ____________________________________________________________________________ Unknown | #456593 Character is not disposable. pinterest.com/wisforwumbo0120/nightma… Professional love-letter writer Kissin' Kate Barlet from Holes ~energy~ Always has a cigarette Needs to knit or sew in order to keep her hands busy Never sleeps for more than two hours; otherwise, she starts having weird dreams Has an old iPod with her favorite songs from 5th grade on it that she still listens to Probably chewing on something, even if it’s a potato peel or a piece of fat Gets a little too happy with a knife in her hand Is knowledgeable in how to use most traditional weapons; is strapped with at least four knives at all times

How The Leaves Fall

Hi there! Here's my submission for the DeWinter Heiress :)))

𝒱𝒾𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓉 𝒟𝑒𝒲𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇

.·:·.☽✧ ✧☾.·:·.*
manipulative ✖ jealous ✖ ambitious

Violet Abigail Williams ✖ 17 ✖ cis female ✖ bisexual ✖ fc: sabrina carpenter

❝𝐼𝓉’𝓈 𝑒𝒶𝓈𝒾𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝑒𝒶𝓈𝒾𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝒶 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒢𝓊𝒸𝒸𝒾 𝑜𝓃, 𝒷𝑜𝑜𝒷𝓈 𝑜𝓊𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓇𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝓈𝓉 𝓈𝓂𝒾𝓏𝑒.❞

*.·:·.☽✧ ✧☾.·:·.*

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𝐿𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 ✰ 𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓅𝓊𝓁𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 ✰ 𝒥𝑒𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓊𝓈 ✰ 𝐵𝑒𝑔𝓊𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 ✰ 𝒜𝓂𝒷𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓊𝓈 ✰ 𝐵𝓇𝒶𝓋𝑒 ✰ 𝐸𝓁𝑜𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓃𝓉 ✰ 𝐸𝓃𝑒𝓇𝑔𝑒𝓉𝒾𝒸

⊱ Her peers often discount Vi, though adults find it easier to see through her sweet demeanor. She doesn’t seem like a viper lying in the grass, but rather a rich girl who has more of a passion for fashion than witchcraft or murder. However, most adults won’t be fooled. Mostly because they can’t fall under her spell, metaphorically speaking.

⊱ No one could ever say that Violet isn’t passionate, almost to the point of headstrongness, but it’s to her benefit. She believes in being the mastermind of one's own success, and she won't let anyone "get in [her] fucking way."

⊱ Despite her seeming conservativeness, mostly due to the whole “being an heiress” thing, Violet is quite the feminist. She’s often quoting Simone de Beauvoir, Anne Brontё, and Audra Lorde. Vi wants the world in the palm of her hand, and she’ll be damned if anyone stands in her way. B̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶n̶'t̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶v̶i̶c̶i̶o̶u̶s̶…Some would call this excessive or her way to success manipulative, but she’d call it necessary. Of course, she keeps the truly evil-seeming parts of her passion held beyond the shiny exterior of bubble-gum smacks and Crest white-strip smiles.

⊱ V shows people how she feels through actions. She’s incredibly good at giving a hug when she senses people need it. She’s loyal, but this doesn’t happen easily, which is why she holds grudges so easily. There’s a lot she expects out of those she loves, barring perhaps her father, but she gives back just as much, if not more. The years of ostracization got to her, making her incredibly distrusting of adults but longing for youthful friendship. Because of this, she’s quite the conversationalist, and she used to do Debate in middle school. Vi can squeeze in two hundred words a minute and somehow she makes sense.

⊱ Easily jealous, Violet gets attached quite easily. This can be a good thing since it shows her undying loyalty to those she loves, but it tends to get her in trouble more than anything. With her inability to move on from something peacefully, her many flirtationships often end in the boys mysteriously being replaced by pigs or disappearing during the Fall Festival. Her friendships also have the capacity to suffer too.

⊱ V tends to get a little carried away with her ambition, especially when it comes to human interaction. Half of the conversations people have with the social butterfly usually are only happening because she’s working an angle. Whether it’s for gossip, a hookup, notes, or… other things..., Violet has certain magic around her that allows her to get away with it- for the most part. She lost countless friends over the years because of this, but she finally got the balance right for high school. According to her, Vi doesn’t even realize she’s doing it until the person has already left. She just wants to be in control. All. The. Time. And God bless anyone who doesn’t give it to her.

⊱ As a massive flirt, she’s always got some guy on the tip of her finger. She didn’t use to be this way, but something about being a cheerleader and participating in theater empowered her. Made her bold. It was as though the siren-like effect she has on people amped up a notch, and she knew how to use it for once. Perhaps it was the fact that all eyes were on her that made her brave enough to tempt boys. Instead of repelling her classmates, she started to attract them. Made her desirable. Or something like that. It isn’t as though she tries , though. She just ends up making out with one dude after talking to him for a total of ten minutes. Without. Even. Trying. Hell, half the time she can’t even recall the conversation they had. She just knows it wasn’t memorable enough to stick with him for the long haul. O̶r̶ ̶m̶a̶y̶b̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶'s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶-s̶o̶-s̶u̶b̶t̶l̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶i̶t̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶i̶s̶s̶u̶e̶s̶. Or the fear of rejection. Maybe add a dash of fear of how getting attached to someone might turn out. Who knows!

⊱ V easily lies to herself about her motivations and her strengths. To some extent, she doesn’t fully understand her capacity her narcissistic tendencies. However, there’s the other part of her that pretends these blatant flaws don’t exist when she’s fully aware of them. Thankfully, not everyone has completely caught on to how self-aware she is, at least everyone who isn’t above the age of 25 or else she’d be friendless. They just assume she’s a spoiled rich girl.

⊱ Managing a full schedule, starring in play after play, practicing daily with the cheer squad, and m̶a̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ has its tolls, but Violet is always full of energy. She’s actually an insomniac, scoping out the DeWinter estate grounds well past midnight for no reason. She’s often caught sitting in front of the 100-year-old oak on the edge of the woods. Hilda, her maid and former nanny, used to fetch her and force her back to bed, but eventually, V’s father just told Hilda to leave her be. Something about the tree, the way it makes her feel like a rapid river draining into her heart with every beat, won’t allow her to rest. Or think straight. Somedays, it follows her throughout the day, but that’s usually only when something bad happens in Westcliffe. The lack of sleep, however, is also the source of the numerous blonde moments she has (perhaps another reason why people don’t see her as calculating as she actually is).

⊱ Violet has an insatiable lust for power and the ability to lead. She believes she wouldn’t be abusive (just a little convincing to “get things done!”), and she could be the difference between a mediocre show/routine and a memorable one. Everyone either underestimates her or fears her, especially her father.

⊱ With her insomnia comes the impulsive bravery! Vi is unafraid of the dark, spiders, knives, murders, the Boogey-man, you name it. She’s pretty immune to it all! She believes in them all (including the Boogey-man. Don’t laugh!), but she’s confident in her ability to fight them off. Besides- it never seems to effect her anyways.

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𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹

⊱ Given her family history and reputation, Violet is no stranger to wealth and wacky parenting. Especially since her dad inherited millions after her mother died in front of her dad when Vi was only six (No one except Violet, her dad, and the priest came to the funeral- if you were wondering). Because of this, her father was distant for most of her childhood, letting Hilda raise her. On the rare moments where Mr. DeWinter wanted to parent Violet, it was always strained. Her father flinched every time she moved.

⊱ As Violet got older, her father grew more distasteful of her. She was never going to live up to the standards Mr. DeWinter held her to. Around this time, their relationship turned heated, resulting in fights where Violet took the brunt of her father's wrath. At one point, he yelled at her about how if she hadn’t been born, her mother wouldn’t have died. Although he has never physically harmed her, his shouts and accusations were enough to deal with on top of the loneliness that followed her from elementary to middle school.

⊱ Violet spent the next years growing up far before her time. Her father saw her mother in Vi, but she never understood this. She just knew there was something unholy about her, at least that’s what her father made her believe. It didn’t help that her few friends seemed to drop like flies, leaving her once they overheard their parents discuss the truer nature of her mother’s death. Violet was the wrong thing in the equation. The aberration. The stranger.

⊱ Things got worse when Vi’s one ex from 7th grade woke up the morning after he broke her heart to find his body trapped in a smelly, pink pig. Unfortunately, he became sausage. Everyone assumes Jason ran away during the Fall Festival, but Violet always suspected that the pig was him. Something about his squeals as they carried him out of Jason’s room. It almost sounded like Jason’s.

⊱ And let’s not talk about the girl on the swimming team who appeared from the waters at a meet with a full head of snakes for hair. People never connected it to her, but they didn’t know about their brief tryst during 8th grade. Even Vi isn’t sure if it was her, except for a recollection of breaking into the school the night before, traversing the border of the pool, and tossing a pig’s heart into it. Hilda told her that she must’ve sleepwalked off of the property, only making her suspicion stronger.

⊱ Once she graduated 8th grade, things began to turn up for Violet. She started to find her place in high school, and people began to form their own opinions about her instead of listening to their parents about how the DeWinters were supposed to be avoided. High school drama, gossip, theater, cheerleading- all of it became a nice reprieve from her father, who was more involved in her life with her mother out of the picture. Since her time there, her father has never visited her.

⊱ It was around this time that Violet joined extra-curricular activities and came out of her shell. She found her place, so to speak. She has aspirations of becoming an award-winning, Broadway actress, but she'll settle for the Dallas Cowboys. She's known for her leadership qualities, given she's a total Rachel Berry and insists on heading up everything from the arrangement of the flyers to the score of the next musical. There's little she won't put herself as the front-woman of, and most of the time she's successful

⊱ It seemed that Vi’s family reputation didn’t stop people from being 𝒶𝓉𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝒹 to Violet. There was always something irresistible about her, the same with her mother. It runs in the family. It seemed that people would always want to talk to Violet, they just didn’t want to know Vi beyond a conversation or two that satisfied their curiosity. This just worsened in the coming years as she grew older, but at least it came more out of her high school status and less out of her family name.

⊱ Though she isn’t exactly aware of her abilities, she knows, like most things concerning the DeWinters of Westcliffe, there’s something off about her. She hasn’t slept through the night in almost six years. Something keeps her awake at night; a feeling of constant adrenaline pushing her to explore the forest late at night when no one’s awake. To steal a pot from the kitchen, start a bonfire, roast some herbs, dance amongst the trees, and speak an ancient language she doesn't recall learning.

⊱ Despite Violet’s insistence that she’s a normal, Christian girl, she’s finding it more and more difficult with each passing school Fall Festival to deny that a little bit of the Devil’s spirit lies within her.

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⊱ Everything concerning Jason and the girl from the swim team is a well-kept secret by Violet. Except maybe she let a few things slip to people when she gets a little too tipsy from her favorite wine coolers.

⊱ She hopes of having a wild love affair, even though she’s terrified of intimacy.

⊱ Once a month, Violet has night terrors. Hilda knows, but thankfully she’s never said anything to her father. She’d never hear the end of it, she fears.
⊱ Violet goes out at night to the oak tree in her backyard and often she communicates with the tree. She feels like she can understand it and it understands her better than any human.

⊱ She’s bisexual, and Swim Team Girl outed her to her father. It’s something that caused the burn scars on her back, the ones right in the center, where her father burned his cigar through her favorite blouse (something she will probably never explain or admit her father did to her). Violet had kissed Swim Team Girl (who’s actually named Jennifer, but she refuses to ever speak her name again) a few days before, and she’d worn her poppy-printed, peasant blouse with the tassels she’d just watched a YouTube video to figure out how to do. She’d sewn it herself. Coming home from school, Violet was met with her father’s sullenness. He’d gotten a call from Jennifer’s mother. The rest you can piece together from there.

⊱ Given all of that, she’s never kissed a girl since and, quite frankly, she’s terrified to. Even though she looks at plenty of girls with bountiful affection, Violet knows better than to trust herself. Or anyone else.

⊱ She owns a bible, which allows many people to assume she’s Christian. Really, she’s agnostic given all that’s happened to her. However, she’s kind of earned her branding as the cliché.

⊱ Her little trips to the forest at night are well-kept under the radar. Meaning only her dad and Hilda know.

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𝑒𝓍𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓈

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋
⊱ Position Applying For: DeWinter Heiress
⊱ Nicknames: Vi, V
⊱ 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲
⊱ 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭
𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒
⊱ As a short, seemingly flexible girl who wants to be at the top of everything, many of the Cheer girls were surprised when Violet took her placement as a base with zero protest. She got quite a few shocked faces which is exactly why she did it. Okay, not actually. She genuinely believes in a "team" even if she's not always at the top. However, don't get it twisted. She won't let herself be on the bottom for long.
⊱ Her favorite form of love is hugs and cuddles. It's probably because she hasn't been hugged by her father since she was in third grade. Needless to say, Violet has major daddy issues.
⊱ After receiving the dream earrings, Violet pierced her own ears Parent Trap-style. She didn't scream, though (or at least that's what she'll tell you).
⊱ Speaking of sewing, Violet won a 4-H contest for "Best Outfit Made of Unconventional Material" when she was in 4th grade. She didn't stop sewing after that.
⊱ One of her other talents includes her fantastic baking abilities (for some reason, her cookies, cakes, and everything in between are always addictive. Granted, sometimes things go wrong and people end up with horns, but they usually go away once they have their morning constitution).
⊱ Her preferred area to study in is the estate’s gardens, by the statue of assumably Aphrodite. It's gotten so bad that she even has a hammock set up.
⊱ Tea FIEND. If you want to makeup with Violet, get her a fancy tea from Westcliffe. Bonus points if you can guess which type she wants!
⊱ Violet always needs to have something to do with her hands, and she can often be found working on some needlepoint or knitting project in class. Of course, there aren't many close friends that want to give them a plethora of scarves or embroidered flowers, so she usually hands them out to people when she sees they're having a bad day.
⊱ Obsessed with getting into her dream school, Vi actually works really hard in school though she pretends she doesn't. She has daddy's money, of course! Still, she needs to work her ass off to get into Julliard, so it isn't a complete lie.
⊱ Her favorite color is deep forest green, almost black, but she wears a lot of pastels and pinks because they match her complexion and aspired aesthetic better.
⊱ Secretly dreams of having a healthy relationship with at least one person, but she knows it probably won't ever happen all-things-considering. She's just too self-sabotaging and controlling for that to ever happen. At some point, Violet's completely ready to accept her fate as a gorgeous spinster. At least people have always told her she looks fantastic in a little black dress!
⊱ Absolutely hates it when someone calls her crazy or tells her to calm down. It's rare that Violet loses composure, and anyone who ever tries to tell her to not feel her emotions obviously doesn't understand how rarely she lets herself feel upset. At least not obviously. If you're in a fight with her, she doesn't respond well to yelling either. She just wishes arguments could happen in a way that's a little more civilized.
⊱ One of her little quirks is listening to her music through the YouTube app instead of paying for Spotify Premium/Apple Music like any normal person would. She's constantly charging her phone with one of the outlets in the back of the class because her phone battery is always drained.
⊱ Slight to major John Mulaney stan. He's never failed to make her giggle!
⊱ A total dog person. She hasn't met one she doesn't smile at and felt compelled to cuddle.
⊱ Knows how to pick a lock with just a bobby pin due to too many hours spent on YouTube.
⊱ Secretly wishes she could go braless without people noticing/caring or feeling naked. She simply likes the look! Too bad it doesn't fit the aesthetic she crafts so carefully.
⊱ Her love language is handmade gifts. If you receive a surprise present from her, she's probably trying to tell you she loves you {platonic or otherwise}.
⊱ Drinking diet coke like water and hates it when people point it out to her. Especially when they tell her to drink something other than caffeine and sugar.
⊱ Has a hydro flask decorated in calico critter sticker and just all things pink stickers
⊱ Elle Woods is her inspiration and personal hero. A ditzy girl whose perseverance and determination get her to Harvard, where she reveals herself to be independent and fantastic at anything she puts her mind to- what's there not to love? However, Vi's still just as capable of going full Carrie on these bitches. Except slightly less murder-y.
⊱ Digs the opposites-attract narrative in her favorite rom coms that she just swoons over!
⊱ Has a pair of cross earrings her mother gave her after getting her ears pierced the summer she passed. She guards them with her life, even if the gold paint is fading.
⊱ Updates everyone on her life and thoughts on her private snap story. She never got that phase in middle school where everyone was posting pics like Don't at me with a depressed-looking face or needlessly recording herself talking about her day, so she's making up for lost time.
⊱ Loves being the person who’s always caring for everyone else. If she can be in charge and the one people come to for help and reassurance, Violet's 100% into it. Something about being needed gives her purpose.
⊱ Romantically, as with most types of relationships, Vi likes to be in charge- at least to some extent. Perhaps that's why she rarely lets a flirtation last more than a few weeks. She's still in control at that point. Maybe not her biggest fear, per se, but it'd certainly be an adjustment that she'd put off at all costs.
⊱ Despite appealing to the manufactured stereotype of a ditzy, blonde cheerleader, Vi is actually a total feminist, sitting in her room digging the powerful women in her favorite comic books to praising the work of Kathleen Hanna as she blares "Rebel Girl" on repeat. Why should she sacrifice her femininity just to be seen as a badass? Or have to be sexy to get the job done either? Everyone should just be who they naturally are as respected all the same. Not that she still doesn't want to be on top and won't do what's necessary to get there, but her gender really shouldn't fucking matter other than she's a pretty girl.
⊱ Obsessed with pretty comic book/graphic novel/manga girls. Granted, she's not proclaiming her love for Poison Ivy or Envy Adams, but she definitely owns a collection that she hides under her bed. She's super particular about who touches them, even though none of the comics are even remotely expensive and her graphic novels are worn, with the pages ripped at the edges. She's just possessive about them.
⊱ A guy who's not afraid that anything remotely feminine will challenge his precious masculinity and status as a dude? Incredibly hot. And something she's not used to finding.
⊱ Loves to bike everywhere on her yellow mountain bike. Vi usually goes mountain biking with Hilda during the summer, and she finds it hard not to miss. It's usually her best bonding time with Hilda.
⊱ Hyperboles. Hyperboles. Hyperboles. Exaggeration is definitely Vi's strong suit, so beware! If you can even figure out if she's telling the truth (which, she tries to. It's a bit hard), she might also be playing things up.
⊱ Hopes to become a better person, but Vi finds it more difficult than it seems. How does one rework their entire personality and not completely lose themself in the process?

𝑔𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓇𝓎

✖ 𝒲𝒾𝓈𝒽 ℐ'𝒹 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒶 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓆𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃, 𝒻𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒 ℐ𝓃𝓈𝓉𝑒𝒶𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝒾𝓍𝓉𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒷𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓊𝓅 𝒶 𝒷𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒 ✖

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ugh I love this idea! Here's some characters for your consideration:

Zaneta

_______________________________________________ | Zaneta “Zaney or Zane” Tiphus | 21 | cis female | bisexual | | former novitiate | _______________________________________________

APPERANCE ____________________________________________________________________________ With her back, hands, and forehead covered in scars, Zaneta is known to wear her hair long with a silk veil that’s ornately held back by pearl-encrusted clips. She refuses to let anyone see the right side of her face, given the garish mark that strikes through it. There are two tattoos on her wrists and two on either side of her hips. No one can ever see what the ones on her wrist say, as she usually wears black out of habit. Despite her dark dress, her bright baby blue eyes are constantly locked in a state of wide-eyed innocence. She can usually get whatever she wants with a bat of her eyelashes. It also helps that she’s average height, coming to about 5’6’’ without shoes on. Her wardrobe consists of pearl hair clips, organza and silk veils, black dresses with plenty of lace, black and white skirts that barely pass for sensical clothing, a wide array of tube tops, sweatshirts, and pants, and even her old derby jersey, an array of rosaries she’s added chains from her old sets of jewelry to in order to spice things ups, ridiculously big cross or hoop earrings, cowboy boots and go-go boots, Docs with the heels so worn down it’s a miracle they are even wearable, platforms that make her too fashionable for the apocalypse, black mom jeans, black bustier, and a white pirate shirt. Zane prides herself on being fashionable for the apocalypse. PERSONALITY ____________________________________________________________________________ Bubbly | Confident | Adventurous | Restless | Rebellious | Resourceful | Flirtatious | Apathetic How do you solve a problem like Zaneta? She always has this naive sense of the world, even though she’s fully aware of its evils. She’s like a cat- she always lands on her feet, and it’s gotten to the point where she relies on that. Zaney is fully aware of what people think of her, particularly in regards to her bubbly nature… and the fact that she’s known to flirt with anything that moves. Still, discounted her entire life as a silly, little airhead, Zaneta prides herself on her confidence that often translates into foolish bravery and strong headedness. If someone needs a spider killed, monsters shooed away, or a zombie slaughtered, Zaneta is the first to volunteer. She’s always open to talk to new people, even if they’re dead and trying to eat her brains. Simply put, it's easier to let Zaney run free than to abridge her adventurous nature because good things happen more often than bad things. Usually. She’s at least gotten this far on her strong will. Some call Zaney a chaos junkie, given the way she’s drawn to always start a fight. Really, she just feels like she has no place in the world. She tried the whole God thing, but turns out she’s too free-spirited for such a position. Before joining the nunnery, she tried college but dropped out after she realized she liked roller derby more than solving quadratic equations (seriously… why did anyone think that Zaneta would excel in a math degree?). Before that, she was the star cheerleader. Nothing’s ever stuck with Zaney, except derby and her rebellious spirit. Perhaps she should join a commune. Despite her overflowing spirit, Zaneta still struggles with appealing to people’s feelings. She simply doesn’t understand them usually, even though she’s well-aware of her own. It surely doesn’t help that she used to cut up dead animals at a kid just to “look at their insides,” but she swears she’s not a serial killer. At least not one for humans… maybe zombies though. Zaneta’s just got more goals in life than feelings for it. She wants to get things done, contribute to the world in some way. Not sit around talking about her sadness. BIOGRAPHY ____________________________________________________________________________ Zaneta’s life didn’t really begin until her senior year. She lived simply with her mother (her father unknown), busting kneecaps on her roller derby team (If you want to know, her nickname was Fridge. Don’t ask). Zaneta was called “Zaney” and loved by almost everyone who got to meet her. Sure, she had ultimate Elle Woods energy, and her grades were abysmal, but she managed to go to college with a little bit of effort. She dropped out only a few years later, making people think she was some type of idiot. Except, Zaneta had always been smart. She’s just never applied herself and was blonde so everyone assumed the party, it-girl was stupid beyond recognition. No, Zaneta simply enjoyed putting her skills to other uses. Like turning their rival school’s entire football team against each other because she was dating all of them at the same time, resulting in them turning on each other in the middle of the game (she kissed one of them during halftime) and allowing her school to go to states for the first time in almost fifty years. She did the same thing with the Debate Team, but no one wants to note that they were gullible to let her do it twice. When she started college, no one expected Zaney to go into math. Especially not calculus. However, she did it anyway, and she almost graduated. But, being Zaneta, nothing could hold her fascination that long. Therefore, her next obvious conclusion was to become a nun. For some reason. Her thinking was that she’d become like Mother Tereasa, just without all the terrible qualities. You see, the reason why she wanted to become a mathematician was because she wanted to be the next Einstein. Now, she was looking to become a philanthropist and servant of God. She lasted all of six months before quitting, unable to stay away from roller derby and her friends. After that, she started working at a local diner, trying to come up with a new goal. When the apocalypse hit Texas, Zaneta was planning a road trip to Florida with her gal pals where they were going to do all the things they could only do on the weekends in Austin. Her mom came home that day, greased up from working on the underbelly of a car at work, and turned on the news to discover that the entire world was falling apart. Something shifted in Zelda that day, and she forced Zaney to throw out anything she had packed in her Jeep for the trip that didn’t have a survival use and revealed to have hidden a duffle bag filled with an entire Army base worth of weapons under her bed for years. They set off towards Nevada that evening and Zaneta woke up the next day to find that her friends, who had set off without her, had been killed by a swarm of zombies, at least what sounded like zombies based on how It was how it was described on the radio. After everything turned to shit, Zaneta and her mom roamed for a while before they finally found their way to Chicago. It wasn’t long before her mother started to show signs of drifting away. She’d leave for a few hours and come back just before dark. Then, one day, her mom got too brave and the wild look in her eyes made Zaney go after her. She doesn’t remember what happened after that, only that her mom didn’t come back, but she did. She assumes her mom’s dead. After all, Zaneta returned with cuts on her hands and back, marrying up her forehead and cheek. It certainly didn’t help that she couldn’t remember anything that happened. Still, even though she can’t get answers about her wounds, she blames herself for her mother’s death. OTHER AND HEADCANNONS ____________________________________________________________________________ Unknown | #456593 Character is not disposable. pinterest.com/wisforwumbo0120/nightma… Professional love-letter writer Kissin' Kate Barlet from Holes ~energy~ Always has a cigarette Needs to knit or sew in order to keep her hands busy Never sleeps for more than two hours; otherwise, she starts having weird dreams Has an old iPod with her favorite songs from 5th grade on it that she still listens to Probably chewing on something, even if it’s a potato peel or a piece of fat Gets a little too happy with a knife in her hand Is knowledgeable in how to use most traditional weapons; is strapped with at least four knives at all times

Aran

_______________________________________________ | Aran “A.J” Ahmadov | 22 | cis male | bisexual | | college student and drug dealer | _______________________________________________

APPERANCE ____________________________________________________________________________ Standing at 6’3’’, Aran is lanky and long. He stands like an Enderman, with long arms reaching out to grab things. He wears round glasses that manage to soften some of the features of his face, especially because he’s made of long, harsh lines. On top of his glasses, A.J. has dark brown curly hair. It’s often in his face or forming a strange halo. Usually, Aran can be found wearing big, hefty sweaters with his favorite red low-top Converses. He’s a simple guy, and he dresses like an indie kid, even during the apocalypse. PERSONALITY ____________________________________________________________________________ Bubbly | Attentive | Intuitive | Organized | Calm | Over-protective | Big-mouthed | Finicky |Deceptive | Eccentric As the glue of his college friend group, Aran is extremely aware of other people's needs and opinions. He ensures anyone and everyone feels welcome and loved. Believing in karmic justice, Aran does this in hopes of people reciprocating the kindness he spreads. Suffering from a sub-par high school social experience, he knows what it's like to feel left out, so he has a tendency to organize every social event and D&D game to a T. Aran can't have a brunch without giving everyone a place card, attempting to mix up the group and keep everyone in touch with each other. He's the one who’s always messages the group chat first, asking everyone for an update on their lives. He would never exclude anyone, and he expects to be involved. In fact, he'll make himself involved. On top of being hyper-involved with everyone's lives and ultra-supportive, Aran is a calming presence. Perhaps it can come across as uncaring to the unfamiliar eye, but he's incredible at quieting a room of everyone's worries. In addition to this, he's able to read a room quickly, picking up on the minute details and intricate emotions. Because of this, he's the type of person to hug someone without needing to know what's going on. Due to his family's tendency to ignore him, Aran is an expert at making people feel loved and understood. He believes in being supportive without being pushy (or so he thinks). Aran doesn't need to know why you're crying, even if he's going to grill you once those tears dry up. Aran chooses to call his intense involvement in his friends' lives being over-protective. A less conservative judgment would be that he's overbearing and controlling. It comes from a good place, but he can't reel it in to a normal level. Oftentimes, he'll get into fights about what his behavior is classified as. So maybe he spent two hours Insta-stalking that girl you mentioned finding cute in your Psych class or he emailed your professor about you being sick... that just means he cares! He'll defend you to the very end, but he can't promise he won't cause bodily harm to the one who hurt you. Unfortunately, Aran also suffers from being a massive gossip. He can't seem to keep everyone's ideas to himself. This comes from his tendency to be "too much" when it comes to caring for others. He just needs to discuss with his nearest confidant about how to deal with your choice in significant other. There's an inherent attempt to do good with this also, but, obviously, he's telling everyone other people's business. On top of Aran's intense involvement in other people's lives, he's extremely particular about how things are done. He feels compelled to control everything, and if it isn't done the "proper way," he'll take over the entire situation. Aran will fix anything he feels wasn't done right. This makes him awful in group projects, but it can also annoy his friends, especially when playing D&D. He hates it when other people mess with his narrative, convinced his creativity is enough to create a magical experience for everyone. Overall, Aran is an awful collaborator. Aran can just... be a lot to handle. He's lovable, definitely, but he tends to be over-the-top about everything. Simple isn't a normal appearance when it comes to Aran. He prefers to call this eccentricity, like the type a billionaire who invests in flamethrowers or Beanie Babies has. Still, it's often more annoying than anything. He comes to every D&D meeting with mood music ready, a powerpoint of aesthetic pictures, and even props if he has the time. At his apartment, he has a collection of those plastic babies that are a meme except he paints them all and creates specialized name tags for them. They're essentially his form of an old woman's tchotchkes. Perhaps some of this is a strength, but it intensifies his other faults. Even before the games began to infiltrate his life, Aran is a master in the art of deceptiveness. He's able to live two different personalities simultaneously, and, when he gets caught, it tends to piss people off. He's either this hyper-organized, over-bearing, lovable geek or he's dealing weed at the next frat party. This makes him a fantastic liar by default. Aran can easily slip from one personality to the other, and he often feels terrible about it. He isn't a compulsive liar, but he does what he can whilst suffering a massive identity crisis. As one of the more classically nerdy people of the group, Aran still holds onto a lot of his freshman year passions (despite not really being that guy anymore). He's a Trekkie, rages about GoT (especially that last season), reads the books before the movies/tv shows, and frequents various fan-theory Reddits. Another remnant of his younger and much more innocent self is his "go-get-'em attitude". He doesn't use it for acing exams anymore, but it's still a huge part of Aran's personality. Now, he uses it to keep his double life a secret from his family and friends. Flying by the seat of his pants, Aran manages to be in two places at once, it seems. Determination is a guiding light for Aran, and he uses it for good and bad (depending on your interpretation). Spending a large amount of high school friends-less (or with shitty ones), Aran wore the label of "nerd" as a badge of honor. Although he's definitely grown past limiting his identity to one thing, he's still seen as the smart one by his peers- despite failing half of his classes this semester. Witty, without the wool pulled over his eyes, and a problem-solver, Aran is still as intelligent as he was in high school. Knowing that there are people much smarter than him, Aran has a tendency to overcompensate by being the leader of any function. Although his glaring flaws have the capability to make a group project or outing miserable, he's still the best one for the job. Unwilling to let obstacles get in his way, Aran will ride into the storm first, leading the pack into war. In a more practical sense, he's the type of guy to order water for the whole table at a restaurant so nobody sits in awkward silence and glaring at the waiter. BIOGRAPHY ____________________________________________________________________________ Living in San Diego his entire life, Aran has had only a few different places he's called home. His mother and father moved the family only once during his adolescence. And they only moved down the block to a bigger home after his father got a promotion. The wildest his living situation ever got (outside of living on his own) was when they lived with his dementia-ridden grandmother, for three months during their second home's renovations. A true bohemian, his grandmother was Maude from [italics] Harold and Maude [/italics] to the core; her house was shrouded in plants (a trait he picked up), sage-flavored incense (to which Aran question why she didn't just burn sage) constantly burned, and she read people's fortunes for a little extra retirement funding (which she promptly spent at the casino). His parents would call this the worst three months of their lives, but Aran calls it the best and the most formative. Aran suffers from classic middle child syndrome, and as a result, he often craves being the leader. Otherwise, he feels a bit lost in his role in life. However, this go-getter attitude also makes him the glue in many friendships. Aran is astounding at planning events and bringing everyone closer. He is always ready to put on a show for his DnD group, which is why it is a shame he was never good enough for school plays and musicals. Always the lowest-level tech assistant, never even a supporting character . . . But that is all behind him now. He has turned expectations around by being a masterful DM. The silly voices, the elaborate puzzles, the tricky plot twists ━ it's all there. There are just a few small problems. Aran is from a very relaxed, happy suburban life. His parents, Moon and Kasem Ahmadov, work respectable, middle-class jobs. His siblings, Akara and Venus, have never gone off the deep end. His family doesn't even have a black sheep. Unless . . . he's the black sheep? As the only one to attend University of Chicago, Aran is the king of subverting his straight-laced parents' expectations. Akara, his older brother, is currently a first-year grad student at Harvard Law. Venus, whose name comes from the insistence of Aran's grandmother prior to her passing, is on the road to being a world-class pianist. As the only one predicted to have a sub-par career, Aran knows he's the odd thumb of the family. No one will acknowledge it, but he senses it's on everyone's minds, despite only communicating with his family via FaceTime and their group chat. As a teen, Aran always struggled to be seen. Even amongst his siblings, he felt ignored by them. Since there are a few years between him and Venus, they never really communicated about anything important. He was overly protective of her, as he is with all people, but she never understood his nerdy interests, only entertaining them when she had nothing else to do. Closer with his brother, Aran and Akara were troublemakers as children. They enjoyed playing harmless pranks on their schoolmates, parents, and especially their baby sister. However, as the two got older, they began to grow apart. Akara, despite having lackluster grades compared to Aran, was the star of the family, the prize. He was student body president all four years of high school, and he won several orator scholarships, leaving more than enough money to pay for Aran and Venus' college diplomas. Like Aran, Akara is also a problem-solver. The only problem is this has always outshone Aran and what he views as his most valuable asset: his ability to orchestrate everything. Even though he was valedictorian, his parents only gave him a pat on the back. Despite all this, he was close to his parents at one point. Before Venus was born, he was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed kid, and his parents were always entertained by his antics, even when they got him in trouble. They used to stand by Aran and defend him against principles, critical relatives, and his own brother. "He's too sensitive... too nosey!" was a common complaint, but Kasem encouraged his youngest son to ignore them. "Most people just don't like that you know your ass from your mouth," he would tell Aran. His mother always encouraged him to be the person he is today, although perhaps a little less big-mouthed, saying, "Most people don't care... you do. Don't change that." All of this changed after the '08 crash and the family gained a member, only to lose a whole college fund's worth of money. Now, Aran is expected to find a money-making job to relieve all the stress of working extra hours (even with Akara paying largely his own way) so he could go to school. It was in high school that Aran faded into the background of his family, and he wasn't listened to anymore. All he got was criticism, the type his parents used to defend him against. As his only champion, his grandmother hosted Aran on days where he couldn't stand his parents fawning over Akara and Venus whilst no one talked about his working-a-job-and-getting-all-A's-feat. She picked up the torch his parents dropped, but she added her own twist. Encouraging him to abandon all hopes of impressing others into loving them, his grandma left an imprint on Aran forever. He'll often think of her when he lies to his parents over FaceTime, telling them he's happy and "staying out of trouble." His grandma always lived her life truthfully, even when it pissed off his mother or their extended family. As the only one who still embraces counter-culture, she is the spark that has led Aran to this double-life he lives, where he doesn't know if he's a geek still or if he's a party animal, pot-dealer-turned-filmmaker. Because of this, as one might imagine, losing his grandmother during freshman year hit Aran hard. However, it inspired him to live a fuller life. Knowing his grandmother would hate him mourning her or living a false life, he settled for an in-between. Following in his grandma's bare-foot, toe-ring studded footprints, Aran started his own cannabis business, or, as the layman would call it, he's a weed dealer. Growing it in the closet of his apartment, he's made the majority of his friends this past year through attending various ragers. In fact, he's only barely managed to scrape by the past semester because of trades of weed for free tutoring or straight-up cheating. He's made a decent amount of money from his business, and he's excited to use the money to backpack around Italy... Well, not anymore. Now, he’s got bigger fish to fry. OTHER AND HEADCANNONS ____________________________________________________________________________ Unknown | #adb80e Character is disposable. Pinterest Speaks English and Siamese Drinks Arizona Tea religiously Has glasses that make him look like Thai Harry Potter, but he doesn't wear them much, opting to reuse the same pair of contacts for weeks on end because he can't afford to go & pick up the ones he ordered last month Likes to mix vodka in with his mango slurpees. However, he reserves this for sad drinking, alone, surrounded by his plants Favorite game is Left For Dead… ironically

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As for the zombies, here are some ideas:

Transmission Type

I think that the infection should spread either through bite only or bodily fluids only. If we go with bite, I think we should have people turn upon being bitten. With bodily fluids, I think upon ingestion.

Senses

Dulled hearing, heightened sight.

Weaknesses

In my opinion, zombies should want to avoid sunlight. I feel like this will make sense with fire also being a weakness.

Audition for Heathcliffe [Test to get raw text]

Greta ✦ 17 ✦ The Prima Ballerina

❝𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝑜𝑒𝓈 𝒾𝓈
ℬ𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀 𝓂𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓌❝

- ℬ𝒶𝓈𝒾𝒸 ℐ𝓃𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 -
full name ✦ Greta Adelaide Von Müller
nickname ✦ None, though she considers her name spoke with an English accent a crime

age ✦ 17
zodiac ✦ Gemini
faceclaim ✦ alana champion

- ℬ𝒶𝒸𝓀𝑔𝓇𝑜𝓊𝓃𝒹 -
personality ✦
How does one describe Greta? Simply put, people find her to be a little nuts. She’s incredibly charming and adorable, making everyone melt to their knees when they see her smile. Some call her a siren because of that smile. But this is one side of Greta, and some say it’s a fake. They say the real Greta is cutthroat, harsh, and cruel. She’s willing to do anything to succeed, and it’s true. She won’t deny it. Her sweetness is only skin deep. Beneath it is a young woman capable of nearly anything. Her dedication to her one love- ballet- is admirable to most everyone who knows her. The places it takes her to, including drug use and violence, however are not as positive. Besides that, she’s incredibly perceptive and naturally keeps track of everyone’s movements and moods. While Greta can seem shy, she’s able to make friends quickly and easily. People are naturally drawn to Greta. Her smile, her quirky sense of fashion, her belief in witchcraft, and the way she holds herself like a Shakespearean queen holds people’s attention and adoration. Plus- everyone finds her little German accent adorable!

background ✦
Born in Berlin, Greta grew up a happy child, with all her dreams supported by her loving parents. She only had one dream, however, and that was to become a prima ballerina. Beginning to study at the age three, she was found to be a prodigy. Greta became a massive success in the ballet world almost immediately, attending the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg at the age of 12, two years earlier than most. However, when she moved to Russia, she was questioned by the CIA, and it was then that she learned about her family. Thankfully, she’s managed to avoid much of the scrutiny it should cause, primarily due to the fact that her ballet skills outshone her parent’s past lives. Therefore, it came as no surprise when by 15, Greta was asked to tour with the Royal Ballet as their guest, visiting over 20 countries in a matter of weeks. She was not star, but she was the understudy for Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, and on the last night, she got to experience the thrill of the black feathers, the ballet shoes, and the freeness that came with the role. The director said that it was one of the best performance she had seen, especially for a young girl like Greta.

It didn’t last long, however. By the time Greta turned 16, the pressures of the industry had poisoned her. She became highly competitive, turning to pills and steroids in order to make her faster, stronger, and more focused. The people around her started noticing a change in Greta. She became more irritable, cruel, and downright envious. Her tarot readings were becoming more ominous, and people stopped seeing her as the quirky little waif they knew and loved. They worried for her, and she responded to this concern with a slap, literally and figuratively. It all came to a head at the World Ballet Competition. Her strongest competitor, Yerim Lee, fell on her foot and broke her ankle. The culprit was found to be the shoe, which had threads cut from the ribbon so it would tear when she went on pointe. No one could lead it back to Greta, and rumor has it there is still a pair of scissors sitting in an evidence locker in Russia. Because of this, Greta was expelled from Vaganova Academy, though under the guise of poor performance and use of enhancing drugs (which wasn’t off base, and the drug test proved as such). Still, most people don’t know about her involvement with Lee’s broken ankle. It was perhaps the threat of who her parents are that kept word from spreading.

Now, Greta Von Müller attends Heathcliffe Academy, a strong step down from Vaganova. She’s on the outs in the ballet world, and she’s determined to prove herself once more. Greta continues to attend dance classes, and she has plans to intern at another school near Heathcliffe. She just needs to find her way back to the simple love for ballet, the type she felt on stage that night when she was 15. It’s been two years, and she still can’t find her way back.

family ✦
Adele Von Müller - mother

Leon Von Müller - father

Both of Greta’s parents lived in East Berlin during the time that the Berlin Wall was up. However, they managed to travel to the United States during 1988, touring D.C. and New York City. Because of this, and the strong Soviet connection their parents (Greta’s grandparents) had during the war, Greta’s parents were arrested on Wall Street and taken in for questioning. There was nothing they could legally hold the couple for, but that didn’t stop them from using “extraction techniques” to torture them. However, Greta’s father managed to contact the Russian Embassy and receive help in returning to their home country. Ever since then, they’ve been terrified to return to the United States, and thus, Greta has never step foot on American soil. It’s also why when she began attending school in Russia, she was questioned by the CIA. Even after all these years, they assume her parents were Russian spies.

Which, to be fair, they weren’t wrong. Besides Greta’s prodigal talents, her parents are also coders for the U.S.S.R., known for their unbreakable cyphers. They were most active during the Cold War, and it wasn’t until 2000 that they retired from being coders for the Russian government. However, they do assist in other decoding, such as for murders and such. Still, they were commended for their efforts to help the Soviets by traveling to the U.S. to pass along important information to the actual spies, and for that, they are elite enough for Greta to make it into Heathcliffe.

Rumors ✦
-Well, of course, Greta’s supposedly the Tonya Harding of the ballet world
-Also rumored to be a spy, like her parents
-Thought to have gone to rehab and that’s why she’s no longer attending Vaganova

- ℰ𝓍𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓈 (optional) -
mannerisms ✦
-Dream-like in how she speaks; think Luna Lovegood
-Always has a cigarette in her mouth
-Hates shoes, so she’s usually wearing socks

pinterest ✦ pinterest.com/wisforwumbo0120/the-god…
urstyle set ✦ urstyle.fashion/styles/2820051

How The Leaves Fall - A 18+ Murder Mystery RP

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%(#color code)[✧ 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬]

|={As described, each character has a part of the circus’s show, but they also play a specific role amongst the other characters. If they’re part of the Romanovs, describe how they could relate to the other Romanovs. Same for the Palace siblings. If they’re not part of either, focus on how they relate to the group overall.}=|

%(#color code)[✧ 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬]

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%(#color code)[✧ 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝]

|={Given some characters are related, you’ll want to use the provided background information specific to the character you’re auditioning for and attempt to fill in some of the details. Once the siblings are all auditioned for, you can all work together to hammer out the specifics amongst the siblings. For instance, with the Palace siblings, all of them aren’t related so they entered Brian Palace and each other’s lives at different stages. They could have different experiences with Palace, each other, and their life before being “adopted.” With the Romanovs, there are a lot more intricate details to work out and we encourage you to audition with people you know you work well with for either family!}=|

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%(#color code)[✧ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭]

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%(#color code)[✧ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬]

|={Fun facts about your character that might not be covered by other parts of the form}=|

%(#color code)[✧ 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬]

|={Perhaps things your character might have said, ones that apply to them like song lyrics or by a role model, quotes from those around them, etc.}=|

SET FORMAT

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 {Put your Char’s name, not Full Name: ____}

❝𝓆𝓊𝑜𝓉𝑒❞

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

✧ Nickname:
✧ Age:
✧ Birthday:
✧ Zodiac:

✧ Faceclaim:
✧ Top Three:

━━━━━━━━·𖥸·━━━━━━━━

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀

✧ Personality:

{Vices/virtues, fears & insecurities, list of traits that you explain, etc. Make it your own! Just make sure you attempt to hit the personality-related beats provided}

✧ Roles:

{As described, each character has a part of the circus’s show, but they also play a specific role amongst the other characters. If they’re part of the Romanovs, describe how they could relate to the other Romanovs. Same for the Palace siblings. If they’re not part of either, focus on how they relate to the group overall.}

✧ Ambitions:

{Some already have their dreams mentioned, but others don’t. Either way- they need some motivation, so give them one. Whether it’s to find their place or become successful, it’s all important.}

✧ Background:

━━━━━━━━·𖥸·━━━━━━━━

𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

✧ Strengths:

{Specifically concerning their mutation}

✧ Weaknesses:

✧ How They Feel About Their Mutation:

{Are they conflicted? Do they hate it? Do they love it?}

━━━━━━━━·𖥸·━━━━━━━━

𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐒

{Of course, these aren’t required, but they are ideas you could add to your form! You can do as little, as many, or none of these as you want. If you have others you want to add, that’s awesome too!}

✧ The Act:

{A brief outline of the Circus’s performance has been outlined, but you’re more than welcome to go into a deeper description of your character’s part!}

✧ Headcanons:

{Fun facts about your character that might not be covered by other parts of the form}

✧ Quotes

{Perhaps things your character might have said, ones that apply to them like song lyrics or by a role model, quotes from those around them, etc.}

Chaos

𝕍𝕚𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕖 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚

☼ 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘢 ☼

The Look

Violante stood in front of her vanity, shifting her body from side to side and checking for any imperfections 𝕎𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙? Her bout of anxiety, which she normally never felt, came from the fact that she'd missed out on the first few days' activities in favor of a protest that took place in her home country. Perhaps it wasn't the most diplomatic of her, but Vi has priorities. She won't let anyone compromise this, even the sweet Lea. It was already hard to explain to her professors, boss, and program organizers that she'd be incapacitated for the next two months for a royal wedding celebration, so the missing time seemed well-deserved.

Opting for a more 90s look, as though she was embodying pastel Kurt Cobain while also attempting to fit the aesthetic of an amusement park, Vio adorned herself in a mix of greens, purples, and accents of yellows. At least for today, she actually managed to match her outfit for the day with the event's appropriate attire. That being said, there was still a lot to nit-pick at, especially the way her hair, styled in two low pigtails, kept getting tangled in her earrings. 𝕆𝕙 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣.

Having set up a picture of her brother, Persi, above the door, Violante jumped up, kissing her hand only to slap it against the picture, after she scooped up her purse and flourished out of the room. She had set her room in the palace up so that it was mildly reminiscent of home, including the placement of the pictures of her brother. ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪! She glided down the step, tempted to ride the rail but decided against it when she realized she'd fall flat on her face. She'd already spent an hour perfecting the purple smokey eye with green liner! Reaching the front of the palace, Vio realized how alone she was. Although this didn't normally bother her, she wasn't at home where she felt confident. Here, she wasn't the "cool" princess, classmate, activist, whatever you wanted to call her. Violante stood at the end of the steps, studying the people, chatting and picking their riding partners. 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕝. 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘...

Royal Chaos Expanded Universe (TM): Character & Kingdom Sheets

Violante Fiorella Cantinio Adelgatti Illardi of Brizia

Violante Fiorella Cantinio Adelgatti Illardi of Brizia

"We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers." -Kurt Cobain

☼ ɴᴀᴍᴇ
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Violante, but she prefers to be called Vi, Vio, or Te.

☼ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ
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Crown Princess of Brizia

☼ ᴀɢᴇ
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20

☼ ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ
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Female

☼ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ
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Homosexual

☼ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
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Hair: Naturally curly, Violante's hair juts barely past her shoulders. Her bangs are shaggy, and they're parted to side. Her hairstyles are often creative although usually not too involved. The most complicated it gets it when she decides to braid her hair and needs three million bobby pins to hold her hair in the braid.

Height: 5'7''

Style: As the palace's resident thrifter and aesthetic queen, Vi is often found in a barrage of colors, never abel to stick to one look. At the very least, her style can be defined as '80s/'90s, indie/bedroom popstar chic (She can do a perfect impression of Halsey's voice, as a side note. It's her party trick). Te is a fan of geometric shapes, color-blocking, and layering. She's often seen in casual clothes, including high-waisted jeans, cargo pants, band tees, and her lucky golf sweater (although she hates golf). Her makeup consists of colorful eyeliner and outlandish amounts of blush. You will rarely find Vi in anything appropriate for a formal or even casual occasion. At balls, she can be found in something short that probably belongs in a Brizia nightclub rather than at a dinner with the Senate.

Etc: Violante has multiple tattoos, including a picture of a house surrounded by trees on her wrist. Her ears and nose are pierced, and her ears are often weighed down by statement piece earrings.

☼ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ
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𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕟 ☼ ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕪 ☼ 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕥 ☼ 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕗𝕪 ☼ 𝕍𝕦𝕝𝕘𝕒𝕣 ☼ 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 ☼ 𝕁𝕦𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝

Growing up in the breezy, calm Brizia, a tiny island off the coast of Italy (You know the toe of The Boot? Just look a little past that and you'll find Brizia), Violante was always free to be who wanted to be. Well, more accurately, she insisted upon it. Inspired by a lot of the films that discussed the importance of existentialism coming out in Brizia when she was growing up, she insisted upon her individuality. No one was going to tell her that life wasn't meant to be lived for herself. Although she understands her role as future Queen, Vi has an entire list of how she wants to change her tiny country for the better. As a very convincing and intoxicating person, she believes that she can use her charm and stubbornness to convince the Senate to adopt her rulings.

Since Violante had little problems growing up, other than the weird bullying she received from primary until high school, she's fairly light-hearted. Even when her brother died in combat and her mother divorced the King. Vi gets through life with her self-relient attitude and her ability to make herself laugh when others fail. That being said, she has a mean streak of judging others. Although Te will never tell anyone except when they piss her off, she's an incredible sense of character, yet she usually sees herself above others who aren't as free form and blunt as she is.

Given the smallness of Brizia and that their main export is fish and poultry, Violante has always cared about the environment. Her country is mildly conservative, with only her generation encouraging radical change culturally and economically. Passionate about her beliefs and her love for her country, Vio refuses to take no for an answer. As a public activist, she can be found at the Brizia Protection Foundation, an organization that she founded that supports a plethora of public policy and cultural issues. Being gay, she knows how older people react to her sexuality, and she actively works to change the perception of the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, she's a huge proponent of normalizing mental health, considering she's suffered from depression since she was thirteen, greener solutions, and welfare programs that help bridge the intense economical gap between the people of her country (because of this, Vio can be seen to live simply and insist upon earning everything for herself, other than her home. She can been found to work a part-time job at the campus library and she pays for her college courses with a loan)

☼ ʟɪᴋᴇꜱ
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☼ People who are kinder than her

☼ A light-hearted conversation

☼ Or, one where people discuss outrageous hypotheticals or problems that characterize their life

☼ Genuine, long hugs

☼ 1 lb. bags of Sour Patch Kids

☼ Surprising everyone in the room with her looks

☼ Compliments (though she isn't the type to pine for them) + giving them

☼ Brightening people's day

☼ Soft hair and when someone gets sweaty palms (okay so she'll never admit that to anyone, because it's weird)

☼ People who aren't bogged down by life

☼ Nirvana, Lana Del Rey, and The Velvet Underground are amongst her favorite bands

☼ ᴅɪꜱʟɪᴋᴇꜱ
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☼ Liars

☼ When others are hurt, especially when she can't do anything to help

☼ Feeling powerless

☼ People who don't take responsibility for their actions

☼ People who refuse to change

☼ Frozen yogurt, especially if there are gummy bears in it. "Just wrong."

☼ Pretentious people

☼ Formality

☼ People who take their problems out on others

☼ Riverdale, but mostly because she got hooked on the first season and then it just got weird.

☼ ʙɪᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ
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Her older brother, Perseo Michelangelo Emilio, was the heir to the throne prior to his voluntary service in Brizia's military. Persi, as Vi called him, went against her and her parent's wishes (surprisingly, she agreed with them for once). He went anyways, giving up his crown in favor of serving his country. He stayed long enough to see Te made and died from an IED two years later. Violante was thirteen. This put an obvious strain on her parents' marriage, resulting in her mother leaving, claiming to "never having liked palace life." She left Vi with only a hug, saying she'd visit. Another year, and the former Queen Chiara Crescenzia Camilla Cerminara still hadn't visited her rebellious, grieving daughter. Violante didn't find out about her mother's engagement until Attención!, Brizia's gossip magazine, reported on it. Needless to say, Vi was angry, and she expressed this inwardly. She's hyper-insecure and oftens a lot of time commenting to herself about how annoying she is. How loud she is. Essentially, the ways in which she could think of why her mother hated her enough to leave like that.

King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia has been close to Vi since she was fourteen. The pair have always been connected, often times more friends than parent/daughter, but once her mother left, the two relied on each other for support. It was already difficult to comprehend the death of Persi, the suddenness of it, and Chiara's inability to connect, to talk to them about what's going on, hurt them both. It felt as though, even though they're a literal royal family, they were no longer on the former queen's radar. Rejection is a bitch, but it hurts more when you're a family. As Vi has gotten older, her father has encouraged her silliness, her outlandishness, and her un-princess-like behavior. According to him, it'll make her a better ruler, with a propensity to actually do some good.

As a kid, Violante was never liked. She always stood out, like a sore thumb, and was always known to stand on a soap-box and defend others, even as kid. She could be overly honest, and most of the kids at her public school didn't appreciate this. Although Violante would never realize this, she was intimidating. Being a princess is already envy-invoking enough, but she wouldn't just go with the flow. Vi made a point to stand out, and although she's not as intense or annoying about it now, she still hates herself for being so insist upon being unlike others. After having the ultimate emo-phase when she was a tween (If you saw her princess crowning, you'd see that her hair was dyed red and she smudged black around her eyes), Violante started to make friends in high school. As her public school classmates grew older, some kids realized the authenticity of Vio and she made some of her closest friends outside of the royal world. Leonia and Stiliano, her best friends, have been there for her when it comes to the drama of her mother and the impending doom she feels will happen when her father finally retires.

Currently attending university, Violante hopes to be well-verse in her country's law, though she doesn't want to have a law degree. She is double majoring in Philosophy and Justice Studies while also learning legislation from her father on weekends. When she isn't losing her mind over homework and her part-time job, she's usually organizing the next event for her social change organization or trying to be a good friend.

☼ ꜰᴄ + ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ
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Danielle Lashley | DAF7A6

☼ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ꜱᴏɴɢ
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ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɪɴ - Nirvana
_{Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?
The black sheep got
Blackmailed again
Forgot to put
On the zip code}

☼ ʙᴇᴛʀᴏᴛʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ
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TBD

☼ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
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ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀɴᴛᴇ 1 2 3 4
ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ 1 2 3 4 5
ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴛ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴜᴍ, Herb 1

Kingdom of Brizia

Brizia

Coast of Brizia

☼ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ɴᴀᴍᴇ
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Brizia

☼ ᴋɪɴɢ + Qᴜᴇᴇɴ
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King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia

Age 56, King Leonozio has ruled over Brizia since he was nineteen. Always encouraging of change for the better, Leonozio has almost changed the entire makeup of Brizia in his forty years of rule. Because of him, his mother's conservative rules, such as the illegalization of homosexuality, her prohibition of alcohol, despite it being one of Brizia's highest-grossing exports, and her defunding of Brizia's environmental research coalition, have been reversed. Still, the country has always been somewhat against these changes, even if the majority of the country is centrist. Still, Leonozio has encouraged his daughter to strike out against the naysayers and those who fight change.

(Formerly Queen) Chiara Crescenzia Camilla Cerminara

Prior to her shocking divorce from Leonozio (the first royal divorce for Brizia), Queen Chiara was the yang to King Leonozio's yin. She ruled beside him, always designing and encouraging change at a slower rate than what her husband wanted. She didn't disagree with him, but she, like the rest of the country, didn't want things to evolve so quickly. According to her, things weren't broken (even though gang activity was up 50% since the prohibition of 1920 and violence against people of the LGBTQ+ community was at an all-time high when Leonozio took reign in 1980). This led to a lot of tension between the two, but the couple remained fully in love until the death of their son.

(Formerly Crowned) Prince Perseo Michelangelo Emilio Illardi of Brizia

Perseo, known as Persi by the palace and his sister, was the crown jewel of Brizia. Although he wasn't seen as politically active as Violante, Prince Perseo was a social media prince and was seen as a sex symbol with a heart of gold for animals. He was the doll of any ribbon-cutting ceremony, a star of several movies, and often seen as one of the most eligible bachelors, though he often caused trouble later on when tabloids caught him partying. However, at age 26, he rescinded his crown and sought to represent his country through war against the neighboring island, Daesha. The two countries had been at war for a century, fighting on and off if one got brazen enough to attack the other. Prince Perseo was killed by an IED upon an attempted invasion of Daesha.

☼ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀꜱ
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Rusty brown, white, and blue.

☼ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ
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Prior to the reign of King Leonozio, Brizia was known for its smallness (yet weird relevance considering its exports often go to the richest people of foreign countries), its harsh conservativeness that often resulted in violence, and it's numerous class wars throughout history. Now, the country is being seen as remarkable for its forward-thinking. Brizia's key exports are fish, poultry, and minerals. The country is also used for a lot of environmental studies and chemical engineering advancements.

☼ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ/ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ
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☼ 1880- The fourth and most recent class war breaks out, putting the Illardi family in power with the promise of more socialist programs. King Vinebaldo, the leader of the revolution, delivers on this for the most part and enacts the Senate, which represents every Burrough of Brizia. The Senate represents their Burrough, and they get to decide if they execute rulings by the royal family and often serve as advisors to the current ruler.

☼ 1912- Queen Ghita Franca Gisella Eva Illardi (Violenta's grandmother) comes to power. Her key pieces of legislation include the Articles of Prohibition of 1920, the Family Values Act of 1934, and her numerous tax increases.
In her time, the third round of war broke out between Brizia and Daesha, resulting in the almost 20,000 men dying (almost a tenth of the country at the time). Because of this, the country's population stands at approximately 400,000, almost double the population from 1930 when the war ended. From then until the end of her reign, she suffered from several deaths, including three of her sons and her husband. Upon her death, her youngest son (which she birthed when she was around 50. During her time, threat of another class war was eminent with the added threat of nuclear power being the only thing that quieted rumors of rebellion.

☼ 1978- King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia starts his reign. During his time, great change has occurred and peace has, almost, been brought, though Brizia and Daesha still fights from time to time.

☼ 2011- Prince Perseo leaves the royal family to serve in the military. He dies only two years into his tour.

☼ 2014- Queen Chiara leaves the royal family upon divorcing King Leonozio.

☼ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
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N/A

When Royalty Collides (#YIKES)

Here it is! My baby that I spent all afternoon cooking up. Let me know if you think Brizia and your country should be aligned or would be friendly with each other. Also- hit me up about a betrothal!

Violante Fiorella Cantinio Adelgatti Illardi of Brizia

Violante Fiorella Cantinio Adelgatti Illardi of Brizia

"We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers." -Kurt Cobain

☼ ɴᴀᴍᴇ
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Violante, but she prefers to be called Vi, Vio, or Te.

☼ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ
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Crown Princess of Brizia

☼ ᴀɢᴇ
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20

☼ ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ
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Female

☼ ꜱᴇxᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ
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Homosexual

☼ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
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Hair: Naturally curly, Violante's hair juts barely past her shoulders. Her bangs are shaggy, and they're parted to side. Her hairstyles are often creative although usually not too involved. The most complicated it gets it when she decides to braid her hair and needs three million bobby pins to hold her hair in the braid.

Height: 5'7''

Style: As the palace's resident thrifter and aesthetic queen, Vi is often found in a barrage of colors, never abel to stick to one look. At the very least, her style can be defined as '80s/'90s, indie/bedroom popstar chic (She can do a perfect impression of Halsey's voice, as a side note. It's her party trick). Te is a fan of geometric shapes, color-blocking, and layering. She's often seen in casual clothes, including high-waisted jeans, cargo pants, band tees, and her lucky golf sweater (although she hates golf). Her makeup consists of colorful eyeliner and outlandish amounts of blush. You will rarely find Vi in anything appropriate for a formal or even casual occasion. At balls, she can be found in something short that probably belongs in a Brizia nightclub rather than at a dinner with the Senate.

Etc: Violante has multiple tattoos, including a picture of a house surrounded by trees on her wrist. Her ears and nose are pierced, and her ears are often weighed down by statement piece earrings.

☼ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ
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𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕟 ☼ ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕣𝕪 ☼ 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕟𝕥 ☼ 𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕗𝕪 ☼ 𝕍𝕦𝕝𝕘𝕒𝕣 ☼ 𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 ☼ 𝕁𝕦𝕕𝕘𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕝

Growing up in the breezy, calm Brizia, a tiny island off the coast of Italy (You know the toe of The Boot? Just look a little past that and you'll find Brizia), Violante was always free to be who wanted to be. Well, more accurately, she insisted upon it. Inspired by a lot of the films that discussed the importance of existentialism coming out in Brizia when she was growing up, she insisted upon her individuality. No one was going to tell her that life wasn't meant to be lived for herself. Although she understands her role as future Queen, Vi has an entire list of how she wants to change her tiny country for the better. As a very convincing and intoxicating person, she believes that she can use her charm and stubbornness to convince the Senate to adopt her rulings.

Since Violante had little problems growing up, other than the weird bullying she received from primary until high school, she's fairly light-hearted. Even when her brother died in combat and her mother divorced the King. Vi gets through life with her self-relient attitude and her ability to make herself laugh when others fail. That being said, she has a mean streak of judging others. Although Te will never tell anyone except when they piss her off, she's an incredible sense of character, yet she usually sees herself above others who aren't as free form and blunt as she is.

Given the smallness of Brizia and that their main export is fish and poultry, Violante has always cared about the environment. Her country is mildly conservative, with only her generation encouraging radical change culturally and economically. Passionate about her beliefs and her love for her country, Vio refuses to take no for an answer. As a public activist, she can be found at the Brizia Protection Foundation, an organization that she founded that supports a plethora of public policy and cultural issues. Being gay, she knows how older people react to her sexuality, and she actively works to change the perception of the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, she's a huge proponent of normalizing mental health, considering she's suffered from depression since she was thirteen, greener solutions, and welfare programs that help bridge the intense economical gap between the people of her country (because of this, Vio can be seen to live simply and insist upon earning everything for herself, other than her home. She can been found to work a part-time job at the campus library and she pays for her college courses with a loan)

☼ ʟɪᴋᴇꜱ
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☼ People who are kinder than her

☼ A light-hearted conversation

☼ Or, one where people discuss outrageous hypotheticals or problems that characterize their life

☼ Genuine, long hugs

☼ 1 lb. bags of Sour Patch Kids

☼ Surprising everyone in the room with her looks

☼ Compliments (though she isn't the type to pine for them) + giving them

☼ Brightening people's day

☼ Soft hair and when someone gets sweaty palms (okay so she'll never admit that to anyone, because it's weird)

☼ People who aren't bogged down by life

☼ Nirvana, Lana Del Rey, and The Velvet Underground are amongst her favorite bands

☼ ᴅɪꜱʟɪᴋᴇꜱ
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☼ Liars

☼ When others are hurt, especially when she can't do anything to help

☼ Feeling powerless

☼ People who don't take responsibility for their actions

☼ People who refuse to change

☼ Frozen yogurt, especially if there are gummy bears in it. "Just wrong."

☼ Pretentious people

☼ Formality

☼ People who take their problems out on others

☼ Riverdale, but mostly because she got hooked on the first season and then it just got weird.

☼ ʙɪᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ
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Her older brother, Perseo Michelangelo Emilio, was the crowned prince prior to his voluntary service in Brizia's military. Persi, as Vi called him, went against her and her parent's wishes (surprisingly, she agreed with them for once). He went anyways, giving up his crown in favor of serving his country. He stayed long enough to see Te crowned and died from an IED two years later. Violante was thirteen. This put an obvious strain on her parents' marriage, resulting in her mother leaving, claiming to "never having liked palace life." She left Vi with only a hug, saying she'd visit. Another year, and the former Queen Chiara Crescenzia Camilla Cerminara still hadn't visited her rebellious, grieving daughter. Violante didn't find out about her mother's engagement until Attención!, Brizia's gossip magazine, reported on it. Needless to say, Vi was angry, and she expressed this inwardly. She's hyper-insecure and oftens a lot of time commenting to herself about how annoying she is. How loud she is. Essentially, the ways in which she could think of why her mother hated her enough to leave like that.

King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia has been close to Vi since she was fourteen. The pair have always been connected, often times more friends than parent/daughter, but once her mother left, the two relied on each other for support. It was already difficult to comprehend the death of Persi, the suddenness of it, and Chiara's inability to connect, to talk to them about what's going on, hurt them both. It felt as though, even though they're a literal royal family, they were no longer on the former queen's radar. Rejection is a bitch, but it hurts more when you're a family. As Vi has gotten older, her father has encouraged her silliness, her outlandishness, and her un-princess-like behavior. According to him, it'll make her a better ruler, with a propensity to actually do some good.

As a kid, Violante was never liked. She always stood out, like a sore thumb, and was always known to stand on a soap-box and defend others, even as kid. She could be overly honest, and most of the kids at her public school didn't appreciate this. Although Violante would never realize this, she was intimidating. Being a princess is already envy-invoking enough, but she wouldn't just go with the flow. Vi made a point to stand out, and although she's not as intense or annoying about it now, she still hates herself for being so insist upon being unlike others. After having the ultimate emo-phase when she was a tween (If you saw her princess crowning, you'd see that her hair was dyed red and she smudged black around her eyes), Violante started to make friends in high school. As her public school classmates grew older, some kids realized the authenticity of Vio and she made some of her closest friends outside of the royal world. Leonia and Stiliano, her best friends, have been there for her when it comes to the drama of her mother and the impending doom she feels will happen once she's crowned.

Currently attending university, Violante hopes to be well-verse in her country's law, though she doesn't want to have a law degree. She is double majoring in Philosophy and Justice Studies while also learning legislation from her father on weekends. When she isn't losing her mind over homework and her part-time job, she's usually organizing the next event for her social change organization or trying to be a good friend.

☼ ꜰᴄ + ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ
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Danielle Lashley | DAF7A6

☼ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ꜱᴏɴɢ
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ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɪɴ - Nirvana
_{Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?
The black sheep got
Blackmailed again
Forgot to put
On the zip code}

☼ ʙᴇᴛʀᴏᴛʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ
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TBD

☼ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
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ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀɴᴛᴇ 1 2 3 4
ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ 1 2 3 4 5
ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴛ ᴘᴏꜱꜱᴜᴍ, Herb 1

Kingdom of Brizia

Brizia

Coast of Brizia

☼ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ɴᴀᴍᴇ
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Brizia

☼ ᴋɪɴɢ + Qᴜᴇᴇɴ
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King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia

Age 56, King Leonozio has ruled over Brizia since he was nineteen. Always encouraging of change for the better, Leonozio has almost changed the entire makeup of Brizia in his forty years of rule. Because of him, his mother's conservative rules, such as the illegalization of homosexuality, her prohibition of alcohol, despite it being one of Brizia's highest-grossing exports, and her defunding of Brizia's environmental research coalition, have been reversed. Still, the country has always been somewhat against these changes, even if the majority of the country is centrist. Still, Leonozio has encouraged his daughter to strike out against the naysayers and those who fight change.

(Formerly Queen) Chiara Crescenzia Camilla Cerminara

Prior to her shocking divorce from Leonozio (the first royal divorce for Brizia), Queen Chiara was the yang to King Leonozio's yin. She ruled beside him, always designing and encouraging change at a slower rate than what her husband wanted. She didn't disagree with him, but she, like the rest of the country, didn't want things to evolve so quickly. According to her, things weren't broken (even though gang activity was up 50% since the prohibition of 1920 and violence against people of the LGBTQ+ community was at an all-time high when Leonozio took reign in 1980). This led to a lot of tension between the two, but the couple remained fully in love until the death of their son.

(Formerly Crowned) Prince Perseo Michelangelo Emilio Illardi of Brizia

Perseo, known as Persi by the palace and his sister, was the crown jewel of Brizia. Although he wasn't seen as politically active as Violante, Prince Perseo was a social media prince and was seen as a sex symbol with a heart of gold for animals. He was the doll of any ribbon-cutting ceremony, a star of several movies, and often seen as one of the most eligible bachelors, though he often caused trouble later on when tabloids caught him partying. However, at age 26, he rescinded his crown and sought to represent his country through war against the neighboring island, Daesha. The two countries had been at war for a century, fighting on and off if one got brazen enough to attack the other. Prince Perseo was killed by an IED upon an attempted invasion of Daesha.

☼ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀꜱ
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Rusty brown, white, and blue.

☼ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ
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Prior to the reign of King Leonozio, Brizia was known for its smallness (yet weird relevance considering its exports often go to the richest people of foreign countries), its harsh conservativeness that often resulted in violence, and it's numerous class wars throughout history. Now, the country is being seen as remarkable for its forward-thinking. Brizia's key exports are fish, poultry, and minerals. The country is also used for a lot of environmental studies and chemical engineering advancements.

☼ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ/ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ
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☼ 1880- The fourth and most recent class war breaks out, putting the Illardi family in power with the promise of more socialist programs. King Vinebaldo, the leader of the revolution, delivers on this for the most part and enacts the Senate, which represents every Burrough of Brizia. The Senate represents their Burrough, and they get to decide if they execute rulings by the royal family and often serve as advisors to the current ruler.

☼ 1912- Queen Ghita Franca Gisella Eva Illardi (Violenta's grandmother) comes to power. Her key pieces of legislation include the Articles of Prohibition of 1920, the Family Values Act of 1934, and her numerous tax increases.
In her time, the third round of war broke out between Brizia and Daesha, resulting in the almost 20,000 men dying (almost a tenth of the country at the time). Because of this, the country's population stands at approximately 400,000, almost double the population from 1930 when the war ended. From then until the end of her reign, she suffered from several deaths, including three of her sons and her husband. Upon her death, her youngest son (which she birthed when she was around 50. During her time, threat of another class war was eminent with the added threat of nuclear power being the only thing that quieted rumors of rebellion.

☼ 1978- King Leonozio Teodoto Respicio Illardi of Brizia starts his reign. During his time, great change has occurred and peace has, almost, been brought, though Brizia and Daesha still fights from time to time.

☼ 2011- Prince Perseo leaves the royal family to serve in the military. He dies only two years into his tour.

☼ 2014- Queen Chiara leaves the royal family upon divorcing King Leonozio.

☼ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ
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