Name
Ella Josephine Franklin
└ El
└ Ellie
Age
Seventeen
Gender
Female
Sexuality
Closeted Bisexual
In Depth Appearance
At first glance, Ella appears to be cold and calculating, her expression always one that leads people to believe this. Her strong case of "resting bitch face" gives her a somewhat unfriendly air, though she doesn't mind that it puts people off. She is a curvy, light-skinned black woman, standing at five feet, seven inches tall and weighing in at a little over one hundred fifty pounds. Brown, thick locks of hair cascade down her back and curls around her youthful face. You'll usually see her with her hair braided, however, as it is easier to manage. She has a prominent nose and full lips that always look poised to speak something important. But her most compelling feature is her piercing brown eyes that can change from affection to aversion without notice.
Ella carries herself elegantly with good posture, long confident strides, and her head held high. Due to this and her love of high heels, she often looks taller than she really is. Speckling her nose are freckles that are slightly darker than her skin, though she'll usually cover these freckles, as well as any other blemishes, with a thin layer of concealer and foundation. When smiling, you can see that she has two rows of perfectly white teeth, a slight overbite present. Ella often times finds herself applying a full face of makeup before her day begins. The young woman has her belly button pierced, as well as her ear lobes. She does not have any tattoos yet, though she hopes to get a couple within the next few years.
When it comes to his fashion sense, Ella surprisingly likes to keep it simple. When out and about, you'll usually see her wearing pants or jeans, a plain T-shirt, and a pair of sneakers or heels. When it's cold, she'll switch the T-shirt out for a solid colored sweater or wear a black, leather jacket over top of it. As far as jewelry goes, however, Ella is always iced out. With her flashy necklaces, rings, and bracelets, she can make the most basic and minimalist outfits look like they belong in a fashion editorial.
Habits//Quirks//Oddities
└ Smoking Weed | Makes sure her parents don't know
└ Writes with her left hand, does everything else with her right
└ Snorts when she laughs
└ She gives pet names to everyone she talks to (Baby, Sweetie, Honey, Doll, etc.)
Hobbies
└ BETA Club
└ Basketball (Small Forward)
└ Cheerleading
└ Writing | Poems, Songs, Stories, etc.
Likes
└ Being in the spotlight
└ Public Speaking
└ Writing and performing spoken word poems
└ Basketball
└ Late nights
└ Anything Harry Potter related
Dislikes
└ Racism, Homophobia, etc.
└ Waking up early
└ Extremely sugary snacks
└ Being compared to her sister
└ Crocs
└ Country music
Personality
Friendly ∙ Stubborn ∙ Energetic ∙ Perfectionist ∙ Outspoken ∙ Sneaky ∙ Independent
Despite her unfriendly appearance, Ella Franklin is actually a genuinely friendly young woman. On the surface, she proves to be a very energetic and lively person. When she's with her friends, she is rarely seen without a goofy grin on her face. She can be described as the bright ray of sunshine in a group, always trying her best to make others happy whether it be by giving them authentic compliments or cracking jokes. Many of her friends also describe her as adventurous and spontaneous; she's usually the one trying to get people to step out of their comfort zones and try something new. Her intelligence is mostly based on her determination to do well. All through grade school, Ella studied her ass off in order to make it where she is now. A textbook extrovert, Ella loves to chat with people (unless she's having a bad day, in which case she still loves to talk, but she leans towards negativity and passive-aggression) and does not shy away from talking to strangers, but tends to turn a few people off with her tendency to express her thoughts unconsciously and without restraint.
There is a certain confidence in the way that Ella walks and talks; she has a way of commanding attention the moment she steps foot into a room and making strong first impressions. She has never been one to shy away from any platform or spotlight, and will always speak her mind without hesitation or timidity. This can easily be seen when she's performing her poems at local poetry slams or speaking out on social and political issues. Ella has grown to be a very self-reliant and independent young woman. She knows how to deal with things on her own, and rarely calls on the help of her family members or peers.
In the eyes of her parents, Ella is simply a well-behaved, sweet, and intelligent young woman with a whole lot of potential to do good. What they sometimes fail to see, however, are a great deal of her flaws. Although Ella is very involved in clubs, sports, and other extra curricular activities, she isn't truly interested in any of them. In fact, Ella isn't interested in much of anything other than her writing. The young woman has no idea who she is, who she wants to be, or what career path she wants to pursue when the "grows up," and doesn't have much time left to figure it out. She is also very stubborn, much like her mother and sister, a perfectionist who has high standards for herself, and sneaky.
History
"Never let anyone tell you that you can't..."
Lewis and Lana Franklin have been telling their identical twin daughters this since the day they were first introduced into the world. It was a saying that each girl carried differently with them throughout their seventeen years of living, Ella especially. It was hard to describe: that deep feeling in the pit of Ella's stomach, the desire and urge to strive for greatness and nothing less. It was this desire that propelled Ella up to the place at which she sat today. Not only was she captain of her basketball team, voted "most spirited" on her cheerleading squad, top fifty in her class, BETA club vice president, and a National Honors Society member, but she also rarely caused any trouble for her parents. Ella was every stressed and hard-working parent's wet dream.
Growing up in the Franklin household was initially a breeze for the Franklin sisters. Their parents were loving and supportive, and worked harder than ever to provide for their kids, the two identical twins got along better than they ever had, and life was simply easy. Brynn and Ella were practically inseparable as children; they always looked after each other, always had each others back, and they'd even play legendary pranks and practical jokes on nearly everyone they crossed paths with. They especially loved going to Rosefell Island together each Summer to meet up with all of the other kids; the memories they made there were nothing short of spectacular. As the twins grew older, however, it became apparent that their parents favored their elder twin over the other. If you would have told Ella this a few years ago, she would have simply denied it and brushed it off. Now, she can't help but believe that it was because of the vast differences between she and her sister.
Brynn was a rebel. For as long as Ella can remember, her younger sister has been causing more trouble and destruction than her parents probably wanted to deal with. Ella, on the other hand, was more tame and mature; while her sister was busy letting her grades slip and sneaking out of classes, Ella was keeping her head in her books, making new friends, joining sports teams and clubs, and hanging on to every word her professors spoke and keeping extremely detailed notes. Ella wasn't surprised in the slightest when she and her twin sister began to slowly drift apart; they were two complete opposites, after all. But she was surprised when the two girls soon found themselves bickering nearly every second they were together. They'd even started arguing over boys at one point in their lives; Ella was upset when she realized that she and Brynn had a crush on the same guy, and heartbroken when she considered the possibility that the young man liked her sister better than he did her. In the end, although she'll occasionally go out with a boy (or girl, unbeknownst to her parents), Ella ended up swearing off dating completely so that she could focus more on her school work and extra curricular activities.
Now, Ella and her sister have drifted further apart than they've ever been; she can't help but blame this on her sister. Her relationship with her parents, however, is just as strong as it was when she was a little girl. Ella couldn't help but double over in laughter when Brynn came home with a freshly shaved head and a tattoo. What on earth was she thinking? It was as if she did all of these things to purposely get a reaction out of Lewis and Lana; it seemed like she wanted to be the least favored child. Ella couldn't help that she was the "golden child," as her sister once said to her, she just did whatever it was she was expected to do and nothing more or less.
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