[hider=Ashlyn Winters][center][color=red][h1]Ashlyn Winters[/h1][/color] [hider=appearance][center][img]https://edukacija.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/red-hair-crvenokosa.jpg[/img][/center][/hider] [color=red][h2]General Info[/h2][/color] [color=red]Nickname:[/color]Everyone who knows her calls her Ash [color=red]Age:[/color]17 [color=red]Height:[/color]5 feet 7 [color=red]Hair:[/color]Her most noticeable feature, it's red and very long reaching over halfway down her back [color=red]Eyes:[/color]Dark brown almost black [color=red]Clothes:[/color]Ash is a a rock chick through and through and is never seen without skinny jeans, knee high boots and a her much loved black motorcycle leather jacket. She is often seen wearing her favourite bands t shirt with a plaid shirt [color=red]Jewellery and Tattoos:[/color]Ash loves jewellery and wears multiple rings on both hands as well as several necklaces (usually a choker and her urn pendant that carries her twin's ashes) Ash also has a tattoo on her wrist, its a series of words spiralling around her wrist, like bracelets made up of words. It's a Viking prayer about Valhalla. [color=red]Scars:[/color]None [color=red]WHY are you a witch?[/color]Ash didn't choose to be a Witch, she discovered young that she and her twin sister were naturals. They spent most of their time learning as much as they could and formed a coven of two. Even after her twins death Ash continued learning and practicing. She feels the Wiccan Philosophy fits her and being a Witch makes her feel closer to her dead twin. [color=red]Her class schedule is:[/color] [color=red]1:[/color]Biology [color=red]2:[/color]English [color=red]3:[/color]Drama [color=red]4:[/color]Study Period [color=red]Lunch[/color] [color=red]5:[/color]History [color=red]6:[/color]Independent Study - Art [color=red][h2]Personality and interests[/h2][/color] [color=red]General:[/color]Ash is blunt spoken and says what she thinks without worrying whether she should or not. She is not nasty or malicious she just doesn't see the point in lying or being subtle. ("Don't ask the question if you don't want the answer" is her motto. She is also very sarcastic and this is her usual response to people who insult her or are being aggressive towards her. [color=red]Likes:[/color] Coffee Chocolate Sketching Cats Acting Archery Seafood Storms [color=red]Dislikes:[/color] Spicy food Math Hot weather Sunshine Fruit [color=red]Quirks:[/color]Often randomly starts sketching people [color=red]Phobias[/color] Fear of the dark (Ash fears complete darkness and still sleeps with a nightlight) [color=red][h2]Background[/h2][/color]Ash and her family moved to America from England when she was twelve, her father had gotten a promotion that required transferring to the American branch of the company he worked for. They settled in Texas and life seemed good but all that changed when Ash's twin died. Ashlyn and Amelia identical twins had been extremely close their whole life and even shared a psychic connection. Eight months after moving to Texas Amelia went missing one night on her way home from a friends. After months of not knowing what had happened police discovered Amelia's body buried in a field. She had been murdered but no one was ever caught. Amelia's death destroyed the family with Ash's mother being unable to deal with the loss. She left her husband and remaining daughter and returned to England. Ash's father turned to drink and ended up losing his job and their house. He found another job in Rome, GA and they moved there after only a year in Texas. It wasn't long though before his drinking caused her father to lose that job too and they now survive on benefit money and the little Ash earns from her part time job. [color=red]Skills/Training:[/color]She is a strong witch coming from being a natural(born witch) and years of practice Very talented artist particularly her work in pencils and charcoal and she has had a lot of her work displayed in galleries and various online sites Has been learning Gymnastics and Taekwondo since she was a toddler and is now very good at both Ash is fascinated with history and loves reading about ancient civilisations, due to this she knows a lot about various ancient civilisations (particularly Vikings) [color=red]Languages:[/color] English Norwegian and Danish (Due to her love of Viking culture) [color=red]Stuff she sucks at:[/color]Ash isn't very good at more traditional subjects such as Mathmatics and science. She understands Biology but Chemistry and Physics are beyond her. She also isn't very technological savvy and has only basic computer use [color=red]Gear:[/color]Various art materials of expensive quality (sketchbooks, pencils etc) Taekwondo uniform Gymnastic leotards [color=red][h2]Home Life[/h2][/color] Ash pretty much does everything at home, taking care of her father and the house. Her mother has not spoken to her since she returned to England. Ash and her father live in a rundown house badly in need of repair, its in the poorest section of Rome. [color=red]Home description[/color] [hider=Ash's House][img]https://www.wsws.org/en/media/photos/legacy/2010mar/m06-detr-wpar-480.jpg[/img][/hider] [color=red]Family Description:[/color] Father - Ted Winters (Balding man showing health issues from prolonged heavy drinking) He is emotionally and physically abusive to Ash as he hates the fact that she is a constant reminder of his dead daughter. Basically the man is full of hate and bitterness. Mother - Claire Winters (formerly Claire Brown) has returned to her family in England. Has no contact with Ash as she cannot bear seeing her and being reminded of Amelia. Twin Sister - (Identical) Deceased 2 Black and white cats (sisters) Lola and Ripley - Two years old. They adore Ash and spend all their time around her even trying to follow her to school on several occasions! They get Ash through each day of her home life and she honestly isn't sure how she would cope without them [color=red]Job:[/color]Barista at a popular coffee shop [color=red]How do you get around?[/color]Ash had to give up her car since she can't afford to run it. She now walks everywhere or gets the bus [color=red]Added Notes[/color]Ash looks older than she is due to a quirk of genetics and can often buy alcohol or get into places without being ID'd Ash still has her British accent[/center][/hider]