[hider=Astrid Gray][CENTER][h1][COLOR=lightblue][b][i]A S T R I D G R A Y[/i][/b][/COLOR][/h1][sub][COLOR=lightblue][i]"Life is funny. Sometimes we don’t always get the joke, but it’s best to laugh anyways."[/i][/COLOR][/sub][/CENTER] [table][row][/row][row][cell][COLOR=2c2c2c][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P L A C E H O L D E R[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][/COLOR][center][hr][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/7fb9bb9c43d73520f561556cef0f71f6/tumblr_inline_nzqqee1mAQ1tae3h3_250.gif[/img][hr][sub]Astrid Elizabeth Gray [color=gainsboro][sup]______________________________________________________[/sup][/color] 4/24/2003 [color=gainsboro]|[/color] 16 [color=gainsboro]|[/color] Caucasian [color=gainsboro][sup]______________________________________________________[/sup][/color] Heterosexual [color=gainsboro]|[/color] ♀ [color=gainsboro]|[/color] Single [color=gainsboro][sup]______________________________________________________[/sup][/color] Junior [color=gainsboro]|[/color] [url=http://blog.analuisa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1.Ana-Luisa-Bracelets-Cuff-Bracelets-Arty-Onyx-Gold.jpg]Gemstone Bracelet[/url] [color=gainsboro]|[/color] Eagle[hr][/sub][/center][/cell][cell][COLOR=lightblue][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]D E T A I L E D A P P E A R A N C E:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Astrid has the luxury of not being spotted with any acne or scarring, unlike most teens. Her clear complexion paired with her pale, blue eyes, alone, offer strong competition to the girls at Mather Memorial High, but it’s her contagious smile, glistening white with sincerity, that ties her beauty together. Astrid stands taller than most, at 5’7” with a healthy weight of 125 pounds, all evenly distributed over her gentle hourglass shape. Warm brown hair falls down to the small of her back, in flowing waves and layers, each strand as healthy as ever without a split-end in sight. Astrid sports a slender build with wiry muscles that tone well across her figure. Although this would suggest Astrid’s booming popularity in school, it turns out that many envy her natural beauty and turn to resent her.[/i][/indent][/indent] [COLOR=lightblue][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]From an early age, Astrid has always lived her life minimally, understanding the difference in value between material things and heartfelt memories and connections. Her driving motivation has always been her mother—she dreams that one day she’ll be able to take her stress and worries away. While Astrid makes an imprint at Mather Memorial for being beautiful and genuine, she holds everyone at arm’s length to protect herself from being abandoned. As she lives on to discover her magical affinity, she will make connections that she would’ve never expected to make, breaking the wall that she so-carefully sculpted to protect her heart. In the end, Astrid hopes she can open up to the right person and allow herself to fall truly in love, like they do in the movies. Such vulnerability is difficult for Astrid to allow, so she finds comfort in her sheltering, though mundane, lifestyle. Astrid lives with many dreams, but without any guidance on how to pursue any of them. Her self-discovery will lead her to a destiny she never thought would be among her many foretellings, and she will learn how to take the first step—with confidence and with grace. But ultimately, her goal would be to eventually leave her past in Crestwood Hollow and live anew in a different area, once things with her family have been ironed out. [/i][/indent][/indent][/cell][/row][/table][COLOR=lightblue][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Astrid has always envied the families that were shrouded in love, secured by faith, and knit tight with bonds. For her, she only wished she could hold her family together, but the broken pieces were too delicate to sew together herself. Since Astrid could remember, her family was continually crumbling until the majority of Astrid’s life became taking care of her little siblings while her mother scavenged for money and her father succumbed to drugs. They live in a small apartment, but they live cozy and as happy as their life predicament will allow them to. Astrid’s mother lives with a lot of stress, and the empath within Astrid can’t help but carry the weight subconsciously. So she turns to music to relieve her added stress, since she has no real way of helping her mother, which would in turn, help herself. Astrid grew up feeling the need to always comfort and console, so it has become somewhat of a talent of hers to bring people up when they’re down. This has attracted many people to her, but living in such a selfish society made it quick to deny Astrid of true friends. This makes her distant towards everybody, but close enough to be likable, and then dismissed. Pressing on into high school, Astrid was above average academically, while picking up many instruments along the way. Astrid has formed a vintage-esque vibe, with a great talent in the acoustic guitar and a very soulful voice. Her identifier at school has always been the ‘guitar girl’. Thankfully, she was never placed among the music/band geeks, nor the choir nerds, but somehow landed her in the totally accepted spot of ‘guitar girl’. There have been times where she was befriended by many popular girls, but Astrid has a very skillful way of distancing herself from those that she deems undeserving of any friendship. Instead, many notice her from afar, but never take the effort to crack her shell; Astrid prefers it this way. [/i][/indent][/indent] [COLOR=lightblue][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Astrid has little to no friends and mainly keeps to herself. Only some of the students would’ve heard about Astrid’s family dramas while growing up, but most just remember her being dismissed from school a lot in elementary school. Astrid hides many secrets about her home life and many don’t think that she would have such struggles. Astrid works at the local coffee shop. Astrid’s conduit is a gemstone bracelet that was gifted to her by her grandmother. Astrid’s familiar takes the form of an eagle and is very protective over Astrid’s well-being. This form makes it easier to properly watch over her and has helped Astrid in many situations, though she may not realize it.[/i][/indent][/indent] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5rmkZoi.gif[/img] [img]https://media.tenor.com/images/66a80e5ca030c9ae619ee93bf5b4b8dc/tenor.gif[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/eE5AY0f.gif[/img][/center] [/hider]