April Flynn
Character Summary
Name: April Cassandra Flynn
Superhero Name: Cascade
Age: 16
Birthday: April 15th, 2022
Birth Place: San Fransisco, California
Pronouns: She/Her (eventually She/They)
Gender: Demifemale
Species: Mutant
Recommender: Bonnie Chase, SHIELD Medical Science Director
Languages: English, French
Appearance
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 120 pounds
Build: Athletic
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dirty Blonde
Skin Tone: Tan
Tattoos/Scars/Piercings: Pierced Ears
Personal Style: April's a California girl to her core. She more or less always looks ready to hit the beach, wearing a short sleeved shirt or a tank top, and then usually some denim capris. They like to accessorize with bracelets and wears their hair down, although on occasion she'll put it into braids to keep it out of her eyes. She tends to wear soft colors, like light blue or pastels, and they almost always wear a necklace with the water tribe symbol from Avatar on it.
Psychology
Upbeat * Chatty * Intelligent * Competitive * Sweet * Dramatic
Sexuality: Lesbian
Relationship Status: Single
Alignment: Lawful Good
Personality: April's personality is a study in duality, and she takes after her parents a great deal. They are very positive, upbeat, and lively - which often translates to them going on and on without any end in sight, which can tend to grow old quickly for certain people. She's very passionate about the things she cares in and hyper fixates on them, learning all of the information there is to know - for example, she's very interested in the environmental, particularly the ocean, and has often talked at her mother for hours at a time about it. This drive has caused them to pretty much go through school effortlessly, as they're the sort of person who reads textbooks and Wikipedia pages in their spare time (at the beach though, of course).
But at the same time, they are incredibly competitive, always needing to come out on top and have the last word. They are very judgmental of other people, often making snap decisions about them and going to any lengths she has to in order to persuade other people to hold the same viewpoint that she does. It isn't enough for her to be right, she needs other people to recognize her as right. This also tends to drive them towards being a bit dramatic, blowing things out of proportion (mostly unconsciously, although on occasion they'll do it intentionally).
Habits: Tugging on their hair, biting her nails
Hobbies: Scuba Diving, Surfing, Crocheting
Fears:
- Spiders
- Their parents dying in the line of duty
- Bees
Likes:
- The Ocean
- Puppies
- Frozen Yogurt
- Tanning
- Camping
- Board Games
- Arts and Crafts
Dislikes:
- Tube Tops
- Late Nights
- Energy Drinks
- Climate Change
- Corporations
- Slimy Textures
Cards On The Table
Powers:
- Hydrokinesis
- Ice Generation
General World Skills:
- Surfing
- Environmental Science
- Scuba Diving
- Basic First Aid
- Mathematics
- Arts & Crafts
Combat Skills:
- Gymnastics
- Hand to Hand Combat
- Batons
Coursework:
- Traditional -
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Marine Biology
- Geology
- Superheroics -
- Elemental Manipulation
- Advanced Battle Strategy
- Crisis and Disaster Management
- Astrozoology
Medical Issues/Injuries:
- Far-sighted (wears contacts)
- Bipolar, high-functioning & undiagnosed
Possessions:
- Backpack - wallet, student ID card, driver's license, emergency credit card, water bottle, notebook, gel pen, tablet, phone, sour gummy worms, denim jacket
- Collapsible Batons
- Vial of water from the River Styx, one use only
- Crochet project*
- Childhood barn owl stuffy*
- Spare Contacts*
- Handheld gaming console*
- Laptop*
- Glasses*
History
- Dr. Bonnie Chase - Mother
- Frederick Flynn - Father
- Zelda Flynn - Younger sister
- Godparents:
- Cassandra Reed
- Matt Moss
- Erik Lensherr - Grandfather
- Miranda Fay - Grandmother
- Wanda Maximoff - Aunt
- The Vision - Uncle
- Billy Maximoff - Cousin
- Tommy Maximoff - Cousin
- Lorna Dane - Aunt
- Cecily Lensherr - Aunt
- Pietro Maximoff - Uncle
- Guin Stark - Aunt
- Nadja Maximoff-Stark - Cousin
- Magda Maximoff-Stark - Cousin
- Andy Gallio-Lensherr - Aunt
How did you discover your powers: April was about eleven years old when her X-gene activated and she gained her mutant powers. Their school had done a science field trip to the zoo. April had been admiring the hippos when the class bully had come on over and shoved April backwards. The bully's goons were jeering and laughing at them, and April saw red. The next thing she knew, the bullies had been doused with the water from the hippo tank and flung about twenty feet backwards. Needless to say, the school called her parents to come and get them.
General History: April was born to Agent Bonnie Chase and Agent Freddie Flynn in spring 2022 at a SHIELD medical facility. Her mother had retired from active duty, transitioning into a lab based role at SHIELD. Their father was an active duty Operations agent, as well as a long lost son of the mutant terrorist, Magneto. By the time April was about five years old, her mother had been promoted to Director of Medical Sciences at SHIELD, so the family moved to Washington D.C. Their childhood growing up in the DC area was fairly normal, with occasional trips to Canada to visit her grandparents.
April really liked being an only child - or at least, from what she remembers they did. When she was very little, her mother gave birth to her younger sister and only sibling, Zelda. April didn't like Zelda at first, finding her loud and stinky - but once Zelda wasn't a baby anymore, April actually liked having someone around her own age to play with. Unfortunately, the sisters never became particularly close, as they had the opposite personality types and interests. April was very extroverted, whereas Zelda was very introverted.
Given that her parents were both working for SHIELD, April always wanted to save the world. She wasn't interested in wearing a costume though and fighting villains - they more wanted to save the Great Barrier Reef and stop corporations from polluting the waters. Her favorite comic book character naturally was Poison Ivy. She finished middle school and her mother recommended her for the Margaret Carter Academy, and April started taking as many courses in environmental science as she could. She really loves their school and dreams of saving the ocean and the planet.
And of course, April has a burning ambition to unseat the Young Avengers in the Contest of Champions before they graduate - and be elected Prom Queen and Class President and make Valedictorian too.
Proposed Arcs:
- April is very ambitious when it comes to things she wants to achieve, but they don't have a real sense of herself quite yet. They haven't really figured out who April is yet. What makes her happy? Does she actually want all the things she thinks she does? I'd love for her to explore their own identity - she isn't quite out yet as a lesbian, only having just started to really comes to term with that. They also have yet to really explore their gender identity, and I would like her to get to a place - preferably within the first arc or so - where she realizes she's a demigirl. I especially think it would be neat to see how they handle the intersections of her identities - what does it mean to be a mutant and queer?
- Less serious, but I would love for her to get turned into a mermaid somehow. It would be very funny.
Extras
Character Quote: "I've got everything figured out... You don't need to worry about me. I'm fine."
Favorite Song: I Don't Like Myself by Girli
Anything Else: Gabby Kinney; the Gifted
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Relations
April Flynn
"Watch out world, this is going to be my year!"
โข ๐Respects โก ๐Neutral โก ๐Acquaintance โก ๐It's Complicated โฃ
โข ๐Friend โก ๐Good Friends โก ๐Best Friends โก โฃ๏ธEx-Friends โก ๐Frienemy โฃ โจRoommate
โข ๐Crushโก ๐Loves โก ๐Couple โก ๐Basically Family โก ๐Family โก ๐Ex-Lovers โฃ
โข โจ๏ธTense โก ๐Dislikes โก ๐กHates โก ๐ฟEnemy โก ๐นAbsolutely Loathes โฃ
๐ Percy Novikov ๐
"I sorta know him, but not really. But the weird thing is, he doesn't have any social media - not even a Snikt!"
- April is more familiar with Percy's older sister, Diana. Their parents were SHIELD agents on a team together once, so growing up there would be occasional meetings, but nothing super memorable.
๐ Diana Novikova ๐
"She's pretty chill, and I love the wavy curls she rocks."
- April and Diana's parents worked together as SHIELD agents in the Secret Warriors back in the day, so April has always been somewhat familiar with Diana. They aren't super close, but April would rather work with Diana on a group project than a random person.
๐/โจ Madalyne Crane โจ/๐
"Can we use a spell to predict who's going to win Survivor this year? Pleeeease?"
- April and Mads were randomly assigned to be roommates last year, and they really got along super well. The two of them have become besties and decided to live together again. April is quietly plotting maybe adopting a pair of kittens and justifying them as a familiar for Mads and just a cutie pie for herself.
๐/๐ Dorian Gray ๐/๐
"Spill the tea, spill the tea!!!"
- April LOVES hanging out with Dorian (and Danny) - she sees the two of them as more or less being a package deal. Beyond having gossip sessions and painting each other's nails, they like to go exploring on the weekends and have board game nights (featuring FroYo, of course).
- April's dad mentioned to her once, when realizing she was besties with Dorian Gray, that Dorian's dad was a walking disaster.
๐/๐ Danny Kingston ๐/๐
"Danny gives the absolute BEST cuddles, it's unbelievable."
- April has her bestie Mads, but she's also besties with Danny and Dorian, the chaotic queer (not) twins. She's shared her vulnerable secrets with Danny during many a cuddle pile session, and just loves going out and seeing the world with him. He and Dorian are the closest thing she has to brothers.
๐/๐ Sabine Bassard ๐/๐
"My heart starts pounding when I see her in the halls - but I'm not sure she even gives a shit who I am."
- April has a huge crush on Sabine - she adores the ~Ice Queen~ persona in general, as well as finding Sabine incredibly witty and funny. She is obsessed with Sabine's fits also and follows her on social media (Filterella, particularly).
- April vividly remembers one day when Sabine's pencil slid off of her desk and April retrieved it for her.
๐ Victoria van Dyne ๐
"She's Cassie Lang's sister - well, step-sister, I think. Super shy."
- April knows of Victoria van Dyne - it's hard not to when people show up at the school with a famous last name. The Pym family is especially prominent in California, their home turf. But April has never really interacted with Victoria - and neither has anyone she really knows.
๐ Zelda Flynn ๐
"I'm just here to see Poppy, y'know. The cute kitty cat. That's all."
- April is Zelda's older sister - and they are pretty much just like any other pair of sisters. They fight and scream at each other in the back of the car, pull each other's hair, and ruin lipsticks. But at the end of the day, April loves her sister - and would be FURIOUS if anyone but her messed with Zelda.
- Her nickname for Zelda is Zee.
๐ Zarina Raynordattir ๐
"Oh, the new kid? I know our parents worked together, but I've never really met her."
- Growing up in different realities, despite their parents having been coworkers, the two have never really met before.
๐ Rory Serrano-Moore ๐
"I bet you twenty bucks I can hold my breath under water longer than you!"
- April has a lot of fun with them, and their go-to thing is to go chill at the beach. They're beach buds for life.
๐ Teddy Thompson ๐
"I've seen him around in the halls and stuff, he seems really sweet - gentle giant vibes and all."
- They're in different years, so April hasn't really personally crossed paths with Teddy. However, it's hard not to know who the student with the bear form is.
๐ Leah Jordan ๐
"She's tough and she's fierce!"
- April likes spending time with Leah, particularly at the beach on a hot day. There isn't much vulnerability in the relationship though, as they pretty much just have casual fun - and brainstorm ways that they could combine their powers.
๐ Ardere Terrene ๐
"I haven't met her yet - I think she's new?"
- April hasn't met Ardere yet.
๐ Phan Le Chi Mai ๐
"She's such a funny bitch."
- April enjoys hanging out with Chi Mai, particularly as the two of them tend to get high together - and everything is so much more fun when you're just a little bit blitzed. April is also deeply into Chi Mai's sense of humor - it always takes her by surprise, since she looks so sweet and innocent, but the mouth on her always has April DYING.
๐/๐ Andy Gallio-Lensherr ๐/๐
"She's my aunt and my age, so that's... pretty weird."
- Andy is the adopted child of April's biological grandfather. April's dad doesn't really talk to his birth family at all, so any sort of familial connection is rather tenuous.
๐ Mary Sue Sullivan ๐
"I sorta know her, from growing up. Honestly a bit surprised she isn't going to the Braddock Academy."
- Mary Sue's parents were part of the same SHIELD team as April's parents, so they'd meet every so often at reunions. However, given that Mary Sue grew up in Britain, it wasn't like April regularly saw her.
๐ Dr. Bonnie Chase ๐
"My mom, the OG super lady in STEM."
- Bonnie's CS from Agents of SHIELD
- April's mother, Bonnie, works for S.H.I.E.L.D. as the medical science director. Dr. Chase has also been hosting the goddess Athena since 2021.
- April feels a lot of pressure to live up to her parents' expectations - particularly her mother's. She works extremely hard because she wants to make her parents proud. April thinks of her mom as being a #girlboss (with all of its connotations, good and bad) - and is quite close with her. A lot of people often tell her that she looks like the spitting image of her mother, which April doesn't quite see - she thinks she looks more like her dad.
๐ Agent Frederick Flynn ๐
"My dad, he's kind of a hot head - literally. Fire powers y'know?"
- Flynn's CS from Agents of SHIELD
- April's father, Flynn, currently works at SHIELD in a supervisory type of role - he determines what sort of response needs to be sent out to different incidents and monitors/assembles the teams. In his youth, he worked for OMEN - a bigoted organization that wanted to eliminate all paranormal threats... including mutants. Although not publicly known, Flynn was adopted - his birth father was the mutant terrorist, Magneto...
- April loves her father and sees the good in him, even with his checkered past. However, she doesn't like what he does for a living. Having come more into her own politics, April doesn't really like organizations like SHIELD, seeing them as instruments of state power. She wishes her dad would quit and join the Avengers, but at the same time, she doesn't want him out in the field - she's scared to lose him.
