Realistic or Modern To the City of Dazzling Lights! (character sheets)

[EricSings]

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Appearance: (three sentences or more+, or how you choose to describe them)

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History: (one paragraph or more+)

 

[EricSings]

LIAM A. PARKER
face claim: seth jordan​

Name: Liam A. Parker
Alias: He has none.
Age: Twenty-one
Gender: Man
Zodiac: March 22nd (Aries)
Ethnicity: French
Sexuality: Homosexual

Appearance: He stands with long legs, reaching 5'11 with a slim build. His hair is brown and thick, usually kept short and brushed to one side. Blue eyes are good at hiding how he really feels.

Personality: Liam isn't one to openly express how he is feeling, for he has learned many people simply don't care. He is capable of displaying proper manners, and is rarely seen talking about himself. Rather, he listens. It is easy for him to offer companionship, but he is defensive and takes friendship very seriously. His time isn't to be wasted, however, for he is full of adventure and unknown potential.

History: Being born in the busy city of Marseille, located in France, Liam lived here until he was nine-years-old. His parents became unfit to take care of him, and he was sent to Italy to be placed in an orphanage. It is here that he was taught how to take care of himself, as well as put through their schooling system. He enjoys mathematics and science the most, and doesn't really care for writing.

His life before he lost his parents was pretty fun, his mother typically giving him everything he wanted. Growing up in the orphanage wasn't too bad, either, but he longed to live freely, and stroll the glorious streets of Paris once again. Today, he is finally ready to leave Italy, and is excited to see where his life takes him. With the friends he made in the orphanage, of course.

 

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ROBIN AMETHYST LOCK

Name: Robin Amethyst Lock
Alias: n/a
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Zodiac: Leo
Ethnicity: British
Sexuality: Straight / Bi (not sure which yet)

Appearance: Wavy strawberry-blonde-ish hair and blue eyes. She is dotted with lots of freckles. She has a relatively slim figure, but has curves, and she is 5’6”. She has the kind of gorgeous smile that produces dimples and lines and show pure joy; her smile can cheer someone up just by looking at it, and her laugh is contagious.

Personality: Robin is a positive and vibrant character who sees the good side of anything and anyone. She is very trusting which can be a disadvantage as she can be naïve, thinking everyone is going to treat her well. She is very ambitious and works hard to get what she wants, having a great sense of adventure and loves to try out new things and have new experiences. She is intelligent and inquisitive.
As a friend she is caring but sensitive, she loves to cheer up others but she can become hurt easily, especially if she is taken advantage of. She will speak up about her emotions and believes communication is important. She is loyal as a friend or girlfriend, and showers her s/o with love and gifts.

History: Not much is known of Robin’s past but the police have investigated into it and here is what they think happened-
Robin’s mum fell pregnant to her boyfriend accidentally. He was abusive and she wanted to leave the relationship but, because of the baby, felt trapped. Her boyfriend managed to manipulate and convince Robin’s mum to get married, and she was forced to fly out to Italy to have a spontaneous wedding together. She felt anxious and afraid so let this happen.
A few days before the wedding when they were spending some time in Italy, Robin was born. Her mother had started to develop Post-Natal Depression, and felt horrible emotions and ideas about Robin. She knew she was a danger hazard to her baby and had to escape from the marriage. So on the day of the wedding, she ran away, leaving Robin with the father. The father was so infuriated and wanted nothing to do with Robin, so he beat her and left her in a bin to die.
Miraculously, she survived and was picked up by an old Italian lady passing by, who took her to the hospital. Robin was entered into the orphanage at just 4 months old after recovering.
Because this was the only life she had known, Robin was used to her disadvantaged lifestyle, however when she was 11 she decided to change that, and get a meaning in her life. She started going to the library every week to read books on lots of subjects such as science and history. However her favourite was French and due to her natural intelligence, she picked up on the language quickly and can now speak it quite well.
When she heard about the recent idea of moving to Paris, she was overjoyed and excited as she had emmersed herself in the language and culture for a long time, and wanted to really experience it.

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[Juliette]

face claim; andreea diaconu

Name: piper monteverde
Alias: n/a
Age: nineteen
Gender: female
Zodiac: virgo
Ethnicity: french, italian
Sexuality: heterosexual

Appearance: piper has bright and lively gray-green eyes, framed with long, thick eyelashes that brush her cheeks every now and then. her hair is a warm brown hue, with soft caramel highlights throughout. her face is narrow, with high cheekbones and a sharp jawline she is considered very attractive. her nose is small and thin, and her lips are a full shape, and are soft, pink, and luscious. her eyebrows are full and lovely, and accent her hair and eyes perfectly. her body is slim and skinny, with a flat stomach and a generally attractive body, and she wished to be a model when she was younger. her clothes often hug her curves and bring out her eyes. she comes in short at just under 5'4, and she weights just under 120 lbs. her face is coated in faint freckles that can be seen in bright sunlight.

Personality: piper is what some consider to be an ambivert, she loves social interaction but deeply values solitude and quietness. she is lively, curious, and compassionate, often stopping to help others in need, even though she could use help herself. she's a selfless, optimistic character who often looks for the best in situations and will give up her time to assist others. she's also determined and friendly, working hard to get to what she wants and making friends along the way. when with her close friends, she is funny, talkative, but still listens to others. above all, she is humble, as she knows she must work with what she has and protect the friends she loves and considers family.

History: piper was found in an abandoned daycare center by a young woman in italy. the woman took her in and cared for her before she became deathly ill, and piper was abandoned yet again, to be found by childcare workers. she was brought to the orphanage in italy months later and now calls it her home. piper doesn't know much about her birth mother or how she got to the orphanage other than the short explanation provided by staff. she learned french, eager to leave one day and live in paris, where she felt she could make a new name for herself as a model, or at the very least live a good, decent life. she agreed to leave for paris with the others from the orphanage, whom she considers to be her family.

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[mkuchiha]

Name: Romeo Langford

Alias: Pablo

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Ethnicity: Mixed race

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Appearance: Romeo has a pale-yellowish brown skin tone which during the summer darkens to a caramel shade. He has loose curly hair that is naturally light brown, but he dyes blonde at the tips. His eyes are a blue-green color, and he has pink full lips. He stands at 6ft 3inches and has a lean build.

Personality: Romeo is a jokester and is always seen cracking jokes. He is upbeat, open-minded, and fun to be around. He tends to be absent-minded times and has an extreme case of ADHD which makes it virtually impossible for him to stay still. Romeo is fiercely loyal to his friends, and hates when people mess with them. Behind that funny easy-going exterior is a scathing hot temper that is lying underneath.

History: Romeo's mother was sixteen when she got pregnant with him, his father left as soon as he found out. The pregnancy was difficult and took a lot out of his mother which later resulted in her death after she gave birth. With no other family, he was sent to an orphanage where he became good friends with the other children in it.​

 

[Icholic]

Name: Langdon Sutcliffe
Alias: England
Age: Twenty One
Gender: Male
Zodiac: Scorpio
Ethnicity: English
Sexuality: Pan-romantic Asexual (Feel free to ask if you're unsure!)

Appearance: Langdon was born with dark brunette hair, but would often take bleach through it to lighten it to a sun-bleached effect. He stood at a comfortable 6ft, and although slender, was deceivingly strong and well rounded. His eyes were a mix of grey and caramel brown beneath brows as tidy as his manner of dress. To sum him up, he appeared to be a very well kept, and clean cut young man.

Personality: Langdon is a very warm presence, and subtly somewhat of a mother hen. He develops deep connections to the people around him he bonds with, although it can be very hard to tell. He posses the calm and logical nature of a leader, but tends to prefer sitting back and guiding people from a followers position. He would describe himself as a 'supporting character' of life. He is open and friendly with most people but can be stubbornly firm when issues of great importance to him arise. He's a great believer of second chances, but also insists trust must be earned. Once his trust is broken with someone, he rarely gains it back and will usually burn bridges without hesitance. While he detests petty drama, he often plays the role of a peace keeper, and is usually the person people can come to when troubled.

History: Langdon was an only child who traveled to Italy with his Widowed mother. His mother had a large and soft heart with a savings account to match, and would often donate large sums of money to the Orphanage when in Italy, so Langdon had visited the place many times before he found himself living there.

At 16 on a trip in Italy his mother left him in the charge of a Nanny she had met with that day in order to attend an adults only event in Paris for the night, however after a few nights she had still not returned. The Nanny and Langdon agreed to call the authorities who immediately began to investigate the issue. Unfortunately after another three days passed the Nanny had to hand Langdon over to the police, who placed him in the Orphanage. Luckily they gladly received him considering the money his mother had given them in the past.

Langdon had a suspicion they were hoping to be greatly compensated, either by his mother when she was found alive, or him if she were found dead, as they always treated him almost too well. On occasion he would use this small amount of power to help his more unruly friends out of trouble. While in the Italian Orphanage he picked up the nickname 'England', which derived from his English accent of obvious origin. As the time for his release got nearer he decided to join with friends who wished to escape to Paris. Although he had ulterior motives, he still held on to hope that perhaps he could find clues of what had happened to his mother, but for now he kept his plans to himself.

 

[afterthestorm]

...i don't know if i'm in love with you or the idea of loving you...
Salem Theodore Emerson

Alias: N/A

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Zodiac: Libra

Ethnicity: German and Jewish

Sexuality: Closeted Bisexual

Appearance​

Standing 6'1 with a tone physique, naturally fluffy brunette hair which he brushes once or twice throughout the day and a large ass nose, this is Salem. Unfortunately for Salem, he sucks at picking out "fashion forward" clothing. Salem sticks normally with some kind of flannel and a basic tee shirt. Only thing about fashion Salem likes are shoes. Leather boots and sneakers of all kinds... Oh! If you didn't notice yet, Salem has part of his eyebrow missing. It's not shaved to be edgy. Eight years or so, back when Salem was thirteen and living at another orphanage far from Florence, he got into a fight with the older teens in the orphanage. One of the teens had a switchblade and made a deep cut on that eyebrow which left no hair growing back after it healed.

Personality​

Salem has thoughts scrambling around in his mind 24/7. A lot of the thoughts are depressing, but there are plenty that aren't, so he tends to have on and off moods throughout the day. Content or depressed, no in-between. These past couple of years, Salem has been able to control his mood on his own with his recently discovered talent in poetry and music. One earbud in and one earbud out almost all the time. Plus, Salem has made a couple of friends outside of the orphanage in Florence at the local cafe where he performs every Wednesday and Saturday.

With his friends at the orphanage and at the cafe, Salem can be seen smiling and laughing. Salem isn't quite the jokester he once was, but he can be pretty social with people and crack a few witty comments here and there. Though Salem trusting his friends, he doesn't reveal much to them about what he has on his mind. Salem lets out his thoughts through music and if his friends have questions on the lyrics, he'll explain from there.

History​

Salem Theodore Emerson was born in Germany to his working class parents, Ardith and Stefan Emerson. Ardith worked as a hairdresser while Stefan owned their small family business bakery on the main street of their home town in Germany. Quickly time passed by in their German town and Stefan got a call from a worker of their other German bakery in London. Stefans twin brother, Walter, lived in London and owned the other bakery there. The worker told Stefan tragic news, Walter had passed on from an armed robbery at the bakery, Walter was shot.

Not even a year old, Salem and his parents quickly packed and took the first flight to London. Stefan took over Walters bakery in London and Ardith became a stay-at-home mother.

When Salem was finally old enough, he was sent to Hebrew school every Sunday as a child. Ardith was a big believer of Judaism since she was a child and wanted to pass though's beliefs down to her son. Spoiler: Didn't really work out the way she hoped.

A couple years later Ardith developed cancer and passed on quickly from it. Young Salem was then living with his father, Stefan at that time. The death was very hard to deal with for Stefan so he sent Salem off to live with a cousin of late Ardith's in Italy and he was never heard of again. Life hasn't been the kindest to Salem since the cousin of his late mother quickly gave up her care of Salem and sent him to an orphanage.

Salem didn't have the best life in the orphanage either. It was filled with kids way older than him at the time and he ended up having to transfer orphanages and going to one in Florence, Italy where the kids were less intense.

Thank god for that orphanage, Salem has now made very good friends there that he considers family.
Coded by afterthestorm

 

[Tall Bear]

Name: Lucianna Rucci
Alias: Luci
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Zodiac: Aries
Ethnicity: French-Italian
Sexuality: Openly Bisexual

Appearance
Lucianna prides herself being in pretty tall compared to her friends and peers. She stands at about 5’11-6’0. She weighs somewhere around 125, being underweight and slightly too skinny from a poor diet ar the orphanage, she doesn’t quite measure up to what she should be, but she intends to fix that once they get to the great city of Paris! She has a large birthmark on the back of her neck in the vague shape of an eye, she uses this to make jokes about having “eyes in the back of her head”. She also has a pretty decent sized scar on her abdomen (it goes across her chest and ends at her hip) from falling off the roof of the orphanage once,

Personality
Lucianna is very enthusiastic, not to say that she’s never unhappy, but she prefers to look on the brighter side of things. She sometimes feels as if it’s her responsibility to bring a positive vibe to the air of the group. She’s always trying to look at the silver lining of anything thrown at her. That seems to be both a pro and a con of her mind, because when her optimism undoubtfully either gets annoying or is proven to be wrong, she can get very sad and disappointed. She feels a lot of things In extremes, and is very expressive. She doesn’t really believe in hiding her feelings. Her eyes are bright and telling and almost always project exactly what she’s feeling or thinking.

History
For as long as she can remember, she’s wanted to dance. She doesn’t know why, she just does. She loves ballet.
A few people think it has something to do with her past, but they can’t actusllt be sure of that. Lucianna was brought to the orphanage at the age of about three months old. Her father was presumably dead before she was born, and what can be assumed is that her mother just couldn’t handle taking care of an infant on her own. Although the woman who had dropped the baby off with the orphanage was then pronounced dead weeks later, Luci doesn’t know why, but orphanage officials were informed that the woman had committed suicide.

Luci pretty easily accepted this as her past, and moved on to begin acclimating to the life of an orphan. She spent a lot of her time up high. Either in a tree, or on the roof, anywhere that she could see the ground from far above. She generally kept to herself, until making friends with Romeo, who was her first friend st the orphanage, seeing as they had both arrived as infants, and then eventually she became involved with the rest of the group​

 

[erzulie]

“I run on coffee, sarcasm, and inappropriate thoughts.”

Name:
Marceline Lenoir

Alias:
Marcy

Age:
Nineteen

Gender:
Female

Zodiac:
Libra

Ethnicity:
Italian-Madagascan

Sexuality:
Pansexual

Appearance:
Marceline is all soft tawny skin and luscious curves. Her eyes are hazel in color, they’re very expressive and the key to reading her. She posses a head of dark, wavy brown hair. It reaches her mid-back and in its natural state is large and curly. Her eyebrows are full and naturally arched. She has thick pink lips and a dusting of freckles along her nose and cheeks. Her skin seems to possess a soft glow and is blemish free thanks to her skin care routine. Marceline is quite tall, standing at 5’8 and weighing about 134lbs. She posses a hourglass figure.

Personality:
Marceline is a passionate young woman with a love for life. She is by no means a shrinking violet or wall flower. Marceline is a free spirit who doesn’t think twice about saying what’s on her mind. Upon first meeting her Marceline isn’t the most friendly person. It doesn’t help that her resting face looks means. She’s confident in herself almost to the point of arrogance. Marceline takes pride in her abilities and looks. She has a love for all things dealing with fashion. Marceline likes to things of herself as a fashionista or a trendsetter. Her goal is to become a top fashion designer. When it comes to reading people Marceline has a talent for it. She’s a good judge of character which is why she doesn’t immediately warm up to strangers until she gets a little feel of what type of person they are.

Marceline possess a mouth full of biting comments and sarcasm. She enjoys when other attempt to belittle her, it gives her a excuse to tear them down with her sharp wit and thinly veiled insults. Marceline is understanding and open-minded. When she comes to care for someone she gives them her all. Her trust and affection is hard to gain but hard to lose as well. Marceline is a flirt and a romantic. Out of everyone in there little group Marceline likes to thing that she’s the one who knows how to really have the most fun. Marceline loves to try new things and have a good time. She’s good at planning amazing things to do in order to cure boredom. She loves love and believes that going to Paris will give her a chance to meet her dream guy.

History:
Marceline was born in Rèunion, Madagascar. The little island resides in the Indian Ocean and is home to a variety of ethnic groups. Her parents met when her father took a trip to the island with some friends. The two of them clicked after meeting. They became penpals after her father returned some and continued to talk for years. Eventually the two of them met up again. They would visit one another as much as they could. Marceline’s mother fell pregnant during on of their visits. Deciding that they loved one another enough to raise a child together the two of them got married and moved to Bari, Italy where her father lived. Life was good for the happy couple. Marceline’s mother stayed at home while her father worked as a five star chef. For the first ten years of her life everything was wonderful. She had a two loving parents who doted on her. Her father’s side of the family didn’t claim Marceline and her mother but it was fine, her parents were enough.

Everything changed during Marceline’s tenth birthday. She had been at school when she was pulled into the principal’s office. She had been told that her parents died in a car crash while rushing to her Marceline’s birthday cake. The child was devastated and with no one to go to she was placed in foster care. In the beginning Marceline refused to socialize with the other children and stayed in her room. As time went on she warmed up and was able to join a new family.

Other:
Fluent in French & Italian
Works in a boutique

coded by lorde

 

[Stardreamer]

Name: Eloisa Montalcini
Alias: Ellie
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Zodiac:
Ethnicity: Chinese/Italian
Sexuality: Bisexual

Appearance: She has short wavy hair, and oval-shaped bland brown eyes hidden eternally behind a pair of glasses. She might be pretty if she tried, but she usually doesn't care enough to try- and anyway, a smile is all you need to be beautiful, right? She's a little tan, but usually people just see her as pale. (faceclaim: Kimiko Glenn)

Spoiler: Appearance

Personality: Eloisa is an idealist who knows she's being unrealistic most of the time and can't bring herself to care. The world is sad enough, so she might as well be happy. She has nothing to lose, anyway. It costs nothing to smile, which is good because she has no money. But she's going to get a job scrubbing stairs with a smile on her face, and if it takes up time she needs to study? Well, one more cup of coffee will fix that, no problem. She can do this. She can make it in a new city- she's got friends, she's got hope, and she'll make her dad proud. Eloisa is the kind of girl who always believes there's a solution to any problem, whether it's as small as a lost pair of headphones or as big as depression- and she's not always right. Some things can't be solved, but acknowledging that means Eloisa has to acknowledge that she's dreaming of a unattainable goal. She wants to go into medicine- she wants to fix things- and if she can't fix things, then . . . what is she doing this all for? So she doesn't think about it too hard, she just keeps believing. It's easier.

Eloisa's not really a joker so much as just a stubborn optimist. She's a really good listener who will do her best to find a solution if someone is struggling, and she will do whatever she can to help someone in need. However, this does mean she usually ends up shorting herself. She's very much the type to take on more than she can handle: she's trying to put herself through college while majoring in pre-med and figuring out how to pay rent. It's a lot, and she's probably going to end up crumbling under the pressure.

In other, unrelated news, Eloisa's heritage is really important to her. She knows on some level that she's Chinese- they always celebrated New Year's, they made dumplings, her dad brought cake home for the Moon festival, but the dumplings were made of semolina and the cake was sponge cake. She's never really gotten the chance to connect to her Chinese culture; her father tried, but he was Italian- her mother was Chinese, and her mother was gone. In Paris, she hoping that maybe, she can at least continue her Mandarin classes, and maybe find out a bit more about the culture she came from. She can cook like nobody's business, though- she was the one who made schiacciata cake every year for Festival at the orphanage and it's practically legendary.

History: Eloisa doesn't really remember her mom. She died of AIDS when Eloisa was young. Her dad, Dante, ended up raising her. He worked as an architect, and to this day Eloisa has no idea how he managed to raise a child and keep a steady job all on his own. Dad taught her a love for math, science, and the beauty in parabolas. He was also a pretty great cook, too- he's the one who taught her how to bake a cake, and how to cook bean curd when he could find it. It wasn't till she was about 10 or so that Eloisa would realize that he was probably a good cook because he had to count the carbs of everything in his food- a side effect of diabetes. And side effects of having a dad with diabetes: Eloisa never had any fear of blood or needles, and was probably more experienced in medical terminology than most kids her age. Unfortunately, her dad died due to complications when she was twelve, and after that she was kind of lost. A social worker at the hospital sent her to an orphanage in Florence, and there she was.

For her first year at the orphanage, she was quiet and reserved. Sometimes, she'd lash out- sometimes, she'd start crying in the middle of class. She'd come into the orphanage later than everyone else, and she struggled to make friends at first. It was a while before she figured out how to open up to people- a lot of it is due to one girl who became her close friend and was later adopted. Eloisa doesn't ever believe she'll see the girl again, but hope is a stubborn thing. Either way, she's still got a life to live. She has friends, she has a dream, and she's in Paris, of all places. There's nothing she can't do.

 

[S n o w]

Name: Sofia Amato

Alias: Soap

Age: Nineteen

Gender: Female

Zodiac: Aquarius

Ethnicity: Italian

Sexuality: Claims To Be Asexual. Closeted Homosexual.

Appearance: Sofia is uncomfortable in her own skin, and it shows. If left to choose between a tank top and a jacket, she would always pick the jacket. Her style is that of a tomboy, and she's almost always seen wearing a jacket, or just a long-sleeved shirt if it's hot enough, and a beanie. She never goes anywhere without it. She stands at 5"8' and has a slim, slightly thinner than normal frame. Her hair is brown, depending on the light, and her eyes are green.

Personality: At first glance, Sofia is standoffish, with a cold and hard exterior that pushes people away. She has a hard time letting people in, and very rarely gives other people pieces of her trust. Because of this, Sofia cherishes the few friends she has. She knows she can be a pain, and appreciates those who have stayed with her anyway. She's an introvert, and primarily bounces between two moods. Wanting to be involved with whatever her friends are doing without having to participate directly in any conversation, or being overwhelmed by the extroverts around her and wanting solitude and to be left alone. She's loyal to those she cares about to a fault. If it came down to it, she would physically fight for them. Even though she's awful at outright saying how much her friends mean to her, she'll show it in other ways. Like bringing along something someone else forgot, or acting to remind others of things they forgot.

More than anything, Sofia hates uncleanliness. She won't touch any object or person with her bare hands if she thinks they look dirty, and washes her hands several times a day. She washes her clothes more than necessary, and carries a small bottle of hand sanitizer with her.

History: Sofia was an unwanted child. Her parents were born in Vogonga, Italy, and were childhood sweethearts. She was conceived from the decisions of two teenagers who lived in the present and didn't think about the future. Her mom was fifteen when she found out she was pregnant. When her father found out, he refused to let her ruin his life. Though he was a big part of her life until he graduated and moved to Germany to go to college. Her mom, on the other hand, dropped out of school in order to raise Sofia. Her mother tried to raise her for as long as she could, but there was always a part of her that blamed Sofia for the way her life turned out.

This part of her mother festered as Sofia grew and her father sent more and more postcards detailing his life in college. After her grandparents died and her mother was forced to become self-sufficient, this turned to emotional abuse. Then, when Sofia was eight years old, her mother left her on the front steps of an orphanage and drove off. She never heard from either of her parents again. It was clear to anyone who looked at her child self that she suffered from self-worth problems, and they never really went away. Sofia was shuffled from the tiny orphanage in Vognoga to a larger one in Sicily. But because of how underfunded it was, she was subjected to poor living conditions and an unclean environment for a little over a year before she was moved to the orphanage in Florence. Sofia earned the name Soap when, during her first night there, she stole the soap, and a few cleaning supplies from the bathroom and hid them under her bed, fearing the dirtiness of her previous orphanage.

When the staff found out and the rumor mill started, the other kids started calling her Soap and it stuck.