Name: Vesna
Stone location: tip of nose, above nostrils
Gender: n/a, they/them or it/its pronouns
Personality: as a base at birth, very playful, but highly emotional. shy around strangers. plays rough, but isn't malicious--just somehow seems to be unaware how easy it is to crush others under their tail. it's a good thing they are taught not to use their jaws on their play-buddies, for the snake teeth inside of them.
prone to temper-tantrums, but warm and loving, eager to make their loved ones feel good and happy. very passionate about
everything, for better or for worse. similar to kielo, they fall in love easily, but are a lot more stubborn about it, and it isn't quite to the extent that kielo does. vesna seems to get quickly carried away and feels slighted easily, but quickly learn to control their emotions as they get older--however, the feelings always remain. the smallest, most irrational thing can set vesna off, and while as a child this results in tantrums and crying, as an adult it generally results in vesna leaving situations to calm down frequently. this can cause a rift in their relationships, as vesna could end up seeming unwilling to share their true emotions with those who are supposed to be close to them, and their tendency to easily get set off will cause difficulty in keeping a healthy intimate relationship. not because they will tend to be abusive, but any possible partner or even close friend may find them a little unreachable sometimes.
unfortunately, all of that leaves vesna rather vulnerable to any unfortunate circumstances that may befall them as they do most creatures in the caves at some point. vesna is vulnerable to being consumed by anger and feeling victimized if tragedy befalls them, and although they will always put the wellbeing of others before their own feelings (i.e. not just become abusive), vesna has the potential to become a vindictive individual who will need a good deal of time and support to learn to manage their feelings again.
all in all, vesna tries very hard. as a child they are quite the crybaby, always trying to play the leader, always acting entitled when they don't get their way, but properly playful as a child should be. as they get older, they will quickly learn to manage their feelings to an extent, as those around them are not happy to put up with their bad behavior. they are highly emotional--loving with all their heart but with a similarly powerful capacity for anger and resentment. they are aware of this, as an adult, and how they seem to have a hard time controlling themself, and
hate it. they feel stuck between wanting to make their family proud and the inescapable feeling of entitlement they feel in the back of their mind when the slightest thing does not go their way. it's not the best for their self-esteem, but it makes them very, very devoted to being the best, kindest and most helpful individual they can be, to prove to themself or to others that they aren't just an awful, entitled crybaby in an adult's body.
Writing Sample (with the character):
the little hybrid's tail flicked back and forth as it wiggled across the stone floor, its downy, pale pink fur still thin along its back. it was like a living lion's tail, except for those wings folded along its back. they were still flightless as of yet, but vesna hoped one day they would be able to cut through the air like a bird with them. they imagined themself wiggling through the air the same they did on the ground, but... lifted. up there. that was how it worked, right?
"i can't wait 'till i can fly," the gemling spoke aloud, waiting for their sibling to prompt more ideas on just how it'd be like when vesna could fly.
"do you think you'll be able to? snakes are awfully heavy..." lyra replied, looking down at them. she hadn't meant any harm, but vesna bristled anyway.
"of course i will, idiot! why would you say something like that?" the snake-hybrid cried out, sounding indignant. one of their parents was quick to speak out.
"be kind, children! don't call your sibling such rude names, vesna!" vesna shrunk their head down at the scolding. "i just wanna fly, too. sorry, lyra." they sounded apologetic, but clearly dejected, too young to know how to mask their emotions. "can you fly, bava?" looking up at its parent, vesna suddenly realized they had never actually seen kielo fly. was it really that important if their cool parent got along so well without it? well... yeah, actually. flying would be pretty cool. vesna thought about all the exploring it could do if it could get to those high places like birds could!
kielo's nickname--'baba'--had come from the children's babblings, but was often distorted by vesna's occasional difficulty pronouncing 'b's. their mouth was simply so flat and so prone to slide out all those harsh consonants!
(if you'd like a sample post from adulthood i can write one of those as well at any point but i just did a childhood one since that's the most certain of how they'll end up in character yknow)
What do you have in mind to do with this character? (optional, I'm just curious): i have never had a hybrid character, so i'd like to have a lot of social interactions with this prospective "vesna". i'm not really
planning specifically to hurt them enough to trigger their unhealthy lack-of coping mechanisms, just wanting to see how things go. i would love if they'd find a good way to manage their emotions and have the support they needed to learn to do so, as well as meet older gembounds who may understand their struggles to manage their emotions. most interactions with vesna would be pretty intense to write as is, so i'm pretty open, but as i said i'm not really actively seeking to break and traumatize them as much as i am down to rp most things that would happen in the caves.
certainly, they would feel like an outcast to their family for struggling so much to keep their cool, and even a failure if they were away from that extremely-supportive environment for long. i don't plan on them stirring up unnecessary drama or anything, but some "im different a failure dont fit in also im a teen :(" when they were 2-3 cycles old (prob 3?) sorta stuff i wouldn't be opposed to. i'm not really planning on having them mistreat their family or Be Evil Or Vicious or anything tho (unless when they are older and towards someone who is like, actively harmful, yknow).
vesna, assuming they have a pretty normal childhood (considering their weird hybrid-ness i mean lol, just like... without anything that would really traumatize a child) does end up becoming someone who seeks out people and causes to help, but more often the latter than a sort of healer who walks about looking for others to help. they are incredibly passionate, and any cause that they believe is for the good of all gembounds/that allows them to help gembounds while also
advocating for a cause they believe in they will gravitate towards instantly.
good fit for random quest threads as well as any "good-doing" group with an agenda, and also good for telling a story about conquering yourself, learning to cope with things that are inherently different about you in good and bad ways, when you don't know why you
are that way, and accepting the love and aid of those who can love, support and help you even when you feel like you don't deserve it.
