by Consulting_Angel » Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:19 am
Name: Lyra Hale
Nickname: Lyra
Age: 17
Gender: Cisfemale
Appearance: Lyra has black, slightly wavy hair, that reaches to just below her elbows, and is usually loose or tied back in a braid. Her eyes are light blue, with a slight prominent look to them. She stands at 5'8'', and holds herself with a decent posture, and she has an athletic build, with a fair bit of muscle. She has a diamond face shape, with a narrower forehead and chin, and well-set, defined cheekbones - very similar to her twin brother. She also has a fair skin tone, and she has a small, splodgy-shaped birthmark on her left shoulder.
Personality: Lyra is a warm, friendly presence in the home. She's confident, outgoing and usually willing to talk to anyone that is receptive to a conversation from her. Unlike her brother, Lyra is more trusting of other people and willing to be around them, but don't take that to mean she's naive or anything like that. She can sometimes seem a little stuck-up and vain, because she does have a tendency to take a lot of pride in her appearance, but she isn't completely self-absorbed and doesn't mind getting a little dirty if needed. While she's normally warm and friendly, she's also very protective, especially over her brother Nikolai, and she will very quickly turn cold and sharp if she perceives any sort of threat or rudeness towards him - or, really, anyone that she's close to. She can also be quite impulsive, acting first and thinking through it later, which is something that she's trying to work on, but if something particularly riles her up, then she'll act impulsively. Overall, though, Lyra is very trustworthy and loyal as well, and will always be willing to bat for you if you're close with her.
Likes: Watercolour painting, sewing, steampunk, mirrors, strawberries, cats.
Dislikes: Meat (she's vegetarian), rain, heavy metal music, sappy romance novels/films, anyone who messes with her brother.
Fears: Deep water, dogs
Talents: Making outfits - especially steampunk-esque, watercolour painting, playing the violin.
Lacks: Consideration of consequences before acting impulsively,
History: Lyra was born in Bulgaria, to a somewhat rich family. She grew up fairly popular, having a lot of friends, and she was also very close with her twin brother, Nikolai. However, a few years after the family moved to the USA, when Nikolai and Lyra were 12, the family were involved in an awful car crash while on the way to pick up Lyra from an after-school club. Both of her parents died, and Nikolai was mostly paralysed from the waist down. As a result, Nikolai and Lyra were placed in care, and since Nikolai was now in a wheelchair, they ended up going from foster home to foster home, since most places either didn't want to or were unable to accommodate Nikolai, and Lyra vehemently refused to be separated from Nikolai. Now that they are at New Hope, things seem to be taking a hopefully positive turn, and the two have been there for two years.
Family: Nikolai is her brother.
Sexuality: Bisexual
Other: N/A
Room & Bed Number: Room 3, Bed 5
Secret Word: Read