by Consulting_Angel » Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:27 am
Lara Tide | 18 | Female | Swimming Team
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexuality: Lesbian
Species: Siren
Appearance: Lara has black, elbow-length hair that is somewhat wavy, and is usually in a half-up half-down ponytail, or in a braid when she's swimming. Her eyes are dark brown in colour, and have a slight almond, cat-like shape to them, usually with dark brown eyeliner to highlight this. She stands at 5'8'', and has an athletic build with a little bit of muscle. She often stands with a relaxed, confident posture. She has an oval face shape, with slightly wider but not prominent cheekbones, and an overall smooth jawline and outline. Lara has a medium olive skin tone, with a few freckles. She also has fin-like ears, and faint scales on the sides of her forehead, going down her temples to the top of her cheekbones - these scales become more noticeable in her siren form as they change colour to an iridescent oil slick colour.
In her siren form, her tail is black that shines like an oil slick under the light, much like her face scales. The fins on her tail are flowy, with the same iridescent quality, and also has fins on her forearms. The gills on the sides of her neck are also more noticeable, especially if she under water.
Personality: Lara is impatient and judgemental. She makes it quite clear if she doesn't like you, and is not really friends with anyone outside of those that also play sports. As the 'leader' of the swimming team, she considers the rest of the team to be almost like an 'entourage' of sorts. She's confident, cocky, and not afraid to talk back to anyone that tries to give her sass - she has been known to have punched students before, but got away with only a detention because of her place on the swimming team and the awards she brings home to the academy. She doesn't go looking for a fight, but she'll certainly put those in their place that don't get the hint to back down - or if they wound her pride. Lara is, however, secretly terrified of failure. In her home, failure was simply not an option, and so she simply has to be the best because there's no other way for her. That, and showing any sort of empathy and kindness was a weakness, so she struggles with letting herself even briefly show that side of her. For those that she may let herself get close to, she is very protective and deeply loyal towards them - as well as show a much friendlier, gentler side to her, though as mentioned, struggles with letting herself do this.
Bio/History: Her parents are champion athletes in swimming, water polo and diving. It's no surprise that this is how they met, and once they eventually had to retire out of their sport champion days, decided to start their family. They knew right from the start that they wanted to raise champion athletes, and had three children. Lara is the middle child, with an older sister and a younger brother. Her sister is already off at a college on a sports scholarship, taking the path forged by their parents, and it looks as though Lara is going in the same direction. There was no choice in the matter, so Lara convinced herself she loves the sport and training and certainly acts like it. Failing, her parents said, was just not an option. If you lose, then you train harder. Well... she's come this far, it's way too late to want to even try something else, right?
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Consulting_Angel on Mon Apr 28, 2025 12:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.