♚Name:
Congelé
[French word for frozen]
♚Pen Number:
Number Five
♚What will you use it for?:
Everything. She will be a character that will certainly live up to the name. I hope to set up a character thread soon, and will be giving her her own post. Minstrels will write songs about the abundant amount of art that will be made of her.
♚Why do you want it:
I thought I had completely given up on character adoptions, but this one turned everything around. I convinced I had to try out for her despite the increasingly low chance of receiving her. I still knew I had to do it, just to show my utter appreciation for her design.
♚Personality:
Bold & Strong-Willed
Congelé is a daring soul. No feat of physical prowess is too much for her to handle. Unfortunately, this often led to many cuts and bruises, broken bones and aching limbs. Despite this, her blunt and undying need for adrenaline always seems to outweigh her common sense.
Straightforward & Frank
She has always been one to cut to the chase. Long-winded conversations bore holes into her head. In short, she feels that stretching out what could be a five-minute chat into a five-hour lecture is completely unnecessary, and will rudely interrupt you if you drag out a talk too long. Despite her seemingly snarky personality, it's impossible for her to tell a lie. Though not always a nice attribute, frank honesty comes naturally to her.
Aggressive & Tough
Congelé is scolded non-stop for her unnecessarily aggressive behavior. She will kill to get what ever she's needing without restraint. Her childhood is filled with fights, varying from verbal to physical. Though she is frowned upon for this unfortunate gift, she prides herself in being, 'strong in the head, and in the legs.'
♚History:
You took my hand
You showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Uh huh
That's right
I took your words
And I believed
In everything
You said to me
Yeah huh
That's right
A snap.
A crunch.
A stomp.
Wind sailed through my fur, caressing the smooth curves of muscle that ran up my legs. Freedom whistled in my ears like a catchy tune as I dashed through the dense overgrowth. Every step sent a jolt of adrenaline crashing through my veins. I was four months old, and I felt like I had just been born. Pride grappled on to my soul when I spotted a feint white light in the distance. I clicked my tongue and took a deep, refreshing breath. Now was the time. My pupils contracted as I fixated my eyes on my goal. Just stay true, I thought. My head whipped around at the sound of sharp, pounding footfalls. Blue orbs locked with red. I scowled. "Don't do it, Raide!" I warned. He snickered, bounding to where I stood under a billowing willow tree. I took a fighting stance, mimicking the buckled legs and raised tail my father had shown me. He snorted, tossing his snout up into the air. "Come on, sis! Have a little fun, would you?" I shook my head vigorously. "Father says we don't have time for fun." My brother rolled his eyes skeptically.
"Father this, father that!" He croaked. I gaped at him as he leapt into the air, graceful as a bird, and began to tread towards the clearing. I clumsily chased after him, unaware of my surroundings. It all happened so fast, I almost forgot to scream. I tripped, head-first into a distilled puddle of water. A thorn pierced my hind leg, and my front leg was snagged on a fallen branch. I whimpered, feeling nascent tears burn upwards. "Raide!" I cried. No response. I ground my teeth and yanked my leg from the wooden member. As I pulled jerked head out from the puddle, filthy, larvae-infested water invaded my mouth like a tidal wave. I spat what hadn't already slipped down my throat onto the ground, feeling particularly violated. Shakily, I stood up. I took a brief moment to survey my surroundings, and unsteadily crawled forward. It wasn't long before I was met with a worried grimace. I lifted my head, still slightly dizzy from the fall I had taken. "Big brother? You're here?" I asked, voice cracking. He nodded solemnly, lifting my paw gingerly with his. "I will always be here."
If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong
I know better
Cause you said forever
And ever
Who knew?
I smiled, basking in the glory of my special day. I was a year old. A year. Instead of mourning over the thought of having only one more year to live, I relished the thought of being older than so many others. I held my head high, my brother trailing behind me. I glanced around. It seemed that no one else cared that I was celebrating the day I was born. But I payed it no heed. I had my brash, conniving, narcissistic brother to rejoice with- and that was all I needed. I slowly turned my head, just far enough to catch a glimpse of my brother. He grinned- a devious, maniacal grin. To passer-by's, it may have seemed as if he were taunting me. But I knew what he meant. A sister always knows.
Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no
No no
I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you friend
I'd give anything
Maybe it was fate. Maybe it was bad luck. Or maybe it was the anger boiling inside the pit of my stomach. I let out a raspy breath, a shudder making it's wait from my tail to my nose. Raide stared, eyes sunken, mouth forming apologies that never left his throat- he was the spitting image of remorse. I backed up, slowly. My eyebrows furrowed, pupils convulsing. This was it. It was over, now. No, that wasn't right. It was over from the very start.
My first instinct was to turn on my heels and run. But for some reason, I was stuck. Rooted to the spot. My eyes flitted from one side of the forest to another- glancing at everything but my brother. He stretched his paw out to me. It was as if he wanted to touch me, but he couldn't. He wouldn't. In a final attempt to jar him into a false sense of understanding, a close approximation of a romantic confession exploded from my jaws.
"But Raide, I love you! I've always loved you! I just-"
"How can you say that!?" He cried, facing contorting with anger. I crumpled to the floor, all sense of security tapering off.
"Because...Because," I choked out, "I want us to be together...!"
My brother looked back, just once, his bleary eyes conveying utter exasperation. I opened my mouth to speak, but words refused to form. He shook his head meekly and left.
I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we
Until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened?
I curled up on the dirty forest floor. I laughed, hysteria tinting what might have been a perfectly normal chuckle. Tears leaked from my eyes, turning the brown dirt to black mud. I shook my head. No, this isn't happening. This can't be happening. I buried my head in my paws.
The gleaming of a single jewel caught my eye in the dark shelter of my arms. I lifted my head. That necklace. My brother had given it to me for my first birthday. A year had gone by since then, and not once had it left my neck. I nuzzled it, the strong scent of sandalwood twisting inside my nostrils. Just like big brother. And in a sense, it was my brother. It was all I had left of the one who had stolen my heart. The empty shell of what once was.
Always. You'll always be here, my love.
♚Other:
God she's a beautiful character. ;w;
Lyric samplings from 'Who Knew' by P!nk