melane ~ t h e . b l i n d . o n e
p r o n u n c i a t i o n ~ mel - a - n
g e n d e r ~ female
a g e ~ five years, seven months and seventeen days~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
further explainedName and reasoningI chose the name Melane, as it seems beautiful and fitting for this Jewel Mane Dragon. As i looked at her, it seemed like the perfect name, and it stuck as i filled out the form to adopt her.GenderI chose Melane as a female, kinda self explanatory. This design fits a female more than a male, no arguing about it. Besides, even if i could change the gender, i wouldn't. Melane is a female, and that's perfect for me.BirthdayMelane was created on December 1st, 2012, by Fail In Love. Her design is almost a year old already <3 I won her on December 31st, however. Despite this, I gave her the age of Five years old, on December 16th; A December 24th, 11:09PM. This makes her five years, seven months and seventeen days old, today. July 10th, 2013Jewel PowerMelane was given a yellow jewel, that give her the power to create light. These jewel also work as a bit of emotion transfer. When she's happy, they glow brighter, when she's sad, they are much dimmer.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
enimies No one as of yet. <3friendsOrion, Aura, Little buddy.Most do not believe her when she says that he most important, and best friend is her small ball of floating flame, Orion. This little floating ball of flames came to her after she lost her eyesight, and became her friend. It is assumed to be a male, by it's name, but he has helped her through the hardships of losing several friends, and a possible crush. He helps her find her way through new places, through stores, and sometimes helps her pick out the clothes for the day. He, so far, only speaks to Melane, and is weary to show others who he is. He can only communicate through Melane, as they have a deep understanding of each other, having been together for years now.Kidagakash xMelane met Kidagakash, Kida for short, through a family get together. No, they aren't related. Melane had been wandering through the pack, looking for the swings, when she bumped into Kida. They became close friends right then and there, and have been friends since. Melane is often invited over for dinner parties with the family, and family reunions, as Kids considers her part of the family. Though, Malen often says no, as she doesn't want to intrude. She claims that family get togethers are for related jewel mane dragons, to spend time with their relatives they haven't seen in a long time. She occasionally accepts the offers, but only when she feels lonely, or wants to be included in another's affairs.Sevil xSevilla, of Sevil for short, is Kida and Miloe's son, so naturally, Melane knows him, and his two sisters, Berlin and Paris. She's quite fond of Paris and Sevilla, but doesn't like Berlin too much; but Melane isn't to sure why. There's just something she doesn't like about Kida's first born daughter. But, Melane spent a few hours a week watching little Sevil, and would read her braille story books to him at night before Kida and Miloe would return home. Sevil was a very respectful young dragon, and she respected him in return, by letting him stay up a little later than his sisters; without them knowing of course.Miloe xMelane met Miloe under some awkward chances. She had been invited to stay the night with Kida, and was brought with the surprise during a dinner when she heard a manly voice, belonging the the jewel mane dragon across from her. Though, as Melane loved meeting others, and seeing her friends happy, she was glad for Kida and Miloe. They were only dating still that night, and Melane had been invited to their wedding several months later. She likes Miloe, as he seems like a very nice dragon for one of her friends to be married to.Paris xMelane met Paris through the same time as she had Berlin and Sevilla, through baby-sitting when they were a few months old. Paris seemed like a great young gal, and Melane liked her a lot as well. She rather favored Sevilla, and Paris came in a very close second place. Melane liked to draw a few pictures for her back then, or perhaps it was the otherway around, and Pris would help her with learning the correct strokes. Granted, back then, anything Melane drew looked like a bunch of scribbles, but now they look like toddler scribbles, rather than just lines jutting out in every witch way, all of that thanks to younger Paris.family Personal familyMelane was the middle child of a group of three, as well as two loving parents in the picture, although the four names are long forgotten. They were very supporting, and took care of her and helped her adjust to being blind, once she became so.RelationshipMelane once had a crush on a male, and she had gone on a picnic with him, and received several kisses-only on the cheek. This males name was Spectrum, but he abandoned her during the picnic, and she has not seen him since then. This was several months ago, and Melane is now a little worried about being left alone once more. Because of this occasion, she is currently single, and his no life long mate or pups as of yet. She is not looking for more than perhaps a male who will remain with her, and dealing with her blindness. She wants someone who will stay with her, keep her safe in her times of need, and love her unconditionally. Because she is blind, she could care less of what her lover looks like, only what he acts like when he's with her.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
trinketsThe Rutile Quartz'
~ Each of the Rutile Quartz gems attached to the many strings on her tail represent a friend that has either passed away, or died due to an incident. She's never had more than five friends at a time, and recently, she had none. When she was in the seventh grade, three of her friends passed away, two in a train wreck on the same day, and the other from a suicide; he couldn't take the bullying anymore. The other two are actually only the strings from what used to be of the Rutile Quartz gems. As two of them left her when she became blind, she tore two of the gems off, and now hangs the remains. At a slumber party, the six of them had gathered together, and given her a gift, showing they would be friends forever. Forever doesn't last long enough i guess..The feather
~ The feather represents her mother passing away two years ago. Melane misses her mother with all of her heart, but knows that she's in a better place. She obtained the feather from an old blouse that was her mothers favorite. It means a lot to her, and doesn't go anywhere without it.The heart
~ The heart reminds her that her father passed away on the same day as her mother, and loved her with all of his own heart. She found the small heart lying on her dresser, a birthday present he was going to give her on her 18th birthday. It even had a small note tied to it, explaining what it was for. It was originally a bracelet, plastic and small, but she wears it as if it's gold.The sparkling brown gem
~ The sparkling brown gem(Axinite) was given to her as a going away gift from her grandmother. She had gifted it to her shorty before they left england, a year later, her grandmother was flying out to see them, and the plane crashed. She wears the Axinite as a remembrance of her grandmother, along side her father and mothers charms.String and odd shapes
~ This resembles her grandfather, also given to her on the same day as her grandmothers gift, and it is an assortment of odd shapes, held together by small stands of strings. She wears this charm with her as well, and since it had it's own string, decided to give it its own place. She sees the odd shapes as what was left of her family, and the small strings holding together, as the strings one by one, slowly becoming smaller and harder to see, until their will be no strings left to hold them together. She loathes the day that her charm will break.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
further inside Personalitybold
courageous,
confident,
and fearless
Melane is very bold, in the way of saying that shes not afraid to prove others wrong, to show that her impairment barely messes with her judgment or activities. Sure, they can be a little slower, or a little messed up, but she wants to prove as many wrong as she can. She wants to show that she can still be a help to society. The only other way that Melane could even be considered 'bold' is through relationships. She isn't afraid to take the first step, with is admitting her feelings, as awkward as it may seem as she reaches through the air for a hand to hold.~*~*~
outgoing
to surpass,
excel,
or outdo
Along with that, melane is always willing to make friends, as shy as she may be. She loves to play around with her friends, and can turn into quite to competitive fae when she knows what shes doing. She always wants to meet others expectations of her. If they ask for the salt during a dinner, she's determined to find it, and pass it, without the help of another, even though she'd need it in such a case.~*~*~
shy
reluctant
bashful
wary
In front of her outgoing and bold nature, Melane is very shy when first meeting her. She's very quick with her answers, in the kindest way possible, though once she's become comfortable around said other, she is her normal self. She's easy to get along with, unlike some others would like. Who would want to be around someone who can't see at all? But she doesn't care for those people.~*~*~
kind
mild
loving
gentle
Between the fine line of bold and shy, melane does what she can for those who are hurt. She dislikes hearing that others are in pain, and neither does she like to intrude on others on occasion. She loves to hold open doors for others; when she knows that they are their. When speaking with others, she usually remains kind and courteous, giving her name and anything they'd like to know, once she's gotten used to them after speaking for several minutes.~*~*~
outlandish
freakishly
or grotesquely
strange
Some people give this name to melane, as she is blind, making her different from the other jewel mane dragons. She tried her best not to get angry with them, but some day's a hidden temper within he rises. As well, at times, melane can be found wandering through the forest as she did so often, speaking to herself about the days events, and mumbling mostly.~*~*~
curious
eager to
learn
or know
Although Melane considers herself o be rather knowledgeable, she's always looking for other things she didn't know before. She sometimes asked the impossible; as why the sky is blue and the grass is green; why not it be the sky is green and the grass is blue? She's very curious when meeting others as well, wanting to learn as much as possible about them, or about what they do.~*~*~
polite
showing
good
manners
She is very polite, giving her full attention when speaking with others, always saying please and thank you, and much more. She hates being rude to anyone, as she have never intentionally been mean to someone. She simply cares for everyone's welfare, wanting them to be happy with who or what they are.~*~*~
habitual
the nature
of a
habit
Once Melane finds a schedule that she likes, or can deal with, she becomes very habitual, eating at the same time of day, wandering certain streets right after one task. When she's in one of her schedule, she hates to be interrupted, but will not become angry with the other, she simply continued to walk, as she talks. Bedtime routines are the same as well, often giving her that bored feeling.~*~*~
open book
someone
easily
understood
Once she comes to know you and trust you more, Melane is practically an open book for anyone to read. She'll share the secrets of her charms, how she became blind, and even how she met little Orion, Of course, she'll even tell you about her fascination with light bulbs as well.Likes~ lightbulbs
"I love them, even though i can no longer see them. I love how they work, the crazy shapes inside of the bulb, and how they light up; i can tell when they do, because my hand will get hot. I love everything about them, no doubt."
~ feeling the warmth from the sun
"What better to do on a day when you have nothing planned? Nothing i say!"
~ reading her braille books to either herself or others
"Even though I'm blind, they make special books for us, so i love to read in my spare time. Of course they're the same childrens book you can find in normal print, but sometimes i love to read them aloud, especially when i'm around younger jewels."
~ parks ~ particularly the swings
"I love going to the park, and once i find them, swinging on the swings. I like the feeling of wind through my fur, and being off the ground; even though i'm aware that i have wings. The slides and monkey bars are fun too, but it's hard if your blind like me."
~ music
"Music is another favorite of mine, i love all of the tempos and melodies around me at given times. I don't know how to play an instrument yet, but maybe one day i'll get down to it and try."
~ doodling
"Because i'm blind, i can't see what i'm attempting to draw, so i can't really call it drawing. It's just a bunch of scribbles and wavy lines, nothing very good. but inside i feel like i'm painting like picasso!"
~ her friends
"Without my friends, i probably wouldn't have lived past my experience with a buck. Their what kept me alive, and wanting to continue with my life."
~ water of any kind
"Despite anything i've ever said, i love water, rain, snow, ice, anything that has been, is, or used to be water. I love swimming, dancing and playing in the rain, and even getting into a snow-ball fight as the winter months come. I enjoy water a lot."
~ coffee and glazed doughnuts
"I also like hot cocoa, but a small coffee with a glazed doughnut really hits the spot during the summer and spring months."
~ a good conversation
"I love sitting down with someone new and having a lengthy and interesting conversations. It's what makes people friends, or even more!"
~ metting new people
"As i said above, i love talking with people, so naturally i love to meet anyone new."
~ having fun
"Just because i'm blind doesn't mean that i can't have fun! I just need someone to give me something fun to do, preferably with said someone."
Dislikes~ thunder and lightning
"They scare me. Even though i am blind, i am able to register bright enough lights, and lightning is one of the only ones it can, along with strobe lights."
~ self-indulgent, mean or rude others
"They'll eventually get what is coming to them. I hope it's as mean as they've been."
~ loud noises
"Just like with thunder, if it's sudden, it scares me. I'll jump into the nearest living thing, and sometimes that's a little awkward. But if it comes in slow, and just gets louder and louder, i wont get scared, but i wont like it at all either, unless its a good song, then maybe."
~ pavement, cement is fine
"I don't like the course feeling beneath my paws/feet. Its just unnatural to me. I prefer cement witch is almost smooth, or grass."
~ being called weird names because she is blind
"I was bullied a lot as i was growing up, so i don't like people calling me names such as 'blind as a bat' or the mention of anything named mole. It puts me on edge. I don't like people calling other people names either.
~ being treated like she is a baby or can't do anything for herself
"I know i am capable of doing many things that others would think that i can't do, such as read my books, or tie my shoes{i have slip ons anyway} or make myself food at home, so they volunteer to do it for me. At first it was nice, but after a while it gets old."
~ video games, because she can't see them
"I guess i'm like some of those humans that Shame occasionally mentions. I think some of the worst video games promote violence, and i don't like violence. I also don't like video games, 'cause i can't see them. That matters a bit."
Hobbies~ doodling, or coloring in
~ going to the movies with my friends, sitting back and listening to the movie is more than enough for her
~ listening to music
Stories, Journals, Poems and more~ Written by Melane, and myself.Write here.
Impairment"Well. I am fully blind. But, i can register the difference of drastic settings, such as going from a very bright street, into a dark alleyway; that i can sense, but besides that, i can not see anything. I deal with my impairment, by trying to make others believe that i can still do things for myself. It hard, being blind. You can no longer see the bright yellow sun, or the soft blue sky with white and grey rolling clouds around it, nor the different faces of others that turn towards you, nor the color of yourself anymore. It's very hard, and i wouldn't wish it upon even the worst of my enemies, should i have one."~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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x~ drawn by pipsqueak99
x ~ drawn by Wolfswelpe
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human and anthro[art coming soon ~]
Full Name "My full name is Melane Anneie Aite. A mouthful, i know."Meaning "Melane ~ black; dark skinned | Anneie ~ favor; grace | Aite ~ blind"Pronunciation Melane ~ Mel-a-n | Anneie ~ Ann-e | Aite ~ I-teNickname "I go by Melane. I don't often tell others my middle or last name."Human/Anthro Age "I am 17 years old, born December 1st, 1995."Gender "I am a young girl."looksSkin Fair, a few small blemishs here and their.
Hair Short-shoulder length, wirey and slightly frizzy on bad days. Often worn down with nothing in it.
Body Type Small and skinny. not quite hourglass shaped, but has plenty of curves.
Weight Roughly 115 lbs. Rather small
Height Piercings/Tattoo's Two piercings on her right ear, one smaller, the other a little larger.
Deformities, disabilities, etc. "I am blind, that counts as a disability. As far as i'm aware, i have no other problems."
about meHistoryAs far back as Melane can remember, would be when she was seven or eight years old. Before then, everything is blur of memories and old actions. She can't distinguish what happened before she was around eight and a half, when she started keeping a journal.
Journal log #1 ~ March 7th, 2003
"Dear journal.
My mother gave this to me today, and she had tears in her eyes. She tells me to write in it every day, but doesn't tell me why. I guess i'll write, and that'll make her happy again. I'm not sure why she's so upset, but she told me to wear the charms my grand parents gave me for the next few days, no matter what happens. I was confused, but i did as i was told. I only wanted her to be happy. I left her room a little while later, and she was with pap on the couch, crying into his shoulder. They wouldn't tell me what was wrong, but i ran over and cried with them; for what i didn't know, i just wanted mama to know that i cared about her."
Journal log #2 ~ March 12th, 2003
"Dear Journal.
I forgot to write here over the last few days, everything went downhill yesterday, i was told that we would be going to a funeral, and when i asked what it was, and for whom, tears well in not only my mama's eyes, but papa's as well. They explained to me how my grandparents had died, and told me i needed to be strong." "Sweetie, dear, Grandma and Grandpa were going to come see us this week, and stay for a few days, all the way from England, but something happened to their plane, over the ocean.." Her fathers voice broke off, tears falling from his eyes just then "The plane hit the water, and well...they wont make it for the fourth of july." "I remember my parents explaining it to me. Today we go to their funeral. Their being burried down the street from where we live, so at least we can walk their.."
Journal log # 3 ~ January 25th, 2004
"Dear Journal
I haven't written in here in awhile, i feel the need to write, but i can't muster anything more than sadness. We had their funeral today, and their possession in England were left for us, my parents exclusively. There were one or two small things that were left for me, such as old toys and things, but i couldn't manage a thank you when the will reader left. We set out for England tomorrow to collect what we want from the house, and put it up for sale, as I'm told. I'm only nine right now. I still have 11 months to go until I'm ten. I wonder what it'll be like to be in the 5th grade. When i was eight, when i first started writing in here, i had been excused from school for the two weeks it took to plan my grandparents funeral. I can't believe they've been gone for almost a year. I'm been so anti social over the last 8 months. No one in my classes wants to be friends with me, they think i hurt myself, and that im weird. It's so mean, and i don't understand why they would intentionally hurt me. Sometimes i muster up the courage to tell them why im so anti-social, but then im shot down by my shyness to speak out. I'm doomed."
Journal log # 4 ~ March 7th, 2004
"Dear Journal
It's a long weekend today from school, so i have three days to mourn my grand parents passing. I still wear the charms they gave me, and i hold them close to my heart. I won't ever forget them. But, my parents say i need help in 'dealing with my losses' so they want to me to speak with someone once a week, and they'll give me advice to help me 'cope', whatever that is. Their just trying to get rid of me, i can feel it.."
Journal log # 5 ~ July 17th, 2006
"Dear Journal
I forgot about writing in my journal, since i had someone to confide in; the specialist that my parents were paying for me to talk to once a week. I guess it was helping, i really couldn't tell the difference anymore, everything was numb. But this school year, i was in the 7th grade. I met five other girls that i got along with really well. They did't make fun of me like the others, and they helped me when i was feeling down. Adrianna, Carla, Karian, Crista and Marleen. They were my closest friends, and yesterday we all gathered at Marleens house for a slumber party. They all had pitched in to get me a present, a large string with several Rutile Quartz gems tied on it. It was beautiful, and we gather in a group hug."
Journal log # 6 May 29th, 2007
"Dear journal
I've been busy grieving. I'm sorry for not writing in here. I feel like this, and my counselor, are the only things i can confide in any more. I lost two of my friends two days ago, Marleen and Carla. They were taking a train ride to visit their grandparents, and the was a truck in the way. No one knows why, but the truck did not stop for the train, and just so happened to ram into the car they were sitting in. They were the only fatalities on site. Everyone else was still alive, including the truck driver; who was so drunk that when the shock of the impact had hit him, he was not tense. It was almost as if he wanted to die right then and there. But he lived. I hope he got to see my friends face before he left that place, so he can live with the guilt of killing them for his entire life. I hope he dies."
Journal log # 7 July 25th, 2007
"Dear Journal
I thought it was over with, losing those i care about! But no! I lost my friend Adrianna today, when she took her life because she was being bullied. I don't blame her. The other kids, they're so mean to us, claiming that we were skipping during the school year, but we were grieving our lost friends, attending their funerals. I miss my friends. What's left of us don't hang out very often, myself, Karian and Crista, but we do occasionally. Sometimes, i feel like they're the only ones i have anymore."
Journal log # 8 ~ August 19th, 2008
"Dear Journal
I lost my journal in the move we had. Apparently the person who was supposed to be helping me, was only making everything worse. My parents came in on me one day when i was in the bathroom. I was this close to losing it, but they held me tight, loving me. My parents consoled me, but they also reprimanded me for what i was about to do. I regret my choice now, of almost doing what Adrianna had, but i didn't. My parents helped me overcome it this time. Were moving to a new house, to leave the old memories behind, but I'm staying in the same school, so i still have Karian and Crista. Their the only of my friends left."
Journal log # 9 December 15th, 2011
"I don't write in here a lot anymore, and i should. I really should. Right now we're on our way to the store, and it's snowing really hard. Maybe we should just wait until the snow stops before going to get christmas presents, but no, my parents want to get it done early, so we don't have to worry about it later on in the month. Perhaps it's best to get it out of th-" The page cuts off here. The sound of squealing tires fills the air, along with the crunch of metal on metal.
Melane awakes several days later in a hospital, her head bandaged from her nose up. She knows where she is at for the sound of the busy nurses, and the smell. She asks the doctors what happened, and they explain to her that they had been in an accident on black ice, and wrecked into another car. Melane asked of the fatalities and injuries, and the nurse grimaced and froze. Melane knew something was wrong, so she demanded the answer. The nurse finally explained that her parents had been killed, bleed to death before the paramedics could get on seen, and that she had lost her sight after slamming into the car door window hard enough to crack the glass; and instead of it being transparent, became white with little shatters. She fell in silence, and wept.
Several days later, still in the hospital, she asked a nurse how much an journal where she could record what she wanted to say, would cost, and the nurse was a little stunned, but gave her the best answer she knew; "not to much." So, when she was allowed to leave, she set out towards the store, to find such an item. On her way their, something was near, and a warming presence filled her body. She found her way their, and to a new friend. She couldn't explain the feeling it filled her with, but it was nice to know their was someone around. She returned to school the following month, and set out to find her friends Karian and Crista, and once they noted that she was blind, they acted as if they had ever known her, and left on her own. She was alone from here on out.FavoritesColor
"Pale yellow, or creme-ish peach. Either or, depends on the day, really."
Movie
"When i was young, my favorite movie was The Last Unicorn. I absolutly loved it, and i could have watched it over and over without becoming bored. I haven't watched a movie since i went blind, truthfully."
Season
"I'd have to say, that my favorite season is winter. Others loathe it for the ice and the black ice, and while i dislike it also, i see it as a time of year when everything is supposed to be sleeping, regenerating to be even more beautiful when Spring comes along. The trees and shrubs and flowers don't die, as many believe, they simply shed their outer extremities in attempt to keep them warm and alive through the winter."
City
"When i was little, i always wanted to visit a city called Salt Lake. I didn't know where it was, but i was intruiged by it. I had hear of their large Zoo, Hogle, housing over 800 animals, and even their large capitol hill. I always wanted to take a stroll through their beautiful flower beds also. So, i guess Salt Lake City is still considered my favorite city, even if every thing i wanted to go for is not worthless if i can't see them."
Food
"My favorite food, unlike some others, is actually Coffee and doughtnuts. ."
Book{s}
"Unknown to most, i read braille when i'm by myself, at home. My favorite book is Divergent, by Veronica Roth. I love the sequel to it, Insurgent, also. But my favorite series of books, is easily the Mage Series by Karen Miller."
Flower
"Before i went blind, i love everything about Orchids, and i still do. I love how they come in almost every color imaginable, and my favorite color of them, would have to be a soft pink, with red stripes coming out from the center, on only one side. I love the texture of them as well, but it hard nowadays to tell the difference between one flower thats not and Orchid, and the Orchid beside it. I rely on Orion to help with that."
Place
"My favorite place is where I'm living now. I've met many people here, and several that i can see myself with in the future, whether best friends or more."
Animal
"My favorite animal is a fawn; a baby deer. I adore the spots and stripes they have, and the seal brown fur thats so fluffy!"
Holiday
"I don't really have a favorite holiday, but i think the best ones are my birthday, and the fourth of july."
Disney Character
"I went blind when i was four years old, so i only have the looks of those disney characters in mind. I loved the movie Mulan, so easily, she is my favorite disney character
Word
"Dubious ~ Hesitating or Doubting."
Month
"December, and not just because it's my birthday, its a time of preparing for rebirth."
Place to kiss
"Well, My favorite place to kiss would have to be during a picnic..but i've already gone thus far to have a kiss in such a place, but with someone i no longer like. I felt very little when i kissed him, and now i want a real kiss."
Constellation
"I've been told of many constellations, but the Phoenix is my favorite."
Song
"My favorite song is I'm Already There" by Lonestar."
Most unlikely thing to know
"Did you know that there are 71 known types of mushrooms that actually glow in the dark? What about that in Japan, is was known for centuries that if a field of mushrooms were struck with lightning, it trigger a growth in the mushrooms, increasing their yield?"
Style"My style usually consists of a tan or creamish-peach colored shirt, and a pair of normal blue jeans. My hair is usually worn down, and i have a pair of slip on sneakers. It's nothing fancy or extravagant, but it's me. I also have my two piercings in my left ear, that i only take out on rare occasions, my necklace with the tree charms of a heart, a bead, and a feather, a anklet of several bears on my left foot, and a bracelet of odd shapes in a golden case. I love my jewelry, and they often go with me where i do."
Accent"Unknown i have a very small and discrete british accent. I was born here in the U.S, but my great-great grandparents were from great britain. Through the years and pairings of my family, the british accent is slowly leaving."
Zodiac Sagittarius 
Gemstone Topaz 
Ruling Planet Jupiter 
Chinese Calendar AnimalElement