Adrien : Version #455

Charming, Ambitious, Self-Serving

Adrien is known to put on a tough front to protect herself from being hurt. Purposefully manipulative at times, she believes that it is better to push others away, not at their own fault, but under the reasoning that she doesn't believe she deserves to be loved. Her childhood irrational fear of burdening people causes her to distance herself from people who genuinely care about her in cruel ways, especially when her health starts to deteriorate. She has a permanent chip on her shoulder, and her moods can be unpredictable. When she's in good spirits, she's overly kind and generous, but when she's having a low, she can be self-sabotaging and cold, wishing she was dealt a different hand in life. She always regrets her misplaced frustrations, but she finds it hard to change her behavior after being so guarded for so long.

Early Life

Adrien is an ex ballet dancer and ex-girlfriend of both Dominique and Angel. She grew up with an authoritarian mother and emotionally absent father. She had many high expectations placed on her by her parents to excel academically and athletically, to which she did. She was always one of the upper level dancers in her ballet groups, but when she developed a chronic childhood illness she could no longer endure hour of standard practice.

Her parents were disappointed, and she felt rejected by them and would act out in school and during her dance practices. After multiple health scares and ineffective treatments, Adrien grew resentful with many things in her life as a teenager. After transferring into a new dance company, she found it hard to make friends; many of the children were too pretentious for her liking, but her bad attitude did not help, especially when dealing with some of the underlying bullying and discrimination in the department. There she met Angel, one of the popular boys in the group. The two of them didn't get along at first, but were paired to dance together for performances due to their similar skill levels. Eventually the two of them started to develop feelings for each other and dated for most of their teenagerhood.

But as Adrien got older, her health got worse, and she was almost always emotionally volatile; she didn't think it was fair that she was so limited in the things she could do. Her relationship with Angel became strained, and they took breaks from each other, especially after an altercation between them resulted in Angel tripping in the studio and hurting his leg. She felt extremely guilty, and didn't think she deserved the grace he was giving her. She didn't think she deserved any of Angel's kindness anymore, so she started trying to push him away by being selfish and dating other people, including Dominique. Eventually, after dating on and off, traveling together and refusing further treatment for her illness, Angel was still there for her when she died because he felt he understood her enough to know that she was just scared.

Present

Style

Inspiration

Health History

Lifestyle

• Her original last name is Cox, but it changed when her mother and father divorced and her mother changed her last name to her maiden name.
• Used to be a professional ballet dancer before falling ill at 24. Dies from progressive lung disease/cancer.
• Has Chromesthesia/Sound-to-Color Synesthesia, so she enjoys music. Plays the guitar in Angel's cover band.
• Has Chromesthesia/Sound-to-Color Synesthesia, so she enjoys music.
• Is Adrien's childhood friend and first love. The two used to be in an exclusive relationship off and on over the years. She was in a polyamorous relationship with both Angel and Dominique at one point in time.
• Her younger brother, Cassius is a savior sibling; birthed to treat one of her illnesses via stem cell transplant.
• Still has some of her british accent dispite living in America for a decade or so.
• Most likely has Thanatophobia (anxiety surrounding death), BPD and sufferes from mortality salience.

Likes

• Cold Weather
• Acts of service, buying gifts for others
• Learning new crafts, new challenges, healthy amounts of stress
• Partying, networking, meeting new people

Dislikes

• Rules, overbearing people, people who take themselves too seriously, know-it-alls
• Closed spaces
• Strong perfume