Into the deep end.

CHARACTER BASICS

FULL NAME: arden sage reilly

NICKNAME(S): ari

AGE: twenty-four

GENDER & PRONOUNS: cis woman, she/her

FACE CLAIM: madelyn cline

EYE COLOR: blue

HAIR COLOR: blonde

HEIGHT: 5′6″

DATE OF BIRTH: march 7th

ZODIAC SIGN: pisces

MAJOR: music

HOGWARTS HOUSE: ravenclaw

HOMETOWN: los angeles, california

PIERCINGS: double lobes on both ears, stud in right side of nose

TATTOOS: wild flower bouquet on back of upper arm, heart stencil on left pinky finger

CHARACTER HISTORY [TW: Mentions of a Toxic Relationship, Illness, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting]

born in los angeles, california arden was always surrounded by music. her father john often kept a guitar close by, finding his voice early on in arden’s life to provide her with the musical childhood that would mold her future. it was something to pass the time after a long day, the stress from the tireless work of building and managing clients in need of a proper defense. from the time her hands were large enough to play each chord she fell in love, her mind racing until she was able to focus on the symbols displayed on the sheets in front of her. she couldn’t help but allow it to take a front seat to her studies, music became the constant in her life while her father traveled in attempts to keep the cash flow consistent and pay off her mother's medical bills. her mother was lost at an early age due to an aggressive form of spinal cancer, one where arden was too young to remember, most of her days were occupied by her drum set and the neighbors next door. she met a boy named axel when she was seventeen and he wanted her in his band, this is when arden realized she enjoyed sitting behind a drum kit and controlling the rhythm more than anything. she loved the feeling of losing herself in a song, song's she'd pour her heart into and let axel handle the vocals. his band took off soon after graduation which put all of her college dreams on the back burner. it provided ari with the desire to leave their hometown and tour around the country and that's exactly what they did. things started off great, seeming like it was plucked out of a netflix romcom with their happy ending well within reach. but axel changed, the fame and groupies causing him to nitpick every performance and blame every mistake on arden. soon she started feeling like she was the problem, he'd completely shattered her confidence. one day things went further, his insecurities led arden to catch him backstage with a girl who’d been following a few shows of their latest tour in a more than compromising position. she found him and he was angry, he wanted her to believe her actions caused his and arden was stuck choosing between her passion and her mental health. she didn’t have to think about it for long, mid tour axel decided to leave arden behind in the dust by ultimately deciding to replace her and remove the female representation from his band completely. he said a manager wanted a different look for the band but it didn’t take long for the blonde to put all the pieces together — axel needed his girlfriend to disappear so "single woman would find him attainable and fall at his feet". he needed to remove all possible competition from the stage so he’d look obtainable. it disgusted arden beyond belief and caused the abrupt end to their relationship, but she couldn’t help but blame herself for not ending this sooner on the flight back home. she needed a change and found an email sitting in her inbox, the elite university of thornfell offering her a scholarship to attend and study within their music program. it didn't take much convincing, the fresh start being exactly what she needed to get her creative juice flowing again. arden hadn't performed since that night, putting her efforts into writing while attempting to take control of the anxiety surrounding the stage. one thing was certain — she wanted her spark back.

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