Aesthetics: Chunky jewelry clinking together as you walk, gently drumming your fork on the rim of your glass at fancy dinner parties, safety pins as accessories, a carnal loneliness that feels heavy in your chest, scuffed Doc Martens, the smell of fresh leather, red lipstick on a cigarette, loitering in record stores, a black Honda motorcycle, brown liquor that feels like a hug from the inside, lyrics scribbled on a napkin, lingering hellos and rushed goodbyes, a maddening restlessness felt in silent nights, elaborate romantic daydreams that never end the same in the physical world, small cuts around fingers caused by distractedly chopping food, wax sealed love letters, the dizzying adrenaline felt before going on stage, the count off before a song starts, a journal for songwriting and another to jot down personal details about loved ones, rehearsed nonchalance, nose kisses, the insistence of code names at parties or gatherings, smudged eyeliner, the comforting warmth of breathing in a mug of green tea and honey after a long show, shamelessly off-key karaoke performances, kissing your biceps and flexing as a feigned threat, creating puddles in the bathroom floor from hopping in and out of the shower to jot down ideas, throwing your head back in raucous laughter, the near perpetual use of black in your color palette, sprinkling rose petals over a piano before performing a lover a love song.

` ˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚  ` ***DETAILS*** > `𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆   …  ` Sabrina Tahani Lister > `𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔   …  ` Sab, Sabby, Sabby Cat, Brina, Brini, Sister Lister (self-appointed Catholic nun persona when she wants to confront someone for something but can’t stand being too serious at the same time). As for her attitude with nicknames, she loves getting and giving them! > `𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄  𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏   …  `biromantic > `𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍  𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏   …  `bisexual > `𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  …  `drummer for Bucket (currently on hiatus due to pyrotechnic injury to guitarist), model, songwriter. > `𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆  …  `Los Angeles, California. (formerly Seattle, Washington) > `𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆  𝒐𝒇  𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉   …  `Auckland, New Zealand > `𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆  𝒐𝒇  𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉   …  `October 5th > `𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚   …  `high school diploma

> `𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔  …  `fervid, idealistic, diplomatic, creative, romantic, open-minded, ambitious. > `𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔  …  `adaptable, observant, enigmatic, intense, audacious, sentimental, contemplative. > `𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔  …  `fickle, moody, obsessive, people-pleasing, self-indulgent, manipulative, immature.

> `𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏(𝒔)  …  `Libra sun, Scorpio moon, Sagittarius rising 

> `𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕  …  `chaotic neutral > `𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎  …  `4w3

> `𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕  …  `5’10" or 177 cm > `𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅  …  `slim, toned 

> `𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓  …  `black > `𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔  …  `brown > `𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒔  …  `   https://www.pinterest.com/myshitmuses/oc-sabrina-lister/tattoos/

>`piercings: two lobe piercings and a helix piercing on both ears

> `playlist… ‘ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fokunKmWwKTqICJr6PXYv 

Born to a sous chef for a mother and a university music professor for a father, Sabrina’s early home life is remembered fondly and warmly. Her father taught her piano and the two would write silly songs together for hours on end. Those moments would feel like the two of them had managed to pause time and live inside a world of just the two of them. Her mother would insist on her helping prepare food for the holidays, and Sabrina would goof off and create angry eyebrows on her face in whatever sauce was handy and pretend to be a monster. She spent a lot of quality time with her parents growing up.

Part of the reason for this was because Sabrina was a shy, lonely little kid who would prefer to sit off to the sidelines at school and create a daydream of her future life with her crush instead of actually talking to them. She didn’t talk much, so other kids wrote her off as weird.

At age thirteen, her parents were in a fatal car crash, and it was arranged that Sabrina would live with her aunt, her mother’s younger sister. 

The two moved to Seattle, Washington and started their new lives. While Sabrina loved her aunt, she was young, full of grief she didn’t know what to do with, and a terrible influence on her. She treated her more like a peer than a goddaughter, which led to CPS taking Sabrina into foster care. She lived with two different foster families until she turned eighteen and made it her mission to make it to Hollywood.

Live music in Seattle led her to the drums. Its commanding presence and power echoed what she wanted to represent. As a young girl who had already lost so much, she needed to feel powerful. 

At age twenty, she made it to Los Angeles on her black Honda motorcycle with little else but helmet hair, meager savings, and a dream. 

If she wasn’t at one of her waitressing jobs, she was up all night crafting songs to pitch, charming her way into parties with networking opportunities, or scouring for potential collaborators. She had a one track mind when it came to making music work.

Unfortunately, this technique led to a few torrid love affairs. Given her preference for fellow musicians, it wasn’t surprising when she found herself as the muse to a few bitter breakup songs. And because these loved musicians had existing fan bases and she was an up and coming musician, the media often opted to take the side of the other party and craft narratives about Sabrina being a “heartbreak muse”. If she was seen in proximity to a new musician, it would spark whispers of concern or even accusations of social climbing.

To say this label upsets Sabrina would be an understatement. She resents it completely, wants to scream in someone’s face when they suggest as much, and yet, she’ll only admit to this in rare moments. She’s reluctant to reveal this vulnerability, even at times when it’s glaringly obvious because she thinks admittance makes it a weapon.

When she passed the audition for Bucket’s new drummer, she was thrilled, still smiles to herself when she remembers the moment she found out she made it. It’s her first big project in the spotlight, and she’s desperate to prove herself as a talented musician who’s going to bring Bucket to new heights. 

Admittedly, their hiatus is making her restless, but she’s been offered a few modeling gigs in the mean time.

` ˚ ༘✶ ⋆。˚  ` ***CONNECTION IDEAS***

>` exes… `While Sabrina hates the way she’s portrayed in the media, we can’t deny that she has a messy love life. She’s an eternal romantic, romanticizing life, moments, art, chemistry, and the people around her so much that sometimes she struggles knowing what she dreamed up in her head and what she actually feels for them. She can also be chronically destructive toward romantic relationships in moments of insecurity. She’ll be in her head like “they’re gonna leave me :(“ and then cheat because she believes it’ll hurt less if she ends the relationship before they do. But is the guilt that comes with it any less agonizing? Bonus points if the ex is one of the ones who wrote a song that damaged her reputation. Or maybe it's an ex that beat her to the punch and really broke her heart, and she's still spitting back bile when she sees them.

>` flings/friends with benefits/casual hookups… `It was never meant to be super serious, and luckily, it never was. Maybe they pillow talk about their love lives or confide in each other about something that’s bothering them. Maybe one of them even has a secret crush. No matter what, Sabrina finds a comfort in the familiarity of their connection.

>` close friends… `Sabrina needs some friends to drink wine, do skincare, and gossip about their world with. While romantic relationships are hit and miss, her true loyalty goes to her friends/inner circle/found family. 

>` pr relationship… `Whether it’s a romantic relationship (she could benefit from a relationship end not appearing to be her fault) or even a feud, all of it is fake for publicity and creative content. But do these people even know what to say to each other when they bump into each other when the cameras aren’t rolling?