“𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗮, 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻.”
𝗮𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 | 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 | 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 | 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀
“𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄.”
basics;
background; full name: lyra nelson.
gender & pronouns: cisfemale & she/her.
age & date of birth: 27 & september 28th, 1995.
where do they live: tripp’s trailer park.
time living in roswell: 5 months.
occupation: artist & bladesmith.
positive traits: adventurous, empathetic, gregarious.
negative traits: impulsive, rebellious, scatterbrained.
background
TW: child abuse, child marriage, religious cult.
Born & raised in a religious cult that was later exposed for allowing child marriage.
At seventeen, after a state investigation and media outburst, Lyra escaped with a group of others around her age that all moved into an apartment together.
With a few years and a lot of therapy she was able to deprogram herself and began to come into her own, finally feeling comfortable to begin journeying out on her own.
She’s been traveling ever since, finding who she is along the way, immersing herself in as much of the world as she can and experiencing everything that she had missed out on.
Her travels led her to Roswell in August of 2022 and something about the town captured her interest and she’s decided to settle in for the time being.
biography;
TW: child abuse, child marriage, religious cult. Her name hadn’t directly been in the news but her story had, raising eyebrows and accusatory statements from people who had never been on the inside of their world. Who would want to live in such a way? Why didn’t they leave? Who would subject their child to this? They were questions that had never rang in her own mind and still have yet to. Lyra had never placed blame upon her parents, she knew their ideals had been twisted and warped against them in a way not everyone could understand, in a way that she herself would never be able to understand. It’s not that there was no longing for things to be different, simply the knowledge that they never would be. It’s why she found her own family, people she had grown with that had taken a similar journey, who had all but emerged into a new world and tackled it together. It was years ago now, that they had crammed into a tiny and chaotic home hundreds of miles from the only one they had only know, and while their bond was still tightly wound, they’ve drifted on the journey to find themselves and their own lives. Her initial visit to Roswell was meant to be one of many planned gatherings, a new adventure as well as a time to catch up on the past six months of each other’s lives, but as others departed, Lyra found herself unready or perhaps unable to do the same. There was both freedom and inspiration in the town, wrapping itself around her in a warm embrace and finally, after a nearly month long extended motel stay, she found herself settling down in a cheap trailer in Tripp’s Trailer Park. It wasn’t much, certainly not anything that captivated those who might see it, and the most she could afford with what she had; but Lyra saw it through an entirely different lens, something beautiful and awe inspiring, a place of her own much more than she would have thought she would have mere years ago. Knowledge of her story could be enough for one to do a double take for the girl they’ve met; she’s effervescent, entirely unabashed and outspoken, bold and seemingly secure in who she is in a way that some might find entirely unexpected. But from the beginning, Lyra had refused to allow the world around her destroy her; she’s not what has happened to her, her past simply the beginning pieces of a much bigger and more interesting puzzle.
headcanons;
has always had a passion for art, started when she was young with doodling in books and on papers and despite being discouraged, she never really gave it up. one of her found families first outings was to a renaissance fair and she was fascinated with the intricacy on the daggers and swords she saw there and spent most of the afternoon speaking with a bladesmith. it became an obsession of sorts and she initially pursued the art for her own interest but after sharing some of her work and finding an interest for it, began selling customized weapons as her main form of income so expect to find random sharp objects and tools all over her house.
she still enjoys drawing and sometimes sells those pieces as well, but that aspect is usually more for her personally? very likely to find her somewhere just sitting and drawing, usually strangers, as she’s just very fascinated by people and their lives.
she also loves trash - and i mean this in perhaps too literal a sense. she finds beauty in just about everything and is the epitome of one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. this definitely means that she’s always buying things thrift/second hand but it also means literally going dumpster diving sometimes when she thinks there may be something of value that she can kind of refurbish or make use of.
has done her best to inform herself on the things she missed out on/never got to experience, diving deep into media; books, movies and music in an attempt to educate herself on the classics.
incredibly handy and independent. definitely the person who has and who’s gonna continue to youtube everything she has questions on and learn to do it herself.
usually covered in band-aids, especially on her hands due to her work and constantly nicking herself, but also just pure recklessness and not being as cautious as she probably should regarding literally anything. this also means she has a plastic bin in her bathroom filled with an assortment of band-aids.
lyra has done a lot of therapy, which is why she’s so seemingly okay and in a lot of ways she is. however, there are a few things that still trigger something within her, mainly people raising their voices/being angry, especially when it’s with her specifically, but also any kind of harsh scrutiny. these things kind of revert her back to a not great place and she basically shrinks in on herself.
at the end of the day, she’s honestly too soft for her own good. she just wants to live her best life but also wants the same for everyone else and is likely to give you the last of what she has if you were to ask for it.
wanted connections;
neighbor: this could be a good or bad relationship or just a casual one, whatever. maybe even someone who’s helped her with fixing/repairing parts of the trailer or vice versa.
friendships: nothing specific in mind but could be someone she’s met previously or just since moving to roswell. positive influence, negative influence, drinking buddy. maybe a friend who’s helped educate her in one area or another? maybe someone who’s protective over her, realizes she’s a little too reckless with her own self and just kind of keeps an eye out for her?
(fr)enemies: honestly lyra is pry too chill to have much disdain for anyone, but it’s very possible someone can’t stand her bubbliness and she’s just over here smiling at them the whole time? like someone would straight up tell her she’s unbearable and she’d be like, okay bro, have a good day and plant a kiss on their forehead. also maybe on the flip of someone who’s protective, someone who’s become aware of how giving she is and takes advantage of it, always asking for stuff because they know she’ll help out?
intimate: one night stand, friends with benefits, hook up, flirtationship, the like. lyra is very flirtatious and intimate so she would definitely have people on this list. she loves the closeness of relationships but doesn’t want to be tied down so would definitely like to see someone she’s had a longer, ongoing thing with, either currently or before she moved to roswell, but i’m open to any and all on this list.
literally anything: i am so open to any other ideas/thoughts anyone may have, please do not hesitate to hit me up with whatever you may be thinking.












