meet eloise !!
THE HONOURABLE BEATRICE POTTS OF AURADON IS PROUD TO PRESENT THEIR CHILD, THE HONOURABLE ELOISE POTTS, FOR THE UPCOMING SOCIAL SEASON. WE HEAR THEY’RE EARNEST AND HARDWORKING, BUT CAN ALSO BE INDECISIVE AND PRIM.
name: Eloise Potts
age: 20 years old
parents: Mrs. Potts
homeland: Auradon
gender: Cis Female
sexuality: Demisexual
HEADCANONS - sibling death tw
Eloise Potts has always been a dreamer, but a schemer? Not so much. Growing up around the castle, she used to dream that she was in Emma’s shoes - a princess (or at least another form of royalty). She used to wish upon stars that she could go to Emma’s classes, learn languages like her, take a peek into her books. And while Emma’s parents sometimes allowed those things, for the most part Eloise was left to her own devices. At no point in her childhood did Eloise try and change her fate. She was the daughter of the head housekeeper. She was the help.
Eloise is the baby of the family by seventeen years. She had an older brother named Charles, known by many as Chip. He sacrificed himself at age 12, during the Cauldron War. It was absolutely devastating for everyone, and the trauma of it is still felt in the family to this day. Eloise never met Chip (he passed long before she was born), but through others’ stories she feels like she knew him.
Without any siblings, her only company as a child was the other children of the servants. She was a little bit of an odd duck back then, but it’s translated now into Anxiety™. She tends to second guess herself/her actions.
You’d think that Beatrice was meant to be Eloise’s chaperone with how much the two of them were together, but Eloise isn’t out in society. By simple way of tradition, it was never an option for her. Instead, she’s followed in her mother’s footsteps and become a maid.
Eloise truly does love her mother, but sometimes she wishes that she’d been bold enough to try and find another path. She wants... much more than her provincial life.
She knows that a prince isn’t about to sweep her off her feet and catapult her into the life she always dreamed of, that to change her fate she’d need to put in some hard work, but sometimes she allows herself to entertain the thought that it could happen. One day someone could say she’s beautiful, that they see her. That she exists.
Eloise’s biggest dream, however, revolves around school. She’s always loved learning, but has had to teach herself most things. There’s only so much trapping oneself in Belle’s library can do for a person. She’s considered pretending to be male and sneaking in, but that would require garments that she does not have, a boldness that she is not even sure she possesses, and a solid ability to lie (thus far a skill that has gone largely untested). Women aren’t allowed to pursue university in Auradon, and Eloise doubts that they would make an exception for a woman of lower breeding, but she has started to allocate some of her wages towards a fund for it just in case.
Eloise is generally very nice and she is always proper, but if you catch her on a bad day... she can be a little snippy. She doesn’t always handle stressful situations well.
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Elaina Lumiere - babysitter. When Eloise was younger, Elaina was tasked with watching over her. They’re both softer personalities, so it was a good fit. The vibes are still good to this day.
