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D.O.B. May 27, 1972 (a gemini queen)

Born and raised in Springfield Massachussetts, Posy was the only and beloved child of a pretty middle class, fairly comfortable family. Summers she spent at her grandparents' home in Kentucky, a farm house bordering a vast apple orchard so adventure was always around the corner.

Academically Posy was strong, but the more she grew up the more she clashed with her disciplinarian mother, who had ideas for what she should do and what sort of career path she wanted Posy to go down. She had high aspirations for her only daughter: lawyer, politician, judge. Posy meanwhile, just wanted to write, or start a band, or do something creative.

She enrolled in The City College of New York, but as soon as her feet hit Manhattan pavement, she knew that wasn't where she was meant to be. Before her first year was out, she decided to put all those college fees to different uses and dropped out (much to the dismay of her parents).

A string of working minimum wage jobs followed while she figured out what she wanted to do, and with whom. Her roommate's brother was in a band, a very loud one that would play the Bowery on the weekends. Posy made up her mind in between crowd surfing and getting beer spilled all over her: she was going to start a fucking band.

Saving up for her first guitar was a slog, everything else was a breeze. She advertised in the local music papers for a drummer and a bassist, and before long, Cherry Void was born. A second guitarist would join a year later, once they started playing shows.

The two guy, two girl band was an instant hit, with Posy's penned songs about heartbreak, angst, and everything in between hitting the radio and making big waves. By 1994, they had released their debut album, Carry Yourself, and it was big in the rock and grunge/alt scene. Posy Hart (self styled, catchy last name) was on magazine covers, posters and newsstands.

By the mid 90's, she was one half of rock's most famous couple. She met Russell Vile of socially conscious, rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine Annihilator and the two had a torrid, on and off love affair.

Spur of the moment, they got married in Vegas by a Prince impersonator and the rest was history. They had a daughter, Gracie Jane, born in 1998.

As hated as she is loved, Posy is a controversial figure in rock. She says what's on her mind, has never been afraid to call out her male peers, and has often been labelled a bitch, difficult, or just plain psycho.

Of course, a growing substance abuse problem didn't help matters, or the fact she went on a drunken vitriol-filled tirade aimed at Britney Spears at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.

Then everything went sideways and hit a wall in 2001, when Cherry Vile's drummer Matt was found dead of an overdose. Posy's ever whirling world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll hit a wall, as did her marriage with Russell, the band, and everything else.

Character inspirations: Hole/Courtney Love, Jane Lane, Brody Dalle, Fleabag

CURRENTLY:

Cherry Void is on a much-needed hiatus, her and Russell are divorced (acrimoniously, but still coparenting), and Posy is just trying to make it to 2 weeks sober. Easier said than done, when everybody needs her all of the time. Really she's just trying to get Gracie to school on time.

possible connections: (aka just feel free to assume the following, if you want)

fans of cherry vile / fans of Posy

haters! (yes plsss)

plug/dealer

friends (bonus if they're connected to the music scene in any way)

unlikely friends

hookup/ONS

Gracie's nanny

born and raised in manhattan, it has always been amelie and her mother, camille. she never knew or met her father, and if she ever found the courage to ask about him, it would usually be met with hostility. he left-- that's all she could gather, maybe he was there for the first year or two,

back in the day, camille had aspirations to be a ballet dancer but due to lack of resources (money) and the fact that her pregnancy was unplanned, nothing really panned ou the way she wanted it to.

it was interesting growing up with her because if you'd ask amelie, she felt as if her own mother didn't like her. on her worst days, one could use the word 'hate', but that was for another conversation. while that was a growing suspicion, camille did see potential in her daughter to do what she couldn't. maybe that was the reason why.

amelie loved dancing, it was an escape for her. it came very naturally and when her mother had stated she was going to train her to be a ballet dancer, she was excited. it was easy to see it as camille finally trying to engage or spend time with her daughter, but it wasn't like that at all.

camille wanted amelie to be great, no matter what it took. she would take her to multiple studios and berate her daughter in front of man, many people and it wasn't any better at home. there was a lot of yelling, a lot of cussing, manipulation and if she was angry enough, throw something at her. intimidation was key and tenderness was just something amelie did not experience.

she booked her first gig after auditioning at 15, the same year her mother had taken her out of school without consulting her and she also couldn't tell you the last time she'd seen her friends from school. amelie had to guess it was for the best since her career had skyrocketed after her first show, but the more successful she was, the grueling her mother became. she could never be good enough, it was always do better.

then camille was diagnosed with als, a lot was a blur during that time. amelie helped as much as she could, there was a nurse to assist whenever she had a show to do but things didn't get any easier. they got worse, quick, it was 2003 and she was at her mother's wake and has been on a hiatus for about a year since then

THE BASICS

full name: angelina marie cerulli

nickname(s): angel, lina, gia

gender: cis woman

pronouns: she / her

sexuality: she views herself as bisexual with a heavy preference towards women, but she’s actually a lesbian -she just hasn’t discovered that about herself yet.

sign: sagittarius sun, cancer moon, gemini rising

occupation: aspiring musician and part time guitar teacher

TLDR

angel cerulli was born on the 8th of december, 1979, the only child of two lower to middle class parents who often struggled to make ends meet, but never let her want for anything. with both her parents working long hours, angel was often left to her own devices to do whatever she wanted. days were spent wandering around the brooklyn aimlessly. she was twelve when she first laid eyes on an electric guitar, in the window of a newly opened secondhand store. immediately smitten, she scrimped and saved for several months so she could buy it. time after school was no longer spent fluttering about, but instead on learning how to play the guitar by playing along to songs on MTV.

she started her first band at the age of fourteen, inspired heavily by then-popular grunge brands such as nirvana, pearl jam, and hole. they were about as good as you would expect a band full of middle schoolers to be, but the entire experience put stars in her eyes and made her all the more determined to actually make it. and so with a kiss and a hug goodbye, angel left new york city for los angeles on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, with the absolute bare bones of a plan beyond getting signed to a label — somehow.

it's really no surprise that things went pear shaped almost straight away. turns out that people rarely ever made it in los angeles without having connections or slogging for years. and it turns out the whole starving artist thing? it's stressful. so after four long, gruelling years of exhausting all her savings and getting absolutely nowhere, despite submitting demo after demo and performing show after show for pennies, angel moved back home to brooklyn.

you'd think the whole experience would have made her more cynical, but it's only made her all the more determined to work even harder and try again and again. writing songs and making demos still takes up the large majority of her time, although she's picked up a part time job as a guitar teacher for a couple of rich kids to help pay the bills around the house.

PERSONALITY

angel is a true optimist, a glass half full type of person through and through — it definitely tends to get more than a little annoying from time to time. she's a chatterbox who will absolutely talk your ear off if given the chance, loves making new friends and learning about people and what makes them click. she doesn't take life or herself too seriously, so can come off as facetious from time to time. will absolutely not give up on anything she's set her heart on — annoying but in a donkey from shrek (2001) kind of way <333

WANTED CONNECTIONS

WANTED CONNECTIONS

full  name:  kaia elena vergara

title:  doctor

nicknames:  accepts kai

born:  boston, massachusetts

age:  thirty7

sexuality:  bisexual/biromantic

height:  5’3”

marital  status:  never married

occupation:  zoologist with a specialization in big cats

TLDR;

 born  unexpectedly  and  seen  as  the  answer  to  a  withering  marriage,  kaia  did  what  she  could  to  piece  her  family  together.  her  father  helped  her  gain  her  current  interest  in  animals  and  wildlife,  cultivating  a  loving  father-daughter  relationship  between  the  two  that  kaia  held  deeply  onto  once  it  was  revealed  her  mother  had  been  cheating  on  her  father.  cue  the  divorce  and  enter  kaia's  half-brother.  chasing  the  high  of  her  prime  and  seeing  her  beauty  in  her  daughter,  kaia's  mother  pushed  kaia  into  the  web  of  child  modeling  where  she  would  walk  designer  runways  and  grace  magazine  covers  until  she  was  eighteen.  once  gaining  autonomy  over  her  own  life,  kaia  put  an  end  to  modeling  and  pursued  an  education  in  wildlife  biology.  inspired  by  her  father,  kaia  went  on  to  gain  her  phd  with  a  specialization  in  big cats.  for  some  time  being  kaira  would  travel  with  fellow  biologists  and  study big cats at sanctuaries.  with  a  job  offer  to  care  for  the  big  cats  at  the  bronx  zoo,  kaia  now  finds  herself  finally  settling  in  one  place  for  the  foreseeable  future.  7/10  certainty  that  kaia  will  probably  prefer  the  company  of  her  cats  to  most  people.

Was a cheerleader all throughout high school

Certified Prom Queen

Dropped out of university within a few months, not because she couldn't cut it but because she didn't enjoy it and figured any jobs she got after uni would leave her stuck behind a desk and she definitely didn't want that (and she didn't make the cheer team)

She thought she could model, be an air hostess, a music video girl, or the next MTV VJ

Moved across the country figuring her future lay in New York rather than in Winnipeg

Waitressed for a bit before getting a job as a video store clerk with the intention it would be temporary, but she's been at it for six years

Recently left her boyfriend after finding out he'd been cheating

Random bits & pieces

Intends to audition for the Knicks Dance Team next season

Will dance to Dirrty by Xtina no matter where or when it comes on

Bakes a lot, neighbours will receive random treats she can't finish off herself

Neighbours will also see her sitting on the fire escape late at night

Was in Love Actually for about a minute, is secretly thrilled when people rent the movie from her and will realise later that she served them