â  đđĄđ   đ đ˘đŤđĽÂ   đđŽđŤđŹđ   đ¨đŽđ   đĽđđŽđ đĄđ˘đ§đ ; đŹđĄđ đ¤đ§đđ°Â đŹđĄđ đ°đđŹÂ đ§đ¨đđ¨đđ˛'đŹÂ đŚđđđ.  â      â  hey  there  everyone  !  iâm jaz, a twenty three year old animal crossing enthusiast currently drowning in deadlines lmao rip, final year, am i right? but iâm here!! ready to bring my two gals to life, and the first of âem is red, my little gemstone whomâst i love.
*  Ⱐ  marilyn lima , little red riding hood .   ⹠  welcome  to  castle  rock , RED . youâve  just  blown  out  NINETEEN  candles  on  your  most  recent  birthday  cake , and  rumour  has  it  that  you  had  your  last  birthday  in  A  HOUSE  IN  THE  FOREST . now  ,  you  can  be  found  loitering  around  THE  CORN  FIELDS  . why  did  you  leave  there  again  ? was  it  something  to  do  with  THE  ANIMAL  WHO  STOLE  YOUR  HEART  FROM  ITS  HOME  ?  regardless , weâre  glad  to  have  you  .  i  hope  that  FOOLHARDY , INQUISITORIAL , TENACIOUS  &  PHILANTHROPIC  behaviour  of  yours  doesnât  cause  too  much  trouble  here  ⌠ itâs  funny ,  you  remind  me  of  THE  MOTTLED  SKIN  OF  A  PORCELAIN  GIRL,  CRIMSON  STAINED  AXE  HEAD  WORN  BY  A  TWO  MAN  WAR,  TEETH  TOO  SMALL  TO  EAT  YOU  WITH  BUT  SHARP  ENOUGH  TO  TEAR,  VELVET  CLOAK  OF  A  BYGONE  INNOCENCE,  THE  WEIGHT  OF  A  THOUSAND  HOPES  UPON  THE  MOST  DELICATE  SHOULDERS . perhaps  iâm  going  mad  .   ⹠  cis  female  ,  she/her  .   +   written  by  jaz  , 23 , she/her , gmt .
trigger warnings : violence, death, blood.
red grew up in the forest, in her motherâs small cottage, for most of her life. they had an idyllic lifestyle not bound by the constraints of normal society. there werenât bills to pay, there werenât taxes to deal with, nor were there hours to work at some job her mother hated. it was just the two of them besides redâs grandmother, after redâs father had disappeared into the woods when she was a mere baby, and thatâs how it stayed.
her grandmother, of course, lived down a long winding path away from them. not far, but far enough that it was a decent ten minute walk. red adored her grandmother. they spent countless hours together, with the elder teaching red everything from knitting, to gardening, to wood chopping. her grandmother always stressed one rule, however: stay out of the woods. for the woods were full of something dark and dangerous. not spirits, no... just energy. death. decay. destruction. and so, when red was just a little girl who loved her mama and her ma, she did as she was told.
but it didnât take long for her to find her fire. spirit passed on to her from her father lit up in her belly and soon red found herself wishing for more. she loved her life, found this miniature peace forever relaxing, but that didnât mean she couldnât long for the outside world. the world further down the dirt path. but as she knew, her life was good. she was loved deeply and strongly, the bond of the three women unbreakable, displayed by the hand me down, plush, red cloak that red would now wear.
the worst day of redâs life started out like any other. her mother, with a freshly baked batch of goods, only this time with a selection of cured meats also, sent her on her way to her grandmotherâs, the same warning as always ringing through the home: stay out of the woods! and so, red did. but halfway through her journey something seemed off. the air was thick, copper seemed to coat the trees, and a low growl followed no matter which way she whipped her head.Â
the wolf appeared, fur thick as midnight and eyes as hollow as death itself. he requested just a taste, just a bite, of what red had in the basket, but she refused, explaining where she was going. rather than attacking, as she had assumed, he seemed to understand, seemed to respect her wishes, suggesting to red instead that she should pick some flowers for her grandmother, that he was sorry for wasting her time. he skulked off into the shadows and the young girl, naively, took his advice.
she showed up to her grandmotherâs only two minutes later than usual, but it had been enough, for when she walked into her grandmotherâs room, a ghastly sight greeted her. the wolf, dressed up in her grandmotherâs robes, desperate to hide his beastly frame. she bided her time, acted as if she were stupid, plied him with a silly rhyme before pulling an axe from her basket and catching him in his shoulder. he viciously yelped, weakened from straying too far from the dark confines of the forest, and quickly retreated, but not before telling red something miserable.
â you will never see your grandmother again. â
the girl desperately searched the rest of the home but only blood found her. she never did find her grandmother, never found a clue as to where she had gone besides the hidden violence, but she was never the same.
red spent the next four years honing her skills. her tracking, swordplay, blacksmithery, anything you could think of to help her track down that awful beast, she was doing it. she became an expert and as she sought out people to help her, she discovered a village twenty minutes walk from her and her motherâs home. they, too, were a simple people, and red brought to them something they had never seen before; hope. she was dangerous and lithe, she sought out missing children stolen by evil witches, stopped the men with the dangerous instruments luring the children from their homes, and discovered her fair share of true evils. to call her a private investigator of sorts wouldâve been silly. but maybe thatâs what sheâd become.
she willingly moved to castle rock to follow up on a lead but also to continue helping those who need it. the corn fields, in particular, remind her horrendously of the woods back home and all of their decrepit tricks. she plans on bringing everyoneâs loved ones back, one way or another, in hopes that no one suffers her fate.
personality.
foolhardy   :   if red is anything, itâs reckless. she began exploring after her grandmother died despite knowing the wolf couldâve still been lurking. she will follow a lead no matter where it goes, and wonât give it up until she reaches the end. her boldness has gotten her into trouble more than a few times, but sheâs learned well enough how to get herself out of an awful situation.
inquisitorial   :   sheâs nosy. oh my god, sheâs a nosy little rat. if red isnât in your business, do you even exist? she has this innate desperation to know everything about everyone, but the other side of this is that sheâs always a good person to talk to about your hobbies or issues, because she just loves hearing all about it. so yeah, it might be annoying having this pint sized midget up in your business all the time, but sheâs also an a+ listener, plus the stories youâll hear from her about the countless mysteries sheâs always chasing are one in a million.
tenacious   :   whatâs a young investigator without a bit of tenacity? if red sniffs something out, she wonât let it go, and that doesnât just mean her cases. if she knows somethingâs wrong, if she has something she cares about, if you try and prove her wrong, red will defend it all, follow it all, or investigate it all until sheâs blue in the face.
philanthropic   :   red has successfully found a whole lot of missing kids that wouldâve been left otherwise, and she does this, and all her other actions, from the kindness of her heart. all of her spare money goes to those in need, and if sheâs not at her usual spot or at home, sheâs more than likely volunteering somewhere, helping someone with something. red doesnât know selfishness, her family taught her that.
tidbits.
like iâve mentioned, redâs kinda . . . a private investigator? sort of? for all the very dark goings on. because of her small frame, her adeptness with knives, her tracking, etcetera, sheâs really the best bet at finding someone and has had her fair share of run ins with ghoulish beasts back in her home land. but yeah! sheâs sort of well known, probably known as âthat kid who wonât leave well enough aloneâ but you know, sheâs trying.
still has her cloak but no longer wears it. itâs really the only thing of her grandmotherâs sheâs brought with her to this new world, and sheâs be distraught if something happened to it.
has lots of skills but is not good.... academically. itâs kind of good she doesnât charge for her services nor has she ever had to go to school, because she actually has undiagnosed dyscalculia, so numbers are incredibly difficult for her to wrap her hear around. sheâs very practical and hands on.











