#darja

Дарья Аваева

Daria Avaeva

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Trying to raise they rebelious bisexual son

-ok, but give me proof...

Name: Dárjá “Dar” Somby

Gender: Cis Female, but with a somewhat androgynous presentation and uses she/they pronouns

General Appearance: Black hair because of COURSE, dark eyes, on the slim side with Eerie’s long legs but a good set of shoulders on her too and the potential to really tone up should she ever wish, around 5′7 but looks taller, loose-fitting unisex business-casual clothes in 90s-neutral palette, lot of black and army green, skin tone between that of her parents, face a lot like Eerie’s but fuller, with a strong chin and sharp jaw from Shaw but not as extreme as his at all

Personality: Sarcastic because of OF COURSE, with a somber and seemingly detached manner that seems more apathetic than hostile, even sedated. They’re business-oriented, but turn that talent towards efforts that will benefit the environment and their mother’s peoples. They’re very aware that capitalism, corporations, and colonization are here to stay, so they decide it’s at least going to work best for them as well as such things can. I’m seeing her really involved in something to do with water, maybe the fish industry? Despite the aforementioned sarcasm, she probably does interact better with people than Eerie and possibly even more so than Shaw because of her very, very laidback manner, though they’ve got such a flat affect it can weird some people out too. They seem like they would be shy but actually they’re in social places a lot, always around people but rarely actually interacting, more just blending in. Their flat is appallingly clean and kinda creepily devoid of personalized touches beyond a hanging plant or two, and they don’t like being there all alone much, preferring to hang around crowds and just vibe with the presence of others without actually joining in. She might not really know who she is when she’s alone, and that troubles her.

Special Talents: Definitely some mega magic going on! Firstly from Eerie, of course, who is total powerhouse and I imagine would instruct their child in a lot. But also Dar would get some hereditary magic from Shaw, who does canonically have magical ancestry, he’s just never accessed it and probably doesn’t know about it. But his child would carry the potential to do so and with Eerie raising her, she’d have the opportunity to awaken it. I’m thinking it was probably a surprise for Eerie, who likely only expected to see their own sort of magic crop up with their child, and then what do you know!  Not sure exactly what this unexpected magic would be, but probably something more associated with English witchcraft (whatever that entails) than anything from Eerie’s side of the family.

Who they like better: Dar definitely understands that Eerie is a better person than Sebastian, and feels loyalty to Eerie, while understanding that any such loyalty to Shaw will only be exploited for his own gain and his own point of view of what success is. But while Dar doesn’t trust him, she doesn’t dislike him, and will engage with him if he approaches; she’s pretty neutral on him. I imagine her relationship with Eerie, whatever it is, is probably more positive but also more complex and not perfect, as I see Eerie as having raised her and closer relationships always come with complications.

Who they take after more: Dar is really a lot more chill than either parent, and combines Shaw’s pragmatic business sense with Eerie’s priorities and loyalties around their heritage and land. I feel like Eerie is more about retribution and punishing wrongdoing, whereas Dar is more about mitigating it and minimizing it from the inside, and if all else fails, manipulating it so at least the “right” people benefit from it, so while she has Eerie’s beliefs about what’s right and wrong on a base level, she inherited Shaw’s belief in working from inside the system to accomplish her goals----even when that goal is anti-system. If that makes sense. 

Personal Head canon:  I think having two such extreme personalities as parents sort of made Dar flatten her own personality in response.