Post by mac on Nov 24, 2016 1:41:31 GMT
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Basics
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Given Name || Ludwig Denzel Fehrmann
Chosen Name || Tempest Stormme Everhart
Nicknames/Aliases || Tempest doesn’t like strangers nicknaming her, but she’s been called Tem, Temmie, and Storm by friends and family. Though she doesn’t really like strangers naming her, she likes to be called a Queen or ‘Your Highness’, even if it’s meant to be sarcastic. Jokingly, her best friend Gwen labeled her as ‘Queen of the Forest’ and she began to like the title a bit too much.
Age/Year/School || Tempest is currently a junior. She’s older than your average junior at about 18; her birthday was August 15th
Gender || Female
Sexuality || Asexual
Health Issues? || Nothing too pressing. She is transgender, and when she was 14, she had a gender reassignment surgery to give her female parts and she takes estrogen when she needs to take some. Tempest rarely visits the doctor, though she keeps healthy via her position in sports.
School/Social Life
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Job || Nothing official. Tempest has taken some under the table jobs before. She is very good at physical labor and often does yardwork, housework, or other odd jobs around town to earn money for her phone bill and other such bills. She works together with Adalbert to get money together.
Reputation || She’s known for being very competitive about her social place, but also for being a huge nature lover who does not tolerate litterers or anything of that sort. The majority of the school does not know she is transgender – only Gwen, her best friend, and her teachers are aware. Tempest wants it to remain that way. She’s not ashamed of being transgender, she just wants to remain an enigma to all her peers. Tempest is devoted to soccer, and generally remains neutral in terms of her social life. She doesn't really want to be popular, but she is very well-known because of her involvement in sports.
Friends || Gwen is her best friend, hands down. She considers Gwen more than a friend most of the time – she’s like a sister to Tempest. No one will dare harm or talk badly about Gwen while Tempest exists. Tempest is friends with Dane Colson as well – they met on the soccer team their freshman year. She always respected Dane as a player and when he could no longer play competitive soccer, it really shook the team. However Tempest still encourages him to play with her, and she often practices with him. She swears that she will get vengeance on Metric’s soccer team for laughing at him and sneering whenever they see him.
Enemies/Rivals || Shyanne Volle; a completely annoying, catty girl who Tempest wants nothing to do with. Her friends at Metric are basically the same story. Shyanne is one of those Metric students who sneer at Dane and thus whenever she sees the girl cheerleading, all Tempest wants to do is kick a soccer ball right into her bitchy little face. Tempest would not say she hates Tina, Elle, Rumer, and their little gang but she avoids them because she finds them all annoying and catty, just like Shyanne and her group of friends. Tempest does not care to be 'popular' or 'unpopular', so she really remains rather neutral.
Relationship Status || Single. Tempest has had a few flings with guys from the high school but no one really interests her. She is asexual and does not really find anyone sexually attractive. She is difficult to impress but is not opposed to a relationship; she just doesn't agree with the hookup culture she lives in. She would not say she is opposed to ever having sex; she just doesn't really find it as desirable as most people do and would pursue a boy who doesn't seem to have sex be the only thing on his mind.
Clubs and Organizations || She’s the captain of the soccer team.
Appearance
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Height/Weight/Body Type || 5’5”
Hair color/style || It’s naturally brown but she dyes it blonde – it’s long and reaches her midback. At school she leaves it down and proud but when playing soccer it’s always pulled back into a ponytail. She doesn’t like how she looks in a ponytail and thus prefers to leave it down.
Eye color/makeup preferences || Blue; Tempest is always wearing makeup and never leaves her house in the morning without it.
Clothing Style || For a typical school day, Tempest can be seen wearing shorts and tees, with the occasional skort or pants day. She does not really enjoy skirts and always has a pair of shorts on underneath them.
When not at school, Tempest dresses completely differently. She is very much a fan of gothic and punk styles, and will often wear more revealing clothes when she is out. She often gets mistaken for being older than she is given how she presents herself and dresses.
Notable Traits || She often gets compliments on how strong and defined her jaw is, and she’s also stronger than she looks due to her interest in sports.
Ethnicity || German
Playby || Kim Petras
Personality
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Likes || Nature; Skorts; Bunnies/Rabbits; ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?’; Shorts; Gothic Fashion/Lolita Fashion; Animals; Gossip; Making out with people (she just doesn’t like their wandering hands or them trying to take it a step farther); Gwen; Sleepovers at Gwen’s; Keeping her life a secret; Secrets in general; Attention; Being pinned for; Being in power; The thrill of hiding; Running; Sports; Soccer; Hockey
Dislikes || Sexual scenes in shoes/movies; Being touched (especially around her chest, crotch, and her neck); Public Restrooms; Shyanne Volle; Littering; Metric Academy (takes all the thunder – not to mention, Salem and Metric High are basically huge sports rivals); Cheerleaders (she doesn’t see the talent in jumping around and shaking your hips at the sports teams);
Nervous Habits || If concerned about anything, Tempest will often try to hide behind her hair or baggier clothes.
Hobbies || Training for soccer; Watching Hockey on TV; Going on nature walks with Gwen; Sneaking out to parties
Positive Traits || Nature Lover; Knows what she deserves; Outspoken; Tomboy; Mysterious; Protective; Loyal; Spirited; Fierce;
Negative Traits || Narcissistic; Egotistical; Demanding; Gossip; Closed-Off; Blunt; Daredevil; Had to grow up too fast; Manipulative;
History
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Family ||
Alice Fehrmann – Mother – Estranged
Norberto Fehrmann– Father – Estranged
Adalbert Everhart – Father Figure – 79 – Landscaper/Repairman || Adalbert is of no relation to Tempest, however ever since she met him he has been a parental figure to Tempest when she always had none. Adalbert is very handy and always likes to fix things up. He is very good with woodwork and does landscaping work, and builds things like decks and other things. He works for a company that doesn’t really treat him as well as he deserves for as good a worker as he is, but he makes decent money at least. Since he is so bad at speaking English, a lot of the time he has a hard time communicating with people – if he was better at English he would likely run his own freelance woodwork business for better money and profit. Adalbert
Gwendolyn Tesslow – Best friend/Sister Figure – 17 – Student || When Tempest first met Gwen she was nice and not that impressive. However after being with Gwen for three or so years she’s really grown to respect and love her. Gwen is accepting and very much like a sister that Tempest never had. They always are together, at school and even outside of it. Tempest likes to take Gwen out on nature walks,
Dorothy Tesslow – || Tempest isn’t really related to Dorothy nor does she really see her as a mother or a grandmother, but regardless she is a part of Tempest’s life. Dorothy is usually the one to cook and invite her and Adalbert over for dinner, often Holiday dinners but occasionally when they don’t have enough money to scrape by Tempest and Adalbert will go over to the Tesslow’s place and there they always have food to eat.
Hometown || Mittenwald, Germany
Vehicle/Transportation || A very old pickup truck she shares with Adalbert. She rarely ever drives it in public because she doesn't want people to see her in it.
House/Living Arrangements || Tempest currently lives with Adalbert in a very wear-and-tare filled cabin on a dead end street, not too far away from Gwen. The cabin is supposedly haunted and someone was killed there years ago (hence why it was so cheap). They do not have working electricity and use a fire for heat, and an outhouse for toiletries. If Tempest needs the internet or to charge her phone she will go to Gwen’s. The small home is a two bedroom place with a porch. Tempest will also shower at Gwen’s place if she needs to. She is not ashamed of her living arrangements – in fact, she quite likes the little setup she has with Adalbert.
Backstory || Tempest was born as Ludwig Eberhardt in the alpine town of Mittenwald. Ever since she was little she knew that she wasn’t meant to be a boy. Unfortunately, her strict creationist and catholic parents would hear none of that. As she grew up, the only solace that Tempest found was traveling. While her parents were busy with their jobs or whatever the hell else it was they did, Tempest took with the neighbor boys to the mountains and the lands of Austria. Seeing the beautiful landscapes and nature were what gave Tempest life for the first time. Her parents sure drained that out of her. Tempest never much liked the name Ludwig – it was a reminder of her parents – and because of her temper the boys always called her a ‘Sturm’, or Storm in English. She went by that for the longest time until she discovered what transgender meant. Once she learned what it was, she immediately labeled herself as trans. She began to convince the boys she was friends with to get their sisters old clothes, and so she could wear them. By the time she was 11, Tempest had long hair she always pulled up around her parents. She would leave the house as Ludwig and enter the woods and mountains as Sturm, the beautiful girl who used stolen dresses and makeup to feel pretty.
When her parents found out they did not approve. Tempest was barred from seeing her friends and they tried to get her sent to a conversion camp. She was 13, nearly 14. But Tempest had other plans. She entered the bus as Ludwig, off to go be converted into a completely heterosexual, cisgendered boy. But she was smarter than that and in her bag packed a disguise. In a gender neutral bathroom she slipped, donned her makeup and wig, and left as Sturm. Because her parents were ashamed of their son, they told no one the reason he was going to this camp and so the escorts were none-the-wiser as Tempest slipped through their noses and snuck her way out of the bus stop, wearing a wig of dark brown hair and a dress with butterfly heels. She became a hitchhiker. This was the least thought out part of her plan.
She was picked up by an older man with a mustache that hid his whole face. While there she had to coin a new name – Tempest had no doubt that her parents would weasel the name ‘Sturm’ from her friends – and so she said she was Tempest, an English word she had read that meant the same thing. The man remarked it was an odd name, but took her to the nearest town explaining his story. He said that he was embarking for America within the week and she saw an opportunity to get away from Germany forever. She asked him if he would take her and he laughed – but she lied about her age and offered to buy her ticket. Because of her naturally mature face and skill with makeup, she passed as 18. The man agreed and they flew across to America when she was only 14.
The flight went directly to Salem. In California it was a culture shock. Barely anyone spoke German and this seemed to take Adalbert by surprise – Tempest quickly learned he was not very bright – and so Tempest took to teaching herself English. It was difficult. She and Adalbert bought a small, had-seen-better-days, two bedroom cabin on a dead-end road. Adalbert took to fixing the little place up, and Tempest decorated it to be more homely while taking under-the-table jobs around town (mostly manual labor to earn a quick buck). In the process, they were introduced to their neighbors – Gwen, specifically. Initially, Tempest offended the girl – saying her paintings sucked. However, after finding a painting of an animal Tempest finally deiced that Gwen would do well with some inspiration. So she took Gwen out to the woods to see the creatures – beginning their friendship.
Within the year of being there before enrolling, Tempest was able to get her gender re-assignment surgery and hormone pills to help make the process easier. She does not like to talk about this part of her history; not even to Gwen. Tempest took a placement test and it was determined she should enroll at school with the class of freshman. She was 15 now; a year older than the average student in her class. Before enrolling at Salem High, she told Gwen that she was transgender. She was met with little surprise and that honestly shocked and touched Tempest more than she ever could convey to Gwen. Still, she and Adalbert were welcomed into the Tesslow home and treated like kin. She could not ask for a better family.
When Tempest finally enrolled in school, it was January. As the new girl, she was going to make an impression whether she liked it or not. So, she decided to like it.
Tempest walked to school every day with confidence and arrogance. Quickly she was revered as one of the most attractive girls there and she ate the attention up. As the year progressed, Tempest was still behind on her work – and Gwen caught her up. Tempest purposefully kept her home and school lives completely different. She took a Queen persona. When she joined the soccer team, she quickly became a star player and rose in the social ranks. Attractive still was her ‘devil-may-care’ attitude about people – she seemed to care little about what others thought and that seemed to attract her peers and drew them to her like moths to a flame.
It’s been two and a half years since she enrolled at Salem. Quickly Tempest grew to hate Metric Academy and its snooty student body. She keeps her modest home and lifestyle a secret to all but her best friend Gwen. Tempest has had her fair share of relationships but none lasted. Tempest either ended it because the guy wanted to feel her up more than she was comfortable with, or he ended it when she refused to divulge her secrets. Likely it’s ended in people disliking her but she doesn’t seem too perturbed.
Miscellaneous
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