Post by Shelby on Mar 13, 2017 19:17:58 GMT
Basics
Name || Athena Crete Schneider
Age/Year/School || Athena is 16 years old, Sophomore at Salem High, and her birthday is January 1st. She was the second born between her and her twin, Aphrodite.
Gender || Female
Sexuality || Heterosexual
Health Issues? || Not anything too life threatening; she has been cursed with seasonal allergies that sometimes keep her at home from school for a day because they get so bad, but after a few pills of allergy medicine she's usually back in her fighting shape. She tries her best to stay away from substances that could damage her health and take her away from football (soccer).
School/Social Life
Job || As much as she wants one, Athena is, at the moment, without a job. Her father, Manny Schneider, continues to tell her that he wants her to focus only on her schooling and extracurricular activities so that she can work on getting into a good college. For the time being Athena is sticking with that, however she has been walking around the town of Salem, scoping out a place that she'd potentially like to work at.
Reputation || With this only being Athena's first year at Salem High, she has yet t build herself up a reputation. However, that doesn't stop her from trying to create one. Since coming to the school she's been trying to get into the "in crowd" using her look and even her southern accent and charm to warm her way into the crowd that she'd rather be in. Her soccer abilities have paved a path that leads her to the more sporty population of the school, and with that she hopes to obtain a high rank; not only in school, but also soccer. She's known as the new striker on the team with a fierce competitive attitude.
Grades || Athena averages about a B average in school. She gets the occasional C in her math classes, and A's in her history and geography classes, but everything in between are general B's.
Friends || N/A
Enemies/Rivals || Who does she consider a rival or enemy? well... No one, really. Athena hardly knows anybody at school that's caused her any conflict, and she hasn't been in the school long enough to really create any enemies other than the rival teams that the soccer team has to go again. She's started stating that the kids at Metric are her enemies, claiming, like everyone else, that they've done her wrong and are stuck up pretty bitches who get what they want because people think they're "special"--even despite having a twin sister going to Metric Academy. It's another way for her to try and get into the "in crowd" feigning hatred for the rival school, even if there are a few arbborances she has towards the institution for not allowing her in. It's something that she's never let anyone at Salem High know---that she applied and auditioned for Metric but was rejected. How embarrassing.
Relationship Status || Single!
Clubs and Organizations || Athena is a striker for the soccer team at Salem High.
Appearance
Height/Weight/Body Type || Standing 5'5" and weighing around 110 lbs, Athena has a lean, athletic body shape, with not much muscle popping up from under her skin. She takes part in more cardio than anything, taking care to build up the muscles in her legs most, however she keeps herself healthy. Like her father, she has tan kissed skin, more of an olive color than anything.
Hair color/style || Dark brown, nearly black, and thick, Athena likes to keep her hair in a ponytail the majority of the time with sections of bangs hanging from the sides of her head and forehead to make it a little more stylish. If you see her with her hair down and curled, she's most likely either trying to impress someone, or is going to a special event that causes for her to be a little more formal with her looks.
Eye color/makeup preferences || Her eyes are a dark brown color, like her mothers. Since moving to California and going to Salem, to sort of "prove" herself into being an attractive female she's decided to wear light makeup when going to school--nothing too fancy since she's not about to cake her face in makeup, but also because... Well, she's not the best at it. She keeps it subtle, mostly opting for eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss, occasionally dashing her eyes with eye shadow.
Clothing Style || Shorts. Give her a pair of shorts--any kind--with a cute top, and Athena is all there! She's not a fashionista in the least bit, but, as with her live changing with the move, she's decided to be a little better with her fashion sense. She doesn't walk around in sweats as often as she used to, nor does she come to school in nike or basketball shorts--though she loves to lounge around in those when she's home alone.
Ethnicity || Greek/Caucasian-American
Playby || Nina Dobrev
Personality
Likes || Football (soccer), Greek food, her family's culture, winning, Millwall FC (her fav team), singing, southern cooking (even though it's bad), Greek Mythology, History of the world, Geography, the world, the ocean, crepes, exercising, running, living in a single father household.
Dislikes || When people call football (soccer) soccer!, her mother, losing, people calling her worthless, being rejected, being told no, Metric (sort of), moving, heels, douches, being left out, being told to sit on the bench, being substituted out in a game, injuries, pickles, her sister being considered the better twin because she got into Metric, being off pitch.
Nervous Habits || She picks at the cuticles of her nail bed and at the skin on the side of her fingers when ever she's nervous.
Hobbies || Playing football (soccer) and running. When she's not playing football for the team or practicing she running. She loves the feeling of the wind rushing past her, whispering though her ears, and flying through her hair. It keeps her heart pounding, making sure that she's alive and well.
Personality || To most, Athena would be considered a generally cheerful person with a bit of an edge to her bite. She is a very competitive person (was born to being one with a twin sister who enjoyed football just as much as she), and uses the competitiveness to her advantage when it comes to... Well, anything. It drives her to be the best that she can be, to be an actual good person with good morals and a good sportsmanship, though, admittedly, she is still working on that. Competition can bring out the worst in Athena--if she's getting worked up she'll probably throw a fit, and if she loses in those moments there's no one to stop her. It's spelled out bad instances for Athena, especially when she was younger and less able to control her emotions.
She's always been pretty level headed and true to herself, but that notion of herself has begun to change since the move from Tennessee to California; she feels the need to fit in now, and she takes the stereotypical characteristics of California kids to shape her view on what's supposed to happen with her. To get on people's good sides, she's starting to conform to their ideas and lose a touch of who she is. Or maybe she's turning into who she really is.
History
Family ||
Manny Schneider - Father - College Professor at Metric College || Kind and caring, Athena was the second person to look up and see their scruffy bearded father after being brought into the world. He had to bring up two daughters after his wife walked out on him and them without a trace and without ever coming back. It had been a tough road; there had been times when he wonders what he was going to do with them and how he was going to be able to care for two little girls, but through telling them Greek Mythology and playing football with them, he's pretty much gotten the father thing figured out.
It's strange for him to only have one daughter, Athena, living in the house with him, but with Aphrodite living on campus at Metric Academy and only being able to see her during a few school hours and on the weekends when she's not drowning in homework he's gotten to spend a lot of individual time with Athena, getting to know her better, and trying to help her cope with the fact that she wasn't allowed into Metric. But she's still special to him, just as special as her sister. The two have a close bond wit one another, and Athena takes his guidance with a lot of heart--he's been through a lot, and he's taught her everything, after all.
Aphrodite Schneider - Older sister - 16 - Metric Academy Student || Athena's older sister, only by two minutes, Aphrodite and Athena are close to each other. Though their father is an amazing figure in their life, they've had to learn a lot of the 'girl things' together, like periods, boobs, and everything else. Aphrodite took the lead in most of those conversations, figuring that, since she was older, she should be the one to explain. It helped that she was more cultivated to reading that kind of stuff online while Athena would rather have spent her time outside, trying to forget about the fact that they had no mom to tell them about all that crap. But, with Aphrodite being the more mature out of the two, she decided to be somewhat of a mom figure for the both of them, even if she didn't understand what that meant.
For a while Athena had looked up to her older sister, but now she holds a bit of jealousy for the older girl for getting into Metric. They have nearly the same voice! Well, Athena's southern accent is a little thicker than Aphrodite's, but why did that hinder her? Their relationship has become slightly strained due to their circumstances in school, but it's undeniable that the two are still close. But that may change if Aphrodite ever found out that Athena has never told anyone about having a twin sister.
Backstory || Born the second child out of a set of twins in Nashville, Tennessee, life for Athena and Aphrodite seemed it was going to go well with their two parents, happy with their children and ready to start their family. But as the years wore on, things changed. The household become less happy; the babies cried, the mother cried and screamed, and eventually she was gone. It was only their father for a point, taking care of them, crying, until they started living with their grandparents, their father leaving after their bedtime and only coming back right before they had to go to school. It had been rough. Athena felt most devastated when it came time to learning about her mother and the betrayal that woman put upon her and the rest of the family. She started throwing more tantrums, feeling sorry for herself, and overall was a bad child for a while. Her father or grandparents couldn't console her little soul, and it took a while for Aphrodite to get to her, but eventually she had, and that set up a strong sisterly bond that would never be broken.
Her father taught them about football at an early age, buying their their first footballs and cleats and shin guards and telling them that he used to play it when it was young. She fell in love with it, the running, the kicking, the adrenaline; it helped with Athena's frustrations for the components of her live and she started to be a happier child, especially when she and Aphrodite joined a soccer team, propelling Athena into the confident person that she is today. Holding that first trophy in her hands and having that first medal hanging from her neck and clanging against her chest... It was addicting. She wanted more.
She put her attention into football mostly, watching it on television and playing it outside. Living with her grandparents got better, and even more fun. They were in a good school with a good community and Athena thrived in it. She was one of the popular kids at school, leading the girls soccer team and singing along side her sister as a side thing. They'd sit around with their father as he strummed his guitar, singing their harmonizing melodies to songs that they had heard on the radio, mostly country artist, what with living in Nashville, Tennessee. But that changed a year ago when their dad got an offer for a teaching position in California. California, of all places.
What Athena romanticized as a place where she would see stars was nothing as she had imagined when they finally arrived, in their house with little property, only with palm trees around, and with hardly any rain falling out from the sky. What was this weather? She started going back within herself after the move, pouting, and even angry, at her father for wanting to move. But he seemed so happy. He said that he was finally able to provide for them like they deserved to be taken care of. It might be hard living in a new place with new people, but they were young; they'd make new friends. Athena tried to take that lesson to heart, but it was hard. The people here were so weird, and they called her strange because of her accent. She hated it. Before starting high school their dad sat down with them and gave them a pamphlet, something about a school called Metric Academy; a boarding school for students with the arts. Both of their eyes lit up. They could sing.
Athena and Aphrodite auditioned together, singing a duet and then singing a solo. It took two weeks to get the results back, to figure out whether or not they would get in. With their father teaching at the college funded by the same people, they both figured that they'd have a better leg up, plus better financial aid. But... That wasn't the case. When the two envelops were opened Aphrodite jumped with glee after reading that she had been accepted, but Athena could only sit on the couch, laden with sadness, at her rejection letter.
Things haven't been the same since then. Athena's tried to prove herself as the better twin, someone who actually has talent and doesn't need that stupid Metric Academy to tell her otherwise. She's even started changing her attitude. She wants to be in the in crowd like she had been at her old school, and she's going to do what it takes to get in it.