FULL NAME. Aria Māhealani Parish
PRONUNCIATION. ahr-ee-uh mah-hey-ah-lah-nee pair-ish
( ˈɑriə maːhejəˈlɐni ˈpærɪʃ )
NICKNAME. just "Aria" or "Parish"
GENDER. cis woman
HEIGHT. 5′3″
AGE. 20-25ish (verse-dependent & flexible)
ZODIAC. Aries
SPOKEN LANGUAGES. English (SAE), English (HPE)
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS !
HAIR COLOR. dark brown
EYE COLOR. dark brown
SKIN TONE. warm, rosy gold undertones; Pantone 51-5 C (Humanae)
BODY TYPE. angular, petite
ACCENT. code-switches between HPE, SAE, and an affected "Valley Girl" accent depending on mood
VOICE. no current voice claim
DOMINANT HAND. right
POSTURE. impeccable posture when walking, standing, or driving, from lifelong attempts to look taller and to try to be able to see past people around her; slouches badly while reclining or working, which has caused back problems in the past
SCARS. incisions at the base of her neck from implantation of her cybernetic components; light, barely-visible scars on her hands up to her wrists from cuts & burns during hardware repairs and / or cooking attempts; a few scars on shoulders, legs from outdoor falls as a child
TATTOOS. none
BIRTHMARKS. none
MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE(S). long hair, striking bone structure
PLACE OF BIRTH. Hālawa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi
HOMETOWN. Kaʻaʻawa Valley, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi | Castle Ward, Swansea, Wales
BIRTH WEIGHT. 7.2lbs
BIRTH HEIGHT. 49cm
MANNER OF BIRTH. natural delivery
FIRST WORDS. bye-bye
RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND. secular, superstitious
SIBLINGS. Maya & Eva Parish (elder twin sisters, biological; estranged)
Jackson Savage (elder brother, foster / adopted)
PARENTS. Lauren & Jackson Parish (biological parents, estranged)
Peter J. Savage II & Louise Savage née Abernathy (foster parents, estranged)
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. The Parishes are strict but emotionally distant & neglectful parents, preferring to focus on their own research rather than their children or each other, believing that children should be seen and not heard, and not speak until and unless spoken to. They quickly fell into a pattern of favoring their elder daughters' obedience, accomplishments, and respectability in comparison to Aria's defiance and rejection of their laid-out plans for her life, ultimately disowning her in all but name by her teens. Her sisters never quite bridged the gap to connect with her while their parents' ambition kept them occupied. After briefly moving from her parents' estate in Hālawa to her grandmother's home in Kaʻaʻawa, Aria was sent away to the British Isles as a child-- out of sight, out of mind-- to live with the adult Parishes' family friends, the Savages, and their son Jackson, who were emotionally desperate to fill a child-shaped void of their own. Where the Savage adults were more of the same that Aria had come to expect from her own parents, down to being the "spare tire" third child, the family's traumas & the new setting left her feeling alone in a haunted house until Jax eventually, begrudgingly warmed up to her.
OCCUPATION. Computer Systems Engineer ; Hacker & Snoop ; Petty Criminal (some gang involvement)
CURRENT RESIDENCE. varies (verse-dependent & flexible)
CLOSE FRIENDS. TBD (verse-dependent & flexible)
RELATIONSHIP STATUS. single (verse-dependent & flexible)
FINANCIAL STATUS. "poor little rich girl gone to seed"
DRIVER’S LICENSE. yes ; excellent driver (ground vehicles)
CRIMINAL RECORD. 【RECORD SEALED & EXPUNGED】
VICES. curses too much & explosively; drinks when angry; indulges in urges towards one-upsmanship & petty bickering
SEXUAL ORIENTATION. bisexual
ROMANTIC ORIENTATION. bisexual
PREFERRED EMOTIONAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch
PREFERRED SEXUAL ROLE. submissive | dominant | switch | sex repulsed
LIBIDO. below average-- happy with or without sex, for the most part
TURN ONS. determination, pragmatism, ingenuity, stubbornness, cleverness, loyalty
TURN OFFS. disloyalty / betrayal of trust, conformity, condescension, malice, pretension, bullying, being told what to do
LOVE LANGUAGE. Quality Time / Acts of Service
RELATIONSHIP TENDENCIES. Aria's only had a few serious relationships in her life, mainly because of preoccupations with either family, research, or work contracts, which have largely taken precedent over what she grew up seeing could be fickle emotional bonds. She craves emotional intimacy and trust, but is overwhelmed and terrified by the prospect of emotional dependence-- as a way to protect herself from ever being in a position to feel desperate and discarded again after getting some distance from (and making emotional progress without) her parents and foster parents in her life. She can be flirtatious and forward, particularly in pursuing casual flings if the urge arises, but is cautious and private if pursued for anything beyond that herself.
CHARACTER’S THEME SONG. JOYRYDE - IM GONE [ xxx ]
HOBBIES TO PASS TIME. sewing, coffee, thrifting, dancing / clubbing
MENTAL ILLNESSES. semi-resolved trauma from family history; on-and-off diagnoses of ADHD & anxiety (generally unmedicated & frequently ignored until Aria hits a breaking point); prone to PTSD-related night terrors and hypervigilance, depending on verse-specific exposures & experiences
PHYSICAL ILLNESSES. in dystopian verses, Aria's cybernetic prostheses run the risk of becoming liabilities as they wear out or take on damage
LEFT OR RIGHT BRAINED. right-brained, per this quiz
MBTI. ENFP-T
FEARS. sharks, immobilization / confinement, helplessness, loss of independence
SELF CONFIDENCE LEVEL. RSE Scale 16/30 || confident in her own competence and most of her physical appearance; still has issues with self-worth / how she believes her emotional worth is perceived to be by others, but accepts it to the point of cracking jokes, assuming as a baseline that she's either not worth other people investing in & is beneath their notice (which she thinks of as a positive when spying on others), or assumes anyone showing more than a cursory interest is either foolish or has ulterior motives
VULNERABILITIES. stubborn, lonely, mistrustful, more emotionally fragile than she's willing to admit to herself, self-doubts & second-guesses herself, low physical endurance, self-destructive tendencies with overwork when stressed
TAGGED BY: @nihtwulf
TAGGING: anyone who wants to do this!