✦ IS THE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS DRY? ✦
gender & pronouns: cisfemale, she/her.
TANYA has little use for weaponry and has little to no interest in any type of combat when she possesses the abilities that she has. With illusions easily appearing with the flick of a wrist, she is able to lure her marks into a false sense of security as she disappears, leaving no trace of herself behind. She finds any sort of armed conflict rather filthy; preferring to not soil her hands in any type of bloodshed. She instead sends her own underlings or henchmen to do the task for her. After all, why should she have to do that when she could use her powers instead?
✦ OR IS IT SLOWLY DISAPPEARING? MINE ISN’T. ✦
Heir. The word that was often whispered synonymous to Tanya’s name. It was the path that would be carved till she one day took her rightful place. Whilst others might have had an innocent and delicate childhood, Tanya’s was anything but. Yelena knew the importance that her daughter would hold for the Reapers. She knew Tanya would be the person she would fashion to one day be the recognised true leader, allowing the Orlova’s to finally have the position of power they’ve been craving for eons. The moment that her abilities came to light, Yelena took her daughter under her wing to control every possible nuance — knowing that the power that lay beneath Tanya’s fingertips would lead to their eventual victory. Whilst most children might have wilted under the immense pressure placed upon Tanya’s shoulders, Tanya instead flourished. Beauty and intelligence was a woman’s weapon and would it ever be one that she would utilise against their enemies. Under her mother’s guidance, instead of playing with other children in the sandbox, Tanya became intimately familiar with the inner workings of the Reapers. She would come to understand the importance of having pawns in the midst of one’s manipulations to allow for shields to buffer any possible uprisings or sabotage. Every moment was a possible lesson for Tanya, and she never missed an opportunity to soak up every piece of knowledge that was to be gleaned off of her mother.
Heartless. Perhaps Tanya could be thought as apathetic towards those that she utilises. She played them all like a fiddle. But there is one person that she would consider herself loyal to. She has always been loyal to her mother, Yelena, and would not hesitate to do anything that Yelena bidded her to do. Through her mother’s instruction, Tanya has developed into a rather frightening weapon. She has the words beware written all over her now. Especially with her shiny, new title of caporegime in the Reapers. Which was… satisfactory at best. For so long, she’s been hungry for more power and incensed at playing the ever content pawn. She has always been playing like she isn’t chomping at the bit for more. And while she loves that she has her pawns that she can bid to her own command. Now that she’s had the tiniest taste. She wants more. So, she’s placing her little birds all around the gang — her little shields and moles — and there is little to nothing that she isn’t aware of. She might not be proficient at utlising weapons or at combat like other Reapers, but she has other hidden talents such as her abilities that she is ready to utilise at any second to ensure her survival or her mother’s. Her calculating gaze always observing those that surround her, Tanya is ready for the moment that her mother and herself illuminate their genuine schemes to topple Isaac from his mighty throne that the Orlova’s gave to him (a momentary lapse in judgement). She can’t wait to carve out his heart and place it upon a dish to serve Mateo whilst ascending to her rightful position. People have often underestimated Tanya. They scoff at the little girl who has only known the Reapers and nothing of true life outside of it. After all, how much damage could a naive little girl do? But that is their mistake. It’s been Tanya’s home since her birth, and she would fight tooth and nail to wear her bloodied crown. She’d damn anyone that gets in her way. Hell hath nothing on Tanya Orlova.
YELENA ORLOVA (mother): There is nothing Tanya has not learned from her mother. It was straight from the womb that Yelena moulded Tanya to be her perfect heir. An heir who would one day hold the reins of the Reapers when they finally complete their plans. Whilst there are little to no people that Tanya is truly loyal to, she will always be the perfect little soldier for her mother. Ever faithful to her commands. She adores her mother and often yearns for her mother’s praise. She is practically desperate to hear that Yelena is pleased with her. And why wouldn’t her mother be proud of her? She is her mother’s eyes and ears around the rest of the Reapers. She is the one who knows who could betray them in a second. She is the one always seeking to gain any knowledge she can so they won’t be caught unaware. Her mother wouldn’t have half the knowledge she had if it weren’t for her. She shouldn’t be underestimated just because she is pretty. She is truly her mother’s daughter.
ANTONIO MARTINEZ (faithful henchman): A rather useful weapon up her sleeve. It is rare to see Tanya out upon the battlefield without Antonio by her side. The man becomes a protective shield to protect her from others that try to do her harm, or slits the throats of their enemies so that she will not have to. Tanya relishes having such a infautated soldier by her side, one that often seeks her approval and praise. Perhaps it’s cruel to keep him on such a leash. Only dangling the prospects of something more to him like a bone to a half-starved dog. But she cannot deny that he does have his uses. Be it that he does as her bidding or that he makes for rather enjoyable lay in the sheets — he certainly isn’t someone that Tanya will give up anytime soon.
GABRIEL DEVILLERS (intrigue): There is little that Tanya has been denied in her life. What she has desired, she has often taken. When it has come to Gabriel… she finds herself rather interested by someone who seems so similar to her, but won’t entertain her attempts for something more. Perhaps it’s because this is the first time she has been rejected but, with each attempt, she finds herself hungrier for an explanation. It’s been a long time since Tanya has worked so hard to have something and for the first time, she doesn’t find herself irritated at the thought. She’s rather bemused and fascinated at the relationship that herself and Gabriel hold. And she knows that eventually — like all men — he’ll fall on his knees for her.
TANYA ORLOVA IS PORTRAYED BY HALSTON SAGE & IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS.
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