“stop! stop! you’ve gotta stop!” thea begged, doubled over in pain as she tried to catch her breath. “i hate this, so much. jogging is the worst. i mean, i know it keeps you healthy, but gods, at what cost?” she moaned. the usually up beat cheer machine turned into a gigantic whiny baby at the mere idea of a sprightly jog. why run when you could tumble somewhere? “look, i know we promised ourselves we would jog together every weekend, but is there anyway we could not and say we did?” the daughter of apollo asked, wincing in the sunlight. who knew thea could be such a big baby? “i’m pretty sure this is the worst thing i’ve ever done and my mom made me drive across the great state on pennsylvania five times.”
moving had never been stressful for thea. when she was younger, she and she mom would move around all the time until they finally met farhad. moving into her home at school was just another move. still, since having a more permanent home in jersey city, coming to school proved to be a little more difficult a move than just packing up her mom’s old hatchback and hitting the road. at least she’d had her parents to drop her off and...force rostam into helping her carry more boxes into the house. “yeah, so um...i’m over in the room to the left? could you just bring all that in there?” thea asked quietly, scratching the back of her head nervously as she did her best to balance her three guitar cases in her hands.
“oh jeeze! watch out!” thea gasped in shocked as her herbal tea spilled all over virginia’s clean shirt and the two women collided at the corner. guilt racked her body instantly as she reached into her backpack for the wad of tissues she always carried with her. “shit, are you okay? i’m so sorry i don’t know where my head is...” well, truthfully she was trying to think of a rhyme for blooming hibiscus, but vi didn’t need to know that...”was it still super hot?” thea asked, dabbing at the stains with her napkin unwil she realized how intrusive she was being. “oh, i totally just momed you just now, here.” she passed off the pile of tissues so vi could take care of her own blouse. “sorry...again...”
“holy mother of malia! and sasha! …i love them both equally.” thea exclaimed, standing from her seat as she came to examine what iker had just brought in: her lucky scrunchie. say what you will about cheerleaders, they had power, grace and determination...but the whole lot was superstitious as hell. thea’s stomach had been in knots all week thinking how she would have to perform without her lucky scrunchie. “where the hell did you find it?” the blonde gasped, her eyes growing wider than usual as her jaw dropped in surprise, resisting the urge to throw her arms around the taller man as he brought to her saving grace on a silver platter.
“i’m just saying it’s foolish to think that we’re alone in this infinite universe.” thea insisted, stabbing at her salad with a little extra vigor as she defended her point. “now, i don’t think there are ‘aliens’ in the sense of little green men who want to abduct us. but seeing as the universe is actually infinite, there probably is!” with a wave of her fork, thea was convinced she’d won the argument. she was about to take a bite before. “people who don’t think aliens exist are stupid and that’s that on that.”
“watch out!” thea gasped as the bat flew out of her hand and toward the unsuspecting bystander who definitely did nothing to deserve having a lousy baseball player such as thea mavis so near to them. “i’m so so sorry, I told them not to let me play.” she sighed as she ran up to them, gesturing to the gaggle of knuckleheads behind her. their usual game turned into all out war as they argued over who’s team thea had to be on. “are you okay? i didn’t get you, did i?”
thea mavis was not what some would call ‘battle ready’. sure, she’d attended camp for the past ten-ish summers and ‘passed’ most of her combat evaluations. but the golden haired daughter of apollo had always been hesitant when it came to raising her sword. it was one of the reasons why she loved being a child of the god of archery. her victim was always much farther away. “um, so....it’s been a while since i’ve done any actual sword combat?” she admitted shakily, as if the wobbling sword in her hand wasn’t enough of a give away. “i know we’re supposed to be practicing for basic combat class, but any chance i can talk you into going to get ice cream instead? i’ll pay!” a sunny smile spread across her features as her eyebrows arched hopefully. “i hear they are trying out a new flavor: medusa tracks. that’s worth checking out, right?”
best friend: thea loves in a way that is quiet but fierce. if she notices you are sad, she’ll leave you your favorite ice cream at your door or sit with you while watching your favorite feel good show.
sibling figure: despite the fact that she grew up with her step – brother, the two have never been super close. this person looks out for thea in a way sibling might…or at least, the way thea believes a sibling should.
writing partner: thea is more of a melody writer than a lyric producer. while she’s been known to scribble down her own verse, this person would help put words to her little ditties.
rival: while thea has never been the most competitive person, cheer always brings the more cutthroat side of this golden girl. these two push each other and while things seem buddy buddy on a surface level, there definitely might be some unspoken tension between the two of them.
workout buddy: thea likes to stay fit an active, so having someone to go to the gym with would be great! maybe they work out, but maybe the go and hang at the gym juice bar…whose to say?
roommate: why live on your own when you could live with someone else? thea would love roommate movie nights and early hour gab sessions.
bad idea: thea has been known as the ‘golden girl’ all her life. this person temps her to the dark side. after all, a girl needs a little bit of spice in her life…right?
camp friends: having attended camp for almost 9 summers, thea has made tons of friends at camp half blood. her favorite memories include singing at the campfire, playing volleyball and making jewelry.
childhood friend: having travelled around a ton in her youth, thea has made friends all over the country. maybe they stayed in touch as pen pals or they are reuniting for the first time since they were kids
wing person: thea can be a bit helpless in the love department, but this person is determined for someone to see how wonderful this girl is through whatever goofy means possible.
ex (0/2): while she’s dated in the past, thea has never been in love ( much to her chagrin ). maybe the relationship ended amicably, maybe not, but either way it was definitely for the best. open to all genders.
flirtationship: thea tends to endear herself to people due to her well meaning awkwardness, so whether it’s mutual or goes completely over her head, a little harmless flirting never hurt anyone…
fbw/fling/one – night stand: who said all relationships had to be the stuff of love songs? thea is a red blooded american girl with needs after all…
crush from afar: thea would never be the type to just approach someone and say ‘hey i like you’, instead she would write like 50 songs about their eyes, their hair, their smile, whatever…
partner (0/1): the one thea writes all her love songs about. dependent on chemistry
⟨ OLIVIA HOLT. CIS FEMALE. SHE / HER. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it, DOROTHEA “THEA” MAVIS is actually a descendant of A P O L L O. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY - ONE year old AUDIO PRODUCTION MAJOR from JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite EMPATHETIC & RECKLESS.
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the stats:
full name: dorothea ‘thea’ mavis
age: twenty one
date of birth: march 26th, 1999
zodiac: aries sun, leo moon, cancer rising
gender: cisgender female (she/her)
sexuality: pansexual
birth place: little ivywood, south carolina
hometown: jersey city, new jersey, usa
family: marlene mavis ( mother; fc: reese witherspoon ) apollo ( father; fc: aaron tveit ), farhad esfahani ( step – father ), rostan esfahani ( step – brother )
the story:
marlene mavis was the proud owner of the honeywell inn in little ivywood south carolina when she met a charming, handsome and well-spoken young poet, who found her quaint inn wholly inspiring and the very place for him to pen his next set of poems. the two spent a magical summer together and while apollo was long gone before dorothea arrived, but her mother always saw her daughter as a happy reminder of that summer. dorothea, called thea, grew up knowing her true parentage, after all apollo was never one to shy away from the spotlight. as soon as the girl picked up her first guitar, there was no doubt as to who her father was.
thea had always been remarkably close with her mother, the two looking almost like sisters as thea got older. marlene has always been the very definition of a free spirit, going where the wind would take her. thea loved her life on the road, always wondering where her beautiful mother would take her next: arizona to see the grand canyon? washington dc to see the nation’s capital? anywhere with an ocean? thea was always incredibly inspired by the places her mother took her. it was in nashville where she truly discovered her love of music. after given the opportunity to play a simple guitar at the age of six, thea took to the instrument like a duck to water. Plus all the long hours in the car provided ample time to play with chords and lyrics. thea’s first song: orange juice jam was written in a diner on the way from nasville to salt lake city. she saved all of her allowance to be able to purchase her first guitar that marlene picked up from a yard sale. they say it was love at first strum.
one day, while she and thea were vacationing in the glamorous town of jersey city, marlene met the man who would convince her to plant roots: farhad esfahani. at ten years old, thea loved watching her mother fall in love. farhad and his son, rostam, became thea’s family. she was beyond thrilled, seeing as marlene’s parents died when she was young and she was an only child. and while thea loved life on the road, she thrived in a more traditional and domestic homelife.
starting middle school in jersey city, thea easy found friends and things to do, charming most people with her music. she joined poetry and music club to help her songwriting skills and even joined choir to strengthen her voice. she was no star pupil due to her adhd and dyslexia, but everyone could tell that thea tried her best. the perfect antithesis to her new step – brother. high school was nothing different, except thea added cheer team to her list of extracurriculars as well as jazz band. her pretty face and lithe frame made thea a perfect fly girl to get tossed to the top of the pyramid. her natural pep and cheer was just an added bonus.
frustration brought out a whole different side of thea. whenever the girl felt cornered she would throw a fit, chucking books, screaming at the top of her lungs and getting so red in the face, it would resemble a bad sunburn. one time, she even punched a hole in the wall of her room. demigod strength was no joke…but once thea calmed down, she and marlene never had a problem with pretending it never happened…farhad and even rostam learned to just move on.
being a daughter of apollo, thea never really had to deal with monsters. once she turned 13, however, she was escorted to camp half blood by griffin the satyr, where thea joined cabin #7 every summer for volleyball, archery, s’mores and, of course, quests. she made her father proud at camp half blood and had tons of fun, but it was hardly a home to her. home was with her mother and a guitar.
thea is currently at school studying music and audio production. while she loves music, thea prefers to be behind the scenes writing songs for others to sing. she has a nice voice and likes singing to herself and the occasional companion, she’s not one to get up in front of a crowd to bear her soul.
the facts:
she’s dated two people, but has never been in love.
thea still collects souvenir pins whenever she travels
she has three guitars and they all have names: sunny the yamaha folk, presley the gibson les paul and lola the protégé uke
favorite color is yellow
greatest inspirations are carole king, the carpenters and taylor swift
the girl:
bubbly and effervescent, thea has been considered the ‘golden child’ pretty much all her life. she is up-beat, cheerful and is always trying to please the people around her. but don’t be fooled, the girl does not suffer fools. while she had yet to discover it, thea’s fatal flaw is her hot headed temper, which she prefers to pretend doesn’t exist. personably, thea has always been able to make friends wherever she goes. unfortunately, she’s never been great at expressing her emotions verbally. when she’s happy, she’ll do a toe touch and when she’s sad, she’ll lock herself in her room until she’s written a new song. speaking plainly has never been her forte. all in all, thea is a happy go lucky girl with a penchant for music and a big heart.
⟨ OLIVIA HOLT. CIS FEMALE. SHE/HER. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it DOROTHEA “THEA” MAVIS is actually a descendent of A P O L L O. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY ONE year old MUSIC PRODUCTION MAJOR from JERSEY CITY, USA has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite EMPATHETIC & RECKLESS. you can read up on some more information about this demigod below, and follow them over on their blog HERE.
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