Cassandra Gainey is based on Cassandra from Rapunzelâs Tangled Adventure. She is a 39 year old human, bodyguard, and uses she/her pronouns. She has no powers. Cassandra is portrayed by Gemma Chan.
APPEARANCE
Face claim: Gemma Chan
Sexuality: Lesbian
Height: 5'7"
Eye colour: Brown
Hair colour: Black
Piercings: None
Tattoos: None
PERSONALITY
Positive Traits: Fiercely loyal, independent, reliable, hard working, ambitious, resourceful, honest, protective
Negative Traits: Mistrustful, stand-offish, pessimistic, sarcastic, short tempered, competitive, stubborn, resentful
Likes: Firelight, rainy days, the smell of smoke, sparring, birds, the first days of autumn, bees, folklore, romance novels (donât mention that if you donât want a fight), art galleries
Dislikes: Lullabies, taxidermy, humidity, people who chew with their mouths open, tapping, excessive PDA, being ignored, Evermore
Phobias: Isnât scared of anything (please pay no attention to the crippling abandonment issues behind the curtain)
Hobbies: Sparring, âhikingâ (read, obsessively testing the boarders of town), horse riding, working out, exploring
Aesthetic: The reflection of the moon on still water, neat whisky, a campfire crackling, seeing your breath on a cold morning, the screech of a bird of prey, sour apples, fabric beginning to pill with age, the ache in your muscles after a workout, the sting of alcohol on a fresh cut
HEADCANONS
đŠ Adores her father. A lot of her memories of home can be hazy, but she clings to what she does remember of him, and still writes him letters, even though she doesnât know if theyâre actually reaching him. She doesnât want him to worry about her, even if sheâs worrying about him.
đŠ Regularly spends her free time at the Evermore museum and gallery. Sheâs never been particularly into art, but wandering around the gallery reminds her of home in a way she canât always place.
đŠ Her father did attempt to shield Cassandra from what her mother had done, but she was a smart kid, and worked out pretty quickly. After that, she used to daydream about being the one to bring the lost princess (and her mother) home. It was her favourite game as a kid, and was a motivator in her early training as she became more serious about the idea. While of course sheâs happy Rapunzel is home, sheâs never quite gotten over the fact that she was beaten to the punch by accident after how many years she put into training and searching.
đŠ Owns a couple of knives, and usually has one with her, just in case. She canât exactly keep her sword with her, but being unarmed entirely feels like too much of a vulnerability, even if they are seemingly safer hereâ Cassandra doesnât trust it.
đŠ Misses Owl more than sheâll admit. She trusts her dad to look after him while sheâs away, but she still worries. After it became parent they were stuck, she considered trying to adopt a bird in town, but it didnât feel right, in the end. She does have a grown collection of little owl ornaments and such, some of them sheâs bought herself, and some sheâs collected.
đŠ Had a slight crush on Rapunzel when they first met. It was obvious it was going nowhere and sheâs past it now, but it definitely happened.
đŠ During the celebrations for Rapunzelâs return she snuck back to her old house to try and work some of her feelings out about the whole situation. It didnât help as much as sheâd hoped, but she buried most of what was left of the music box to try and put that whole part of her life to rest, and because part of her felt like she owed her mother some kind of a grave, even if there hadnât been anything left of her. Being as mourning the kidnapper is a bad look, Cassandraâs father covered for her absence by saying sheâd been sick during the celebrations, and she still sticks with that lie when the event comes up.
đŠ Even after all of her training, Cassandra is still a pretty mediocre shot with ranged weapons outside of static targets, so sheâd rather stick with what she knows sheâs good at and force wherever sheâs up against info 1:1 fights. Now sheâs having to rely more on her fists than her blades, sheâs started training regularly at Uppercut.
đŠSheâs a fairly regular visitor to the rage cage too, though she prefers to keep it quietâ sheâs making an active effort to keep her temper in check, and thatâs much more easily accomplished if she can go let off steam once a month or so.
