— & and the day that we w a t c h the death of the sun that the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on that you gaze { unafraid } as they saw from the city ruins
bihn had been getting ready for the tour all day. she knew she was going to get much sleep until they were on their way, with her having too much excitement pent up in her at the thought her songs were going to be sung at warped tour. it was a dream come true for her. a smile was on her lips as she walked around their town. it felt so weird how just a few years ago this town felt so much bigger, and now it felt like it was just a small seedling of a town. her thoughts were getting the best of her, so much so that she didn’t even see or hear the person walking up beside her.
gemma hadn’t really realized how strange it would be to be back in ohio. she had grown up there, spent eighteen years knowing the town like the back of her hand, but four years out west made the sleepy, rural town feel almost foreign. it shocked her how quiet it was, how loud california was in comparison. it was nice to get out and have a look around, which is why she elected to walk down to the local shops instead of drive in her dad’s old beater. it took a bit longer than it should have for gemma to notice bihn walking ahead of her, but bihn was clearly lost in thought. gemma jogged up beside her, stopping and greating her warmly, “hello, bihn”
hi ! i’m zelda ! you might see me referred to as quincy in a few places, im just trying to start using an alias but im very bad at it so. we’ll see how long that lasts. anyways ! like this post or message me to plot !
who’s that walking onto the stage? that's [gemma valentine], the [guitarist] for the band. she is [twenty-three], and is from [ohio], like the rest of the band. gossip mags like to say that she is [impulsive], but i believe they’re also [passionate]. i read that they’d be [going to law school] if they weren’t in the band, and that their favorite song was [bishops knife trick by fall out boy]. hopefully it won’t come to that though, i like their stuff too much.
trigger warning for death & cancer under the cut !
history
gemma valentine was born and raised in rural ohio. her mother’s name is bridget and her father’s name is michael. she has one brother named nathan, who is older.
michael valentine was the sheriff of the small town. he was a hard ass, and because of this gemma and him have never been close.
bridget valentine was a nurse at the hospital a few towns over. she worked a lot and was often not home. gemma isn’t close to her either.
nathan left home when gemma was eleven, and has only been home sporadically since.
the only person gemma was ever close to was her best friend alex.
they were complete opposites. where alex was calm and focused on his future, gemma was a force to be reckoned with. this never stopped them from causing trouble together, though.
they spent their childhood and early teen years causing mayhem.
they would “borrow” their parents cars and drive too fast on back roads surrounded by farmland, laughter flying out the window and disappearing in the night behind them.
they were partners in crime, finding trouble where they could and creating it where they couldn’t.
they had big plans to escape their dead end town and never look back. they started a little band, gemma on guitar and alex singing and shakily drumming out a beat on an ancient drum kit. they even posted a few covers on youtube. they never got any traction.
**tw cancer & death**
but all of that came crashing down when alex got sick. he fell ill when they were fifteen. he was soon diagnosed with cancer
his family and the doctors tried everything they could, but the disease didn’t relent
he passed away within the year, just before gemma turned sixteen.
she absolutely lost her mind when he died, she had lost the only person that had ever meant anything to her.
**tw over**
she retreated into herself. once a bright class clown, she became distant and withdrawn.
she didn’t start the band with the original intention of creating some strange tribute to alex. she played a little bit of music with jiahou, and they sounded great together, and suddenly they were a band.
the band became gemma’s only lifeline. as the group filled out and more joined the little pseudo-family, gemma found a way to hold on to alex. the band was finding some degree of success, achieving everything gemma and alex had talked about.
gemma never fully recovered from the tragedy of losing alex, never managed to bring back who she was before.
but she found people who she cared for, and cared about her, which made a world of difference
everything comes to an end, though, even the best of things. used to loss, gemma was resigned to end of the band. their last summer together was bittersweet, and then gemma went off to college, half expecting to never see them again.
she went west for college, to a school smothered by sunlight and plenty of parties to keep gemma busy. undeniably intelligent, gemma managed to land herself in a pre law major at a prestigious university that was not quite her style.
college warped gemma into a strange facsimile of who she was before, too many nights drowned in vodka and spent with strangers to be quite the same girl she was when she left ohio.
her four years out west a bit of a blur, she left college with a degree she didn’t care about and an acceptance letter to a law school she wasn’t looking forward to. out east this time, ivy covered walls were not what gemma wanted for her future.
it seemed like fate, maybe a bit of luck, that gemma got the call about getting the band back together. she agreed immediately, thankful to put off her bright but disenchanting future as long as possible.
this tour means a lot to her, reconnecting with some of the most important people in her life and a chance at a future that gemma can actually look forward to.
personality
gemma is the kind of reckless and impulsive that only comes from growing up in a rural town
have you ever met someone who is really intelligent but also makes the stupidest decisions? yeah that’s gemma. she uses twizzlers as a straw sometimes
she’s a bit angry at the world, which is why she’s going to law school so she can make some changes and that seems like the best way.
she likes to have fun but sometimes gets a lil dangerous about it, definitely needs to be reigned in a bit
chaotic neutral
thats all for now, folks ! if you have any questions lemme know !
ooc name/age/pronouns/timezone: quincy & 20 & she/her & cst
what skeleton are you applying for? the guitarist !
whats your characters name? gemma elaine valentine
whats both yours and their favorite bands? mine is probably waterparks ? or i really like winnetka bowling league right now. i like a lot of bands. gemma’s is the cure.
something you’re looking forward to in the group! getting to rp with everyone & seeing how everyone interprets the skeletons !
give us a fun fact about your character! gemma is the middle child of five
if your character had to eat one food for the rest of their life, what would it be? twizzlers ! they’re her favorite !
if you got to switch places with a fictional character for a week, who would you switch with? aghdagdf atlas i don’t know ! rose tyler i guess
what was your character’s initial reaction to the fact that they were going to be at warped tour? gemma definitely tried to play it cool but was absolutely freaking out !
what are six items that your character needs to have on tour with them? her guitar (old acoustic, not the one she brings on stage), energy drinks (she hates coffee), notebook (for scribbling lyrics & doodling), headphones, favorite pair of doc martins, twizzlers
