glass skin and messy, slept-on waves / the smell of something wooly and animalic / a hum against closed lips / unflinching eye-contact / a pile of beige, almost ghostly tulle / long limbs and longer, drawn-out gazes / 107 unread text messages / “i had a strange dream last night”
basics
name: claudia josephine lindeman nickname: claw, claud, claudie, audie, age/birthday: 29, march 20 (spring equinox baby) pronouns: she/her romantic/sexual orientation: panromantic/pansexual + esoteric, adroit, passionate - brazen, impulsive, woolgathering
appearance
height: 5’10” eyes: blue-grey hair: dark blonde/light brunette notable physical traits: tall, prominent cheekbones, light eyebrows, two tiny tattoos (a ‘c’ on her inner elbow, a running hare on the side of one foot)
more info
power: possession — the ability to inhabit and control various living vessels. easier to control when there’s a relationship with the one being possessed. the possessed beings tend to affect the user post-use and, in claudia’s experience, can be difficult to “shake off.” when in use, in her experience, the user goes still and becomes absent from their own body. alliance: glass occupation: dancer (ballet company dancer), philanthropist for the glass family: viktor and annika lindeman; the lindemans are a long-established pillar in halcyon island and leaders in eco tech investment and philanthropy. viktor took the surname post-cinder incident in an attempt to rework his image as a former mercy. pets: none officially, but she cares for the stray cats around the north and likes to look out for local wildlife
background
━━ childhood: claudia grew up in the golden cage that is a luxurious townhouse in the north, the only child of industry titans and two different sorts of halcyon legends. she was provided with much, but always preferred wandering off in the park or hearing a story. a mercy for a father, but parents that cared deeply for her privacy and safety. her first few years, she displayed no sign of powers, with a neutral response from her parents. this quickly became relief post-cinder incident, public disapproval, and directorate crackdown. ━━ power discovery: however, a few years later, things changed. during a walk with her parents, claudia pursued a rabbit around a corner. when her parents caught up, they found her lying on the ground, still, eyes wide open. all the while, the little rabbit looked on with curiosity. the hospital called it a fainting spell, but her mother had other suspicions—suspicions the family confirmed in private. claudia had possessed the rabbit, because claudia had the power of possession. ━━ glass: this brought them great fear, as they’d spent years cultivating their image and trying to put viktor’s mercy past behind them (publicly), both for safety and to maintain their position on the island. they worked quickly and quietly to bring claudia into the glass fold, building a network of trusted “aunts,” “uncles,” and trusted individuals who, too, had special abilities or children with them, as well as goals that aligned with their own (power, stability, control). now, they had all the more reason to stand by their faction and strive for these things. eventually, this gained claudia a position as a philanthropist for glass, building their relationships with civilians across the island and contributing greatly to public perception. what began as a nepo-hire resulted in a position the then twenty-three-year-old quickly thrived in, so long as her far-away stares and brazen facts weren't always public-facing. ━━ presence: all the while, claudia studied and practiced her ability in private. it’s near impossible to say just how much this has warped her whether or not she was merely destined to have odd interests—mythos, the esoteric, fantasy, the wild practices history tries to push away—or if her strange ability and possessing the bodies of, for the most part, animals has warped her perception of life and the world. nevertheless, she digs, and digs, and digs. ━━ dance: at an early point in her self-discovery, claudia began what would be a life-long passion for dance. it was—and, often, still is—the only thing that compares to the feeling of being something else. the only thing that pushes her own body to its fullest physical and artistic capacity. freeing and grounding. now, she pursues it as a career alongside philanthropy, often bringing the two together.
personality
━━ strange. sneaky. an odd-ball with an iron will and calm, but very strong opinions. insatiably curious and drawn to the unknown and unspoken-about. someone who’s going to figure it out, even if it takes digging in the dirt with her bare hands. ━━ a black sheep, but the black sheep of antiquity were never actually cast out for being different. they were highly valued for it, with black fabric being rare and reserved for the nobles, the clergy, the law. claudia is her own beast, but she’s aware of her unique worth. while she fights for her place and to prove herself, she won’t beg or plead for acceptance. ━━ can be the softest thing in the room, but the moment something (or someone) rubs her the wrong way, she reveals sharp edges. ━━ ((i’m sure this will evolve and get more specific as i write her))
fin (for now)
