🎶 - What would your character say about your personal taste in music?
//He'd probably call it garbage XD I listen to a weird mix of stuff from anime intros to fan songs to video game soundtracks. He'd probably like the video game soundtracks considering a couple are from TWEWY. I think he'd also like the music from Xenoblade Chronicles X but hey, for all I know the guy probably likes remixes the most.
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▍ FACE CLAIM: I don’t really have one, but I have Sarah Barthel as hairclaim, so.
▍ NAME: Bethany Elizabeth Washington
▍ AGE: 18 [in 2014]
▍ GENDER: cis female
▍ NATIONALITY: Canadian-American / Canadian (flexible)
▍ BIRTHDAY: 2nd February
▍ SUN SIGN: Aquarius (i think????????)
▍ RESIDENCE: Los Angeles, California / Alberta (flexible)
▍ MARITAL STATUS: verse-dependent (usually unmarried; married in older verse, also depending on various factors)
▍ ALIGNMENT: idfk, chaotic good (at least my representation of Beth anyway lmao)
L I K E S
▍ DRINK: coffee w/ cream
▍ FOOD: tomato soup
▍ DAY OR NIGHT: night
▍ SNACKS: triple-chocolate cookies
▍ SONG: DVNO - Justice
▍ QUOTE: “ For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad. ”
▍ HISTORICAL CHARACTER: ??? Christina Rossetti is a fav poet.
▍ PET: none, save for the wolfdogs on the mountain
▍ BOOK: The BFG
▍ COLOUR: purple
▍ FLOWER: Lilies
▍ SEXUALITY: Bisexual
▍ ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Homoromantic (mostly)
L O O K S
▍ BODY TYPE: tall, athletic, slim
▍ EYE COLOUR: brown
▍ HAIR COLOUR: brown-black
▍ BODY REFERENCE: [very loud shrug emoji]
A major source of Beth’s jealousy lay in her interpersonal relationships. Firstly, in the attention given to her siblings by her parents; secondly, in her friendship circle, & even then there’s still a link back to her siblings. (The first point is supported by this piece of meta, regarding Beth as a character. The second point is influenced & supported by this little headcanon.)
‘[I]n a household of three children, this [attentiveness to Josh’s mental health by the parents] may not have resulted in every child getting what they needed.’ (linked meta.) Add to this the attention Hannah was likely afforded through tennis lessons, it’s almost certain that Beth was jealous of her siblings. However, she is quite clearly protective of Hannah (running out after her in a snowstorm, giving her the jacket, running back for her when she falls, and standing between her and the thing that chased them [Makkapitew] to the cliff edge*), and it can be surmised that she is also protective of Josh as well. From that, it’s likely she rationalized that her parents were to blame: she’s the Responsible Sibling, forced to grow up and mature faster than she would’ve otherwise (and likely the shoulder to cry on or seek comfort for her sibs**), so she held them responsible. If you gave me the same attention, I wouldn’t be jealous of my siblings. And even then, she’d likely understand that it’d be difficult to do so.
In the trio of Sam-Beth-Hannah, Beth could’ve felt jealous of both girls, particularly of their friendship. Of Hannah, because Sam was always going to be Hannah’s best friend first (and with Beth’s possible crush on Sam, she may have agonized over the possibility [in her mind] that Hannah and Sam would date each other [if preferences potentially allowed]). Of Sam, because Hannah was her twin sister and first friend, likely her only closest friend before they met Sam.
Interesting to note that the targets of her jealousy are the people she’s closest too and is protective of. So it may be likely that she was, at one point, jealous of Chris once he made friends with Josh (this being before Josh’s mental health problems arose; also likely that Hannah may have felt similarly jealous)–a shift in the dynamics between her, Hannah, and Josh, now that Chris was in the equation, which Beth may have resented, even though it was likely a temporary jealousy.
Beth’s jealousy likely stems from a change in circumstance or interpersonal dynamics: first, when Josh made friends with Chris; second, when Josh’s mental health issues started; third, when Sam and Hannah became friends. And yet she would direct the anger resultant of that jealousy elsewhere (in the case of Josh’s friendship with Chris, this is exempt; being young, she may have pulled faces at him for a week): anger at her parents for forcing her to grow up and being unable to care for the needs of all three children equally; and anger at those who hurt (and/or mistrust/wariness of those who could potentially hurt) those she considers closest to her. For this last, she may have kept a wary eye on Mike (object of Hannah’s affections).
Overall, despite being jealous of those she is closest too and is protective of, she is more likely to direct the anger/aggression/resentment elsewhere, whether they’re deserving of it (Bob and Melinda), or not (Mike).
Who is a better friend? yours/mineWho lies the most? yours/mineWho swears the most? yours/mineWho reads more? yours/mineWho is more creative? yours/mineWho is more troubled? yours/mineWho has better morals? yours/mine