( alva bratt / cis fem / she/her ) — GEMMA CASTILLO-FIORI has been living in Port Leiry for HER WHOLE LIFE. They currently work as a BARTENDER AT SWEETWATER AND STUDENT and are TWENTY-THREE years old. No one is sure if they’re actually a HUNTER ( SECRET WITCH ) or if they’re connected to THE BROTHERHOOD. They tend to be quite STUBBORN and VAIN, but can also be DEVOTED and OBSESSIVE.—
( bio & wc under the cut, tw for neglect, violence, death, gemma being a mean girl )
BASICS
Name: Gemma Inés Castillo-Fiori
Nickname: Gem, G
Age: 23
Sexuality: chaotic bisexual
Species: hunter ( born a witch, does not yet know this )
Affiliation: the brotherhood ( technically )
Hometown: Port Leary
Occupation: Bartender at Sweetwater ( nepo baby )
Relationship Status: in her sad slut era
Personality Traits: stubborn, vain, obsessive, cruel, outgoing, devoted, charming
Character Inspo: Heather Chandler, Buffy Summers, Cher Horowitz, Coronabeth Tridentarius
Aesthetic: Fighting dirty, because you don’t know any other way; two feet of stained bar top and suddenly you’re invincible; intimacy as a drug; still a believer, but you don’t know why; your father might be the worst man alive, you are his favorite daughter.
HISTORY
The first year or so is all darkness, no real memories of course, but whispered borrowed memories of neglect and despair. But none of that matters, her life does not really start until Adrian rescues the young Gemma and Gabriel from violence and ruin. Or at least that’s the story he tells, Gemma’s never found any real reason to question this – all she remembers of her childhood is a happy, if somewhat chaotic, home with her twin and two fathers who are so clearly soulmates.
They’ve got no idea who’s the older twin, or even the specific date of birth – but Gemma doesn’t care, Gabe is her best friend and half of her heart. Gemma is bright and bold – the sun but not warmth; a burning blazing pursuit of whatever whims, slave to her passions no matter the cost. Gabe her moon – steady and constant, reflecting back all that brightness and burning, a guiding light when she gets lost in the dark or scattered about her wild passions.
They are raised as hunters, although Gemma’s never particularly been good at it, or even seen this as a core tenant of who she is. Not when everything else is so much more interesting and fun. Gemma is bright and burning, the queen bee at school gaining power and influence through a combination of charm, manipulation, and other, crueler accusations that never quite stick. Gabe at her side, her protector when poison laced honeyed words fail. He’s better at this than her, the violence and strength that is their birthright, but she’s never resented him for this. Half her heart, but each their own person. She barely considers the danger present each and every hunt, so sure in that reckless invincibility that comes naturally to the young and bright and beautiful.
Everything is perfect, until it is not. Gemma does her best to avoid hunts, but her excuses can only go so far. The whole family goes, and Gem does her best to pretend it's a camping trip ( she also hates camping, but she’s being a really good sport, if only for Gael. ) The hunt is largely uneventful, ending in a moonlit clearing and she’s tired and dirty and irritated. Gemma huffs, and the world is engulfed in flames. She screams ( really great job being sneaky Gem ) and clings to Gael who’s got a different sort of dread and fear.
They all make it home unscathed, but everything is different. The energy in the Castillo-Fiori house shifts and Gemma has always been so attune to the ebbs and flows of social currents. Her parents try to act normal, and Gabe assures her everything is fine when she confesses fear. They do not take her on the next hunt. Three leave and only two return. Gemma’s world shatters.
EXTRAS
Absolutely lost it when Gael died, was inconsolable and dropped out of university for a semester ( or two ). Adrian refuses to discuss it, refuses to play music anymore, but she’s pestered Gabe to death about the details. There’s got to be more to it than the official story, her father is too bright, too full of life and love to be killed by some random supernatural. She’s on a bit of an amateur sleuthing kick and getting a bit desperate. She’s nothing if not her father’s daughter – obsessive to the core.
Has not been hunting since the death of Gael but clearly is contributing to the broader hunter community at large by being actually a very good bartender. Gemma will 1000% shame you for drinking shitty beer then make you a killer Manhattan ( out of grief or maybe guilt, Adrian lets her order the fancy cherries and a decent selection of liquor )
Gemma was queen bee in high school – cheer captain & prom queen and somewhat of a mean girl. Listen, Gael is/was her favorite parent and she’s nothing more than the monster that charming, manipulative bastard ( affectionate ) created.
Gemma has no idea about her witch heritage or the fact that her father had been suppressing her growing magic for close to two decades. Now that he’s gone, weird things keep happening – the stove hasn’t always been this fucking sensitive, and she swears she blew those candles out before she left the room. She’s managed to not burn the house down ( yet ), and remains charmingly clueless to the minor bits of chaos left in her wake.
WANTED PLOTS
FRIENDS – please and thank you give this girl some pals, I know I said she was kinda a mean girl but listen she’s devoted to those who matter to her and can be a really good friend <3 just ask her twin
LOVERS – Gemma doesn’t really have partners, she’s got a roster of people she’s flirting/sleeping with and stringing along, intimacy just like a drug, she’s just like Tinkerbell and will die if she doesn’t get enough attention.
Witches and other supernaturals who she encounters on her journey to find out what happened to Gael but also because she’s feeling slightly rebellious towards Adrian and his stoic grief so maybe baby wants to play with the dark side for a bit? Also she needs people to either help or manipulate her on her journey of discovery of her magic
Literally anything honestly <3