User:Sophia McLaren-Cobb/The Thames

the thames; the separator of london.


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Name: Zara Gerli Lepland

Age: 15

Mortal Parent: Liis Lepland

God/Titan: Ariadne

Appearance (optional): Her model is Sophie Turner.

Personality (at least a sentence or two): A child of passion, Zara is quite passionate about many things. Quite naturally of course wandering the unknown path, but much more as well. An admirer of the arts, Zara loves to indulge in theatre as well as painting and drawing. She learnt how to draw and paint faster than she learned to read; not that she learned the former two earlier in life, just she found it far easier to learn that than reading ( she blames it on the fact that she reads one grade level below hers ). Not to mention, a masterfully done painting is the same amount of beautiful as a well staged play. At least, in her mind, it is.

If you can convince her to talk, Zara will happily hold a conversation. Although, be mindful of the topic; should it be something close to Zara's heart, expect there to be rambling 99.9% of the time. That's not to say that the remaining .1% would ideally be her not talking too much, just it's less effort on her to continue rambling than to shut up. Don't bother telling her that she's rambling either; she knows, just she can't be arsed to do something about it. Talking really is a big "can I be arsed enough" kind of thing for Zara; she prefers a calm silence most of the time and the time when she doesn't mind noise, is during a play.

History (more than a paragraph): Liis Lepland is a small town singer-songwriter. She had a dream of some day, hitting it big out on stage, but it was but a dream. She simply doesn't know how to advertise herself. Open Mic Nights at university were helpful, sort of. Outside of her university life, Liis had anything but an accepting family. She came home on the holidays to an abusive father, and a mother who can't find her wallet of f*cks to give. TL;DR, Liis had a living hell for a family.

There wasn't much she could do either; closeted without the option of ever coming out, abused without the option to really tell what's going on. She was held by a thread, a thread of hope that perhaps they'd change. But never will it come to be. At least, not until an accident at the coffee shop turned into something more than. The story really is nothing more than this; it was just another day at uni and Liis was making the most of the time she had before her next class. Her problem? There was a line waiting at the coffee shop. Liis had thought she was safe on time, but it was only when her turn came that she realized her miscalculation. In an attempt to not be late to class, as soon as her order was done, she made haste to leave. In her haste, she accidentally bumped into someone and almost spilled her coffee. She apologized, but the young man whom she bumped into said it was fine. The two had a small talk, until Liis had to leave for her class.

Liis met again with "The-Guy-Who-I-Bumped-Into-Accidentally", and this time, they managed to properly introduce one another. It just so happens that the aforementioned young man was an exchange student, who didn't quite have long left until he had to return. It felt unfortunate for Liis, because she found him cute, and he thought she's pretty too. Except for Ariadne, who actually was the guy in question, just in disguise, this was perfect. It'll come to help her later on. Disguises aside, "the guy" admitted that he had been watching her for some time now; he mentioned how he had been at a few of the open mic nights that Liis had performed. An exchange of compliments later, and the two agreed to a coffee shop date.

The coffee shop date was just right for the both of them. Liis got to know her "fan" a little better, and she was crushing on him alright, but she wasn't certain if he too had feelings for her. A few more coffee dates later, and it was him who asked the question. Unexpected? Yes. Liis had been thinking she might have had to ask, but seems not. The first date though, that was everything for Liis. She came out with the question not long afterward, but her beloved turned her down, mostly because one date just doesn't seem to be enough to make a judgement. So enter a few more. Of course, one of those dates was out to a nightclub. After all, they were both 21 and very much legal to do so.

The next morning, Liis wakes up in her dormitory, feeling incredibly sore and tired, not to mention she overslept on her alarm. She laid there in bed, trying to remember, if at all, what might have happened last night. Despite her best of efforts, she only remembered being in a night club and getting very drunk. What actually happened: Liis and her boyfriend-to-be - at least that is what Ariadne in mortal disguise was to Liis - were having a blast. The two had hit the bar frequently during their time in the nightclub, but Liis was drinking a lot more. Clearly she wanted to have fun and let loose, but things got real awkward when Liis got a little in over her head. With the help of a random friend of Liis', the two were taken back home to Liis' dorm room. And then there was the one night stand.

Liis fails to put it all together at first, until the signs had started showing. Liis ignored it at first, not suspecting a thing. But when a pregnancy test at home turns positive... a trip to the hospital confirmed her worst of worries; Liis was pregnant. With whose child? She has not a bright idea. All she could think of at the time was how on earth was she going to keep her parents from finding out, and how the hell will she survive university with a child? It stressed her out severely, and trying to keep on top of her schoolwork and hobby became a literal pain. What's worse, as the baby bump took shape, it became increasingly more difficult to hide her pregnancy... but soon enough her parents both figured it out. They were not happy was the understated way to put it. Liis was beaten, heavily at that. Not to mention that they officially cut her off from university payments.

Defeated, hurt and beyond finished with being treated as a lesser than, Liis never came back home again. She cut herself off completely from her family, and it was a wise move. But now here she was, living in a dorm room she'd soon be unable to afford. And she was pregnant with a child that she knows she doesn't want, but it simply would shatter her heart if she aborted. Seeing Liis in such pain, gave her once best friend a reason to come back into Liis' life again. She told Liis that she doesn't have to fight this all by herself, and she offered to help her. Liis accepted her best friend's help, but only because she didn't have much choice.

The two ladies became closer to one another like they once were, and they were both there for Liis' delivery. On May 5th, 2002, Zara Gerli Lepland entered the world. Zara was a precious little girl, and while she knew nothing of it at the time, she would come to be thankful that she has a family who will love her. With two mothers no less. She will never come to know her "father" or her true second biological mother, at least, not until her time comes for Camp.

Zara lived a peaceful childhood, what with her two moms taking good care of her. At time, Liis couldn't afford to spend much time around Zara, for she still had much to make up for in university. But every day that she was able to spend with her daughter meant a lot. Zara and Liis grew a close mother-daughter bond, and it was far more than evident. Liis wanted nothing more than for Zara to know that she's never alone in the world, because Zara didn't deserve the life Liis had.

Zara had began learning at a young age, but with that had come the struggle of learning with dyslexia and ADHD.

Weapon(s) (optional): CB tessen war fan and kukri

Quest Members

 * Leader: Zeta DeWitt (Ares)
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