Name:
Iris Cavendish
Age:
17
Gender:
Female
Sexuality:
Bisexual (Bicurious at this point)
Personality:
Most would describe Iris as blunt and to the point. She prefers not to play around with words and just get finished with whatever is on her plate and obstacles she faces, a vicious stubborn streak evident in the way she walks - graceful, but somewhat flickery, like she can't wait to finish and get on with her time.
Iris has little patience for those who hide a lot behind their words or actions, or lie. She thinks it just gets in the way of finishing things and also causes unnecessary complications - she's observant about other people despite keeping her distance. She also has great sense in watching their body language, having trained herself to be controlled in her body herself, and could usually sniff out a fraud or a lie if they look at the face and the posture, the voice long enough. She knows how cruel or manipulative people could be through emotional abuse due to her mother, so she doesn't like getting attached.
Even so, Iris doesn't have a cold personality. She's just rather distant to others, and maintains nonchalance towards them. She'll talk to you if you approach her, but otherwise won't disturb you unless she has to - she dislikes laziness in people and will bluntly tell you to get over yourself.
She does have a caring side to her that she rarely shows, usually to small animals or to young children. That and if something intrigues her, her stubborn personality won't allow her to stop pursuing learning more about that something or someone. Even if she has to break her own policy of keeping her distance. If she learns to care about someone, she usually is the first to tell them to stop their charades or do harmful things to themselves as well as the one to first point out their flaws - but this is to help others improve themselves. She believes that hard work is crucial, she has worked hard for her abilities after all. She also would take it upon herself to do responsibilities if no one else around would do them. She doesn't really see anything wrong with doing the cooking or the household activities because she's done it for herself at home.
Despite this she has a certain charisma to the way she talks, a sort of effortless confidence or nonchalance about doing things. She has a way with the opposite sex that both attracts them to her and infuriates them. While she's blunt and to the point with her words there's a certain language to her body and mannerisms that speaks of independence and aloofness. She doesn't work well with others that way, she tends to go off on her own motivations.
Because of her past, Iris has a daredevil personality. She would go for reckless and outrageous stunts just to get that rush of adrenaline running in her blood, she loves the thrill of success ones she finishes a rather eyecatching and spectacular move. She has a certain pride that makes her want to push herself further and further and be better at what she is good at.
On the other hand, there is little other than this that can make Iris break out of her indifference towards other people. There is little that makes her feel 'alive' than her stunts and she doesn't really like the attention either, just the thrill and the pride she feels in herself.
Appearance:
A Brief History:
Raised in a middleclass British household. Her parents were strict and hardworking and pushed Iris to be the best, though she hated that she never felt like she was enough. Gymnastics was her one escape and allowed her to express herself, she loved training her body to push past its limits. When she was ten, her family got in an accident that left her mother crippled and her father struggling to provide for them. They sought help from a relative, a well-off aunt who took them in, and Iris was the one who brought her mother's meals to her every day.
What was once a kind and loving relationship between her and her mother turned sour as her mother grew bitter over her disability and seeing Iris' physical talent. She started undermining her daughter's efforts and achievements and as the years passed Iris began to realize that what her mother was doing was emotionally damaging, and started distancing herself from her mother. She also began to discover her own likes out of what her mother tells her to like as she grew up, realizing she loved a good adrenaline-rush, having never felt her pulse race so much other than the day of the accident. A morbid fascination, yes, but Iris grew to love 'facing' death through dangerous situations and coming out on top.
Iris saw her father less and less as he started working more and more, throwing himself into his work to keep a blind eye to the falling apart of his home life and his family.
Strengths:
Gymnastics - Iris is an elite gymnast that has competed in tournaments for her school. She has great flexibility and has muscle tone to her despite her appearance.
Parkour - she is able to scale most structures and buildings, also using this with her great flexibility and agile body. To add to that she has good reflexes.
Cooking - a little known thing about Iris is she's the one who cooks her own meals.
Academics - something that she had grown used to since childhood, her parents pushing her to excel.
Weaknesses:
Not a social butterfly - Iris is attractive, but she tends to put other people off because of her blunt and aloof personality. She doesn't like getting attached to other people either.
Hates working with others - Iris tends to go off on her own despite others' protests, or even if the situation requires teamwork as it is risky.
Likes:
Gymnastics
Parkour
Stunts
Speed
Books
Cooking
Dislikes:
Bossy people
Pushiness
Liars
Laziness
Social events
Group activities