name: Ariel Eliese Bakker
age: 16, almost 17
gender n' sexuality: cis lesbian
appearance n' clothing: (name), standing at barely 5'4, has been accused of dressing a like a fairy a couple times. she likes light, floating dresses in floral prints on their own in the summer and overlaid over a plain white t shirt or button up and dark leggings in the colder months and generally puts a lot of effort into her appearance, keeping her below shoulder length blonde hair carefully brushed and combed. though she doesn't wear makeup, besides lip gloss, on a day to day basis she enjoys putting glitter around her eyes on special occasions. she stops herself at flower crowns, still wanting to be taken seriously. she has a round body shape, fair skin, dark brown eyes, and gets freckles all over her face, neck, and the top of her chest and shoulders when in the sun a lot.
personality: Ariel is often quiet and could be taken as an airhead, but when she's one-on-one with someone she likes or cares about she reveals she's a lot smarter than she may appear. though idealistic and naive, she likes to discuss politics and modern science under the correct circumstances and can do so for a long time. she plans to go to college for biology. when upset, she tends to block out everyone else's feelings with her own dramatic reactions, which doesn't work out well. good in a crisis and good at cooking.
background: Ariel is an only child who's only other sibling was an older brother who died of SID at only 3 months 5 years before she was born. she grew up in a very quiet home in portland, oregon– her father struggled with clinical depression for years following his first child's death while her mother wasted the family's money on a series of affairs with a work colleague. however, said financial squandering was inconsequential for her family, who are as a whole very wealthy due to an oil-barron grandfather, and her parents relationship improved as she aged, though they often still find themselves at odds.