(GABRIELLA AVALON CABATTE )
" i hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
whenever one door closes i hope one more opens
promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
and when you get the choise to sit it out or dance
i hope you dance
" MYNAMEIS : gabriella avalon cabatte
CALLME : gab – my friends and little brother call me this
gabby – my mum prefers this one, or my full name when i upset her
avalon – a nickname that i actually like, some of my closer friends call me this
IAM : nineteen
BORNON : 9 February 1990
ILIKE : boys
SPECIES : human
POWER : “sometimes, i can see things that happened before. you know, the past and all that glorious stuff. i think it’s called postcognition. it happens when I touch things or people and it’s really bloody freaky! i’ve had it since i was little and lately, it’s gotten a just a tick weirder. i mean, things started appearing. i guess you can call them ghosts, but like whenever i see something in my head it’s starting to project in front of me, in front of everyone. that last bit started happening when i was seventeen, i guess you can call it memory projection? weird, you don’t even know the half of it.”
BELONGTO : london uni student
MYTWIN : persia white
HOWTALL : 5’5”
IWEIGH : 137 lbs
MYHAIR : my hair is rather long, significantly so in my honest opinion. i mean, it reaches down to my lower back for goodness sake! it’s has a bit of a natural curl to it, not like what shirley temple has and all that, just a bit of a curl, mind you. however, i prefer to keep it straight for the most part, easier to handle you know. it’s black, like a lot of the things i wear or have drawn onto my body. recently, i cut my hair in the front so i have slightly long bangs that frame my face, i really like it!
MYEYES : can’t you see them from where you are? i mean, they’re perfectly visible and all that. they’re brown. dark brown. sometimes i think they look like they have a hint of red in them, but then my brother tells me i’m going bonkers. regardless, i really do like these eyes of mine. they’re my dad’s eyes, according to my mum and that’s something to treasure.
THEFACE : so, my face, you must be insane. i suppose i’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and a quick description. the most distinguishable thing about my face, besides my eyes i suppose, is my cheeks. they’re a bit like chipmunk cheeks and if you’d ever seen me eat, that’s definitely saying something. i may have my dad’s eyes, but i have my mum’s face and it’s kind of scary when we stand next to each other. my face is round, slightly and an even tone from wandering london during it’s sunnier days. everything’s all symmetrical and whatnot. but, i suppose my lips deserve a bit more attention, just joking, they’re small and bow-shaped and i suppose that’s all i can throw at you about my face.
THEBODY : i’m pretty set, physical-wise. i mean, mum sent me through several years of dance school after we got back after-school sessions, 3 times a week for that long can do a lot to your body. i honestly believe that she only did that to keep me out of her hair just for a bit. but still, i’m pretty lithe and flexible. i can run a few blocks without getting winded and do a grand jete, with the proper space, into the face of a prat trying to pick me up in the worst way possible, groping me - this last part is a joke, but it's funny to think about doing that. however, sometimes i have an issue with balance when i’m not thinking ballet, i’m a klutz, or rather i just don't pay attention to my surroundings and have the biggest tendency of running into solid objects like walls, doors and parked cars. i have long legs, a generous bust(if we really have to get into it) and, just to be special, a mole on my side.
SPECIAL : maybe it’s my shining brown eyes, or my rather long hair, or how about my numerous tattoos? yes. i have a multitude of tribal and symbolic tattoos all over my body. they are all black. there is a large one that goes down my right thigh and another big one going around my hips. right were those end, i have one going up my spine. my arms have several, a large, block one around my right bicep and another one on my left bicep. finally there is one going around my right wrist and up the back of the hand and two magnolias on each side of my right forearm.
ILOVE : music - the beat of the heart is what keeps the world spinning
foreign languages – japanese is hard, spanish and french are nice
marshmallows – they’re squishy and yummy and fluffy
books – a whole new world in your hands? what’s not to love? i have a lot of different favorites, from authors to titles
comics and cartoons – i’m a geek who is half-in the closet, half-out
movies – horror, comedy and romance are my favorite genres and i can sit through a marathon of any of that, as long as i have popcorn
theatre – beautiful, wonderful, life-giving art. from musicals to shakespearean plays, i love them all.
computers – something i can understand for the most part
pomegranates – gift. of. the. gods.
singing – i love to sing, i’m an arts child
foggy days – it’s actually a very beautiful thing to see when you look out your window
animals – cause i’m not allergic to them and can play with them all i want
museums – or rather history itself, i’m not all for wandering and listening to the droning of the tour person, i just like looking back on the artifacts of the past
wind – if i could just stand in an open field with the wind blowing around me, i would be one of the happiest people in the world
drawing – okay, honestly, i know i’m no da vinci, it’s true. BUT, i love the sketchpad just to drop it because my proportions are rather skewered
driving with the top down - i can look around and just admire everything, breeze running through my hair and everything's HAPPY!
IHATE : my klutziness – i hate running into solid objects! it hurts so much and i have little to no tolerance for pain
pain – little tolerance for pain, again
onions – they make my eyes watery and taste HORRID
losing stuff – i get this sick feeling whenever i can’t find something i want, it’s not a nice feeling
repeating myself – it’s annoying, troublesome and would be better if you’d clean out your ears so i wouldn’t have to say it five billion and one times
spicy food – makes me sick
things that break – it’s not fun, it’s annoying and i want to replace it immediately, but if it’s something expensive, i can’t.
being sick – being sick is one of the worst things i have ever had to deal with. it makes for troublesome scratchy throats and nonstop coughing when i’m trying to sleep. i HATE it.
awkward silences – they’re so stifling and frustrating. i do anything i can just to be rid of them!
conceited, misogynistic, prejudiced, sexist gits - i hate people who have ANY of these characteristics. they're just out to make the world more difficult for the rest of us. i mean, i'm stubborn sometimes, but about decent things, not things that just frustrate the rest of the populace usually
feeling useless - there's nothing worse for a person who is used to taking care of people to feel than feeling useless. it's horrible
DONTTELL :I had been planning on leaving London on my own when the ban on magical abilities was passed by Pendragon. But… I can’t leave my mum and my brother by themselves.
i am a closet romantic
i sometimes wonder if my dad is really dead
SCAREDOF :my ability being found out
having to leave my mum and leo
disappointing my mum
cages
sharks
being forgotten
being left alone
WANTTO :explore the world
write a book about my explorations or just a fictional book
act for a living
sing or dance for a living
survive uni
GOODSTUFF :good at taking care of people – i’ve had to take care of mum and my brother for a while now
a good listener
making people laugh
loyal
history
BADSTUFF : lightweight
family
bleeding heart
stubborn
living in my memories too much
distracted easily
temper
ABOUTME : i have so many complicated emotions about myself, but that’s to be expected from a human, right? nevertheless, human is really what i am. i like to pig out, geek out and just laze around the house, but it’s not always something i can do. i have responsibilities and as such, i stick to my responsibilities as much as i can. although, i am distracted easily, so sometimes that’s rather hard for me to do. if i didn’t stick to my responsibilities, though, who know what would happen to mum and leo. i think i'd die. but really, even though i'm a bit wonky sometimes, i due know how to keep my most important priorities in mind.
off of the serious note, i'm a klutzy ballerina, although i stopped taking classes about 2 years back. not necessarily tripping, just running into stuff, you know the typical parked car, pole and such. it's rather frustrating and i'm surprised i haven't had to go to the hospital for a concussion, although i probably should, i just don't mention it to mum so she doesn't get worried. i suppose these klutz attacks are because i'm so energetic and don't pay attention to my surroundings like i should. i just look around at everything or am distracted by whatever book i'm reading and then BAM i'm on the ground holding my head, usually, because some stupid car had to jump on the sidewalk! Stupid car.
even though i do run into stuff a lot and SHOULD have lost a lot of brain cells, i suppose you can say that i'm pretty smart. i mean, i got into london uni and i guess that's saying something. it'd be better if i got into oxford but i said i was smart not a genius. maybe leo will get into oxford when he grows up. maybe. i love it at uni though, something i was looking forward to doing since we moved to london. i mean, sure, derby is a pretty awesome place to live, a lot of old victorian buildings everywhere and pretty memories to go with them, but london has it's own unexplored history, just like all of britain and scotland. i would love to explore the world once i get out of uni. i would love to do a lot of stuff when that happens. you see, i'm a bit of a dreamer and my mind has so many things it likes to grab at.
i hold my friends and family dear and take care to listen during a conflict, usually trying to fit in the neutral view while taking their opinions into consideration. but sometimes, i get a little ahead of myself and my mouth runs a mile a minute. although, this usually turns into them laughing at me and then everything goes away, which makes me happy and is usually my goal in the first place. i love to laugh, sing, dance, read, act and take part in life. i hate spicy food and onions. i sometimes confuse myself just as much as i confuse everyone else with my energy. i get offended rather easily sometimes, although now that i'm in uni i'm working on that tidbit. but when i due take real offense, i get really angry and don't hesitate to rip into you. i will always be afraid of being left and forgotten, it's something that's going to stay with me since i was 12.
memory projection is the weirdest ability i've ever heard of, but for some reason i'm the one who has it. i don't know what i want to do with this power except explore the world like i mentioned before. but, with prime minister pendragon banning magic in all of england, who knows what will happen. it's probably safe to assume that my power will be classified as 'magic' and i can't risk my family like that. i know i'm a little weird, but i'm human and it's london. we're all a little bonkers here.
BORNIN : derby, england
LIVINGIN :london, england
MOMMY :melinda lynette cabatte – 40 – i love this woman, so much. mum has gone through so much, especially since dad passed, but she’s really strong.
DADDY :alexander blaise cabatte – 30(at age of death) – dad, now he’s something else. when i was little he would always make these jokes about how i was going to scare all the boys away if i kept trying to dress them up as my prince, like cinderella had her prince(i am SO out of that phase now). i really did love him and still do.
THESIBLINGS :leo tristan cabatte – 12 years old – annoying twerp, but loveable nevertheless. he’s really smart for his age and mature as well. i’m worried about what he’s gonna go through once he hits the prep school.
THEKIDS :no. way.
IMPORTANTPEEPS : none yet
OTHERHALF : none yet
THEPETS :priddy – my kitty – yes, the name rhymes with the species. i was being weird when i got this cat 9 years ago. she’s a little sweetie, though, and my most treasured possession since dad gave her to me. when i first got her, she was small enough to fit in the palm of my mom’s hand, now she’s so big and has lots of hair! i had to hide her from leo until i deemed him old enough to even TOUCH my cat!
bennie, jenny and moose – the trio of dogs – yes, trio. these dogs are INSANE, they are so energetic and crazy. we got them about 5 years ago. priddy had to get used to them.
GOODMEMORY : my absolute best memory would probably be the time spent with mum traversing england and scotland. honestly, i was about 13 or 14 when mum decided she didn’t want to be cooped up in the house anymore. we left leo, 4 at the time, with aunt vivian and off we went. mum taught me my lessons while we went around and this was around the time i started playing with my ability more than ever, getting the hang of it and all that. after about 6 months of running around, mum decided that we should moved to london, away from derby and all those glorious memories. i truly did love the time i spent with her, she’s the only one who knows about the postcognition.
well, it was either that or the time mum took me to get my first tat when i was sixteen; the one on my back.
BADMEMORY : my worst ever memory, would have to be when mum came home and told me daddy was gone. i of course was extremely confused and didn’t understand what was going on. after a while, i got upset and demanded to see dad .mom got frustrated with me especially with leo upstairs crying again – he was too and still a pain in the butt. it sunk in a little while later when dad didn’t come home that day. i haven’t asked her what happened yet, maybe i still don’t want to believe her and i’m just afraid, but she has taken us to visit his grave a few times.
NAME : kalyn, kasa, jelly
AGE : 19
GIRLORBOY: girl
TIMEZONE :eastern (united states)
SECRETPHRASE :BITCHPLEASE?
OTHER : anything else?
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CABATTE, gabriella avalon
