Last Updated: 05.01.2019 -- added more details. posted for crit/stamp.
Name: Pomelo Ranier Antonelli
Nickname: Mel, just Mel.
Gender/Prounoun: Female (she/her)
Age: 19 23
Birthday: Feburary 29 (2000)
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: Sapphire
Blood Type: AB-
Fav. Food: Sweet and savory dishes, pastries, and fruits. All the fruits, please. Also, she loves her some good tea.
Hated Food: Anything bitter or overly spicy, and she refuses to try exotic foods (think fried tarantula and the like).
School: DCU (major in Forensic Sciences, minor in Art)
Hobbies:
Crime TV - This is her favorite of all her pastimes, and as such spends what is likely an unhealthy amount of time in front of her TV screen. Mel enjoys watching crime procedurals (the dramatized stuff) as well as true crime documentaries (the based-on-real-life stuff), and for the latter part spends quite a bit of time researching more about the events and those involved (particularly the criminal). It was her intense interest in these shows that sparked her interest pursuing her career of choice.
Drawing - While not her favorite of all her pastimes, Mel does have quite the fondness for drawing. She's been drawing since she was a kid and has always dedicated time to it as she grew. It's as much for fun as it is a coping mechanism when she's feeling down, and she's grown very attached to it and is typically never without a sketchbook and set of pencils whenever she's out and about. She has expanded her skillset to include digital work but still primarily works with more traditional mediums.
Food - Mel loves food, both cooking and eating, and she is constantly eating something throughout the day. She spends a fair amount of time looking up and trying new recipes and feeding her family, friends, classmates, and co-workers. To curb her munchies she preps her own snacks as well as healthy meals for her busier days when she knows she'll fall into the pit of eating whatever she can get at school because she has to stay late. Because of this, she's still relatively healthy despite her crazy eating habits.
Yoga - Another contributing factor to her health is her serious interest in yoga. She invests time as well as money on this, having both a subscription for home sessions as well as a membership at a local studio that she goes to as often as possible, which is basically her weekends and whatever time of day she has free during her school day. Whenever she can't make it to the studio she does her yoga at home. The activity is meditative, calming, and helps her to focus, which helps when school gets incredibly hectic.
Virtues:
- [+] Cheerful
- Mel, even on her worst day, has a very bright personality. She's known to be upbeat, lively, and cheerful, and she tries her best not to let things get her down. While obviously that's a virtually impossible feat, she still chooses to look at the brighter side of the spectrum and will never let her mood go completely kaputz just because things aren't working out for her. On the rare occasion that it does happen, she doesn't let herself dwell for too long, and will turn to either yoga or drawing to lift her mood.
- [+] Dutiful
- Mel has a very strong sense of duty and responsibility, especially to her family. She comes from an average family and had to work hard to earn her scholarships and get herself to where she is now, and now that she's capable of doing more for them, she wants to. Be it sending her younger brothers their weekly allowance or sending a little extra for her parents to have some money to spend on themselves, she does what she can to help. Of course, she's still working hard to achieve her own goals, too.
- [+] Romantic
- Mel is, by nature, a very expressive person. She dotes on her family and close friends and tries to be attentive in all of her relationships, not just romantic ones. She goes out of her way to help, support, cheer up, or simply spend time with those she holds near and dear to her, and will do her best to help should one of them need it. In the more traditional usage of the word, though, she also still believes in "The One" and that he'll come and sweep her off of her feet and she'll be part of a whirlwind romance someday.
Flaws:
- [–] Dreamy
- Mel has a tendency to get lost in her own world, particularly at the worst of times. While usually not during class because she's actively writing notes or answering questions or participating in discussions, when she's doing just about anything else she will often zone out and start daydreaming. Usually this happens when she or someone close to her is having a dilemma, if not because of birthdays or other such occasions, and she's trying to think of how to help them or what to give them or what to do for them.
- [–] Potato
- Mel does like to veg, too. With everything that she takes on, even she gets overwhelmed and will want to take a day to just be a potato on her couch. The only problem is this tends to last longer than just a day, often going on for a week or two at a time. When she gets like this she becomes pretty noncommittal, generally avoiding her responsibilities in the name of self-preservation. She loses all sense of ambition and is content to settle for the bare minimum, so can be quite frustrating for those around her.
- [–] Timid
- Mel takes a just about everything to heart, so if anyone--be it someone close, someone from work or school, or even a customer at her place of employ--tells her off (even if it's gently) she will react very emotionally. She is the grown woman who cries genuine tears over seemingly small things to a more average person. She struggles with being confronted in any way and will usually be the first to submit in such situations, and depending on what it was about it might take her a while to go back to her usual self.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Ice Blue
Hair: Light caramel brown (ombre), long, naturally wavy.
Face: Oval shaped, soft features, clear complexion
Skin Tone: See header please. I don't know how to describe that color, but that. lol
Body Type: 5'7" tall; lean, slender hourglass on a medium-small frame.
Clothes: Have a pinterest link of what her potential summer wardrobe looks like.
