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Name:
Daisy Louisa Hamilton
Nicknames:
Daze [friends and family || sometimes used || shortened name]
Age:
20
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
November 22nd
Sign:
Sagittarius
Sexuality:
Bisexual, no preference
Ethnicity:
White American
Major:
English and Literature
Minor:
Human Rights Studies
Occupation:
Barista at local Starbucks
Childhood/Family Life:
Nothing about Daisy's parents was remarkable. Sure, they were well off, but most of it came from their parents. Her maternal grandparents had died relatively young and had left everything they had to their only child. It wasn't much, but it was enough to make sure they could live comfortably. Daisy's father, Thomas, was regional manager for a chain of drugstores, and her mother, Marian, was an elementary school teacher. If there was one thing Marian Hamilton had a passion for, it was books, and she passed that passion on to her daughter. The two would frequently be found curled up somewhere, both lost in their respective books.
Marian Hamilton was a gentle soul. Her students conspired that she had been a Disney princess once, but had given it up to teach them. She seemed to endear everyone she met. She was excellent with children of all ages, from the young kids she taught to the moody pre-teen her daughter eventually became. It seemed that everyone in the community seemed to know her and love her. She said hello to everyone in the street and seemed to stop to talk to every other person.
So when she was diagnosed with an aggressive, and terminal, illness, the entire community mourned with the Hamilton family. She died almost five months to the day after being diagnosed, leaving her husband alone to cope with their fourteen year old daughter. Thomas turned to religion to cope, becoming a devout, almost obsessive, Christian. Daisy, however, went off the rails. Her first three years of high school were three years of parties, hookups, and pretending that she'd grown out of her love for books. Her relationship with her father reached an all time low during those three years as Thomas condemned Daisy to be a sinner, and Daisy went looking for more sinful ways to pretend none of it was happening.
Towards the end of Daisy's junior year, she was involved in a bad car accident. Faced with potentially losing his daughter as well as his wife, Thomas went and spoke to the hospital chaplain. It was a conversation that changed his outlook entirely and improved his relationship with Daisy, as the chaplain told him that life wasn't as black and white as Thomas wanted to believe. Daisy's actions didn't mean she was a bad person. She was just a young woman trying and failing to deal with her problems, and her father calling her a sinner wasn't helping at all. Once Daisy was out of surgery and awake again, she and her father became as close as ever.
Daisy returned to the person she had used to be. She worked hard throughout her senior year and got her grades up enough to get her into Fulton, even if it wasn't a full ride. She admitted to her love of reading and became unashamed of it, even going as far as to choose it for her major. With the help of some counselling, Daisy came back into her own in senior year and her freshman college year. Pledging Theta Chi was the final confirmation that she was a new person.
Quirks//Habits//Oddities:
Draws hearts on everyone's orders in Starbucks || Plays with her hair and clothes while reading || Dog-ears all of her books || Doodles on her textbooks, even while paying attention
Good personality traits:
Loyal || Gentle || Intelligent || Confident || Hard-working
Bad personality traits:
Proud || Volatile || Sharp-tongued || Too forgiving || Lets her heart rule her head
Personality:
Daisy takes after her mother in many ways. She's also rather bookish, and there's few things she would rather do than curl up with a good book and lose herself in it for a few hours. She's a very gentle soul, and it's seldom you'll find someone actually angry at Daisy. Annoyed or frustrated, yes, but not actually furious. She's good with people of all ages, to the point where some of the nurses lamented when she was discharged from hospital because it was no longer another person to talk to the elderly patients and sometimes even comfort them. She works very well with kids, and intends to follow her mother into teaching. Her parents shared the same work ethic, one that they passed on to Daisy. Daisy's unafraid of hard work and is more than willing to put in as much effort as it takes to get her somewhere.
However, Daisy is not her mother. The two share differing traits and some may even say opposing traits. One of these such traits is Daisy's confidence. Having to pretend to be confident for all those years started to rub off of her, and as she came to accept who she really was, the confidence came with it. She's unapologetic about who she is and doesn't intend on changing for anyone. Her pride is tied in with this. It's taken so long for her to get back on her feet that she refuses to allow herself to be dragged down by anything or anyone... even if it's just to apologise. Her temper and volatility is perhaps one of her worst points. She's got a short fuse and an explosive temper, which seldom ends well for anybody. While she would never get physical, she's got a sharp tongue, and when she's angry, she won't hold back. When she's upset, she also has a tendency to push people away as much as she can. While her coping mechanisms have improved, they're still far from perfect, and they're not always healthy.
Her therapist has a theory that this all has something to do with how forgiving she is. She lets her heart rule her head far too much, and she has let people back into her life that she shouldn't have. She knows she shouldn't do this, she knows that it will probably result in her getting hurt again; but she has far too much faith that people can change. She believes in the power of kindness as well as karma and the law of attraction, constantly striving to put good energies out into the universe. And if she just makes one person's day a little better, it's worth it, as far as she's concerned.
Greatest joys in life:
Reading | Random Acts of Kindness | Friends and Fsmily | Ice Cream
Greatest fears:
Losing the people she loves | Flying | Terminal Illness
Life philosophy:
"Even the darkest nights will end and the sun will rise." - Les Miserables
❤ Coffee
❤ Autumn
❤ Crunchy Leaves
❤ Crime Thrillers
❤ Leather Jackets
❤ Wooly Jumpers
❤ Spicy Food
❤ Floral Perfume
✘ Rainy Days
✘ Humid Weather
✘ Stereotypical "Jocks"
✘ People Who Refuse To Acknowledge Growth
✘ Heavy Metal
✘ Itchy Jumpers
✘ Snobbish People
✘ People Who Yell At People For Things Beyond Their Control
Thoughts on Greek Life: Daisy had never really considered Greek Life before actually getting to Fulton. But on hearing about the Theta Chi library, she was sold. Part of her felt like she didn't belong in Theta, considering everything her high school life had entailed, but choosing Theta Chi was the confirmation that she was no longer that person. She's found a second family with the girls, and has never looked back.
Plans for after college: Daisy is unsure about her future career, having two options in front of her. She would love to teach English, but she also wants to be a journalist, hence the human rights major. She's unsure as to what she'll choose, but knows she has plenty of time to decide.
Build: Daisy just reaches 5'4 when she stands up perfectly straight. She's narrowly built as well, weighing in at 130 pounds. Neither her height nor how thin she can appear particularly bother her. She knows she's healthy, and that's all that matters. The fact that she does boast an hourglass frame helps, even if all of her curves are relatively small. She has good posture, which can make her look taller than she actually is.
Hair Colour: Her hair is brown, the exact shade depending on the light. It can appear to be a few shades away from dark, or a much lighter, warmer brown. It's somewhere between in reality, naturally falling almost dead straight.
Eye Colour: Green-hazel, again, their exact shade depending on the light.
Distinguishing Marks: She has a number of scars on her abdomen from the surgery, as well as a tragus and rook piercing in one ear. Both ears also have the regular line piercing.
Style: From how up to date and fashionable Daisy always seems, one would expect her to have a much larger closet. In reality, she has a number of basics and classics that go with everything, and she knows how to wear them to stay in style. She prefers to stay on the "classy" side of fashion, believing that there is always elegance in simplicity.
