{โThere is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse.โ }
-Sappho
Stolen Dance | Milky Chance || Stay | Rihanna || Chelsea Dagger | The Fratelis
Roisin Sorcha Callan
[ro + sheen] - [surk ha]
"If you call me 'Roy-sin', I will bite."
|{Nickname}|
Rosaleen {Anglicised}, Rose {Preferred}, Rosa {Accepted}
|{Birthday}|
July 21st, 1976
|{Species}|
Leanan Sรญdhe
|{Sexuality}|
Bisexual
|{Occupation}|
Photographer
|{Role}|
The Pretender
|{Mentality}|
Rose has no strong feelings either way regarding integration. If the species come together, fine, if they stay segregated, no problem. For Rose, Return to Reality is a chance to take a step out of the shadows and stand in the spotlight for once. Of course, she's also taking part because she thinks it'll be a bit of fun.
{โA girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.โ }
-Coco Chanel
{Romantic, Ambitious, Competitive, Stubborn, Intelligent, Flirtatious, Manipulative, Self-centered}
All it takes is a shy smile, a flick of the hair, or a subtle shift of the hips and she has your attention. It's in her nature to seek out lovers. In exchange for their devotion and life, Rose offers inspiration. She loves the chase, the thrill of the first kiss, the heartfelt gestures, and the morning cuddles. Rose is a romantic at heart, and yet she's never shied away from a casual fling. She likes to flirt, and it comes relatively easily to her. She'll spend the night for the fun of it, and if she likes you she'll make you an offer that most can't refuse, even if it means your life.
Rose is not just a lover, she's intelligent, competitive, and possesses a strong stubborn streak. She doesn't take well to being put in the corner or treated like an idiot. Challenge her or question her intelligence and she'll stubbornly set her jaw to prove you wrong. Rose thrives in competitive situations, enjoying the need to perform under pressure. She shines in anything musical or artistic, and is surprisingly good with numbers. Her stubborn streak often has her digging her heels in and standing her ground. When she's set her mind to doing something you won't find her easy to budge.
Of course, there is a manipulative side to Rose that few discover. She'll lie to someone's face with a charming smile and not think twice about it or exploit a situation to help herself. She doesn't use abusive tactics, nor would she consider herself a bully. Her actions are merely self-preservation. Rose doesn't like people to see her weaknesses and flaws, so she hides them behind a quick smile and a flirtatious wink. She can be rather self-centered when she wants to be, finding it hard to look past her own difficulties to others' problems. She has a touch of vanity, a natural trait, she believes, for anyone with an ounce of confidence. Yet, it is rare to hear her bragging about herself. Oh, she has no problem proving her talents when challenged, but she isn't quite big-headed enough to feel the need to shout it from the rooftops.
Confidence can only take you so far, especially when every decade or so you lose your most recent love. When Rose loves, she gives her whole heart. The older members of her family will tell you that when Leanan Sidhe take lovers, the affair should always one sided. The lovers give their devotion to the fairies and the fairies become their muse. To fall in love with the being you are feeding from is a sure road to heartbreak. Unfortunately, Rose has yet to learn this. She can't help but become attached, which only leads to heartbreak when her lovers die. Does she feel guilt at their deaths? Not particularly. Sad, yes, but never self-loathing guilt. Self-pity has always been a distasteful trait in Rose's eyes and she rarely indulges in it herself. Besides, a fairy never breaks a contract. She may freely lie to people, but when making a deal her word is as good as law.
|{Quirks | Habits | Oddities}|
She hums to herself \\ Listens to Westlife when she's upset \\ Eats half the dough when baking \\ Breaks into Irish [Gaeilge] when angry
|{Talents | Strength | Skills}|
Flirting \\ Good at Dancing (Contemporary, Irish, and Jazz) \\ Playing Musical Instruments (Piano and Guitar) \\ Drawing \\ Photography \\ Acting (She's a talented liar) \\ Mathematics
|{Flaws | Weaknesses}|
Stubborn \\ Competitive \\ Self-centered (Occasionally to often) \\ Vain \\ Isn't terribly athletic \\ Can't say no to freckles
|{Hobbies}|
Dancing \\ Photography \\ Baking \\ Decorating her baking
{โA woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.โ }
-Coco Chanel
โฒ Dancing โฒ Art โฒ Music โฒ Pop Music โฒ Westlife โฒ The Beatles โฒ Sex โฒ Girls โฒ Boys โฒ Romance โฒ Baking โฒ Cake โฒ Photography โฒ Freckles โฒ Cuddles โฒ Romantic Gestures โฒ Confidence โฒ People that play instruments โฒ Foreign Accents โฒ Perfume โฒ
|{Dislikes}|
โผ Being Underestimate โผ Boredom โผ Being Rejected โผ Losing โผ Horror Movies โผ Old People โผ Earthquakes โผ Playing Sports โผ Losing her lovers โผ Big Dogs โผ Bad hair days โผ Being called a Leech โผ Smoke โผ Getting Rained on โผ Iron โผ
{โLove is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.โ }
-Nicholas Sparks
Leanan sidhes are beautiful women of the Aos Sรญ (people of the barrow or the fairy folk) who take lovers, gifting said lovers with inspiration in their artistic pursuits. The fairies act as muses for their chosen lovers in exchange for their love and devotion. The lovers, while living exceedingly inspired lives, rarely live long. Madness and premature death are common, for the Leanan sidhe lives on her lover's life.
A Leanan sidhe seeks love. If she is refused, she becomes the individual's slave. If they consent, they become hers and may only escape by finding another to take their place. She does not shape-shift or control the elements. Her power is to inspire others, to be the catalyst to their success. By feeding off the life of a lover she may live forever.
{'She is the Gaelic muse, for she gives inspiration to those she persecutes. The Gaelic poets die young, for she is restless, and will not let them remain long on earthโthis malignant phantom.'}
{โLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.โ }
-Albert Einstein
Cashel, Ireland
|{History}|
Whenever artists flourish, look to the women on their arm and you will find the source of their inspiration. The beautiful muses of Irish Greats are, without exception, Leanan Sidhe and the best of them are Callans. Roisin was born on the 21st of July, 1976 to a fairy mother and her current human lover. Rionach, as with all the women of her line, was a Leanan Sidhe. Bradan was a young man famed for his poetry who died only a few years after Rose's birth, an early death the payment for inspiration. Rose was too young to understand that her father had died, or indeed to understand why he died. It was only sometime later when she had come into her powers that she finally understood his death. While Rose might have felt disappointment at not having more time with her father, she accepted his death.
Rose's first lover came at the age of 17. The poor boy was a struggling musician who, while a talented guitarist and singer, lacked imagination and creativity in his songs. Rose changed all that. Within a month of meeting the boy had rocketed to stardom, Rose never far from his side. He lasted three years before leaving this world. Rose was heartbroken, he was her first love after all, but eventually she moved on. The next lover stayed with her for ten years before eventually wasting away. As with her first Rose felt her heart break, only to pick up the pieces for the next lover. Of course, she does not love them all. Some are merely passing fancies. For whatever reason, Rose has always found that the ones she's the most attached too live the longest.
Life for Rose has never been particularly rough, other than in regards to love. She has attended premiers, concerts, art openings, and more with her lovers. She never really needed a job of her own, as she was always provided for by her lovers. Photography began as a hobby for the girl. She would take pictures of her lovers and their friends, then landscape, animals... anything that captured her attention. The hobby quickly became a career, one she could do as she moved from lover to lover. She applied for Return to Reality with the idea of having a bit of fun. She's lived with and around artists, musicians, actors, and so forth her entire life, but has always been the muse behind the scenes. The show offers Rose the opportunity to fully focus on herself, rather than be tied to a lover. Well, that and her recent 'break up' left her feeling restless and needing a challenge. She's sure that the show is just what she needs.
|{Family Tree}|
Rionach Callan | Mother | Leanan Sidhe | 459
Bradan Carrick | Father | Mortal | Deceased
Siobhรกn Callan | Grandmother | Leanan Sidhe | 1520
|{Happiest Memory}|
Most likely her sixth birthday. Rose remembers her mother revealing a beautiful guitar and telling the young girl that it was all hers. Or perhaps her happiest memory would be the summer she spent with a beautiful painter. The girl would paint flowers on Rose's skin before the pair washed the paint off in a nearby lake.
|{Saddest Memory}|
Rose's saddest memory is that of her first lover. His death was her first. She had seen her mother and others of her species inspiring lovers, only for them to die early deaths, yet his death had been her responsibility. She doesn't regret it, after all it's just who she is, but it is undoubtedly a memory that makes her unhappy.
{โThere are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.โ }
-Mae West
โShe's a big fan of cheesy pop songsโ
โCries whenever she watches Titanicโ
โOnce broke her leg when attempting to play footballโ
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