“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
Introducing
Full Name:
Melina Nerra Wincrest
Nickname:
Mellie, Mel
Age:
18
Birth Date:
January 3rd
Home Town:
San Clemente, California
Sexuality:
Heterosexual
Studying:
Studying Marine Biology
Being Demi-Gods
Poseidon
Power:
As a child of Poseidon, she is gifted with the powers over water. She can control and manipulate water in all of its forms. While she hasn't mastered her powers, she is quite proficient in using them. She can attack and defend with water, bending it into different shapes for her use. Melina is able to change water to different states as well. She can turn liquid water into ice, or gas, and vice versa. While she doesn't usually change water into gas, she does quite often turn it into ice, which makes for very useful weaponry. Many times, you might any water around Melina turn to ice when she is upset or angry.
She is also able to heal when in contact with water, but she's only ever done it twice, and hasn't been able to control when and how she does it. For now, she can only heal herself or others when she has the dire need to do so. Melina has the ability to breathe underwater as well. It's as natural as breathing air. Aquatic animals are also able to communicate with the children of Poseidon, and they're able to communicate back.
Strengths:
Swimming || Dancing || Rainy Days || Bodies of Water [lakes, ponds, pools] || Agility/Flexibility || Swordsmanship
Weaknesses and Flaws:
Terrible at Drawing || Temperamental || Heights || Fire || Competitive || Dry Places
Sharing Our Desires
Swimming || Rainy Days || Dancing || Storms || Water || Her Powers || Reading || Communicating with aquatic animals || Music || Friends || Her half siblings || Beaches || Nighttime || Relaxing || Hot Chocolate || Competition || Winning || Winter || Snow || Cute Sweaters || Old books || Stuffed Animals || Fantasy novels || Her family || Large cities || Beautiful Scenery || Traveling || Dolphins || Spicy Food || Watching Movies
✘ Dislikes: ✘
Heights || Hot days || Her temper || Anything sour || Being Underestimated || Waking up early || Non fiction books || Romance novels || High heels || Losing someone || Failure || Restrictions || Deception || Being Bored || Being let down || Sound of knuckles cracking || Bees || Documentaries || Being Fussed about || Worrying || Bugs || Arrogance || Pink || Gossip
Hobbies:
Dancing || Dancing was something she started doing at a young age, and fell in love with it.
Reading || Reading has always been a passion of hers. Her ideal alone time is to relax with a good book and some food.
Swimming || Being a child of Poseidon, it's no surprise she's good at swimming. The water is like her second home. It also helps that she can breathe underwater.
Fears:
Heights || for some reason, Melina's been scared of heights ever since she can remember. Great heights terrify her, and she'd much rather have her feet firmly planted on the ground, or better yet, splashing in the water.
Disappointing Poseidon || Melina's feels she needs to prove her worth to Poseidon, and she's constantly trying to make her proud. Disappointing her father would be one of the worst things she could do.
Her Temper || Having a very short temper, Melina is constantly trying to keep herself in check. She knows from experience that her outbursts can be destructive, and it scares her to think she might seriously hurt someone one day.
Secrets:
Never met her father || Melina's never met her father, though she tried to squeeze everything about him from her mom. It makes her feel like he wants nothing to do with her.
In-Depth
Patient || Temperamental || Honest || Compassionate || Stubborn || Competitive
Melina’s patience is something that hardly wears thin. While it didn't start out that way, Melina slowly learned to wait for things to happen, rather than rant about how slowly something is. That isn't to say that she won't fight for what she wants, but she knows she won't get anything immediately. Her patience makes her very good at planning and problem solving, and working towards her goals. It also helps her deal with people, as she won't rush anyone into telling her something by hassling and annoying them. It also helps to keep her temper in check.
Despite her patient and calm exterior, Melina has a very hot temper lying dormant underneath that, when prodded enough, can come lashing out. She finds it best to stay as calm as she can to keep her temper in check. She's had outbursts of rage in the past, and they've never ended well. Her anger causes her to get increasingly impulsive and destructive. She lashes out at the people and things around her. In this state, she seems to draw more power from herself than usual. She can get impulsive when she gets angry. Thankfully, her rage has rarely ever shown itself, as she's kept herself in check.
One thing you can always rely on Melina to be is honest. No matter what, she will always tell you the truth, however hard it may be. She doesn't like the idea of deceiving someone by lying, and finds it better to be candid instead. If the truth may be harsh, she'll try and soften it when she speaks. In turn, Melina doesn't really like it when people lie to her either, and can usually tell when they are. As candid as she is with others, Melina is rarely honest with herself. She doesn't usually listen to her own emotions, and tends to hide what she's feeling.
Mellie is very compassionate towards her friends, and the people around her. They might not notice it, but it's in the little things she does. She loves to help people, even if it means putting others' needs before her own. She also tries to alleviate any suffering that people might be feeling, and is open to listening if anyone wants to talk.
Mellie can also be really tenacious and strong-willed. She likes to get her way, and by any means possible, she usually always does. She makes up her mind about things and it's near impossible to talk her out of it. Trying to talk her out of something is like trying to wear a boulder down into sand because of her patience. That stubbornness has gotten her into trouble on more than a few occasions.
When playing a sport, or anything for that matter, Mellie gets increasingly competitive. It's when you see a more aggressive side to her, quite contrary to her usual calm personality. She could turn something as simple as learning a charm into a contest to see who can master it first. On top of that, Melina likes to win, and will work very hard towards to achieve that goal. She even competes with herself in trying to do her best academically and extracurricularly.
The Past Defines Us
Olivia had given up on guys when she met Pierce at the age of 23. She had never met anyone quite like him. He was kind and gentle, and whenever she was around him, it felt like the land gave way and she was floating out at sea. Their relationship was got serious pretty quickly, but Olivia didn't mind. She wanted to spend the rest of her life with him, though it wouldn't' come to be. At the age of 25, Olivia got pregnant, and Pierce left her. It came as a shock, but she knew how to deal on her own. Her beautiful baby girl was born, who she named Melina. Olivia finished college, and got a job as a part time lawyer so she would have time to raise her daughter. She bought a beach house in California and settled down.
Melina's powers didn't manifest until she was three. Even then, they were barely noticeable, so Olivia wasn't aware of her daughter's gifts until she was 5. One day, Melina had wandered onto the beach while her mother was cooking, and ran towards the water. Olivia looked out her kitchen window in time to see little Mellie go under the water. She dashed outside, and ran into the water searching for her. It wasn't until 10 minutes later, that she found Melina a few yards away from shore underwater. Any grown person would've drowned in that time, but Melina came up looking normal and happy.
The incident shook Olivia, and she in turn focused on her daughter more. She noticed things like the water in the house turning to ice whenever Mellie had a temper tantrum, and her affinity for swimming at such a young age. It wasn't until Pierce arrived on a rainy sunday night that everything made sense. He sat her down and explained who he was, and what might be happening to Melina. It took awhile for Olivia to wrap her head around what she heard, but she accepted it without question. It also surprised her that still felt the same way about him.
Melina made great progress with her powers soon after that. Of course, it was kept hidden from everyone but her mother. Other than that, she had a great childhood, filled with friends and play dates. When Mellie turned 8, Olivia met Richard, and they soon married when Melina turned 10. As she grew older, her powers became stronger, and she became more proficient in controlling them. She joined the academy at the age of 13, and to this day, she still loves it.
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