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Name:
Their birth name is unknown, they've always gone by Rune.
Nicknames:
Ru, Scribble.
Age:
Fifteen.
Gender:
Assigned female, genderless - genderfluid-flux.
(How I refer to them will change depending on their current identity, ask me if you get confused).
Romantic and Sexual Orientation:
Aromantic-flux asexual.
Appearance:
Rune is an even 5' in height, not an inch taller, not an inch shorter. While they aren't overly fond of being so short, it is something they've learned to put up with. They weigh around 100lbs which is slightly underweight for their height. They have pale skin, though not from lack of sunlight - it holds an almost sickly tone to it. Rune has dark brown hair and eyes of the same shade. Their hair is fairly short, not reaching past their chin though they have a lock on each side of their face that reaches their shoulders and is most often tied with a ribbon of some sort. While feminine looking, they could easily pass off as male if needed. Their outfit choices vary depending on how they feel, though they constantly wear a black scarf around their neck which they hide part of their face in when feeling shy or embarrassed. They also constantly wear a pair of glasses. Hidden by a bandage, there is a series of marks on their right arm that spread all the way up.
Rune
Personality:
At first, Rune seems to be a rather detached and emotionless person, though this is simply a defence mechanism that they had built to stop their emotions being used against them. In reality they are a studious person who would rather spend their time poring over books and trying to learn something than talk to another. While not generally excitable, they do have the tendency to ramble if someone asks them a question related to something that Rune is interested in.
Rune isn’t a violent person, preferring to solve conflicts peacefully where possible. A pacifist at heart, they refuse to hurt even the smallest of creatures on purpose, and mourn over the ones they injured either accidentally or when they were forced to do so.
Likes:
~ Runes ~
~ Learning ~
~ Books ~
~ Quiet, sunny places ~
Dislikes:
~ Hurting others, either accidentally or being forced to ~
~ People who hurt others without reason ~
~ People mocking them for their studious nature ~
~ Sweet things ~
Fears:
~ That they will be forced to hurt someone they’ve come to care for ~
~ Getting attached ~
~ The witches ~
Ability:
Whimsical – Runes: Rune has the ability to decipher and interpret runes, this alone would likely merely be a Wayward skill, but their ability to also create and empower runes of their own boosts it to a Whimsical ability. These runes are mostly simple, things to promote balance or strength and so on. (More will be added later as specifics are worked out).
Background:
Rune’s first memory is of being locked in a small, dark space while others laughed at them for being different. Despite this, they don’t fear the dark or being in small spaces, nor did they ever resent those who bullied them.
Even as a child Rune was a pacifist, always avoiding conflicts where possible and not fighting back when caught, even if they were hurt in the process. They had been an orphan for as long as they could remember, and while the carers treated them all equally they were unnerved by the girl with the odd markings on their arm.
Life was relatively normal for the most part. Rune was a bookworm who avoided their bullies when possible, usually by hiding out in the local library, there was nothing more to be told. Or so it seemed.
At the age of seven, Rune was hiding in the library, when they came across a book about runes and upon reading it found that they could understand it easily. They started going their more frequently, absorbing as much knowledge about the subject as they could, to the point of skipping school and meals to go there.
Shortly after their ninth birthday, they were discovered. But not by their caretakers, but by a witch. The young woman had approached and offered to teach the young girl more if she agreed to go with them. Of course, being mostly naive they accepted the offer.
It was possibly the worst decision in their life. Oh sure, they were taught more about runes, much like they had wanted, but in exchange Rune was no more than a prisoner, a slave. Seeing their talent with runes, both stringing together minor enchantments and deciphering those already set up the witches grew greedy, they wanted that power for their own and thus would only teach Rune more after the child had done certain tasks for them. These tasks ranged anywhere from shopping for supplies to hurting other people, all to give the witches power they craved.
In the end, Rune built up defenses to protect themself, shutting down their emotions until there was the barest hint of them left.
Numb, desperate and enslaved, Rune has now been a prisoner for six long years.
Face Claim: Asada Shino – Sword Art Online