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note to self: i’ll be there for you, always

written june 6, 2021. Photo by Kristine Cinate on Unsplash I have always looked for myself in other people. I think the idea was that they would somehow hold the pieces of me that I felt were missing. That maybe, if I wrapped my identity up in theirs enough, we would somehow make a whole person. It's not healthy to live like this, but I did it anyway — burning through relationships and searching for something I couldn't quite name. It was never enough, not to be myself, but it was never enough to latch my identity to other people, either. I got close, several times — I thought I had reached the pinnacle of self discovery. I thought I had completed myself. But in the end, relying on other people to help build yourself is never a viable way to do things. It's only recently that I've started to become comfortable with the idea of being enough, as I am, on my own. Several years ago, in this same position, I would have searched for another person to attach my identity onto,

Beautiful People: Fiona


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just wish you could've seen me 
when it used to come so easy
i like to say it's easy to stay
but it's not for me, 
'cause I'm barely here at all.
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It's my character Fiona's birthday today, which pleasantly coincides with the release of Beautiful People, so I decided to focus on her this month. I know it's weird to focus so much on my character's birthday, but hey. We're writers. Who ever said we were sane? Plus, I'm just really excited. Like I said, Fiona's my favorite.
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1) What is their full name and is there a story behind why they got it? 

Her full name is Fiona Rose Bartulli. For me, Fiona has been a favorite name of mine ever since one of the members of one of my old favorite bands named his daughter that. I'd been holding onto the name Fiona to use for a while, and when I started BCII, I thought, "This story better stick around, because Fiona is too good a name to waste." Well. Yeah. It did. And it worked.

In canon, her mother, Chloe, also has the middle name of Rose, so that's where she got that.

2) How old are they, and when were they born? 


19, almost 20. Well, um, today, actually! June 6th.

3) Describe their physical appearance. 


Fiona is 5'2" and somewhat thick-bodied--she's basically not a size zero. Despite this, she's generally tiny and can curl up into small spaces. Her hair is red and shoulder-length. She usually wears graphic tees, sweats, hoodies, and sometimes jeans. (Converse, too.) Though, because of her job as a violinist, she has to dress up more than she'd like. She has dark blue eyes.

(Bonus questions: 1. What is their race/nationality/ethnicity? 2. Do you have a picture of them? If so, include it!) 


Fiona's white and about as pale as they come. She's American, though she has roots as both Irish and Italian, with maybe a little English thrown in there. (Bartulli is an Italian name.)

I sure do! Several pictures, actually.

(the pictures in this collage are not mine, however the arrangement of them is. please do not reuse.)


4) Describe your character's personality first in one word, and then elaborate with a few sentences. 


One word? I know I helped make these questions, buuut... uh, this is going to be hard.

The one word is frustrated. Frustrated with life, with where she's going, with herself, with other people, and life circumstances.

Fiona is an INFJ and constantly torn between her head and her heart. I saw a pin here that says, "It is a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind." That literally just sums her up. She's constantly torn between feeling and not feeling, being cold rather than being open, and being rational instead of emotional. Her instinct is to stuff her emotions down; she doesn't like talking about or dealing with them. At her worst moments, she's abrasive and rude. At her core, though, she wants to be loving and open. She's just scared and hurting, and isn't willing to be vulnerable with just anyone, if anyone at all.

you may recognize this from my old blog header!

5) What theme song(s) fit their personality and story arc? 


Oh man. There are a lot.

Catch my Breath - Kelly Clarkson
Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Celebrity Status - Marianas Trench
Perfect - Marianas Trench
Porcelain - Marianas Trench.

So basically, Kelly Clarkson cubed, and Marianas Trench cubed. How weird.

6) Which one of the seven deadly sins describes your character? 

Anger.

7) If they were an element (fire, water, earth, air), which one would they be? 

Fire.

8) What is their favorite word? 

Home.

9) Who’s one person they really miss? (It could be someone who’s passed away, or someone they’re not close to anymore, or someone who’s moved away.) 


She misses having a good relationship with her mom.

10) What sights, sounds, and smells remind them of that person?


The sky and warm summer days, playgrounds with sand pits (it reminds her of playing in the sand with her mom when she was younger), the ocean, spaghetti, and Italian words.

(I made this two years back for a BP post for Fiona I never posted. We have come full-circle.)

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character copyright Sky Walden, 2014

Comments

  1. Oh Fiona...how awesome you are. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALSO. Eeeh! I loved reading this because it shows you know Fiona so so well, too. (And she's awesome.) And I'm counting down until I get to read her book and officially "meet" her. x) I love how you described her personality, she just feels so super real.

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  2. I loved learning about Fiona! That is a really cool name. Reading about her personality, I think I could definitely relate to her.

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  3. Awesome! Fiona sounds like a great character (and aesthetically beautiful, too, judging by that top pic. Karen Gillan is great, too ;) ). I like how her roots are all a bit of everywhere; that's a good representation of the modern world (says the half-Polish Englishwoman).

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  4. Happy birthday, Fiona!

    Fiona sounds like an easy character to relate to, and very fascinating! I really liked reading about her. (And her name is awesome.) :)

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  5. First, thanks for hosting!

    Secondly, I like Fiona, she definitely grabs me because you describe her so we'll. And "pale as they come" - yes! We need more pasty heroines.

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  6. So cool! And I agree - too good a name to waste. XD She sounds like she's made good use of it...and I am intrigued by her story. :D

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  7. Fiona sounds like a truly wonderful character, Sky! You seem to have really gotten a hold of her as a character and her struggles, personality so forth. I am interested to hear more!! Happy Birthday to her :)

    I hope to enter this exciting edition of Beautiful People soon myself with one of my characters.

    By the by, last Thursday, my blog, Fullness of Joy had its 3rd birthday :). To celebrate the event, I am hosting a blog-party of "special magnificence" throughout the week, and as a cherry-top icing a fun giveaway for three winners to end it all. It will be a week long tag series, with every day or so I'll be making different literary-themed topic tags, about different genres such as the classics, fantasy, mystery, children's, etc . . which everyone can join in with. And I am dearly hoping you would - it would thrill me very much and also it should prove some fun, I think :)

    Today's topic is "Historical Classics" :)

    http://joy-live4jesus.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/through-looking-glass-blog-birthday.html?m=1

    I hope you can join!

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  8. Happy birthday, Fiona. {You have a beautiful name, you know that?}

    I love her, Sky.

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  9. Happy birthday, Fiona!

    Wow, she looks just like AnnDrew except with Jesse's near exact personality (with a slight bit of AnnDrew's thrown in).

    I say this so much it's become cliché, but I can't wait to read more about her! Or the story she's in. Either or both would be awesome.

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