Character Sketch - Stella Watson

Full Name: Stella Watson
Nick Name(s): Stella-ella-olla (but only to Parker)
Gender: female
Age: 24 years old
Birthday/Year: July 14th
Marital Status/Sexual Preference: single/straight
Spouse: none
Hair: long, straight, brown, some natural highlights, bangs that are cut straight across her forehead.
Eyes: huge brown eyes
Language(s): English and a little French as well as a little German, but only enough for small conversations in French and German.
Height: 5’9
Weight/Body Structure/Physical Faults: she’s about 143 lbs. She is definitely not skinny. She has very little muscle. Her body is just soft. She giggles when she moves.
Physical/Mental Health: Physically she’s extremely healthy. But she’s bi-polar and not extremely stable yet.
Clothing: she wears mostly skater clothing, jeans, dickies shorts, hoodies and t-shirts. But she’s been known to wear pretty much anything, but a dress.
Parents/Guardians: Her mother still lives in Toronto. Her name is Marty and she’s an odd, over-expressive painter. Her father lives in London, England and Stella isn’t too sure what he does there.
Siblings: She has an older brother who she never sees. They’re not close. His name is Mitchell.
Friends: Charlie is her best friend, but she’s also pretty close with Lucy.
Enemies: Mia, her past boyfriend’s sister.
Beliefs/Religion: she is an atheist.
Career/Past Careers: she’s had very little career experience. She mostly worked in retail and coffee shops. She uses her photography as a secondary source of income.
Dreams/Life Goals: she doesn’t have any goals. She’s confused about what to do with her life. At the beginning of the story she doesn’t care about goals.
Speech Patterns/Frequently Used Phrases: “Yeah. Okay. Right.”
Hobbies: photography
Likes: music of all sorts, but mostly electro and punk rock. She also likes art, mostly photography. She finds herself immersed in all sorts of art forms though. She also likes partying and drinking, but it seems to be getting old.
Dislikes: arrogance, rudeness, promiscuity
Fears: being alone forever
Strengths: she takes care of people, no matter her own condition.
Weakness: she’s too afraid to get close to anyone because anyone she does hurts her.
Good Qualities: extremely caring, gives advice, appreciated good art and doesn’t show her sadness.
Bad Habits: gives advice when it’s not wanted/needed, she drinks a lot.
Turn Ons: deep conversations, someone who takes charge
Turn Offs: the idea of sex for sex, people who brag about money, smoking
Natural Talents: photography
Temperament: level, generally.
Background:
-lived a hectic life until she decided to move out on her own during university.
-family life was always restless with lack of money and absent father
-moved to B.C. to live with her aunt not long after her boyfriend’s death

Both Happiest and Saddest Moments:
happiest: - the first night she had her own apartment and the huge apartment party that they threw in honour of it.
saddest: - finding Roberto, her boyfriend, had ODed on Valentine’s Day.

What is this character's major goal?
Stella just wants to find a place where she feels content and maybe even away from anyone she loves. She feels that she ruins the lives of everyone she cares about.

Why is this goal so important to this character?
She feels that everyone around her that she loves dies. She would never say it, but she feels that way.

Are there any events in the character's past that affect the significance of this goal?
Yeah the death of her boyfriend, unborn baby and her aunt.

Describe your characters life till now, motivations, family situation, pet peeves--anything that comes to you:
-family situation is rocky. Her mother is an odd artist who only calls to ask for money. Her brother is much the same, which is a major source of tension. Her father was never around to support them, but they all assume he’s well off, living in London.
-she moved to get away from everyone she cared about, but ended up caring about her aunt just as much, if not more. She lost her boyfriend, unborn child and aunt all in less than a year.
-she’s not mentally stable, but hides it rather well. She doesn’t ask for help and can stand those who have problems, but can’t handle them on their own. Despite this, she is always taking care of people, hoping that they’ll one day do the same for her.

What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything to avoid? Why? What has she already done to avoid this? What do you see him doing in the future to avoid it?
-she avoids falling in love again. She moved to the other side of the country to avoid the people she cared about. She will constantly contemplate going back and it will be noticeable every time someone shows how much they care about her.


What is the one thing in the world your character would do anything in the world to have? Why? What has she already done to try to obtain it? What does she hope to try in the future?
-Stella just wants a place to be alone and free. She moved off to B.C. to try and find that. When she gets back to Toronto she avoids her friends, except Charlie, and tries to find a place outside of downtown where she know no one will look for her. She thinks about running away again, but can never muster up the courage.