AU History: - Her father is from Leith, a member of a merchant family rather than a member of the nobility, and met her mother when he had to visit Westerley for work related reasons. They were married after her mother had an unplanned pregnancy and came to Leith to live together, a circumstance that hurt the family's reputation a fair amount. That scandal still hasn't completely faded, but their business (her father works in architecture) has managed to stay afloat regardless.
- Natalie was born several years later, but her parents found it difficult to give both of their children the same level of attention and care. Especially as they grew older, it was obvious that they cared a fair amount more about her brother to the point that she was emotionally neglected for the majority of her childhood. It didn't help that her brother and her got along horribly; he was able to get under her skin extremely well, which resulted in almost constant bickering between the two of them.
- Eventually, her brother left to work for the Company, but this didn't do much to change things for her at home. Instead, her brother being absent (and the reason why he was absent) dealt a heavy blow to her mother, who was already suffering from nearly debilitating depression and anxiety. She became even more poorly equipped to take care of Natalie, and her father was more preoccupied with finding some way to support her mother.
- As Natalie grew more distrustful and closed off due to her family situation, she turned to music as something she could use to forget the stress of her home life. It was clear fairly quickly that she had extreme talent, and she identified it as something that could eventually help her make a new start apart from her family. When she moved on to college, she chose it as her course of study.
Miscellaneous Notes: As a note, the reason I wrote her AU in a way that included her brother living is because in her canon, he's a fleshed out character with a distinct personality and motivations, and there's someone thinking of sending him here eventually. Additionally, her pb is Alice Englert because getting icons from a stage musical that was never professionally taped is hell.
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- Her father is from Leith, a member of a merchant family rather than a member of the nobility, and met her mother when he had to visit Westerley for work related reasons. They were married after her mother had an unplanned pregnancy and came to Leith to live together, a circumstance that hurt the family's reputation a fair amount. That scandal still hasn't completely faded, but their business (her father works in architecture) has managed to stay afloat regardless.
- Natalie was born several years later, but her parents found it difficult to give both of their children the same level of attention and care. Especially as they grew older, it was obvious that they cared a fair amount more about her brother to the point that she was emotionally neglected for the majority of her childhood. It didn't help that her brother and her got along horribly; he was able to get under her skin extremely well, which resulted in almost constant bickering between the two of them.
- Eventually, her brother left to work for the Company, but this didn't do much to change things for her at home. Instead, her brother being absent (and the reason why he was absent) dealt a heavy blow to her mother, who was already suffering from nearly debilitating depression and anxiety. She became even more poorly equipped to take care of Natalie, and her father was more preoccupied with finding some way to support her mother.
- As Natalie grew more distrustful and closed off due to her family situation, she turned to music as something she could use to forget the stress of her home life. It was clear fairly quickly that she had extreme talent, and she identified it as something that could eventually help her make a new start apart from her family. When she moved on to college, she chose it as her course of study.
CRAU: No.
Original History: If this isn't detailed enough, let me know and I'll write up something else!
Inventory: Nothing! She'll be coming in without any items.
Samples: One, two, both from the TDM.
Miscellaneous Notes: As a note, the reason I wrote her AU in a way that included her brother living is because in her canon, he's a fleshed out character with a distinct personality and motivations, and there's someone thinking of sending him here eventually. Additionally, her pb is Alice Englert because getting icons from a stage musical that was never professionally taped is hell.