CHARLOTTE~

Jun 13, 2010 23:21

Well, as promised, this is a rough sketch of Charlotte as well as a short description. (It's a bit faded, so please click to enlarge. :D) Charlotte likes to wear hats and almost always appears with one, unless she's indoors, hence the boater hat (her favourite kind of hat).




Charlotte: よっ、心ちゃん!久しぶりだね。

Charlotte is Kokoro's refined cousin who lives in the city. She is feminine and beautiful in appearance but surprisingly boyish and gallant.

Charlotte is a fabulously rich lady, of course (what's with the "of course" xD) and so she dresses like one. Her favourite choice of clothing is feminine frilly dresses in shades of cream, brown & pale pink, but she secretly wears trousers inside, of course, and has the knack for getting into all sorts of trouble.

She likes the colour brown, and wears short brown leather gloves most of the time. She has two rings, one black & one white, bequeathed to her by her parents. No one really knows the significance of this, except maybe Charlotte and her parents themselves.

She shares Kokoro's sense of adventure, so they are on pretty good terms with each other. Many a time has Charlotte secretly run off from home to pay a surprise visit to Kokoro. (With hilarious results.) Charlotte is also known for bringing around ridiculous amounts of knick-knacks in equally ridiculously large suitcases (and it is also a wonder to Kokoro that she has the strength to carry those bags). Some of the stuff she brings around (her favourite standing lamp, for one) even seem too big for her bags.

Charlotte's parents are almost always absent, so she lives in the care of her nosy governess, nursemaid and old butler. She is too much for them to handle of course, and their attempts at foiling her "unladylike" exploits are almost always thwarted. Like Kokoro, they often wonder why she is able to carry around so much things.

Charlotte, although by no means a proper lady in the eyes of her nursemaid & governess, has learnt her lessons (from them xD) well and appears polite (always speaking in Keigo, except to Kokoro and some close friends) and refined. She gives the impression of an elegant lady, until her true mischievous nature is uncovered. 8D

Charlotte is generous & warm-hearted. She likes acting motherly, even though she's only 8 months older than Kokoro. She's straightforward, easygoing, carefree and sociable. She's often mistaken to be 1 or 2 years older than Kokoro, because of the confident matter in which she speaks and acts. Kokoro's more awkward and shy compared to her when meeting strangers.

~Trivia~
Charlotte plays the piano. Her favourite composer is Mendelssohn. :D Kokoro is more of a Romantic period person, so she likes Beethoven. (Wan announces: I like Beethoven. -.-;; This is random.)

She has blond hair and light blue eyes. Her favourite food are eggs. She also likes tea. One of her hobbies is to go horse-riding. Charlotte is home-schooled by her governess and the occasional tutor. She has a house in the city, but also has a countryside retreat where her many pets reside (5 dogs and 2 horses). She has a great love for wide open spaces, and hence likes to spend a lot of time at her countryside retreat.

Her favourite book is Heidi by Johanna Spyri.

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Whew, that was one long post. Well, I've thought a lot about this character. xD Anyway, we've thought of a few possible Japanese names for Charlotte (for she exists in the parallel world as well), and we just can't make up our minds, so I'm thinking of calling a vote. An ideal name would be one that doesn't sound too feminine or masculine, something elegant and not too longish. And not too common!

Possible names:

1. 椿 (Tsubaki)   [I'm voting for this.]   [Yishao votes for this too. xD]
2. 翼 (Tsubasa)
3. 千尋 (Chihiro)   [Rene & Reine prefer this.]   [Steffi too! :O]
4. 千秋 (Chiaki)   [Wan is rooting for this.]

You guys could vote by leaving a comment. :DDD

/storytelling.

P.S. Forgot to ask for critique. XD Please give my sketch some concrit. I personally think her hand looks huge. -.-;; I had a hard time doing the body as well, and her hair is messily drawn (ignore that, it's a sketch~ TT^TT).

bjd, stories, sophie ashcombe [kokoro], charlotte baudelaire [kurumi], art, d.ouls

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