☼ name ☼
CARMEN MARIE HOWARD

☼ age ☼
SEVENTEEN

☼ gender ☼
FEMALE

☼ sexuality ☼
HETEROSEXUAL

☼ face claim ☼
KATYA GOLDEN

☼ personality ☼

— oh, carmen, carmen, carmen...
— this girl is not quite what she seems
— when you first notice carmen, she's the quiet girl in the back of the classroom who really doesn't cause any trouble.
— she just keeps to herself, going through the motions of the day
— it's only people who look closer that realize she's so much more than the quiet girl
— really, she's about as sarcastic and as teasing as they come. it just takes a while for people to recognize that side of her.
— at first, her sense of humor is very subtle. she allows little sarcastic comments to slip out under her breath, but she never really expects anyone to hear them.
— she likes to consider herself witty, but she keeps it to herself
— kinda a loner?
— but when she opens up, she can be kind of fun
— she has a very good girl, straight a's vibe at school, and she's very very responsible. no one would ever expect her to do something crazy... like... you know... run away
— so basically, this description has sucked, but what you need to know is that carmen comes off very held back. she tries to be perfect and quiet. really, she's much more interesting deeper down, but not many people have stuck around or cared enough to notice.

☼ backstory ☼

— let's just say that carmen has never had the happiest home life
— her parents were high school sweethearts... but they both dropped out when carmen's mother got pregnant with her halfway through her junior year
— nothing went right since
— you see, carmen's father wasn't the most reliable man in the world. he could hardly ever keep a job and when he did have any money to give away, he spent it on beer, lotto tickets, and black jack.
— whenever her family is under one roof together, basically everyone is screaming and angry about something
— carmen stays out of things, trying to hide away and ignore her parents yelling at each other and her four younger siblings constantly bickering
— its really not a great situation.
— you probably guessed this, but carmen hates it
— she feels like she can't breathe in her own home. it's suffocating
— this backstory was the shortest thing ever, but you get the idea, right? it's pretty plain and simple why she would want to runaway.