DRAVEN, billie jean

[amy]

billie jean draven.

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/ i want to voice this out loud

full name. billie jean draven
stage name. n/a
nicknames. none
age dob. twenty-one, april fifteeth
gender. female
sexual orientation. straight
career. management (personal assistant)
hometown. san fransisco


/ it's therapeutic somehow

height. 5' 6"
eyes. blue
hair. dark brown, mid-length, straight
build. slim
distinguishing features. large eyes, rounded nose, thin lips
play-by. zooey deschanel


/ so i'm moving to new york

loves. baking, kids, smell of vanilla, dandelions, vinyl records, cats, modern architecture, used bookstores, accessories, hockey, baseball, die hard, trinkets,
hates. marriage doubters, tabloids, drugs, golf, mayonnaise,
quirks. cleans when she's upset, watches die hard at christmas, collects found objects, names her pets after school house rock, alphabetizes everything,
aspirations. improve the lives of people around her, become a housewife, make the world better for future generations
secrets. homosexuality makes her uncomfortable, once tried to get back together with her ex-husband, disapproves of her brother's girlfriend,
personality evaluated.

Billie Jean is an old fashioned girl. She likes old things, believes in the nostalgia of the "good ol' days" and swears by old fashioned values. Values inherited from her conservative, christian parents, and her republican, military man ex-husband. Her whole life she's dreamed of the perfect fairytale romance, wedding, marriage. Her biggest aspiration to become a housewife and mother. Billie is naive, trusting, and honest to a fault. She can't lie well and has even more trouble with secrets. She hates emotional games and finds beauty in moments of vulnerable honesty. In her perfect world, everyone that holds a place in her heart would know just exactly how much they meant to her.

Life has thrown Billie a few curve-balls, with her nephew fathered by her teen-aged brother and her failed marriage. She's found herself lost, and questioning everything she knew. In spite of it all though, she remains fiercely loyal, and supportive to a fault. Ever the people pleaser, Billie can be a terrible pushover. In contrast, she can also be incredibly stubborn. The things she holds close to her heart, she will fight for tooth and nail. Not only that, but she will fight for the things that matter to those she cares about. Never having much cause of her own, Billie is more likely to fight the fights of her family and friends than her own. This is partially due to the fact that she has trouble placing value in herself. She has a lack of faith in herself, and constantly seeks the approval of others for validation.

/ i've got issues with my sleep

father. Sebastian Kingsley Draven, 68, producer
mother. Emma Renee Draven nee Locke, 65, actress
siblings. Cooper Morrissey Draven, 23, actor
pets. Grey Tabby Cat "Lolly", Calico "Rufus"
other family. Nephew, Noel Ziggy Draven, 6,
history evaluated.

The Dravens had always come from money. On the record it was their smart investing, ability to spot a good opportunity when it arose, and their business sense that had garnered their billions. Off the record there were other dealings, bootlegging, weapons sales, the kinds of things a proud family such as theirs would never admit to.

Billie Jean grew up rich and spoiled. The youngest of two siblings, Billie was always the favorite. As much as parents are supposed to treat their children equally, there was never any secret that their affection for their little girl was more bountiful than for their son. Billie got everything she wanted, but unlike so many other spoiled rich girls, she didn't take her privilege at face value. Maybe it was seeing her brother, Cooper, not getting the same unadulterated affection from their parents. Whatever the reason, Billie approached her gifts with guilt, feeling undeserving and wishing she could be more independent.

Cooper Draven was interesting to grow up with, to say the least. Protective to the point of annoyance, but loving to a fault. Though the petty squabbles were many, most of the time, she couldn't fault him for his behavior. As much as she disagreed with almost everything he ever did, Billie always looked up to Cooper for his confidence and independence.

When she was a preteen, a crucial time in her adolescence, Cooper left for boarding school. With no other voice in the house, Billie learned to follow her parents to a T. Billie could never rebel the way Cooper did. Her desire to make her parents happy dictated her every move. She worried about grades, went with her parents to church, and eventually one day, voted republican.

Cooper returned for high school, but after his absence they were never as close. Billie served almost as a carbon copy of her parents, looking on his actions with disapproval. It got even worse when at 17, Cooper impregnated a girl. Billie saw this as inexcusable and became altogether unsupportive and the siblings grew even further apart.

Through high school, Billie struggled with her self esteem. She was timid around boys, and she didn't stand out much. In her eyes, and she took this to mean that because boys didn't seem to like her, she was unlikable. She didn't have a single boyfriend throughout all four years of her high school experience.

Her first year of college, however, things changed. Billie met a guy. James Adler was three years Billie's senior. He seemed refreshingly mature compared to boys she had known before. She'd never meant to fall for the first boy she dated, but she was so susceptible to his charms. No boy had ever flirted with her like that before, given her that kind of attention.

The year they met was James' last of college. An overachiever by default, he finished his degree in three years. Military-bound, he was moving closer to the base after he graduated. It was the threat of long distance that caused sweet, young, Billie to make one of the biggest mistakes of her life.

Swept up in young love, the two got married even though they were fundamentally wrong for each other. Billie dropped everything to be a part of James' life, but it wasn't enough. After a year of marriage James asked for a divorce, leaving Billie heartbroken.

Billie was lost, not knowing how to fend for herself or where to turn. Drunk and crying, she ended up calling the one person she didn't think would be disappointed with her, or guilt trip her about the cost of her wedding. Cooper Draven. That's how Billie decided to chase her brother out to L.A and start her life over. She hoped more than anything, they could rekindle the friendship and closeness they held when they were young. She would distract herself from her heartbreak and agony by immersing herself in her career this time. No school, no marriage, no parents, no husband. No, this time Billie Jean Draven was going to support herself.

/ christmas came early for me

alias. amy
years of rp experience. this question makes me feel old, because I've lost track. lots and lots, let's just say.
other characters. nope.
how did you find us. draven referral train.
roleplay sample.

The apartment was in a state of chaos. Once again, it had come to that time of year where Verona went through a cleaning frenzy because she could no longer get any work done. She had art supplies, half-finished projects, and who knows what else in piles taking over her life. Not to mention, books were piling up all over. There was the main bookshelf of course, her aspirational library in a pile by her bed, the library books by the back door she hoped weren't overdue and the shelf that contained all her old textbooks and design books. Something had to be done.

Verona was moving some things out of her living room, hoping to employ the out of sight out of mind tactic. Maturity at its finest. In the process she came across a sweatshirt she didn't think she recognized. She glanced at it, brow furrowed by the mystery. She put her nose to it, hoping for more clues but it didn't do much. She closed her eyes and then finally it came to her. She discovered where she had last seen that sweater, Bryce had been wearing it.

The young woman was restless and grew tired of cleaning quickly. She thought she might call her friend up and let him know she had something of his. But she glanced at the time and the mess still left and she so badly wanted a way out of this mess she had formed for herself. So maybe that's what this was. An opportunity, an excuse, an escape.

She grabbed the jacket and got into her car, driving over to Mr. Romano's house to return his possession. The drive went quickly, despite the traffic that was usually clogging the Chicago streets. Most likely due to Verona's lead foot, but no cops had stopped her. Verona approached the door and knocked, but there was no answer. She took a sheet of paper and pen from her purse to scrawl a note and leave it on his porch. As she pressed the paper to the door for a writing surface, the force caused the door to fall open.

By her very nature, Verona was the kind of girl who had to go into a door that just fell open. She told herself, just so that she didn't feel like a bad guy, that she would simply leave the note and the sweater inside the door. As she stepped in the house however, everything changed. She saw something she didn't expect.
"BRYCE. Bryce?" He eyes darted back and forth looking for her friend. Maybe, maybe it wasn't his she told herself. But as she looked at the drug paraphernalia spread out on the table, she knew. "WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THIS?"

[phoenix]

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