Melody Cauthor | SUCC OC

Profile: Full name: Melody Cauthor, Age: 23, Pronouns: she/her, Height: 5'5", Species: vampire, A creative writing major and fashion minor

Voice: Soft, usually stuttering, has to be constantly told to speak up

Appearance: Incredibly pale skin, long pink hair that's usually down, yellow eyes with slit pupils, fangs instead of canines, soft and round face, pointed ears, always has on some kind of fake nails, typically short ones, small stretch marks on the thighs and arms, a few tattoos of stars on the back of her neck, angel wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, a silver ciltourous piercing that pairs with silver nipple piercings, multiple earlobe piercings, fairly slim, but still has some chub on stomach

Clothing: Flowy and baggy fabrics, a mixture of comfortable with romantic, and pastel gothic fashion. Lots of pinks, greys, whites, and sage greens that pair well with her hair and jewelry. Her clothing always matches, and she spends an uncertain amount of time every morning making sure everything looks good

Personality: A huge wimp, only open to those who take the time to understand her, avoids conflict as much as possible, puts others' needs before her own, even if it means she ends up hurt, teacher's pet who loves partaking in study groups, a vegan vampire who refuses to drink blood; instead, partaking in tomato juice and artificial plasma, engages in her hobbies like: designing clothing, reading fashion magazines, writing stories with her characters, reading and writing smut

Personal Goal: Graduate with honors, become a published author, and spread the word about vegan vampirism into the world

Background: Melody was the youngest of two children, the "weird" one who wanted to please people instead of looking after herself. She was always slightly cast into the shadows, and she didn't mind it at all. Melody wasn't a people person, so letting her older sibling deal with people helped her relax and focus on what Melody actually wanted. Books.

Characters, tropes, stories, series, chapters, and words. She loved every ounce of it. As a child and teen, Melody read more books than anybody could count, maybe five a week. Her nose was always buried in pages, and there was no way to get her head out of the clouds. She started writing her own stories fairly young, showing them off to her parents, even if they didn't always pay attention.

Growing up around vampires, she was often...different. She didn't struggle with human foods like most vampires do, she struggled with blood itself. The gross plasma texture and the strong metallic scent pushed her away from it, though the cruelty was what really averted Melody. Her getting to eat meant people and animals suffered. Had their blood taken and packaged just so she could eat. So, Melody stopped drinking natural blood altogether. This immediately made her already small social circle even smaller, with many vampires shunning her.

Melody was admitted to SUCC on scholarship, with lots of promise as a future writer. She took up Creative Writing in hopes that she would get the outlets she craved, and then took up Fashion as a way to get out her physical creative bursts. Plus, if she loved making outfits for herself, she'd love to make them for other people. Going into SUCC, Melody was hoping to find people like her, yet what she found was the opposite. All of the vampires there just seemed to want to convert Melody into drinking real blood, some making their efforts known, and others being more...secretive about it.

For now, Melody is just trying to push along and avoid confrontation with other vampires. She finds comfort in being alone, but deep down, everyone wants a friend or two.

Soft intimacy (As a romantic partner): Melody is very clingy; she likes to always be touching her partner in some way, whether it's simple hand holding or a few small kisses to the cheek. Shows lots of affection through gift giving and making, she'll write them poems and make them sweaters without being asked. Melody is all for domesticity; showering together, cooking together, or just cuddling up on the couch while working on separate things with her partner. She will, however, make a constant effort to shut herself away if she experiences the temptation to feed on her partner.

Intimacy: Needs constant praise and worship from her partner, incredibly vocal about what she likes and doesn't like, fairly touchy, enjoys touching her partner somehow, even if it's just holding hands, enjoys being marked physically (bites, slaps, hickies)

Character Notes & Habits:

• Picks at her nails when she's anxious
• Visibly lacking nutrients because of her diet, but refuses to accept any help
• Geeks out about her characters if given the opportunity
• Makes a concious effort to hide her fangs
• Whenever Melody has a blood craving, she will insult herself and curse at herself, hoping that will make the craving go away