Candy (BuzzieOfTheSkyWings)

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Candy is my OC, made for the object based character competition. Both of us would rather you didn't use them or mention them without permission. 
Unless you are a mod, please don't edit the page (apart from adding categories). I can check my own grammar. 
Coding was originally taken from a base by Himmalerin on the free formats page, and heavily modified by me. Please do not steal or tamper with it. 
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Candy 	Candy
 	
Background Information	Background Information
Creator 	Buzzie
Element 	Wind
Color 	Yellow
Songs 	<soundcloud url="https://soundcloud.com/jonimitchell/the-circle-game" height="20" auto_play="false" color="#ff69b4" theme_color="xxffff" width="20"></soundcloud> <soundcloud url="https://soundcloud.com/liamcoopermusic/piano-man-billy-joel" height="20" auto_play="false" color="#ffda00" theme_color="xxffff" width="20"></soundcloud>
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	5
Gender 	
Orientation 	
Occupation 	Circus performer
Tribe 	SilkWings
Goal 	Happiness and freedom
Residence 	Travelling around Pantala
Relatives 	Moth and Tiger (guardians)
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 Candy | | | SilkWing | Circus Performer
==Appearance==
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"I mean, if the audience dislikes how I look, then that's their problem, right?" 
Candy's snout is almost always creased with a warm smile. Their scales are dappled in shades of pink, red and yellow. Their antennae are a rose gold color, and their talons are often painted to match. If you saw them walking down the street, you wouldn't look at them twice. Their scales aren't remarkably shiny- really, they're kind of dull. But in the light of the circus tent, swinging high above the ground, they look beautiful. Dazzling. Almost.... perfect.
Candy's eyes are a dazzling gold, which is unusual for a SilkWing. Privately, they dislike them immensely, but they realize it does add publicity to the circus. Apart from their eyes, Candy's pretty average-looking for a SilkWing. They're maybe a little small and thin for their age, but they don't really mind. In fact, if anything, they like it.
==Abilities==
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 "Yeah, I know. They think I'm special just because I can jump through a hoop."
Candy is a true circus performer- they can dance, sing, play the drums, do fancy stunts on the trapeze, juggle, hula-hoop, put up a circus tent, sell tickets to unwilling strangers and lots more. They're skilled with social situations, and an excellent liar (though they prefer to think of themselves as an actor).
They are extremely flexible and a very hard worker. 
==Personality==
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"You think you know me, but you really don't. Trust me. You have no idea."
===Overview===
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"The audience wants to see a smiling dragonet with a tragic backstory but no opinions. Don't ask me why. But that's what I show them."
===Strengths and Weaknesses===
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"I'm forever being told about my weaknesses, but never about my strengths." 
===Quiz Results===
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"Maybe I'm too obsessed with how other people see me."
==History==
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"Just because I'm an orphan, people think they have a right to poke around in my personal life."
It was an accident, a terrible accident. The webs were supposed to be stable, unbreakable. That's what they were all told, anyway.
The HiveWings blamed the SilkWings workers who made the webs. The SilkWings, in a desperate attempt to clear their name, blamed the LeafWings. But the truth of it was that the HiveWings were to blame. In order to achieve their orders, they forced the SilkWings to work late into the night. As the pressure piled up on the workers, the silk webs grew more and more sloppy. 
For Candy, it didn't matter who was to blame. Because on the grand opening, when they were walking over with it for the first time with their parents and their parents' friends and hundreds of other SilkWings, the whole webbing sagged. And collapsed onto the savannah.
Hours later, search parties with SilkWing medics were sent out to search for survivors. None were found. There was nothing, nobody, to be found. One particular party, a travelling circus, was just about to give up and go back into the hive to prepare for there next show when suddenly they noticed a glint of something pinkish-gold clinging onto the side on a hive. Moth and Tiger, both experienced climbers and trapeze artists (and girlfriends), worked together to scale the hive. Curled up in a ball, clinging to a strand of webbing for dear life, was a one-year-old dragonet.
For almost a year afterwards, Candy refused to talk to anyone. Moth and Tiger eventually became their legal guardians. Not that it made much difference to Candy- they were a two year old dragonet, and had virtually no idea what was going on. 
On their third birthday, Candy realized that things were going to change, whether they liked it or not. They started talking again, and within a few weeks had signed up to part of Moth and Tiger's circus troupe. They found they actually quite liked most of the dragons in it, although most remained distant to the small, shy dragonet. 
Candy learnt lots of circus tricks, and found out how flexible they were. Still, they trained hard every day, and found joy in even minor improvements. 
They were skilled at most circus activities, but they were best at dancing. They appeared to fly even without having wings, and could make even the most painful dance moves seem graceful and effortless. In some ways, they liked the pain dancing brought- it distracted them from the gaping hole inside them. It showed how hard they were working. The blisters on their feet meant improvements. The ache on their neck meant improvements. They found they had a true passion for dancing.
Their first performance came when they were almost 3 and a half. They weren't sure that they were ready, but Moth convinced them to perform. When the time came, Candy was shaking with nerves. They almost backed out completely, and considered running back to Bloodworm Hive. And then the music started.
The crowd went wild for the little SilkWing dragonet with the golden eyes. Candy became an overnight success- not that they wanted to be. They found fame very stressful, and hated having to "please the crowd". 
Candy's saviour came in the form of Ladybird, their guardian Moth's niece. When the two were first introduced, they instantly liked each other. Even when Candy's troupe moved on to another hive, Candy and Ladybird sent each other frequent letters. Candy admitted to their friend how stressful their life had become, and Ladybird gave them invaluable advice on literally everything. 
==Trivia==
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"I mean, I'm not a very interesting person..."
- Candy is based on a candy wrapper.
- Candy barely remembers their parents, and doesn't keep in contact with anyone who knew them.
- Candy's favorite color is white, because it is calm, pure and has no negative connotations for them.
-They are a total grammar freak!
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"I- I- I love you too."
These are all written from Candy's point of view!
Moth
Aerial Silks
Moth is really my mom, whatever they say about me being adopted. My actual parents haven't done a thing for me since I was one, but Moth has loved since the day she first saw me (and boy have I heard that story a millions times...)
Our relationship has had its ups and downs, I guess. Moth's pretty stubborn about stuff, and doesn't give up without a fight. She's kind of boring and traditional in her views, and bows down to the HiveWings much to easily for my liking. So I guess I get frustrated with her, and she gets frustrated with me, and we both rub each other the wrong way. It happens too often, and I hate arguing with her, but sometimes I just can't help it. It's like she's asking for trouble, especially when she puts on that patronizing tone of voice. I'm not a one-year-old dragonet any more, and I hate being treated like one.
For the most part, though, we have a really close bond. I still remember my first words to any of the circus members, and they were to her. I love you. She says that the memory still brings tears to her eyes, but in a good way. It doesn't make me cry, but I love to think of her huge smile when I said those words. It was like watching the sun come out. I don't remember much from my first year at the circus, but that moment has stayed with me for my whole life.
Tiger
Trapeze artist
Tiger is an awesome mom to have. She's SilkWing rights all the way, and passionately hates out current monarchy system. She's skilled, too,really great at what she does. You should see her on the trapeze- she doesn't move her wings at all but she's still flying. 
She's great at motivational speeches and pep talks, and is really inspiring. I guess I don't really have the deep bond with her that I have with Moth, but I really, really love her and I think she's amazing. She's definitely one of my role models.
Dragonfly
Juggler
I don't really know him that well, but I quite like Dragonfly. He's always been nice to me, checking I'm okay before shows and giving me extra helpings of whatever deserts he can scavenge. And his juggling skills are just... Out. Of. This. World. I mean, literally, Fly can juggle with fifteen balls better than I can juggle with three. He says that it's because he was born into the trade (he comes from a long line of jugglers) but I've seen how hard he works at it. I guess we're quite similar in that respect.
Atlas
Crazy- amazing street magic
Atlas is huge, like, three times the size of me. I guess that kind of sums up our relationship- it sounds crazy but it's true. He can be funny sometimes, except when you're on the receiving end of his jokes. Which I have been, more than once. I admire him a bit, though, for all the stuff he does in the circus. Like laying on a bed if nails, or swallowing flamesilk, or firing himself from a cannon. Just don't tell him I said that...
Peacock
Magician
Peacock is terrifying but amazing. I've done stunts with her before, and I have to admit even though I know about the secret trapdoor I still get scared that I'm going to wind up as a corpse with a bunch of daggers sticking out. She's very distant with the rest of the circus, so I haven't talked to her enough to form a definite opinion on her.
Gypsy
Clown
Three words- I. Love. Gyspy. She is hilarious both onstage and off, and can always find (or make) time in her day for me. She has a personal connection with each and every one of the troupe, and everyone knows she's truly the boss of the circus. She's genuinely one of the most passionate, dedicated, funny, hopeful, kind and just plain awesome dragons I've ever met!
Cockroach ("Cocky")
The "actual" manager 
Bleh. Cocky is really mean, as I've found most HiveWings to be. He Lord's himself over the rest of us because he's a HiveWing, and it is soooooooo annoying!!! He barely does anything for the show, either, just goes on at the start and the end. And collects all the money. He thinks he's a very tough guy- I'm not sure he's actually aware of how many rude jokes are told about him behind his back...
Mantis
Gymnast
Though she's never said it to my face, I have a feeling Mantis hates me. I suppose she has a right to- before I came along, she was the "baby" of the circus, the "cute little dragonet", the "little star". She'll never talk to me, and if I ever try to sit next to her she'll move (this gets quite difficult when we're waiting to go into the ring). I feel a bit bad for her, but then again I am glad I'm here and not hanging dead from a strand of silk off a hive, even if it means she's not as popular with the audience as she used to be.
The Band
The band'
I've rarely ever spoken to them, which seems strange given how small a troupe we are, but they seem nice enough from a distance.
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My Biological Parents
Non-circus
I don't really remember them, and I don't keep in touch with anyone who does. I honestly believe that's for the best- my troupe is my family now, and if I dwell on the last too much it begins to hurt. 
From what I've heard of them, they seem pretty boring and submissive, the literal opposite of Tiger. I sometimes wonder what is be like if I had been raised by them instead of the circus. Probably very different.
In a weird way I'm almost angry with them for their deaths, even though I know it wasn't their choice. I guess I'm just trying to find someone to blame, but in the end I know it was no-one's fault.
Ladybird 
Non-circus
Ladybird's my cousin, or as good as my cousin anyway. I love her like a sister, and it's her advice that keeps me sane. I keep every letter I get from her in a special box, and they make me smile every time I read them. 
wip, will add more soon.
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May
Non-circus
I actually kind of like May, which I know is quite rare for me. I'd like to get to know her better- she seems like an interesting dragon.
Agrotis 
Non-circus
I can't say I'm overly fond of Agrotis, but she's nicer to me than most other SilkWings. 
Leave a comment or message me if you want your OC to be added.
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