Masquerade (Atlas)

Masquerade is, first of all, the sassiest of sassy dragons to ever sass a sassafrass. She has been demoted from sona. I swear to GAWD if you steal her design I will personally commit arson on your Message Wall. For your own safety, and for my sanity, please leave her be.
Warning: Hazardous levels of sass detected. Proceed at your own risk. Or don't, she really doesn't care.
Once I figure out how to code, this page will be much sexier. Until then, suffer :D
XOXO ~Alina
== Introduction ==
This is a WIP, updates soon!
== Description ==
Masquerade is a slim, stunningly beautiful individual (or at least that's how she describes herself) with poised elegance and the posture of a sprung trap, always seeming as if she's ready to attack the nearest annoyance. She maintains an apperance of blueberry colored scales, with splotches of darker blue like leopard print, accented with orange. Her wing and frill membranes are a sunset orange color, and her eyes are a golden yellow that shines in the light of the sun. She does not exhibit any physical features that match her mother's, which infuriated the SandWing.
Masquerade always wears a confident, sassy expression, and a small frown as if every minor issue she comes into contact with is a major annoyance (which they are, let's all be honest) and will commonly shift into an angry red color every time something rubs her the wrong way, no matter how small the inconvenience. She hates inconveniences. Too bad every SINGLE dragon is one.
Haters say she's funky looking. But don't worry, she'll hit the JoJo Siwa and come back like a boomerang.
== Personality ==
The sassiest of sassy dragons, a total drama queen and a sucker for the tea (both literally and figuratively). She doesn't care about how you feel, and is as blunt and honest as possible. She'll call you ugly, but it's because you are. Fix it. Now.
Masquerade is a very laid back but snappy dragon, and will hesitate at nothing to rip your pride to shreds with her razor sharp tongue and sharper yet wit. Her insults are blunt and aggressive, and her words are like claws that rip your peace of mind to shreds within seconds, and begin to make you feel as if you are less, or worthless. This is true for almost all dragons (ask Hoarfrost).
Anuke is the only dragons Masquerade genuinely shows affection towards, with other dragons she likes the company of taking sarcastic jokes. This is, of course, because Anuke is (ironically) the only dragons Masquerade trusts. After the abuse of her parents, her trust is lacking in most dragons, but Anuke is a special case. This is almost entirely because Anuke doesn't sugarcoat anything, and would not hesitate to murder a dragon at a simple request from Masquerade. She appreciates this.
Due to repeated and malicious abuse from her parents, such as suppressing her trans identity, denying her sexuality, abusing her emotionally, and selling her off to merchants multiple times (she later ran away and returned to them, of course), Masquerade suffers from intense anxiety, and uses her sass and confidence as a mask for the weak, scared dragon she truly is. Only Anuke knows of this more delicate piece of her life.
Deep down, Masquerade is a kind and caring soul, and will actively assist those in desperate need of help, but will act nonchalant about it. Quotes such as "I'm only doing this because I want to" or "don't thank me" are commonly spat at those she helps, though she feels good about it internally. She is very physically affectionate, and will ride on someone's back if given the chance.
== Biography ==
I'll do this at some point after I do... everyone else's...
== Relationships ==
=== Arid (Negative) ===
Arid, Masquerade's mother, is a dragon she hates more than anything, and she hates everyone. Arid physically, emotionally and mentally abused Masquerade, denying her identity and sexuality, saying she needed to be more "normal," like the other dragons her age, something that infuriated the young dragonet. After her mother sold her for the fifth time, Masquerade officially ran away from home.
=== Facade (Negative) ===
Facade is Masquerade's father, and just another on the list of dragons she hates. Facade was largely inactive in her life, ignoring Masquerade's repeated abuse, and only standing on Arid's side no matter what she did. This was largely because he feared her, but also because he was far too lazy to care for the dragonet he created, viewing her as abnormal or unusual for not exhibiting any of her SandWing traits.
=== Anuke (Positive) ===
Masquerade and Anuke have a very positive relationship, and are currently in a relationship (SLAY KWEEN??? 💅😜✨) with one another. Masquerade is only vulnerable around Anuke, letting her sassy personality drop to truly embrace the gentle, affectionate dragon she is. She's always near Anuke, and seems somewhat distressed when not around the angry crayola dragon. She also acts as Anuke's moral compass, keeping her from murdering dragons that don't deserve it (which isn't many, in her eyes), and will help Anuke keep her talons clean. In summary, very gay murder beans.
=== Hoarfrost (EXTREMELY NEGATIVE) ===
He's Anuke's ex. Nuff said. He deserves death and torment in the fiery pits of hell for the next five eternities. She would kidnap and murder him, given the chance, but he's just as shiny and stupid looking as every other IceWing out there, so it's impossible to find his ugly, stupid face (her words).
=== Archipelago (Positive) ===
Archipelago is Masquerade's favorite tea dealer, and supplies her tea from all around the world (sometimes for free, if it's a new addition to his stock!) much to her thanks. She is officially off of Masquerade's murder list. She has described Archipelago as an "eccentric and very gay SeaWing" which he is, to be fair. She tends to drop by Archipelago's market even when she's stocked up on tea, just to visit an old friend. Their friendship, and bond over tea, has made them closer than any two dragons. Many assume they're dating, to which they both blurt "gay" and point at each other.
== Quotes ==
* "You're ugly... and you smell like dead crocodile stuffed with rotting corpses of various birds slow-cooked over a column of smoke with the flavor profile of a rock and the texture of fish scales, nice and slimy." - Masquerade to some random child she found on the side of the road
* "You look like you actually enjoy eating dirt." - Masquerade when first meeting Anuke (this happened don't check)
* "I genuinely enjoy watching you bleed and whine like a helpless animal." Masquerade to Hoarfrost (she hates him)
== Gallery ==
File:Masquerade-CarnivorousRuse.webp|Masquerade's reference. Base by Joy Ang, relining by K9PESTILENCE, edits by Carnivorous Ruse and fill by WABAIBEX!
File:Masquerade-Headshot.jpg|A headshot of Masquerade, drawn by Infinity-da-dragon! SHE LOOKS SO SASSY, SO SLAY, THANK YOU FREN IONGAONGWA
== Trivia ==
* Masquerade's original design featured a SandWing sail running down her back, but it was later removed as a matter of convenience, and to keep her design a little cleaner. 
** This did not make Arid hate her any less, to be fair.
* Masquerade's name came directly from the definition of the word as a verb, "pretend to be someone one is not" which directly refers to how Masquerade keeps a mask of sassiness and confidence on, when she hates herself more than anything, and is nothing more than a scared child in an adult's body.
* Masquerade was not originally transfemme, but I decided to change that after fully embracing her as a sona, rather than just an oc with many similarities to me.
* Masquerade was originally introduced to the Wiki in Robyn's Brugmansia Arena roleplay, in which the ship between Anuke and Masquerade officially began.
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