Tabitha Aliné de Silva

Tabitha Aliné de Silva is a character at Thirlcrest Academy, a frank, nosy, and flirtatious student who is currently a nonnie, played by 1sw_n. 
==Appearance==
Tabitha is of average height, standing at 5’3” (160.02cm) with a lean build and a tanned complexion. Her naturally russet brown hair is dyed navy blue, falling just above her waist in a wavy fashion. Her eyes, a hazel brown, glint alongside her various piercings, including the surface, joue, spiderbites, and the classic nose and belly button piercings. Of course, her trad goth aesthetic is what makes her stand out the most, with dramatic eyeliner lining her eyes, dark fashion when out of uniform, a studded silver belt, and hair clips pulling everything together.
==Characteristics==
An adventurer at heart, Tabitha seeks out new thrills wherever she goes, a trait most easily recognizable in her extroverted, reckless, and open-minded personality. She’s never one to turn down a new experience, always exploring new relationships, places, and opportunities, no matter the risk. She loves to see the best in people and is eager to connect with everything and everyone around her wherever she goes, finding deep meaning and connections everywhere. 
She sticks her nose anywhere she can, questions slipping off her tongue a mile a minute when meeting someone for the first time, and often finding herself in sticky situations as such. Though, funnily enough, this fiery curiosity drives her to be somewhat of an average student, pushing good in some scenarios, as she never lets her questions go answered, even when it comes to some boring science class.
Her friends know her as a bubbly spirit who never seems to stay in the same place for too long, seeing the world through voluntarily worn rose-tinted glasses. Her happy-go-lucky nature allows her to ‘go with the flow’ as she lets the universe bring her wherever it wants to. However, when presented with conflict, she is fiercely loyal and defensive to those she cares about, and is willing to go above and beyond to help in any way she can, although she could never bring herself to participate in violence as it goes against her moral compass. 
On a deeper level, Tabitha is a sensitive and compassionate person. She prides herself on being what can generally be seen as morally correct, however her emotions are easily swayed with a few moving words said in the right moment. If you play it correctly, Tabitha is an easy one to find on your side. She is always eager to help out others, even total strangers, or people she might’ve viewed negatively in the beginning. If her compass lines up with your goal, there’s a high chance she’ll jump on board your boat.
Living out of a car has taught Tabitha a lot of things, like improving her problem-solving skills and allowing her to think later, do now. Her car, affectionately named ‘Caio’ though more commonly referred to as the pee mobile, is a common character when around her. A gift from her elder brother, she prides herself on loving that damn car and making it a home, even though it’s a sickening shade of yellow.  
Another typical aspect of her is her smokes. Tabitha always has some form of smoke on her, whether it be a traditional cigarette or a rolled up blunt, she keeps a pack in her pockets on the right hand side. Her relationship with smoking is a long and complicated, however she mostly uses her sticks when bored, feeling particularly anxious or being extremely overwhelmed, as it helps slow down her mind and alleviates feelings of stress. Not a good habit in any way, but one she has nonetheless.
==Character Background==
Born and raised in São Luis, Brazil to middle class Cipriano and Beatriz de Silva, she spent the first six years of her life growing up alongside her elder brother Diego Antonios de Silva. However, when she was six and Diego was nineteen, her parents were both killed by a drunk driver. Her brother, who was in the motions of applying for a U.S. green card to attend college in the states, was forced to bring six-year-old Tabitha along with him. The two settled in Santa Barbara, California a year later, where her brother tackled juggling being a full-time student, caretaker, and two part-time jobs. Despite their struggles, Tabitha continued to have a somewhat normal childhood, but instead of having parents she had an elder brother and his doting friends, who helped keep her entertained and stable throughout the years, and she grew up happy.
However, her life took a turn when she was eleven, and in the eyes of her brother 'old enough to take off the glasses'. She was met with the unfortunate reality that the de Silva siblings didn't just move to the United States and start anew so easily. She learned of her brothers struggles with depression and anxiety, and the way he turned to drugs to cope with it when she returned home from school early and caught him and his friends in the act. He dropped the 'everything is amazing' act and let her know that the world wasn't such an wonderful place, intending to teach her a gentle lesson for the future, but instead unknowingly placing a lot of guilt and pressure onto her.
Just a year later when she was twelve, her brother and his friends were busted for drug use and he was laid off. He fell into a seemingly never ending struggle to find a new job that paid enough to sustain the two of them. Tabitha, in her eagerness to 'give back' to him, found herself presented with a seemingly amazing opportunity: be a camel for her brother's dealers and help move drugs around the school zone in exchange for enough money to keep them afloat. She participated in this form of work for roughly around three years before she was busted herself when she was fifteen. The courts decided to send her to Thirlcrest Academy, a mix of a educational building and detention facility (or so they claim), which is how she found herself here.
==Relationships==
===Caytilyn Hunter===
Found Family | Deep Affection
===Ilya Nikolaev===
Found Family | Friendly
===Jordan Carlowe===
Best Friend | Friendly
=== Damian ===
Found Family | Adoration
=== Lucy O'Malley ===
Close Friend & Mentor | Friendly & Respect
=== Jaylinn Baloski ===
Trusted Friend | Friendly 
=== Calym Volker ===
Trusted Friend | Friendly
=== Ziggy Marley ===
Trusted Friend | Friendly
=== Bruno Demirović ===
Friend | Friendly
=== Denise Hound ===
Friend | Warm
=== Harred Rose ===
Friend | Warm
==Trivia==
Her favorite color is blue!