Coffee

coffee
this world is filled with beautiful things. sometimes, it can get pretty tough to see them, when you feel like the light has gone out, but all it takes is just a little hope for you to feel the happiness again.
Hello! this oc belongs to Chumlee, it used to belong to Essence (thanks for giving me Coffee, by the way!), just thought I'd say this before anyone gets confused. 
Any and all lowercase is intentional, by the way.
coffee 	coffee
 	
Background Information	Background Information
Art By 	n/a for now
Creator 	essence, now belongs to chumlee
Aesthetics 	coffee cups, vintage cafes, wooden furniture, indoor potted plants, warm fur blankets, lighted fireplaces, scented candles, tree bark, honey
Attribute 	warmth, care, love, affection
Element 	nature
Theme Animal 	honey bear
Theme Color 	clay-orange or clay-brown, earth tones, cream
Theme Song 	
April - DarkSpirit
MBTI Personality 	enfj-a
Character Information 	Character Information
Age 	15 d.y. / 28-ish h.y.
Gender 	female
Pronouns 	she/her
Orientation 	bisexual
Occupation 	language teacher
Tribe 	mudwing
Other Names 	coco
Goal 	to be a good mentor to her students, to keep Sunstone happy
Residence 	a unnamed town
Relatives 	unknown parents, Mocha (older sister, deceased), Latte (older brother, deceased)
Allies 	almost every resident in the unnamed town, her students, Sunstone
Enemies 	doesn't really have any but there are dragons she isn't particularly fond of.
Likes 	spring rains, warm atmospheres, light, coffee (duh), sweet treats, baking, various forms of art, soft music, company, teaching, little dragonets, her students, beautiful words, reading
Dislikes 	the smell of smoke, overly cold temperatures, distracting loud noises, being startled, plans going wrong, seeing others being sad, losing someone, pain, death, bad dreams, feeling lonely
Abilities 	normal mudwing abilities
Weapons 	fire, teeth and claws, various big words, also will throw a dictionary at your face if necessary
Love Interests 	Sunstone
Quote 	a little love can make all the difference.
appearance
hey, i'm hearing none of that. you're beautiful, and don't you dare say otherwise, especially not to yourself, or i'll actually tackle you.
*Bullet points are cool, so I'm using them for Coffee's appearance.
*Small! But still larger than most small dragons.
*Not a hybrid, just a MudWing with lighter scales than most.
*Cream colored scales with clay-orange bubbles everywhere.
*Pale cream underbelly!
*Clay-orange spines and horns that are slightly darker than the bubbles.
*Wing membranes are a nice, pale clay-orange/brown, with darker clay-brown bubbles at the edge. 
*Bright yellow eyes like the sun!
*Can be seen wearing a flower crown, or a flower tucked behind their ear. 
personality
don't ever reshape your perfect self for the world. the world will learn to accept who you are, my lovely dears.
In a world where so many terrible things happen, you don't expect to find a smiling, happy little dragon who goes at her own pace. Most dragons who had been through what she had would have been mentally taxed by life, worn out by the challenges she had to endure, scarred by the pain that she shouldn't have to go through, but not Coffee.
All the pain and despair surrounding the world seems to be useless against the positive aura that this dragon radiates. She is still a playful, energetic and upbeat individual, no matter how bad her situation becomes. When you find yourself lost, this friendly dragon would be the first the guide you. Coffee enjoys company immensely - you'll never find yourself alone in her presence. She's an extrovert, after all, and she's going to be the first one to both accept an invitation to a party, and send one herself.
Because of a rather rocky past and the fact that she has lost so much at a young age, Coffee is fiercely protective of anyone who got close to her. She is still very loyal and has that guardian spirit in her. When danger comes, she won't hesitate to throw herself between it and those she loves. She admits that she isn't the smartest dragon, often falling too easily for traps, and many have claimed that she trusts too easily. When her emotions overwhelm her, she'll speak and act without thinking. If war ever finds her home, she'll fight tooth and claw without thinking twice, even disregarding her own life for others. To many, she may seem naive, but the world should be grateful for having someone like her to act as a light in the dark.
No matter how much happiness is inside her, Coffee is empathetic. She can feel whenever others are down, can detect various emotions in other dragons, both positive and negative. It's this very reason that's why she's constantly trying to shield those she loves from all these terrible feelings, and she tries her best to comfort as many dragons who are badly affected by anything in life as she can. Whether it's by spending quality time with them or offering them a shoulder to cry on, Coffee will be there, and she'll be there until the last moment of her life. Nothing, I repeat, nothing, can stop her from doing what she does best - and that is being happy by her loved ones through thick and thin, and keep them away from harm at any cost.
Coffee's personality is almost like a honey bear, motherly, caring and gentle, but ferocious whenever she has to be. She is selfless, and gets more worked up at someone insulting or physically harming her loved ones than herself. She doesn't feel rage or anger often, but when she does, you can bet that you'll be dealing with one scary MudWing. Her selfless ways often means that she neglects her own needs in favor of others, and she often needs other dragons to remind her of that.
She isn't perfect - everyone has flaws, and this is something she acknowledges. But she doesn't have to be perfect to be one of the kindest, warmest dragons you will ever meet in your life. That's Coffee - the dragoness who would continue to uplift, encourage and inspire her loved ones, and you can be assured that she would never turn her back on them, not even for a second.
history
i miss them... but i know they wouldn't want me to mourn their absence forever. i'm sure they would want me to be happy.
Coffee was hatched in a nest of three siblings. Like the rest of their tribe, her parents had left their dragonets to fend for themselves the moment the eggs were laid, and thus, the little MudWing grew up in her life knowing her siblings as the most important figures.
Being the youngest out of the clutch, she had a good life as a dragonet. Her oldest sister, Mocha, acted almost like a mother to Coffee, constantly tending to her needs and making sure she never got into trouble. She taught the young MudWing the ways of life, from skills such as hunting and basic self-defense, to life lessons such as being kind to others would always bring happiness to your heart. On the other side, her older brother, Latte, loved to joke around and have fun, and this developed the MudWing's playful and carefree side. Latte was also fiercely protective of her, and this trait had also rubbed off on Coffee a little. 
The siblings lived a regular MudWing lifestyle, not really having a fixed settlement, until Mocha discovered this unnamed little town, a safe haven for all tribes. All three of them fell in love instantly with the place. Coffee especially adored how friendly and welcoming most of the residents there were, and a cozy home that would fit the siblings was extremely affordable. They moved into the town, and for the first time in her life, Coffee experienced what most MudWings didn't get to - having a stable life with a fixed residence. 
Life only seemed to get better from there. Both her siblings encouraged her to attend school, and she did. Coffee enjoyed just how open and accepting everyone was, including the students and teachers, and she got to learn a lot of things that normal MudWing education doesn't offer. In fact, she enjoyed learning new things so much, that she was inspired to become a teacher in the future, to teach more young dragonets about so many wonderful things. She met quite a few friends, and developed quite a close bond with a lot of them. When she revealed her orientation to everyone, almost, if not all of them simply encouraged and congratulated her with smiles. 
Alas, her life would start going downhill just as she thought she had reached its peak. 
Just a year before her school days ended, Mocha fell ill. This wasn't your regular cold, or any seasonal sickness that was sure to pass in a few days. Her older sister seemed to grow weaker, more and more tired without doing much, and worst of all, she was prone to fainting, blacking out for unexplainable reasons. Mocha was admitted to the local hospital, and this worried both Latte and Coffee to no ends. Not because they were not capable of fending for themselves - it was the opposite, actually - but being MudWings, sibling bonds were infinitely ran deeper than any other bond they could have had. Coffee frequently checked up on her sister when she was free, often bringing her little gifts and telling her the day's stories to make her feel happier. 
Yet, despite everyone's best efforts, Mocha passed away after about half a year of struggling with the pain. For a few days Coffee was haunted, haunted by the sick, pale face of her older sister, her closest friend and family, still bearing a weak smile as she left this world and entered the next. At first, their house felt so quiet that the silence almost felt like a crushing, dead weight that would swallow them whole. 
The two remaining siblings did not grow apart or let distance settle in between them after this tragedy - in fact, it was the complete opposite. If anything, they grew even closer than before, both brother and sister clinging to each other for dear life, terrified to lose each other. While Latte was still his same old self, caring, humorous and forever loving towards his younger sister, he also seemed... different somehow. Whenever he smiled, Coffee could see the tiredness that appear in his eyes. His scales seem to have lost that little bit of luster, and no longer could she feel the constant spring in his step when he got about the house chores. Coffee knew that the loss had hit them both hard, as she had seen how much Mocha had meant to Latte as well. They had always relied on each other, made each other's day brighter, let each other end their day end happily, and now one of them wasn't around anymore. 
So Coffee did everything she could to help. She did small jobs, whenever she could find the time, of course, and worked hard on being an even better student. She did her best to make her only sibling left happy, and for the most part, this worked. Slowly, she could feel the sadness fading, the heavy atmosphere over their home lifting by a little every day. The MudWing slowly matured into an adult dragon, retaining her mildly playful nature, but becoming more responsible, changing into someone dependable, instead of being the dependent one. She eventually did graduate as one of the top students, and shortly after that, she enrolled at that very same school as a language teacher. 
After that, life seemed to settle down a little again. Coffee and Latte still had their strong, unbreakable bond, and while they led busy lives, both dedicated to their jobs, one being finance manager working closely with the town's leaders, and one embracing her role as a sociable dragon who guided dragonets to a brighter future. Her brother still frequently spoiled her like he did when she was younger - most of the time by getting her sweet treats from the dessert shop that opened up recently. For the first time, after Mocha's passing, both the siblings managed to feel like life has settled into a happy pace again. 
Yet, unfortunately for Coffee, that phase didn't last too long. 
In an almost terrifyingly similar manner, Latte fell victim to an illness, one that was infamously known for catching everyone off guard. Unlike Mocha, however, he didn't even present with any symptoms before a sudden collapse one afternoon, which is why it came as a huge shock to the younger MudWing. As she rushed him to the hospital, Coffee prayed with all of her life that it would just be a one-time thing, a minor consequence of working too hard, or just a small disease that would be fixed up in a few days. 
Her prayers were left unheard. 
As one of the doctors finally approached Coffee with a sad look, she knew her brother's fate before the news was broken. 
In that moment, something in her heart broke as well. 
Coffee did the same thing for her brother as she did for Mocha when she was bedridden - constantly tending to his needs and doing everything she could to keep him at least a bit happier in the heavy environment. This time, however, she even took an extended leave, putting her job on hold just to ensure that she spends the most time possible with her last sibling. She didn't know whether it made it better or worse that Latte himself was smiling through all the pain, making an effort to joke and retaining his generally humorous demeanor even as he visibly grew weaker every day. For both of them knew that they were simply delaying the inevitable, neither of them ready to bid each other farewell. 
When the ending finally came, Coffee had knew she would never be ready. 
Latte's funeral was much quieter than Mocha's had been. Mainly because the MudWing could not muster the strength to speak, tears constantly flowing down her face. She knew the moment she tried to say a word, she would break down into uncontrollable sobs. She did not have that strength her brother had when they attended their oldest sibling's funeral back then, did not have the ability to tell him how much he meant to her verbally. So, instead of speaking, the MudWing placed a few violets on the earth that Latte now rested under, and left the graveyard with a tear falling onto the stone that had his name carved. 
As she went home, she remembered one of the final wishes her brother had - we should go to that dessert shop together one day. Coffee might not be able to grant that wish exactly, but she was still determined to do that anyway - partly to see if she could still somehow feel his comforting presence from a place he clearly loved, or just to escape the loneliness that now haunted her house. 
So she did. 
The moment she stepped into the shop, filled with such a warm and homely atmosphere, something that she had only felt with her siblings around, Coffee couldn't hold back the sadness and the tears that came with it. 
Yet, as strange as it sounds, she wasn't alone in those feelings. 
When the dragoness finally looked up with her tear-filled eyes, she found herself looking at another pair of captivating blue ones. The one who brought her the order - a SkyWing just like herself, had an oddly melancholic expression not unlike what she was feeling. It may not have been the stormy cloud of grief and loss that clouded Coffee's own eyes, but it was undeniable that the beautiful stranger also carried an aura of sadness. 
Such a beginning to their story sounds unbelievable, but it was exactly what happened. After feeling that mutual connection through unspoken feelings, Coffee found herself returning more and more frequently to the shop. She had since started working again, returning to her job as a teacher and the students that she still adores. Her routine went back to how it was before Latte's passing, except for one new thing - the visits to her late brother's favorite place, and by extension, the one who kept things running there. 
The SkyWing was not a natural talker, unlike her now-turned regular customer. However, Coffee's gentle and patient nature seemed to have won over eventually. The pretty dragoness slowly started responding more to her attempts at small talk, eventually introducing herself as Sunstone, and even expressed sadness after Coffee's confession of her siblings' fates. It was the first time she had seen Sunstone show that kind of emotion that didn't stem from the constant sorrow that was present in her deep blue eyes. 
Their bond grew slowly, but surely. It was obvious that Sunstone was hesitant to trust any other dragon, especially someone as random as just another customer (no matter how frequently she showed up), but again, Coffee never came across as forceful or demanding in any of her interactions with the younger SkyWing. Eventually, Coffee managed to uncover the reason behind the persistently brewing storm in Sunstone's eyes. After a few rounds of gentle coaxing, and a tearful confession later, the SkyWing revealed that her past was nothing like Coffee's happy-go-lucky childhood, and she thought of herself as nothing more than a depressed dragoness who had moved here in hopes to heal. 
Maybe it was because of Coffee's sympathetic nature, or the fact that she had felt something that was deeper than pure platonic affection for Sunstone upon meeting her, the MudWing made a silent promise to herself that she'll do her best to help her in reaching her goal. And she stood by it. It wasn't always easy, getting the quiet shop owner who was so used to shutting away her problems from others to open up and accept her help, but her nurturing personality had played a big part in her success. She managed to ease most of her worries, including those thoughts she had about what would happen to her brother. All this while, Coffee had been taking care of her loved ones - be it her family, students, or just a troubled stranger that she could help out. Even though it wasn't the same kind of care she was showing for both Mocha and Latte when they were ill, it was still what Coffee did best - making others feel better about themselves. As time passed by, and Sunstone showed more signs of healing from her past, the sparks of love Coffee had for her grew as well. 
She saw it coming - the day when these feelings would come to light, yet she honestly didn't expect the SkyWing to readily return them. It took a few weeks of dropping subtle hints, small romantic gestures here and there, before Coffee finally caved in. She told Sunstone, right there in her own shop where they met each other, that she loved her. 
Saying that she was surprised when Sunstone hugged her and told her that she loved her too was an understatement. The MudWing cried tears of joy before embracing her new girlfriend as well, the faded happiness that she had felt with her siblings now rekindled. Her students had obviously noticed the change in her demeanor, the light in her finally switched back on by her one and only love. 
Of course, that wasn't already their happy end. Sunstone was still slow to open up and trust others, sometimes including Coffee, but the MudWing is patient, and always encourages her instead of pushing her into uncomfortable scenarios. There are also times where Coffee herself has insecurities about their relationship, fearing that she might lose Sunstone in the same way that she had did with her siblings, but her girlfriend had loyally reassured her that with Coffee by her side, she would do her best to stay alive- for her, 
The journey of their life isn't complete yet, but Coffee is sure that life is on the right track. If you asked her, she would never choose another life over the one she had, learning to accept life's short duration as part of is beauty after all she had been through. 
abilities
i don't love you for what you have or what can you do. i love you for just being who you are.
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weaknesses
dear, it's okay. we can fix it together, no need to worry.
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relationships
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trivia
i would love to hear more about you.
*Despite her name, she has no interest in becoming a barista, coffee brewer or whatsoever. She does enjoy drinking coffee, though.
* She is a Gemini
*Coffee is the one friend that remembers everyone's birthdays and special events
* Has a slight female preference when it comes to lovers
*Does not understand most young dragonets' slang words - "What does "l-o-l" mean? Is it supposed to mean something bad?"
*Loves chocolate. Any type of chocolate is good.
*Enjoys the smell and taste of most mushrooms
*Really, really loves sappy romance poetries
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