Eden

eden/ellie ❄ she/her ❄ ❄ ice ❄ assistant
Eden 	Eden
 	
Credits 	Credits
Owner 	frosty
Creator 	frosty
Artist 	base by noctilucentskies
Coder 	modified by frostybase cr. himmalerin
Background 	silas van overeem
Inspirations 	Inspirations
Theme 	coping with loss, healing from trauma, protectiveness, fear of losing someone
Animal 	wolf
Song 	unsure/suggest
Character 	Character
Full Name 	Eden
Age 	11 years
Hatching Date 	october 8
Gender 	female
Pronouns 	she/her
Orientation 	lesbian
Occupation 	assistant to both Lucy and Iris's shops
Tribe 	icewings
Goal 	to overcome her past traumas and be happy with her girlfriends
Residence 	Tropica
Relatives 	unknown biological parentsMarigold✝ (adoptive mother)Pondhawk✝ (adoptive mother)Azura✝ (adoptive sister)
Allies 	her adoptive family, Lucy, Iris
Enemies 	corrupt dragons with power, snobby dragons, anyone who hurts her girlfriends
Likes 	quiet, nature, being with loved ones, stories, the smell of cooking, being complimented by her girlfriends, peaceful sleep
Dislikes 	traumatic memories, losing anyone, violence, reminders of her scars, lowly insults, her girlfriends in danger, upsetting others, huge crowds
Abilities 	standard IceWing abilities (ice breath + cold and light resistance), agility and quietness, combat prowess
Weapons 	claws, frostbreath, strength
Love Interests	Lucy, Iris
Quote 	“Oh... hello. You were... talking to me?”
Appearance
Are you cold? ... Here, I can help with that.
Among the vibrant colors of the RainWings, you might notice a pale silhouette of a dragon gracing the dark backdrop of the rainforest. From afar, she looks a little mysterious, perhaps even intidimating, to outsiders, but those who get closer may feel the aura of sorrow radiating from the IceWing, that looks so far from home yet feels like she finally belongs. 
Eden is a slender figure, a typical feature of most IceWings, with a rather tall physique and well-toned limbs. Her movements often remind others of a wolf, solitary but steady, quiet but powerful. If you look closer, you can see that she bears a lot of scars, mainly down her neck, body and legs, but some are scattered over random parts of her scales. They vary in size and shape, most of them collected from her younger years. 
In terms of coloration, Eden's main scales are a pale shade of purple, something close to resembling thistle and lavender. She has a smooth, greyish-violet underbelly. Her scales are reflective like most of her tribe, but her scars can make her appear duller in certain lighting. Most of her sharp IceWing spines are vibrant mulberry, something uncommon but not too outrageous for a purebred. This same color goes for all her claws and wing spikes. Her color scheme makes her stand out slightly in the bone-white snow of her distant homeland, but she blends in quite well with the hues of RainWings. 
Eden's wings are colored a pale, soft azure, like the frosty sky of winter. Her two main horns are the shade of heather, which has a shiny property when it touches light. Whenever she does fly, her wings often ripple and blend well with the backdrop. She has a pair of amethyst eyes, and a scar is seen over her right eye, the most prominent one that she has. Her eyes are often the most capturing thing about her, as she is frequently seen in public wearing some kind of dark-colored robe to cover up her various scars. 
Her expressions may appear serene and calm, but on the inside, she has a lot of raging emotions that only sometimes surface through her eyes. When near the dragons she loves, you can see her face light up in a small smile, a drastic change to her usual pensive expression. Those who have seen Eden in a state of real despair has described her eyes to be a blaze, twin flames that would burn herself alive before it does so to the world around her. 
Personality
I'm not sure if anyone could ever say that they love me and mean it anymore.
Eden is a complicated dragon - for someone who deems that (almost) everyone who truly understood her is gone, getting to fully know everything about her personality is no easy task.
She was always a quiet dragon, a content listener who loved to softly hum responses while hearing others take the lead in a conversation. Being brought up in the streets, she is not very trustful of anyone she hasn't known well, and her instincts often put her at a wary state with strangers. Because of this, the more exurbant RainWings often regard her as unfriendly or unapproachable, when it is far from the truth. Eden, on the inside, is soft and caring towards her loved ones, sometimes worrying more about them than herself. She is also much more vocal with those she has already established a bond with, and can be fun and humorous in a conversation.
She is resourceful and down-to-earth, often falling back on logic and rational thinking to approach problems. Eden is mindful of how those around her feels, but when it comes to her own emotions, she finds it hard to deal with them. Communicating her feelings is seen as tiring and most of the time, unnecessary, and she finds it complicated to navigate matters of the heart. This fuels her tendency to prove something through her actions rather than words, which makes her straightforward and sincere. Eden despises lies and half-truths, and would much rather face the hurt than listen to sugarcoated comments. However, this becomes a double-edged sword, as she is very self-conscious of her own actions, always afraid that a decision she has made would come back to bite her. She often overthinks things, and her mind isn't used to looking towards the brighter side. 
The IceWing has suffered from loss at a young age, and she has officially diagnosed PTSD from the accident that threw her life into shambles. This condition of hers is carefully managed and kept under control after she sought out help, but sensitive subjects can still unlock her repressed memories and send her into a state of wild distress where she finds it hard to even breathe. Truth be told, Eden blames herself for a lot of what happened in the past, thinking that those who loved her made a sacrifice in vain for her life. She is deathly afraid of directly or indirectly hurting anyone again, and at the same time is also scared to build a strong relationship with other dragons again, putting her in a spot where she is vulnerable to losing them to things she cannot prevent. 
If her boundaries are threatened and she gets pushed too far, Eden will fall back to a defensive, prickly exterior to keep others away from her, and she can often sound rough and uncaring to those she perceive to have ill intent. Sometimes, she regrets lashing out at others, despite feeling lonely on the inside as no one understood the depths of her loss. If she feels like whoever she loves is being threatened, she can even resort of using her claws and teeth, even over something such as jealousy. Eden does not ever wish to lay a talon to harm another dragon, and sometimes even feels guilty over doing so in self-defense. 
In a day-to-day interaction with dragons that she does trust, however, Eden shows her little quirks, such as her own sense of humor and sarcasm, and her subtle gestures of love towards others even though she may appear clueless due to her lack of understanding towards feelings. She tries her best to make those dragons happy, as they mean the world to her, and it would absolutely shatter her if they left her in any way. She used to have mild separation anxiety, something she has learned to manage alongside her other issues, but some might find her slight clinginess to this day to be adorable. 
Eden, beneath all her physical and mental scars, is a sensitive, quiet but bold and caring soul that still has a lot of room for love. She does not always show it through her words, and it isn't obvious to outsiders, but she has her own unique way of looking out for others, a charm only seen by a select few that she holds near and dear to her heart. 
History
It is my fault - I lived while all of them perished in that accident. I don't want the same thing to happen to you, please.
You would expect someone like Eden to have a tragic dragonethood, but it was actually quite the opposite - it was the best time of her life. 
Her egg was found abandoned in an alley by a MudWing couple, Marigold and Pondhawk. The two were part of an extended gang in the streets of Possibility, and thrived on scraps or whatever extras they manage to steal. Not exactly wanted criminals, but simply seen as more of rats than anything. They felt a connection to the purple egg, and decided to bring it back to the rest of their adopted family. 
Eden hatched normally and healthily, and she was taught the ways of living on the streets, learning how to find opportunities to scavenge whatever was edible and sometimes escape with a heist. She was actually a fast learner and a smart dragonet, and her mothers adored her a lot. In return, she loved all their attention, and they treated her well, from bringing her the best food and any lovely trinket they could find, as well as always rewarding her in some way for doing something well. 
Years on the streets moved by fast, and Eden witnessed plenty of good and bad moments, including less than ideal escapes from the authorities or rather violent street fights. Marigold and Pondhawk was initially worried for her when she started getting involved, but seeing her capable fighting skills, they relaxed a little and trusted her to come along. She lived to see another small SeaWing dragonet named Azura to be adopted by her mothers, and they formed an unbreakable sibling bond. She grew up knewing what they did wasn't exactly right, but as long as they never went out of the way to severely harm another dragon, Eden still felt contented and happy. 
Until disaster struck and turned all of their lives upside down. 
Eden's parents were hunted down by a few nasty dragons, the dragons that had cheated them of a lot of riches and forced them to become street thieves to begin with. They were unreasonable and eventually pushed a small group of their gang into a building laid with traps. Chaos ensued and the IceWing does not remember all of it, for her mind's sake, but all she knew was that everything was set ablaze and she could only smell smoke. 
Marigold and Pondhawk were lost in the fire, but Azura and Eden managed to escape. Not wanting to see her mothers die, Azura charged into the flames in an attempt to find their parents before Eden could stop her. She looked around frantically, to see if anyone else from their little group made it out at all, but she was standing there, all alone, while more smoke billowed from the collapsing structure. 
That was the last she saw of the building before it exploded. 
Eden was far enough to not sustain any life-threatening injuries. However, it didn't take rocket science to figure out that anyone who had been inside the building would have been blown to pieces. And on that day, those dragons happened to be Eden's whole family. 
She had lost everyone that she knew. 
The authorities arrived and managed to pick her up, although taking pity on her young age, decided to let her go after some mandatory community service. It didn't matter much to Eden, whose memory was forever haunted by the image of the burning building exploding, taking everyone she loved dearly with it. In her broken state, she ran away from Possibility once she was free, not knowing where to go, both literally and figuratively. 
She was near 7 years at that time, a lost, lonely dragonet wandering with no home, no family to call her own, her heart still holding a burden far too huge for someone of her age. Fortunately for her, Eden stumbled into RainWing territory, where the first one who encountered her wasn't a hostile dragon, but rather a kind SeaWing with only three functioning legs. That dragon's name was Lucy, and she quite literally saved the IceWing's life when she could barely hold on. 
Lucy offered her a place to stay after hearing the general gist of her story, and had immense sympathy for the scarred dragonet. For the first few weeks, Eden barely talked to anyone, only staying silently in her room, occasionally feeling well enough to eat. Lucy grew concerned about the clearly troubled IceWing, but did not pressure her too much in fear of scaring her away. Eden's mental scars often left her a crying mess in the middle of the night, and it was on one particularly bad time that her flashbacks almost left her paralyzed that the SeaWing found her and sat down to comfort her. 
Eden managed to calm down with Lucy's reassurance, but she reluctantly had to admit that her problems were in need of real attention. She agreed to see a local RainWing therapist named Sunshine, whom she was doubtful of at first, but quickly learned to appreciate. As they started working on her trauma, Eden slowly opened up to the world, becoming curious about her new home where she would previously shut herself away from. She was still extremely sensitive about her scars, as they reminded her of her past hurts too much, so she often moved around heavily cloaked, but she was able to socialize with the RainWIngs to some extent, learning more about the rainforest and its creatures. 
At the same time, she started talking more to her generous savior and learned more about the SeaWing. Eden didn't trust almost anyone else she talked to except Lucy, whom she felt connected on a much deeper level. She even opened up enough to talk about what bothers her, telling her about both good and bad memories, as well as her struggles from her mental health to menial daily tasks like not knowing how to talk to another dragon in public without messing up. In turn, Lucy conversed with her and let her know of her disability and the problems it often landed her with other dragons, and helped Eden work on her social skills after being isolated from the world. 
Eden didn't realize it, but she grew very protective and fond of Lucy, and felt warm whenever the SeaWing reassured that she wasn't taking advantage of her home when Eden offered to leave when she was capable. Eventually, she even let her help out in her own shop so the IceWing wasn't considered jobless. As they both grew up and her wounds started to heal, Eden felt more intimate, tender feelings growing for the SeaWing, and it terrified her at first as there were so many unknowns to her when faced with romance. Yet, as their relationship progressed from mutual flirting and gestures and affection, to Lucy bringing her little gifts such as sweet treats that Eden loved, she knew that she had fallen for the SeaWing. 
When it came to confess, however, things weren't all smooth sailing: Lucy was the one who made the move and told her that she loved her, but she told this at a local teahouse with another dragoness at the table, a green RainWing named Iris. The SeaWing admitted that she loved both of them, and she believed that they could work things out. Eden was extremely hesitant - she had grown attached to Lucy and despite her extreme trust for the lovely dragoness, it didn't change the fact that she needed to share her with someone else she didn't even know. Lucy had also said she wished that they could at least have a chance to talk, so that they would at least get along. 
To be honest, they did not - not at first. Eden thought Iris was taking up too much of Lucy's attention and the feeling was mutual: they often struggled to communicate and understand each other, seeing as they viewed the other as nothing more than a rival. They argued a lot and Eden often wondered if she would damage this relationship they shared with Lucy, whom she didn't doubt that she loved with all her heart. She communicated this to the SeaWing at least, and thankfully she remained patient and empathetic to both of them. 
Eden didn't expect herself to ever get along with Iris, but with Lucy's help, she somehow did, in ways neither of them expected. When she actually calmed down enough, Iris appeared to be a sweet and patient dragon, with a streak of kindness that she first recognized in Lucy. Slowly, the IceWing trusted her enough to feel comfortable in her presence, and Iris even soothed her once when she had a particularly bad nightmare episode. Iris, in turn, accepted her help in her bakery and often baked her special dishes that suited her tastes. Eden didn't know exactly how, but her heart found a space to accommodate the RainWing who also had a rocky past, a desire to be the family she didn't truly have. Specifically, she fell for her the same way she did for Lucy, and that shocked Eden as she never believed she was capable of that. 
Loving two dragons at once was scary, but as time passed by and the two ended up confessing to each other, perhaps delighting Lucy the most out of all of them, Eden felt happier than she ever was. No challenge looked daunting when she had two supportive girlfriends by her side, and despite her memories still haunting her once in a while, she is quickly learning to see the bright side of life again. Her girlfriends have slowly helped her gain confidence, enough that she doesn't feel the need to hide her physical scars anymore, and maybe she can even pick up their emotional awareness after some time. 
She would soon see her family again - she would just be slower in getting there, but at least, Eden could proudly tell them that she has lived well and found love just like they had showed her. 
Abilities & Weaknesses
I want you to remember that I'm forever ready to die ot protect someone I love. I won't lose them - not anymore.
Eden is armed with the natural IceWing abilities, with deadly frostbreath and sharp, wicked claws. However, she is also extra proficient in a real fight, as she has been in her fair share of street brawls, and her scars are there to prove it. Her body shape may let others mistake her for a weak dragon, only to be surprised by her raw strength. There isn't a lot of reason for her to lose a fight, and she is very capable of killing if she really needed to. She is also sharp at picking up on hidden meanings and concealed information, so it is unwise to fool or bribe her. The dragoness is also quite agile and almost as fast as the RainWings living around her even after years of not needing to live on the streets anymore, and she does not tire out easily.
Because of her upbringing and lack of formal education, Eden is hardly knowledgeable on anything that isn't remotely important to survival. She can appear clueless when attempting to speak to others, and unintentionally come off as hostile. When dealing with emotional situations, she often feels helpless as she is for a lack of better phrases, emotionally constipated, having difficulties in communicating what she feels to others. She lacks the ability to read and write, and is only slowly picking up the basics. Eden is also a horrible swimmer compared to most other IceWings, as she never had to do so growing up. 
Relationships
No one can ever replace them... but I can promise that I'll try to move on, if I knew it would make them proud of me still.
Marigold & Pondhawk: The two MudWings were not her birth parents, but Eden will forever see them as much more than their equivalents. Her mothers never wasted any opportunity to make her feel loved, and they taught her how to recognize goodness in others. She holds whatever advice from them that she still remembers dearly, and vows to live a good life as well as overcome her past to make them proud. She mourns over losing them, and nothing could ever replace the memories she has with them, but she has learned not to let grief overtake her entire life. She still visits the little graves that she had made in a grove filled with flowers every year to honor their memory together with her girlfriends. 
Azura: The young SeaWing was Eden's spunky sister, someone that was so close to her that she almost thought of her as being a birth sibling. Her extroverted nature and lack of inhibitions helped Eden loosen up and often taught her to look at the positive side of things. Her mischievous streak also makes her laugh and Eden always counted on Azura to cheer her up even if something goes wrong. She often admired her bravery too, even though she was reminded of the fact that it was the same reason that got her killed in the disaster that took their parents. Like her mothers, she has a tiny grave reserved for her little sister, who would always live on forever in her heart, cheering her on for having a healthy, loving relationship now. 
Lucy: Words cannot describe the bond between Eden and the SeaWing who saved her life from plummeting to a point beyond return. There is no other dragon except Iris that Eden is more devoted to than Lucy. She loves her with all her heart and would die happy if it was in the name of defending her. Lucy always remains a comforting presence in both pleasant and stressful times, and never has once she made Eden feel like she wasn't worth the attention or time. The IceWing would bite anyone who attacks her girlfriend for her missing leg, and in her opinion, Lucy is one of the two most beautiful dragonesses she could fit in her heart. She is also the dragon Eden trusts enough to open up and allow herself to heal her past wounds.
Iris: Iris wasn't held in a positive light by Eden at first, as the IceWing feared that Lucy would have her attention taken away. Their first interactions did not end well, with arguments almost even affecting the other dragoness they both loved. However, as they slowly managed to open up to each other and revealed their similar rocky pasts, Eden started understanding Iris, knowing that she is a sensitive, sweet soul that wouldn't dream of hurting others before hurting herself. She wasn't sure if the selfless persona and the kind gestures from the RainWing were the factors that made her fall in love with her too, but Eden is sure glad that she did. She feels nothing but sympathy for Iris over her less than stellar family, and she has vowed to keep her protected and make her happy together with Lucy. They understand each other incredibly well and would both do anything for the other.
Jello: Eden was initially distrustful of the young pink dragonet, as she was the one who personally caught her stealing red-taloned from her girlfriend's bakery. However, she gave into Iris's forgiving nature and let Jello go, and was pleasantly surprised to watch her change. Eventually, Jello ended up as a helpful assistant to Iris, and Eden does not mind the dragonet too much, sometimes watching over her to keep her out of trouble. She does not have a strong relationship with her apart from cordial interactions, though.
Trivia
I've never seen the Ice Kingdom. I know, that's funny. It would be nice if I could visit one day, though I'm not particular about it.
*Eden was a name given to her as it meant "a place of pristine or abundant natural beauty"
**only her two girlfriends ever call her Ellie, the only nickname she allows
*out of all the flaws, she despises dragons who are outright liars
*less prone to heatstrokes due to her never being exposed to the Ice Kingdom's temperatures
*she loves the sloths that RainWings keep as pets, and despite eating meat she wouldn't eat any of them as she finds them cute
*has nightmares quite frequently
**they used to be much more vivid during her untreated state, but she still gets them as flashbacks sometimes
*she loves rainy weather
*her love language is quality time and acts of service
*knows very limited writing and reading; overly complex words annoy her as she often could not pronounce and understand them
*looks tough but has a soft natural speaking voice, which also means it's extra terrifying when she DOES yell
*when she used to take part in street fights, her ability to outmaneuver and dodge her opponents' attacks frequently gave her the advantage
*her favorite color is blue
*chocolate is her favorite flavor for almost everything
*prefers night to day
Gallery
I hid away all these scars, thinking that it'll change the way others saw me. Thank you for showing me that I don't have to.
reference base by battwiink
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