Atoll

ATOLL
she/her • sea • bi • guard
atoll 	atoll
 	
Art By 	jul!!
background 	background
Creator 	willow
Adopted by 	moi c:
Coder 	willow
Attribute 	attribute
Element 	mist
Colour 	prussian blue
MBTI 	ISFJ-A
Enneagram 	6w1
Song 	
character 	character
Age 	age
Gender 	female
Orientation	bi
Occupation 	guard
Tribe 	sea
Goal 	protect others
Residence 	residence
Relatives 	jellyfish (mother)beluga (father)reef (younger brother)
Allies 	ally / ally / ally
Enemies 	enemy / enemy / enemy
Likes 	like / like / like / like / like / like / like
Dislikes 	dislike / dislike / dislike / dislike / dislike / dislike / dislike
Abilities 	typical seawing abilities
Weapons 	weapons
Lovers 	lovers / ships
Quote 	i'm not very interesting, unfortunately
Atoll was created by Willowlupa, and adopted by me <:.
no theft, frens
APPEARANCE
Atoll carries herself with elegance. Others might think that having a frame as large and muscular as hers would cause her to adopt a crude stance, but she stands tall and with straight posture, an expression of pensive solemnity rarely ever leaving her face. Her deep green eyes are likewise serious, and have a determined glint in them. 
She has scales like a glossy suit of armor, a thick and durable plating that sits close against her skin, making her form look sleek and powerful. Atoll's mainscales are a mix of dark blues, arranged in an irregular pattern that is almost abstract. Her overscales, which are far more evenly spaced in comparison, are of a moody indigo. The scales of her underbelly are coloured like a sky above a turbulent ocean, a swirling blend of bright, playful blues and stormy greys. 
Her short frill nearly matches that hue, save that it happens to be slightly darker. The vertical design on it is partially translucent, faint enough that it could go easily unnoticed by the eye. This design stretches downwards, and repeats across her bioluminescent scales. Atoll has fewer bioluminescent scales than the average SeaWing, but what she does have shines very brightly. They are a blue so pale, that they almost seem white. A straight line of them marches across her face, illuminating her path with a comforting light.
PERSONALITY
Like all grown dragons, Atoll was once a naive dragonet. A naive dragonet, and a reckless one. She ran when she could have walked and flung herself off of high places, so certain in her own invulnerability and impressiveness. So caught up in her belief that the world was a place of fun and exciting adventures just waiting to happen.
The world did not prove to be so kind.
When she started school, Atoll was excited! She was filled with anticipation at the thought of seeing a new place, meeting new dragons, and learning about new subjects! Whereas the other two-year old dragonets were tearfully, fearfully clinging to their guardians, Atoll tore herself away from her mother and charged into the classroom.
* depressed state
* lost her recklessness and became nervous and hesitant
* began trusting other peeps again
* her self-confidence is still pretty torn, she really wants the approval and acceptance of others now 
* self-conscious, cares too much about what others think
* kind, funny
* very moral 
* strong sense of justice
* honestly i do feel kinda weird making her a guard because that sounds like a scary job, and if i think about it, i can kinda relate to atoll, and i could never see myself becoming an authority figure like that because being a guard?? that's like, you're working for someone who's privileged enough to HAVE guards, right? if atoll wanted to protect others, then why a guard?
ABILITIES
* combat skills from training to be a guard
* normal seawing abilities
* really skilled at a ton of random things she could play by herself since she used to spend her free time alone at school when she wasn't getting picked on, and was never into activities like reading or drawing or stuff 
** string figures, card tricks, knucklebones, paper folding, contact juggling, etc. etc. 
HISTORY
short summary before i write it:
went to school. was bullied, but not because of her looks. she was naive and reckless, making her an easy target, and fun to try to get reactions out of.
the bullies were pretty popular in the school, meaning that making fun of atoll was almost like one of the things to do if you wanted to get on their good side. she was one of the underdogs of the school.
the original bullies never physically harmed her, but some dragons, following their lead, took it too far. she would arrive home from school with bruises all over her body. her parents, neglectful as they were, never noticed, and her brother was too young to understand. she became sad and nervous. she held herself a little more anxiously. turned her head down. all of her old self-confidence was gone.
it went on like this for about a year. her performance in school dropped significantly. her teachers were worried and surprised, since she was normally a pretty good student. the teacher reached out to her, and atoll told him everything.
it felt good to tell another dragon. for the first time in years, atoll felt some of the weight on her shoulders lift a little. the teacher made some changes, and her life became gradually easier.
around the same time, a group of kind dragons began talking to atoll, protecting her in the hall, and acting as a defense. the other dragons liked this kind, funny seawing, and they clicked immediately. atoll's self-confidence began to grow. bit by bit, she felt safer.
she sailed through high school. the bullying had stopped almost completely, and her performance in school skyrocketed with her newfound confidence. before long, it was graduation time. she and her friends said a heartfelt goodbye to one another, and they departed school. they still keep in touch to this day.
atoll decided to train to be a guard. partially because she thought guards were cool, but there was also a more personal reason. she wanted to become a figure of authority so that she could protect others, just like her friends had protected her.
RELATIONSHIPS
Jellyfish
Tired. Busy. Atoll's mother had neither the time nor the energy to tend to her daughter, and consequently, she had not been aware of the bullying that Atoll endured in school. 
Beluga
Unlike Jellyfish, Beluga was not a busy parent. He did not toil away during the day to return home late at night, exhausted from work and ready to collapse. (Although he did always return home late at night) In spite of this, Beluga was inattentive as a father and a mate. Like Jellyfish, he was also unaware of the suffering his daughter faced in school, but his negligent behavior concerning his children stemmed from how irresponsible he was. 
Reef 
Atoll's younger brother, Reef is at the age where intentionally provoking adults comes across as a good idea, and no one really stops him because he looks small and harmless. He's an irresponsible troublemaker of a dragonet, and while he does care for Atoll, he doesn't understand her. So Atoll would come home from school and this self-absorbed little brat would immediately jump onto her head, pestering her and demanding that she entertain him, not noticing that she looks like she's on the verge of breaking down. 
GALLERY
AtollaMushrmkng.png |infobox
Atolla headshot.png |by willowlupa
Atolla.png |her color scheme
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:SeaWings
Category:Occupation (Soldier)
Category:LGBT+
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