Ara

I had a dream
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ara
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A waitress. A quiet waitress who didn't know how to speak up. How to tell other dragons that she disliked what they did, or that she hated them, or even that she loved them. Mouth pressed into a thin line to prevent herself from saying something she shouldn't, Ara is a pretty but passive dragon, impacted severely by her past. She's tired of the way everyone behaves, the way everyone whispers and stares and puts on fake smiles and meaningless words to cover their true feelings. She doesn't even know who she is, and isn't sure she wants to find out. All she wants is for all the unpleasantries to go away. 
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I got everything I wanted
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appearance
Ara's appearance is the reason everyone notices her. Not because she's unique looking, because she isn't, really. She's just uncommonly pretty. With a small face and a petite stature, she owns large dark eyes, shiny ebony scales, and an adorable smile. She isn't pretty by SkyWing standards, where she lives, but none can deny the fact that Ara is a beautiful dragon. She isn't very strong, but is rather thin, not because she exercises, but because she doesn't like to eat very much. She has a passive, quiet demeanor which makes her much less noticeable, although that doesn't prevent some of her customers from winking at her. But little do they know that they only make her scales crawl and her self-esteem drop.
Her face is slightly asymmetrical: one of her eyes is slightly larger than the other, her teeth are slightly crooked, and she has a tendency to tilt her head when thinking or listening to others, which has perpetually altered her posture. She slouches when sitting and occasionally when standing, most likely a result of being pushed around by everyone all her life. She's unhappy, and it shows.
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Not what you'd think
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personality
Ara doesn't like to talk about herself very much. She
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== personality: ==
ara is a young woman whose personality has been severely impacted by those around her. with a history filled with neglect and pain, a job that grows lonelier with each passing day, ara has grown passive and subdued. she doesn't tell others to stop, doesn't speak up whenever treated badly. an apology constantly at the tip of her tongue, kind dragons do their best to treat her well. she isn't confident and speaks in a resigned and quiet manner, the opposite of intimidating.
she has a thoughtful expression and is constantly daydreaming, her own way of coping with her less than pleasant circumstances. ara grew up independent, for her adoptive mother was constantly on trips, leaving her alone with a dragon she disliked. she understands how to survive, though her passive demeanor and tendency to second-guess herself prevents her from socializing with dragons. most leave her alone, which she respects and is thankful for, but is lonely. she's not very good at socializing, able to form beautiful sentences in writing but unable to converse with others.
ara isn't observant, her daydreaming barring her from noticing things right in front of her, but as a waitress, she picks up on conversations that she finds somewhat entertaining, the only form of amusement she has what with her low-paying job. she isn't good at opening up to others, finding it difficult to express her feelings, especially for those she has strong feelings for. ara is suspicious of everyone due to her previous life, and, though she may appear passive and quiet, she is insecure and worries about what every dragon is thinking.
she doesn't really have a dragon to open herself up to, distant with her mother and having little to no friends during her education. unlike many dragons in her situation, ara isn't perpetually angry, but she is perpetually subdued, her true colors muted and fading.
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