Selena

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## Selena Sevleen

**Selena Sevleen (née D'Amigo)** is a protagonist in the *Smol Women* novel series and movie. She was a member of Squadron 69 and is the current leader of The Survivors.

## Personality

Selena is a voice of reason in Squadron 69, and balances out many of the crazier members. She can be very blunt when telling others off, but also is shown to have their best interests in mind. Selena also often steps up as a leader when Thomas is unsure what to do, or when he freezes. She is also good under pressure. Following the birth of her daughter Poppy, Selena is shown to have strong motherly instincts. However, after a trauma to her head, she slowly begins to lose touch with reality and exhibits erratic behaviour. This is apparent after she flees and assumes a position of power, where she rules as a dictator with little to no regard for her people.

## Early Life

Selena was born on December 16, 2000, in Ottawa, Canada. At an unknown point in time she met Tank and they became friends. Sometime in 2018, Selena met Mitch and the pair began dating. She moved to Florida with Mitch when he was traded to the Florida Panthers, and at some point in 2019, gave birth to their daughter, Penelope, who died less than a year later.

## History

### Events of *Smol Women*

"*Either we go to them, or they come to us, and I don't feel like dying while hiding in here.*"
―Selena to Squadron 69 *Smol Women*, page 236

Selena lives in Florida with her boyfriend, Mitch, and her friend, Tank. Along with the other two, she is drafted to the U.S. army to join the war against ISIS. After excelling in her training, she is assigned to the elite group known as Squadron 69. Following her deployment, Mitch is shot by an ISIS soldier and Selena spends much of her time by his side. At the same time, she begins to grow close to her sergeant, Thomas. Throughout her time in Squadron 69, Selena periodically takes on a leadership role.

When Mitch dies, Selena is devastated, and she blames Marianne for his death. Later, she and Thomas confess their feelings for each other and begin a relationship. Selena is further upset when Tank leaves Squadron 69 to join ISIS. After treating Marianne's injuries, Selena forgives her for the death of Mitch. She then leads the attack on the ISIS base, and successfully kills their leader, Jason. Selena is heartbroken when the ISIS base explodes, killing Gibby, Theodore, and seemingly Tank.

One year later, Selena and Thomas marry each other. She chooses Tank as her flower boy, and allows Marianne to be the pilot that flies her and Thomas on their honeymoon.

### Events of *Bigger Women*

"*I found Poppy sitting in the bathtub. What is wrong with you? We brought you here to watch her, not to make out with Tank’s tribal… pet.*"
―Selena to Annie *Bigger Women*, page 22

Living in Dallas, Selena is now the mother of Poppy. She hires Annie to join her and Thomas on their vacation to Aspen so she can look after Poppy. Selena is excited to see Tank, Maxy Max, and Marianne again. When she meets Clarice, Tank's adopted son/daughter, she is confused by him. Selena goes skiing with Maxy Max and Tank, but is caught in an avalanche with the latter. She is rescued by the Bin Bon Clanger, and quickly realizes that they are holding her and Tank captive. She works together with Theo to plan an escape, and uncovers the truth that the Bin Bon Clanger is preparing for an apocalypse and possesses the only known antidote. After a showdown with Tank, the Bin Bon Clanger, Thomas, Marianne, and Maxy Max, Selena flees with Theo and the antidote.

## Trivia

* Selena is German.
* She will always feel guilty for marrying after Mitch died.
* Selena suffered from a serious concussion that went untreated, which caused her personality change.
* In all of her past lives, Selena was born on December 16.
	+ As well, she and Tank are connected in all of their lives.

## Past lives

#### Unnamed leopard - 100 B.C.E.

Selena was born in the year 103 B.C.E. as a leopard in the region that is now modern-day South Africa. Little is known about her life, but she was hunted and killed by a tribe of hunters, which included Tank (then named Ughrah).

#### Lady Sybil - 1400s

Selena was born on December 16, 1431 under the name of Sybil to unknown parents. At some point she became the mistress of King Henry VI and became his favourite because of her juicy butt. As a result, his other mistresses grew jealous and in 1454 they threw her into the castle moat. Sybil managed to find an underwater cave where she could breathe, but she died of starvation a week later. During her life, she was a loyal customer to Tank (then Humphrey) at his pee business.

#### Geneviève Fromage - 1600s

Born on December 16, 1646 as Geneviève Fromage to nobles in France. In 1661, she travelled on a ship to New France as a Filles du Roi. However after just three months there, Geneviève had failed to find a husband, and instead infected an entire settlement with numerous STDs. This resulted in high casualties, and Geneviève was thrown from the camp. In the wilderness, she did not last long and was killed by a pack of wolves.

#### Apollonia Dunktank - 1800s

On December 16, 1800, Selena was born as Apollonia Dunktank in Virginia, USA. She was betrothed and married to an army general in 1811, and in 1812 he was killed during the War of 1812. Using her late husband's fortunes, Apollonia travelled the country and discovered a sideshow which featured Bartholomew Scratch the Boy Who Sucks (Tank) and tormented him by throwing rotten tomatoes at him, which in fact provided him with food. Apollonia's horse was in fact the same horse that trampled Bartholomew as a child, which caused him to freak out and spray Apollonia with his spit. This infected her with tuberculosis, which remained dormant for decades until she ultimately succumbed to the disease in 1853.

#### Heidi Schumacher - 1900s

Selena was born on December 16, 1914 as Heidi Schumacher in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. In 1939, she joined the Nazi party and quickly rose through the ranks. During WWII, Heidi served as an SS General and committed numerous war crimes, killing countless civilians. Following the war she was captured and tried for her crimes, but managed to escape and flee to Tasmania. Heidi survived there for a week, until she was stung and killed by a poisonous scorpion, her body feeding a colony of bats. Many years later, she was portrayed by Madonna in a Chet Chuckson porn film.