Carmine Armani

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### Siblings

Edelweiss Armani (oldest sister), Levi Armani (older brother) Adriana "Adri" Armani (older sister), Eden Alarie (younger half-sister, estranged)

### Aunts/Uncles/Auncles

Frederick Armani (uncle) and Catherine Armani (aunt)

## Other

### Song(s)

Oh No! By Marina and the Diamonds

Carmine Armani is a character in the third role-play created by Multiple Mysteries. Do not edit tis page without her permission. They are the youngest child of Bella and Rowan Armani. Template credit goes to TheWhinerDog, or Whiny

## Appearance

Carmine tries to keep their hair as neat an well-kempt as they can, but with its natural waviness and their perpetually exhausted state, they find it difficult to keep up with. Because of the immense amounts of stress they are under and lack of proper rest, they’ve developed bags under their eyes.

They only wear the most high quality clothes made by the most skilled seamstresses, and, at their mother’s request, they have their entire wardrobe replaced every head so their outfits don’t become repetitive and boring. In order to honor their house, they’re always wearing something with green or gold on it at all times.

## Personality

They’re obsessed with the idea of being the perfect child of a noble family, so much so that they put it before absolutely *everything* else. Their mind is always at work and to unwind and allow it to slow down would be something Carmine would deem absolutely unacceptable, and because they’re so high strung and never relax they also never get any sleep.

They’re constantly stressed out, which often causes them to being anxiety-ridden and unfocused, them even more stressed out because they know they have to be on op of things in order to maintain theirs and their family’s reputation. It doesn’t help that they’re not as socially inept as the rest of their siblings, which contributes to their low view of themself and their capabilities, causing their confidence to dwindle. They will always be their harshest critic, never seeing anything they do as good enough; they have very low self esteem because of this. Of course, they’ve also developed a habit of bottling up their emotions.

Unlike their father, they don’t have their own opinions, just the ones their mother tells them to have. This has resulted in them being firmly on the side of the monarchy, to think that reputation should come before all else, and that there is something inherently inferior about the lower classes. They’re not entirely sure whether or not they actually believe that, but they suppress the part of themself that asks questions in favor of appeasing Bella.

Sometimes Carmine is tempted to do something rebellious and subversive, like go out into town, and allow themself not to think about their responsibilities, but ultimately they always decide against it.

## Biography

From a young age, Carmine was always been pressured to be perfect. To act in a certain way, to interact with others in a certain way, to present themself in a certain way. And if they ever dared to stray from their mother’s idealized image of them she had in her head, they’d be met with a barrage of verbal abuse and shame, completely shattering their self-esteem. They grew up doing everything they could to try and fit the mold that Bella created for them, which only had adverse effects on their mental and physical health as time went on.

When they were young, they’d occasional join their older brother, Levi, in minor rebellions, just to gain a sense of freedom, only for Bella to catch them after sneaking out into town one night. The way that Bella berated them Carmine dissuaded them from ever misbehaving ever again.

## Relationships

### Immediate Family

#### Bella

*mother, fluid between falsely positive and negative, abuser*

Carmine has never been able to be enough for their mother. No matter how hard they try, they always seem to disappoint her. She is the main cause for all their insecurity and unhealthy state of their life. They try to be her perfect child and live up to her unreasonable expectations, and no matter how many things they manage to get right, Bella will always find something wrong with what they’re doing and scrutinize it piece by piece in the most ruthless way possible.

All that Carmine wants is make their mother proud and earn her approval, for her to love them. They thrive on any shred of affection she shows them, which only happens when they manage to mostly adhere to her rules and requirements. That, and their eagerness to avoid being yelled at is what causes them to be so desperate to be the ideal Armani child.

#### Rowan

*father, negative*

Carmine tends to avoid Rowan because he makes them feel like everything they say and do is wrong because of his tendency to correct people and explain in exact detail why someone is incorrect. They know he probably doesn’t mean to hurt them, but he does, and that and their mother’s treatment of them is too much for Carmine to bare. Their relationship is very strained, and they rarely ever speak. Since they’ve observed that Bella doesn’t seem to think highly of Rowan, this had tainted Carmine’s perception of him as well. They think of him as pretentious, unreliable, and lazy.

#### Edelweiss

*oldest sister, neutral/negative, ab\*ser*

Carmine lives in fear of their oldest sister. Most of the time, Edelweiss doesn’t even have to try that hard, Carmine is just intimidated simply by the confidence and threatening aura she exudes. Now, she’s never actually done anything to physically harm them, but the psychological warfare she enacts upon them has left them scarred. Throughout their entire life, she has manipulated, belittled, and ridiculed them and greatly contributed to their issues with their self image. They don’t fully grasp that the way she treats them is wrong and harmful because their mother encourages her behavior when applied to other people. They’ve always been jealous of and resented Edelweiss for being the favorite, but they try their best to appease her as not to anger their mother. In fact, Carmine even goes so far to defend her behavior.

#### Levi

*older brother, very positive*

Levi is the only person in Carmine's family who they have a good relationship with. Their older brother is very supportive and caring towards them, and for most of their life, he was the only person Carmine felt they could trust. They could tell him anything without fear of him lashing out at them the way their mother often did. Levi often goes out of his way to try and protect Carmine from Bella the best he can, but often there's not much he can do. He also tries too advocate for Carmine to take better care of their much-neglected health. Carmine appreciates that Levi worries so much, but from their perspective, he's just overreacting. Still, for his sake they try and take care of themself the best they can, because they know it makes him happy. Carmine often worries about him in turn, what with Levi's frequent trips out of the palace walls and all, but there's not really anything they can do to "protect" him, which makes them feel a bit helpless. Carmine really admires and looks up to their older brother, though they don't really agree with his political views, mostly because they know they're not what Bella agrees with.

#### Adri

*older sister, neutral*

Carmine isn't sure how to feel about their other sister. Whenever they're both around Bella, they tend to get quite competitive with each other, though not to the point of hostility. Carmine almost always loses these "battles", which makes them frustrated, and sometimes even angry. Adri is the only person Carmine's ever been able to bring themself to snap at, which leads them to assume they don't like her. But the confusing part is, whenever they interact and Bella is *away,* they get along decently. There's definitely some awkwardness there, but they do try their best to treat each other well and be friendly. And there's also the fact that Levi and Adri are quite close; if Levi thinks highly of her, then surely she must be someone worth talking to, right? But she doesn't really seem to think *they're* worth *her* company most of the time. Carmine honestly has no idea what to make of Adri, so they generally just try to avoid thinking or talking about her.

### Extended Family

#### Catherine

*aunt, negative*

Carmine views their aunt as a slightly lesser threat then Edelweiss. They're not sure if she's directly spoken to them even ten times throughout their entire life, so realistically, they don't have to worry about her doing anything to them, but she's still a terrifying figure in her own right, and Carmine can tell. They pretty much avoid her like the plague.

#### Frederick

*uncle, neutral*

Carmine doesn't really know anything about their uncle, seeing he's almost always away, but he's always seemed nice from what they could tell.

#### Alexis

*older cousin, neutral/negative*

Carmine has tried to like their oldest cousin, as she's generally quite friendly, but they can't help shake the feeling that she's someone they should fear. This is likely due to Alexis's similarities to her mother, not just in appearance. but also disposition.

#### Lea

*older cousin, neutral/positive*

Carmine doesn't spent a lo of time with Lea, but she's one of the only people they can be around that doesn't make them feel like something bad might happen at any moment. She's very kind and sweet, and Carmine likes that about her. It also helps that she's friends with Levi.

### Friends

#### Cadley

*friend, positive*

Cadley is the first friend Carmine's ever had. They'd seen glimpses of her around the palace here and there, but neither had paid any mind to each other until one day, out of the blue, they ran into each other and Cadley had by some miracle convinced Carmine to take up sword fighting lessons, despite their fear of the consequences they'd face once caught. While their first session was quite short and uneventful, Carmine actually really enjoyed it, and spending time with her.

The next time they'd meet up is when Cadley snuck them out of a ball dedicated to the Matriarch of Cevic, where they secretly chatted and walked along the palace grounds. They chatted about all sorts of different subjects, quite a few of which they disagreed on, but for once, that didn't make Carmine uncomfortable. If anything, they were fascinated by her perspective, and it only made them want to talk to her more and learn more about her.

Aside from Levi, Cadley was the only other person who had ever taken interest in them, and though Carmine find couldn't understand what it was about *them* that stood out as special to her, they were so impossibly overjoyed and grateful. After only just two meetings, their fondness for her almost *too* quickly became very strong, to the point where they already had unwavering trust and faith in her. So, that was why, even thought they weren't even fully sure what she meant by it, they swore to her they wouldn't become like the other nobility. As long as it seemed to make her happy, that's all that mattered to them.