Antoinette Villanueva

## Antoinette

> The stars are so easy to get lost in, here let me be your guide, think of me as... Your compass of sorts.
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> - Official Introduction

## Background

A painter who decided to join an idol group with their childhood friends.. She hopes to pursue her passion, but being with her friends makes her just as happy.

### Personal Background

Antoinette comes from a fairly well off background. With a hardworking mother, a kind father, and a cool older brother. Her mother worked as a doctor in the nearby hospital, while her father was a nurse in the same place. More often than not, she would be at home with her dad and her brother, her mom being too busy. She grew up fairly well, excelling in art and science, looking up to her mother. Thus making her want to go into the medical field as a child. While specializing in sciences, she still enjoyed painting- in fact, it was her favorite hobby. A passion of sorts that both her father and brother would support. She was obsessed with painting scenery, and of her favorites to paint was a starry night sky.

Of course, every time her mother was around, she would try to impress her with her knowledge of sciences. When that didn’t seem to impress her mother, Antoinette started showing her paintings off. Causing the first argument she had ever had with her mom. Antoinette’s mother had told her that she can’t make a living out of visual arts, that she’ll fail, and that there was a low chance of success. Antoinette was furious by these statements, bursting out about how she tried so hard to please her mom from elementary school to now (middle school). The singular time she shows off her passion, it’s rejected. Antoinette’s mother took the painting that she had brought out to show her and started storming out the house. Antoinette begged her mom to stop, tugging and pulling at her sleeves. In the end, the painting ended up getting crushed and thrown away. Ever since that encounter with her mom, she’s started to care less about her grades- especially her art one. One argument led to 2, and 2 led to 5.. Slowly it started spiraling to numbers that she didn’t even want to count.

Her argument from her mom plus the constant bullying absolutely destroyed her. She became a bit quieter, less enthusiastic, opting out to help others with their passions rather than her own. She figured that once high school turned around things would get better. And, thankfully they did. She wasn’t bullied anymore- and she maintained her grades. The only downfall being that she didn’t go into an art class at all. She loved painting, that much was still true, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it until junior year.

## Appearance

A tan girl who loves to dress in Japanese street fashion, she can often be seen in loose jackets and hoodies paired along with long skirts. Her eyes are a light red, almost pink if in the sunlight. Antoinette's hair is in a jellyfish cut, having bleached under hair and dark purple layers at the top. Her bangs cover her right eye all the way to the right ear.

## Personality

A mom friend who can’t seem to take a break. She loves all her friends very dearly, and only wishes that they could have as much common sense as she does. She worries a lot for their safety and wellbeing, while still playing as a playful friend. Being awfully honest, she tends to have a sharper tongue- Whether it be for teasing, or for an argument with someone. In a sense, she’s like a cat. Seeing as when you first meet her- She’s very cautious and even can come across as lazy. It can be assured that she is one of the hardest workers in the group however. All she wants is to guide her friends down the right path, and down a path that they want to pursue. If that path involves them all being idols together.. Then so be it- she’ll come along for the ride.

## Relationships

### Family

**Antoinette's Mother**: ”She’s a strong woman. Has strong opinions. I could never be like her.. Not that I wanted to be like her in the first place. We could never get along, I apparently ‘didn’t try hard enough’.. What a load of bullshit. She infuriates me, but.. Can I really hate her? She’s my mother. I can’t even go against her.”

**Antoinette's father**: ”My dad is nice. Unlike mom, he supports a lot of what I do. Even offered to pay for my first painting lessons when I was younger.. Called my atrocity of a first painting beautiful.. I have a lot of fond memories with him. I guess it’s just nice to have an adult that supports my passions. I love him a lot."

**Antoinette's brother**: ”I don’t see him often. He’s at work a lot. Though, when he does come home it’s not like it’s awkward. Like my dad, he backs me up when mom and I are in an argument. At least- when he can. Also tells me honest opinions. And as his sister, I tell him opinions with that same honesty. Told me my hair looked like a jellyfish, and I’ve been rolling with it ever since. I wonder where he is now.”

### Friends

* **Nora**: “Nora is super sweet. I remember the day we first met her haha! She’s always so energetic compared to the rest of us, sometimes I wonder what it would be like if we hadn’t met her that day. Definitely would have been really different huh. When we all meet, the group always seems to brighten up a bit. It makes me really happy to see her enjoying herself. I hope that she doesn’t change, and that she and I can be friends for a long time.”
* **Jing**: “Jing tends to stay up playing video games, sometimes it worries me knowing her eyes can get really damaged from the screen. She’s a lot quieter than everyone in the group, but it's kind of charming. She’s very good at what she does, and I do admire her for that. She’s just as kind as she is intelligent, and I cannot thank her enough for the amount of times that she’s helped out with. I feel a bit bad, knowing that I can’t help her as much as she helps me. I hope that we’ll be staying friends for a long time”
* **Hazel**: “Meeting Hazel was one of the best days of my life. Thankfully, she’s a bit more laid back- but that doesn’t mean I don’t bother her about her health. It makes me very happy seeing her indulge in the things she likes. I’m glad to have met her, in fact- if I didn’t, I don’t think I would even be here. Every now and then, I wonder what it would be like to have her as my little sister, or if we didn’t meet so long ago. She’s very sweet, and I truly do hope that we’ll stay friends as well.”
* **Anh**: “I have a little secret about Anh, I don’t think he knows though haha.. I admire his hard work a lot, I wish he would take care of himself more though. I come over every now and then to make sure he’s not overworking or if he’s eating properly. But, despite his aloof attitude, he’s actually very caring- I think only his friends and family can really vouch for him though. It makes me happy knowing that he’s following his passion now. I can only hope that he can rely on me as much as I rely on him..”

## Cards/Art

### Cards

"Why can't I get the courage to gift it?" 4\* Card

## Trivia

* She is an INTJ in terms of her MBTI type
* The name "Antoinette" means: Highly Praiseworthy. However, Antoinette believes this doesn't apply to them, as she believes her groupmates are much more skilled in their work
* Has a love for cats, even becoming a regular at a cat café they had discovered
* She is Filipino-American, knowing both languages- but does not speak Tagalog much unless needed