Rose Parker

Rose Parker is a sophomore at Abbott Academy from London, England.

Dahlia Parker (sister)

## Bio

Reserved and morose, Rose Parker is an enigma to the students of Abbott Academy. Some find her terrifying, others find her pathetic, and others are convinced that she's hiding...something. An extremely powerful telepath, Rose endeavors to survive high school without scarring the other side of her body. After that, she's looking into neurosurgery, though she's preemptively sure that she's going to have to work on her bedside manner.

## Appearance

Rose is a very short, slightly underweight, female-bodied individual. Her eyes are naturally a dark, almost black brown, a feature inherited from her mother. Roughly half of Rose's body is burned, though her skin has healed for the most part, leaving her skin grey. The same incident caused her right eye to be completely black, as if her powers are always "on." Her skin is extremely pale where it is not burnt, making her burns that much more noticeable. Rose's hair is dirty blonde and is straight for the most part, going down to her shoulder blades. She typically wears it parted to cover her black eye and her scars.

## Early Life

Rose is the oldest child of Francesca and James Parker by only 15 minutes. The twins were born two months early and were underweight, though they survived. Rose was named after the flower, like her sister and her cousin Zinnia. Her middle name was chosen by her father in honor of the time he spent in the city of Alexandria as a child.

After settling in at the Parker's London home, Francesca resumed her pediatric residency while her husband continued his surgical residency. The twins were often left under the care of their paternal grandparents, Hedra and Walter. Rose loved her grandparents and did not express anger at her parents for being less active in their early years. Particularly, Rose bonded quickly with her grandfather Walter, from whom she learned to play chess, still her favored pastime. Rose and Dahlia often visited their maternal grandparents in Ossett.

After their respective residencies, Francesca and James became more present in their daughters' lives. The twins were about 4 years old, and already developing their personalities. Rose was a quiet and thoughtful child who showed great intelligence from an early age.

At age four, Rose and her sister attended a small private primary school in London. This is where Rose's powers began to emerge. She complained of frequent headaches and reported hearing voices of other children in her head. Her classmates would often report Rose replying directly to questions they thought, gaining her a reputation of being intrusive and creepy. Francesca Parker, a telepath herself, and a pediatrician, moved quickly to ensure her daughter wouldn't suffer too much from her manifesting power. Rose was placed on the power suppressant Felcerol, and slowly learned to control her powers. Unfortunately, the damage had already been done, and she was ostracized.

Rose took solace in her studies, in which she excelled, taking an early interest in science. Surrounded by doctors, Rose grew up fascinated by medicine and had no doubt in her mind what she wanted to do when she grew up.