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the princess, the prince, the sister, the twin, the disgrace, the child, the student, the friend. and the girl too, don't forget her. |
—i live nine lives | |
Adoette White [she/her], born Ensanguine Charming, is the next Prince from the opera Rusalka. She is currently attending her Fourth Year at Ever After High. She is referred to as Gwen by close friends, and aligns Roybel, though she outwardly describes herself as a Royal.
Everybody loves a Cinderella story, and that of a forgotten Charming branch skyrocketing to stardom through a True Love marriage with one of most famous fairytale families is no exception. Gwen was not born with the burden of destiny, but fate had made it inescapable nevertheless.
Despite a strained family situation, Gwen has been able to maintain her public image as a shining, straight-laced role model, believing this to be the best way of using her skills before her destined demise. Perhaps the most admirable thing about Gwen is how she has stayed Ensanguine Charming, no matter how many times the world tells her she is Adoette White, Rusalka’s prince.
Character[]
Personality[]
bear with me while i rewrite gwen after making like 10 new characters that, in retrospect, are exactly the same as her.
- gwen is a very principled character, and always seems like she has 100% confidence in her decisions
- beneath that though, she actually has a lot of self-doubt. it's irrational, and stems more from her getting this idea that she's not to trust, rather than looking at how her decisions have worked out historically
- she has a strong sense of justice and duty
- but she's still pretty patient and forgiving, and is always willing to give a second chance.
- which makes it all the more important when she's disappointed in you
- would've been a really good leader had it not been for the pressure of the spotlight and the pressure of being The Paragon of All Paragons.
- that pressure just makes her want to avoid any leadership
- which is why she's really glad to be someone who stands out less at EAH!
- but this "be a model" thing has been conditioned into her since childhood
- even (maybe especially) among her peers, she's expected to be the straight man, the guiding light (ferre heyooo)
- but through her years at EAH, she's found friends who've helped her slowly move past that!
- yet she wants to be The Best
- AND THE REASON she hasn't moved past this is because it's such a common mindset amongst EAH students that it gets ingrained into you even if people insist otherwise and preach accepting yourself or whatever
- loves her friends a lot, heck, loves her community, is very protective of them
- doesn't like feeling weak / vulnerable, expresses all negative emotions as righteous anger (she's especially not fond of when it feels like these emotions came out of nowhere?? she always wants to justify them)
- her feelings about being a prince role are similar to her thoughts on being a role model
- maybe in another life, she would have chosen it and loved it
- all cier ocs can be sorted by how close they are to cinderella from into the woods
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If there was only one trope to describe Gwen, it would be the brooding bad boy who tends to stray kittens in secret. Not that Gwen is particularly brooding or bad or boy, but she does have a rather intimidating image. Gwen is someone who strives to be self-sufficient. She enjoys independence, whenever she can get it, and being able to carve out her own path. To others, Gwen's free spirited nature feels unapproachable. Not owing anyone anything, not needing to rely on others in order to act. It's sort of a response to how she actually has strict limitations on her freedom, due to her family's status. See, her relationship with her parents has given her a fundamentally cynical outlook on life(one she isn't fond of, at that). Brought up with constant comparison and heavyhanded control, she's less than fond of them, and is always making subtle backhanded or cryptic remarks to the public. Even so, she desperately tries to prove herself to them. They're still her parents, and she desperately wants their approval and attention, no matter how much she tries to fight it. Gwen views herself as cowardly for trying to appease her parents, and wishes she could stop bending over backwards to please them. Interestingly enough, Gwen views sadness as a weakness, and resolves to make sure she is never sad. She often directs her negative emotions to anger instead. Anger is fierce, strong, the mark of someone who can stand up in the face of injustice instead of pitying their life away. To be angry is to be strong, and Gwen needs to be strong right now. Gwen can be extremely competitive, often getting riled up if she doesn't do well on something, no matter how lightly the subject at hand is supposed to be taken. While she enjoys succeeding over other people, winning doesn't go to her head. She's not arrogant, and she's not trying to compete to prove that she's the best to other people. She's trying to prove to herself that she's good enough. Because as confident she appears to the public, Gwen actually has a lot of self doubt. She constantly worries about how other see her, wanting to be a good role model as a Charming, and wanting to avoid the criticism of the press. However, she doesn't want to express these thoughts, thinking they make her look weak, and so pretty much always bottles it up. Just like her twin, Gwen is obsessed with her public image. Currently, she's assigned as the curious younger sister, a perfect complement to Ilandere's charismatic frivolousness. Ilandere is more mature, prettier, tidier, better with crowds. Gwen is supposed to be shy, standoffish, endearingly awkward. They love her, but never as much as they love Ilandere. That brings it back to her desire for independence. Gwen dislikes always being bundled up as a pair with her sister, as if she can only exist to play off Ilandere. She might even take mild offense if people try to help her in any way. In her eyes, it's like being seen as unable to do anything herself. Gwen is just really sick of not being considered a person. Unfortunately, at Ever After High, the trophy prince doesn't have nearly as much autonomy as the aquatic heroine. Gwen developed a strong sense of justice from her experiences there and watching Ilandere's little games. The press calls it the young maiden discovering the cruel world, she calls it trying to do what others couldn't do for her. You can count on Gwen to take time from her day to help people in need, usually not in front of cameras. She finds it rather off-putting how Ilandere acts, and so resolves to make sure people know she's not trying to use them to keep up an image. |
Appearance[]
wow cier where did you steal that hair from i wonder
Gwen is a Chinese-Malay girl of average height, standing at 5'5" (165 cm). A mixture of ingrained good posture and a subconscious desire to be seen as respectable means that she is always holding herself properly, if a bit formally.
Her skin is a warm medium brown and tans easily. Gwen has an athletic build from years of gymnastics and sword fighting, and is pretty toned. Her training means that her arm and core muscles are strong.
Gwen’s hair must have inherited some magical gene, because it does improbable and impossible things. Number one: it’s very, very long, having grown at a tremendous rate in her childhood. If one measured it, it would sweep the floor. How does this not inconvenience Gwen? Well, number two: it floats. It ripples prettily in an unfelt breeze and pretty much never touches the floor.
All that said, her hair is fine and naturally grows in a shade of bright white, which makes it easy for her to dye in her iconic sunset colors. You can see her roots showing here and there through the oranges, peaches and pinks. She usually wears it in a high ponytail swept to her right.
Like her identical twin, Gwen is quite pretty, with a heart-shaped face, a sharp jawline, and a long, graceful neck. Her eyebrows are straight and her nose is tall and somewhat upturned. Most people notice that she has a mole dotted in the center of her right cheek. She is left handed, and has long, nimble fingers.
Gwen’s eyes are round and framed with short white lashes. Her irises are a warm dark brown, almost black. You'll usually find Gwen with impeccably done hair and makeup. She’s fond of doing little white dots under her eyes (though, not that this makes her look even more similar to Ilandere).
Interests[]
Rhythmic Gymnastics[]
TBA
Animals[]
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by tale!
TBA
- particularly cats (camera pan to xunfei)
Beauty[]
TBA
Flute and Drums[]
TBA
Abandoning Her Interests for Princely Activities[]
in order to appease the 'rents, get better so she isn't seen as lacking to the public
- i think there's a misunderstanding on the sort of character gwen is
- (whispers) she never minded but she never wanted this
- spending your teenage years developing skills you're not originally interested in / barred from those you are
- and growing into a dissatisfied adult who feels like they haven't developed their own sense of self
- and the fitting ending, personally, is not exactly the most ideal ending. accept that this is how you are now, carry the sword at your side, and hope it won't feel so unbalanced tomorrow.
Abilities[]
TBA
Magic Touch - TBA[]
oh we'll see
Opera - Rusalka[]
How The Story Goes[]
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I’d like to leave you all, to leave the depths, to be human and live in the golden sunshine! You yourself used to tell strange tales, that they have a soul, which we don’t. And the souls of people go to heaven, when the human dies and vanishes into nothing! |
—Rusalka, Act 1, Rusalka | |
Rusalka tells the story of the water nymph Rusalka who falls in love with a prince and wants to become human in order to be with him. She finds assistance from the witch Ježibaba, who tells her that in exchange for becoming human, she will lose her voice and immortality; moreover, if the prince rejects her, she will be eternally damned. Rusalka agrees to these terms, drinking the potion Ježibaba makes, and finds the prince to begin her plan.
How Does Gwen Fit Into it?[]
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The Prince is hunting a white doe when he first meets Rusalka, who has drunk a potion to change herself into a human. He is fascinated with her and orders the castle to immediately make preparations for their wedding. However, he soon becomes disenchanted with her, being mute and passionless in her new form. The Prince begins lavishing attention on a Foreign Princess, who is a wedding guest. He rejects Rusalka, but the Foreign Princess, disgusted at his fickleness, rejects him as well. The Prince goes to the lake in search of Rusalka, and finds her, now turned into a bludička, a spirit of death living in the depths of the lake. Knowing her kiss means death and damnation, the Prince still asks her to kiss him. He dies, and she thanks him for letting her experience human love. |
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I don’t want to return to the merriment of the world! I don’t want to return, I’ll gladly die, kiss me, kiss me, give me peace. I don’t want to return, I’ll gladly die, I’ve no thought of returning! |
—the Prince, Act 3, Rusalka | |
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Adoette was born as Ensanguine Charming, to a family of D-list Charmings. Her father remarried when they were quite young, to none other than Apple White's aunt. As new members of the White family, it really wouldn't do for their children to be destinyless. There must be something, right? That's sort of the reason why the Rusalka DCA happened in the first place. A Fairytale Authority worker got pissed at these high and mighty royals making more work and being generally snobbish so they thought, "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if I took my frustrations out on not these assholes but their children? (to the tune of Momoland's "I'm So Hot") I'm so smart!" Thus, Adoette got the role of the white deer, and Ilandere got the role of the prince. Obviously, one child was favored and given a much more prominent role. Now, an interesting thing happened. Ilandere wanted to switch with Adoette. "To make amends," she'd say, "to give you the larger role, and show Mother and Father that we come first for each other, not them." Later, she would run to Adoette's room in the middle of the night, cold tears streaming down her face, whispering how sorry she was, how she didn't know what she had condemned her to. Gwen herself figured it out much later. She was going to die. She was going to die. shewasgoingtodieshewasgoingtodieshewasgoingtodieshewasgoingtodieshewasgoingtodieshewasgoingtodie She does not remember how long it took for her to finally start speaking to Ilandere again. When she did, she realized Ilandere was just as regretful as she was. "It's alright," she brushed the topic off. "I forgive you." And ever so slowly, she got used to her destiny. And now, she dies. And now, people could stop spending energy pretending to care about her. And now, she doesn't need to suffer through a long and miserable life. |
Parallels[]
Gwen's role is the Prince in Rusalka.
- (smth stubbornness and commiting to something)
Sometimes, I realized I have written an unintentional parallel.
- Hidden joked that if dogs are traditionally a symbol of fidelity, cats could represent infidelity. Gwen likes cats.
Gwen is associated with Penelope, a mythological figure known for her fidelity, ironically enough.
- Penelope is known for her weaving, as well as the olive tree that made up a post of her bed. Gwen has these symbols as motifs.
Viewpoint on Destiny[]
TBA
Name[]
The surnames are quite boring in this case! Charming is uh, Charming. And White is the same as the Apple White.
Adoette is a name meaning "large tree". That's not very relevant to anything, but I do think as a name it's quite pretty, and sophisticated. I mostly chose Adoette because it contained the word "doe". Back when she was named Ensanguine, her nickname was Gwen. She still prefers to go by Gwen to her friends.
Her name used to be Ensanguine Charming, which is a clever little yohoho on my part. Ensanguine sounds like an adjective, perfect for the name of a Charming. In actuality, it's a verb, meaning "to make bloody". Even though Gwen is slightly confused on why exactly she was named something that wasn't an adjective, she thinks Ensanguine is a really pretty name. And also metal as hell.
tba think of a cantonese name
Education[]
Class-ic Schedule[]
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Period 1 | Biologenie | Kingdom Management I | Biologenie | Kingdom Management I | Biologenie |
| Period 2 | Grimmnastics | Grimmnastics | Grimmnastics | Grimmnastics | Grimmnastics |
| Period 3 | Heroics 101 | Biologenie | Heroics 101 | Biologenie | Heroics 101 |
| Period 4 | Kingdom Management I | Wooing 101 | Kingdom Management I | Wooing 101 | Kingdom Management I |
| Period 5 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| Period 6 | Wooing 101 | Heroics 101 | Wooing 101 | Heroics 101 | Wooing 101 |
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| Period 9 | |||||
| Period 10 | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Period 1 | Hero Training | Chemythstry | Hero Training | Chemythstry | Hero Training |
| Period 2 | Kingdom Management II | Hero Training | Kingdom Management II | Hero Training | Kingdom Management II |
| Period 3 | Storytelling 101 | Science and Sorcery | Storytelling 101 | Science and Sorcery | Storytelling 101 |
| Period 4 | Chemythstry | Kingdom Management II | Chemythstry | Kingdom Management II | Chemythstry |
| Period 5 | Science and Sorcery | Storytelling 101 | Science and Sorcery | Storytelling 101 | Science and Sorcery |
| Period 6 | Dance Class-ic | Dance Class-ic | Dance Class-ic | Dance Class-ic | Dance Class-ic |
| Period 7 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
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| Period 9 | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care |
| Period 10 |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Period 1 | Geografairy | Dragon Slaying | Geografairy | Dragon Slaying | Geografairy |
| Period 2 | Kingdom Management III | Creative Storytelling I | Kingdom Management III | Creative Storytelling I | Kingdom Management III |
| Period 3 | Hexonomics | Muse-ic Class | Hexonomics | Muse-ic Class | Hexonomics |
| Period 4 | Creative Storytelling I | Hexonomics | Creative Storytelling I | Hexonomics | Creative Storytelling I |
| Period 5 | Dragon Slaying | Kingdom Management III | Dragon Slaying | Kingdom Management III | Dragon Slaying |
| Period 6 | Muse-ic Class | Geografairy | Muse-ic Class | Geografairy | Muse-ic Class |
| Period 7 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
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| Period 9 | |||||
| Period 10 | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Period 1 | Throne Economics | Throne Economics | Throne Economics | Throne Economics | Throne Economics |
| Period 2 | Advanced Allusions and Cross-Cultural Reference II | Kingdom Management IIII | Advanced Allusions and Cross-Cultural Reference II | Kingdom Management IIII | Advanced Allusions and Cross-Cultural Reference II |
| Period 3 | Creative Storytelling II |
Advanced Wooing |
Creative Storytelling II | Advanced Wooing | Creative Storytelling II |
| Period 4 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| Period 5 | Advanced Wooing | Creative Storytelling II | Advanced Wooing | Creative Storytelling II | Advanced Wooing |
| Period 6 | Kingdom Management IIII | Advanced Allusions and Cross-Cultural Reference II | Kingdom Management IIII | Advanced Allusions and Cross-Cultural Reference II | Kingdom Management IIII |
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| Period 10 | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care | Beast Training and Care |
Hextracurricular Activities[]
Animal Shelter[]
Gwen volunteers at the local animal shelter in Bookend, usually asking to be placed with the cats. The shelter has always been grateful for her help, especially so after some of her fans have donated money or adopted due to the press spotting her there. While Gwen is happy for their success, she feels a little sad that the shelter is no longer her secret. It feels like everyone knows everything these days.
Prose to Dramatics[]
- second chair flute who winds up doing all the difficult bits because first chair got sick
Quotes[]
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She was not going mad. She had never been mad. She had always been right. |
—what Ensanguine Charming writes in the libretto of Rusalka | |
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So when you die, you had better be damn sure that those you leave behind can carry on without you. |
—...I know I am | |
Trivia[]
- Ilandere and Adoette's birthday, September 28, was National Hunting and Fishing Day in 2019, a day where the white deer is celebrated.
- Although I, other wiki users, and her close friends use Gwen while referring to her, Gwen's more common nickname would be Addy, derived from Adoette.
- Gwen's design was called Dorito Nose Dorito Hair.
- Gwen's page sat unfinished for 2 days because I was busy writing Ilandere's. Life imitates art.
Specific things she likes:
- Strawberry-peach-mango slushies. And yes, she knows they looks like her hair.
Specific things she dislikes:
A description of Gwen's voice:
- Technically, Gwen is supposed to get the 'um's trained out of her speech, but they pop up every now and then.
- She's a relatively slow speaker.
Epithets she is referred to by:
- knight in rose gold armor- combining two of Gwen's mainstays: her sword and metal tone.
- paragon to end all paragons-
Acknowledgements:
- Spades and Airy for their formatting on the introduction and story section. Linking is good for the wiki!
- Tale for inspiring the likes and dislikes section.
Author's Notes[]
Coming soon!
- i know she's a prince by role but oh my god