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Mystique Faith Powers (OC)

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Since I really haven't properly introduced her (I did once before but that was forever ago) Meet my beb, Mystique!
Below here you can find a bit of info I've typed up on her real quick.
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Name: Mystique Faith Powers

Age: 20

Race: Human (Well... mostly.)

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual

Appearance: 
Mystique has pale, unhealthy skin, but a nice face-- were it not for two things.
Her left eye is naturally red, and the other one is gray with a wicked scar running straight through it, cutting across the pale skin of her cheek.
To add to the unearthliness of her appearance, much of her right side is wrapped in bandages.
She can sometimes walk on her own, or with the help of crutches, but is usually seen in a wheelchair.

About/BGstory Summary:
Strange circumstances surrounded Mystique's birth, namely that she was a stillborn-- but was able to be resuscitated, rather a miracle, that was.
Not as lucky as her daughter, however, the child's mother did not make it; dying in childbirth.
Stranger then was the first time she opened her eyes; revealing a color most peculiar. Eyes the color of the deepest crimson.
This, of course, was written off as an anomaly-- nothing unheard of.

Rather frail, premature as she was, Mystique was kept in the care of the hospital for the first few years of her life.
Released into the care of her father at the age of 3, She lived a rather happy-- if not counting the desolate poverty they lived in-- childhood. That was, until she was sent to school. Already tough as it was to make friends when having to be absent most of the time due to terminal illness, her red eyes weren't doing her any favors. Regarded as 'weird', even cursed by some-- as a further detriment to her social life, as soon as she learned to communicate, she began to talk about things that others could not see. Shadows climbing walls, tall people dressed in black-- even sometimes conversing with nothing but thin air.. at least, to them. Mystique had thought everyone could see these things-- but she soon learned the hard way that that was not the case. Indeed, because of her strange appearance and innate connection to the supernatural, she was subject to much bullying in her younger years.

Only once did they try to physically harm her.
They didn't make that mistake twice.
They weren't able to have a second time.

Midway through the beating, the wind which had been building to a crescendo outside picked up in strength-- blowing the windows open, shattering glass. The temperature in the room dropped significantly and objects began to float-- then fly towards the children at breakneck speeds.

They found her, hours later, crying and huddled in a corner, surrounded by four other children of which were bleeding profusely.
She was mumbling to herself-- as if she were talking to someone. They couldn't quite make out what she was saying, but it was something along the lines of "please stop" repeated over and over again.

          They'd always called her a monster, and she was afraid that was exactly what she was.

Expelled from the school-- she narrowly avoided punishment by law. From then on, she was privately taught from home.
Scared of human contact as a result of the incident, she is extremely shy and quiet, instead seeking the companionship from plants and flowers, soon becoming an expert gardener.
After many years, she and her father had saved up enough from her 'hobby' as a florist and decided to move somewhere-- in pursuit of a better life.

Unfortunately, they never achieved what they sought-- because on the way to their new home, they were involved in a car accident, a result of a drunk driving incident.
Her father died on impact, the entire front of the car reduced to scrap metal. Mystique narrowly survived, after an emergency operation and a few high-voltage shocks to her heart, she was able to achieve a stable condition... more or less. Cheating death for the second time did not come without consequences. She began to experience what they called "night terrors" where she would see visions of horrible scenes, graphic and disturbing-- even to the girl who spoke with the dead. Additionally, not only would the right half of her body would remain frail-- and not heal up properly due to the stresses of her already weak heart and illness-- but she was now blind in one eye. Yet, by some miracle, Mystique was able to gain partial control of her body again, and as such be able to walk normally on occasion-- but her physician did not approve and highly recommended the use of crutches or a wheelchair. Stubborn as she was, she usually opted to ignore his advice-- but kept in good health, so as to not bother him.

What worried her most, however, was the fact that the night terrors never stopped... and sometimes occurred during daylight hours.
Out of nowhere, she'd get an intense pain in her blind eye-- and see horrible 1st person glimpses of the future. Sometimes they were only slightly off putting, but for the most part, it was gruesome scenes involving death or other horrid acts such as kidnapping and torture.

The first time she'd got one of murder, she wasn't sure what to do.
She couldn't just... explain her ability. Nobody would believe her. Nobody ever had before.

So she studied hard and became a part time private detective.
In between her main occupation which was oddly contrasting-- teaching kindergarten classes as she loved young children, who accepted her for who she was and not what she was--  she became quite skilled at putting the puzzle pieces of a case together.

After several cold cases had been solved by her hand, the police department studied her closely-- and decided they wanted her on the force, even if her means and origins were questionable.
She was then paired with a skeptical and by-the-book partner, and allowed to go on cases-- but only while accompanied with said skeptic.

With the help of several spirits of children which she had befriended as a young girl long ago, and the by-the-book partner who wants nothing to do with her,
Mystique tries her best to bring the innocent justice while racing the clock against her own illness and mortality.

"If a monster is what I am, then a monster I will be."

Personality:
Mystique is soft spoken and kind, and she doesn't speak unless spoken to. Contrary to her creepy and off putting appearance, she wants nothing more than to be loved-- friendship being something she's always coveted. Extremely shy and nervous around other humans, she can surprise even the most stoic of people with a stubborn streak a mile wide when it comes to something she's passionate about. She loves children and in turn they love her. Part kindergarten teacher and part detective, Mystique spends her small bit of spare time tending to her garden. She likes to think that when she talks to them, they listen. Flighty and easily spooked, it's easy to embarrass her, a red hue being common on her cheeks, nose and ears. She lives alone, though not really. Spirits attach to her frequently, and she has helped a few move on, though a few like to stay. One of those few was violent-- the one who caused that bloody incident all those years ago in particular-- so she wears her mothers rosary as protection against it, keeping it at bay. Were she to ever lose said rosary... anything and anyone near her would be in mortal danger. She is reckless when it comes to someone elses safety and well being-- especially children-- and does everything she can to keep others from suffering, since she knows what it is to truly be in pain firsthand.

She truly is a kind soul trapped in the body of a monster.

Likes: 
Children, Flowers, Hot chocolate, Soft sweaters, White, Helping lost souls, Protecting others, quiet places, solitude (to protect others from herself and what may follow her).

Dislikes:
Cruel people, Evil spirits, The color red (especially her eyes), being cold, large crowds, weeds, scary stories movies or books (despite her being able to see the supernatural, scary stuff still works on her.), being startled. 

Favourites:

Favourite season: Spring
Favourite music: Violin
Favourite time of day: High noon
Favourite beverage: Earl grey tea
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Date Taken
Jul 23, 2016, 6:29:50 PM
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JustAMisty's avatar
Wow the drawing looks so good! the story was really beautiful, you are talented QwQ