We are The Band

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[pre]You don't know what it's like, to be like me[/pre]
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[pre]To be kicked, when your down[/pre]

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any songs : Welcome to my life- Simple Plan, Carry on my wayward son- Kansas, Punk Rock 101- Bowling for soup, Sk8ter Boi-Avril Lavigne
face claim : Avril Lavigne
other : GD
[pre]No you don't know what it's like. Welcome to my life[/pre]

Reserve Base please? c:

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[pre]they say we are what we are but we don't have to be[/pre]

Oh. My. God. Dylan is bae.

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GUNNER x 16
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age » twenty, as of the twentieth of february.
personality » Gunner is honestly very strange. Raised by many brave, courageous warriors (a majority of her immediate family served in the military; her father being a marine, and three of her brothers being in the marines or the air force) and was immediately brought up with the type of 'i fight for what's right, and i try to bring honor to my family' mentality. She grew up around 7 older brothers, and basically acted like one. Never wore makeup, went lizard catching, loved being outdoors, wrestled the other boys, so on. She's basically a huge tomboy. She loves getting knee deep in mud, adventuring and hiking out in the wilderness, camping, all that. She despises glitter, even so much as the color pink, and rarely ever gives in to the type of 'girly' stereotypes.
Smart // intelligent — She's quite intelligent. She's often able to figure out tough equations or problems, and is often seen studying everything. She's usually with her nose in a book, learning about strange things or trying to understand something. She's really just a walking encyclopedia or something; she's just really knowledgeable. Add on being a wise raven (she says ravens, since ravens are actually the most intelligent, contrary to the belief of owls being the most intelligent and the wisest), and she's basically your Mr. Rogers.
Creative // artistic — Gunner is also extremely creative. she loves drawing, painting, sculpting, writing.. whatever medium that will help her express herself. She's usually seen with her hands stained with paint or ink, and is usually found doing something. She's often sketching, considering she brings a sketchbook everywhere she goes. She's thoughtful and sees everything with an artistic eye. The sky isn't just blue to her; it's a "blanket of cyan that reflects our world. oh, and some cute li'l fluffy things flying across the sky". Birds don't just sing, they "speak of their feelings of often being trapped and seen as mere object, they must express themselves in someway!". Since she often tends to analyze everything, she's extremely observant. she can tell by the calluses on your fingers that you play guitar. she can tell that you were making pie just by the scent on your shirt. safe to say, she takes a lot of time to recognize little unique details in people.
Kind // peaceful — She's extremely kind and tries her best to fix things in the most peaceful way. Gunner is usually the shoulder to cry on, or is usually out to just give hugs to anyone. Gunner is notorious for often handing out bundles of flowers to cheer someone up, or making hand made presents as a congratulation. She's just a big fluff ball, really, and is just there to help anyone. It's rare to see her upset or angry.
Optimistic // Happy — Gunner is generally extremely happy and enthusiastic. She's basically just a ray of sunshine. She goes around and tries to make everyone's day better. She strongly believes everyone has some good in them, unless it is shown otherwise. She has a very optimistic outlook on the world, and is relatively excited to see how the world progresses. she always looks on the bright side, and it's rare she thinks of the bad sides of people or situations.
Courageous // brave — she believes courage is not being fearless, but being able to face your fears. she's able to overcome barriers, but can get a bit skittish and anxious along the way.However, she's willing to look danger in the face and tell it to screw off, even if she's week at the knees with sweat running down her face. While she does fear many things, she is usually able to overcome them. While she may not rid of the fear in whole, she's at least able to overlook it in some ways and continue on her way.
The Down Sides —Despite all these favorable traits, gunner is constantly battling herself. She feels like she has to make people happy, and she can't do that by being her own person. She tries her best to change herself to seem somewhat likable, and is often beating herself up for one small thing. she's very harsh on herself and tends to look at herself negatively. Unfortunately, Gunner inherited much of her father's side of the bad traits. Braxton folks always had an odd way of showing affection (if they displayed any), and are extremely stubborn and have a nature of wanting to show that they are likable, which ends up with them being slightly unlikable.
Obstinate // Tenacious — Gunner is a generally easy going person, but once she has her mind set on something, she probably will not let anyone sway her determination. She's often guilty of pressing on, even if others insist she doesn't. While she has the brains to know when to stop or when something isn't going to work out, she's just very determined and is willing to elbow her way to something if she has to.
Quiet // reserved — While she may not seem like it, she is usually one to keep to herself and usually doesn't voice her opinions. It's rare she'll speak out on her own behalf. Most of the time, she does not contribute her own ideas until it's too late. She tends to panic when she's about to speak, and usually ends up screwing up; thus why she tries to keep to herself.
Distrusting // Doubting — Due to frequently becoming attached to people and them leaving, Gunner has a bit of her own trust issues. Before, it was rather easy for her to cling on to someone, but now she is a whole other person. It's hard for her to believe people and wouldn't trust anyone. Gunner can't bear to be betrayed again, so she puts up a guard that distances herself from people.
Nervous // Fidgety — It's rare that Gunner isn't tapping her foot, wringing her hands or twittling her thumbs. She's usually nervous, even when she shouldn't be. however, anxious would be a better word. She tends to worry easily and cares for people too much. She'll worry herself sick sometimes. She can keep cool under certain pressuring circumstances, but otherwise she is usually a anxious wreck.
Secretive // Feline — Gunner tends to keep her feelings and thoughts to herself, but is quite skilled in keeping secrets. This has upsides and downsides, however. She usually says "cross my heart, stick a thousand needles in my eye," and usually keeps to that. She tends to bottle up her emotions, however, until it gets unbearable and has some sort of breakdown.
Contradictory // Antithetical — gunner has the habit of often going against her very own words. She'll give advice that she won't follow, and is usually seen going against herself. She tends to contradict herself in several ways that's honestly hard to explain.
band position » bassist.
height » gunner is 5'3". "i swear, my mum was like an elf or something. i curse her for her genes."
weight » gunner shrugs. she doesn't really keep track of it. "i don't know, like, ooonnneee... 115?"
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history » gunner was born in a small town in arizona; everyone was closely knit and there was little to no secrets to keep there. everyone knew each other there and would smile and wave when they saw you walking down the street. gunner lived on a beautiful ranch full of horses, cattle and various other critters. the ranch was own by her two aunts, father and uncle; handed down from their great grand parents. her father, however, was an active duty marine and was soon sent back to the base in california, dragging his family along with them. they lived in one of those base homes surrounded by other families who constantly dealt with someone in their family being in the military. everyone told gunner that california was a great place and that it was definitely an enjoyable place.. but they hadn't been on the base. gunner wasn't exactly crazy about the base. she thought the houses were identical bird houses glued together. the school was worse; the kids were grouchy and had stuck-up attitudes.. they usually teased her for being so withdrawn. being only nine years, she was still very tiny, scrawny and rather weak. most kids her age were already signed up for sports or organizations, unlike her.

gunner's father was hardly around, so she was often left with her mother. he was deployed, however, meaning she was rather scared and even more withdrawn. he returned safely, and stayed with his family for a little while. during his short time, gunner's mother was caught and sentenced for illegally selling prescription drugs. gunner still has her mother's mug shot to remind herself not to grow up and be like that. gunner grew angry at her mother, and even though she was rather tactful and kind, she couldn't help but feel hostile toward her mother. her mother often wrote letters to home, but gunner would never respond. gunner was often picked on at school for her mother's predicament, so she grew quiet and would usually stick to the shadows or sidelines. she was constantly embarrassed of her mother, even though it was such a misdemeanor.

gunner's father decided to send her back to his family's ranch. she basically was revived when she was sent there. she got back into horseback riding, adventuring, so on. she was around four older brothers and seven cousins, two only being girls. she found more comfort with the boys, since they didn't care whether she was a girl or not; they treated her equal without any bias. she was often found wrestling them, throwing a football in the field or going out and exploring the great outdoors with them. she basically acted like a brother, much like her father treated her. she was much of a tomboy and was rarely seen doing any 'girly' things. 'feminine' isn't a big part of her personality traits. during her time on the ranch, they took in a neglected foal whom they named trojan. gunner fell in love at first sight with this animal and took care of him like her child. she renamed him krypton.

soon after, gunner's father was deployed once more. gunner and her family were worried and nervous, but shook it off ("it's an occupational hazard"). many reassured the family, "he's been in the military for fifteen years! he's made it back in one piece everytime! don't worry, he'll be back soon!" they didn't foresee what would be happening soon.

two men showed up at their doorstep in their dress blues. gunner still remembers being in the backyard with her brothers, playing with their dog (who happened to be a military working dog, name pepper), when they looked over and saw the two men walking down the little path. "what are they doing here?" gunner asked her brothers before racing in. they walked in on her aunt crumbled on the floor, the other female holding her while the last uncle tried to keep himself together. gunner immediately recognized one of the men from the base. he only nodded at her and held back tears, before they walked away. gunner and her brothers tried to keep each other up, their cousins trying to help as well. that didn't go well. it was only the beginning of their lives spiraling out of control.

after the funeral, gunner faded into this phase of darkness and stopped eating. she stayed in her room most of the time, slumping in her bed, looking out the window and wishing it would all it. she stopped visiting krypton and hardly even slept. she was extremely malnutritioned. after a while, however, she got back up on her feet and tried to take control of herself again. it was a long and difficult process, much like getting over a drug addiction, but ended up bouncing back up. she underwent grief counseling with her family at the age of 13, and was soon brought back to health after some treatment.

gunner found herself returning to the peaceful life she had before. many often say she overreacted for her father's death, actually, but she usually calmly replies "i know, but you won't know how it feels until you lose one of the last pieces that held your life together".

gunner still suffers from depression and anxiety, but is actually rather happy now. some might not even be able to tell she experienced something traumatic as her father's death (or traumatic as how she collapsed after his death).
eye color » much her like her hair, her eyes are a deep, deep brown.
hair color » dark brown, nearly black!
body modification » she has several ear piercings, a nose ring that she often removes, and two tattoos. her tattoos are two sparrows at her hips; she tries to hide them, since she's underage.
sexual orientation » "well, you see, i am romantically attracted to males, so i am heteroromantic," gunner switches her tone to something of intelligence. "but, i have no sexual - or physical attraction - to any gender. so, asexual.
high school »

any songs »
running with the boys
up we go
siberia
everybody breaks a glass
all by lights
face claim » the lovely lights <3
other » GD

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done!

May I switch Ava to drummer?

Finished! Sorry it's really rushed

Ooooh I like all of those ideas cx

I like the Jackson hangin posters one