Character Profile: Belladonna (DREAM)

[This post will not include *major* spoilers for Dream. It will include fun facts and trivia that won’t necessarily make it into the novel.]

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Basic Stats

Sex: Female

Gender Expression: Like Dante, she sort of straddles the line between masculine and feminine. She is pretty in an effortless manner, but keep in mind while she’s batting her eyelashes and pouting her lips, she’s probably killing someone.

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Age: 20

Race/Ethnicity/Culture: Mexican Kation (Human with cat ears/tail/claws)

Belladonna was raised in the “real” world, working as a dancer in her father’s Mexican-themed bar in Texas. She doesn’t really have any sort of attachment toward any of the hidden kingdoms. 

Kations are spread out all over the world, with different cultures and traditions. Her culture is Mexican. 

Height: 5′2″

Body type: Belladonna is toned, with strong arms and abs. 

Appearance: She has caramel skin, thick, shoulder-length black hair, cat ears, claws, and a wildly dancing tail. She fights like a ballerina, pirouetting and pouncing about with her impressive agility. Usually wearing a tutu and a tank top, Belladonna is as beautiful as she is deadly.

Tattoos/Piercings: Surprisingly none.

Relationships

Family: Belladonna has a twin sister named Primadonna whom has white hair and blue eyes. Their father, Felino, owns Trato de Gato, a Mexican-themed bar. She used to work as a waitress there, alongside her sister, whom danced. She hasn’t seen them in quite a while, however.

Friends: Belladonna isn’t good at making friends. Or maybe she just isn’t interested in it.

Sexuality

Orientation: Lesbian

Attraction: Belladonna is attracted to older, more experienced women. 

Skills: She is probably the best fighter in all of Halcyon, next to Theodore, with whom she is pretty evenly matched. Through working at Trato de Gato, she is also an incredibly good dancer.

Hobbies: Belladonna loves dancing. She trained to do so with her sister at their father’s bar, but Primadonna never felt comfortable with letting her do so for money. This was because Bella is better at it, and Prima is insecure.

She now loves nothing more than to be Penumbra’s little killer.  

Personality and Character

Belladonna is strong, tough, and a little bitter. She can’t really go through a conversation - with anyone - without saying something condescending.

Goals/Dreams/Aspirations: At one point, she was really interested in taking over the bar from her father. Primadonna, Felino’s favorite, had different plans for her, however. When he began to prepare to retire, Prima fired Bella.

Bella’s goal now is to love Penumbra until the wicked witch is cured. 

Beliefs: Felino didn’t teach his daughters about the gods, or give them any sort of moral or spiritual code to abide by. He taught them about money, and how to accentuate their breasts and hips in order to get better tips.

Fears: Belladonna is afraid that she’s always going to subconsciously seek out lovers that hurt her. That no matter how much she loves someone, they’ll never truly love her, because she doesn’t love her.

She’s also afraid of turning into her father, and seeing people she loves as tools to use to get more money.

Insecurities: Secretly, Belladonna is insecure about everything. She lacks self-love, and aches for things she doesn’t fully understand. She’s broken, but she’s trying, and loves with all her heart.