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àŒ» ððð§ððð« ðððð§ðð¢ðð²: Non-binary
àŒ» ððð±ð®ðð¥ ðððð§ðð¢ðð²: Androsexual
àŒ» ðððð®ð©ððð¢ðšð§: Lyricist & guitarist of folk-punk band Baronesses and Ballistics
àŒ» ððšðŠð: Currently touring Europe, but owns an apartment in London
àŒ» ððšðð¥ð¬: Be more authentic
Not out to their fans about their gender & sexual identity though it is largely assumed and guessed at that they fancy men⊠even though theyâre dating Brindle...
Their record label is encouraging them to do more ads/modeling gigs even though Kanineâs passion is their music, theyâve done a few campaigns.
Their bandmates are getting fed up with Kanine holding the spotlight all the time & Kanineâs current lyrics. They just arenât as good! Whereâs the passion?
àŒ» ððððð§ð ððððð¥ð¢ð§ðð¬:
ðœ&ðœâðš ðððð ððð£ððð§, ððð£ð£ð® ððððð§ð, ðððð£ ððððð©ðð£ð ð¬ðð©ð ðœð¡ððð ðð¯ð¯ðð©, ððªðð©ðð§ððšð© -ððð¡ð¡ð€! ððš ðŒ ðœð§ððð ðð£ ð©ðð ðð€ð§ðð¯ð€ð£ ðð€ð§ ðœðð§ð€ð£ððšðšððš & ðœðð¡ð¡ððšð©ðððš? -ð ðð§ðð¬ð€
ðœð¡ððð ðŒð£ð ðŒð¥ð€ð¡ð¡ð€ ð€ð ðœ&ðœâŠ ð ðªðšð© ðð¡ðð®ðð£ð ðð© ðð¥ ðð€ð§ ððð ððð£ðš ðð§ ? -ðððð¢ðšð§ðð¥ ðð§ðªð®ð¢ð«ðð«
ððð€ ð€ð§ ðððŒð ððš ðœð¡ððð ð€ð ðœðð§ð€ð£ððšðšððš ðð£ð ðœðð¡ð¡ððšð©ðððš? -ððð¢ð¥ð² ððð¢ð¥
àŒ» ððð«ð¬ðšð§ðð¥ ðð¬ð¬ð®ðð¬:
Secretly into their bandmate, having an existential crisis, wishes that B&B could go back to when they were just a garage band, lucky to play local bars.
àŒ» ðð¥ðšð¬ðð¬ð ððð¥ðð ð ð«ð¢ðð§ðð¬:
ðð²ð¥ðð§ ðð¢ð§ð§ðððð, ððšð ðð«ðð¯ð¢ðð³, ðð³ð«ð ðð¢ð¥ð¥ðð«, ðð®ð ðð¢ð©ð
àŒ» ððððð§ð ðð±ðð¬:
{2.2017 | Private Fling} ðéðš ð ðšð®ðð¡Ã©, a mentor of Kanineâs {fc: Gaspard Menier)
{4.2017-Present | Publicly Dating} ðð«ð¢ð§ðð¥ð ððšð©, whoâs currently topping the charts with her sensational singles {fc: Pasha Harulia}
{Fc: Emile Woon | CC: 769c0e} -
àŒ» ð ððŠð¢ð¥ð²:
ðð¡ðð«ð¢ððð§ ðð³ð³ðt {sister | 19 | Scorpio | fc: Nana Komatsu}
Generally a sweet, bubbly person, Sheridan has the terrible habit of forgetting plans to hang out and then arriving twenty minutes late when she finally remembers. She and Kanine have always been close, they usually are seen together on a weekly basis.
ðððð«ð¢ðð¥ ððšð«ð«ðð§ðe {foster-father | 46 | Virgo | fc: Mahershala Ali}
Gabriel is patient and kind- exactly the type of parent Kanine spent half his life wishing he had. They have weekly Skype sessions, but that isnât to say their relationship is perfect. Kanine has yet to come out to their dad⊠well⊠and the whole world, but still. Itâs especially hard with Gabriel.
àŒ» ððð§ððŠðððð¬:
ððð§ð§ð² ðð¢ððð«ð (ððšð«ðŠðð«ð¥ð² ððð§ð§ð² ððšðšð¥ð) {lead singer | 22 | Leo | fc: Damaris Goddrie}
Pennyâs the biggest personality in the room, with Kanine coming second. She can also be seen as the mom friend, often cleaning up after everyone on the tour bus. Overall, the best person to have at a party, especially because she, like Kanine, rarely drinks. If only she could drive steadily sober... Penny is Kanineâs closest friend, given she knew them before going into foster care. The two often work together, as they did in high school, to make connections and brand deals. Except Pennyâs a little too good at it, given sheâs dating B&Bâs manager, Léo.
ððð«ðŠð¢ðšð§ð âððð«ðŠðšð§ð¢ðð¬â ð ð«ðð¬ðð« {bassist | 24 | Taurus | fc: Nadia Aboulhosn}
Harmonies is the clumsiest fairy. Or at least sheâd like to live in a cottage someday, but also she wants to pretend itâs the naughty 90s so⊠She tends to live in a dream world of her own creation, but this type of thinking is often contagious and makes her the person to go for a compliment or just a better outlook on the day. She still has her share of problems, Penny in particular. Oh! And keeping track of the bandâs finances
ðð¢ððð§ âðð©ðšð¥ð¥ðšâ ððð®ð§ððð«ð¬ {drummer | 23 | Gemini | fc: Aubrey OâMahony}
Oh Aiden! The love interest has entered the chat. Heâs most plainly seen as the life of the party. However, once you get past his wall, heâs found to be calm, charming, and witty. There have been rare occasions where Apollo hasnât made Blade laugh. Although he can be flighty, his spur-of-the-moment ideas can lead the gang to outlandish silliness, even if itâs playing hide-and-seek in Home Depot or toilet photoshoots in Ikea. Additionally, Apolloâs the only one of the band whoâs out about his sexuality. Granted, Harmonies hasnât exactly figured it out and Kanine⊠is Kanine..., but still. Most fans see him as the honest one, the one with the most BDE, given he doesnât need to be the center of attention to be a powerful force. Unfortunately, Blade find this, and his quips, sexy as hell.
àŒ» ðð±ðð«ðð¬:
ððð«ðð² "ðð«ð¢ð§ðð¥ð ððšð©" ðððð€ð {current girlfriend | 20 | Pisces | fc: Pasha Harulia}
What began as a young, bright friendship between Darcy and Kanine eventually became the budding romantic publicity stunt that you see before you. Well, that isn't true; they did love each other at one point. Except Kanine was never attracted to her, at least not physically. Several months of therapy later, and they came out to Brindle (though she still doesn't know about their non-binary identity... but no one knows other than Apollo, Penny, Sheridan, and Harmonies). Now, the two remain together at the urging of their shared-record label. It's a strained relationship, given that they're faking 75% of it. Still, the pair have the potential to be exceptional friends, and Brindle rarely leaves a conversation with Kanine without telling them that she loves them + she'd support them unconditionally. It's only by the sensibility and morality of Darcy that Kanine has been granted the gift of time to figure out what they want to do concerning their life as a musician and celebrity
If she's closest with anyone of B&B, it's Harmonies. The pair have always clicked on a deep level, given their struggles with their eating disorders and self-image. They also understand what it's like to feel ostracized because of their age (give Harmonies is 24 & Brindle is 20, the pair are the min & max of B&B & their friends). Darcy has just always managed to be honest with Harmonies about her identity as a famous musician, given she's been a charts-topper since she was 16.
ðéðš ð ðšð®ðð¡Ã© {manager, mentor, and old flame | 32 | fc: Gaspard Menier}
Léo has been apart of the cannon of B&B from their first album. He volunteered to be their manager after hearing them play one of the limited tour dates they got from the popularity of the demo and singles. He's even fair- only taking 15%- and he loves all of the members like family, except Penny and that one time with Kanine. In all fairness, Kanine had just started to figure out their sexuality and immediately projected their parental issues onto someone who was, to some extent, at least mildly appropriate & had dad energy. Léo is always keeping track of everyone and ensuring their well-being. The instance with Kanine was a lack of good judgment, considering how young they were at the time. Penny, however, is a different story for Léo. Their personalities meld in a way that is similar but different enough to bring new dimensions to their lives. From the start, the pair have been intimately honest with each other, and they even talk of their future together, married with three greyhounds.
àŒ» ððð²ð¥ð:
Eboy but make it skater boy grunge. Plenty of GOLF WANG, beanies, and thrift store, stained sweaters. Canât be found without their platform sneakers that they custom pain. Their favorite pair? Their Filas (which fold out to roller skates) with The Velvet Underground & Nicoâs album cover (i.e. the famous Andy Warhol banana) painted on them. Kanine has approximately three custom pairs that they repaint every couple of weeks, insisting upon keeping their carbon footprint at a minimum. Still, they have their vices. Since they were twelve, theyâve collected tiny, useless things. Everything from rubber duckies to porcelain frog, you name it and Kanineâs got it. Most of their little tchotchkes become some form of jewelry (especially dangly earrings & charms for their pant chains), but some make it to the coveted spot on the shelves that go around their bedroom.
àŒ» ðð§ððð«ðð¬ðð¬:
⢠Card magic tricks
⢠Learning new languages (currently learning Mandarin and Italian)
⢠Hiking
⢠Cross-stitching/embroidery
⢠Sound mixing
⢠Going to museums and lakes
⢠Talking to new people
⢠Party-planning
⢠Being the best friend possible⊠if they can manage it.àŒ» ðð¢ð¬ð¢ð§ððð«ðð¬ðð¬:
⢠Loud, crowded spaces that are disorganized
⢠Hurting people because of their stupidity
⢠Becoming a sell-out
⢠Doing brand-deals/ad campaigns
⢠Being stuck in the past/refusing to change
⢠Anything at all related to frozen yogurt with gummy bears in it. No. Just no.àŒ» ðððð€ð ð«ðšð®ð§ð:
At the age of twelve, Kanine and their sister, Sheridan (age eight), were put into foster care. For the vast majority of Kanineâs life, theyâve blamed themself, often citing their inability to protect Sheridan from their fatherâs inconsistency or their motherâs rage. To save you, the reader, from the salacious details, the Izzat siblingsâ lives can be summarized with a word: crack. Then, later, heroin, but that was only developed in Kanine and Sheridanâs last few months at home. That isnât to say that their childhood was awful; their parents were compassionate, giving, and patient. That all changed when their mother lost her architect job, and she didnât tell anyone for months. It didnât take long for their lonely father to start to dabble with their mother. Although there were moments where he was sober, there werenât enough apologies in the world to make up for the breach of trust. Of protection.
It took a lot for Kanine to reveal the truth, but they lost the ability to keep the situation under control, especially with their mother growing more volatile and violent. And their dad being gone the entirety of the month prior to their removal from home didnât help. The Izzats had run out of money, and although Kanine knew how to pay bills by phone, he couldnât exactly get a job. After the third day without food, they turned to their teacher, explaining their and Sheridanâs situation in as abstract terms as possible. But the truth came out eventually.
Bippity boppity boo, and Sheridan and Kanine were living with their foster father, Gabriel, and life got increasingly better. Theyâd never felt more loved and trusting than in their new home, and they felt even better, knowing Sheridan got to have a normal tweendom & teenagedom. Middle school was far better for the pair of them considering they didnât have to manage the checkbook, feed their sister, and somehow manage school life. Still, it isnât to say that they didnât miss their parents. Purposefully, they kept information about their parents as far away from themself as possible. Kanine didnât want to know and still doesnât. Except now that theyâre famous, their parents have tried to contact Sheridan and them. Mostly him. You can guess at why.
By high school, Kanine felt mostly normal... except for the panic attacks and insomnia. But nevermind that for now, theyâre too busy happy to have friends, a dad, and a happy sister. During the summer before sophomore year, Baronesses & Ballistics (who were called Wet Dog then⊠but they donât talk about that phase) had their first gig, illegally playing after 9 p.m. at the local bar. At that time, there were primarily middle-aged people trying to enjoy a pint after a 12-hour workday. As high school went on, Baronesses & Ballistics finally got a name, and their entire high school-owned B&Bâs demo tape (which Penny & Kanine peddled at lunch while Harmonies and Apollo, who were Hermione and Aiden then, burned copies onto blank CDs & flash drives in the library). After going viral on Spotify and YouTube with their single âCrawl In My Lungs And Eat Your Heart Outâ (they had their Panic! phase where long titles were the aesthetic). The music video featured B&B at a dinner table, framed like the Last Supper, eating each otherâs body parts. The video ended becoming flagged and age-restricted, but that only made their video more sought-after. People praised their folk-punk, Violent-Femmes-fused sound, and it wasnât long before labels were emailing them. The summer after senior year, they signed for Atlantic Records after their third single topped the YouTube trending page.
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àŒ» ððð¥ðð§ðð¬:
⢠Songwriting (especially if the rest of the gang is there to help)
⢠Giving hugs & other forms of affection
⢠Lying on the spot
⢠Coming up with creative distractions
⢠Working in team settings
⢠Taking care of othersàŒ» ð ððð«ð¬:
⢠Having a panic attack on stage. Or worse- a seizure.
⢠Disappointing people
⢠Being forgotten
⢠Being inauthentic
⢠Hurting B&B not knowing what their next step is as a band⊠so maybe they just donât? Take any step at all?
⢠Giving up what they love because theyâre too afraid to do anything. {Except they canât really get over this}
⢠Seeing their parents
⢠Becoming a rock n' roll clichÃ©àŒ» ðð®ðð¥ð¢ð ðð¢ððð¬:
⢠Kanine has a tendency to tell little white lies, almost as though theyâre a different person when talking to the paparazzi or even just strangers
⢠They can come across as arrogant and overconfident. Especially in interviews. Itâs all a facade, but they arenât seen as the âbad boyâ of B&B for nothing {Just a reminder: The general public donât know about their identity as non-binary}
⢠Online, Blade is pretty petty, but in a passive-aggressive way. They arenât the type to spill tea, and theyâre lucky that most people see their snarky remarks as sarcasm.
⢠They have the nasty habit of smoking. Granted, sometimes they try to offset their nicotine cravings with vaping, but they know it isnât any better.àŒ» ðð«ð¢ð¯ððð ðð¢ððð¬:
⢠Vulgarity. Kanine lets this slip through sometimes, especially on Twitter, but they swear a storm when theyâre in private.
⢠Theyâre rash and impulsive a lot of the time. Although they have yet to do something really stupid, they get wild hairs up their butts to go and do something wild, fantastical, and momentous. Too bad Aiden is the only one whoâs really up for it.
⢠Indecisive as hell, Kanine is lucky to make the choice about where to go for dinner within an hour. Their go-to response to any question involving plans is âI donât know⊠what do you want to do?âàŒ» ððšð«ð¬ð ðððð¥ðšð¢ð ðð¡ðð² ðððð ðððšð®ð ðð¡ððŠð¬ðð¥ð:
Kanine has the awful habit of checking The Daily Mail at least weekly, occasionally taking a glance at Hello!
àŒ» ððšð° ðð¡ðð² ð ððð¥ ðððšð®ð ð ððŠð:
Kanine loved it at first, but the bigger B&B gets, the more they realize how much it changes them. Daily, they canât believe how much their life has changed since they were twelve, but theyâre starting to want to go back to the old days. At least back to when Baronesses made their first album. It was beautiful, crafting Cutt Off Her Head with each other. Then, Kanine was writing. Correction: they were writing and sharing with the rest of the band. Now, they canât get the gumption to tell the group anything about the lyrics, even with Penny. Theyâre terrified that once B&B sees their lyrics, Kanineâll be seen as a sellout- or worse- poser. {Little do they know, Kanineâs lyrics are perhaps better than ever, given theyâre taking online classes in poetry}. Still, Kanine feels inauthentic the more time they spend in the limelight.
àŒ» ðð¡ðð«ð ðð¡ðð² ððš ðð¡ðð§ ðð¡ðð² ððð§ð ððš ððð¥ðð±:
Blade owns a storage unit that theyâve decorated how they wanted their dream bedroom to look like when they were in high school. Posters everywhere, a mural of their rock heroes on one wall, lights hanging from every wall, an extensive record collection, and a set of egg chairs from the late 60s. They go here to relax, even put in some time writing. The tight, enclosed space makes them feel safe.
àŒ» ðð«ð¢ðð€ð¬ ððš ðððŠðð¢ð§ ðð§ððšð ð§ð¢ððš
⢠Given they prefer to dress authentically, Kanine usually suffers to keep themselves under wraps from the public. Still, a long trench coat has never hurt their attempts to make it through the crowd.
⢠Running into a restaurant and hiding in the bathroom isnât always a bad bet
⢠A personal favorite of theirs- pulling out a magazine and pretending to read it, kicking back against a building. Kudos if itâs a tabloid with their face on it!àŒ» ðð«ð¢ðŠðð«ð² ððð¬ð¬ð¢ðšð§
Blade just wants to make Baronesses & Ballistics the best it can be. They want to do something important with their life and the band. Hell, 75% of their songs are strongly political or at the very least, relate to current events and worries of their life and their peersâ. Plus, making music is just in their blood. It makes them feel productive, as though theyâre contributing to the greater good.