MINETT, jezebel

[Jezebel Minett]

I go by Julia, and my time zone is EST. I found this site by using the google machine. You can contact me making bird calls into the wind… or PM.

`time to figure, time to sin your time is done when you begin*

NAME:

Jezebel “Jelly” Amelia Minett.

AGE:

23

GENDER:

Female

SEXUALITY:

Straight

SPECIES:

Shape Shifter, thinks she’s human (Coyote)

NATIONALITY:

American

OCCUPATION:

High School English Teacher

`live for suffer, live for revenge know your life comes to an end*

APPEARANCE:

Jezebel is the very definition of baby-faced. It is round, with big doe eyes and an upturned button nose, giving her an innocent and docile appearance. She can sometimes distract from the softness of her features with smoky make-up and a careful smolder, but when her full lips part, the image is shattered. She has a child-like, youthful smile. And a height of only 5”1’ does little to shatter this image; often she has to look sternly up at her students. It is very frustrating to Jezebel, and she hates that she is constantly mistaken for a kid. Despite her petite stature, she is built fairly well, with a full bust and skinny waist. She is overall fine with her body, only wishing she were taller. Her favorite features about herself are her full, pillowy lips and the thick dark hair she so enjoys styling.

CELEB CLAIM:

Selena Gomez

`taste the blood, taste your fate swallow your pride with your hate*

PERSONALITY:

Cunning and inquisitive, Jezebel bursts with vivacity. She tries to make learning fun for her class but is stern regarding their respect for her. Moreover, she dislikes giving her students the answer and would rather lead them to the right answer. It can be frustrating, but the kids still seem to like her. She tries to be a role model and help them learn from their mistakes.

Outside the classroom, Jelly is all smiles. She loves a good joke and a good prank, and she can sometimes come across more vapid than she is. Beneath that seeming emptiness, however, she has a clever wit and wisdom beyond her age. She is flexible when it comes to unexpected events and a very resourceful problem solver, but sometimes in those moments she can show her darker side.

At times, she can be very manipulative. She wants to help others and tries to use the way she bats her big, doe eyes for good, but that often seems to go hand-in-hand with getting what she wants (although it doesn’t always work). Her levity can be helpful, but sometimes it means Jezebel does not take things as seriously as she should, and others can find that hurtful. She is also sensitive and has very volatile emotions, leading her mood to occasionally shift suddenly, making her an emotional paradox not entirely unlike her teenage students. She gets especially put off when she feels like people are not listening to her, particularly when she feels she knows better than them (which happens just a little too often).

She enjoys spending time with her mother, who is her best friend. She calls her almost every day. Despite her boisterous personality, Jelly often needs time to recharge on her own. On an ideal weekend, she spends Friday unwinding with a glass of wine and one or two close friends, Saturday night out, and Sunday curled up on the couch with a cup of tea and a book. Nevertheless, she has always felt restless, like she is missing something dark bubbling just beneath the surface and somehow is tricking herself.

Altogether, her personality strongly reflects the personality traits associated with the animal Jezebel does not know she can shift into.

LIKES:

the smell of baking; poetry; classic literature; YA novels; writing; California cabernet blends; light, sweet coffee and tea; peanut butter; chocolate; dancing in the rain; the smell of the forest; her mom; her little sister; her teacup Yorkie (Tippington).

DISLIKES:

asparagus; needles; trashy romance novels; the sound of people cracking their joints; horror movies; bullying; extended periods of silence; being mistaken for one of her students; math and hard science of any kind, especially economics; strong or bitter alcohol.

SECRETS:

She’s been writing a novel, but she doesn’t think it’s good enough to show anyone and can’t figure out how it ends. Teaching is her talent and passion, but she wishes she could create something as great as those she teaches.

Sometimes, when she watches her step-dad with her half-sister, she gets jealous. She never got to be “daddy’s little girl” and flaunt her puppy-dog pout. Jezebel mastered it anyway, but she wishes she had at least once gotten to use it on her daddy.

FEARS:

Something happening to her mother

Being accused of something with one of her students (because of her baby face, many students forget she’s older and push boundaries by treating her like a peer. She never encourages it but lives in constant fear of something being misconstrued and turned against her, though there is little to no likelihood of such an event occurring)

That someday her father will find her and knowing him will change her life for the worse.

DREAMS:

She would love to be a published novelist.

STRENGTHS:

well read; intelligent; compassionate; good teacher; youthful/lively; playful; ingenuous; enthusiastic; wise; resourceful; her selfie game is on point.

WEAKNESSES:

moody; sensitive; unwilling to take risks; not good at math; passive-aggressive; gullible; patronizing; can be manipulative; trickster/jokester; can be immature in times of stress.

`your last breath, your last stance the last of all in your command*

HISTORY:

Jezebel was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to a teenage single mother, thus causing estrangement from her grandparents, who wanted the pregnancy terminated. The Minetts once were a proud line of shifters, all of whom had coyote forms and 2 others.  One generation, however, the shifting ability suddenly stopped.  Whether it was something natural, like a genetic abnormality, or supernatural, a witch's curse perhaps, was unknown.  Regardless, shifting became forgotten, any knowledge lost or even mocked.  It was a seldom spoken of family secret that her great uncle was institutionalized for insisting his grandfather could turn into a wolf. Her mother, Emily, biologically should be a shifter but is, for all intents and purposes, human.

Jezebel's father was a boy who only lived in the area for a short while and never even knew about the pregnancy, and he had hooked up with her mother, Emily, at a party. To avoid scandal, the Minetts wanted the pregnancy quietly taken care of, but Emily had quite the rebellious streak in her and instead ran away. The police found her less than three days later (Emily was decidedly not much of a survivalist), and after a terse but relieving reunion with her parents, it was decided it was best she move in with her paternal grandmother. After that, the Minetts and Emily rarely spoke, though they were present for the birth of their granddaughter. They fought as she was dilating, pushing for adoption. This prompted Emily to name her own daughter something provocative, out of juvenile angst and a desire to upset them. Jezebel’s middle name came from the second most important woman in her life.

Her great-grandmother, Amelia, helped to raise her. She was a precocious child, but her mother worked long hours to provide for them, while Amelia simply did not have the youthful vigor to keep up, so she grew to love reading for the adventures it could take her on. As a child, she was often kept busy with books and music, things like voice lessons and instruments. She attempted dance for a short period, but she had no knack for it. Ever supportive, especially as she grew older and more mature, Emily never missed any part of her Jelly Bean’s life; they always had a very Gilmore Girls relationship. Whenever possible, Amelia supported as she could.

When Jezebel was eleven, her mother married longtime boyfriend Joseph Dwyer. They moved into a slightly larger house, and two years later, Isador Dwyer was born. She loved her baby sister instantly, and Joseph, Emily, and Isador were like a perfect family. Joseph and Jezebel loved each other well enough, but there was always a slight disconnect between the trio family unit and the mother-daughter best friend duo.

Her great-grandmother did pass away when Jelly was only ten, but by then, her mother was able to support the two of them on her own from a mid-level office job. Amelia also left an account of money to be used for college and/or further education. So, after high school, Jezebel enrolled in a 5-year program to earn a BA in English and an MA in education. She was a fairly average college student, with good grades and the prerequisite interest in partying. She dated casually the first year or two before meeting her college sweetheart, Jimmy. He was as sweet and boy-next-door as his name would imply. She was all set to move to California with him and start their life together when he ended things, wanting to do so before they moved to the other side of the country.

Unable to face the humiliation of moving back home a failure, Jezebel took a position teaching high school English in Essex County, New Jersey. She is using it as an opportunity to transform and reinvent herself.

FAMILY LIFE:

Unknown Shape Shifter: Father
Emily Minett-Dwyer: Mother
Joseph Dwyer: Step-Father
Isador Dwyer: Half-Sister (10-yr-old)
Amelia Minett: Great-Grandmother (deceased)
The Minetts: Grandparents (estranged-ish)
Tippington: Teacup Yorkie (she thinks… he was a rescue pup, but she’s 90% sure he was a purebred that ran away)

OTHER:

Jezebel was going by ‘Jezzie’ until she earned the nickname ‘Jelly,’ because her grade school friend’s little brother mispronounced her name. Then, when people realized her initials were JAM, it stuck. Sometimes her mother extends it to ‘Jelly Bean.’ Usually, though, most people call her Jazz, Jezzie, or Bell when they meet her; she doesn’t advertise the juvenile title.

She’s a Gemini, if anyone’s character is the type to care.

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