[Disney Academy] Info and Permissions
❦ basics
name: Rapunzel
age: 19
Gender: female
Movie/series: Tangled
year or position: Second Year College
Non-Speaking Animal Companion(if any): Pascal (chameleon)
Powers(if any): magic hair that glows, heals injuries, and restores youth when she sings
❦ In depth:
Personality:
Rapunzel is undoubtedly an extremely sweet, thoughtful young lady. She’s a dreamer and a hopeless romantic at heart, and all she really wants in life so far is to have her one wish to leave the tower (even for just a little while) be granted. She’s also loyal and loving to a fault, as all her life she’s obeyed her mother without complaint, in spite of her own desires. She believes wholeheartedly that her mother is simply being a good mother and is looking out for her well-being. Because of this, she decides that any adventure outside of the tower is better off happening without her mother’s knowledge. Still, it fills her with deep regret to think she’s done something that could break her heart so extensively; she prefers to keep her promises and never ever break them. All forms of love are a big deal to her, as she received it from her mother in such abundance; the very idea of it not being real is foreign and strange to her, and her heart would all but shatter to learn otherwise.
Being trapped in the top of a tower for a solid 18 years does things to a girl. For example, she must find lots of hobbies to busy herself with: cooking, baking, chores, reading, various forms of art, dancing, etc. As such, she’s come out extremely quirky, filled with creativity and imagination, playfulness, idealism… and some minor delusional paranoia about what the outside world is like (which is all thanks to her loving mother). All her life she was led to believe that the world was terrifying and filled with horrible people and things, so she is extremely jumpy upon first setting foot outside the tower, prone to bashing anything that moved over the head with a frying pan. However, she’ll adjust fairly quickly after learning the truth and become ready to all but embrace the world and all its beauty. She is easily carried away by her own enthusiasm and her love for life, so when she’s thrilled about something, it shows, even if she tries to hide it.
Over the years she’s become a true artist: every inch of space on the walls inside her tower is covered with paintings of anything Rapunzel could manage. From star charts to portraits to a grand depiction of the floating lights she so longs to see, she’s created an extremely impressive gallery for herself. This of course leads her to be drawn to anything that’s aesthetically pleasing, and inspiration for a sketch or two could hit her at any given moment. It also makes her a huge dork; she loves every kind of art and books of every genre… any activity that passes the time is a great activity to her. She can hardly even imagine the possibilities that would be open if she was able to go outdoors, which makes the world all the more exciting to her.
Although she’s never been out in the world before and is therefore extremely naïve and somewhat gullible, that doesn’t mean Rapunzel’s stupid. Far from it: in spite of her limited education Rapunzel is very smart. She’s a fast learner, and she’s fully capable of recognizing danger and acting accordingly. Being shut in for so long has made her yearn and crave for all the knowledge she’s missed out on, and once she’s set free she’s bound to be like a sponge. She finds means of defending herself quickly enough and continues to learn and grow from all her new experiences. Any kind of change, while terrifying, is something that Rapunzel would welcome. It may take a few reflexive frying pans to the head, but she’s been “stuck in the same place” for so long that deep in her soul she longs for anything that would break the cycle. Though she’s naturally very friendly and sweet, meeting new people is still a strange and extremely awkward situation for her, bound to be coupled with lots of fidgeting, suspicion, and anxious laughter. After all, she only had a chameleon and a mother to talk to for 18 years. However, she warms up to people quite quickly once she sees that they don’t have pointy teeth or aren’t after her hair (and once she’s been separated from her frying pan). That said, she doesn’t take all that kindly to being mocked or taken advantage of: she can and will lash out in whatever way she can.
Her hair is very important to her. She was taught from a young age about its magical properties, and so she is very protective of it. She hardly sees it as a nuisance, impeding her ability to move around - though that may only be because she’s never left the tower and has only ever had so much room to walk in. Nonetheless, she uses it in many different ways: climbs it, wraps herself in it, hides things in/behind it, pulls things toward her with it, swings around on it, etc. It’s extremely sturdy, probably because it’s magical, and life for Rapunzel just wouldn’t be the same without all 70+ feet of its length.
Canon Background: here
AU Background:
Rapunzel grew up within the confines of a tower with only her mother and pet chameleon Pascal as company. Her mother never permitted her to leave, despite her countless protests, not-so-subtle hints, and outright pleas. She was told that the world was too dangerous, too full of selfish, horrible people that would seek out to use her magical hair for their own ends. And so, partly because of the fear these stories instilled in her, mostly out of love for her dear mother, she obeyed and remained in the tower for just about all 18 years of her life. All she could do was stare out the tower window and wonder and dream about life outside, while maintaining all 70 feet of her magic, golden hair.
Before her 18th birthday actually came, Rapunzel found her rebellious streak at last. While she was keeping herself occupied with the many chores and activities she bestowed upon herself, she found a curious letter tucked away amongst her mother’s things. It was addressed to her, and naturally she took it upon herself to open the envelope and see what was written within: an invitation to attend Disney Academy. Fascinated by the idea, she asked for her mother’s permission to go when she arrived that morning, but the discussion didn’t end well; her mother insisted that she would be completely unable to take care of herself out there, much less if this “Black Mist” stuff the letter mentioned truly existed.
It wasn’t until later that day, when a strange man happened to come climbing in through the window, that she found her courage. Terrified that he was one of the evil men she’d been told about who was after her hair, she quickly knocked him unconscious with a frying pan. Still, having never seen anybody from the outside except for her mother (and Pascal), she was fascinated. More importantly, she was impressed that she’d been able to knock him out. She again attempted to reason with her mother about being allowed to the academy by showing his unconscious form to her as proof that she could handle herself, but this discussion swiftly ended before Rapunzel could even show her.
But she wasn’t about to give up. Thinking quickly, she came up with a rouse to get her mother to leave for an extended period of time - a period which Rapunzel would use to escape to find the academy. However, Rapunzel knew NOTHING of the world, and that could potentially end badly for her. So she decided to appeal to the man who’d climbed her tower - Flynn Rider - and offer him a position as a guide to the school. It took some convincing (read: blackmail), but ultimately Flynn agreed and they left the tower and the forest together. It took some time (and some pit stops in an attempt to convince Rapunzel to give up and turn back), but the duo somehow make their way to the Disney Academy.
And there Rapunzel stays for some of the most blissful months of her life. Always eager to learn, she took up tons of classes for absolutely anything she thought sounded interesting or fun. She found wonderful friends in her roommate Jane, as well as many of the other girls in the academy (Lottie and Arista, for instance), and her close friendship with Flynn opened her up to many of the boys as well (Tulio, Miguel, Megamind, and Quasimodo in particular). Her mother joined the school briefly as a teacher, a fact that had her momentarily terrified that she would be forcibly dragged back home to the tower. However, she managed to convince Mother Gothel that the school was safe and that she preferred to stay there. Obviously this was upsetting to Gothel, but she conceded and eventually ended up heading back home, leaving Rapunzel in the school.
Flynn, being the first man Rapunzel had ever met, soon became her best friend and closest confidante (besides Pascal). He was one of the few people in the school Rapunzel felt she could really trust, considering she'd known him the longest, and so had a tendency to go to him whenever she had questions or needed advice. This gradually blossomed into something deeper, which was both exciting and worrisome to Rapunzel. Mother Gothel had told her to keep away from Flynn when she left, so if she ever came back and found out she'd deliberately disobeyed, Rapunzel would be in a heap of trouble. But, with some prodding from Tulio on both sides, she and Flynn started dating. Needless to say, Rapunzel has kind of been dancing on Cloud 9 ever since.
Appearance:
The most noticeable thing about Rapunzel is the OVER 70 FEET OF BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN HAIR that trails around behind her. It's extremely sturdy, so no amount of pulling or yanking will break it - but cutting it with scissors or other sharp objects will turn it a chocolate brown color - so please don't do that. D: (one may notice that her eyebrows are this shade of brown) That aside, Rapunzel is a very beautiful young lady. She's very petite in height and stature, with a very slender overall build. She has bright green eyes and upon getting close enough one will see a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
Classes:
TBD
Dorm Room: TBD
Clubs: none yet
Best Subject: TBD
Greatest Fear:
There are two, really: never living out her dream, or completely and utterly devastating/disappointing a loved one. The one thing she’s really had all her life was her mother’s love, and the idea of it being thrown away or destroyed over something that could’ve been avoided is terrifying to her. But at the same time, she does have that dream that she’d give absolutely anything for, and it would be utterly depressing to go through life never even trying to make it come true.
How long have they been at the school(remember this school is from kindergarten on): since first year college
Relationships with other characters: (to be updated)
❦ Permissions
Kissing/hugging/etc: YES! Rapunzel has no issues whatsoever with kissing/hugging/etc. In fact, she may even be the one doing the hugging and cheek kissing if she becomes fond enough of you. She isn't really aware that other people may be uncomfortable with her doing so, since she's never been around other people before. She was told, however, not to kiss anyone who isn't really special to her on the lips, so attempting that might get you a frying pan to the head.
Injuries: YES! Just as long as it doesn't end up with her hair getting cut, please? >A<
Killing: YES- but please talk to me about it first OOCly so we can hash out details :P
Mindreading/memory wiping/etc.: YES! this would be REALLY interesting, and if Rapunzel realizes what's going on/what just happened, she'd be FASCINATED.
name: Rapunzel
age: 19
Gender: female
Movie/series: Tangled
year or position: Second Year College
Non-Speaking Animal Companion(if any): Pascal (chameleon)
Powers(if any): magic hair that glows, heals injuries, and restores youth when she sings
❦ In depth:
Personality:
Rapunzel is undoubtedly an extremely sweet, thoughtful young lady. She’s a dreamer and a hopeless romantic at heart, and all she really wants in life so far is to have her one wish to leave the tower (even for just a little while) be granted. She’s also loyal and loving to a fault, as all her life she’s obeyed her mother without complaint, in spite of her own desires. She believes wholeheartedly that her mother is simply being a good mother and is looking out for her well-being. Because of this, she decides that any adventure outside of the tower is better off happening without her mother’s knowledge. Still, it fills her with deep regret to think she’s done something that could break her heart so extensively; she prefers to keep her promises and never ever break them. All forms of love are a big deal to her, as she received it from her mother in such abundance; the very idea of it not being real is foreign and strange to her, and her heart would all but shatter to learn otherwise.
Being trapped in the top of a tower for a solid 18 years does things to a girl. For example, she must find lots of hobbies to busy herself with: cooking, baking, chores, reading, various forms of art, dancing, etc. As such, she’s come out extremely quirky, filled with creativity and imagination, playfulness, idealism… and some minor delusional paranoia about what the outside world is like (which is all thanks to her loving mother). All her life she was led to believe that the world was terrifying and filled with horrible people and things, so she is extremely jumpy upon first setting foot outside the tower, prone to bashing anything that moved over the head with a frying pan. However, she’ll adjust fairly quickly after learning the truth and become ready to all but embrace the world and all its beauty. She is easily carried away by her own enthusiasm and her love for life, so when she’s thrilled about something, it shows, even if she tries to hide it.
Over the years she’s become a true artist: every inch of space on the walls inside her tower is covered with paintings of anything Rapunzel could manage. From star charts to portraits to a grand depiction of the floating lights she so longs to see, she’s created an extremely impressive gallery for herself. This of course leads her to be drawn to anything that’s aesthetically pleasing, and inspiration for a sketch or two could hit her at any given moment. It also makes her a huge dork; she loves every kind of art and books of every genre… any activity that passes the time is a great activity to her. She can hardly even imagine the possibilities that would be open if she was able to go outdoors, which makes the world all the more exciting to her.
Although she’s never been out in the world before and is therefore extremely naïve and somewhat gullible, that doesn’t mean Rapunzel’s stupid. Far from it: in spite of her limited education Rapunzel is very smart. She’s a fast learner, and she’s fully capable of recognizing danger and acting accordingly. Being shut in for so long has made her yearn and crave for all the knowledge she’s missed out on, and once she’s set free she’s bound to be like a sponge. She finds means of defending herself quickly enough and continues to learn and grow from all her new experiences. Any kind of change, while terrifying, is something that Rapunzel would welcome. It may take a few reflexive frying pans to the head, but she’s been “stuck in the same place” for so long that deep in her soul she longs for anything that would break the cycle. Though she’s naturally very friendly and sweet, meeting new people is still a strange and extremely awkward situation for her, bound to be coupled with lots of fidgeting, suspicion, and anxious laughter. After all, she only had a chameleon and a mother to talk to for 18 years. However, she warms up to people quite quickly once she sees that they don’t have pointy teeth or aren’t after her hair (and once she’s been separated from her frying pan). That said, she doesn’t take all that kindly to being mocked or taken advantage of: she can and will lash out in whatever way she can.
Her hair is very important to her. She was taught from a young age about its magical properties, and so she is very protective of it. She hardly sees it as a nuisance, impeding her ability to move around - though that may only be because she’s never left the tower and has only ever had so much room to walk in. Nonetheless, she uses it in many different ways: climbs it, wraps herself in it, hides things in/behind it, pulls things toward her with it, swings around on it, etc. It’s extremely sturdy, probably because it’s magical, and life for Rapunzel just wouldn’t be the same without all 70+ feet of its length.
Canon Background: here
AU Background:
Rapunzel grew up within the confines of a tower with only her mother and pet chameleon Pascal as company. Her mother never permitted her to leave, despite her countless protests, not-so-subtle hints, and outright pleas. She was told that the world was too dangerous, too full of selfish, horrible people that would seek out to use her magical hair for their own ends. And so, partly because of the fear these stories instilled in her, mostly out of love for her dear mother, she obeyed and remained in the tower for just about all 18 years of her life. All she could do was stare out the tower window and wonder and dream about life outside, while maintaining all 70 feet of her magic, golden hair.
Before her 18th birthday actually came, Rapunzel found her rebellious streak at last. While she was keeping herself occupied with the many chores and activities she bestowed upon herself, she found a curious letter tucked away amongst her mother’s things. It was addressed to her, and naturally she took it upon herself to open the envelope and see what was written within: an invitation to attend Disney Academy. Fascinated by the idea, she asked for her mother’s permission to go when she arrived that morning, but the discussion didn’t end well; her mother insisted that she would be completely unable to take care of herself out there, much less if this “Black Mist” stuff the letter mentioned truly existed.
It wasn’t until later that day, when a strange man happened to come climbing in through the window, that she found her courage. Terrified that he was one of the evil men she’d been told about who was after her hair, she quickly knocked him unconscious with a frying pan. Still, having never seen anybody from the outside except for her mother (and Pascal), she was fascinated. More importantly, she was impressed that she’d been able to knock him out. She again attempted to reason with her mother about being allowed to the academy by showing his unconscious form to her as proof that she could handle herself, but this discussion swiftly ended before Rapunzel could even show her.
But she wasn’t about to give up. Thinking quickly, she came up with a rouse to get her mother to leave for an extended period of time - a period which Rapunzel would use to escape to find the academy. However, Rapunzel knew NOTHING of the world, and that could potentially end badly for her. So she decided to appeal to the man who’d climbed her tower - Flynn Rider - and offer him a position as a guide to the school. It took some convincing (read: blackmail), but ultimately Flynn agreed and they left the tower and the forest together. It took some time (and some pit stops in an attempt to convince Rapunzel to give up and turn back), but the duo somehow make their way to the Disney Academy.
And there Rapunzel stays for some of the most blissful months of her life. Always eager to learn, she took up tons of classes for absolutely anything she thought sounded interesting or fun. She found wonderful friends in her roommate Jane, as well as many of the other girls in the academy (Lottie and Arista, for instance), and her close friendship with Flynn opened her up to many of the boys as well (Tulio, Miguel, Megamind, and Quasimodo in particular). Her mother joined the school briefly as a teacher, a fact that had her momentarily terrified that she would be forcibly dragged back home to the tower. However, she managed to convince Mother Gothel that the school was safe and that she preferred to stay there. Obviously this was upsetting to Gothel, but she conceded and eventually ended up heading back home, leaving Rapunzel in the school.
Flynn, being the first man Rapunzel had ever met, soon became her best friend and closest confidante (besides Pascal). He was one of the few people in the school Rapunzel felt she could really trust, considering she'd known him the longest, and so had a tendency to go to him whenever she had questions or needed advice. This gradually blossomed into something deeper, which was both exciting and worrisome to Rapunzel. Mother Gothel had told her to keep away from Flynn when she left, so if she ever came back and found out she'd deliberately disobeyed, Rapunzel would be in a heap of trouble. But, with some prodding from Tulio on both sides, she and Flynn started dating. Needless to say, Rapunzel has kind of been dancing on Cloud 9 ever since.
Appearance:
The most noticeable thing about Rapunzel is the OVER 70 FEET OF BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN HAIR that trails around behind her. It's extremely sturdy, so no amount of pulling or yanking will break it - but cutting it with scissors or other sharp objects will turn it a chocolate brown color - so please don't do that. D: (one may notice that her eyebrows are this shade of brown) That aside, Rapunzel is a very beautiful young lady. She's very petite in height and stature, with a very slender overall build. She has bright green eyes and upon getting close enough one will see a light sprinkling of freckles across her nose.
Classes:
TBD
Dorm Room: TBD
Clubs: none yet
Best Subject: TBD
Greatest Fear:
There are two, really: never living out her dream, or completely and utterly devastating/disappointing a loved one. The one thing she’s really had all her life was her mother’s love, and the idea of it being thrown away or destroyed over something that could’ve been avoided is terrifying to her. But at the same time, she does have that dream that she’d give absolutely anything for, and it would be utterly depressing to go through life never even trying to make it come true.
How long have they been at the school(remember this school is from kindergarten on): since first year college
Relationships with other characters: (to be updated)
❦ Permissions
Kissing/hugging/etc: YES! Rapunzel has no issues whatsoever with kissing/hugging/etc. In fact, she may even be the one doing the hugging and cheek kissing if she becomes fond enough of you. She isn't really aware that other people may be uncomfortable with her doing so, since she's never been around other people before. She was told, however, not to kiss anyone who isn't really special to her on the lips, so attempting that might get you a frying pan to the head.
Injuries: YES! Just as long as it doesn't end up with her hair getting cut, please? >A<
Killing: YES- but please talk to me about it first OOCly so we can hash out details :P
Mindreading/memory wiping/etc.: YES! this would be REALLY interesting, and if Rapunzel realizes what's going on/what just happened, she'd be FASCINATED.