Born of the sea, the world had seen nothing like her. She was beauty unparalleled. Looking at her made you wish to love her. She was Aphrodite. Goddess of love, lust and beauty.
She was born again in the U.K. This girl, Scarlet Reeves, was born to loving parents. Robert was a businessman. Elaine, a court clerk. Together they raised a daughter who, from that very first day, had seemed like sunshine in their lives. Money was no object to bring about her happiness so far as they were concerned. Their lovely little girl deserved absolutely nothing less.
Scarlet wanted for nothing. Some might say that made her spoiled rotten. She would argue that she was simply accustomed to a certain standard. But that didn't mean that she didn't have the drive to take it for herself instead of having it handed to her. Her teen years brought about in her a love of fashion and the glamorous lifestyle that accompanied it. Not talented in crafting clothes, she at least knew that she could model them. As time passed, teen magazines crossed over into opportunities with independent designers. Though her most lucrative market was body modeling, with brief stints with Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated.
While fame was nice, it had a way of driving certain kinds of people away. And while some lauded her as the most beautiful woman alive, she was often notoriously single. It was lonelier than she would like to admit...and the few brief opportunities for love ended in heartbreak. And after one such heartbreak, she began to see glimpses of things. Gods. Heroes. Wars. Times long since past. The dreams were cryptic and odd, though she tried her best to brush them aside and focus. It seemed like a long string of futility, though...until she met him. David. Sure, he wasn't a model. But he was kind and sweet. Loving. Reliable. For the first real time, she found herself falling in love. The bizarre dreams washed away like a wave cresting on the shore. Scarlet was thoroughly taken with him.
Little did she know that this man wasn't as unknown to her as she thought.
Eventually the world's most beautiful woman was taken. The pair was wed and Scarlet sought to change the course of her life a bit. Backing away from the world of modeling, she sought to fill a different need in the world. So many of her friends and colleagues didn't have the time to find the sort of happiness that she'd found with David. He'd taught her so much about love and she wished to help others find it. That was the start of Scarlet Hearts Matchmaking Service.
With newfound success, however, came change. With more and more pleased clients, her strange dreams returned. They ruled her every night until they bled into her waking moments. Finally, after an evening of watching his wife toss and turn, David sat her down for an important talk. He told her that she wasn't crazy...spun tales of gods and what should have been myths. He told her that she knew what she felt because he'd been there with her. He was Hephaestus and she was Aphrodite.
As soon as the name was spoken, everything flooded back. She was the goddess of love. And no one could tell her differently.
With time having passed since self-awareness was born, she walks life anew. The stares of passers-by are affirmation of her status. She demands attention because she is the most beautiful and sought after. The world is lucky to be graced by her presence and blessed to have her bring them love.
•PERSONALITY & APPEARANCE•
At her core, Scarlet is a natural queen bee. She exudes confidence in all things because...well, why wouldn't she? She is beauty and love personified and moves through the world as exactly such. Even when she was merely Scarlet, she had a deep desire and obsession with being put together just so. Her work has only enhanced that. A model should be beautiful and a matchmaker should look as if she knows her way around a person's heart.
There are those who would describe her as being a bit bitchy. Scarlet, however, sees nothing wrong with ambition and drive. She has built a business very nearly on her own in order to gain what she wanted in life. Her standards are high, but there is no reason for them to be otherwise. She's worked hard and likes for things to be done a certain way. Maybe she can be a bit pushy in achieving those goals, but it comes with the territory.
Her soft spot is, and always has been, love. Whether it involves her or it doesn't, it affects her like nothing else can. Heartbreak affects her quite deeply while the flourishing of love brings her so much joy. She doesn't enjoy breaking hearts even if it results in a massage of her ego. And now that she's come into her own, she tries to mend the hearts she's taken by leading them to a truer love.
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APPEARANCE: Standing at 5'10", Scarlet is a vision. Blonde hair falls just so, naturally arranging itself in loose waves. Her features have been called everything from angelic to dangerous. Blue eyes that are masters of the coquettish glance, lips with the perfect Cupid's bow that form the loveliest smile or the most teasing smirk...she doesn't blame those who make the comments. Her figure is slim with soft curve. Just enough and not too much. All in all, she's your own Birth of Venus. And what more could you want from the goddess of love?
•ABILITIES•
Power is relative when one is referring to gods and goddesses. While others may have had more claim over the world in its more tangible sense, her sway was over the heart. She drew others in with her beauty, and only the truly special ones were able to resist. She could make mortals, creatures and gods alike fall in love on a whim, whether with her or others. And she could ignite the embers of lust and longing from within with the wave of a hand.
Locked in a mortal form of flesh, her powers do not radiate off of her as fiercely as they did before. She'll naturally draw attention, of course. But it's far more simple to utilize them with the aid of touch. Although, with practice, she has gotten it to the point where solid eye contact can also do the trick as well. She honestly wonders if the boundaries can be pushed further. After all, she presumes Zeus doesn't go around being a fraction of himself. His ego's far too large for that.
MARITAL STATUS: Married SEXUALITY: Fluid OCCUPATION: Founder of Scarlet Hearts Matchmaking Service
LIKES: Long bubble baths, chocolate covered strawberries, compliments, nice clothes and shoes, sunsets, good wine DISLIKES: Arrogant men, being overworked, being compared to others and being thought of as lesser, inane conversation
PARENTS: Robert and Elaine Reeves TRUE PARENTS: Zeus and Dione SIBLINGS: None TRUE SIBLINGS: Various Olympians
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NAME: Jay CONTACT: Various (AIM, Email, Facebook, Hangouts, etc.) TIME ZONE: EST