formed from the moon and stardust. [the zodiac family]

Name: Tristen
Sign wanted: Taurus
Gender for character: Female
Desired name for character: Terrena "Terra"

Ideas: 
Terra is the forecast before the storm -- she is the buzzing of the alarm that rings in your ears, warning you of the forthcoming black clouds when the sky is clear. 

Terra is the diagnosis of terminal disease before the final breath -- she is the years of decay that weighs down on your soul, whispering softly of what you know is coming.

Terra is the burning light of the rising sun before the promise of another night -- she is the long day of work that breaks you down, saying; "Child, you might not make it home."

Terra is the girl staring out a window before the lightning cracks -- she is the calm child with a smile that cannot be lessened, yet the child who screams at the slightest shift in her little eternity. 

In short, Terrena Zodiia is the fracturing before the shattering. She is a girl who lives in a world that she built for herself, and the world is full of all that she loves, and all that she yearns for. She is stubborn, and she is brash -- she disregards the things that she does not enjoy, and she shuns even the slightest change in her imperfect world. She plans for each moment before the clock can announce its arrival, and she braces herself for each impact before the fated asteroid even hits the earth. She is possessive like the whirlpool that drags you under, but before the undeniable death she is the locked pinkies of children making a promise, and she is the clear welcoming of a calm sea. Terra is a walking contradiction -- the girl who latches herself to all crowds, yet prefers the serenade of silence. She is a girl who wants an existence so much more beautiful than the one she has, but is terrified of leaving behind everything that she has ever known. She is reckless, yet she doesn't stray far from the rightful path.

She's happy, and she's blessed, and she smiles up at the sun -- but she's sad, and she's lacking in all that she wants, and she cries in the dark.

(I don't even know what I just wrote. Here's an easier explanation than the poetic vomit above, more or less for my own benefit:

Terra's unsure about her life. She knows that she's happy, and she knows that her life is good, and she believes that she's so skilled at letting the world see beneath her cracking armor, but the reality is that she hasn't even found herself. Because she loves the thought of going out to the town square with a wild pack of friends, but she's terrified of pushing herself out into the crowd. Everything she wants is such a beautiful thought, but when it comes to her, she has a terrible habit of running away. She's a bit of a hard character to label, mainly because she shifts her exterior so quickly, despite hating changes in her life. She has a bad habit of shutting down; of suddenly going from a smiling girl in a world full of promises -- to a quiet, lonely child in a world full of uncertainty. 

She's the smiling killer with a stained knife in her hand -- but she is also the screaming victim with a knife in her heart.)

Reason you want to be here [Why you want to sit with us]:
I've always been fascinated by astrology -- how the descriptions behind the star signs are so truthful & accurate. It's such an interesting subject, and the fact that you've managed to create a family around such a complex thing is so commendable. Props to you, lovely! (Aside from that, who wouldn't want to join a plot full of so many amazing writers?)

Other: 
You're flawless.