JOHANNA GRAY MATTHEWS
❝ And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free... ❞
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FAMILY
_{Mother: Mary Matthews
Father: Jim Matthews
Sibling(s): Toby Rolan Matthews
Pet(s): Camelot
Love Interest(s): Your Oc}

BACKGROUND
_{Times were rough when she was growing up, tending to her little brother while her parents travelled. It wasn't the easiest, but she cared so deeply for him that she was able to go to the ends of the earth for him. He was her everything for a long time, and though they couldn't do much due to his strong sickness and needing to stay in bed all day and every day, she found her way around it. Whether it was reading to him or doing some sort of crafting from things she bought from the store, she loved him as her own. He was a large part of her life, and when the day came for her parents to destroy that bond and relationship she had with him, she was lost. His murder had been blamed on her as the people she had been raised by fled the city of Blackwater. As the rope dug into her neck, vision blurring, she thought it was her last. But as the city was ambushed by a gang she'd only heard of through the headlines of the daily paper, she found herself coming face-to-face with a masked man. Unsure of what to do, but afraid of being found and killed for something she was completely innocent of, she escaped with the group. It wasn't long before she realized that they could possibly be her key to sweet revenge for the little brother she had been so close to. And through it all, she struggled to find peace, finding a connection with a man who seemed just as destroyed as her.}

ALTERNATIVE

_{(Toby doesn't die and she ends up taking him with her. However, her parents still flee.)}

_{Before her brother is poisoned by their parents, she manages to stop them, pulling the trigger to kill them instead. When she's taken to hung an she finds herself being saved by a man in a mask, she rushes back to gather her brother. Carrying him outside and helping him mount up with some struggle, she ends up following after the gang that helped her, unsure of what else to do after having committed a crime. With her brother at her side, though still unable to get out of a comfortable position lying down and constant tending to still, she still finds more peace than if she lost him.}

BASICS
Name: Johanna Gray Matthews
Nickname(s):
➵ nickname - Jo
➵ nickname - Anna
➵ nickname - Gray
➵ nickname - Blue Jay
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Straight
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Occupation: Bartender, Gang Member

APPEARANCE
Faceclaim(s): Saoirse Ronan
Tattoo(s): None and no interest to get any.
Birthmark(s): Two small dots marked on her left ankle, though too pale to really make out.

Item(s): Her brother's Bible
Weapon(s): Variety throughout her journey, though best with a rifle and her own fists.

PERSONALITY
_{She was never one to be as open as a book with anyone she came across. She kept herself shielded away from anyone who gave her even the slightest hint of something uncertain. Growing up, she had been very tender and dear, having only her younger brother to take care of. For the longest time, it was them against the world. Doing her best to brush the fact off that their parents were never truly ever there for them; she focused on the child that she herself had practically raised. From a young age, she had felt like a mother, dreaming of nothing more than what she had right in front of her. Horse Trails had always been home for her until the day it all changed. Keeping close to the ground, steadying herself in the aftermath of the pain she had endured, she feared letting her brother down. Even when he was gone. Chin up and stance tall, she came to the conclusion that all she could do was hope for the best. Heart hardened, she knew what she had to do to avenge her brother, but when she meets a man that breaks down her walls slowly, but surely, she finds herself more found than ever.}

Strength(s):
_{➵ She finds her physical strength anytime someone angers her or hits any weak points she has. She's quick to anger, which gives her the power that she needs to get through hard situations. However, this can also be seen as a weakness to those who can see right through her. She's confident in what she needs to do, careful to make her choices right at the end of the day. Puzzles have always been her strongsuit, which allows her to figure out difficult areas in which she feels trapped. She feels she needs to have the most strength, but sometimes it falters.}

Weakness(es):
_{➵ Her strength happens to end up being more of a complicated issue with her. She can handle herself fine, though when she shows too much confidence in what she's doing or where she's going, it call fall back on her. She often finds herself breaking down when she's put so much effort in being the strong one, but she's unwilling to back down. Growing up and being the practical mother to her younger brother, she had the needs to take care of anyone she found a bond with. She's clever, but needs someone to take care of her at the end of the day.}

Fear(s):
_{➵ After losing her brother, she fears losing herself as well. She does her best to be strong, but when she wakes up with nightmares or her stomach churns with how much effort she's put into so much, she gets ill. Pushing herself too hard tends to freak her out, leaving her wishing there was an easier way to this whole life ordeal. Unfortunately, she puts others before herself, but is afraid that if she fails in pushing herself, she won't be able to keep a watchful eye on someone she cares about.}

Other Notes
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