Smile before you judge

Alex is being friendly, waving to someone, because that's what she does... to people she does and doesn't know, tries to make a good first impression by being nice, and not on her looks _{(though she tries to make herself decently presentable, showering semi-often, combing hair once in a while, washing clothes if they're too muddy or sweaty)}


Alex HATES when people are stereotypical, or otherwise treat people in ways she thinks isn't fair
And that's just when they're being stereotypical, any racism sexism, etc and being mean to people for no good reason.

She struggles with finding a balance between aggressiveness and passiveness, stubbornness and obedience, understanding and curiousness to those she doesn't like while still being firm with them, and so forth.
This is one of the major ways she matures over the years, after having developed her basic morals as a toddler and a little kid.


(I did use a ref for some of this, primarily just for the head.)

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<sub>Alex's Bio (WIP):


Name: Alex (short for Alexandra)

Gender: Female (though people sometimes mistake her for a boy)

Age: 11.5 (6’th grade)

Height: 155 cm, 5ft 1in

Weight: 84LB , 38 KG

Appearance: dark blond, messy hair, sometimes in short loose pigtails, sometimes in a short pony-tail, sometimes short and sometimes longer (cuts her own hair when she feels like it) blue-green eyes, Irish/german/swis etc. heritage, Usually tanned (farmers tan,

Character: Tomboy, clever & quick-witted, stands up for others more so than she stands up for her self (often confronts bullies), brave, athletic, caring… if she likes you, if she hates you… not so much, doesn’t mind getting dirty, hard working, determined

Clothing:
Usually dresses in ways considered “boyish”
Tops: t-shirts (mainly), sweatshirts, hoodies, sleeveless t-shirts, tank tops, nothing (sometimes, with overalls or coveralls), is to young and has to small breasts to wear bra’s

Bottoms: usually wears baggy jeans or baggy overalls, sometimes wears suspenders with jeans, sometimes wears baggy sweatpants, cargo or corduroys or other pants (esp in the fall and winter)(and baggy shorts in hot summer), sometimes wears coveralls/denim jumpers, Occasionally will wear simple cotton summer dresses.

Often wears a hat (baseball cap, news boy or other non-fancy hats)
Her pants often have fading, rips, patches and mud/grass/oil/paint stains
Hates wearing anything too “girly or fancy” (but will, once or twice, wear a plain summer dress).
Usually fills her pockets with useful things, pencils, paper, compass, band aids etc.
Sometimes has scratches cuts or bruises, especially on knees and elbows
Sometimes goes bare footed, if not she wears worn-out sneakers or boots

Likes: Animals, Pizza, Ice cream, Cookies, Baggy Clothes (<3 overalls), Helping people, Nature, adventure, mischief, reading exciting books, fruits and veggies, and candy (esp. chocolate) (tries to not eat too much)

Favorite Activities/hobbies: soccer (she calls it football, since it makes sense to her), farming and taking care of her animals, basketball, Mountain biking, skateboarding, and snow boarding, Fishing, rock climbing, Karate/martial arts (has Black belt), track, most sports and outdoor/physical activities, Mechanics (adopted the roll of mechanic at home, fixing up their 21 year old truck, gets summer job as mechanic)/Carpentry, gardening, cooking, and videogames (she owns a second-hand slightly broken Nintendo 64).

Doesn’t like: people calling her just a ‘girl’ or telling her to act like more like a girl, mosquitoes (the only thing she will kill on sight), people who are mean to others, being inside or sitting still for too long, lazy people, spoiled people, greedy people, Shopping (except for special things), being sick, poison ivy and stinging nettle (of which she sometimes has on her arms)

Personal hero: Temple Grandon and Amelia Earhart

Favorite characters: Scout Finch from too Kill a Mocking Bird, Leslie from Bridge to Terrabithia, Fern from Charlotte's web (all for obvious reasons)

Random other traits:

Alex lives on a small farm, with chickens, cows, goats, and her horse, and also her cat and dog, and plenty of crops, she loves being a farm girl and doesn’t mind getting dirty (and is the one who does most of the work).

Does well at classes she likes (esp: science and PE), and bad at classes she doesn’t like, or finds boring (depends on teacher, and what is taught)

Alex is also part of 4H club

Sparing and a bit frugal, but generous. (gives gifts, but doesn’t buy expensive clothes and the like) (gets most clothes second hand or hand me downs, used bike, used skate&snow board) (Her Family has gone through financial hardships as well)

Has a high metabolism, is very active, eats a lot but stays skinny

Rarely eats red meat (usually only thanksgiving and Christmas), and when she does she makes sure it was humane (from her own farm, usually, she lets animals live long and only kills and eats them when they are close to dying). And any other meat she eats she tries to do it humanely and quickly. (But she is obsessed with killing mosquitoes, who she has sworn to be her mortal enemy ) She’ll get really mad at you if you kill something for fun, like kick your ass, beat you up angry…

Family:

Her father is a biology teacher at a university, and doesn’t get to be a father often during the school year, in the free time he has during the summer, he tries to make it up to her by playing with her and teaching her things about nature. Because of her fathers work, Alex is often home alone, and has main responsibility for the farm.

Her mother died when she was a little girl (toddler) for reasons her father won’t discuss.

Her father also has a hard time being with alex because she reminds him of her mom

Alex has an aunt in law that she despises, primarily because she wants her to be girlier and more lady like.
She’s given her girly dresses, which she’s ripped up, died and used for patches on her pants, or other wise made sure she rips up and dirties them.
She tries to teach Alex lady manners… which hasn’t worked very well either.
She’s tried to get her to… well, the rest you’ll see on a funny little side comic strip called Alex’s girlifieing adventures ^^ (along with maddy, a girly friend from school, and minor character)

Alex had an older brother, named Conner. He was 12 years older than her, he was very loving to her, and used to play with her a lot. “I’m lucky to have you as a little sister, because its like having a little sister and a little brother at the same time” she would always laugh at that. He was very outdoorsy and sporty like Alex is. Many of Alex’s clothes are hand me downs from her older brother. When Alex was 7 he went off to war, he disappeared and was never found, presumed dead. Alex secluded herself for a month, but finally got somewhat over it, because she knew he would have wanted her to stay in school and live on happily with out him. But, when she’s older, she thinks about finding out what happened to her brother, she would join the army but… she hates guns and violence… so that doesn’t work

Despite this Alex usually is a happy kid

Alex’s other relatives include her aunt and uncle, and her 4 cousins (2 girls 2 boys) in Tennessee, they live on a farm as well.
Her oldest cousin in a 16 year old punk tomboy, who alex likes, and looks up to, except that she can be very aggressive, violent, and stubborn at times.
The two boys are twin boys (not identical), they together are mischievous trouble makers, and alex is sometimes amused by them, sometimes annoyed, and sometimes she joins them in their pranks ^^
The youngest girl in a 6 year old who thinks she’s a princess, alex is highly annoyed with her girlyness, spoiled ness (does not work on the farm if she can avoid it), and tries to get her to be more like a tomboy.</sub>