#╰┈➤ ❝ bsaa databank ❁ * headcanon

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I'm in the mood to talk about Sheva and hair ornaments so let's go--

Sheva can wear her hair in lots of versatile ways, but she LOVES springing for decorations when she has time. They look gorgeous during any occasion.

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Okay so here are some tidbits from my headcanon doc. Bit long but still!

FAMILY

Sheva’s biological parents' names were Taraji and Kiango. Her mother was estranged from her brother, Kumar ( Sheva’s uncle ) long before their deaths due to his tendency to put money before his family. He was a gambler, con man, and cheat and could rarely be relied on for anything that didn’t guarantee he would get something out of it.

Kumar discovered Sheva cowering in her home after the security breach at the Umbrella plant that both of her parents worked at. She had waited there for them for days, but neither her mother or father ever returned to her. Kumar, having thought that his extended family and sister had died, only came to the residence in order to take what was left as his own. He had thought about leaving her there, but thought that if he took her in, he would be entitled to some sort of financial compensation given the amount of children he had of his own. This never happened. He had been unable to properly feed his children to begin with due to his nasty gambling habits, but with the crisis surrounding the area, it only grew worse. Kumar fed Sheva the least, his own children, who were indifferent to her, taking priority over her health.

Though it wasn't Kumar's intention to mistreat her, he was convinced that she wouldn't last long and therefore lowered her in his list of priorities

This resulted in her eventually deciding she’d rather take her chances on her own and ran away from her uncle’s. Kumar never showed any interest in finding her.

Sheva was rescued by the guerillas and taken at first as someone to take care of laundry or cooking, but was soon used as a child soldier for covert, undercover missions.

During Adam Benford’s stint as an intelligence officer, he encountered Sheva in West Africa a long while after laboratory 57’s accident. She was fifteen years old by the time of her evacuation to the USA in return for the betrayal of her now power-hungry group. This was upon Adam Benford’s suggestion and eventually became her legal guardian as well. Due to his own occupation before becoming vice president, in addition to the radicalization she underwent with her time with the guerillas, it was no wonder that she followed in his footsteps to some degree.

Initially, Sheva had a difficult time feeling a sense of belonging with him and in a new country. Adam did his best to make her feel comfortable and didn’t push the idea of adoption onto Sheva, but allowed her the option if she so chose. Wanting to be prepared in the event that she said yes, he signed himself up for pre-adoption training and several resources prior to the process in hopes to be a better support for her. As they tried to find their footing, Sheva primarily remained out of the  public eye while she studied. It wasn’t until Adam expressed his interest in entering office, and his parental relationship with Sheva seemed to begin to bloom and she agreed to legally become a part of his family, did he begin to attempt to integrate her totally into the social life that was now mandatory from him to build.

Sheva had also grown closer to her caregiver and several security personnel hired to watch over her. The woman in charge of assisting her with her day to day activities since her initial arrival, Jillian Bree,  became something like an aunt to her. She confided in regularly and very rarely withheld anything from. Jillian often always had some wild story to tell her about her college days that would end in a wink and a sly “ but, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” Jillian was a no-nonsense woman and brimmed with confidence and assisted Sheva in coming out of her shell.

Jillian and Adam had a suspicious amount of tension between the two of them that never once dissipated. Nothing–at least not official–ever came of it for unknown reasons.

After Adam’s death, Jillian speculated to Sheva that Adam’s intention from the beginning of running for office was to do something that would have put a target on his back even more so than just being a world leader, hence his reluctance to solidify their relationship despite what they had between the two of them.

As Adam’s schedule grew more cluttered, Sheva saw less and less of him. Only their routine archery lessons they took together were nearly always guaranteed, but she cherished them and looked forward to it the way a kid would look forwards to entering a candy store.

EDUCATION

Sheva could be considered an individual of genius level intellect as she was able to learn English at native level under six months. With her instructor being a foreigner from England, her own accent was influenced by her teacher’s.

She attended an all girl’s private high school, not so different in terms of quality from the school she attended in Africa.

She was admitted to Yale at the age of seventeen years old and graduated with honors. The Ivy League institution had eyes on her since fifteen, however.

She double majored in Strategic Intelligence and Computer information sciences and minored in West African archeology.

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CHARACTER AESTHETIC — BOLD / ITALICIZE what applies.

SOUNDS

tinkling of piano keys / the click of a lock / an engine starting, stalling / sinful whispers / stifled sobbing / the rattle of death / alarm blaring / a siren call / spanish guitar strumming / loud laughter at midnight / banshee screeching / drunk hiccuping / the giggle of a child / rolling thunder / disdainful chuckling / bones creaking / carefree whistling / singing off key / flesh hitting concrete / white noise / a mirror cracking / laboured breathing / a groan of pain / waves lapping at the shore / the roar of a lion / pages turning / swords clashing / deep humming / birds chirping / dial tone / tongue popping / fingers tapping a surface / crystals breaking / music turned up to the limit / raindrops on a roof / angry yelling / yawning at noon / horns going off / ravens talking / bubblegum bursting / splashing water / teakettle squeal / militia drums / wolves howling / slow, sarcastic clapping / soprano notes / whispering pleas / gregorian chants / mournful cries.

VISUALS

filled notebooks / dogeared books / clean shaves / empty stares / sleeping at a desk / the witching hour / driving all night / restless tides / broken windows / coffee any time / freshly baked goods / bonfires / lounging felines/circles under your eyes / bedhead / tangling in the sheets / leather jackets / paint stains / music sheets / too many tabs to find the music / weary brows / card games / messy ponytails / strained smiles / unsent texts / heart on your sleeve / slow dancing in the rain / star gazing / torn jeans / piles of clothes / filled bookshelves / hurricanes / chapped lips / cliff diving / the lights in venice / stolen kisses / poet shirts / half melted candles / empty coffee mugs / hot tea / unlaced boots / shameless flirting / too young to be so old / laced fingers / eyes in the trees / bloody knuckles / french letters / neon lights / ivy covered balconies

SCENTS

burnt leaves / turkish coffee / spiced rum / moss / vanilla beans / freshly cut grass / decay / sea salt / strawberries and cream / cinnamon / honey / copper / pineapple / wet dog / pine needles / wood shavings / rainsoaked bark / something sharp, indefinable / Russian tea / dandelions / squeezed limes / Italian wine / freshly laundered clothes / coming rain / hardtack and gruel / roasting flesh / something cloying in the chest / ichor / lillies in spring / pollen / damp clothes / meatpies / greasy coins / curdled milk / leather / bone marrow / wet cement / ricecakes / open paint cans / cocoa leaves / tar / apples / sandlewood cologne / orchids / molded onions / cheap perfume / mistletoe / rubber on fire / grave dirt / old books / new books / melting plastic / roses / poison oak / seacucumbers / peppermint.

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Happy Halloween! Sheva will be partying over at Rebecca's dressed like Tinkerbell.

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𝑯𝑶𝑾 𝑫𝑶 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫 𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑫?

Recklessly, like a horse running as fast as he can

You've been told that the way you love can never last and that heartbreak is inevitable. But you don't want to love carefully. You want to love with reckless abandon. You want to love with everything you have, and you want to be loved the same way. You don't want them to worry about tomorrow. Make today worth living for.

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Originally, it was my headcanon Sheva's favorite weapon was a custom pink sniper rifle, but I changed my mind. It's a simple coloured sniper rifle with one orange and one kitty charm hanging off it.