Name: Leonie Weissen

Nicknames: Leo, Nie, Nie-Nie (by their twin only)

Age: 22

Gender: Female (they/she; enjoys masculine traits and descriptors, won't correct any pronouns)

Sexuality: Queer (preferred label, but lesbian works too)

Species: Werewolf

Looks:

(Faceclaim: Aleandra Frerk - @aleandrafrerk on Insta)
They're 6'0

(Theirs would be the one on the right)

Personality: Leonie is a fairly easy-going individual - or, at least, they seem that way. They can be rather rambunctious, flirtatious, and loud, but overall seem to relatively flow with the energy and people around them. While Leonie doesn't seem like someone to be untrusted on the surface level, they are often hiding other motives or thoughts or judgements that will likely never see the light of day - at least, not unless it benefits them in some way. Despite their almost 'playboy' and free-spirited attitude, Leonie is actually a highly judgemental individual. They judge the way people act, the way they dress, they way they view themselves, their intelligence, how they speak, how they carry themselves, where they are from, and so on - if something can be judged, Leonie is judging it. While these judgements aren't often brought up verbally, they are still always right at the back of their mind, informing how they behave or what they do. Despite that, Leonie also comes off as a fairly honest, straight-forward, but not necessarily brutal individual. Leonie often does tell the truth, or at least some facet of it or worded in a way that may hide their true meaning, they don't have any problem casting their judgements aloud if prompted. Still, Leonie is rather undisciplined when it comes to their actual responsibilities, which they attend to whenever they see fit. Not one to follow deadlines or urgency, Leonie is much more concerned about doing what they want to do rather than what they are expected to do. They have a big heart when it comes to the people that they care about, and they are lethally loyal and protective. A very much 'act first, ask questions later' kind of person, it has gotten them into their fair share of fights and skirmishes, but they seem to enjoy that kind of thing. Very high energy, down for a good tussle, and fairly well-natured, it can be kind of hard to stay mad at Leonie. With a sort of infectious, bubbling energy and way about them, it's easy to get swept up in their presence, leaving behind responsibilities at the behest of Leonie. Still, their abilities, power, and intelligence isn't to be underestimated, even though they don't come across in a way that suggests they are to be taken seriously. Capable of more than people realize, Leonie cares little about what the world thinks of them.

Likes: their twin sister, travel, a good fight, adrenaline-spiking activities, being with friends, flirting, having a good time, doing what they want to do

Dislikes: being nagged at, boring responsibilities, being expected to do things that they don't want to do, disloyalty, jerks, when the people they care about are hurt in any capacity

Powers: shifts into a wolf (looks above); heightened speed, strength, senses, durability, and reflexes while in human form
Alpha power; when together, Liesel and Leonie can actually siphon one another

Backstory: Leonie is the younger twin of Liesel Weissen, the two of whom are in-line for the Alpha title in the Weissen pack overseas, in Germany. Distant cousins of the von Weissen family, as the Crimson River pack derives from long-standing pack. While Leonie may be in-line for the title, it's not something they have ever taken very seriously, despite the fact it very well may go to them. While they attended private lessons and training growing up, Leonie paid far more attention to the fight training than the politics and history lessons. It's not that Leonie is a bad student - they are quite intelligent and did actually absorb what they were taught - they just didn't care. Growing up with an identical twin, Leonie had a built-in best friend, and that's still true to this day. Never too far from their twin, the pair travel together, take lessons together, and do practically everything together. With overlapping yet individual friend groups, and overlapping yet individual interests, there is just enough variety between them that they aren't carbon copies of one another. As far as Leonie is concerned, Liesel deserves the Alpha position far more than they do, but the small contention of power is edging Leonie out ahead of their twin. While the Alpha position is growing to be more of a sore subject as they grow, it would take a lot to actually divide the twins from one another. They did grow up among their pack back home, but spent plenty of time traveling abroad for a wider education. While they never visited their sister pack in the states, they did visit allied packs in places like England, Scotland, Japan, Russia, and Canada - among others - though most of their life and time was concentrated in Germany. However, for their college education, the twins elected to attend the supernatural university located within the states, Luna Scientia, which also gave them a chance to connect with their sister pack of Crimson River. While they have visited their sister pack a couple of times, Leonie cared little for them - for the most part. Though Leonie acknowledges the serious and brutal nature of the pack, they don't actually fear their cousin or her wolves - they didn't when they met Veronica von Weissen, and they still don't now. However, they did get along well with some of their cousins and enjoyed certain elements of the pack, but overall cares little for them or what they are doing. At school, Leonie is the same as they always were - hardly trying but still passing with flying colors. Wihle many assume, and always have, that Leonie is a bad student - really, who can blame the assumption when Leonie is never actively paying attention? - the opposite is true. Education has always come naturally to Leonie, as has fighting, they just simply didn't care for the subject matter. However, they do love a good fight and training, and always have. They didn't want to go to college, but Liesel was set on attending the university, so of course Leonie tagged along. Opting to study Political Science for their bachelor degree, having earned their Military associates degree a year prior, they only did so at the behest of their twin. Still, life could be worse - and hey, Leonie is one of the best fighters on their club fighting team, the Roaring Lions, and the team stands as champion in the school tournament. Life could be worse, that's for sure. But life at Luna Scientia is pretty good - Liesel, adoring fans, no familial and pack pressure, and amazing parties. What's not to love?

Other: Leonie is the younger twin of Liesel Weissen, but outranks Liesel on the power scale
Leonie is a member of the Roaring Lions fighting team within the university, helping them secure their championship victory last season
Leonie speaks English with a German accent, but in addition to English and their native tongue, they also speak Japanese, Hungarian, and Romanian
Their most common nickname is Leo
Leonie won't correct any pronoun use, but they see themselves this way: a woman, but only culturally because that's how they were raised, who is more comfortable with masculine identities and descriptors, but they are a sister not a sibling; while they typically tell people their pronouns are they/she, they actually prefer they/he, but ultimately won't correct any pronouns used for them
Leonie gets on best with Deidra von Weissen out of their cousins, then Kenton von Weissen
While Leonie plans on returning to their home pack, the right people and circumstances could keep them in the states indefinitely - they do really like it in the US and wouldn't mind staying longer after graduation, but is ultimately leaving the decision up to Liesel
Leonie does live an almost 'frat boy' type existence at the university, but they are charming and mostly respectful so they get away with it
Leonie lives in one of the 4-person suites on campus with their twin sister and two other roommates
They make sure to train every day, both to stay in shape and to expel extra energy
Leonie has undiagnosed/unacknowledged ADHD
They do feel far more pressure from their parents and their sister and their pack than they let on, but they pretend like it all rolls off their back with ease, that nothing really matters even when, to them, it super does
Leonie is overall just a bit more complicated and complex than people give them credit for

Leonie and Liesel: