Sanctum

TW: abuse, bullying, poor mental health, child neglect

Name: Hurra Cane Wells

Nicknames: Hur, Dizzy, Bunny

Age: 19 (nearly 20)

Gender: Woman (she is trans; she/they pronouns - predominantly she/her)

Sexuality: Fluid (male lean)

Species: Werewolf

Looks:

(Faceclaim: Alex Consani - @alexconsani on Insta)
She's 5'11

Personality: Hurra has always been unapologetically themself, even before they had the language to truly describe who they were. She always grew out her hair so it was long, she always wore 'girls' clothes and did the 'girly' things. Despite growing up in the freeness of Sanctum, Hurra had to face hurdles as she discovered who she was, but she never slowed down or hesitated. Hurra throws herself feet-first into everything, tackling it with a swift determination that always sees her through. She may not know what she's doing when she starts it, but by the end she not only knows, but is practically an expert - she's a jack of all trades, master of none type of person. However, her true passion lies in mechanics and machines - she loves tinkering with things, she loves building even if it's just Legos, and she loves working on the old school cars that some of her pack mates have, learning from them how to properly care for the cars. She loves to learn - she loves it so much, she wants to do everything. When asked what she wanted to be growing up, her list was always changing, and she never answered with just one job - princess, astronaut, engineer, scientist, artist, businessman, you name it, they wanted to be it. But Hurra also likes to party - at the club, in suites, or a night out at the casino (she's scary good at gambling) - she is going to be having a grand time. The maker of her own fun, she never relies on others to see the job done. Hurra is starkly independent, with the mindset that she has to do everything and can't or shouldn't ask for help. She can be a bit bossy sometimes, or short with people, when she's annoyed. Though Hurra is a very bright personality, and a very big personality, she has her limits - when she's annoyed she's prone to snarling and growling, or snapping, or slamming doors, or yelling and crying. She can't always regulate her emotions, and can have rather wild and abrupt mood swings. It's not all sunshine and rainbows all the time, but not a lot of people see the difficulties that Hurra faces because she won't let them. Constantly warring between stubbornness and genuine need, never prompt Hurra or offer help - it will make her shut down and double down on doing everything herself. Still, she's loyal and kind and loving and fun, full of complications, binaries, and landing every which way on the spectrum of life. It's never a dull moment with Hurra.

Likes: mechanics, machines, engineering, math, Legos, fidgets, fashion, makeup, getting her hair done, massages, fun, gambling, parties, people who are patient with her

Dislikes: losing emotional control, inability to regulate, being misgendered (will politely correct when it happens unless it happens a lot, then she snaps), feeling out of place and out of sorts, her fear that no one will love her, dysphoria

Powers: Shifts into wolf (looks above); heightened speed, senses, strength, reflexes, and durability while in human form

Backstory: Hurra is the youngest of the Wells siblings, and only fully related to Typhoon and Tecta. She had the most people to look out for her, as by the time she was 4, Lava was also a parent and had become more protective of his youngest sibling being set loose on the hotel, or left to non-family members to take care of. Still, Hurra grew up in the casino, sitting behind gambling tables at the feet of casino workers and coloring, playing with dolls, or building Legos. She also often found herself in the car garage with some of the more mechanic-savvy pack members, or with the receptionists. It's partly why she really wanted to do a bunch of different things - she was exposed to a lot of different jobs. Even now, she still visits with all the different workers who took care of her growing up, who showed her that bit of kindness, and kindled a love of learning in her. She was lucky. But she also wasn't. Despite the freeness of Sanctum, she was bullied harshly growing up - taunted, shoved, abused. She didn't tell anyone, though, and internalized it all until one day it nearly broke her. She officially came out as trans when she was 13, though she had always known, deep down, and hadn't really hidden it - still, the confirmation of her identity seemed to act as permission in the minds of others to harass her worse. It was only this small group, only three of them, but they did a lot of damage to her psyche. One day she just snapped - she was 15 by then - and years and years and years of pent up rage, despair, pain, and heartache unleashed itself on this trio. She screamed and cried as she raked her claws through their body - as she tore through flesh and broke bone and their cries of pain filled her ears. But she couldn't stop - she couldn't, she couldn't, she couldn't. Then she felt arms around her waist, hauling her off her abusers, and she kept screaming and crying as she clawed and clawed and clawed at the arms holding her firm as she was hauled away, feet kicking as her emotion rocked the world. She was carried into an empty room and with the arms still around her waist, she and Lava sunk to the floor. He kept his back against the door to barricade everyone out as Hurra sobbed in his arms, finally moving from attack mood to defeat. They stayed there for hours as Hurra curled into him and Lava held him close, silent tears streaming down his face as he held his baby sister while she told him everything, no detail spared. She moved in with him that day. Hurra is forever grateful for what Lava did for her that day - he didn't chastise her, he didn't say her abusers deserved it, he didn't say anything. He just held her, rubbed her back, and let her get everything out. He wiped her tears, then his own, and said in his gruff voice, "Let's get your things, Dizzy, you're moving in with me." And that way that. There was no argument, no debate - it just was. Hurra became close with her niece and nephew quick - they'd already had a small relationship, but now they became like an odd mix of aunt/sister and nephew/niece/sibling. Still, it was what she needed to start healing and getting better, and though she isn't 100% yet, she's been getting better these past four years. She moved out of Lava's suite recently, moving into her own single room, and she knows that she can always return to Lava if she isn't ready yet.

Other: She is the overall youngest Wells sibling
She has no relationship with her parents nor does she want one
Lava is still the only one who knows the full extent of what she went through her whole life, and he will likely be the only one who ever knows unless she one day finds her mate
Her biggest fear is that she is unlovable and broken
She has CPTSD and depression; she was also diagnosed with BPD; she does see a therapist but really only telehealth appointments (Dr. Raija is her therapist)
Lava helped make sure she got put on hormones, which she started taking three years ago; she hasn't had any surgery to physically transition her body, just hormones
She keeps in contact with every employee who raised her - the receptionists, the casino workers, and the mechanics
She has a bookshelf in her room that holds all her Lego builds that she's made since moving in with Lava
For her 18th birthday, Lava threw her a huge party, and had Hail give Hurra a full makeover for the event - the whole family and her friends were there and it was the best night of Hurra's life - she cried more than once during the eventShe still holds the marks of her abuse on her soul and physically on her body, but she is working through it - those marks will remain forever but she's learning not to let it define her
Her nickname is Dizzy because as a toddler, she looked drunk and dizzy when she would walk, and she often tumbled and fell
She also has the nickname Bunny - only her peers call her Bunny, no one in her family does - which stemmed from a Halloween party in which she dressed up as a 'sexy bunny'; she was 15 at the time, this was a few months before her mental breakdown
She lost a lot of friends after her breakdown, but a couple have been with her throughout it all, and she's made new friends since - she is slowly starting to find her people, even if she doesn't always believe they'll stick around
Lava still has the scars on his forearms from the day he pulled her off her attackers (all three nearly died from their injuries, two had to get amputations, and one is paralyzed from the waist down)
She doesn't like to shift because it makes her dysphoric
Hurra's faceclaim is also a trans woman