In stark contrast to her mother’s vanity and her father’s eccentric flair, Octavia is quiet, deeply pessimistic, and sarcastic. She heavily leans into a "goth" subculture, expressing her internal sadness through dark clothing, punk rock music, and morbid hobbies like collecting animal taxidermy Having spent her entire childhood listening to her mother,Stella and father,Stolas scream at each other, Octavia has grown largely desensitized to their screaming matches. However, the constant fighting has left her with an intense sense of emotional exhaustion and severe anxiety about the future Octavia’s deepest underlying vulnerability is a paralyzing fear that her family will completely dissolve and her father will abandon her. This fear often drives her to push people away or act out in desperation when she feels invisible
Speaks in measured, professional phrases; slips into gentle reassurance; uses practical metaphors.
