<strong>Character name:</strong>Zoé Laurent<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>18<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>female<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/>(http://24.media.tumblr.com/147900debd1f67b34363e17ed22e1f6b/tumblr_mkomejtCQv1rdsf0oo1_400.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>French, American<br/><br/><strong>Family business:</strong>Her father is a casino magnate, but he also has his hands in real estate, construction, and international trade.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>François Laurent is a ruthless and shrewd businessman with very little use for other people. He built his empire through any avenue he could, even when they weren't necessarily ethical or even legal, although his high-powered team of lawyers will ruin you if you ever suggest that in public. He never really cared for anyone but himself until one of the women he slept with got pregnant, which he saw as an attempt to tie him down.<br/><br/>In retaliation, he made sure that he was given custody of the child, and he raised her with love and care to be his heir. Zoé grew up with her father as the only constant in her life, their international lifestyle meant she moved around a lot, and her father's womanizing ways meant that she never really had any serious adult women as a presence in her life. Her father was also something of a taskmaster, forcing her to work on herself, whether it was improving her physical abilities (she was taught to defend herself and keep fit) or her academics, she was always working to become something he would consider a worthy heir. Boarding school was her first real chance to be something else, and despite her capability she was something of a shy girl at first among her peers, though eventually she opened up to people she learned to trust.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Zoé is reserved at first, with an undercurrent of tension and violence. She values competition, and is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she comes out on top.<br/><br/>When you get to know her, she does have a compassionate side, but she only lets it show to the people she trusts the most. For someone who's proven themselves worthy, she's a fiercely loyal ally and friend. Still, she has something of an edge, giving the impression that she's only barely hiding a fierce aggression, no matter how much she tries to come off as friendly or nice.<br/><br/><strong>Likes:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><em>Sexual-</em> Power struggles, dominance, strap-ons, using hands or fingers (on herself or others). She also has a submissive side, but she doesn't know it, it'll take someone to draw it out of her.<br/></li><li><em>Non-sexual-</em> Martial arts, high fashion, electronic music, being something of a tomboy.<br/></li></ul><strong>Dislikes:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><em>Sexual-</em> anything anal, pain, group sex<br/></li><li><em>Non-sexual-</em> people who have an unwarrented high opinion of themselves, hangers-on, men or women who want to attach themselves to rich or successful people instead of succeeding on their own merits, animals (except cats, who she makes an exception for), seafood.<br/></li></ul><strong>Extra information:</strong><br/>Zoé is athletic, but doesn't really much care for organized sports, preferring simply to keep in top physical shape for her own sake.<br/><br/>A few months ago her mother won the right to contact her, and has sent her a few letters, none of which Zoé has read.