Wow, this looked a lot longer on my computer, haha. It's just a simple, short backstory to Tier that sprouted from my brain whilst I was in the shower ahaha. Enjoy!
Tia always loved the sea. The cool, pleasant feeling of it as it rushed or swirled across her skin. The way she felt more energized after she stepped in it, or even smelled it. Tia felt a connection with its water, which she didn't feel with anything else. Not with her family, her friends, or even her lovers. It was haunting. Chilling almost, how water made her feel. Growing up in Hawaii, her family rarely even saw her, since she was too busy swimming, surfing or doing whatever she possibly could in the cool Pacific Ocean. Then came the day. That awful day when her father announced that they would be moving. All the way across the country, to a landlocked part of Europe. All for his stupid job. She cursed his name, realizing that she would never get to swim in her beloved sea again, unless it was in an artificial, chlorine infested pool, or on her short school holidays. Her mother promised her that they would take trips to the seaside that she loved so much. On one of those vacations, Tia had been venturing far out into the murky sea. Farther than she had ever dared before, hoping, praying even that the tide would wash her away. She got her wish. She was a strong swimmer, but not strong enough to escape the mountainous waves that dragged her beneath the surface, threatening to drown her. At first, she cried out, screamed, choked and thrashed, but after her beloved water swallowed her up for the fifth time, she gave up, content to be as one with the element she coveted most.
Waking up, an immense portion of time later, she realized that something was different. Tia wasn't human anymore. She had been reborn. As she gazed down at her new, shark-like form, she smiled to herself. She was happier this way, always able to swim and play in any water, or ocean that she would like.
Tia had always liked how people in Europe pronounced her name. How it seemed to roll off their tongues with an unmistakable finesse that names like Alexandra, Sara, Mary and Katherine never would. She changed her name to Tier.
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Also, if you're a Grimmjow fan, I suggest visiting my profile and reading the idea I have for a new GrimmxOC story, and sending me a PM if you think I should write it!
-Dani :D