“I’ma stay running, this view is stunning / My blood is rushing, you got me blushing.” - JVB

Ariella “Ari” Stark is the only person who uses the skate park at her home town. She keeps it clean, makes sure it’s still functioning...but she also tags it any time they try to paint over it. Her tag? A jagged crown that she dug into her own skateboard. Ariella goes to the college closest to her town, commuting almost everyday to class. Any down time she gets, she goes to the skatepark. Even if she’s just sitting at the top of the bowl just doing homework.

The skatepark is her second home. The one she chose herself. The one she’s sometimes had to sleep at. It’s hers. She has never had to worry about anyone else being there. Everyone else avoids it. Recently...her eyes have been darting to a certain someone on campus.

Ariella’s parents hate that she’s going into graphic design. They always wanted her to go into something...stronger. Something they could be proud of. She’s always been an artist at heart. Whether it’s something respectable like commissions or something slightly illegal, such as graffiti.

The only person she can tolerate is her little brother, Matthias.