Name: Jessica “Jessie” Rae Barnes. Don’t call her Jessica. Or do. Death wish for you.
She doesn’t like people calling her Jessica since only her mother and Noah really called her that. Even her father and Jaxon called her Jessie, as with the rest of her family.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
Appearance: Jessie has smooth skin that is a pale tan; Butt-length medium-dark brown hair with blue highlights. It’s the length it is so it covers her scars; Lime green eyes that hide so much hurt and pain; Small blue rose tattoo on her back (same positioning, imagine it’s blue and much smaller (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1184/2886/files/42-Amazing-flower-tattoos-for-women_1024x1024.jpg?v=1479187161))
Style: Jessie will wear either what’s comfortable or what is available at the time. Typically something similar to ripped jeans (mostly dark grey), white t-shirt, red plaid jacket and pale blue converses. The only thing that she will never be seen without is a necklace with a terrarium pendant that has a blue rose inside of it (https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0678/2841/products/bluerose_-_Copyvg_grande.jpg?v=1471125024). It’s a constant reminder of Noah so that she will never forget him.
Personality: Jessie likes to cover her past with her personality. She can be extremely sensitive, but it doesn’t show much. She’s upbeat, has a can-do attitude, happy-go-lucky, confident
Likes: Adrien, Alya (best friend), Noah, Jaxon, Natalie, her mother, singing, song writing, guitar
Dislikes: Her father. Her father. Her father. Her father.
Background: Jessie hides a past that very few people will know. I’ll take it in sections.
Jessie was the oldest child of 4. Her father was abusive, and she often took beatings without a word with the promise from her father that her siblings wouldn’t be hurt. This has left many scars on her back that she tries to cover with her hair.
Jessie’s mother wasn’t safe from beatings either. She suffered them for 15 years (since Jessie was born) before dying shortly after Jessie’s youngest sibling was born.
Jessie and siblings, in order: Jessie (f, 17); Noah (m, 15); Jaxon (m, 8); Natalie (f, 3).
Jessie and Noah were extremely close before Jaxon came along and even after, having the nickname of ‘Two Peas in a Pod’. Noah was Jessie’s gay little brother with an obsession with blue roses. Shortly before Natalie’s birth, Noah died. The family was having a nice day at the lagoon. Noah was slightly afraid of the water and wouldn’t go any deeper than his waist. It didn’t help that he couldn’t swim either. Being the rebels they were, the two teens went up to the cliff edge. Noah was mostly there for moral support, but was accidentally pushed over the edge. Jessie dove right in after him, but by the time she dragged him onto the shore, he was gone.
About one and a half years ago, Jessie’s father died. Gang murder apparently. Not that she cared. She and her siblings were free of him and given into the care of their mother’s sister, who was the kindest person in the world. She was even willing to move into their house so the three Barnes kids wouldn’t have to move all the way to Florida to live with her, which was hours away from where they currently lived and where everything they’d ever known was.
Other: Jessie visits her mother’s and Noah’s grave once a week, taking red dahlias for her mother and blue roses for Noah.
(man i love creating characters with depressing backstories, but this has to be the most depressing yet. i love it.)
