Roxanne Moon

## Description

Roxy has auburn hair that always seems to need brushing, unusually bright hazel eyes, and an awkward posture in public that seems to wilt at stranger's attention.

For those who are able to witness her Fae mien, she has small brown wings, and bird's feet.

## Personality

Roxy is constantly overlooked. It's a status she has actually come to appreciate, having spent so much time in her best friend, Kali's shadow.

If others noticed Roxy, she was always the mellow one, the innocent one, the "good" one, whatever that meant. This dynamic suits her just fine, as she doesn't do well under a spotlight anyways. If cornered by a stranger even asking her simple questions, she'll often tell them whatever it is she thinks they want to hear just to get them to leave. That, or she seeks shelter behind Kali's overpowering personality.

She much prefers her corners where she can read in peace, or just really watch people. It's amazing how much you can learn about someone by watching when they don't know you're there - just like reading a book. Sometimes if you watch close enough, you can see them misplace something. And their loss can be her treasure gained.

Roxy's usual meek self is discarded on rave nights. She puts on her outfit, gets covered in glitter and glow sticks, and one or two courage tablets later she's disappeared into a crowd, losing herself to the music. She has a select group of friends from the rave circuits she invites over for book club and costuming.

She lives with Kali in their Tree Palace, keeping up with the bills by live streaming video games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley.

## Personal History

The Beginning:

Roxy grew up in a loving home in a small gated neighborhood in downtown Hamilton. Venture Hollow was a small gated community centered around a park, with a quirky HOA (that her mother, Violet, was the president of) and a couple dozen homes. The architecture was an unusual blend of modern and eco-friendly homes, most of which were designed by her father back when the neighborhood was originally being gentrified thirty years ago.

Her parents were socialites, active on an eclectic array of charity boards as well as booster and other social clubs around Hamilton. They retired early to focus on Roxy's nurturing and had high hopes of their little bird being handed the world, and everything she could want in it.

Roxy was spoiled. Not in material things generally, for both of her parents were relatively thrifty people despite their wealth with a strong do-it-yourself ethic. She was spoiled in love. Adored and accepted for any success or shortcoming, Roxy had the perfect upbringing and a set of genuinely loving and supportive parents. Perhaps too loving, because anytime she stumbled, they were always right there to catch.

To them, everything Roxy did was perfect. It was an impossible standard to live up to, so she did the next best thing - acted the part. She learned to cover up her mistakes, and dodged any social obligations that felt like they held the potential for embarrassment or failure. She learned to live a lie, and make everything seem perfect to the outside when inside she felt like she was practically burning up from all the bottled up stress and emotions.

On the rare occasions she was separated from her parents, she found herself overcome with unbearable bouts of anxiety. Constantly worrying about doing the right thing or saying the right thing, she learned to hide from attention so the situations where she might fail would never pop up at all.

Finding her Sunshine:

Roxy was a nervous mess on the first day of school, and nearly froze when the bus pulled up for her to get on. She mustered the courage to step aboard and found an actual nightmare waiting for her. An entire tightly closed space filled with forward-facing strangers staring directly at her.

She stood still for what felt like an eternity before the bus driver aggressively prodded her to take a seat and she began the somber journey down the aisle. She scanned the endless rows of children for a safe harbor and found it in a pint-sized ray of sunshine, Callista Helio.

When Callista waived at her, and gestured towards the empty spot beside her, it didn't feel like pressure. Her attention was more like feeling a warm glow on Roxy's skin. Kali was everything Roxy would never be: outgoing, confident, popular. She could walk into any room, anywhere, and it suddenly revolved around her.

From that first day they met, the girls were practically inseparable. They shared all of their milestones together, unsurprisingly including their Chrysalis. Kali, hanging out with the older crowd, had learned about a flash rave in an empty warehouse and the girls snuck out.

Initially terrified by the crowd, Roxy quickly realized that the rave scene was the perfect place to be herself. The flashing lights, loud music.. everyone shuffling around without a care in the world about what was happening around them. She could blend in with ease.

Kali found them a few molly beans, and Roxy took one. She stood back and watched for a few minutes, feeling nothing and wondering whether hers didn't work. She popped another and a burst of clarity overcame her. Gone were her inhibitions. She could dance anyway she wanted, hell she could sing, something she had never dared to do around anyone before, and no one cared. The girls partied all night, and at its peak when the music was banging, lights were spinning, and vibes were flowing, the girl's fae miens broke through.

Roxy sensed a soft glow erupt around her as her wings spread from her shoulders, and an inner passion inside her that had always been suppressed began kindling. Her shadow took on a life of it's own, moving to the music and teaching Roxy the moves she needed to really get her vibe on. When others got too close or tried to interact with Roxy, her shadow blanketed her, hiding her from view and allowing her to continue the party uninterrupted. The lights took on their own lives, dancing through the air in impossible ways, as if they were rejoicing over the girl's awakenings.

Kali and Roxy celebrate their awakening anniversary every year together with a private party, just the two of them.

Character Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tzd9Wh7LG0t5a7Buaqg1Akm9OLFjVkJ-/view?usp=sharing
Additional Background: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Xy7JSGd6Ylv9vC8plcAG1MO0zDiQX3WI1S1da1oZMc/edit?usp=sharing