Darla D'Nell Ryevalley

DARLA D'NELL RYEVALLEY

**Appearance**

Deedee has always been tall. Taller than all the girls, and taller that a lot of boys. Just a bit taller than Leonard, but not by much. Other than her height, she is a somewhat plain and ordinary looking girl. She has a round, pleasant face, albeit somewhat masculine looking. She has jet black hair, with gray highlights, that she wears in tiny bangs that look pointed and spiky. Her hair sometimes looks unkempt, like a boys. She has huge 'anime girl' eyes that are pale blue in color. Short eyelashes and thin eyebrows add to her facial features. She has shallow cheeks. Given her thin body, Deedee has long arms and very long legs. Her hands and feet are average. She has a small bust, almost giving the appearance of a boy's flat chest. Her skin tone is medium beige to slightly darker, with an even tone all over. In the summer, she takes on a fierce tan. She has a narrow waist and narrow hips. Overall, Deedee looks more rustic and outdoorsy, than a typical cute and attractive girl.

Fashion for Deedee is strictkly casual and carefree. She mostly wears girl fashions that are boyish and rugged. Typically, one would see her in a t-shirt and cargo pants or capri pants. Once in a while, Deedee will wear a skirt, but likely a corduroy short skirt, or a denim mini-skirt. she wears boy's athletic shirts in hot weather. Her fashion style can be summed up as 'tomboy to the max'!

**Personality and Circumstances**

Deedee is the gender non-conforming female appearing as an additional Main Character. But being tall and thin has not bothered her all that much. She has often pondered with herself that she should have been born a boy. Deedee has not, at least up till now, ever categorically stated whether or not she ever wanted to transition to being a boy. She seems to be content to be a gender non-conforming girl. But who knows what will happen in the future ?

Deedee is extremely intelligent, so much so that she has been told that she is a child genius. She is a straight 'A' student, and even does extra research projects at school. She gets along well with teachers and student alike. Even since childhood, Deedee has been friends with Leonard, but with an 'opposites attract' style of friendship. She is loyal to her friends and family. She befriended Sherry and Mazie in the last year of elementary school. The four friend have been a tight knit social circle ever since. Deedee has good reasoning, problem solving, and social skills, so she can 'take care of herself' despite her teen/tween age. However, despite this, and outside her social circle of friends, she tends to be a loner. With her parents in high level academia and top secret research, she spends a lot of time at home by herself. Deedee also appears to be asexual, that is, not romantically or sexually attracted to either sex. She is better at Philia Love and Ludus Love, that being motivated by sexual Eros Love.

When Leonard did a 'coming out' as a male to female transgender teen, Deedee immediately became an ally to Leonard. It was she who renamed her childhood friend to Noel. Thus their friendship not only became closer, but took an unexpected twist, namely a perceived male presenting as a girl, and a girl presenting as a tomboy, and many times taken for a boy. Deedee continued to socialize and be close to Noel, as well as Sherry and Mazie, well into adulthood, and beyond.

**Trivia**

In the English language, the first name Darla, is feminine, and means 'my darling girl/young woman'.