Charisma Atkins

Charisma Atkins is the protagonist of the famous book "Not Written in the Stars". After her parent's divorce, Charisma is sent to sunny California, much to her absolute disdain.

She is described to be beautiful with fiery red hair and sea green eyes.

### Personality

Charisma is defined at core by her fiery, fiesty nature. Just like her flaming red hair, Charisma is extremely spunky and independent, and she does not do what the guys tell her to. She says that she fits in more with the guys than the girls, and refuses to make any female friendships before Pearl. Despite this, she denies any accusations of sexism, saying that she can't help but hang out with the guys to avoid drama and just pal around. Charisma is sometimes quite reckless and breaks the law multiple times in the story by driving a car without a license. She never gets punished for what she does, just because of her beauty. Charisma is sometimes insecure about how beautiful and different she is from the other girls, which makes her stand out in a crowd. She is also proven to be academically gifted, effortlessly passing every class with an A. She has an incredibly high lexile and vocabulary knowledge, and she is placed in AP calculus even though she is only in tenth grade.

### Appearance

Charisma is described as 'stunningly beautiful' and 'too bright to look at' by the guys in her school. She is a unique beauty in California because she doesn't have blonde hair or tan skin. Charisma has beautiful locks of flaming red hair, big, sea green eyes framed with naturally thick lashes, and a tall, slender frame (standing at 5'6, the ideal height for a woman). People describe her as having an 'amazing figure', which is strange because she lies around reading and eating junk food and PB&J all day. Charisma chooses to wear tomboy-like clothes such as ripped jeans and oversized t shirts. She has the habit of unintentionally making popular guys fall for her.

### Relationships

#### Family

Monica Atkins - Monica and Charisma have a strained relationship, but at the end of the day, they're family and they love each other. Charisma can't tolerate her mother's drama and she states multiple times that her Dad is her favorite.

Thomas Atkins - Charisma's father isn't present in the story, but from what Charisma remembers, he is laid-back, kind, and has a sense of adventure. Charisma says that her father cried when he realized that Monica would be taking custody of Charisma, and even asked to switch kids, hinting that his youngest daughter was his favorite child.

Benjamin and Tyler Atkins - Charisma's twin brothers treat her like one of the guys, which Charisma is thankful for. She likes to insult them a lot. They can be quite protective.

#### Friendships

Margaret "Pearl" Reyes - Pearl is Charisma's first female friend, and they are shown to be best friends. The two form an instant friendship when Pearl shows Charisma where the drama classroom is. Charisma states that Pearl is one of the only girls she will ever respect. Pearl loves to teases Charisma about the guys that like her.

Lela Albertson - Lela and Charisma have a friendly relationship. The two don't have that many interactions and Charisma does look down on Lela quite a bit because of her boy crazy antics and crush on Axel, but she does state that 'Lela is pretty nice.

Lora Song - Charisma has a complicated relationship with Lora, because of their mutual crush on Axel. However, being the two most quirky kids in school, Lora and Charisma do bond quickly. Lora states that Charisma is 'the quirkiest person she's ever met', other than herself.

The guys - Charisma has countless of guy friends that she likes to call 'the guys'.

Chris Whitlock - Before they got involved in a romantic relationship, Chris and Charisma were good friends. They bonded over their mutual, strange love of centrifuges and books, and they spent countless lunches together in the library. Charisma states that Chris is different from all the other guy friends she's ever had, but she can't quite figure out why. The friendship comes to an abrupt end when Charisma punches him in the jaw. After she figures out the truth, Charisma is so ashamed of herself that she vows that she'll stay away from Chris. Their relationship seems to be mending over the years.

#### Enemies

Brittany Garnier - Charisma and Brittany are opposites in every single way, even though they are cousins. Brittany immediately feels threatened by Charisma's beauty, and makes it her personal mission to ruin Charisma's life in California.

Axel Barlowe (previously) - Charisma used to hate Axel for saving her from a speeding bicycle because it made her look like a damsel in distress.

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#### Love Interests

**Axel Barlowe** - Axel and Charisma have what can be best described as a rough start when he saves her from a speeding bicycle. Charisma gets angry and offended that he thought that she couldn't rescue herself, while Axel gets annoyed by her rude behavior. Charisma shows indignity when she realizes that for the Muscial, The Little Mermaid, her on-screen boyfriend is her off-screen enemy. However, after working so closely for the musical, Charisma discovers she has feelings for him. Axel asked Charisma to the school's Valentine's Day Dance, but her response was interrupted by Lora Wang . Charisma, jealous after seeing the chemistry between the two, declines Axel. Later, after dumping punch on Chris' head, she sees Axel's pickup truck in the parking lot. She leaves with him and the two share a magical moment on the rooftop. After finding out the truth about what really happens with Chris, she ultimately *does* stay with Axel because she felt they were more compatible. In the epilogue, it shows Charisma on her wedding day marrying none other than Axel.

**Chris Whitlock** - When Charisma first meets Chris, she is intrigued by him. She calls him "attractive" at their brief at the library. Later, when he finds her in the parking lot, she finds herself slightly falling for him but immediately pushes those feelings away due to Brittany's claim that Chris is *her* boyfriend. Charisma continues to like him more and more, especially after he lets her fill in for wide receiver Reggie during one of the games after he is injured. After rejecting Axel to the dance, Charisma ends up going with Chris. She is positive Chris is the one until she sees him dancing with Brittany Garnier. She punches him and then pours fruit punch on his head and leaves. She ultimately chooses Axel because she felt they were more compatible. Chris makes a brief appearance at her wedding, but the two, according to Charisma, "lost contact over the years".

**Jeremy Duncan** - Charisma has never shown any interest towards Jeremy, and is not happy when he repeatedly asks her out on a date. He eventually stops, to Charisma's relief.

The guys - Charisma's old friends used to ask her out every day hoping that she would say yes. Charisma says that they're 'like her brothers', and she never accepted.