Juniper Swanson

Name: Juniper Joan Swanson
Nickname: Juniper is a huge fan of nicknames and rarely gets called by her actual name (unless she is in trouble with her mother). She typically goes by either Juno or JJ, but she loves adorable nicknames. Her step-brother will usually call her names depending on what color hair she has (ex. Pink hair= cotton candy). Her old childhood friend Rodney calls her Juni.
Age/Year/School: Born May 20th, she is 17-years-old and a junior at Salem High
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Juniper is very much a lesbian and has never taken any sexual interest in boys. She gets very scatter-brained around pretty girls but finds it easy to talk with boys.
Health issues: She has asthma which typically acts up only when she’s exercised excessively or if she’s overly anxious. For these reasons, Juniper always carries her inhaler on her in case of an emergency. She has also been diagnosed with panic disorder. When she is under a lot of stress (or sometimes even randomly) Juno will experience the symptoms of a panic attack. These attacks only last about five to ten minutes but to her they seem to last forever. The worst part about her panic attacks is they tend to be very hard on her asthma meaning she absolutely needs her inhaler or else she could stop breathing.



Job: Because her family isn’t the most financially stable, the day Juniper moved to Salem she found a job at the local GameStop. She absolutely loves her job and enjoys talking about video games with whoever walks into the door.
Reputation: Juno just moved into town, so she really is not known around school very much. She is a complete weirdo and loves everything nerdy. The crowd she typically attracts is the outcasts because she really does not fit in anywhere else. She’s colorful and loud but also known to be a huge crybaby. Juniper is very sensitive and will cry when she is happy, mad, sad, etc. She is also an extrovert and a goofball which means she is not afraid to be a class clown. Overall though, she is at the bottom of the social ladder.
Friends:
August Adams-Swanson: At first Juniper was reluctant to consider August as her family, and he was even more hesitant. In order to make her mother happy she started to be more friendly with him and eventually they became friends. August is always apologizing for Juni's random crying and, although he would not publicly stand up for her, she can share anything with him.
Rodney Jameson: Juni has known Roddy ever since they were young even though there was a solid couple years where they had no contact. When they were young, they were incredibly close and even made a pact to marry each other at thirty if neither of them found a spouse by then.
Enemies: None thus far
Relationship status: Single and ready to (awkwardly) mingle!
Clubs and Organizations: Upon joining Salem High, Juno was quick to join both the school’s Anime Club and Poetry Club.



Height/Body Type: 5’5”, her body type is very slim. She has little muscle mass to her and would certainly lose in a fight. A slight curve to her hips and smaller breasts are really the only feminine features of her body, otherwise it’s rather boyish. Despite being tiny, she can take down a lot of food. Food is a big weakness for her.
Hair color/style: Juniper’s natural hair color is light brown though no one would know it because she is constantly dying her hair. She likes to experiment with the color and frequently changes it to keep things interesting. Bright colors are her favorites because she finds them more fun. She wears her hair in typical ‘scene’ fashion with lots of layers at the top and longer layers at the bottom. In order to keep her hair from being too damaged, she used extensions because her natural hair is pretty short and refuses to grow.
Eye color/makeup: Naturally dark brown, though she enjoys wearing contacts every so often to change the color of her eyes. It is very rare to catch her without any makeup on. For her makeup is an expression of herself rather than just a way to cover up flaws. She typically goes for a dramatic eye and a nude lip.
Clothing style: Juniper’s closet is filled with bright clothes and lots of pastels. She really likes clothes that would be considered of the Japanese ‘kawaii’ fashion. Some of her outfits might earn her some weird looks but she always thinks she looks flippin’ adorable!
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Playby: Leda Muir AKA HaiLedaBear/Ledamonsterbunny




Likes: Cosplay, anime, laughing, changing her hair color, baking, poetry, small animals, video games, making up alternative words for swears, snuggling, Tumblr, fantasy genre, makeup, Panic! At the Disco, tutus, anything rainbow, Snapchat filters, RuPaul’s Drag Race, techno music, making a fool of herself
Dislikes: Swearing, meanies, coffee, physical activities, her random panic attacks, homophobic people, seeing someone sad, scary movies, self-harm, sour candy, vegetables, doing schoolwork, online dating apps, talking on the phone (you can’t use emojis!)
Habits: When Juniper is nervous she has a habit of chewing on her hair. For some reason it is calming to her even though a lot of people find it gross. On the occasions where she ties her hair up, she opts to chew on the sleeves of her shirts. Another habit of hers is playing with her with piercings, particularly her lip ones. Most of the time she does not even notice she’s going it.
Hobbies: She absolutely loves cosplay and dressing up as her favorite characters. It can take her hours to create a costume and sometimes it turns out horribly but she still rocks it. Another one of Juniper’s passions is writing poetry. She would not consider herself very good but she likes writing down her feelings, it helps her sort them out.
+ Caring, cheerful, empathetic, forgiving, friendly, genuine, honest, imaginative, loyal, open, spontaneous
+/- Absent-minded, outspoken, soft
- Childish, clumsy, confused, crybaby, distractible, gullible, hyper



Family:
Father – Micah Simons – 53 – Contractor: Ever since the move, Juniper really has not seen much of her father but they remain in contact. She’ll call him if she misses him and plans to eventually go and visit him.
Mother – Isabella Swanson – 40 – Baker: Juniper has always been super close to her mother. Her mother is her best friend, and she can always rely on her. She would always be helping her mother in the kitchen which is where most of their bonding took place.
Step-Mother – Estelle Swanson – 50 – Event Planner: She really is not sure what to make of her new step-mother. Estelle is a really nice woman but Juno still harbors a little resentment because she believes she is the reason her parents split. Estelle does her best to try and connect with her new step-daughters but her main concern is her own son.
Sister – Ramona Swanson – 8: Juniper absolutely adores her little sister and thinks she is the cutest thing in the world. Ramona brings out her childish nature and together they can cause quite the headache. Her little sister loves being able to pick out Juniper’s next hair color and Juno even convinced their mom to allow Ramona to have a stripe of color in her hair.
Step-Brother – August Adams-Swanson – 16 – Salem High Student: Juniper surprisingly took to her new step-brother rather well. At first he blocked her out and stayed in his room all day but slowly they started to bond more. She knows of his self-harm and does her best to help him with it. Although August is too cowardly to stand up for her, she knows he does care about her.

History: Juniper came into the world as a product of a one-night stand which slowly transitioned into something more. After learning his one night fling was pregnant, Micah decided he wanted to be part of the child’s life. He’d never had a father around and did not wish the same fate upon his child. He visited often and over time he and Isabella formed a friendship which soon led to a relationship. Ever since she was a child Juniper had been a crier. If she was not being held or rocked she would cry her lungs out until someone picked her up. Her mother thought there had to be something wrong with her but the doctor told her Juniper was just a colicky baby. Either Isabella or Micah would be up until all hours trying to calm her down.

Luckily when she reached six months Juniper’s intense crying sessions stopped, but she was still a very emotional child. Any little bump, scrape, or raise of voice would bring her to tears. When she was not crying, Juniper was a happy little girl. Her mission in life appeared to be to bring a smile to the face of anyone she met. She was always doing weird things like making funny voices and doing front flips in order to get a giggle out of her parents. Strangers didn’t frighten Juno, she could walk right up to a random person and strike a conversation as if she knew them all her life.

When Juniper was almost five years old she met Rodney Jameson. Her mother brought her to the park on day and Juno saw a little boy looking rather upset and playing by himself in the sandbox. She marched right over to him and invited him to play. The two ended up getting on really well, so well in fact that every summer they would meet at the park and have their own adventures. They talked about their dreams, their fears, anything they could think of. Juniper never had a sibling so she started to look up to Roddy (as she called him) as a brother. At ten-years-old they made a pact to marry each other at the age of 30 if they were still both unwed.

She was nine-years-old when her baby sister came into the world. Little Ramona was the cutest thing Juniper had ever seen! After Ramona was born Isabella and Micah had to sit down with Juniper and have a talk with her. They explained her little sister had Down Syndrome and would not look or act similar to the kids at her school. Juniper did not care, she thought Mona was the best thing in the entire world. Her mother often told her how Juniper was like a little mother with Ramona, always wanting to help. If anyone made fun of her baby sister, she would immediately put them in their place.

Once Juniper entered high school she started growing into her own. She discovered the world of anime and became obsessed. Her closet quickly changed along with her hair. It was at this time she also began to realize she found herself more interested in females than males. Posters of anime heroines covered her walls, and she began to look at the girls at school differently. High school brought more changes because in her sophomore year her parents decided to settle for divorce. Everything seemed so perfect but apparently it had only been a façade. Behind the scenes her mother had been having an affair with another woman. Isabella was afraid to tell her husband because she felt guilty. Luckily Juniper’s father took it nicely and wished Isabella a happy life with her new significant other.

Six months later Isabella married Estella, and they brought their families together. Juniper was hesitant to accept Estella into their home but with her son August it was different. Ever since high school started Juniper had not seen nor heard from Roddy. She missed her best friend and there’d been a space in her heart left which needed filling. It took awhile but eventually her and August grew closer and started to hang out more and more.

Unfortunately the small town of Greendale, Florida where Juniper lived all her life soon turned on her family. They were a small-minded community so much so they completely disagreed with dynamics of her family. Juniper and her family came home one day to find their house vandalized with spray paint with messaged such as Burn in hell, queers and God hates gays. It was absolutely disgusting but the family stayed strong and Juniper helped her step-mom paint over the horrible messages. Nothing helped, the terrorizing continued. One day a rock was thrown through Ramona’s window and nearly hit her and that was the last straw. The family decided to pack up and move across the country in order to start fresh somewhere where people were more open-minded.