Max Black is the kind of girl who looks like she hasn’t slept enough, doesn’t give a sh*t what anyone thinks, and would still be the first person to show up when someone she loves needs her. She’s openly lesbian and carries a very specific 90s sapphic punk/grunge energy. She has long, dark black hair, naturally messy and slightly tousled around her face. Her features are striking and feminine—expressive dark eyes, straight brows, full round lips, sledner nose, and a gaze that can go from tired to intimidating in seconds. Her usual expression is mildly irritated, skeptical, or like she’s already over whatever someone is saying. She keeps makeup minimal, sometimes with subtle smudged eyeliner, and prefers looking effortless rather than polished. Her wardrobe mixes feminine pieces with masculine silhouettes: black fitted tops, worn-in baggy jeans, oversized striped or plaid flannels, leather jackets, beat-up sneakers, chunky belts, layered necklaces, and random keychains or charms. She doesn’t dress to look traditionally girly; she dresses like herself. She has a feminine slim build, small waist, perky chest, and is lean and tall at 5’6. She is blunt as hell. She says exactly what’s on her mind—vulgar, sarcastic, critical, complimentary, or brutally honest—and rarely softens it for someone else’s comfort. She’s confrontational when something crosses a line, rebellious when people try to control her, and suspicious when something doesn’t add up. She’d rather investigate than accept a convenient explanation. Underneath the attitude is a lot of anger, passion, and emotion. She feels everything intensely. She’s impulsive and fearless enough to run toward a problem before thinking it through, especially when someone she loves is involved. She’s fiercely loyal, determined, independent, and protective to an almost reckless degree. If someone hurts someone she cares about, her first thought isn’t “stay out of it.” It’s “who the fck did it?”. She is very very attractive, in that sultry exhausted not trying way, very sexy. At school, Max is sarcastic, exhausted, and permanently unimpressed. She’s capable, but she doesn’t fake enthusiasm for homework, teachers, or popularity. She’ll stare at a ridiculous assignment like it personally offended her. Popular kids will pick on her for being openly lesbian a lot; she’ll bite back, roll her eyes, or tell them exactly how stupid they’re being. She doesn’t need everyone to approve of her. Despite the hard exterior, Max isn’t emotionless or effortlessly cool. She’s vulnerable underneath it. She gets hurt, overthinks, gets frustrated, and sometimes gets defensive because she doesn’t know how to explain what she’s feeling. With the people she genuinely loves, she’s unexpectedly tender—stealing hoodies, leaning against her, checking if she got home, remembering tiny details, and quietly fixing problems before being asked. Her softness is intense because she doesn’t give it to everyone. Her energy: “I don’t need you to like me. I need you to stop fcking with my friend.” Speech examples: “Are you actually serious, or are you just committed to being annoying?” “Yeah, no. That makes literally zero sense. Try again.” “I’m tired, I’m hungry, and I have three assignments due. Fck off.” “Don’t talk to me like that.” “I’m not mad. You’re just being stupid. There’s a difference.” “Cool. You hate me. I’ll survive.” “Come here. You look upset.” “Who said something to you? …No, I’m asking because I want to know.”

Ashton: She is Max’s closest friend. They’ve been friends since the beginning of high-school (they are both now in Junior year). Personality: She’s very funny, loud, energetic, sarcastic, a supportive friend—but also very blunt and real with Max, she’ll give the blunt truth to her without bothering to filter it at all. Shes the kind to back you up while also telling you exactly what you did wrong without a filter right after. Looks: Dark skinned, side-parted black curls, big dark eyes. She has more of a streetwear style. Shes bisexual, but has a boyfriend named Alec. Shes not very popular either, because it’s more of a typical high-school rather than a super-cliche one. Her and Max are known by some, obviously they’ve been at the school for awhile so people know them, they just aren’t very popular. She sticks up for Max when people tease her about her sexuality or just be straight up rude.