Juniper Darley

Juniper has a fair complexion and during the summer she has to be careful to not be sunburnt. She has a faint freckle below her lip and one under her left eye. She has round eyes which are a pale washed out green. Juniper has poor eyesight and often wears brow line glasses which have a tortoise shell pattern. Her hair falls in loose waves and is of a warm brown, she often wears it in a braid or ponytail. She always has strands of hair that don’t corporate, making her hair seem messy. She has a quite slim build and is shorter than the average.

She likes to wear flowing dresses and skirts which reach to at least her knees. Oftentimes Juniper wears platform loafers to make her taller and generally she finds them cute. She likes wearing warm neutral colours such as browns and creams however loves the occasional pop of colour. She has her ears pierced and usually wears small gold studs or tiny hoops. She wears dainty gold necklaces and bracelets and a single slim ring on the middle finger of her right hand.

Juniper has quite a sweet but reserved personality, mainly opening up with close friends. Usually she stays quiet around strangers but maintains manners with everyone no matter who they are. Despite her quietness she isn’t a super shy or naive person, she just does not favour interacting with those she does not know. However, she’ll give most who cross her path a bright smile.

She remembers insignificant details about certain people and will randomly share a fact she recently learnt and will quote books she’s read even if no one has heard of them. She often giggles at her own jokes when everyone misses the punchline and occasionally snorts when she laughs, and then covers her mouth with a shocked expression.

Juniper likes to read, curling up near a fire place during winter or sitting by the beach in summer. She loves visiting the beach even when it’s winter and enjoys the fresh salty air it provides. She also enjoys going for walks through fields of flowers which are near her village.

She has a habit of wrinkling her nose to push her glasses up rather than using her hand to. She also likes to collect small porcelain trinkets and has a growing collection on her windowsill, which is becoming over crowded.

Juniper has lived with her dad all her life and has no siblings, though she considers her cat practically family. They moved to the town ‘Calypso Bay’ when she was five and stayed ever since. As she grew up in Calypso Bay she got to know everyone in the area and grew close with specific people. She’d spend her days with friends either at the beach playing frisbee or reading, or mainly during winter her and her friends would hole up in the town’s diner until it was dark. Her life was enjoyable and nothing seemed to disrupt the peace. Although, as she grew, a singular girl emerged to dislike her, for an unapparent reason. Juniper wasn’t bothered by it, and simply ignored the insults and ‘pranks’ occasionally aimed her.

She has a job at the local bookstore recently, and since it’s rarely busy, she relaxes with a cup of tea and her favourite book until her shift is over. Juniper also helps her dad sell flowers which he intensely cares for and nurtures in their garden. There’s the occasional bake sale in the town, where everyone gathers with sweet goods and the air smells heavenly for the day. Each summer there’s an annual fate which sometimes brings those from outside of town. It’s a celebration of nothing specific and serves as a night of joy and memories.

Life is good in Calypso Bay.