DESS HOLIDAY

Full name - Dess Holiday

Age - 23

Gender - Female

Race - Anthropomorphic deer

Fur color - Brown

Hair color - Black

Hair type - Type 1/Striaght

Eye color - Black

Height - 5'9

Body type - Slightly chubby, curvy

Sexuality - Bisexual

Job - Street performer

Background/Personality - Dess Holiday comes from the kind of family people in her hometown talk about—sometimes with admiration, sometimes with judgment, but always with curiosity. The Holiday name carries weight where she grew up. Her mother, Carol Holiday, has been the town's mayor for nearly a decade, known for her uncompromising will, polished speeches, and firm hand when it comes to governance—and parenting. Her father, Rudolph Holiday, once lit up the stage as a touring musician, with a voice like velvet and fingers that danced across guitar strings like they were extensions of his soul. But that was a different time. These days, he spends his time in a sterile hospital room, fighting an illness that doctors still can’t name. It crept in quietly, drained his strength, and left behind a shadow of the man who once commanded crowds with a song. Dess is their eldest daughter, though not always seen that way by everyone in town. To many, she was once the quiet boy with a guitar who kept to himself and walked a little too softly for small-town standards. But that was before she had the words to explain herself. Before she understood why, she felt like she didn’t belong in her own body. Before she came out as transgender and claimed the name “Dess”—short for "Destiny," a name she chose herself after staring at the ceiling one sleepless night and realizing she deserved to be who she was born to be, not who others expected. Her transition wasn’t sudden, but it was powerful. It started in private—quiet thoughts, tentative clothing changes, whispered research on her phone late at night. It became real when she turned nineteen and walked into a clinic for the first time, hands shaking as she picked up her first prescription for hormone therapy. That day felt like the first step toward breathing freely. It wasn’t about performance. It wasn’t about attention. It was about peace, finally feeling comfortable in her skin after years of dysphoria, confusion, and pretending. Her relationship with her mother never quite recovered from that period. Carol wasn’t cruel, but she wasn’t kind either—not at first. She asked questions that stung. She avoided using the right name, the right pronouns. She made everything about appearances, reputation, and image. For a while, it felt like Carol was grieving someone who hadn’t died. They’d go weeks without speaking, and when they did, the conversations were strained and short. Eventually, Carol came around—or at least tried to. She started calling more often, her tone warmer but still guarded, like she was trying to love her daughter without fully understanding her. For Dess, it’s enough—for now. She accepts her mother’s efforts, but doesn’t mistake them for closeness. There’s a polite wall between them, and neither has found the tools to tear it down. With her father, things were different. From the moment Dess told him, Rudolph looked at her like nothing had changed—and everything had changed, all at once. He said he was proud of her, not despite her transition, but because of it. Because it took courage, because it was honest, because it was her. They had always shared a bond over music, and after her coming out, that bond only deepened. He’d ask her to bring her guitar to the hospital, and they’d sit together for hours, playing blues chords, jazz riffs, old folk songs, even writing some originals. Sometimes he was too weak to play, but he’d tap along to the rhythm on his bedrail, eyes closed, humming the melody. Those hospital room jam sessions are some of Dess’s most cherished memories—moments of quiet understanding that spoke louder than any words. Her younger sister, Noelle Holiday, is still finding her place in the world. Dess loves her fiercely and feels a responsibility to protect her, not just from the world, but from their mother’s expectations. Carol wants perfection from her daughters: perfect grades, perfect posture, perfect futures. But Noelle’s heart is soft, unsure, full of questions she’s still afraid to ask. When Dess came out, Noelle struggled to understand. The change confused her, not in a way that bred resentment, but in a way that needed time to settle. How do you process the idea that your big brother is now your big sister when you’re still figuring yourself out? But despite the confusion, Noelle stood by Dess. She asked questions instead of making assumptions. She listened. That loyalty solidified their bond, and now Dess makes a point to check in on her, offer guidance, or just be a quiet presence in Noelle’s life when things get too loud. After high school, Dess left for college, determined to study music formally, not just for herself, but to carry on the legacy her father left behind. She enrolled in a modest arts college, one known more for its heart than its prestige, and threw herself into songwriting, music theory, performance classes, and late-night jam circles. She wasn't trying to be famous—she just wanted to be good. Good enough to live off her art. Good enough to honor her father’s name. She makes ends meet playing gigs wherever she can find them—coffee shops, dive bars, college events, and street corners. She’s not above playing for tips on a busy weekend, guitar case open, voice worn but soulful. Her music is raw, shaped by grief, identity, and hard-earned peace. She writes about loneliness, resilience, and love in complicated forms. Her sound is a blend of folk, blues, and alternative rock, tinged with the unmistakable ache of someone who’s seen too much but keeps going anyway. Personality-wise, Dess is laid-back to the point of seeming detached, but there’s a fire just beneath the surface. She inherited her mother’s sharp tongue and iron will, even if she’d rather not admit it. She’s loyal to a fault and has a habit of jumping to the defense of people she loves—sometimes with words, sometimes with fists. She doesn't go looking for trouble, but if it finds her, she doesn't back down. She's impulsive, driven by instinct more than strategy, and has a tendency to act first, deal with consequences later. She’s the type to walk away from a fight bruised and bleeding and still smirking like she won. When she’s not playing music or checking in on her sister, Dess spends a lot of her downtime getting high. Weed has become a kind of mental pause button—something that helps her step outside the noise of her life for a little while. Whether it's smoking a joint on her back porch or popping an edible before putting on a record, it's how she decompresses. But she's not careless. She keeps it contained—outside the house, in her room, away from others. She doesn’t like the smell lingering or drawing attention. She’s not trying to be anyone’s stereotype. And if someone she respects tells her to cool it or pull herself together, she’ll listen—not because she feels guilty, but because she’s just too tired to argue about it. She chooses her battles. Dess Holiday is a contradiction in motion—gentle but fierce, mellow but intense, cynical but hopeful. She doesn’t have everything figured out, and she’s okay with that. She lives day by day, chasing meaning in minor chords and coffee-stained lyrics, trying to make her place in a world that never quite made space for people like her. But she keeps showing up, keeps playing her music, keeps loving her family—even when it’s messy. Especially when it’s messy.

Appearance - Dess Holiday, like the rest of her family, is covered in a coat of soft, earthy brown fur that gives her a warm and approachable appearance. Her fur is short and smooth, with slightly darker undertones along her arms and legs, and a few lighter tufts around her chest and collarbone that catch the light in gentle contrast. Framing her face is a thick, shoulder-length curtain of jet-black hair, often tousled in lazy waves from either sleep or a half-hearted brush-through in the mornings. She rarely styles it—preferring to let it fall naturally—but it suits her, giving her a casual, untamed elegance that matches her laid-back demeanor. Perched atop her head are two expressive deer ears, covered in the same plush brown fur, flicking or turning slightly when she’s listening intently or trying to hide her mood. Nestled just behind them is a pair of red horns—short and strong, with rounded tips that curve slightly backward. The crimson hue of the horns contrasts vividly against her dark hair and brown fur, making them stand out as one of her most striking features. They’re not sharp or intimidating—more like quiet declarations of her identity, bold yet soft-edged, just like her. Her face is round and soft, with subtle, feminine features. She has small, dark eyelashes that give her a naturally gentle gaze, and her eyebrows are thick but well-shaped, arching slightly above her eyes with a blunt, charming honesty. There’s a certain groundedness to her expression—resting somewhere between calm and cautious—that makes her seem older than she is, like she’s seen a lot but doesn’t feel the need to show it. Dess has a curvy, plush body that she’s come to embrace over time. Her frame is a blend of softness and strength: wide, shapely hips that sway with a quiet confidence, sturdy thighs that speak of someone who walks a lot, and a thick, rounded backside that adds to her natural hourglass silhouette. Her belly is small, smooth, and soft, slightly rounded, with the kind of fullness that hints at comfort, not carelessness. It’s the kind of body that exists on its terms—not sculpted by society's ideals, but real, lived-in, and undeniably hers. She carries herself in a way that’s relaxed and unhurried, with a certain fluid grace that makes her movements feel intentional even when they’re casual. There’s a comforting weight to her presence—a quiet, steady warmth that fills whatever space she walks into. She doesn’t need to command attention to be noticed; her presence speaks for itself.