BACKSTORY

• Childhood: Julia and Nina were childhood best friends. They spent lunches together, shared interests, and in their teenage years developed crushes on the same boy: Andrew Graves. That shared crush presumably bonded them, but also seeded the start of emotional complications. Meanwhile, Julia had an older sister, Jane. Julia often deferred to Jane’s judgment and sought Jane’s approval — especially when it came to matters like judging Andrew as a potential boyfriend. Julia never directly confronted Jane’s criticisms; instead she would try to highlight Andrew’s good sides in hopes of winning Jane’s acceptance. Once high-school kicked in, the dynamic shifted: Julia lost Nina (her best friend) for reasons tied to the events around the Graves siblings’ early backstory (Nina eventually dies under tragic circumstances). That loss had a devastating effect on Julia. Julia’s grief over Nina’s death pushed her toward depression, which might have been the root cause for self-harm behaviors. With Nina gone, Julia became socially isolated. She didn’t really connect with many classmates: interactions often included her spending time with Jane instead of peers. There was also a forced “friendship” with Ashley Graves. Early on, when Julia was hesitant to befriend Ashley (maybe because of Ashley’s unpleasant personality), she accepted the so-called friendship partly out of necessity — believing maybe it’d allow her to remain close to Andrew. But Ashley never genuinely liked Julia; at best, she “tolerated” her, maybe to avoid being completely alone. Julia sensed Ashley’s disdain. Still — with very few real friends (since Nina died and her social circle shrank) — Julia stuck around, perhaps because she believed proximity to Ashley meant proximity to Andrew. This whole dynamic fostered a sense of being unwanted, insecure, emotionally vulnerable. Julia became the kind of person who deferred, self-doubted, and hung onto any small bit of affection she could get.
• Crush on Andrew: From early on, Julia had a crush on Andrew, but because of her timid nature, she couldn’t muster the courage to approach him directly. Instead she waited — internally hoping for opportunity, possibly for rumors or drama to make things easier. Eventually, Andrew initiated a relationship with her. In high-school, this relationship felt like her escape: emotional comfort, someone listening to her, someone giving boundaries on loneliness. Julia cherished those moments, holding onto Andrew’s presence as validation — a means to distract herself from depression, grief, and social isolation. But even early on, signs showed the relationship was imbalanced. 00Julia often talked about wanting Andrew to spend time with her, but she was too afraid to complain about how he would cancel or prioritize his sister instead. She rarely defended herself or demanded real commitment.
• Toxicity: The death of Nina left a deep wound. Julia never truly healed: she kept grieving, visited Nina’s grave to place flowers and pray, and constantly reminded herself of what she had lost — a best friend to grow old with. That loss haunted her, made her cling harder to any form of attachment — including Andrew. When Julia and Andrew started dating, she seemed to rely on him emotionally. But Andrew’s affection was shallow: throughout their relationship, he often viewed Julia as someone “sweet but boring,” someone who didn’t have anything substantial to say. Further complicating things was the involvement of Ashley. After Andrew started dating Julia, Ashley became hostile — she began harassing Julia with phone calls, voicemails, verbal assaults, labelling her as “promiscuous” or a “hussy.” This harassment added an intense emotional burden on Julia. The weight of bullying, grief, fear, and emotional fragility reportedly pushed Julia into self-harm and suicidal depression. It’s heavily implied that she tried to cope with pain in destructive ways. Even while dating Andrew, Julia’s self-esteem was deeply broken; she clung to the “good moments” with him — the hugs, the small acts of affection, those rare times when she felt seen. But over time, she started to see through the façade: she realized Andrew might say “all the right things,” but they felt hollow, empty. She described him (in a letter) as cold with a heart lacking real warmth. That dawning awareness, coupled with repeated neglect, abuse from Ashley, and unresolved grief from Nina’s death, eventually pushed Julia to re-evaluate the relationship — and she ended it. It appears she also cut contact with Ashley, though traumatic memories likely linger.

PERSONALITY

• Shy/Timid/Soft-spoken: Julia tends to speak quietly, gets nervous easily and has a hard time asserting herself. When she’s worried about things like being stood up by Andrew or being harassed by Ashley Graves, she usually doesn’t shout or fight back aggressively.
• Emotionally Fragile: Julia seems pretty affected by grief, guilt, and trauma. She isn’t the “tough” kind — more like someone who carries a lot of inner pain and insecurity.
• Empathetic: Despite the darkness surrounding the world she’s in, Julia is commonly described as one of the “normal,” decent people. She cares, tries to avoid drama, doesn’t lash out. She comes across as morally grounded.
• Hopeless Romantic: Julia really loves Andrew (or wanted to), even if that love was unhealthy. Her hopes seem tied to emotional validation, acceptance, and a desire for affection / stability.
• Insecure: Because of how she’s treated, she tends to accept behavior that’s bad for her, keeps hoping for things to improve instead of standing up for herself.
• Naïve: She seems to believe in the good intentions of others (or at least wants to), even when there are clear red flags. Her hopefulness sometimes blinds her to manipulation or toxicity.
• Inner Conflict: Even while being submissive and hurt, there’s a sense that Julia fights with herself — guilt, grief, moral confusion. That inner turmoil gives her a tragic dignity; she’s not carefree, but uncertain, emotionally heavy, and struggling.
• Vulnerable: Given what happened to her, she’s portrayed as someone deeply scarred mentally, with strong undertones of depression, self-doubt, possibly self-harm or suicidal thoughts.

APPEARANCE & OUTFIT

• Hair: Messy, medium-length black hair. Drawn somewhat tousled, with a long sweeping bang that covers her left eye.
• Eyes: Soft yet striking yellow eyes
• Skin Tone: Pale/ivory
• Extra: Freckles covering her face around the nose/cheek area
• Top: Tank top
• Bottom: Ripped jeans
• Accessories: Arm-warmers (most likely to hide her self-harm scars)