perfectionist.

about

iridessa has always strived for perfection, even when she was a little girl. her parents would always say she had a very tidy room for a five year old. even her toys were arranged by size and color.

was a major stickler for the rules when she was younger, in fact she was a bit of a tattletale. it made it really hard for her to make friends growing up. no one wanted to hang out with the teacher’s pet. she spent many recesses alone in the library. she told herself that it was okay, she didn’t like the games they played anyway, but it hurt. by the time she had grown out of her tattletale phase, everyone else had already made up their minds about her.

she still made a few friends over the years but they all came and go. she never really had her own ‘group’ until high school when she met the ‘fairy squad’ (as they liked to call themselves). meeting them really helped her learn how to relax and cope when things were less than perfect. they also helped her step out of her comfort zone.

was very much an over achiever in high school, took all of the advanced classes she could, and was involved in several extracurriculars. she was elected the class secretary her senior year and was heavily involved in student council the years before that. it was boring, honestly, but she figured it would look good on a college application. she started taking pictures for the school newspaper her junior year, mostly to give herself ‘permission’ to attend the various school events. 

but really, her true love was theatre. she tried acting her freshman year but honestly, it just wasn’t her thing. she still wanted to be involved somehow so she signed up to work backstage. she loved it. she jumped around a bit; she worked on sets one semester, run crew another, she was even a stage manager for one of their shows! they were all fun but what she really enjoyed was working in the light booth her senior year. her teacher even said she had a knack for it. it’s why she made the decision to major in theater production, specifically focusing on light design.

her first two years of college weren’t the greatest for her. she enrolled in far too many classes, all of which she expected to make the highest grades in, and just overworked herself. it got so bad that her friends had to step in, not that she listened to them at first. she’s always been stubborn like that. it wasn’t until she nearly passed out at a family event that she realized they were right. she’s since lessened her course-load and she’s doing a lot better. it gave her more time to work in the drama department and she’s worked herself up to one of the leads on the light crew.

honestly a bit of a worrywart. she overthinks a lot - about the possible negative repercussions of something. she’ll drop whatever concerns she has fairly quickly though in order to not be a buzzkill, and is nice enough not to say anything if it turns out that she was right to be worried. it is tempting though.

does not like working in groups (unless she’s already familiar with the people she’s working with). it’s very hard for her to delegate and she just wants to do everything herself. she’s always hated when teachers don’t let them at least pick who they work with for group projects.

fun facts

she has a cat :) she’s very lovely and her name is sunny. light of dessa’s life tbh.

cleans when she’s stressed. it’s always been a very calming activity for her. her mother’s the same way, she’s probably where she got it from.

rlly likes sunflower seeds!! usually her go-to snack when she’s studying. she prefers to buy them without shells, it’s just less messy. plus, it makes it easier to roast them if she wants to. also rlly likes sunflowers!!! her favorite flower tbh

favorite color is yellow, if you didn’t already guess. she tries not to go overboard with it when she’s decorating (she’s aware that too much yellow can be a little obnoxious) but it is a common theme in her apartment.

has a bullet journal. started it up at the beginning of the year after she got a book about it for christmas. has really helped her tbh.

has a huge collection of colored pens and highlighters, she likes to color code her notes and prefers to have a good variety of colors to choose from. a lot of them have gone unused though, she’s always buying new packs of pens when they’re in colors she doesn’t have. 

prefers to handwrite her notes. it makes it easier to color code the way she likes and she once heard that handwriting your notes makes them easier to remember. she records all of her lectures for this reason - just in case she misses anything important.

has recently gained the power to manipulate light. she hasn’t told anyone yet though - she’s trying to get really good at it before she shows anyone. its not going well though ;//

wanted connections

friends!! new friends, old friends (she doesn’t rlly have a lot outside of the fairy squad tho), enemies turned friends

other ppl involved in theatre!!! she’s more involved in the tech side of things but she probably still knows most people???

enemies!! 

exes?? she hasn’t dated a whole lot tbh. she has kinda high standards and has always been a little too busy for that. she can have one or two tho. as a treat.

one night stand. she doesn’t do things like that usually, they’re the exception to the rule. she’s probably tries to avoid them.