[ciswoman and she/her] Welcome to Aurora Bay, [JUNIPER SOO]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [HAVANA ROSE LIU]. You must be the [TWENTY SIX] year old [POP SINGER]. Word is you’re [DETERMINED] but can also be a bit [IMPULSIVE] and your favorite song is [GODDESS BY LAUFEY]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [AURORA BAY DRIVE]. I’m sure you’ll love it!
pinterest || playlist
@aurorabayaesthetic
Full Name: Juniper Sage Soo Nickname(s): June, Juni, Juju, Juni Sage, Juni Soo, Jujubee, Jellybean (family only) Age: 26 Birthday: February 2nd, 1998 Astrological Sign: Aquarius Place of Birth: Westmorland, California Parents: Esther Soo (45) and Kenneth Hughes (47) (stepfather) Siblings: Clover Soo-Hughes (11) (half-sister) Children: N/A Pets: Binx (1 year old black cat) *Relationships: Rhett Harris - ex boyfriend/ex bandmate, Mack Montgomery - ex bandmate, Eleanor Alcott - ex bandmate, Rina Cicero (NPC) - ex bandmate Scars: One on her finger from years of playing guitar a little too roughly Tattoos: A musical note on the nape of her neck Other Physical Distinctions: Very striking blue-ish green eyes Sexual Orientation & Gender: Questioning ;; Ciswoman Occupation: Pop Singer with Vanity Records *subject to change as roles are taken
bullet points
tw: mention of an age gap relationship, cults, mentions of corporal punishment religious trauma, talks of homophobia, talks of a side character unaliving oneself, mention of a car accident, mention of a heart attack
○ the story of juniper soo's life starts strangely: behind the walls of a commune (later classified as a cult) to a nineteen-year-old runaway and the forty-five-year-old 'head' of said commune. it was there on a cloudy day in february her life would begin and would never cease it's extraordinarily odd path.
○ juniper doesn't talk much about her childhood because she doesn't remember much of it. trauma works in funny ways like that. she remembers her mother being her closest friend, that there were only a limited amount of books and media they were allowed to consume, and that the 'father' (her father) ruled with an iron fist. but again, a lot of it is fuzzy for her.
○ one memory that does stay with her is a childhood crush she had on one of the other girls in her commune's school. they were caught after playing 'house' with one another and an innocent kiss cost them thirty lashes. as she continues to question where her sexuality lies today, this story tends to pop up in her memory from time to time. she knows she is attracted to femme and masc people, but she's only ever been with masc people until recently. it's all still very new to her and the stinging memory of that day doesn't help the confusion.
○ at the age of seven, her mother was able to escape the commune with her thanks to the help of a delivery man who frequented the grounds: kenneth 'kenny' hughes. they snuck out after one of his runs, hiding amongst the boxes in the back of his truck. her mom went to the police to report his crimes, ones she still refused to explain to her young daughter, and the commune was soon investigated.
○ her mom and kenny continued to have a strong friendship over the years as he helped the soo's to settle in aurora bay. friendship turned in to dating and by the time juniper was thirteen, they were married. juniper adores kenny and vice versa. now that she's older and can comprehend more of the horrors he saved her from, she only holds the highest respect for her stepfather.
○ her birth father, lucius ira malone (later revealed to have been born david richard jackson) decided to take himself out before he was able to be prosecuted for his numerous crimes (some juniper still doesn't know the extent of to this day). though she feels anger at the childhood she missed out on, she feels nothing for the man who fathered her. he was never her father. if any one asks, kenny is her real dad.
○ being an isolated child for the first seven years of your life tended to turn you into the weird kid once juniper started public school. however, elementary school students are thankfully more forgiving and she soon found her groove. she even turned in to something of a social butterfly, constantly texting or talking to friends as adolescence hit.
○ ever since she was young, juniper has been singing. it started as a technique from her speech teacher to help quell a stutter she was left with after having delayed speech education growing up. but even as the stutter faded, there was nothing more juniper wanted to do than sing. esther quickly got her daughter into singing lessons and there was no looking back. every moment of her free time seems to be dedicated to her craft.
○ when juniper was fifteen, esther and kenny welcomed a beautiful baby girl named clover into their little family. juniper adores her baby sister, often calling her her baby. clover is her muse, her heart, her soul. she is absolutely the type of big sister who would kill or die for her baby sister.
○ juniper is a witchy girl! she will read your tarot after sage-ing your ex boyfriend out of your apartment and gladly send nothing but bad vibes his way ✌️
○ in her freshman year of college, juniper met a cute drummer and his bandmates. it seemed almost like a strike of pure fate that they crossed paths. they just so happened to be looking for a lead singer and she quickly jumped on the opportunity to audition. to her utter excitement, they were interested in her. the cute drummer (who se did eventually remember he went by harris(she's horrible with names)) seemed interested in more ways than one, much to her delight.
○ soon, her bandmates were her closest friends and harris was her boyfriend. juniper had never felt this way about another person. she swore she could spend every moment of the day talking about music and creating art with him (intermixed with moments of kisses, of course). he was not only the love of her life but her best friend; a true soulmate. harris was the only person she ever told about her past and many nights were spent sharing the hardships of life between them. she swore he was her forever. and with the contract and tour being offered, juniper just knew they would take over the music world together. how wrong she would be.
○ after harris' car accident, juniper started out a dutiful girlfriend: every moment spent by his bedside, making sure he had anything and everything to make his stay more comfortable, and consoling him any time doubt came creeping in. but the time kept ticking by and, much to her utter shock, a new contract soon came her way. a separate, solo contract. one that came with a huge advance. sure, they were interested in her more 'pop' stuff (demos she had made as a little side project from the band that had started out as simply an exercise in genre branching) but how could she say no? her parents would never have to worry about money again with this opportunity (she overheard their discussions after the lights went out), her precious clover could be set for life and chase any dream she had. juniper will never know why she left the way she did (a handwritten note and a picture of them with the words 'always love, always yours' written on the back left on harris' nightside table) and she will always regret not talking to him before she went to LA. but time can't be changed.
○ so, she got everything she wanted, right? her first album rose to a number 1, platinum album in a matter of months. juniper was named in billboard's 27 under 27 as 'a pop sensation for our generation' and 'a new reigning pop princess'. she was able to buy herself and her family houses in a gated community she had driven by hundreds of times and only fantasized about living in. little girls, ones that reminded her so much of clover, wrote to her about how she was such an inspiration and they wanted to be just like her. she was living a dream. but behind the scenes? it's been a struggle as she becomes more and more of a product rather than an artist. every project seems to come from her agent and her record company. every demo she sends in is manipulated and mangled beyond recognition. they say she'll have her 'indie, unplugged moment' soon, but soon never seems to come.
○ about a month ago, kenny suffered a mild heart attack while working around the house. though he has seemed to be able to walk away with only a diet change and some new medication, the doctors warned that it could only get worse with age. juniper had nightmares thinking of her being away if something happened and she couldn't be there physically with her family. so, with some begging and pleading, juniper has moved back full time into her barely used house in aurora bay with the promise of driving in to LA to work and doing a tour every year to year and a half. but now she is walking amongst the shadows of the past. what happens when she meets them face to face again?
wanted connections / plots
platonic
○ childhood friends from aurora bay ○ close friends ○ neighbor ○ ex turned good friend ○ acts like a couple for the media ○ co-workers/other celebrities ○ frenemies ○ her ride or die ○ besties ○ fans/stans
antagonistic
○ people she burned by leaving aurora bay/rhett ○ juniper!haters #junipersoosucksarmy
romantic
○ the femme person/people she is experimenting/had experimented with ○ slow burn ○ tinder date(s) ○ enemies to lovers ○ friends to lovers ○ hookups ○ hookup she won't admit to
