- i wanted joy to still have her girl next door image since she's THE embodiment of this trope but funny enough, in this au, her and chris end up living together. plus, at the start of the au, she's quite young so her style would mature over the years. i also wanted to lean into the 2000s aspects of her clothes too

- her face in the series — when she isn't expressive— usually looks very bored (like an rbf), but i think it would grow to look like an unintentional scowl. don't worry, her expression doesn't affect how she really behaves. she's still the same energetic joy :)

- she swears by smokey eyes trust (i'm not even joking bc her model has smokey eyeliner in s1-3)

- changed her hair bc i thought her old one on the right looked a bit like her 2007 design