Oneika:

1. Image: Guyanese, dark-skin, short, tom-boy, vocal, goal-oriented
2. Desire: Wants to build a future with Marie
3. Actions: Sticks by Marie’s side through good/bad times, makes plans about their future and their life together, remains friends with Marie just to keep her happy
4. Conflict: Marie does not want to be in a relationship with her, gets distracted and loses love for herself, family does not accept her sexuality
5. Voice: Intellectual, patient, understanding, assertive, blunt

Marie:

1. Image: Hispanic (Costa Rican/Ecuadorian), light-skin, girly, fly, cares about her appearance, self-love, free-spirited, caring
2. Desire: Wants to keep Oneika in her life as a friend, wants to build a future for herself and find love
3. Actions: Tries to maintain her friendship with Oneika, talks to other people, focuses on her school work
4. Conflict: Marie wants to keep Oneika in her life as a friend, she wants to be with someone else but can’t tell Oneika that
5. Voice: Sensitive, aggressive, emotional, sarcastic, opinionated, stutters

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