Adelaide Simmons was more than a young girl slumming with the misfits of the Island. No, she was the fusion of CHARM, SCANDAL and FIRE bundled up in one body─────on the tip of explosion.
𝓒over by @fireandbloods / JJ MAYBANK FIC
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Her eyes were dark. They were set on a fair face, like a teardrop. The twist of her lips into an easy smile could stop a man's heart. Her lips were red. Not the garish painted red so many women believed made them desirable. Her lips were always red, morning and night. As if minutes before you saw her, she had been eating sweet berries. No matter where she stood, she was in the center of the room. She was not excessively loud, or vain. People stared at a fire because it flickered, because it glowed. The light was what caught our eyes, but what drew you to the fire was the warmth you felt when you came near. The same was true of Adelaide, especially now.
Her dress of blue silk brocade set off her lightly tanned skin and chestnut hair, and was supremely cut to her feet, revealing the heels that wrapped her skin. Elegance shone through her appearance, accompanied by delicate flowers circling her curled mane. The look managed to add a nuance of maturity to twinkle on her face, but youth still shone on her.
Her skin seemed to glow, her inner beauty lit her eyes and softened her features. When she smiled and laughed you couldn't help but smile along too, even if it was just on the inside. But Adelaide didn't seem to care about any of that. Maybe that was emphasised her charm.
She sat on the edge of her bed, gazing down at her nails, that managed to reflect the light as she moved her fingers around. One thought inked her mind, concerning JJ Maybank. The girl had been looking forward to Midsummers, but now that the time had come, she was somewhere else. She breathed, standing up and peering down, finally acknowledging her dress. It felt nice on her body, and radiated with its hue the highlight of summer.
But, still, it felt so wrong to her that she was supposed to bare a genuine grin at the party with obnoxious and overly-dressed citizens that brought nothing but hell to one of a lower income. They beat them up, drowned them simply because of their status. It was disgusting. And Adelaide was embarrassed to say she came from the same place as those cowards.
She wobbled slightly in the heels, always taking her a few minutes for her to get completely used to the added inches. Adelaide joined her parents in the car, both of them equally respecting the theme, her mother wearing a long gown with a pattern of spring flowers and her father in a sharp suit, hair styled with shiny gel.
The drive there took no time, and Adelaide was helped out of the car by one of the employees. Her parents ushered her to join them, as they were to make a 'grand entry' as a family. She was to stand in the middle of the two, and smile brightly as they announced themselves. As time ticked by, it all seemed kind of immature and unnecessary. God, weeks ago, Adelaide would be buzzing at the idea of having the spotlight shine on her, but greater things were on her mind.
