Courtney Sweeney- African American (mother); Irish American (father); Courtney is the twin sister of Desirae Sweeney and the younger sibling of her high school-aged brother Isaiah, who is 3 years older than her. While she has a nearly identical appearance to Desirae's, with green eyes, brown hair that reaches her upper back and falls in tight corkscrew curls, full lips, and a light tan skin tone, their personalities differ. She shows her feminine streak through her fondness for hair accessories and everything pink, along with her girly clothing choices, whereas Desirae is classified as a tomboy, as evidenced by her interest in playing contact sports with her male classmates and disregard for more stereotypical female behavior. She pretended to be the host of a surreal television program called "Miss Courtney's Fun Time TV Hour" where she performed comedic bits to her small audience of mermaid children. Courtney's dream job is to be the chief executive officer, or CEO of a major corporation, and she is extremely social and extraverted, often seeking and wanting to maintain the company of others. She enjoys compliments and being the center of attention, becoming increasingly fussy and temperamental when neither is granted. She is also incredibly active and flighty, wanting constant stimulation and having trouble following through with her commitments. Although generally well-intentioned, she can unknowingly offend her friends and loved ones by ignoring them for another person or thing that seems to offer more excitement. Courtney is very bubbly, effervescent, and perky and desires not to be regarded as a child, but as a young adult, and her favorite food is shrimp scampi. She tires of the simple, quieter life of Long Island and often yearns for the vigor and more exciting offerings of the big city as she complains of boredom with her neighborhood's monotony.
Strong-willed and hardheaded, she becomes quite desperate and impatient when wanting to meet a goal and often quarrels with Isaiah. She tries to serve as an authority figure over him when she is being babysat by him, despite the two having an otherwise close relationship. Frustrated with the limited things she is able to do as a teenager, Courtney constantly claims that she wants to live life on her own the moment she turns eighteen, to her mother's disapproval, and thinks people are "just too clingy and sensitive". Despite her whininess, she is quite competent and independent for her age, able to complete numerous household tasks on her own and be self-sufficient when she needs to be. Although she is friendly with many of her peers, she can sometimes appear frivolous and have a sense of superiority over others, making some individuals perceive her as being snooty and pompous. She can also be very hammy, forceful, and bossy and has occasionally shown herself to be fickle and a fair-weather friend. Courtney is not above using her cuteness to get what she wants, as she will often regress into "baby talk" and proceed to bat her eyelashes at those around her. She tends to be a bit of a spoiled brat and usually mocks and replies sarcastically to her classmates by calling them nicknames when annoyed. She is nonetheless loyal to her family and cares deeply for her closest friends, whom she will fiercely defend should anyone try to bother or provoke them. This is shown when she readily comes to her twin sister's defense and tries to get her help with her situation with a suspected sexual predator, their former English and Journalism teacher Mr. Brewster. Courtney is generally less academically inclined than Desirae and cares excessively about boys, looks, and fashion.
She once participated in a beauty pageant back in elementary school, but failed to place highly in the contest due to answering some questions with limited substance, making her upset. She can still prove to be very driven and intelligent when she needs to be, particularly when trying to achieve a goal or gain and read the Book Thief for class. She is considered somewhat of a genius, as despite her mediocre grades in her classes, it was revealed she achieved a perfect score on a standardized test administered to the students in her grade level, surpassing even her sister Desirae. It is hinted that Courtney's below average school performance is due to her apathy and disinterest in her schoolwork in preference for more trivial pursuits and that she would excel academically if she put more effort into her studies. She is also a talented artist and tends to be very proud of her achievements, being exceptionally good at drawing and painting with dreams of pursuing fashion design in the future. She is slightly more popular than her twin and tends to be more socially aware and less naïve than Desirae, whom in her desire to trust people too readily can be placed in compromising situations. She can be very direct and is astute in assessing situations, meanwhile Desirae tends to be more much more weak-willed and impressionable. The twins are still close with one another, as well as their musical older brother Isaiah and complement one another's personalities in several ways. They have separate friend groups however, as Courtney is currently close friends with a moral and outspoken girl from Morocco named Salma, who has an "ultra-uptown" style and is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. She tends to hang out with the more popular girls despite having a rivalry with them, but will sometimes misinterpret things said about her as criticism and then proceed to leave the room.
She has also tried out for the school's cheerleading squad in the past but proved not to have the skills needed to make the team. Courtney is called Fragrance by her friends because of her love for sweet smells and trying new perfumes, and she loves hanging out at the mall or at the gym. She loves to be loud and to make people laugh and can frequently be seen visiting the Nolita neighborhood in New York City. She is a beacon of creativity, infusing her designs with her unique, funky, and flirty style, and her dedication to her craft is unwavering. Her actual motto is, "I'm a celebrity in training", and she also tends to keep up with all of the latest entertainment news. Courtney is nevertheless perceived as a "drama mama", a term used to describe someone who can be dramatic or overreact to situations. She sometimes blows tiny things out of proportion, but her charm and intelligence usually help her to stay out of trouble. She is so sharp that she often notices when something is wrong before anyone even tells her, and her advice is surprisingly practical and positive. Overall, she is vibrant and determined from an R&B and hip-hop music perspective, as she is known to be a great natural leader. Courtney was similarly teased and mocked in the past for her tendency to appear "desperate", particularly in the pursuit of love, which could often serve as a bit of a turn off for some of her male peers who claimed she was too forceful and persistent. Despite his disinterest in her, she was infatuated with Roy Powers, the middle school's local football star who is of African American and Jewish descent, and she also had an unrequited attraction to her popular and handsome classmate, Peter Essien.
She likes girl group hits and has also been known to chase famous people, most notably having a recurring obsession with Doja Cat. She eventually enters relationship with her classmate Dante Van Hoff after he courts and falls in love with her during college however, claiming that "sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time, and don't even realize it until you're grown enough to understand." Courtney loves wearing flared jeans, cropped tops, and fishnets as she becomes a young adult, and she gets "Dante" tattooed across her collarbone. She uses many neutral colors with green, orange, and pink pops and likes to wear accessories such as silver jewelry and chunky belts, and her favorite outfit is a micro miniskirt with black suede boots. Her outwardly confident personality can sometimes be mistaken for arrogance, and she has stated that she has a few regular stores that she goes to all the time. She thinks that her best body part is her back, and people often says that she is guaranteed to have a wild life and more importantly, a wild wardrobe. Courtney is actually a pet owner and has a Carlin Pinscher who she adopted from the animal shelter and also signed up to volunteer for after trying to find the perfect puppy for a week. She is a shopping superstar, or the "shopper of the gang" when she is among friends, and she enjoys traveling in style and is nicknamed LoveBug by her father. She and Desirae plan out a double wedding in the future with Dante and Reggie Cox as their respective grooms, and her signature phrase is "Oh my goodness gravy!". She becomes a merchandising manager for a small company in Boston, meanwhile Dante pursues a career in Human Resources. ESFP 3w2
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