Iconic Charming

"I don't really see what's wrong with living in a fantasy... isn't that why we're here?"

Iconic Charming also known by her professional name Anika Gibson is the daughter of esteemed actress and star Enlightened Charming, as well as a popular up and coming actress in her own right.

With a strong presence both on and off of the screen, and an endearing everygirl quality that planted her firmly in the nation's heart, she seemed destined for a great story. And she was! In her Legacy Year she was given the role of The Princess Who would Stand on her Own Two Feet, a modern and subversive fairytale. This of course, caused a national frenzy! She was perfect for her role. Iconic's fame grew even higher, and she had a new series of expectations placed on her shoulders-The Modern Feminist Princess.

And well, she can't disappoint her fans!

Personality
With gorgeous eyes, an optimistic nature, and a sweet smile, Iconic is someone who's incredibly endearing to others. Whether or not she's aware of this effect is unknown, but it comes naturally to her. She's an incredibly genuine and emotionally open person, and this makes people trust her implicitly.

Iconic radiates friendliness. Despite her extreme fame, she still has a very humble and girl-next-door outlook on things, and is always nothing short of lovely to others.

She's very assertive and confident, especially when it comes to people. She seems at ease with her place in the world and in society. She's also quite strong willed, and is an excellent speaker, who often talks about issues that she cares about, like defending the weak and feminism.

Iconic maintains a kind of innocence, one that makes others want to protect her. There isn't an ounce of fakeness to her personality. Iconic is someone who always sees the positive side of life, and always seems vaguely bewildered and distressed if she hears something that contradicts her view on life.

Along with innocence, Iconic is exceedingly naive. She seems to have a very black-and-white understanding of morality. Her moral compass is almost completely based off of fairytales. Heroes are good, villains are evil, and that's that. There's no nuance to her worldview whatsoever. Nor is there any malice- although 'villains are evil,' that's pretty much the end of the conversation with her.

Iconic also has a love of gossip, a completely innocent one. She gets excited over news, and doesn't always realise that it can be harmful to others. As such she often serves to accidentally accelerate the spread of rumours and gossip around the school body.

Iconic's so naive, people often feel the need to protect her from negative situations. And Iconic lets them.

In truth, Iconic is motivated solely by a desire to fit other's expectations. She doesn't necessarily disagree with anything people expect of her-quite the contrary, her viewpoints broadly align with what others want her to be. However that's the issue. Any grievances she may have are either contradictory to her own viewpoints, or seem negligible. And so, in subtle ways, Iconic ends up getting stifled.

Iconic isn't completely ignorant about the world. She can pick up on social cues. She's vaguely aware her viewpoint may be flawed. However she sees people find her innocence endearing, and so she never explores or acknowledges any of it. While sometimes she may allude to her deeper feelings, it's sporadic and out of character enough that people just see it as a random (and very Iconic) moment of wisdom rather than the emotional honesty that it really is.

Appearance
Iconic is a doe-eyed girl of diminutive stature.

Parallels
To her name:
 * Iconic was created in conjunction with Evanescent Charming.
 * Whereas Evanescent is forgettable, Iconic seems destined for greatness in the eyes of others
 * She is based off of famous It girls like Clara Bow, Audrey Hepburn and Marylin Monroe in design.
 * While Iconic has a lot of good in her life, the word icon has the double meaning of 'image'
 * Hence Iconic is very frequently objectified, either as an innocent cute girl or as someone who'll literally come to symbolise a modern feminist woman.
 * She herself, due to her habit of pleasing others really is more icon than person.
 * Additionally she has a very basic worldview based on archetypes rather than seeing nuances.
 * Her aesthetic is heavily based off of Warhol

Pet
On a film shoot, Iconic befriended a pig. When the shoot ended she was so heartbroken over never seeing her again that her mum ended up buying the pig for her.

The pig's name is Oinkonic and is Iconic's favourite animal ever.

Enemies
No one uwu

Trivia

 * Although Iconic is relatively short, she experiences a huge growth spurt before Fourth Year.
 * Iconic's professional name was chosen by her manager as a way to separate her from the Charming family, since there's a lot of other famous Charmings out there already.