Character Rp

Gracelyn Adkins - Criminal Minds

Common Info
(Love interest: Spencer Reid)

Gracelyn Ann Adkins

Nicknames:
Grace
Gracie (by love interest)
Adkins (by most of the team)
Ann (by close friends or love interest)

Age at beginning of show:
25

Gender:
Female

Personality:
Bubbly but also serious. She is professional during work and on cases but outside she is fun to be around and very sarcastic. She is loyal, trustworthy, and kind to her friends and coworkers. She is tough enough to withstand what the job throws at her but still remains empathetic and doesn't let it turn her against the world.

Background:
Gracelyn was raised by her aunt. Her dad left when she was younger and was never very involved in her life. She has an older brother who moved away when she was young. She lived with her mother and abusive stepfather until her mother passed away when she was 14. After that she moved in with her aunt where she lived on a farm in the south. She was used to hard work far before she moved to Virginia and started work at the BAU. She excelled throughout school and was able to take college classes while still in high school. She took interest in behavioral analysis after reading about it during college.

Family:
Father: Ryan Adkins
Mother: Deanne Owens (deceased)
Aunt: Elizabeth (Beth) Owens
Older Brother: Matthew Adkins
Older Sister: Marlene (Marley) Adkins

Traits/Habits:
Biting skin around nails/biting her nails when stressed, popping her knuckles and back, biting her lips when nervous, rambling, forgetful, takes lots of naps, scratches at skin when stressed

Fears:
Frogs, people leaving her, thunderstorms, large bodies of water, letting her job turn her bitter, her step father

Likes:
coffee, books, card games, knowing what she is doing, the beach, nights off work where she can just spend time with friends/the rest of the team, movies, plants

Dislikes:
being confused, how anxious she gets, loud noises, liars, bugs, being taunted unless it is by a friend

Physical Appearance
(If you have trouble picturing her she would closely resemble Elle Fanning)

Eyes: Green
Hair: Blonde
Height: 5'8

Style

- Has glasses but mostly wears contacts.
- Outside of work she will typically be seen in a t-shirt, jeans, black converse, and maybe her jean jacket.
- Wears hair in French braids most of the time but it's not uncommon for her to wear it straight or wavy.

Tattoos

Simple tattoo on her ribs. Not a lot of people know about it.

Extra

- Loves plants and her house is full of them
- Very athletic (she did volleyball and gymnastics during her school years)
- Flexible due to the gymnastics
- Has a southern accent that is only slightly noticeable
- Very intelligent but not Reid intelligent
- Used to stutter really bad when she was younger and still will on occasion but not often