addie rhodes
# an old friend of helena - they have so much history together
# charming, eloquent, sophisticated, pretty rich
# lures you in & then stabs you in the back, and you will love every second of it
full name: adelaide 'addie' elizabeth rhodes
gender: cis female
pronouns: she/her
age: 54 by the time we meet her on Arcadia [x]; mid 20s when she meets helena [#]
race/ethnicity/class: white, earth-born, and pretty well off. comes from an old-money-family (which she cut all ties with once her father died and she got her inheritance) and is really good at money thingsTM. managed to take a significant amount of her wealth with her when she left the empire 10 years ago and built a thriving business in rebel territory the independent colonies. so yea, very comfortable.
describe them physically: ough she's just so beautiful (quote fia 'intimidatingly, unrealistically beautiful') and i'm just so gay for her. 5’7’’/170cm (plus heels), slender but with some curves (and actually makes an effort to keep herself in shape with sports and shit). dark, shoulder-length curls, usually pinned up, with a broad white streak in the front. if she ever gets more gray, she'll probably start dyeing them. green-brownish eyes. smiles a lot. very conventionally attractive - was always 'the pretty girl', but she actually likes how aging and getting a few lines gave her face more character (although she fears that might eventually dip into 'looking old' which ehhhh not good).
describe how they dress: this is the first oc i actually made a damn pinterest board for lmao, because usually my nerds just have like one signature outfit and not an actual *style*. ANYWAY. lots of skirts & dresses, pretty blouses, all very well-fitting, and maybe a little too much skin-showing, but she thinks she can still pull it off. lots of lace. stockings. impractical heels. jewelry, dangly earrings. loves make-up (and is really good at it, obvs). has a million different perfumes. like, this is a woman who puts a lot of thought and effort into her appearance. also shoutout to @couriers-mile the other day being like 'fashion is an exact science for her' because yea, that!! [also: style moodboard]
favorite things: pretty clothes. good food (especially when someone cooks for her specifically) & wine. getting pampered & adored in every way. art & art history from a variety of times & places (surprisingly well versed in that regard).
least favorite things: getting her hands dirty, literally and figuratively - while she is entirely capable of rolling up her sleeves and doing what's necessary without complaining about a chipped nail, she is obviously a bit of princess at heart, and would just rather not. like, don't take her camping or something. also: cooking. dogs. her parents & extended family.
hobbies: reading & learning about a variety of things - she just likes having at least a surface grasp of basically everything, because you never know when you'll need it (also makes her great at chatting and small talking with basically everyone). fashion in general - not just 'shopping' but like she also just knows a lot about that topic including history, and she has a good eye for what looks good on other people. socializing - little miss extrovert just likes to spend time with people.
quirks: overabundant use of pet names, like i actually tagged that last smut with her with 'pet names' because theres just SO MUCH darling/honey/sweetie lmao. unless ofc the other person doesn't like that, then she tones it down somewhat - but even helena gets an occasional 'darling' lol. also very casually touchy overall.
what's up in the romance department (and if they're aro, are they in a queerplatonic relationship): happily married for close to 20 years to a guy who is 10 years younger than her and worships the ground she walks on. like, amir is gomez addams-level of obsessed with his wife lmao. and tbh that's probably one of the top things she loves about him, because she just really needs to be adored.
as for sexual orientation & co, she's very bisexual, and has quite a range of people she's attracted to, like doesn't exactly have 'a type'. and, believe it or not, not all my older women ocs need to be a mean dom - she's a switch, and pretty open to a lot of things, just not the extreme ends usually. like, loves to be in charge but doesn't care much for breaking someone into obedience at all cost like helena would, or loves a little pain and humiliation (coming from the right people) but will not endure as much as fia would, for example.
best qualities: very smart - always gets underestimated because, surely, she can't be nice and pretty and smart, right? and then uses that to her advantage ofc. really good with numbers & math, and actually a lot more scientifically minded than people think. insanely good at reading people and telling them exactly what they want to hear to get what she wants, like the master manipulator. stubborn, focused, goal-oriented - can pretty much always put her emotions aside to figure out what needs to be done.
worst flaws: rather selfish, and will probably stab you in the back at some point - or maybe not, because it's usually more useful to keep people around in case you need them later, so good luck i guess. but yea, she's definitely her own top priority, no matter what, and can be very ruthless in pursuing her own agenda. also kinda vain and thinks she is above most people, in general (probably true tho) - but she keeps that to herself.
would you say they're a good person: nah not really. not war-criminal-bad like helena, but apart from the lower body count (which is not zero, btw lmao) she's probably comparable. like, she also doesn't much care for morals tbh. she just hides it better than helena.
fears/phobias: well she cares a lot about her appearance, so 'turning ugly' in whatever form is probably the worst that could happen to her, in her opinion - be it getting too old, or some form of disfigurement. also dogs, and she's not great on heights, but she usually manages to pokerface through that enough that people don't really notice.