Serena Carter



Serena Carter is a character in the Rosedale universe and is currently enrolled in RUA.

Physical Description
Serena is a tall, slim-built young adult woman with a fair complexion and straight, long auburn hair. Her signature traits are her pronounced nose bridge and her slanted, piercing green eyes. Serena's sense of personal style is largely inspired by the so-called "dark academia" aesthetic, synonymous for big coats, knitted sweaters and plaid pants, usually in neutrals and browns. Her signature look is a white ruffle neck button-down, a pair of red-and-blue tartan plaid pants with black combat boots. This is usually in presence of turquoise ear jewelry and nail polish (possibly hinting at a sense of envy towards her classmate Sasha).

Personality
Everyone who encounters Serena for the first time will instantly notice her cold, abrasive and almost entitled attitude. She enjoys laughing at other people's misery and likes to leave snarky comments in passing-by. With being rejected from studying fashion at a school in France and being separated from her now long-distance best friend, Serena feels misplaced at Rosedale and believes that her potential is wasted in this less-than-prestigious art school. Now feeling out-of-place and left alone, Serena has her defenses up and has a hard time warming up to people, especially her classmates which she sees as competition.

It also doesn't help that her allergies and compromised immune system add to said misery factor.

Family
Not much is known about Serena's parents, not even whether her family is affluent enough to match Serena's expensive taste.

Interests
Being a Fashion student, Serena has a strong interest in clothing, particularly luxury brands and high-end designers. Despite dressing comfortably within the previously mentioned "dark academia" aesthetic, the fashion that inspires Serena is dark and bold, featuring leather, latex and lace as well as pant suits and sleek and fashionable silhouettes.

Tea and coffee also count as one of Serena's interests as she enjoys a vast number of different flavors, whether bought at the local café or homebrewed. This helps combat her frequent colds.

University Life
Serena studies Fashion at RUA in her second year and lives in a student commune close to campus. As for her assignments, Serena likes to play it save which has been criticized by her professors, as she does not step outside her comfort zone and leans on predictable and overly polished designs which show no signs of experimentation and innovation.

Sasha Myers
Serena and Sasha started studying at RUA at the same time and they could not be any more different. While Sasha displays a positive attitude, a willingness to experiment with a tendency to create unstable constructions and unpleasant designs at times, Serena is more cold and comfortable sticking to what she knows. They're not fond of each other's work or work attitude which leads to frequent conflicts between the two. Problem is, they both live in the same commune, so the tension is not limited to the classroom.

Jake Wodarczak
Having similar interests, styles and habits, these two naturally became friends, especially as they reside in the same communal housing. These two love to gossip, talk poorly about others and watch movies and even stage plays together. The points of conflict in their relationship mainly cover Jake's lack of cleanliness, especially around the commune as well as his good acquaintanceship with arch nemesis [[Sasha Myers|Sasha].

Trivia

 * Unlike some characters, Serena was not inspired by an online multiplayer game avatar.
 * First records of Serena as a character date back to as far as September 2018.
 * Her first prototype name was 'Cheryl', but in order to avoid similarities to other fictional characters it was changed to 'Serena' somewhere during 2019.
 * Concept art suggests her being in a squad of three members. This idea has been scrapped.