Desire Illinois is a confident, light brown–skinned girl who just moved from California to Atlanta to start at a new middle school. She’s 5’4 with long brown hair that looks almost black unless the sun hits it, and curly when it’s wet. With her nose ring, belly piercing, and natural glow, she carries herself like she’s already the main character. Half Brazilian, she speaks with a soft Portuguese accent that makes people pay attention the moment she talks