get to know davina bonney :
Growing up, Davina didn’t really get that much attention at home. It wasn’t that her parents didn’t love her or care for her - they were just busy. Her father was often out at all times of the day, following around celebrities, and when he was home it wasn’t unusual for him to have to drop everything when he got a call of another super star being spotted. And her mother was home almost all the time, except when she was out for major events, but she wasn’t really actively there - too busy plugging into any and all news sources she could or working on writing new articles and coming up with new rumors.
Her parents borderline obsession with work meant that Davina had to fend for herself a decent amount - which was fine. She learned how to take care of herself and without strict parental supervision she was basically able to do whatever she wanted. The credit card her father gave her for “essentials and emergencies” came in handy. Neither of her parents ever really checked what she was purchasing on it, but even if they did, Davina was always prepared to explain exactly why the new clothes, high end groceries, and loads of makeup were all absolutely essential to her survival. Her social survival.
Not that Davina really had much of a social life - at least not in the way other kids did. Sure she knew absolutely everyone else her age in the city and they almost all knew of her, but she wasn’t close with the majority of them. Some loved her from afar and some hated her - but regardless they all thought about her and Davina liked it that way. Or at least, that’s what she’s always told herself - better to be known by everyone and held up high than to be a nobody that gets overlooked at every turn.
She always sort of knew something was special about her, even before she learned about the island's magic. Getting people to agree with her just came natural, but Davina had never given it too much thought. She was just always right and if people were smart, they’d realize that - which they always did. But upon learningit was her magic that caused this phenomenon, Davina has tried to be more conscious of when and how she uses it. During high school and college she tried to stop relying on it and learned to get people to agree with her through reasons other than her influence - but now as she works on her blog and other social media platforms, she finds herself using it more and more often in hopes to gain more followers.
Growing up in a home that revolved around gossip, she’s always been in other people’s peoples businesses. Her ear is constantly listening out for any and every piece of gossip she can get her hands on - even if it’s about people she doesn’t have the slightest care about. She wants to know EVERYTHING. She doesn’t spread it around as often as the other gossipers on the island do - not wanting to focus on rumors or airing out people’s dirty laundry - but she finds a power in just knowing it all.
When it came time for college, she almost didn’t enroll. She had her blog and social media was starting to become a real potential career path that Davina felt she could excel in if given the chance. Her father was supportive of the decision, but her mother felt differently. Running her own gossip blog, she knew that it would take more than just a little girl’s dreams and mediocre website for Davina to have a substantial life - so she pushed her daughter into studying journalism and communication. She argued that if Davina really wanted to make this her lifelong career, she’d need to be her absolute best at it and her little high school newspaper classes weren’t going to be enough for her to reach that level. So Davina enrolled in the double majors her mother suggested.
Has a tendency to be a bit of a perfectionist, especially when it comes to her appearance and the way that she may be perceived. Takes at least an hour getting ready before she even thinks about leaving the house (and even on days that she stays at home she has to apply at least a light face of makeup). In the past has had absolute panic attacks regarding her appearance - eyeshadow not blending just right, her choice of blush not being the right shade, her foundation showing even just the hint of texture, etc. If one little thing goes wrong and she can’t seem to fix it, no matter how far along into her look she might be, she starts over - washing everything away in a stressed and panicked state and then taking twice as long to do it again.
Favorite colors are green and purple.
Bi as fuck.
Hasn’t really told anyone outside of her friend group about her magic. Even her parents don’t know. She wouldn’t mind telling her father, but doesn’t think he’d be able to keep it a secret from her mother and Davina really doesn’t want the woman to know. Because then she’d think that everything Davina worked for and earned in her life had been completely because of her magic and not just her general capabilities as a journalist and influencer.
Her blog is called How Davina Sees It and she sort of hates the name, thinks it’s childish and lame - but she came up with it in high school and now it’s her brand. All other social media accounts simply just have her name attached to them though.
