Courtney "CC" Cross

 Full Name: Courtney Cross
Nickname: “CC”
Age: 17
Ethnicity: African American
Status: Missing. Possibly being held inside a behavioral facility linked to systemic corruption.
Current Role: Daughter of Jamison Cross. The thread that ties Monet, JC, and the deeper conspiracy together. 

Courtney is all sharp edges and soft hope. She has rich, dark brown skin, wide expressive eyes, and full lips that rarely smile lately—but used to all the time. Her long box braids are usually tucked into a hoodie or ponytail, half-protective, half-defiant. She wears oversized sweatshirts, beat-up sneakers, and jeans that are more armor than fashion.

She looks like a girl who's been watching the world too closely for far too long.
She carries silence like it’s her only defense.

He dresses in black-on-black tailored looks, never flashy but always clean. Think turtlenecks, tailored coats, leather wristwatches, and a sidearm you never see coming. His energy enters the room before he does—and most people know better than to challenge it.

• Observant & Quiet – She watches everything. Remembers everything. Even the things she wishes she didn’t.
   
• Cautiously Brave – She's scared, but she moves anyway.
   
• Mistrustful of Authority – Especially men. Especially systems.
   
• Still Soft Where It Hurts – She acts numb, but underneath it all? She still wants to be found. To be saved. To be believed.

• Transition & Tension – She’s not a little girl anymore, but no one seems to know how to treat her now that she’s becoming something more.
   
• Fear of Disappointing the People She Loves – JC and her mom are her anchors. And she’s afraid if she tells the truth, she’ll lose one—or both.
   
• Invisible Pressure – Everyone expects her to be “strong,” “mature,” “smart”—but no one checks to see if she’s okay.

With JC (her father):
Her favorite person in the world.
Even when he’s gone for weeks or months, they fall right back in rhythm the second he returns. Their bond is built on deep trust, inside jokes, and unspoken understanding. He’s the only person who makes her feel fully seen, and she doesn’t have to perform around him. She's not naive about what he does—she knows he’s dangerous. She just knows he’d never be that to her.

With Her Mom:
She loves her, respects her, and was raised well. But lately, there’s tension. Her mom’s remarriage to a woman she likes but doesn’t fully understand has stirred something in Courtney. Not hate—distance. And as Courtney grows into her own voice, her mom’s rules feel more like a wall than a hug. They still love each other, but now? They’re speaking different languages.

With Herself:
She’s in a fight to define herself before the world does it for her. She’s both sure and unsure—confident, but craving safety. She doesn’t know if she wants to be rescued or if she’s supposed to rescue herself.

Courtney starts as the girl they’re trying to find—but she’s also trying to find herself. Her story is less about being rescued, and more about waking up to her own voice, her intuition, and her power.

She’s a daughter. A fighter. A girl who loves hard but is tired of being misunderstood.
And in the end? She doesn’t just survive.
She rewrites the narrative everyone tried to give her.