" Francis looks the way I imagine I do when I'm painting, except she's way more stylish. She looks mixed, too, with dark skin and dark eyes. It's a rarity in this town, but I can't imagine anyone thinking she was weird-looking. She's beautiful. I wonder if Adam would've been embarrassed after kissing her.

And then I wonder if Francis would be dumb enough to let Adam kiss her to begin with. Probably not—she'd probably know he was a worm right from the start. She seems tough. Sure of herself. She probably couldn't care less about anyone else's approval of her. "

― Akemi Dawn Bowman , Starfish