Law and Order: SVU OC #2

Basic Information

Full Name: Jessie Josephine Hightower (nee Maye)
Nicknames: Jess (by everyone), JJ (by everyone)
Aliases: Misty is her stripper name.

Birthday: January 27th, 1980

Race/Ethnicity: Chinese and Irish
Religion: Mormon (former), Agnostic (current)
Sexual Orientation: Bisexal

Place Of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Of America
Current Residence: New York City, New York, United States Of America
Fluent Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese
Relationship Status: Widowed

Occupation: Stripper


Physical Appearance

Overall Figure: Jessie has a curvy and voluptuous figure.

Height: 5'7
Weight: 145 lbs

Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Blonde
Hair Style: Varies

Piercings: Ears
Jewelry: Jessie wears her wedding ring on her right ring finger.
Tattoos: N/A
Scars/Distinguishing Marks: N/A

Clothing Style: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3


Health

Smoker - Yes | Drinker - Yes | Drug Use - No

Disabilities (Physical or Otherwise): N/A
Mental Illnesses: N/A
Addictions: N/A
Allergies: N/A


Personality

Jessie has no shame when it comes to her body or sexuality. Carefree, youthful, and wild, she's a seductive, flirtatious temptress who is up for anything and everything. Her open-mindedness knows no bounds and she has a lot of friends due to her friendliness and benevolence. Jessie is careless, selfish, and manipulative, enjoying the money and attention that comes with her job. Dancing, flirting, and drinking are her middle names alongside sex and money.

Shockingly, Jessie firmly believes that family is everything and has strong family values. She's more maternal and mature than people deem her to be and can be quite the domestic person behind closed doors. For some people, Jessie's presence can be very comforting almost like a mother comforting her child.

It's no surprise that Jessie has a slight fear of commitment and is uninterested in monogamy. Whenever feelings rise up, she bounces with a quickness and gets quite uncomfortable. Despite her domestic side, Jessie doesn't wish to be tied down because she doesn't want to get hurt again. Her track record with sexuality and relationships isn't the greatest and she uses her wild lifestyle as a way to numb and heal herself from all of the pain that she has felt as a result.

Getting close to Jessie in an emotional sense is like pulling teeth and trying to tame her is nearly impossible. She does whatever she wants whenever she wants and is a non-conformist to the fullest, preferring to be original and eccentric. Jessie is proud and confident as well as outspoken, brash, straightforward, highly protective of her loved ones, and unafraid of confrontation. Her candor and honesty is something to be appreciated by many as well as her loyalty to those she loves. Judging isn't her style since she loves being around people who are different, unique, and even strange and she will support anyone who comes to her for advice.

Theme Song: Bad Reputation by Joan Jett

Fears: Commitment, losing her family, being broke
Favorite Color: Black
Hobbies: Dancing, cooking, writing
Tastes In Music: Jessie mostly listens to any kind of rock, metal, and goth music.


Skills

Talents/Skills:

• Jessie is a very skilled dancer to the point of being a professional which isn't surprising considering that she's a stripper.
• Jessie is a very good cook and loves food.
• Jessie likes to write and keeps a diary as well as writing various stories that she often shares online.

Combat

Peaceful or Aggressive: Aggressive
Fighting Skills:

• Kickboxing
• Krav Maga

Family, Friends, and Foes

Family
Mother: Jean Maye (nee Chang) | Housewife | Alive
Father: Matthew Maye | Software Engineer | Alive
Older Sister: Erin Meyers (nee Maye) | Doctor | Alive
Older Sister: Eris Maye | Accountant | Alive
Younger Brother: Zane Maye | U.S. Marine | Alive
Younger Brother: Christopher Maye | College Student | Alive
Younger Brother: Aaron Maye | Alive
Husband: William Hightower | U.S. Marine | Deceased
Daughter: Veronica Hightower | Alive
Daughter: Candace Hightower | Alive
Daughter: Katheryn Hightower | Alive

Love Interest(s): Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, Chester Lake, Nick Amaro, Dominick Carisi Jr, Rafael Barba, Casey Novak

Past: Jessie was born and raised in a Mormon household but it was quite difficult for her. Due to her parents' religious beliefs and how the Mormon church is overall, Jessie was often subject to criticism and ridicule which became even worse because of how original and rebellious she was becoming as she grew older, becoming a teenager.

When she was 16, Jessie began to date one of her classmates named William Hightower and at age 17, she lost her virginity to him. Her parents were furious when they found out not just because Jessie had sex out of wedlock but because William was a black man and forbade them from seeing each other.

But Jessie defied her parents and on her 18th birthday, she surprised everyone by resigning from the Mormon church and going to New York with William and his family where they eloped and moved in with his parents. William enlisted in the Marines not too long afterwards and Jessie worked various jobs to make any money she could so she wouldn't be too much of a burden on her in-laws.

A year later, Jessie discovered that she was pregnant and William made the decision to finally buy a house which he was able to do thanks to Jessie saving money during that time and because of his own income that he was making.

Things only got better for Jessie when one of her sisters Erin was able to get into contact with her which lead to an emotional reunion for the Maye siblings. Deciding to follow in Jessie's footsteps, Erin and Eris had left the Mormon church as well with Zane and Christopher following suit shortly thereafter. When Aaron had decided to leave too, he was kicked out by their parents and forced to move in with his brothers.

Now reunited with her siblings, Jessie had their support alongside William's during her pregnancy and gave birth to a beautiful daughter that she named Veronica. Throughout the years, while William's military career flourished, Jessie was a housewife and had two more daughters named Candace and Katheryn. But when she was 27, a horrible tragedy happened that changed her life forever.

William sacrificed himself to save his fellow soldiers and Jessie got that call that she always feared. The grief was overwhelming for her and the only reason she was able to make it was because of her siblings being there for her throughout the entire ordeal. Jessie fell into a deep depression and although William's life insurance and GI Bill was more than enough to pay the bills for a few years, she knew that well would run dry soon and she still needed to provide for her daughters.

Jessie decided to become a stripper at an LGBT strip club and enrolled in college, intent on going to law school to become a lawyer like she always wanted. Her lifestyle became a bit more wild as well but not too wild to the point where it interfered with her being a mother and taking care of her daughters alongside her schooling. Now Jessie is a high-paying stripper making lots of money to support herself and her family while also dealing with her education.