Synopsis

The second child of Burgundy Fontaine and Tristan "Trip" Fontaine, born as a last resort to save their waning love. A dreamy darling, Sterling is an aspiring actress and an heiress to a secret underground empire. She is very headstrong and knows what she wants out of life, and prefers to work hard to get there, as she is not a fan of nepotism. A Dark Type trainer, her starter is her Liepard that was given to her as a young girl as a Purrloin.

Personality

Sterling is sweet, generous and easy to get along with, she's the girl who wants to be friends with everyone and has so much love to give. From far away, other girls initally dislike Sterling because they assume that she is prissy and stuck-up. This often makes her feel sad because when she does try to become friends with other girls, they often make rude remarks and alienate her before they even give her a chance. Along with being sweet, she is also a little naive, and doesn't always realize when others are leading her on. Her fun-loving and giving personality also makes her an easy target for boys her age to focus on her, which again, doesn't help her in making girlfriends. Sterling's only experience with relationships is from what she's seen in movies, so realizing that all boys are not like Harrison, Peck and Flynn is a devastating moment for her.

Backstory

Born during the golden hour of 6:35 P.M., a sweet girl makes her grande entrance into the world at a whopping 9 lbs, 7 oz. Instantly she surrounded by love from her family and given the name Sterling not only for the color of her hair, but as a defining rank that would set her on the path to one day become a star.

Sterling's home life from birth until the age of six is quiet and full of enriching experiences like private language tutoring, golf, vacations to far off regions and being on movie sets with her father. She is pampered, with her own personal full time butler who attends to her every need. Sadly, he cannot attend school with her, a total culture shock! While at school, Sterling struggles to make friends as she is "different" from her classmates in that she is excessively rich and has been taught proper manners. During lunches, she refuses to eat as her school lunch is mass made and nothing like she's ever experienced- and is therefore disgusted by it. On the playground, Sterling, seeing the puddles of mud and wet slides, further distances herself from her peers by choosing to stay seated with her teacher. When the first day ends and she sees her butler Elbert, she flings herself into his arms and begs for him to spirit her away and never return.

That night, at supper, upon learning that she would have to return every day until she either went on her journey, or graduated, the Fonz estate was filled with wails and declarations of suffocation. Eventually, by the end of the night she had cried herself to sleep and woken with a massive headache. As the year progresses, and Sterling is unwaveringly stubborn on her stance, she is relentlessly teased on everything from her hair to her clothes. Eventually, by the end of the first week Sterling stops her efforts to make friends and keeps to herself for the whole year.

While modeling for a clothing brand, Sterling is introduced to the romantic world of the 1950's. Instantly she is enthralled by actresses like Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and more. Weeks spent imitating them led to a rebirth of Sterling's waning confidence and awakened a new side of her. Returning to school later that year, Sterling's new persona not only turns heads but further alienates her from her peers. Sterling however, isn't worried, as she knows that soon she will find "her people."

Over the years Sterling does make friends, but none that really get her. This all changes one day when, after weeks of her parents fighting and frustrating school work, Sterling skips out on the rest of school and meets Annabelle Griffith. The two bond over their troubled homelife, and not feeling understood. (Anna also doesn't mention Sterling's size, which she is grateful for.) Sterling begins to skip school the rest of the week until the administrators call Burgundy and she's grounded for two weeks.

After her freedom is returned to her, the two begin hanging out more and more often after Sterling gets out of school. They become as close as sisters and Anna begins to spend more and more time at the Fonz estate as she gets to experience many things she doesn't have at home. The two frequent malls, skate parks and other.. sketchy locations together. While not out with Anna, Sterling usually can be found either at home or riding around the city with Tommen.