Fleur is a character created by Melanie Martinez for her film, K-12. She is a student at K-12 Sleepaway School who becomes friends with Cry Baby after the events of "Orange Juice". She is portrayed by Zion Moreno.
Background[]
Fleur is a former friend of Kelly, Lucy and the rest of Kelly's clique. While in the very toxic and gossipy friend group, Fleur developed bulimia, which concerned the school counselor and caused Kelly to be even meaner to her. She ends up leaving her toxic friend group and befriends Cry Baby, Angelita, Celeste, and Magnolia. With the help of her new friends, she learns how to love her body and be more confident. Fleur ends up helping the group escape from the school and is among the first to leave when Lilith appears with a doorway to home.
Fleur was revealed to be an Empath guided by Lilith (a spirit guide). When her eyes turn black, it represents her being awakened to a higher level of consciousness.
Personality[]
Fleur is the shyest member of the group, although she becomes more confident as the film progresses. She is very fragile and has low self-esteem, shown by how insecure she is about her body and how she easily caves when pressured by Kelly. She is loving, kind, loyal and brave.
Melanie revealed in an interview with BUILD Series that Fleur is a Pisces. It was later revealed in Alternative Press magazine that both her Sun and rising sign are Pisces. Her zodiac sign was described as imaginative, kind, compassionate, intuitive, sensitive and selfless, but also as escapist, idealistic, weak-willed, oversensitive, pessimistic and lazy.
Power and Abilities[]
Main Article: Empath
As an empath, Fleur is shown to have magic/psychic powers, where her eyes are turned completely black when she uses them. Below is a list of powers that Fleur has displayed thus far:
- Telekinesis: Like all empaths, Fleur has demonstrated the use of telekinesis to manipulate objects with her mind. In the Cafeteria, she was shown peeling an orange with her mind. During "Orange Juice", Fleur accumulates all her rage and screams, resulting in the papers to go flying. In the following scene, Fleur was shown breaking the school bathroom's mirror in a similar manner.
- Physical Manipulation: In "Orange Juice", Fleur exchanges eyes with Cry Baby so she can see the world through Cry Baby's point of view, implying that Fleur's eyes are not working.
Gallery[]
Main article: K-12 early concept photo shoot
In the photoshoot of Emily Soto we are shown what Fleur would be in the original concept.
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Trivia[]
- Fleur was featured in the conceptual photoshoot for K-12 in 2017; however, she was portrayed by a different actress as Zion was not cast yet.
- Zion confirmed that the two ladies sitting beside Fleur during the counselor's office scenes in Orange Juice were her actual mother and sister.[1]
