Characters
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Jayy Knight
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
5ft 7; lives in Santa Cruz with his mom and brother. Dad died when he was 12. He’s a skater but people see him as a punk. Chills with all the skaters. Has a history with anger and fighting. Drinks, smokes, and parties, going against everything his mom wanted him to do. He dyes his hair red and keeps his nails painted black to show people he just doesn’t care what they think. All his teachers dislike him because he slacks, sleeps, or draws in their classes. Constantly battles self-harm for reasons explained in the story.
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Danny Knight
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 15
- Orientation:
- Straight
5ft 5; Jayy’s brother. Almost the perfect son until Jayy comes and screws that up one night. He’s pretty much the exact opposite of Jayy. His teachers absolutely love him, he’s a soccer star, and maintains all A’s. Chills with all the athletes.
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Mattie Hawthorne
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 16
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
5ft 6; constantly crashes at Jayy’s house because he fights with his dad for being bisexual. He loves keeping his hair a blue colour, wearing blue contacts and has a lip ring. He’s kind of a ‘live in the now’ guy. He doesn’t like to get caught in the past if it’s bad. Has a history with drugs and a short temper. Chills with mostly the skaters and rockers.
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Oli Quin
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 19
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
5ft 10; Considers Mattie his baby brother. Has bad anger problems and fights anyone who messes with him or his friends. He has mad skills at clean and scratchy vocals, drawing/painting, skateboarding, surfing and can learn/play/teach pretty much any instrument very easily. He's still in high school because he failed Senior year. He boxes occasionally to get rid of stress and anger.
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Shohn Ramsden
- Gender:
- Male
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
5ft 11; from the U.K. Hides his accent unless he gets mad. Lives with mom in Santa Cruz because his dad died in the U.K. His mom doesn’t like or want him. Recovering drug addict and alcoholic.
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Snow Blackwood
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
5ft 3; rocker, skater chick. Keeps a lot of stuff hidden but gradually explains more throughout the story. Smokes, drinks, and parties. Dating Mattie but accepts that he’s bisexual.
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Arrow Kensington
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Straight
5ft 7; rocker, skater chick. Loves partying. One of the guys’ friends. Not mentioned all the time but mentioned enough.
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Whisper Aadams
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 19
- Orientation:
- Bisexual
5ft 5. Shy, quiet, and has people issues. She has bad anxiety and schizophrenia but her friends help her through it as much as they can. She jumps from house to house because her and her parents are constantly fighting with each other.
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Nikki Ramsden
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 17
- Orientation:
- Homosexual
5ft 6: Shohn's twin sister. Moved down with Shohn rather than stay in the U.K. with family that doesn't want her. Has the same traits as Shohn but more laid back. Can be flirtatious and provocative. Recovering drug addict.