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Meet the characters.

Zack Berry
Aged 17 years (Junior in high school)
Favorite band is Cute is What We Aim for, also likes David Cook
His mother is overbearing and doesn't let him wear what he wants
His dad just died of heart failure
He's homosexual, with a boyfriend named Maximillian
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His favorite song is Hello by Lionel Richie.

Alex Pearson
Aged 16 years (Sophomore in high school)
Favorite band is Paramore
His family is perfect and he absolutely loves the life he's got going for him
He's a major homophobe
His favorite store is Hollister
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His favorite song is Drops of Jupiter by Train.

This is what happens when two completely opposite individuals' lives meld into the other's.