The following document is divided into three sections.
First: Characters who have not been established as being in
a relationship, and who might or might not be in one. The rating is
their "dating scale," showing the seriousness of the
relationship they are likely to be in; see "Romantic Couples"
for the meaning of the scale. (Some characters have a range of
permissible assignments rather than a determinate number.) The
associated notes give some indication of their personality and the
dynamics of the relationship they are likely to be in, if they are in
a relationship at all. The first table is for guys, the second for
girls.
I am not inclined to imagine any of these characters being in a
relationship with each other++, so any if you invent a couple, it
should probably be between one of these characters and someone from
the second section, or someone new.
++ Except for Samantha Carpenter. I can imagine her
paired with Noah Baker, Liam Walker, Marcus Johnston, Fred Hildown,
Austin Dougherty, or Blake O'Brien. If so, it will be a recent
development -- shortly after BoM starts, in fact (first weekend,
possibly). If you have any intuitions about her, I'd be very
interested because I have it very much in the back of my head that
she *needs* to be in a relationship (don't ask me why).
Second: Characters who should *not* be put in a
relationship, as it has been established that they are not in
relationships or which for reasons of my own I'd prefer to see remain
unattached unless the action of the story drives them into an
attachment.
Third: Notes on characters who have romantic yearnings or
inclinations but who are not in any kind of relationship.
Note: The lists do not include such characters as Caleb Johansson,
Keith Tilley, Christian Knouse, Jenny Ashton, etc., whose status is
so obvious as to not be remarked on. It also does not include many
characters (such as Bo Robinson or Kyle Kent) so far off the radar
that there's no point in even addressing them.
At the moment I'm content with pairings of seniors with seniors,
or seniors with juniors. That's enough for the moment without
inventing underclassmen-with-underclassmen pairings.
Candidates
for a Relationship
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Larry Finch
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Ag Annex; goofy and immature, but dogged and loyal
with a girl
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0,3
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Logan Lackey
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Ag Annex; earthy, mechanically minded, will repay
sex with loyalty if that's the price and the girl interests him,
but mostly wants sex and parties and to be the alpha of his pack
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1
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Anthony Kirk
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AP group; possibly has a girl secretly on the side
the way Kelsey has a guy on the side, but no one publically
acknowledged
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0-4
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Daniel Lujan
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Band guy; interested in any girl at any level who
would put up with his silly shit
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0-4
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Aaron Flood
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Band guy; see Daniel Lujan above
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0-4
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Domenic Johnson
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Band guy; serious about any girl who's serious
about him.
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0,2
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Donald McLeod
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Band guy; kinda goofy, and rather scared of being
intimate, but would love female friendship
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0-4
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Griffin Lewis
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Band guy; would take anything in a skirt, but
likely to take her seriously and exclusively if a relationship can
be hit off
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0-5
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Robert Vargas
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Band guy; wants a girl, any level, will pay any
price to get one
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0
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Andy Tackett
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Creative guy; is tired of being a single virgin
and has recently plunged into the market -- with success?
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2
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Kevin Winkler
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Creative guy; already pussy-whipped even though he
hasn't got a girlfriend, so he's in the market for one so he can
have an excuse. Is horrified by the idea of sex as it seems
vaguely non-PC to him.
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0-3
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Luke Richardson
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Baseball player; creative writer; passionate and
loyal if it's a serious relationship, passionate and cruel if it
isn't
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0,2,3
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Noah Baker
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Baseball player; serious-minded guy who's already
practicing to be a husband.
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2-5
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Sebastian Clarke
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Baseball player; will take a girl, any girl, and
will fall for her hard; but maybe he'll fall out of love with her
just as quickly.
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0-1
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Ryan Ness
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Baseball player. Total player; if he's in a
relationship, it's a sneaky, underhanded play for sex.
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1
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Ricardo Pedroza
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Baseball player; thug looking for sex, the girl
will be more serious about it than he is, probably because she's
been in abusive relationships before.
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1
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Alex Massey
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Baseball player; see Ricardo Pedroza above
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0-3
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Scott Frazier
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Basketball player; probably the only decent human
being on the team. Quiet, dreamy, romantic, tender.
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1
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Matt Nichols
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Basketball player; see Ricardo Pedroza above
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1
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Ryan Shuler
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Basketball player; see Ricardo Pedroza above
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1
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Luke Bennett
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Basketball player; see Ricardo Pedroza above
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1
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Darren Green
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Basketball player; see Ricardo Pedroza above
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1
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Dominic Kleason
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Football player; one of the bad ones, see Ricardo
Pedroza above
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1
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Roy Nelson
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Football player; one of the bad ones, see Ricardo
Pedroza above
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3
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Brian Kelly
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Football player; one of the bad ones. Jealous as
hell and abusive
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0-1
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Connor Vale
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Football player; one of the bad ones. Too goofy to
be dangerous, and too goofy to be a decent boyfriend
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0-1, 3
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Cole Stanchik
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Football player; one of the bad ones, but probably
decent with a girl except for all the cheating he does on her
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0-3
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James Bridges
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Football player; one of the bad ones, but probably
decent with a girl except for being jealous and abusive when
aroused
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0-3
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Blake O'Brien
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Football player; one of the bad ones, but likely
to be surprisingly tender and devoted with a girl if he can be
troubled to care for her
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0-3
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Liam Walker
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Football player; one of the decent ones who'll
treat a girl well
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2-3
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Marcus Johnson
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Football player; see Liam Walker above
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0-1
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Matthew McElroy
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Football player; one of the decent ones, but who
is probably sloppy and careless with the girls
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0-4
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Austin Dougherty
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Soccer player; decent guy, but not above cheating
on his girlfriend if the opportunity arises, because he knows he's
desirable
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0-1
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Chris Love
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Soccer player, creative guy; total player, seducer
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0,2
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Cole Parker
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Soccer player; easily startled by girls so is
fresh to a relationship and more than a little panicked by it
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0,
2-3
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Jeremiah James
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Soccer player; serious guy with ambitions and
pressures, and likely to hold himself back from any but a serious
relationship
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0,2
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Michael Rodriguez
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Soccer player; still gawky and unsteady with girls
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0,2
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Nathan Ford
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Soccer player; shy with girls, but responds if she
breathes on him hard enough
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0-1
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Tyler Rawls
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Soccer player; drifts in and out of casual, brief
relationships
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0-2
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Tony Peterson
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Wrestler, but a sensitive and standoffish one;
likely torn between his hormones and a desire to do right by a
girl.
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0-2
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Michael Hale
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Sloppy middle-class kid, reasonably smart,
insecure, but doggedly keen to get a good girlfriend.
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0-4
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Tyler Burns
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Upper class, AP type, too filled with insecurities
and sex drive to be really attractive
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0-4
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Patrick Currier
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Upper class country club type. Broke up with a
girl four months ago, ready for something casual but will pretend
to be serious -- and might become serious if it's the right girl.
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0,2
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Brianna Kirschke
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Band girl; serious-minded, looking for a guy who
will respect and support her and who she thinks worthy of respect
and support
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0,2
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Hermione Gilbert
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Band girl; thinking long range in terms of husband
potential
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2
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Corale Weaver
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Basketball girl; if you can figure out a guy for
her, more power to you. She will want one, but she won't put up
for any shit from him.
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2
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Nell Hammond
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Basketball girl; See Corale Weaver above
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2-3
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Samantha Carpenter
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Basketball girl; in the market for a long-time
thing with a serious, clean-cut guy
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2-3
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Meredith Klein
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Basketball girl; if she has a boyfriend it will be
a long-time thing, but maybe she's being strung along and secretly
realizes it
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Characters
established as NOT being in a relationship
Emma Witkin
Melanie Saxon
Philippa Hosford (??)
Brianna Gould
Fatima Zahedi
Jelena Petrovic
Sienna Goldman
Andrea Varnsworth
Bethany Lewis
Jamie Bornholm
Olivia Byrne
Gracie McGraw
Morgana Hollis
Missy Taylor
Sophia Wilson
Sarah McDonald
Wendy Silbert
Lotte Linde
Karen Rogers
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Shelby Ho
Stephanie Wyatt
Molly Shaw
Faith Becker
Mindy McAdams
Vanessa Bailey
Elle Moore
Ceres Kesey
Jordana Trujillo
Dorothy Harmon
Mia DeWitt
Kim Walsh
Cassie Harper
Beth Tanner
Brooke Galloway
Deanna Showalter
Rachel Burton
Abby Derr
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Brent Pruitt
Justin Roth
Perry Small
Shep Tsosie
David Kirkham
Gary Chen
Jamie Rennerhoff
Lester Pozniak
Josiah Shank
Philip Fairfax
Carlos Montoya
Michael Hollister
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Erik Carstairs
Scott Bickelmeir
Laurent Delacroix
Alec Brown
Martin Gardinhire
Mark Kinley
Tim Gerard
Dane Matthias
Mark Szymanski
Eric Murphy
Tim Ryan
Matt Reston
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Characters who have *not* had
relationships established
and which for various reasons I
would prefer to remain unattached
unless one develops as part of
the story
Emily Sparks
Rachel Bell
Kristy Suffolk
Katy Conlee
Hope Bianucci
Meghan Velasquez
Barbara Powell
Dominique Hughes
Wendy Terrill
Danielle Davis
Susie Lekuawehe
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Reece Palendech
Isaac Adler
Nathan Hall
Dalton Douglas
Jacob May
Pedro Delao
Antonio Sanchez
Shawn Saxe
Brian Tummler
Carl Dortbruch
Brad Murphy
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Jeb Ash
Lukos Arjis
Marcus Ansell
Noah Lepley
Oscar Cantu
Chris Ratliff
Dylan Lloyd
Jack Li
Spencer Osbourne
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Characters
who have yearnings and inclinations but no relationships
[notes by rugal]
Mia
DeWitt
- Not necessarily looking for anything right now and has fun flirting
but wouldn't be adverse to dating either. The guy would have to make
the first move though and maybe have to realize that her rather
capricious nature could mean a relationship could always be over as
quickly as it starts.
Aria
Giordano -
Was dating Anthony Johnson from the swim team until she
realized/admitted that she's a lesbian; they remain good friends
though. Is attracted to Kerri Mullen and knows she has no shot but
feels she needs to tell her so she can start being honest about
herself. Everything's too new to her to know what she'd want yet.
Reagan
Hackett -
Likely heavily flirty with someone (or multiple people). Likes to
have fun and party so any guy would need to keep up with her.
Dorothy
Harmon
has a crush on Will too. Only difference is that Dorothy is also
fairly loose; she wants to
settle into a more serious relationship but unless it's with the guy
she really wants then she's fine just sleeping around and doesn't
really let her reputation bother her.
Cassie
Harper,
obviously, has a crush on Will.
Shelby
Ho -
No boyfriend, feels attraction to plenty of guys but doesn't really
think about it seriously right now. Like Ellie she's more committed
to the volleyball team than a relationship at the moment.
Michael
Hollister, Josie Holden and Christine Coolidge
- Lumping these three together for a reason and it's probably a bit
of a spoiler but whatever. Josie and Christine are close friends and
Christine got her into doing drama stuff last year while she was
looking for an elective. Mike helped Josie as she was starting and
Josie's started developing feelings for him. However Mike likes
Christine and doesn't seem to look at Josie as anything more than a
friend. Christine is aware of this and wants to help Josie but
doesn't feel like its her place to talk to Mike about how Josie
feels. Christine would like a boyfriend but isn't interested in
Mike.
Philippa
Hosford
thinks Marc Garner's a hunk but doesn't really hold any illusions
about dating him. Domenic Johnson likes Philippa but is too nervous
to tell her and Philippa is completely oblivious to it... or any
attention she may or may not receive.
Bailey
Keane
- Has seen Will at the comic shop and thinks he's cute. Would maybe
be willing to enter into something casual with other people as well
but really wants to talk to him.
Ellie
Kemp -
Boys like her but confidence issues mean that she doesn't really
believe/is ignorant of it. She'd like to have a boyfriend, they'd
just have to be aware that the volleyball team is her big focus right
now.
Paris
Morrow
- Seemingly a lesbian in denial (she insists she's bisexual but
hasn't shown interest in guys so far). She tends to be the shy and
quiet type but once she's familiar with people she loosens up and
allows her naturally goofy personality to come out. Doesn't really
know what she wants from a partner but is certainly looking for
someone. Is somewhat enamored by Cecilia Fletcher who plays in the
jazz band as well as Sienna Goldman and Jelena Petrovic as she thinks
they're all cool; may or may not have minor crushes on them. Has an
almost overwhelming crush on Jenny Ashton however. Probably a little
more immature than she thinks of herself.
Peyton
Morrow
- Paris' straight-as-an-arrow twin sister. Has had a few boyfriends
in the past but is currently single. She's already on the lookout for
someone else though. Is fine with things being casual with some
fooling around and hasn't really considered anything truly serious.
Gloria
Rea
- Association with Chelsea and a seemingly cold personality scares
people off. In reality is a whole mess of issues bubbling below the
surface, especially a large amount of self-loathing. Wants a
relationship (and to break away from Chelsea) but any potential
partner has to be willing to be confident yet delicate with
her.
Jolene
Rooney -
Traditional-minded girl in terms of a relationship. Wants someone
who's serious and thinking long-term and maybe a little outdoorsy
too.
Whitney
Rosenthal -
100% committed to academics and has no interest at all in anything
that could distract her, relationships included.
Lacey
Salter -
Is in the process of looking, however any relationship she's in has
to be serious; she won't just enter things casually.
Kayla
Shea -
Off and on dalliances. She can be a little domineering so while she'd
like a serious boyfriend she unintentionally drives them
off.
Jordana
Trujillo...
long time crush on Karl Hennepin but things like romance don't come
easy for her so she never felt comfortable enough to work up the
courage to ask him out. Karl's relationship with Kelsey is a rather
large source of her pissy attitude at the moment.
Kim
Walsh
very much wants a relationship but feels like her position just
doesn't allow for it. Of course her position also causes boys to
think she's unapproachable. As was said she'd really like it if
people remembered that she's a normal person and would treat her like
a normal girl.
Regina
Yost -
Spent time away from dating and looking to get back in. Has been
jerked around by guys in the past so if you're a player don't even
bother.
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