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Character List from the VisualNovel "VisualNovel/{{The Freshman}}".

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Character List from the VisualNovel "VisualNovel/{{The Freshman}}".Freshman}}" and it's sequel "The Sophomore".



* {{Jerkass}}: He badmouths Zig and sexually harrasses Emily by calling it "compliments".

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* {{Jerkass}}: He badmouths Zig and sexually harrasses Emily by calling it "compliments".
"compliments" despite having a girlfriend.
* JerkJock: He takes pride of his spot on the team to act all high-mighty around campus and trash-talk Zig whenever he wants, be condescending towards Chris and be a pervert towards girls.
* MakeOutKids: According to Chris, when he got assigned to be Manny's roomate, Manny booted him off to use the room with his girlfriend, without even giving Chris time to unpack.



* AmicableExes: At the end of Freshman Book 4, he makes peace with Zack and move on.

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* AmicableExes: At the end of Freshman Book 4, he makes peace with Zack and both can move on.




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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Amara and Kaitlyn decide to quit The Gutter Kittens, she just decides to dissolve the band, which allows Rachel to join them.



* DarkIsNotEvil: She follows Natasha's lead and has a very sour sense of humor, crossing to rude on many occasions, but outside of that she's not a bad person. She gets upset if Emily opts to badmouth Sebastian instead of highlighting Chris' attributes as a candidate, and she barely contains herself from agreeing with Kaitlyn when she finally stands up to Natasha. In Sophomore, she doesn't resent Emily at all for moving out, since she's aware of her own mess.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is the one who teased Tyler the most for being nerdy, inadvertently picking up a fight with Abbie, which turns into a big discussion between her and Kaitlyn and widening the gap between the gang and the band.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is the one who teased Tyler the most for being nerdy, inadvertently picking up a fight with Abbie, which turns into a big discussion between her Abbie and Kaitlyn and widening the gap between the gang and the band.



!!Zig
New Barista replacing Brandon in Freshman Book 3. By the time of The Sophomore, he enroled into Hartfeld as a student.
* AllTheOtherReindeer: In The Sophomore, he tells the gang that his new suite mates are avoiding him after learning about his scholarship without caring about the circumstances of his time in juvie.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Protecting his sister by beating up her abusive boyfriend sent him to juvie without regrets. He stated that he would do it again.
* BiTheWay: Book 4 chapter 4 has him reveal he's this, preferring personality over looks, though he does consider good looks a bonus.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was sent to Juvie for beating up his sister's abusive ex-boyfriend, which revoked all his possible scholarships.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if the player chooses to have an intimate moment with him, he will reject the advance if Emily is already dating.
* FriendToAllChildren: If Emily goes with him to babysit Rico, Zig does a better job at taking care of the baby than her.
* HotBlooded: He gets angry very easy and his first reaction is to punch first and ask later. After the incident during Kaitlyn's concert, he and Emily get in a fight so intense that he still gave her cold-shoulder days later.
* NotSoDifferent: He gets along with Chris instantly because of their shared traits: past criminal record while also being noble guys.
* RomanticInterest: He becomes the ''fourth'' one for the Main Character.
* SixthRanger: By book 4 and The Sophomore, he becomes the eight member of the gang.





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* TheNotLoveInterest: Her main role in Sophomore is to be James' new Love Interest, and MC can encourage her to pursuit him.



* LaserGuidedKarma: After the sexual harrassment incident with James, Gabriela reveals that she and the editors got informed of this and got Yasmin fired as result.



!!Zig
* AllTheOtherReindeer: In The Sophomore, he tells the gang that his new suite mates are avoiding him after learning about his scholarship without caring about the circumstances of his time in juvie.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Protecting his sister by beating up her abusive boyfriend sent him to juvie without regrets. He stated that he would do it again.
* BiTheWay: Book 4 chapter 4 has him reveal he's this, preferring personality over looks, though he does consider good looks a bonus.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was sent to Juvie for beating up his sister's abusive ex-boyfriend, which revoked all his possible scholarships.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if the player chooses to have an intimate moment with him, he will reject the advance if Emily is already dating.
* FriendToAllChildren: If Emily goes with him to babysit Rico, Zig does a better job at taking care of the baby than her.
* HotBlooded: He gets angry very easy and his first reaction is to punch first and ask later. After the incident during Kaitlyn's concert, he and Emily get in a fight so intense that he still gave her cold-shoulder days later.
* NotSoDifferent: He gets along with Chris instantly because of their shared traits: past criminal record while also being noble guys.
* RomanticInterest: He becomes the ''fourth'' one for the Main Character.
* SixthRanger: By book 4 and The Sophomore, he becomes the eight member of the gang.

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* AmicableExes: No matter if Emily chooses Chris, Kaitlyn, James or Zig, [[FriendlyRivalry there's no animosity between any of them]] or resentments towards Emily.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: We have the Average Girl (Emily/MC), the LovableJock (Chris), the Party Girl (Kaitlyn), the Overemotional Artist (Abbie), the AsianAndNerdy guy (Tyler) and the Gay Best Friend (Zack). Later join the NonIdleRich Writer (James) and The Bad Boy with a Heart (Zig).

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* AmicableExes: AmicableExes:
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No matter if Emily chooses Chris, Kaitlyn, James or Zig, [[FriendlyRivalry there's no animosity between any of them]] or resentments towards Emily.
** At the same time, Chris seems to be this with Becca because he is the only one who mildly defends her inside the group (he still says they just were casual). Emily can be this with her too if they hooked up in Freshman Books 3 and 4.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: RagtagBunchOfMisfits:
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We have the Average Girl (Emily/MC), the LovableJock (Chris), the Party Girl (Kaitlyn), the Overemotional Artist (Abbie), the AsianAndNerdy guy (Tyler) and the Gay Best Friend (Zack). Later join the NonIdleRich Writer (James) and The Bad Boy with a Heart (Zig).(Zig).
** The new house in Sophomore has AuthorAvatar Emily/MC, LovableJock StudentCouncilPresident Chris, Punk LipstickLesbian Kaitlyn, Quirky CampGay Friend Zack, and later FallenPrincess Becca moves in.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In The Sophomore book 1, se got a haircut above the shoulder.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In The Sophomore book 1, se she got a haircut above the shoulder.



* DemotedToExtra: He and Abbie appear notably less in Sophomore, since they no longer live with the gang.



* DemotedToExtra: She and Tyler appear notably less in Sophomore, since they no longer live with the gang.



* FallenPrincess: In Sophomore, Becca reveals that his father signed a prenup before the divorce, which meant that she, her mother and sister are broke, while her father is still paying for her college tuition, but not for her other expenses, which made her retire from the Sorority. Emily feels so sorry for her that she invites her to share rent with them at the house.



* ImportantHaircut: After moving in with Emily and the gang, she gets herself a new makeover as a sign that she is now a "New Becca", dying her hair a shade darker of blond and sporting thick bangs.



** She has her occasional relapses in Sophomore, where she can't help but be rude to her new suitemates. Emily has to remind her many times to be nice to them.



* YouAreInCommandNow: In the Sophomore, she's voted as the new President of the sorority unanimously over Becca.

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* YouAreInCommandNow: In the Sophomore, she's voted as the new President of the sorority unanimously over Becca. She feels bad about it because Becca thinks she backstabbed her.



* PutOnABus: He graduated at the end of The Freshman, leaving his Captain spot to Chris.

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* PutOnABus: He graduated at the end of The Freshman, leaving his Captain spot to Chris.
Chris. He has a brief Cameo at the gang's housewarming party and is still dating Amara if Emily helped them get together in Book 3.


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* ArchNemesis: He is this to Zig in Sophomore.


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* TheCameo: He had a lot of guest appearances in VisualNovel/RulesOfEngagement and VisualNovel/LoveHacks.

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* DisappearedDad: A premium choice in book 3 chapter 1 has Chris reveal his father just left with no note or explanation, and he's never seen him since. This becomes a Trivia Question during the Valentine's Day Special.

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* DisappearedDad: A premium choice in book 3 chapter 1 has Chris reveal his father just left with no note or explanation, and he's never seen him since. This becomes a Trivia Question during the Valentine's Day Special.



* GladToBeAliveSex: During Truth or Truth, Chris tells that his ultimate fantasy is to rescue a girl from a burning building, which later leads to this.

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* GladToBeAliveSex: During Truth or Truth, Chris tells that his ultimate fantasy is to rescue a girl from a burning building, which later leads to this. This becomes a Trivia Question during the Valentine's Day Special.


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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the Veronica next to Tripp's Betty while pinning for Madison's Archie.


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* BettyAndVeronica: He is the Betty next to Logan's Veronica while pinning for Madison's Archie.

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* DisappearedDad: A premium choice in book 3 chapter 1 has Chris reveal his father just left with no note or explanation, and he's never seen him since.

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* DisappearedDad: A premium choice in book 3 chapter 1 has Chris reveal his father just left with no note or explanation, and he's never seen him since. This becomes a Trivia Question during the Valentine's Day Special.



* GladToBeAliveSex: During Truth or Truth, Chris tells that his ultimate fantasy is to rescue a girl from a burning building, which later leads to this.



* AmicableExes: After a long process of recovery, Zack finally made peace with himself and parted ways with Brandon.



* DaEditor: He becomes Chief Editor of the Knightly News, the University's newspaper, and becomes a very strict one.



!!Manny
* InSeriesNickname: He calls himself "Manny The Man".
* {{Jerkass}}: He badmouths Zig and sexually harrasses Emily by calling it "compliments".



* AmicableExes: At the end of Freshman Book 4, he makes peace with Zack and move on.



!!Reyna
New addition to the University's newspaper.



* BigGood: After Vasquez passes away, she is in charge of checking up on Emily's advances with the book. She later takes charge of all her father's royalties and personally fires Yasmin after her behaviour catches up. In Sophomore Book 1, she offers Emily her old house after she tells her about the gang's roomate drama.



* {{Tomboy}}: She dresses in boyish clothes and likes fishing lobsters with her brother.

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* {{Tomboy}}: She dresses in boyish clothes and likes fishing lobsters with her brother.
brother. If Emily chooses to have a pep talk with Chris, he tells her that AJ took football at her school too.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: In the Sophomore, she's voted as the new President of the sorority unanimously over Becca.
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* PutOnABus: He graduated at the end of The Freshman, leaving his Captain spot to Chris.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: more like "Little Sister Instinct". She is very protective of Chris me tends to grill any female friend of him with questions.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: more like "Little Sister Instinct". She is very protective of Chris me and tends to grill any female friend of him with questions.questions.
* {{Fangirl}}: She is an avid comic book fan and her favorite X-Men is Storm.

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: We have the Average Girl (Emily/MC), the LovableJock (Chris), the Party Girl (Kaitlyn), the Overemotional Artist (Abbie), the AsianAndNerdy guy (Tyler) and the Gay Best Friend (Zack).

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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: We have the Average Girl (Emily/MC), the LovableJock (Chris), the Party Girl (Kaitlyn), the Overemotional Artist (Abbie), the AsianAndNerdy guy (Tyler) and the Gay Best Friend (Zack). Later join the NonIdleRich Writer (James) and The Bad Boy with a Heart (Zig).


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* CoolBigBro: His little sister AJ adores him so much that she acts as an overprotective sister towards any of his girl friends.


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Chris' little sister.
* BigBrotherInstinct: more like "Little Sister Instinct". She is very protective of Chris me tends to grill any female friend of him with questions.
* {{Tomboy}}: She dresses in boyish clothes and likes fishing lobsters with her brother.
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* CloudCuckooLander: In The Sophomore, Zack is designated as his new roommate, and according to him, Edgar uses a dehumidifier and a humidifier ''at the same time'' and made him promise to organize his underwear ''in alphabetical order of the colors''.


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* ControlFreak: After being assigned as Kaitlyn's roommate, she completely took over the rules by establishing light hours, curfews and food banning.


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* AllTheOtherReindeer: In The Sophomore, he tells the gang that his new suite mates are avoiding him after learning about his scholarship without caring about the circumstances of his time in juvie.


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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if the player chooses to have an intimate moment with him, he will reject the advance if Emily is already dating.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In The Sophomore book 1, he has longer hair.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In The Sophomore book 1, se got a haircut above the shoulder.



* BetaCouple: Since book 2, he and Abbie become the only stable couple in the story.



* BetaCouple: Since book 2, she and Tyler become the only stable couple in the story.



* SixthRanger: By book 2, he becomes the seventh member of the gang.




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* SixthRanger: By book 4 and The Sophomore, he becomes the eight member of the gang.
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* ThePigpen: In Sophomore book 1, she has a large collection of dirty laundry and has trash on her side of the room.
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** He's back on the bus as of Book 4, having broken up with Zack in between books.


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* BiTheWay: Book 4 chapter 4 has him reveal he's this, preferring personality over looks, though he does consider good looks a bonus.
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** TheBusCameBack: He returns in book 3 chapter 16.

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* JerkassRealization: She only realizes that she was a complete jerk to her friends when she's 24 hours away from failing the whole semester.



* CardCaryyingVillain: Vasquez clasifies Becca as a classic novel villain because of her profile as a typical Sorority Snobby Antagonist.

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* CardCaryyingVillain: CardCarryingVillain: Vasquez clasifies Becca as a classic novel villain because of her profile as a typical Sorority Snobby Antagonist.



* HiddenDepths: She is a fan of Punk rock.



* PetTheDog: In Book 3 Chapter 13, she refuses to let Emily go by herself to her dorm and invites her to crash at the Sorority house.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: In Chapter 13, the story allows Emily to build relationship status with Becca with a Premium Option.



* TookALevelInKindness: While she helped the gang with Sebastian's blackmail in Book 2, Book 3 shows a softer side of her, making a temporary truce with Emily when both tell each other they're going throught rough patches (Emily is in the middle of her group falling apart, while Becca's parents are getting divorced). Instead of being insulting as usual, she tries to confort Emily and even offers her to crash at the Sorority for the night.



* {{Jerkass}}: She constantly snarks at Kaitlyn's friends and shows NoSympathy even after being told that Kaitlyn nearly failed the smeester because of the band reharsals.




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* NoSympathy: She doesn't even feel concern for Kaitlyn nearly failing the semester, and instead scolds her for missing reharsals. Then, once again, insults her friends while proclaiming that grades are only important for the talentless.



* DarkIsNotEvil: She is the one who looks the most punk from the band and yet the most decent from them.



* TokenGoodTeammate: Before Kaitlyn joins the band, she is the only one who apologizes whenever Natasha and Rachel are rude. By the time Kaitlyn decides to stand up to Natasha, Amara is the only one of them who supports Kaitlyn.




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* {{Foil}}: She is this whenever she shares scenes with Professor Vasquez. Unlike his brash and stern personality, she is more polite and emotional than him, to the point she has to be constantly reminded to not talk about her personal life in front of the students.



* BasedOnATrueStory: She is in the other end, as the reason she is resentful with her father is because of his novel "Winter in July", based on ''every single detail of her life and depression issues''.



* BasedOnATrueStory: She is in the other end, as the reason she is resentful with her father is because of his novel "Winter in July", based on ''every single detail of her life and depression issues''.

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* BasedOnATrueStory: GlamorousSingleMother: Subverted. She is in clearly didn't have an easy situation when Emily and James meet her. By the other end, as the reason time she is resentful reconciled with her father is because father, she inherits the rights and royalties of all his novel "Winter in July", based on ''every novels and a nice apartment, but she still finds difficult to get a date while working and being a single detail of parent for her life and depression issues''.son.



* ConsummateProfessional: She is constantly around Vasquez and James on a professional level and nothing else. She only knows Vasquez's secret because of her client-editor code. [[spoiler:Apparently averted in Book 3, when she warns Emily [[{{Yandere}} to stay away from James]]]]

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* ConsummateProfessional: She is constantly around Vasquez and James on a professional level and nothing else. She only knows Vasquez's secret because of her client-editor code. [[spoiler:Apparently averted in Book 3, when she warns Emily [[{{Yandere}} to stay away from James]]]]James]]. Then definetely thrown out of the window when she tries to make a move on James.]]


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* HotBlooded: He gets angry very easy and his first reaction is to punch first and ask later. After the incident during Kaitlyn's concert, he and Emily get in a fight so intense that he still gave her cold-shoulder days later.
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* CardCaryyingVillain: Vasquez clasifies Becca as a classic novel villain because of her profile as a typical Sorority Snobby Antagonist.
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* DarkAndTrubledPast: Since "Winter in July" was based on her life, every reader became aware of her struggles with depression because of the explicit ammount of details to associate her with the character. She was so ashamed by this that she cut communication with her father and left.

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* DarkAndTrubledPast: DarkAndTroubledPast: Since "Winter in July" was based on her life, every reader became aware of her struggles with depression because of the explicit ammount of details to associate her with the character. She was so ashamed by this that she cut communication with her father and left.

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!!General Tropes for The Gang
* AmicableExes: No matter if Emily chooses Chris, Kaitlyn, James or Zig, [[FriendlyRivalry there's no animosity between any of them]] or resentments towards Emily.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: We have the Average Girl (Emily/MC), the LovableJock (Chris), the Party Girl (Kaitlyn), the Overemotional Artist (Abbie), the AsianAndNerdy guy (Tyler) and the Gay Best Friend (Zack).
* TrueCompanions: They bonded immediately since Day 1. Despite any rift that had appeared (Chris hanging out with Becca, Kaitlyn and Abbie's fight), they always came around to forgive and help each other.



* CloudCuckooLander: During Truth or Truth, Kaitlyn tells that her dream is to be covered in chocolate. This becomes a Trivia Question during the Valentine's Day Special.



* HeroicBSOD: She suffers a big one in Book 2 after her parents accidentaly discover that she is a lesbian, resulting in her avoiding Emily during two weeks and locking herself in her bedroom crying. She snaps out of it when her father tells her that he already assimilated it, promptly apologizing to Emily.



* LongDistanceRelationship: When Brandon goes for an exchange program in Peru for three months, Zack becomes paranoid that Brandon will either cheat on him or break up after meeting another handsome guy. While he is relieved that Brandon misses him as much as he does, Zack realizes that he should be the stable one until he comes back, with the help of Emily and a premium option for a "Skype Date".



* ClingyJealousGirl: She only shows interest in Tyler when Leila appears as TheRival for his affections. She also gets overprotective of him when Rachel and Natasha teased him about his meek personality.



* CareerVersusMan: In Book 3, James is given the opportunity to become a professional author when his play is picked up as a movie, but that implies leaving college and moving to Hollywood. If Emily is dating him, they can either break up or try to keep a LongDistanceRelationship.



* SternTeacher: He won't tolerate any kind of distractions during his classes, as seen in VisualNovel/LoveHacks when Mark strikes inside of his classroom on a dare.
** Before his death, he makes peace with Emily, encouraging her to live life at maximum and learn from his mistakes. Emily later talks to his grave and tells him how much she appreciated their time despite their discrepancies.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite antagonizing Emily and her friends, she decided to help them blackmailing Sebastian after she discovers that he steals trusts funds for himself.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite antagonizing Emily and her friends, she decided to help them blackmailing Sebastian after she discovers that he steals trusts trust funds for himself.



* TheProudElite: During the time she was dating Sebastian, she also berated Emily and friends as "poor".



* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite the fact that she is best friends with [[AlphaBitch Becca]], Madison is never mean to anyone, and she will be insulted if Emily suggests her to take revenge on Becca the time she ditches her for Sebastian.
* NiceGirl: She is the live example that not all Sorority Girls are mean like Becca.




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* OppositesAttract: Despite Amara being a punk girl and Darren a typical jock, he can't stop thinking about her after finding they have a lot more in common than they thought.



* TokenMinority: He is one of the few Asian characters at Hartfelt (along with Kaitlyn and Tyler)

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* TokenMinority: He is one of the few Asian characters at Hartfelt Hartfeld (along with Kaitlyn and Tyler)



* RomanticFalseLead: If Emily didn't spend diamonds in book 1 to help Abby, Tyler will be attending the dance with Leila. This doesn't matter, because by the time Book 2 arrives, Tyler broke up with Leila and dated Abbie offscreen, regardless of what happened last book.



* LongDistanceRelationship: He goes for an exchange program in Peru for three months. Both Zack and him miss each other so badly that he even cries over the Skype call.



* NiceGuy: He quickly comes around Kaitlyn's revelation, despite being initially hurt by the lack of trust. By Book 3, he becomes one of the few in the Student Council who actively supports Chris' proposals that could benefit financially other students.




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* NoSocialSkills: She made no secret that she disliked all of Kaitlyn's friends, especially Emily. Every attempt to be nice to her doesn't work with her.



* TheDragon: She seems to be Natasha's second in command in the band, since she is equally dry and sarcastic as her.



* OppositesAttract: Despite her being a punk girl and Darren a typical jock, she shows interest in him at first sight, before discovering they had more in common than they thought.



* DarkAndTrubledPast: Since "Winter in July" was based on her life, every reader became aware of her struggles with depression because of the explicit ammount of details to associate her with the character. She was so ashamed by this that she cut communication with her father and left.




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* DisappearedDad: There was no mention of his father, so Gabriela's pregnancy comes as a surprise to Professor Vasquez. By the time he is born, Gabriela is preparing for her first date in months since she got pregnant.


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* BigBrotherInstinct: Protecting his sister by beating up her abusive boyfriend sent him to juvie without regrets. He stated that he would do it again.


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* FriendToAllChildren: If Emily goes with him to babysit Rico, Zig does a better job at taking care of the baby than her.
* NotSoDifferent: He gets along with Chris instantly because of their shared traits: past criminal record while also being noble guys.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before enrolling to Hartfelt, Chris used to be a rebel with a criminal record with a broken home, until his coach bailed him and introduced him to football so he could get a scholarship for college.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before enrolling to Hartfelt, Chris used to be a rebel with a criminal record with from a broken home, until his coach bailed him and introduced got him to football so he could get a scholarship for college.



* HiddenDepths: Book 2 is essentially a development on his character, since he tries to find himself outside of the football player. He discovers he has acting talent when applying for James' play and is also interested in Political Sciences for his major.



* PetHomosexual: So far, he and Brandon are the only gay male couple shown at Hartfelt.

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* PetHomosexual: So far, he and Brandon are the only gay male couple shown at Hartfelt.
Hartfeld.



* BelligerentSexualTension: He and Emily start snarking at each other until James admits that he developed feelings for her.



* WomanScorned: Besides her discovery of Sebastian's dirt (see above), the main reason she gives away the information is because Sebastian is so self-absorbed that he completely takes her for granted, never acknoledges her or even takes her to dates.

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* WomanScorned: Besides her discovery of Sebastian's dirt (see above), the main reason she gives away the information is because Sebastian is so self-absorbed that he completely takes her for granted, never acknoledges acknowledges her or even takes her to dates.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: She is very loyal to Becca, even if Becca isn't as nice to her. During the time Becca ignored Madison to date Sebastian, Madison won't sign Chris' petition if Emily suggests this as "getting back at Becca".
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: She can date either Tripp or Logan, she will confuse their love declarations for something completely off.
** If Tripp is chosen, she will try to do a Heimlich Maneuvre on hi because he said "She leaves him ''breathless''".

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: She is very loyal to Becca, even if Becca isn't as nice to her. During the time Becca ignored Madison to date Sebastian, Madison won't sign Chris' petition if Emily suggests this as "getting back at Becca".
Becca". On the other hand, convincing her to sign so she can free Becca from [[LiteralMinded "Sebastian's evil love spell"]] will do the trick.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: LiteralMinded: She can date either Tripp or Logan, she will confuse their love declarations for something completely off.
** If Tripp is chosen, she will try to do a Heimlich Maneuvre on hi him because he said "She leaves him ''breathless''".



* GameBreakingInjury: He is the QB of Hartfet's football team. He twists his ankle in Book 1, which allows Chris to play in his spot while he recovers for the reminder of the season.

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* GameBreakingInjury: He is the QB of Hartfet's Hartfeld's football team. He twists his ankle in Book 1, which allows Chris to play in his spot while he recovers for the reminder of the season.



* NiceGuy: He is one of the nicest guys from Hartfelt and is the most frequent of the ones who will hel the Main Character and Friends.

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* NiceGuy: He is one of the nicest guys from Hartfelt Hartfeld and is the most frequent of the ones who will hel the Main Character and Friends.



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* ConsummateProfessional: She is constantly around Vasquez and James on a professional level and nothing else. She only knows Vasquez's secret because of her client-editor code.

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* ConsummateProfessional: She is constantly around Vasquez and James on a professional level and nothing else. She only knows Vasquez's secret because of her client-editor code. [[spoiler:Apparently averted in Book 3, when she warns Emily [[{{Yandere}} to stay away from James]]]]

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is Best Friends with Tyler, with Zack constantly shipping Tyler and Abbie.




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* HeterosexualLifePartners: He is Best Friends with Zack.




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* ObliviousToLove: In Book 1, she doesn't notice that Tyler wants to be with her. The most notorious example is when Tyler suggests sharing a carride, just the two (and he wasn't being subtle at all), and she still doesn't notice until the others tell her.


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* TheAtoner: It took him a lot of time to swallow his pride and recognize tgat he oewd his daughter an apology for writing all her secrets into a novel.

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* TheAtoner: It took him a lot of time to swallow his pride and recognize tgat that he oewd owed his daughter an apology for writing all her secrets into a novel.



* HollywoodNerd: He is considered one of the University Geeks, but not in Edgar's level.



* TheProudElite: He is very proud of his wealth and takes every opportunity to trash talk any student with scholarships, proclaiming that only privileged people with private education is worthy of University.
* TheRival: To Chris inside the Student Council. He becomes Treasurer just so he could shut down all of his proposals.




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* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is the one who teased Tyler the most for being nerdy, inadvertently picking up a fight with Abbie, which turns into a big discussion between her and Kaitlyn and widening the gap between the gang and the band.



* CovertPervert: Many of her comments tend to go this direction by how invested she seems into her students' love lives, especially during the Valentines Day Special. Usually Vasquez interrupts her before she goes into details and she had no problem by letting Madison register with both Tripp and Logan by calling it a "Relationship Polyharmony"

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* CovertPervert: Many of her comments tend to go this direction by how invested she seems into her students' love lives, especially during the Valentines Day Special. Usually Vasquez interrupts her before she goes into details and she had no problem by with letting Madison register with both Tripp and Logan by calling it a "Relationship Polyharmony"




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* ConsummateProfessional: She is constantly around Vasquez and James on a professional level and nothing else. She only knows Vasquez's secret because of her client-editor code.
* SecretKeeper: She was the only character aware of Vasquez's illness before Emily finds out.

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* HiddenDephts: Darren is also into Punk music.

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* HiddenDephts: GameBreakingInjury: He is the QB of Hartfet's football team. He twists his ankle in Book 1, which allows Chris to play in his spot while he recovers for the reminder of the season.
* HiddenDepths:
** When first meeting him, the player assumes he is just a one-dimensional jock. While he admits that he does benefit from his sports scholarship, he knows that it won't be a longterm carreer, so he just wants to enjoy playing while still young.
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* Ambiguously Brown: Her ethnicity isn't stated in the books.

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* Ambiguously Brown: AmbiguouslyBrown: Her ethnicity isn't stated in the books.




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* CoolTeacher: In comparison to Vasquez, she is far nicer than him.
* CovertPervert: Many of her comments tend to go this direction by how invested she seems into her students' love lives, especially during the Valentines Day Special. Usually Vasquez interrupts her before she goes into details and she had no problem by letting Madison register with both Tripp and Logan by calling it a "Relationship Polyharmony"

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\n* AuthorAvatar: The Player can customize her look or name to be in the story.
* BiTheWay: The player can decide if she will also pursue Kaitlyn as well.
* FieryRedhead: Her default look combined with the most assertive responses.
* HelloInsertNameHere: The main character is nameable; the default name is 'Emily'.
* TheMatchmaker: She can help form couples during the story, like Zack and Brandon, Abbie and Tyler, Madison with either Logan or Tripp, and Amara with Darren.
* SecondLove: If she chooses Chris, she will be this after Chris decides to move on from his break up.
* SecretKeeper: She accidentally finds out that Professor Vasquez is dying from Terminal Cancer and is forced to keep it a secret until James and Gabriella inevitably find out.



* DisappearedDad: A premium choice in book 3 chapter 1 has Chris reveal his father just left with no note or explanation, and he's never seen him since.




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* StudentCouncilPresident: He becomes this in Book 3, but still has to struggle with Sebastian as his Treasurer.






* TwoferTokenMinoriy: She is Asian and Gay.

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* TwoferTokenMinoriy: TwoferTokenMinority: She is Asian and Gay.



* AsianAndNerdy: Tyler, specially when it's time for ''Study buddies''.

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* AsianAndNerdy: Tyler, specially when it's time for {{Adorkable}}: Especially around ''Study buddies''.
Buddies Time!!!''
* AsianAndNerdy: Smart, very dorky and a big fan of games and other pop culture media.







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* TeachersPet: James for Vasquez, to an extent, because he's a big fan of his writing and extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with him.
* TokenMinority: The only black romantic interest.



* BasedOnATrueStory: Most of his novels are written about real people, which bring problems because they are ''too'' accurate on the person he based them on.



* TokenMinority: He is one of the few Asian characters at Hartfelt (along with Kaitlyn and Tyler)




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* TokenMinority: He is from Indian heritage.




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* TokenMinority: One of the few black characters in the story (along with James)




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* BasedOnATrueStory: She is in the other end, as the reason she is resentful with her father is because of his novel "Winter in July", based on ''every single detail of her life and depression issues''.
* ParentalIssues: She had a big rift with her father until her son is born.


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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Once he is born, Vasquez and his daughter finally reconcile.

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* LadyDrunk: Subverted. The excess actually causes her to have alcohol poisoning and get rushed to the hospital on her birthday.
* LipstickLesbian: Taking out the fact that she is into girls, it's pretty hard to guess otherwise.




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* TwoferTokenMinoriy: She is Asian and Gay.




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* CasanovaWannabe: He presents himself as a flirty flamboyant gay stereotype, until it's shown that he can barely talk to his crush. It's only because of the Main Character (and premium options) that he is capable to ask him out at all.
* PetHomosexual: So far, he and Brandon are the only gay male couple shown at Hartfelt.



* Ambiguously Brown: Her ethnicity isn't stated in the books.






* TheAtoner: It took him a lot of time to swallow his pride and recognize tgat he oewd his daughter an apology for writing all her secrets into a novel.
* CharacterDeath: He passes away near the end of book 2.
* StraightMan: He usually plays serious foil, more notably next to Mrs. Twombly.



* HiddenHeartOfGold: It's only because of Darren, Madison and Logan telling about how a good friend Becca can really be.



* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Either is she ends up dating Tripp or Logan, she will confuse their love declarations for something completely off.

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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Either is she ends up dating She can date either Tripp or Logan, she will confuse their love declarations for something completely off.




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* NiceGuy: He is one of the nicest guys from Hartfelt and is the most frequent of the ones who will hel the Main Character and Friends.
* OddCouple: If the player helps, He and Madison become this.



* AmicableExes: Averted. By Book 2, she actively tries to avoid Tyler when he starts to date Abbie.




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* TheRival: To Abbie in regards of pursuing Tyler.
* YesMan: In Book 3, she becomes this for Sebastian (even though Chris is the president and Sebastian is just the Treasurer)




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* ChildhoodFriends: He and Kaitlyn grew up in the same neighborhood and their parents are close friends as well.
* IncompatibleOrientation: While its very obvious for others that he has a big crush on Kaitlyn, she had trouble on how to tell him that she is into girls.




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* DeadGuyJunior: He is named after his late grandfather.




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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was sent to Juvie for beating up his sister's abusive ex-boyfriend, which revoked all his possible scholarships.
* RomanticInterest: He becomes the ''fourth'' one for the Main Character.

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[[folder:Other Students]][[folder:People at Hartfelt]]


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!!Ms. Twombly


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!!Yasmin Udoka

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!Students and Faculty members of Hartfelt University




!Students and Faculty members of Hartfelt University

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* RomanticInterest: One of the three main Love Interests.



* FaceOfATug: She looks the toughest from her bandmates, but is also the most mature and nice of them.

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!!Arjun
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[[folder:Main Character and her Roomates]]

!!Emily (Or "The Main Character"/You)


!!Chris Powell
* TheAllAmericanBoy: Chris has the look, hobby (football player), and nice guy personality.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before enrolling to Hartfelt, Chris used to be a rebel with a criminal record with a broken home, until his coach bailed him and introduced him to football so he could get a scholarship for college.
* RomanticInterest: One of the three main Love Interests.

!!Kaitlyn Liao

* GayOption: She turns out to be the third Love Interest through the middle of Book 1.
* RomanticInterest: One of the three main Love Interests.

!!Zack
* CampGay: He is very flamboyant and quirky.

!!Tyler
* AsianAndNerdy: Tyler, specially when it's time for ''Study buddies''.

!Abbie

[[/folder]]


!Students and Faculty members of Hartfelt University
[[folder:Literature Faculty]]
!!James Ashton
!!Professor Enrique Vasquez
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kappa Phi Sigma sorority]]
!!Becca
* AlphaBitch: She is mean and nasty to Emily all the time.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite antagonizing Emily and her friends, she decided to help them blackmailing Sebastian after she discovers that he steals trusts funds for himself.
* GoldDigger: She initially dated Sebastian because she was impressed by his background and wealth.
* WomanScorned: Besides her discovery of Sebastian's dirt (see above), the main reason she gives away the information is because Sebastian is so self-absorbed that he completely takes her for granted, never acknoledges her or even takes her to dates.

!!Madison
* DumbBlonde: She is very ditzy and doesn't get any metaphores.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Either is she ends up dating Tripp or Logan, she will confuse their love declarations for something completely off.
** If Tripp is chosen, she will try to do a Heimlich Maneuvre on hi because he said "She leaves him ''breathless''".
** If Logan is chosen, she warns him to keep his balance when Logan says "He's ''falling'' for her".
* SpoiledSweet: She is all what you would expect from a sorority girl, but also is a good girl who invites everyone to her parties regardless of their social status.
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[[folder:The Football Team]]
!!Darren
* HiddenDephts: Darren is also into Punk music.
* LovableJock: He is the star of the Hartfelt Football team and is also very nice and smart.

!!Logan
* DumbJock: While also as likable as Chris and Darren, he is also a lot more relaxed and daredevil than the other two. He got an indigestion for eating a lot of eggs before Kappa Phi Sigma's party, leaving Abbie without a date.
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[[folder:The Gamers]]
!!Tripp

!!Edgar
* HollywoodNerd: Unlike Tripp, he looks and talks exactly like a nerd stereotype.
* InsufferableGenius: In almost all of his scenes he is either providing trivia facts or correcting people about History, Science, etc.

!!Leila
*GamerChick: She is the only girl in the [=DnD=] club.

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[[folder:Other Students]]
!!Brandon
* PutOnABus: He goes to a exchange program in Peru right before Book 3. He makes a brief appearance via Skype to chat with Zack and Emily.
* StraightGay: Players don't notice he is gay until he takes interest on Zack.

!!Sebastian
* {{Jerkass}}: To the point ''even Becca'' had enough with him.
* SmugSnake: He treats everyone with disdain, mostly because of their lower social status. He even treats Becca, his then-girlfriend, like trash.

!!Natasha
*AloofDarkHairedGirl: She is very distant and blunt with others, except for Kaitlyn and her bandmates.

!!Rachel
* EarlyBirdCameo: She only appears as a one-shot character until she is formally introduced in Book 3.

!!Amara
* FaceOfATug: She looks the toughest from her bandmates, but is also the most mature and nice of them.
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Other Characters]]
!!Gabriela Vasquez

!!Enrique "Rico" Vasquez

!!Zig

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