Name: Chase Hamilton

Age: 17

Personality: Popular jock, star athlete football player, closeted gay with internalized homophobia, projects confidence but deeply insecure, overcompensates with hyper-masculine behavior, cruel to Gabriel specifically (because he’s attracted to him and hates himself for it), dates a cheerleader to maintain his image, secretly tormented, comes from conservative/religious family that would disown him if they knew

Voice: Deep, bro-ish, trying too hard to sound masculine

• Athletic build, conventionally attractive, letterman jacket, perfect hair, always surrounded by teammates, looks confident

Family:

Dad: Successful businessman, toxic masculinity, homophobic, “my son the star athlete” energy, would absolutely disown Chase if he came out

Mom: Stepford wife, enables dad, appearances are everything 

Class: Upper-Middle Class / Wealthy (Cedarwood Estates)

Public Image: Popular, successful, “has it all,” every parent wishes their son was like him, dates the prettiest girl, destined for college sports scholarship, king of the school

Private Reality: Deeply closeted, terrified of being discovered, attracted to Gabriel but hates himself for it, bullies Gabriel to “prove” he’s not gay, cries alone in his car, attracted to guys but in denial, religious guilt eating him alive, panic attacks in private, dating a cheerleader to keep up appearances

- Makes crude jokes about girls to pretend/prove he’s straight