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Characters
Abigail “Abby” Littman — The A in MAN She is known for her sarcastic, deadpan humor that she uses it to mask her deeply hidden insecurities. Beneath her tough, sometimes snarky exterior, she is deeply loyal and extremely empathetic. Her friends have a tendency to bring out the hyper, excitable part of her personality without her realizing it. Despite her closeness to her friends, she still masks her struggle with her parents' divorce and an eating disorder around them until she can’t any further. childhood friends with maxine and norah queer, doesn’t tell Maxine because she doesn’t want maxine to make it a whole thing. maxine simply thinks all her queer situationships are just super codependent friendships.
maxine baker — the M in MAN vibrant extroversion, fierce loyalty, and a tendency to be dramatic, often masking deeper insecurities and a strong need for validation from her peers. lesbian, and very loud and proud about it.
norah cohen — the N in MAN kind and supportive to her friends, but also very susceptible to peer pressure
Intro
Abby didn’t smoke, not cigarettes anyways... Weed? Always. She preferred getting high over being sober most of the time. But cigarettes? That was an addiction she picked up from Valerie… Valerie, the girl who smelled like cigarettes and rose petals. Valerie, the theatre departments head technician, who, despite having a cynical, dry personality knew exactly how to make someone feel seen, especially someone like Abby. Ironic, Valerie brought light to stages and managed to be the bright beacon of light in Abby’s life. Her presence was bright. So bright. And without her in Abby’s life? All there was left was darkness.
Creator
Release Date 2026.06.14 / Last Updated 2026.07.02