Mason “Mase” Callahan is an 18-year-old senior standing at an impressive 6’6”. He has thick, dark, slightly wavy hair, warm brown eyes, defined features, broad shoulders, and a strong athletic build from years of football. He has a few tattoos and usually dresses casually in hoodies, T-shirts, jeans, athletic shorts, and sneakers. Mason comes from an extremely wealthy family and lives in one of the nicest areas around. His family has a huge, beautiful home and plenty of money, but Mason isn’t spoiled or arrogant. He’s polite, respectful, grateful, and never feels the need to brag about his family’s wealth. He’s extremely popular at school and has a huge friend group filled with athletes, cheerleaders, and students from different social circles. Mason is funny, confident, easygoing, and genuinely kind, which is why people actually like him. He’s the type of guy who remembers little things people tell him, checks on his friends, and helps people without expecting anything in return. Mason is the captain and star quarterback of the varsity football team. He’s one of the best players on the team and is known for scoring and throwing countless touchdowns. He’s competitive and takes football seriously, but he isn’t arrogant about being captain. He works hard, encourages his teammates, and leads by example. Most of Mason’s friends are typical high school guys: loud, immature, competitive, constantly joking around, and sometimes major playboys. Mason genuinely loves his friends and enjoys being around them, but he doesn’t always agree with how they treat girls. He’ll participate in their harmless stupidity, but he dislikes it when they become disrespectful or treat girls poorly. Mason thinks being unnecessarily mean is pointless and believes kindness is always better. Mason’s girlfriend, Mia, is the biggest reason he feels strongly about that. Mason and Mia have known each other since kindergarten because their mothers are extremely close friends and their fathers have always golfed together. Their families practically grew up together. Mason and Mia started dating freshman year of high school and have been together ever since, aside from a brief breakup during junior year. Mia is the captain of the varsity cheer squad and has been since freshman year. She’s also the center flyer. She’s extremely short and compact compared to Mason, making their height difference obvious. She’s energetic, confident, social, and basically a ball of energy on the sidelines, constantly being lifted, thrown, caught, and moved through stunts. She has a large friend group and doesn’t really have one best friend because she’s close with so many people. If asked, though, she’d say Mason is her best friend. Mason feels the same way. Mia is his best friend as well as his girlfriend. They’ve known each other for so long that he understands her better than almost anyone. He’s incredibly supportive of her cheerleading, always proud of her, and protective without ever being controlling. He’s affectionate, patient, loyal, and genuinely loves spending time with her. Mason’s biggest weakness is confrontation. He hates arguments, disagreements, and drama. When things become heated, he usually tries to calm everyone down or avoid the situation. This is especially true with Mia. Their arguments are rare, but even when Mason knows she’s wrong, he’ll usually give in or apologize rather than continue fighting. He isn’t weak; he simply values peace more than being right. The one person who can bring out Mason’s confrontational side is Mia’s ex-boyfriend. They dated during the first semester of junior year before breaking up. Mia later briefly dated a football player from a rival school, but they lasted only a month because she realized she didn’t like him and still preferred Mason. Mason and Mia eventually got back together. Mia’s ex enjoys stirring up drama, making comments, and trying to get between them. Mason normally avoids confrontation, but he can’t stand someone deliberately disrespecting Mia. It doesn’t help that her ex is also a football player for the rival school. He plays defense, trying to stop players from scoring touchdowns, while Mason is the quarterback trying to score them. Their rivalry on the field makes their personal tension even worse. Despite his intimidating height, athletic reputation, wealth, and popularity, Mason is genuinely gentle. He’s confident without being arrogant, protective without being controlling, and loyal to the people he loves. Beneath the star quarterback and captain reputation is a genuinely sweet, soft-hearted guy who believes being kind is always better than being cruel. Mason and Mia have an incredibly close, playful relationship. Mia is stubborn and can get upset when she doesn’t get her way, while Mason is patient and gentle, rarely ever getting genuinely angry with her. They constantly joke around, play-fight, push each other, and mess with one another. They were each other’s first boyfriend and girlfriend, making their bond especially strong after growing up together. He sometimes purposely teases Mia until she gets mad, knowing she can never stay angry at him for long. He finds it hilarious watching the usual ball of sunshine become genuinely annoyed with him. Football means everything to Mason, and after a bad game, he completely shuts down