Phil was an average guy. He lived in an average home with his older brother Martin, his mom, and his dad. He went to school at Plymouth High as a sophomore. He had gingery hair which he dyed over and the brightest blue eyes. Phil had a girlfriend, Joan, who lived two blocks away. Joan was tall, and had long black hair that had pink streaks in it, and intense green eyes. Her skin was tanned, but not unnaturally so. She and her family went away every vacation chance they had to another exotic place.
Unlike Phil, all of his friends were pretty cool and outgoing. Cleo, Joan's best friend, had come out as lesbian the year before. She had a pixie cut that was dyed a vibrant blue and grey eyes that could glare into your soul. Joan's other friend, Harper, was the president of the glee club and had the most amazing voice. She was petite but fierce and loyal, always willing to go an extra mile for her buddies. Phil's friends included Tyler and Dan. Tyler changed his hair color every other week, going from purple to blue to so blonde it was practically white in a heartbeat. Dan was more like Phil than the others. He had chocolaty brown hair which he straightened every morning and dark brown eyes to match. Dan, like Phil, enjoyed gaming and the internet, choosing to remain alone indoors than outside with the group playing football.
Dan was Phil's best friend. They lived down the street from one another, walking to and from school, complaining about their horrible teachers and the crap load of homework they had to do, and laughing at the day's positives together. Their friends thought they were crazy. In some ways they were. Their idea of a good night's sleep would be going to bed at one in the morning rather than three, and not just on the weekends. They would spend hours indoors until they were so pale they were practically translucent. They were almost never seen without the other. Dan and Phil, Phil and Dan.
Of course, they made time for their other friends. The six of them were one of the tightest friends groups in the school. Phil and Joan were envied by other couples. The two of them got along so well, they almost never fought. They weren't popular, but their little group was well liked.