Gavin "Spinner" Mason

Spinner has always ruled the world of Degrassi. He's done just about everything and gone through more than any student or adult could ever imagine. Somewhere between crippling his best friend, getting cancer, dealing with the awkward perks of puberty, falling in and out of love, and getting shot, Spinner manages to dream. In his mind, he finally married Jane after she graduated Degrassi, and got accepted in police college. Spinner would still work at the Dot because he loves working there with Holly J. and seeing his friends every day. His life would be perfect because in Spinner's mind, anything that could possibly go wrong, somehow couldn't go wrong.

On the rare nights that Spinner has nightmares, his life would be a living hell. After Jane dumps him, Spinner suddenly gets a call from the doctor to learn that his cancer came back. Jimmy would never forgive him for putting him in a chair for his life. All the crap in Spinner's past that he tried to pretend never happened would suddenly rear up and rain on his head like a typhoon, and just when he finally ran out of things to hate about himself, he would start suffering the consequences of things that could have happened. What if Jay never stopped him from burning the school's yearbooks and torching the school? Or if he decided to fight Bruce instead of going to the doctor and dealing with his cancer like he should have? These things just make his nightmares more unbearable.

After a dream, Spinner yawns and stretches and prepares for the day because, even if his dreams don't come true, his life is still amazing.
When Spinner wakes up in a sweat after a nightmare, he tries hard not to reflect on his past, because deep inside he thinks he's a bad person.

It amazes Spinner how many second chances he's been given.

Next: Ellie Nash