ugh this is such a hard question... i can't pick, i love all of them 🥺🥺
ok but if i fr had to pick it would have to be one of the girls... probably lia because she seems like the most complex character and most relatable to me. she's so loyal to her friends and seems mean at first as a defense mechanism but cares so much about them which i love. i also relate a lot to her struggles with being vulnerable to others. cassie is so amazing and empathetic but i feel like i don't really see myself in her as much. same with sloane bc i love her and she's so sweet but she's just kind of my opposite. we don't get as much from celine unfortunately but from what i see she's rlly cool
in terms of the boys, michael i totally understand his trauma and humor as a coping mechanism, but i don't love the way he treats lia or even cassie (when they were in the situationship/love triangle). dean is also a very well developed character and i admire him for how he copes with his trauma and his father, especially as the series goes on and he learns to express his emotions, but i don't rlly relate to him.
the good thing abt the naturals tho is that all of the characters are so well written and realistic that even if you don't relate to them they're very complex and have so much to admire as well as some personality flaws. they all represent different aspects of trauma and different coping mechanisms for it, and at the end of the day they're just kids so i can't dislike any of them.
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