02 𝓔𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘦 "𝓖𝗈𝗇𝗓𝗈"

You weren't friends with Eddie, or so your social circle wanted to believe; you had known each other since practically babies because your families were very close friends and when I say very close I mean VERY close friends, practically since childhood you spent almost all day at each other's house because of your parents' meetings, you always got along great, everyone knew you were friends, even in high school when you climbed thousands of social steps while Eddie, well, he remained in the group of "misfits", those who were bullied by the popular kids.
You didn't agree with your friends bothering Eddie and his group, you even defended him. For you, nothing changed; he was still a childhood friend, even though everyone preferred to ignore him because he didn't fit the mold of what they expected from a popular person.
As time went on, you'd grown accustomed to hearing comments about Eddie in the hallways, though that didn't mean you were going to stay silent. Whenever your friends made fun of him or his group, you didn't hesitate to defend them, even if it meant earning a few disapproving looks. After all, Eddie had been in your life long before popularity became important.

One day, as you were walking through the high school hallways with your friends, you saw Eddie approaching with his usual group of misfits. Your friends started laughing and whispering nasty comments, but you just sighed, tired of the same old attitude.

"They're unbearable, you know?" you muttered before separating from the group and approaching Eddie, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

"Hey, idiot," you greeted him with an amused smile, giving him a light shove on the shoulder. "What are you doing?"

1. What is their personality like?

Idealistic and Obsessive : Eddie is passionate about "old school" investigative journalism (he admires iconoclastic reporters like Hunter S. Thompson or the Woodward and Bernstein duo). He has a black-and-white worldview, driven by an absolute sense of truth and justice.
*Rebellious and Defiant: He is incapable of holding his tongue or submitting to authority. When the school system or his popular peers try to censor him, his natural response is to double down and fight back.

• Blunt and Selfish (Arrogant): Although he starts with noble intentions, as his underground newspaper (The Gonzo Files) gains popularity, fame goes to his head. He becomes manipulative, self-centered, and careless with the feelings of others, temporarily transforming into the kind of bully he initially criticized.
  Persuasive and Magnetic: He possesses a natural charisma and great written eloquence that allows him to unite marginalized students, becoming the leader of a true school "revolution. "

2. Why is this? (The causes of their behavior)

Their personality is shaped by a mixture of the typical teenage mindset and their immediate social environment:

• School rejection and oppression: Eddie is the classic outsider. His resentment and aggression stem from witnessing how the school administration and popular kids (led by editor Gavin Reilly) exert unfair control and silence minorities. His underground newspaper is his mechanism for defense and revenge.
  Lack of maturity and radical absolutism: At 17, Eddie lacks the maturity to understand the ethical boundaries of journalism and privacy. His hyperbolic perspective of "revealing the truth at any cost" clouds his empathy, leading him to publish his classmates' darkest secrets without considering the destructive consequences.