PandasHearts
Character List:
Main Characters:
Elara Wynters - Quiet, Artistic, and overwhelmed by social anxiety. She's learning to navigate her way through panic episodes, friendship pressure, and her own self-acceptance. Her life drives the story.
Cael Arden - 17. A thoughtful, observant, obnoxiously annoying to Elara, although he's closed off about attending therapy himself. His presence can be exhausting to Elara, but the faintest softness in his glare often helps her grow more confident.
Supporting Characters:
Mira Solayne - 16. Elara's best friend since early childhood. Colourful personality, impulsive, and deeply loyal. She struggles with her slight feelings of being "left behind" and learns to communicate in healthier ways.
Rowan Hale - 17. An outward student leader who, in the past, tried and failed at running the school wellness club. Warm, motivational, social, and surprisingly goofy outside of meetings in the drowning wellness club. Acts as an emotional guide for everyone, everyone except Mira Solayne, although that may be for more reasons than one.
Serin Dovelle - 16. A soft-spoken classmate who shares notes with Elara and becomes an unexpected safe space. Deals with quiet depression, adding some depth to their friendship.
Eryn Calder - 16. An abandoned outcast from the rest of the group of friends. Socially awkward but unknowingly very sweet-offers unexpected grounding moments of kindness and care.
Challenge-Based Characters:
Darin Kess - 16. Elara's ex-boyfriend. Not exactly mean, just emotionally clueless and inconsistent, representing the unhealthy patterns Elara is trying to inch away from.
Vera Mael - 17. A demanding, perfectionist teacher's pet who pushes Elara too hard. Not to mention her "popular girl" friend group, the occasional bullying of Elara on the side of the classroom tension. Eventually becomes a core catalyst for Elara to stand up for her pride.