Meet the Cast
Ellen McConnell
Curious, Careful, Kind, and IntenseWhen James gives Ellen his drawing of her and her "interesting qualities," Ellen sees that the traits he chose to exemplify were "curious, careful, kind, and inte...
Link McConnell
Is There Anything He Can't Do?Link is super smart. Like, really, ridiculously smart:Link skipped third grade because he could already do long division and fractions in his head. He taught himself t...
James Wentworth
Walking, Talking, Kissing Encyclopedia of KnowledgeJames seems to have it impossibly together, for a teenager. He's eloquent, confident, graceful, intelligent, and oh, by the way, he's bisexual, bu...
Dad (Mr. McConnell)
World's Leading Authority on Mind HeartbeatsThere are dads who wrestle with their kids and learn to braid their hair, and then there's Ellen and Link's dad. This dude is authoritarian, academically...
Mom (Mrs. McConnell)
Mom is levelheaded and much more emotionally available than Dad, but she's also incredibly busy. Her interior-decorating job takes up a lot of her time, leaving Link and Ellen pretty much on their...
Minor Characters
Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth (James's Parents)The Wentworths are basically the embodiment of the emotionally distant, negligent, socialite parents stereotype. They are always either working or pursuing t...