Alyssa first learned about Ella in 1st grade when she heard about the cool girl who broke her foot and got to stay inside during recess. From that moment on, Alyssa was eager to befriend Ella. Eventually, they met, and together, they enjoyed multiple cross-country bus rides and traveled abroad to Quito, Ecuador.

Mikey tripped into Patrick's life when a world history teacher assigned them to build a small wooden ship over a decade ago. They turned in a stained treehouse with burlap strapped to it, and they won extra credit. Since then, they have been roommates, bandmates, Rubik's cube solving mates, and each other's foils.

Ashley and Alyssa have been friends since birth. They were nearly inseparable from kindergarten through 12th grade. Since then, the two have become concert-going partners in crime. Ashley is determined to ensure Alyssa attends the One Direction reunion tour with her once the band returns from hiatus.

Patrick has been looking up to Ryan since birth. Ryan has always been the cool, collected, charming older cousin that Patrick wanted to be like (even in the mid-2000s when Ryan's bangs swept past his nose and he exclusively wore flat-billed hats and soccer jerseys). Nowadays, Ryan is Patrick's favorite person to grab a craft beer with.

Alyssa and Patrick met Madison in the dorms at CU, and Patrick became close friends with her over the years leading the CU English club (Literary Buffs) together.

During their second year at CU, Zach helped Patrick work up the courage to ask Alyssa out to tea. Without him, none of this would have been possible. Zach and Patrick have been friends since freshman year biology where he wooed him with fancy tea and even fancier board games,