History Characters / IAmNotOkayWithThis

* ExtravertedNerd: He doesn't appear to have any friends besides Syd, though he's still by far the most outgoing character in the series.

* HairTriggerTemper: Syd has an anger problem as a result of her dad's death, and is getting counseling for it. her starting a diary is recommended as part of her anger management therapy so she can express her feelings that way. [[spoiler:It results in her accidentally killing her brother's pet, and then Brad, [[PowerIncontinence when she lost control]] of her [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]].]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: A subtler version of the trope. In his very first scene, Syd points to his bare feet, which he simply brushes off as "Shoes. Who needs them?"

* ButchLesbian: A {{downplayed}} example - she isn't particularly athletic, but stays far away from traditionally feminine pursuits and looks. While she has had sex with Stan, she notes that something was 'missing' from it and figures out just what it was when she kisses Dina. Her diary seems to be explicit about her lesbianism as well [[spoiler: if Brad is to be believed-apparently in there she went on at great length about Dina and her feelings for her.]]

* Politically Incorrect Villain: [[spoiler: He calls Sydney a “dyke” while he is humiliating her at the prom.]]

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Inverted when it comes to him and Syd.

* ThePollyanna: He's generally upbeat despite all the problems in his home life.

* TheirFirstTime: Has this with [[spoiler: Syd. Stan falls in love with her because of it; Syd, on the other hand, simply regards it as a one-time thing. Despite this, they still end up being close friends.]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: As a comic book geek, he's convinced that Syd is going to be a real-life superhero and that he's TheMentor. Given that the story is about Syd dealing with her teen angst issues and that [[ComicBook/XMen Charles Xavier]] probably doesn't exist, Stan is probably wrong.
** [[spoiler: Possibly averted in the Season One finale with the implication that the shadow man will mentor Syd.]]

* ButchLesbian: Downplayed example - she isn't particularly athletic, but stays far away from traditionally feminine pursuits and looks. While she has had sex with Stan, she notes that something was 'missing' from it and figures out just what it was when she kisses Dina. Her diary seems to be explicit about her homosexuality as well [[spoiler: if Brad is to be believed.]]

* BigSisterInstinct: She's very protective of Liam, to the point where she attempts to use her powers on a kid who's bullying him at school. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.

* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: In the comics, it's explicitly stated that Syd can't have sex or masturbate as it causes her to lose control of her powers. The show implies otherwise, considering [[spoiler: nothing is made out of it after she sleeps with Stanley, though]].

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Has this dynamic with her best friend, Dina, in the show.

* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: In the comics, it's explicitly stated that Syd can't have sex or masturbate as it causes her to lose control of her powers. The show implies otherwise, considering [[spoiler: nothing is made out of it after she sleeps with Stanley, though, as noted above, her lack of sexual feelings for him even when they had sex also indicates that she might be a lesbian]].

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:After being an asshole to everyone throughout the entire show, he gets his head blown up when his public humiliation of Sydney causes enough stress to activate her powers.]]

* ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: In the comics, it's explicitly stated that Syd can't have sex or masturbate as it causes her to lose control of her powers. The show implies otherwise, considering [[spoiler: nothing is made out of it after she sleeps with Stanley.]]

* ForTheEvulz: [[[spoiler: His whole reason to humilate Sydney is for his own sadistic amusement.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: He's a big fanboy of music and comics, tends to sing in the shower, and has quite the quirky wardrobe to boot. He also practices asking Syd to homecoming by talking to his reflection.

* ButchLesbian: Downplayed example - she isn't particularly athletic, but stays far away from traditionally feminine pursuits and looks. While she has had sex with Stan, she notes that something was 'missing' from it and figures out just what it was when she kisses Dina. Her diary seems to be explicit about her homosexuality as well if Brad is to be believed.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Although she is definitely in love with her friend Dina, it's unclear if she likes men or not. Her brief crush on Stanley seems to have been a one-time thing (she even stated that the only reason she pursued anything romantic with him was that she felt she needed to "catch up" with Dina's love life). Adding to the point, her only reason for having sex with him was because kissing him "made her feel less weird". However, she still felt uncomfortable after the sexual experience. And this was ''before'' she realized she was in love with Dina.

* BlessedWithSuck: She has telekinetic powers, but due to the issues that come with being a teenager - whose favorite parent killed themselves, having to step up in the household, high school drama, budding sexuality, and so on - it leaves her prone to anxiety attacks and other problems, which end up being the source of her losing control of said powers and causing unintentional dangerous and large-scale destruction. Stan thinks it's totally cool and tries to talk to her about it, but she would rather not.

* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: [[spoiler: Brad's blood splatters all over her after she accidentally blows his head up. Her left-over appearance is compared to Stephen King's ''Carrie''.]]
* BoyishShortHair: Courtesy of her actress, Syd has short, wavy red hair. In one brief scene in the first episode, she's even shown clipping the front even shorter.

-->'''Syd:''' Dear Diary- go fuck yourself.

* IAmAMonster: She views herself as one for accidentally causing destruction with her powers, even though she doesn't at all mean to. In the comic, [[spoiler: she comes to believe that she's [[IveComeTooFar gone too far]] when she realizes she hurt Dina by killing Brad, leading to her becoming DrivenToSuicide]].

* PowerIncontinence: Syd has the power of telekinesis, but it only ever activates when she's in emotional distress such as anger or sadness. As such, it more often gives her even ''more'' trouble than a situation advantage.

* ProneToVomiting: In the comic, after every time she uses her powers, she has to run off to [[StressVomit throw up from panic]].
* PsychoactivePowers: She has telekinetic powers that are caused when her emotions spike, like becoming anxious or upset.

* NiceGuy

* CryForTheDevil: An invoked version of the trope. [[spoiler:Despite Brad cheating on her and her realizing that he's a big-time {{jerkass}}, she's still freaked out over his sudden, violent death and mourns over his body.]]
* NiceGirl: She's nothing but sweet to Syd and Stan, and doesn't push her best friend away, even after [[spoiler: Syd kisses her at a party.]]

* HateSink: He's a rude, obnoxious bully that later publicly humiliates Sydney because she ratted out that he cheated on Dina while also being violent and homophobic.

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:She seduces Brad and the two have sex, shortly after she labeled Syd as a slut when she suggested that Syd may have had sex with multiple people.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''Played by:''' Sophia Lillis]]

** While having one of her episodes, she accidentally kills Liam's pet hedgehog, Banana. She's plenty remorseful about it, despite the fact that she wasn't particularly attached to it.
** [[spoiler: At the end of Season 1, Brad proceeds to humiliate her at homecoming by taking a microphone and exposing all her secrets to the school - outing her feelings for Dina, making fun of her family problems, and is on the verge of exposing her secret powers. Stressed and just wanting him to stop, she accidentally causes his head to violently explode. Again, she feels awful for killing him when all she wanted him to do was to just stop talking.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: Although she is definitely in love with her friend Dina, it's unclear if she likes men or not. Her brief crush on Stanley seems to have been a one-time thing (she even stated that the only reason she pursued anything romantic with him was because she felt she needed to "catch up" with Dina's love life). Adding to the point, her only reason for having sex with him was because him kissing her "made her feel less weird". However, she felt weird and uncomfortable after the sexual experience. And this was before she realized she was in love with Dina.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: At the end of the comic, she kills herself after she sees Dina mourning Brad at his funeral. She comes to believe that she's too dangerous and horrible of a person to stay alive. This is not the case at the end of the first season.]]

* IAmAMonster: She views herself as one for accidentally causing destruction with her powers. In the comic, [[spoiler: she comes to believe that she's [[IveComeTooFar gone too far]] when she realizes she hurt Dina by killing Brad, leading to her becoming DrivenToSuicide]].

* PowerIncontinence: Syd has the power of telekinesis, but it only ever activates when she's in emotional distress such as anger or sadness. As such, it more often gives her trouble than an advantage.

* SuicideNote: [[spoiler: At the end of the comic, she leaves behind her comic as something for her family to find.]]

* ParentalNeglect: {{Zigzagged}}. At the start of the show, it's a straight example with her openly stating her dislike for Syd. Later on in the show [[spoiler: she reveals the reason she has Syd running the house is because she works 60-hour weeks to keep the family afloat. Another reason she's so upset with Syd is because Syd has always picked her father over her, even though he never left the bed after coming home from the war, and has been dead for over a year.]] Basically, [[ParentsAsPeople she isn't ''that'' good of a parent, but it's quite clear that she loves Syd and Liam in her own way,]] and she even tells Syd that [[spoiler: should she start feeling the same way her dad did before he committed suicide--symptoms that Syd can relate to, having recently acquired powers of her own--she can tell her mother about it anytime.]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first episode, he greets Syd quite cheerily while barefoot and asks [[NiceGuy if he can walk with her to her house.]] Afterwards, he dances by himself in the middle of the road on his way back home.

* CryForTheDevil: An invoked version of the trope. [spoiler:Despite Brad cheating on her and her realizing that he's a big-time {{jerkass}}, she's still freaked out over his sudden, violent death and mourns over his body.]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Greeting Syd barefoot quite cheerily and asking if he can walk with her to her house. Afterwards, he dances by himself in the middle of the road on his way back home.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander:}} He tends to come off as rather spacey, especially when compared to the surly Syd.