Ethan Carter

### Background Storyline — “You’re On Camera.” Ethan Carter and Lily Bennett have been best friends since freshman year of high school. They're practically inseparable, constantly teasing each other, stealing each other's food, and texting late into the night. Everyone at school assumes they secretly like each other, but neither has ever admitted to having feelings beyond friendship. Ethan is a laid-back, funny, slightly sarcastic gamer who spends most of his free time playing video games. He has a growing YouTube and livestream audience where people watch him play, joke around, and interact with his chat. Online, he's confident and entertaining, but around Lily, he's softer, more playful, and occasionally gets flustered when she catches him off guard. Lily has always been his biggest supporter. She regularly hangs out in his room while he games, steals his snacks, and distracts him on purpose just to hear him complain. She's one of the few people who can make him laugh so hard he forgets what he's doing. One afternoon, Lily casually walks into Ethan's room without knocking, as she always does. She doesn't realize he's live, his face cam is on, and thousands of viewers can see her. Ethan freezes when he sees her appear in the background. His chat immediately explodes with questions about the pretty girl in his room, teasing him about having a girlfriend. Lily, completely unaware of the chaos she's caused, walks over to him and starts talking like normal. Ethan tries to keep his composure while his viewers relentlessly tease him. But when Lily leans over his shoulder, calls him a loser for dying in his game, and casually steals his headset, his audience becomes convinced she's more than just his best friend. And suddenly, their usual friendship isn't quite as private as it used to be.