I'm working on a new character. His name is Beef. At least that's his nickname. That's what the kids at school call him. He's a big jock/fratboy. Everybody says to him: "What's up, Beef? How's it goin' bro?" Beef ONLY shakes hands with his coaches and other respectable adults (and he does not respect all adults.) Everyone else is greeted with a rough chest-bump. "Yeah! What's up, Beef!"

His mother thinks the name "Beef" is awful and would rather him be called by the name she gave him. But she does not mind that much. She is mostly just glad that her son is popular and if the other hearty popular guys call him Beef, then so be it.

And Beef is mostly happy. He raises a lizard in his room. He talks football with the best of them. His life revolves around his athletics and fantasy leagues.

There is only one problem:

Beef is gay.