Hellbound and Heavensent Notes

[aftanith]

Premise

Jonathan, shy & extraordinarily bookish
Nola, vain & fixated upon popularity
Rae, snarky & extremely cynical
Jaxon, super dumb & shortsighted

Jonathan, super sweet, loyal, and romantic (he just doesn't know how to connect & desperately fears rejection)
Nola, compassionate and insecure (she hides her less mainstream interests and opinions in order to be liked)
Rae, fiercely protective and desperate for family (she just assumes people only put up with her because they have to)
Jaxon, unflinchingly positive and very kind and generous (he's just extremely oblivious to what's going on around him)

I am torn between Nikolai and Michael for the Michael (TGP) expy's name. Obviously, naming him for the character he's based on makes the inspiration unmistakably transparent, but... I kind of like it better than anything else I can come up with? It's a great red herring, honestly.

The two recurring (minor) demon characters are Harlan and Hadriana. I am debating making them Expy!Michael's children, actually. It could add an interesting dynamic...

Endgame Jonathan/Nola/Jaxon, Rae/Expy!Michael, and heavily implied Hadriana/Harlan. (Plus some degree of fleeting Rae/Harlan.)