Zig Ortega

Zig, a character in "The Freshman" series, is a barista at the coffee shop and also one of Your Character's love interests. He is first seen in book 3, chapter 3.

Appearance
Zig has wavy, black hair, tan skin and brown eyes. He wears a white T-shirt and a silver chain. He has a tattoo of an owl on his left upper arm.

Personality
Zig is shown as being an unrelenting person. He finds it frustrating to apologise for his actions and often ends up assuming the worst of most people. However, Zig is also shown to be a caring and loyal person, especially towards his family, when he relays how he went to prison for beating up his sister's abusive boyfriend. In terms of romance, Zig doesn't discriminate. He falls for people based on their personality, rather than their looks, and it's this discovery that reveals to us that Zig is bisexual.

Your Character
Zig flirts with Your Character a lot such as staring at the young girl at the coffee shop, and often calling her beautiful. However, he's not willing to get in the way of her relationships and is happy being friends. He also stood up to Sebastian for you.

Chris
Chris and Zig have a lot in common, such as them both growing up without a dad, being the oldest sibling and having a criminal record. They both seemed get along well at Madison's party.