Lucas Thomas

Lucas, a character in the It Lives In The Woods book, is the student body president of Westchester High. He is one of Main Character's love interests. He is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Lucas is described by Noah in Chapter 1 as being a tall man hitting over 6 ft. He is quite handsome in appearance. He is a slim man with broad shoulders. His facial features are very sharp, especially his cheekbone and jawline. He has tan skin, brown eyes, and slick, gelled back brown hair. He is shown to have dimples when he smiles. He wears a pink button-up shirt underneath a brown sweater and a pair of glasses.

Personality
Lucas is helpful to the point of risking his own position, as shown when he showed Main Character the answer to Mr. Cooper's question. This resulted in him being scolded by Mr. Cooper after class.

Like his friends, he worries about many things, such as his extracurricular activities and the pressure of his responsibilities as student body president. He also feels conflicted by his aspiration to go into politics and his parents' desire for him to take different career paths, with his father wanting him to become a psychologist and his mother wanting him to become a doctor. The fact that they keep reminding him of what they had accomplished at his age puts him under further pressure. Due to the pressure from both parents, he resorted to stealing his mother's prescription pad to get focus pills, but kicked his addiction in Chapter 6. The pills had side effects such as anxiety.

Ironically, giving speeches terrifies him despite his public speaking abilities and charisma.

If he survives the events, he will attend college, where he initially struggles with adjusting to life there but manages to calm himself down and receive encouragement from Professor Bhatt.

It Lives In The Woods

 * Chapter 1: Old Friends
 * Chapter 2: What Are You Afraid Of?
 * Chapter 4: What's Coming to You
 * Chapter 5: Buckle Up
 * Chapter 6: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
 * Chapter 7: Party Favors
 * Chapter 8: Breakdown
 * Chapter 9: Ungrateful
 * Chapter 10: I'm Not Scared
 * Chapter 11: You Again
 * Chapter 12: Homecoming
 * Chapter 13: Fight or Flight
 * Chapter 14: In the Dark
 * Chapter 15: Everyone Plays Together
 * Chapter 16: In Memoriam

It Lives Beneath

 * Chapter 5: Gone Fishing (Determinant)

Main Character
In Chapter 2, Lucas writes the answer to Mr. Cooper's question on his hand to help Main Character, resulting in him receiving a lecture. Afterwards, Lucas rescues Main Character after Cody and Jocelyn lock him/her in his/her locker. A premium option allows Main Character to help him prepare for an interview, improving his confidence in his duties and relationship. Main Character can choose him as his/her homecoming date.

Andy Kang
During a meeting with your friends, Lucas tells Noah to stop bothering Andy, but uses the feminine pronoun when referring to the latter. This causes Andy to correct him with the masculine pronoun, and Lucas promptly apologizes. Nevertheless, there is no bad blood between both of them.

Trivia

 * He can beatbox.
 * He resembles singer Brandon Arreaga.
 * The writing for Lucas's character is inspired by the song "Break the Walls" by Fitz and the Tantrums.
 * If he survives Mr. Red's game of Are You Scared, he will tell Professor Bhatt, his Environmental Studies professor, that the wants to go into politics and write laws to protect the environment. He will also make an appearance in Chapter 5 of It Lives Beneath and sport a new look. He is studying political science. He also mentions that the Dam in Pine Springs means that the Lake isn't natural, which could be what caused the entity to lash out.
 * The name Lucas is of Latin origin and means "light".
 * The surname Thomas is of Greek, English, and Aramaic origin, which means "twin".
 * He is canonically bisexual. In Chapter 7 your character can ask him about cute people at a party, one of them being a guy named Peter Espinoza who Lucas says is "super straight".
 * He shares this title with Kamilah Sayeed and Lily Spencer from Bloodbound, Will Jackson from The Crown & The Flame, Zig Ortega from The Freshman, Emma Hawkins from High School Story, Alana Kusuma from Perfect Match, Seth Levine from Red Carpet Diaries, and Kate O'Malley from Veil of Secrets.