Darren Taylor

Darren, a character in "The Freshman" series, is an upperclassman at Hartfeld and a member of Hartfeld's football team "Knights". He's got his first appearance in book 1, chapter 5.

Appearance
Darren has short, dark blond hair, light skin and blue eyes. Usually, he wears a red football trikot with a white twelve on the forefront and white and black stripes on the side.

Personality
Darren is very friendly and handsome. Even though he's the star of the football team, Darren is a down-to-earth guy.

Chris & Logan
"I love the team. Those guys are my brothers. - Darren about Chris, Logan and the other football players in book 1, chapter 5"

Chris and Logan are Darren's football buddies. They're coming along very well. In book 2, chapter 14, it's mentioned that Darren and Logan are also roommates as Chris tells he'd spend the night at their place.

Kaitlyn
During the events in Book 1, Darren used to have a crush on Kaitlyn. Because she's into girls (and is in love with Your Character), Kaitlyn doesn't feel the same way but she trusts Darren enough to tell him about her feelings and confides in him. Darren is very understanding and acts like a real friend. If Your Character rejects Kaitlyn, she and Darren will go to the formal together.

Madison
Darren and Madison were dating for a week, but it didn't work out. So they stayed friends.

Amara
"She's... really special. Totally different from all the girls I know. - Darren about Amara in book 3, chapter 8"Darren meets Amara at her band's gig.