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July 2, 2026 at 02:15 am Reply

Izzy

Guess who’s back….back again.

Yes I know I’m haunting this forum again but my neurodivergence flared up.

I’d like to ask other restart fans what their headcanons are, could be for characters, the epilogue, what you think people’s pasts are etc…

I’ll start!

I personally headcanon, for example, that the Weber twins are Jewish (don’t rlly have a reason). I also headcanon Bear’s family gave him the nickname “teddy” or “teddy bear” as a kid and he changed it to sound more tough. But also someone leaked this in middle school and he had to hunt them down and threaten them because that’s embarrassing.
July 2, 2026 at 02:39 am Reply

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OK, Headcanon People! Izzy wants some replies. Let's have them! --GK--
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OK, Headcanon People! Izzy wants some replies. Let's have them! --GK--
July 2, 2026 at 04:28 am Reply

Thea

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I read Restart a while back, honestly. I totally loved it so much that I read it again today. I\'m floored by how much I adore the book. That being said, I headcanon that maybe \"The String\" from Slacker, and Chase have met before. They\'re both awesome players, and I could totally see them hanging out. I even think that if they were to meet after the events in both books, they\'d be the best of friends.
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I read Restart a while back, honestly. I totally loved it so much that I read it again today. I\'m floored by how much I adore the book. That being said, I headcanon that maybe \"The String\" from Slacker, and Chase have met before. They\'re both awesome players, and I could totally see them hanging out. I even think that if they were to meet after the events in both books, they\'d be the best of friends.
July 7, 2026 at 04:11 am Reply

Anna

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I also assumed the Webber twins are Jewish because Shoshana is a very Jewish name. Also as a Jewish girl myself, she feels familiar.
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I also assumed the Webber twins are Jewish because Shoshana is a very Jewish name. Also as a Jewish girl myself, she feels familiar.
July 10, 2026 at 04:42 am Reply

Aaron Hakimian's Public Defender

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Here's a couple I've thought about for each character !! Let me know your opinions on these

- Aaron loves and plays baseball (pretty much every sport but baseball & football are his faves) and roots for the Atlanta Braves

- Brendan is a HUUUUGGGGGEEEE film nerd. Like he's watched every film under the sun and has very big opinions on all of them

- Sosh is in love with the 80s and INSISTS on using a record player/Walkman instead of streaming. She also is more into photography than videography

- Kimberly doesn't really talk to her cheerleader friends after the events of the book. She'll talk to them over the phone sometimes but will rarely ever hang out with them

- Chase desperately tries to make Joel feel comfortable around him so much its kinda funny... He'll do huge favors for him without asking because he feels bad about the past

- Bear has this one teddy bear from when he was a baby in his room and can't get rid of it because his mom would be upset. Aaron will ALWAYS point it out and laugh at him for it when he comes over though

- Joel loves coffee and energy drinks, kinda anything with caffeine (but mostly coffee)
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Here's a couple I've thought about for each character !! Let me know your opinions on these

- Aaron loves and plays baseball (pretty much every sport but baseball & football are his faves) and roots for the Atlanta Braves

- Brendan is a HUUUUGGGGGEEEE film nerd. Like he's watched every film under the sun and has very big opinions on all of them

- Sosh is in love with the 80s and INSISTS on using a record player/Walkman instead of streaming. She also is more into photography than videography

- Kimberly doesn't really talk to her cheerleader friends after the events of the book. She'll talk to them over the phone sometimes but will rarely ever hang out with them

- Chase desperately tries to make Joel feel comfortable around him so much its kinda funny... He'll do huge favors for him without asking because he feels bad about the past

- Bear has this one teddy bear from when he was a baby in his room and can't get rid of it because his mom would be upset. Aaron will ALWAYS point it out and laugh at him for it when he comes over though

- Joel loves coffee and energy drinks, kinda anything with caffeine (but mostly coffee)