Cassady
"You know the hardest thing for people to have faith in? It's themselves."
Background
Cassady is originally from the Bay area of San Fransisco, where he frequently hung around with a group of fellow writers - Jess, Deborah, Silas, and Pauline. At some point, Cassady fell in love with Silas, who he describes as otherworldly and god-like.
Eventually, Silas and Pauline decided to settle down together and live a "normal" life, leaving Cassady heartbroken and furious. He left to travel the country as a way to help forget about them.