![]() ![]() "I’ve been there in those instances where you don’t just know what to do. "I could see myself in Clay." Having also been bullied when he was younger, Larracuente drew on his real-life experiences. ![]() “When I was developing Jeff, I just pretended like it was me going through Clay’s experiences and did what I’d wanted somebody to do for me: stick up for me,” the actor said. That gave Larracuente a unique opportunity to shape Jeff and “mold him into whatever he wanted him to be.” While Jeff’s storyline is an adored part of the Netflix series, his character does not exist in Jay Asher's original novel, which the show is based on. "It’s cool to be cool, but it’s even cooler to stick up for people who don’t have a voice." “It’s so easy to follow the crowd and become a follower, just like everybody else who was against Clay, but it takes a bold person not to,” Larracuente said of Jeff. Their relationship transcends the school library where they meet for tutoring yes, Clay helps Jeff with his schoolwork, but Jeff helps Clay with his dating life and social skills. Instead of bullying, he takes a vested interest in Clay’s happiness and well-being. Jeff is arguably one of the only decent high schoolers at Liberty High. ![]()
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