Raised by his aunt LaFrancine and uncle Martisse in Oakland, 19-year-old Cootie decides to sneak out and discover the world. He's curious, has adventures, makes friends and is spotted by the Hero.
Cootie takes his first steps into the world and secures a job as a streetwear label mannequin. Learning the value of money, he struggles to earn it for his ongoing Bing Bang Burgers purchases, which are his way to spend time Flora.
Cootie experiences dating for the first time as he and Flora hit up the town. Flora's speedy movements are actually a superpower of her own that she's had to keep hidden. Scat is wounded on his minibike.
Cootie and Flora take their relationship to the next level intimacy-wise and have sex for the first time. Jones rallies people in protest for the way Scat was treated before he died.
Bear and the people of the Lower Bottoms wake up to find themselves shrunk to six inches tall. Cootie's view of The Hero changes during a house arrest. Martisse and LaFrancine help Cootie realise he needed to take a stand against the system.
The Hero faces a mysterious assassin, runs Cannon Comics, busts his rich parents and witnesses an execution. Cootie implores his friends and neighbours to help in his plan to steal power from the power company.
Jharrel Jerome
Cootie
Brett Gray
Felix
Kara Young
Jones
Allius Barnes
Scat
Olivia Washington
Flora