Growing up on the southside of Riverdale was never easy. Rhys had to endure daily pat downs in the school hallway, even though the pointest thing he’s ever had was a pencil, and gang wars between the Ghoulies and the Southside Serpents. After his parents die in a car accident during his sophmore year of higshcool, they leave his childish older brother Elliot in charge of him and his life goes even more to shit. Elliot Thorne makes a deal with the Southside Serpents for protection and cashflow and in turn Rhys and Elliot join the ranks. Rhys Thorne starts off his junior year part of a gang, wrapped up in the murder of rich kid Jason Blossom, and hopelessly trailing after Jason’s twin Cheryl.