Because you like Jess Mariano in Gilmore Girls
Will Byers is just like any other twelve year old, except he's stuck in another dimension. See them in Stranger Things.
Newt Scamander is more comfortable with animals than people, even if the animals are super-dangerous magical creatures. See them in Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.
Klaus Hargreeves is funny, flirty, and high at any given moment, but he's also the most emotionally literate of his super-powered siblings. See them in The Umbrella Academy.
Despite this being Robin Buckley's first rodeo with the strange things that go down in Hawkins, she is quick to adapt and proves herself to be a loyal friend. See them in Stranger Things.
Kat Stratford is part of the "out" crowd and proud of it. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.
Leonardo is spiritual, and devoted to more than just pizza. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Number Five is a 58-year-old man trapped in his 13-year-old body. See them in The Umbrella Academy.
There's nothing like discovering dear old dad is a serial killer to send you into an (understandable) funk. See them in Hannibal.
Holden Caulfield is convinced that the whole adult world is full of phonies. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.
White Witch's heart is as frozen as the land she rules. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.