The comic centers around the life and antics of the overweight, junk-food-obsessed and socially inept nerd Ronnie, who is a fictionalized version of the author, and his roommate, Agrias (Li Ming Chui).

[2] The Escapist considers it to be at the "sweet spot" between absurdity for the sake of humor, and autobiography,[3] while Alex Langley lauds Filyaw's choice to not idealize or glorify himself.

[4] An avatar of the author,[5] he has been described by Filyaw as "too similar, but not dissimilar enough" to himself,[6] Ronnie is an overweight, social-recluse cartoonist who suffers from frequent anxiety attacks and very low self-esteem.

[9] Ronnie is completely rotund and sports a scrubby beard, of which he appears to be enormously proud,[10] allowing others to touch and feel it.

She is shown to have a passing interest in video games and mainstream anime,[14] and does not share Ronnie's poor grooming or dietary habits.