Grace and Mallory Relations

Description
Grace and Mallory view each other as good friends and hang out during their free periods with the rest of the group. Mallory was usually very restrictive as to who got into the group but welcomed Grace with open arms. There have been some emotional beats between the two characters that have allowed their bonds to strengthen as well as over games like Risk. Most of the bonding between the two characters takes place during the last two books but the pair have known each other for much longer.

History
Grace and Mallory first appear in the babies version of the series that takes place during their first grade year. They actually end up in the same friend group along with Tomas and Luka in Bors and Before which takes place during their 6th grade year and actually hang out some in 7th grade as a part of their friend group which is a sort of proto-InTBH. Grace eventually drifts apart from the group and doesn't make a major return until the fifth book Bors and the Senior Scramble where they start becoming good friends. Some tension does arise in the middle of the arc because of a prank that Mallory, Joe and Peja played on her and Mitch, which leaves Grace angry with the three of them. Initially, Mallory sticks her feet in the ground but eventually she owns up and they make up as a result. Their relationship remains pretty good throughout the rest of the series.