Planning for stories and stuff.
Word, dawg.
note: this intro hasn't been thoroughly updated in a couple years
This is a world I made mostly for my own use, but I made it a public world anyways. I'll be posting things about story outlines, my characters, my comics (including fan comics), WIPs, ect... It's pretty much a world where I can store information and/or plan things. xD
Below are short descriptions of my stories to help you know what's going on. xD It also shows which characters are in which story, along with their extended profile if I have one made. Some stories aren't mentioned because I don't work on/think about them often. Therefore, not all of my characters are mentioned.
STORIES
The link leads to the fan comic in my portfolio. If there isn't a link, there isn't a comic yet.
ORIGINAL STORIES
*Rock Band: Something Impossible: The story of a Rock Band and their adventures in music business.
Major Characters: Michka, Zack, Loyal, Dare, Rick
Important/Frequently Mentioned Supporting Characters: Damian, Tim, Dare's Aunt aka Auntie
*Of Fruits and Vegetables: 4-panel comics of the life of a 21-year-old model and his friends/workmates.
Major Characters: Tomato, Stefan, Tomato's Boyfriend aka "TB", Gabe, Janet aka Jo, Kasey, Dean
Important Supporting Characters: Danny, Leah, Mick
*Dreams: The story of a rich and pampered English boy who gets transported to the mysterious town of Dreams, and his adventures there.
Major Characters: Alcott, Luli, Ms. Marigold
Important Supporting Characters: Shinitsu, Annabelle, and others that are to be decided.
**Annabelle's and Ms. Marigold's profiles are in the same post.**
Story Dialogues: 1.1, 1.2, 2.1
*My Dear Princess: The story of an orphan child, a princess, and friends who's home country's peace is threataned by the evil prince of a country that was thought to be nonexistant. (CONFUSING. xD)
Major Characters: Isaac, Charlotte, Rinchu, Segran, Lucia, Nicholay, Faida, Hrafn, Falorin, Gaelnis
Important Supporting Characters: To be decided.
*Foreigner: An alien boy sent to Earth to destroy the human race finds himself in Los Angeles California, befriends a human girl, and gets involved in crazy advetures.
Major Characters: Kor, Gliding Eagle
Important Supporting Characters: Michelle, Dailen
*A Life Like This: A written story in the perspectives of Dare, Tim, and Rick.
Major Characters: Tim, Dare, Rick, Ms. Ackart
Important Supporting Characters: See characters for Rock Band: Something Impossible.
Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
*Teach Me Something Good: A story about a friendship between a student and a teacher. Somewhat of a spin-off of Of Fruits and Vegetables.
Major Characters: Noland, Chrystal
Important Supporting Characters: Prudence), Stefan (briefly)
*I Was a Boy, Too: A short 3-part story about Gabe when he was in high school. Optional backstory related to Of Fruits and Vegetables.
Major Characters: Gabe, William
Important Supporting Characters: DJ, Dave
Parts: One
*Nerdy and Jock: So there's this nerd, and this jock, and also they're boyfriends. That's it.
Major Characters: Jack, Ned
Important supporting characters: Matthew Brodney III, Dmitri, Charlotte, Jessica Marron, Lafayette, Brodney's girlfriend who doesn't have a name yet;;;
FAN STORIES
*The Adventures of Marth and Roy: Super Smash Brothers fan comic. Title is pretty self-explanitory.
Major Characters: Marth, Roy, Ike, Pit
I don't have a name for his story, but Jamal is a Kingdom Hearts fan character. I figured I'd mention him because I draw him often enough.
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Also, if you want to find posts that feature a specific character, type in the URL http://theotaku.com/worlds/variousinformation/tags/[character name]. For example, http://theotaku.com/worlds/variousinformation/tags/dare will bring you to posts about Dare. :)
Enjoy Your Stay at Various Planning!
T-THANKS FOR 20,000+ VIEWS IN THIS WORLD...!! ;u; It makes me glad to know someone actually looks at these weird doodles I post. xD;
Uh, as thanks (?), here's some ramblings about Noland's, Stefan's, and Gabe's childhoods.
This is how they all looked when they were around 16. :V I also forgot how to draw teenagers, and they all look so young. ._____. Stefan's hair is supposed to be puffy, but... it just looks like it always does, somehow. "orz And sorry that Gabe's drawing is so sloppy. >3> also yeah Noland's just looks like Noland's head + smaller body aaaaagghghgh
Anyway, here's some notes on their childhood!
Noland
(I wasn't sure for some time if I actually wanted to make this Noland's childhood, but I eventually got used to thinking about it. Kinda nervous about posting this because I don't know anything about the 80's, 90's, and Georgia, but.....)
Noland was born in 1980, somewhere in Georgia. He was even more quiet as a kid than he is now; he never made any close friends, as most of the members in his community were fairly extroverted people that he didn't connect well with. His graduating class was around 100 people.
Noland grew up with a delicate and proper mother, who had Noland when she was 18; and a mostly absent father, who was 22 when Noland was born. His mother was mainly caring and fairly open minded toward Noland, but unusually strict when assuring that Noland would grow up a "good and polite" boy. His dad did not play a large part in his childhood. The memory Noland most closely associates with his dad is stealing his dad's old record player and listening to his dad's records when he was in high school. (And before you think I mean this, I actually mean this. He also had one of these.)
Living in conservative Georgia, Noland was taught to see sex and lust as evil/dirty/bad (unless you're married), and even now feels a sense of guilt when experiencing emotions of that sort. This is somewhat related to his discomfort with being in a relationship with Stefan... but that's more related to his discomfort with being openly bisexual, I guess. (On that note, I guess I'll mention that he has no problems with other people's sexual orientations, and is more or less more comfortable now with his orientation; but he doesn't tell people he's bi unless they ask, and unless he feels that they won't judge him.)
Noland went to college in Pennsylvania (probably some fictional college, idk). In his freshman year, he made an effort to get rid of his southern accent because he felt it somehow made him less smart than the other students. He became more social in his sophomore year onward, and became fairly comfortable with a small group of friends. His best friend in college was Stefan, who he befriended his senior year. After graduating, he continued to live in the area near his college.
Noland's dream as a kid was to be a fiction story author.
He also took up smoking when he was 18.
Stefan
Stefan was also born in 1980, somewhere in Pennsylvania. (Probably around 3 hours from where he would eventually go to college.) While Stefan grew up in a conservative household like Noland, Stefan was expose to more diversity as he lived in a mixed liberal and conservative community. He still largely maintained a conservative and moralistic opinion on many aspects such as romance, drugs, and clothing. He eventually began to pride himself on being uptight and proper compared to many of his rascally teenage peers. (?? rascally teenage.......)
Stefan's had an interest in classy fashion since he was a kid, and often found his "church clothes" more appealing than the casual clothes his dad would buy him. When he was old enough to buy clothes on his own, he started buying ties, different styles of collared shirts, and dress shoes; that said, he mostly wore slim fit jeans in high school. (He started wearing chino pants and slacks in college.) His mom appreciated his nice way of dressing, but his dad thought it was a little odd.
Stefan and his parents are strikingly similar, but he did not get along well with them because he found them overbearing and cold. (Interestingly, he seemed to agree with a lot of the demands they forced onto him.)
Though Stefan was mostly quiet in school (not out of shyness, but out of disinterest with teenage conversation), Stefan was admired by a certain group of his peers. He briefly had a girlfriend in his senior year of high school.
Despite his internal pride, Stefan began learning to act in a way with people that would result in benefit for him. "Strategies" he began to use were flattery, listening more than speaking, using proper language ("yes/no" vs "yeah/nah"), and getting on peoples' good sides. This acted as a seeming sense of modesty, but was really a way for him to get people to look at him in a positive light. (This is basically all "kissing up." Seeing as he essentially becomes a professional kiss-up, it makes sense to meeee......;;;)
Stefan goes to college a few hours away from his home. This is the same college that Noland goes to. In college, Stefan always put himself on a higher moral and intellectual ground than his peer; he was never ashamed or embarrassed for his morality. Though he saw himself as better for being "moral", he did not usually force his morals onto his peers. His openness/pride with his morals and opinions helped prevent his actions from being awkward. He made a fair amount of friends, even when their lifestyles directly contradicted his.
Stefan befriended Noland in his senior year, and saw him as one of his best friends in college. After Noland's fumble with their relationship and their break up, Stefan makes no effort to patch up their friendship. He moves to New York City after college.
Gabe
(I've talked about Gabe at length before because I did that big long meme with him a year or so ago... but here you go, anyway! I'll try to keep this brief.)
Gabe was born in 1982, in some suburban area. Idk where. :M; M-MAYBE SOMEWHERE NOT THE EAST COAST?? Actually, probably still the east coast because he moves to New York City when he's 19. I'm considering either somewhere in Indiana (not east coast), or somewhere around DC (east coast). (??? SO RANDOM.)
Out of Noland, Stefan, and Gabe, Gabe's parents are the most relaxed with him while still being involved. And unlike the other two, Gabe has a sister! So he's always had someone his age to interact with.
Back in high school, Gabe was largely the same as he is now: loud, rambunctious, fun-loving, kind of raunchy, and lazy with work. He talked back to his teachers and superiors a lot because he thought it was entertaining. He had a good relationship with both of his parents, but was a little closer to his mom.
He... basically dressed the same as he does now... except his pants are tighter now. Idk. xD;
His best friend in high school was Will, who parted ways with him at graduation. Gabe never went to college, and spent the year after senior year working in an automotive shop. Using the money he earned from work, he moved to New York and worked as an underwear model for a couple years. There was maybe a year where Stefan and Gabe both lived in New York City at the same time, but the two of them never met.
And... ayep. That's all. Thanks for reading!! 8D
This is so long. Gah. WHO'S EVEN GOING TO READ THIS--
Yooooo, whuzzup. :M Yesterday, I wasted basically the whole day drawing this ~*~Couples Progression Meme~*~ with Stefan and Gabe. I was going to submit this as a fan comic since I spent a weirdly long amount of time drawing this, but I chickened. :V SO HERE IT IS, IN MY WORLD THAT ONLY MY SUBSCRIBERS ORDINARILY LOOK AT...
Note: Gabe says the F word, so uh... just be aware of that. :B SORREH...;;; I-I think this still counts as PG-13 because he only says it twice, and in a non-sexual way. *u*;;;;
ANYWAYS, HERE YOU GO.
UH... SO... YEAH, HOPE YOU FOUND THAT ENTERTAINING. I actually typed panel-by-panel commentary, but it was really long, so I'm not posting it here. -u-b If you are weird and like reading my long ramblings about my OCs, you can find my babbling in this thing's dA footnotes. You most likely will not be enlightened.
Remember the last time I posted a meme with Stefan and Gabe? I think it's safe to say that I've gotten better at drawing profiles, suits, and Gabe's Hair. 8D I also used the best adverbs in 2012. Like "undetailedly." I should bring that one back...
YO! I'm working on a comic instead of doing my sister's commission! 8D; I will work on that, okay....
Anyway, I'm working on a comic about Noland! And Stefan and Gabe. WOW! The premise is Noland and Stefan (and Gabe) have a chance meeting in 2013 (the year Noland's storyline takes place), 11 years after breaking up in college. THE DRAMA. Or not, idk. I GUESS YOU'LL FIND OUT?
I started sketching the pages, and have done a little less than 4 pages. HERE ARE SOME BLURRY PHOTOS OF THEM, BECAUSE IDK WHAT ELSE TO TALK ABOUT:
Awesome. Idk why these are so huge. Last time I uploaded photos from my phone, they came out tiny. .______________.
This is actually the beginning-middle of the comic. I didn't know how to draw the beginning when I started this, so I just started from what I could. :V I later came up with an idea of how I want the actual start to go, so I'll work on that now I guess. -u-b
Also, you're not supposed to be able to read this, because I still want it to be at least somewhat a surprise when I actually post this comic................. The second page I uploaded is totally legible, though.;;; Oops!
Drawing these pages reminded me that I'm really bad at drawing interesting camera angles. UGH, COMICS... WHY DO YOU NEED INTERESTING ANGLES AND PANELS THAT FLOW WELL INTO ONE ANOTHER.
Umumumuh... my head is really itchy because I haven't washed my hair in a couple days, so I think I'll go take a shower. Later, guys! 8D
Here's some random thing of Stefan and Gabe that I drew last night.
This is to make up for the fact that the supposed SteGabe post had no romantic corn in it. I-I JUST WANTED TO DRAW STEFAN AN GABE BEING CUTE OR SOMETHING, OKAY... It was harder than I remembered to draw two people interacting with each other, though. .u.; But hey, whatevz. :V
I like Gabe's face, even though he's making the weirdest face. :m He's also winking because I didn't want to draw his other eye. Idk how I feel about how Stefan's face came out, though. :T His head just looks so small compared to Gabe's...!
I spent an extensive amount of time detailing Stefan and Gabe's feet in this picture. Except not really, because they basically don't have feet. 8D Also, Stefan's shirt is supposed to be blue here. It looks purple on my phone, so... yeah.
Remember when I said I would stop drawing Stefan and Gabe for a while? Yeah, that statement was made two years ago, and I still have yet to abide by it.
PROFESSIONAL AT KEEPING TO MY WORD. >B|
Thanks for viewing, as alwayzzzzz. :D
I haven't posted anything with Stefan and Gabe together in a while. Not since, uh... this? That's like... A WHOLE MONTH WITHOUT STEFAN AND GABE STUFF. Time to fix that. :^D
And you thought you could escape the SteGabe. Heh. Heh. Heh. WRONG.
Okay, anyway... this is all actually rather unromantic, so I don't even know.
This first one is the first thing I drew once I fixed my tablet pen. 8D I wanted to draw part of a conversation between Stefan and Gabe. :V Here's the quick and dirty background information: Stefan and Gabe have been dating for a couple months, and Gabe wants to come with Stefan to Stef's parents' place for new year's. Stefan refuses because he hasn't come out to his parents, and Gabe complains... and the two finally compromise that if Stefan tells his parents about Gabe and his parents want to meet him, then Gabe gets to come over.
And then Gabe gets to come over. :^D So exciting. But not really. BAHBUBUHBEBABOO. (??)
The French is brought to you by ~*~GOOGLE TRANSLATE~*~! So idk how accurate it actually is. SORRY, PEOPLE WHO SPEAK FRENCH! Also sorry it's handwritten. Here's what it says, if you can't read my handwriting:
Gabe: So I can come? Sweet!
Stefan: Yes, but Gabriel--
Gabe: Text me the address, 'kay? I'll see you soon--
Stefan: GABRIEL, LISTEN TO ME, DAMN IT.
Stefan: My parents are extremely judgmental. And cold.
Gabe: Wow, Stef. Rude much?
Stefan: EXACTLY! I get it from my parents! And there are two of them. Compared to me, that's double the rudeness.
Gabe: Why are you telling me this?
Stefan: I only want you to be aware of the situation you're getting into.
Gabe: It's cool, Stef. I'll be fine. Quit spazzing.
Stefan: But still... It would still be a good idea to consider dressing nicely, for first impression's sake. For instance, maybe... er...
Stefan: S-sortez vos boucles d'oreilles, et porter de beaux vetements... et de se rasar la barbe, peut-etre. Par consequent, ils ne pensent pas que vous etes... uh... rampant... (Translation: T-take out your earrings, and wear nice clothes... And shave your beard, maybe. That way, they won't think you're... uh... creepy...)
Gabe: ...Uh, what's with the sudden French?
Stefan's mom: This is awful suspicious...
Stefan's dad: What kind of person is this "boyfriend"?
If you couldn't tell (because it's not obvious, probably;;;), the reason Stefan starts talking in French is because he doesn't want his parents to understand what he's saying. If his parents hear things like "piercings" and "shave your beard" and "creepy," they're going to be even more suspicious than they already are. (Yeah, they'd get suspicious at "shave your beard." Idk. IDK!)
Oh yeah, and Gabe does indeed understand French.
...Yeah, sorry it's so text heavy. I hardly post things with tons of dialogue like this, but I actually think about dialogue a lot. xD I also have hardly any things with Stefan and Gabe talking as a couple. As you can see, they're basically the same as they always are. 8D
AND IF TB SHIPS IT... THEN SO SHOULD YOU is the moral of this comic, I guess. (??) Actually, the main reason TB is all for SteGabe is it means Stefan will stop eyeing (?) Tomato. :^D
And yes, I haven't drawn a serious picture of TB in so long!! Not since 2011. I kind of forgot how he looked. xD I made his hair shorter than it used to be... oops. But I did manage to remember that beautiful cowlick in the back. I'm also thinking I should make TB shorter than Tomato... hm.
I also have trouble with drawing Tomato seriously. :V I can't decide how manly or feminine I want to make his face. orz I kind of like how I drew it up there... it seems like a good enough balance. -u-b
What do you mean this picture is totally not SteGabe related? :V THEY'RE IN THE FIRST PANEL AND ARE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION...!
I did have one more SteGabe picture, but it was TOO EMBARRASSING FOR ME TO PUT HERE (even though they're just talking)..... It's in my photobucket. You can probably find it. :D;;;
AND, UH... YEAH! That's what I have for you today. Thanks for reading, as alwayssssssss. :D Have a noice Thoisday!
