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--
