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lori (orelei) wrote in weddedplot,
@ 2011-12-17 22:47:00

I am interested in bringing this Teresa Palmer here, but I would just like to see if she would be wanted for anything specific before I start fleshing her out. If any of the premade couples missing a female counterpart is interested, I am also open to filling a line as well! She will likely be a 25 year old speech-language pathologist, but that can always be changed.

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	florae 2011-12-19 02:59 am UTC (link)
	I love teresa so much! i would love her for a best friend since college (NYU) or even high school (Boston) if either of those work for you! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	orelei 2011-12-19 04:01 am UTC (link)
	I would love that! I am working out a potential job for her, but I can definitely fill the high school best friend line. I imagine Lori moved to NYC at eighteen, so maybe she followed in Juliet's footsteps even though she didn't actually go to college? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	arumashi 2011-12-19 06:08 am UTC (link)
	if you're looking for a male half to a couple premade, i'd be more than happy to work something out with you! i just need to figure out what face i'll be using. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	orelei 2011-12-19 06:16 am UTC (link)
	I am definitely open to that! I believe I may have a hometown and a job for her now, but the rest is still very open while I figure her out and decide on a premade. So if you have any suggestions for what couple premade you might be interested in, I would love to hear! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

arumashi
2011-12-19 06:21 am UTC (link)

i'm going to look now for premades, but i had three character ideas that have been collecting dust for a while now. one is a particularly rowdy writer who might be a bit toxic for her, a guy who kind of fell into the local #1 sports talk show on am radio, and the third idea is an eccentric geek with a proclivity for stalking the objects of his affection. i may not even use any of those depending on what's open.

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orelei
2011-12-19 06:42 am UTC (link)

You piqued my interest with the first one, so I have to ask! Toxic in what way? The other two character ideas sound good too though. What I have in mind for her is that she grew up in Boston to a single father. He was a compulsive gambler who lost his next check before it was even deposited into his account, and when she was eighteen, she decided to take a chance and follow her best friend to NYC. She works as a personal assistant/nanny now, and she enjoys it. She works hard and plays hard, but she lacks ambition in her life. She also enables her father by sending him money every month and bailing him out financially when needed, so I imagine that may be a point of contention at some point. And it appears that I have more for her than I originally thought, but I am always open to change things as needed!

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arumashi
2011-12-19 06:55 am UTC (link)

toxic because he's a little crazy. one version of him i wrote before he was a writer/journalist type that would go on these wild bouts of writing and drinking non-stop. he has a serious love/hate relationship with his passion, where one minute you can't get him away from his typewriter, the next he's miserable because his mind is stagnating. he was pretty horrible with romance, he'd get into wild flings that crashed and burned, but in this situation i imagine she'd bring some level of stability to his world. he probably picks fights and argues with her one minute, then he's sweet and affectionate the next, essentially all over the place. artist/muse might lend itself well to this idea, and it'd make his dependance on her a bit more intense. if we went that route i'd probably consider something along the lines of a photographer or painter, and she's always been a favorite subject.

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orelei
2011-12-19 07:04 am UTC (link)

I imagine her role as the enabler contributes to what appears may be a rather volatile relationship. She carries the burden of her guilt for leaving her father with her, especially in feeling that her life is better now that she left that world behind. But with her lack of ambition and her complacency with her life as it is, it balances out because of the passion he brings to the table. She has never been much of a fighter, and while it drives her absolutely insane when he picks fights and argues with her, she will eventually give as good as she gets. Depending on how long they have been together, of course. Artist/muse sounds absolutely perfect to me, and I imagine that the fact she is flattered to even be considered as a subject for his art is the biggest draw to him at the beginning.

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arumashi
2011-12-19 07:19 am UTC (link)

usually he's gone through girls and broken hearts, but since his art is pretty much his life, i think her being a source of inspiration would pretty much tether him to her. something he might fight at first since he's always been about a life of solitude, but he'd be pretty helpless to keep her away. he needs her in more ways than he knows. he's a pretty crafty, manipulative asshole when he wants to be. he may have approached her on a strictly professional level at first, but since his emotions are so tied into his work, it would be inevitable that he'd start feeling something for her. that could result in "tricking" her into being with him, seducing her, or even stalking. he's pretty relentless when he gets fixated. i'm just trying to think of a pb now! the ones i usually use are taken.

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orelei
2011-12-19 09:26 pm UTC (link)

Sorry for the delayed response! This all sounds wonderful to me. When she first meets him, she is more than happy to maintain a strictly professional relationship with him. She likely is a bit resistant when the shift in his feelings begin, but I highly doubt that will prove to be much of an issue for him. Have you decided on a pb yet? How old are you thinking he will be?

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	arumashi 2011-12-19 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	guys i've used in the past for the idea are ryan gosling and garrett hedlund, both are taken. alex pettyfer and adam levine are options but i'm not sure! if you have suggestions, i'm all ears. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

orelei
2011-12-19 10:55 pm UTC (link)

I actually was going to suggest Alex Pettyfer, despite the fact that it may be a bit cliché, but I do like the idea of Adam Levine too. There are none that come to mind off the top of my head at the moment, but I can check out the taken list again when I get home to see if anyone else comes to mind! I also plan on writing her tonight, so I will definitely be in touch to sort out any loose ends then!

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	arumashi 2011-12-19 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	i'll have to weigh those two options! most likely i'll go with whomever i can find nice icons of since i'm not particularly talented at that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	orelei 2011-12-19 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	I can also help out in the icon department if you are interested! Just let me know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arumashi 2011-12-19 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	i might have to take you up on that, i'm having a hard time tracking down anything for alex! i'm going to get to work on him so i'll be back with a journal asap. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	orelei 2011-12-20 01:48 am UTC (link)
	I am more than happy to make some! I just got home and am about to tackle dinner, but then I should be around for the rest of the evening, working on her and whatnot! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	orelei 2011-12-20 05:39 am UTC (link)
	This is a small batch to get you started, but I can always make more if you like! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	t'is i edmont 2011-12-20 08:18 am UTC (link)
	you're pretty amazing, thank you! i got home rather late, so i'll be buckling down and writing him up tomorrow after work. how far into the relationship do we want to start this thing on? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

orelei
2011-12-20 08:26 am UTC (link)

You're quite welcome! You're pretty amazing for working out this line with me. And that works perfectly since I have yet to write her history as well. That is actually on my list of questions for you too! How do you feel about six months into the relationship? I am open to more or less depending on your preference, but I feel like that is a good starting point. It is still early on in the relationship, but also long enough that they are comfortable and whatnot? Perhaps where they are starting to settle into things?

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edmont
2011-12-20 08:37 am UTC (link)

that works! i guess the next question is what phase are they in? i'm picturing a few stages they may have gone through, starting with the strictly platonic/professional relationship where she was just his subject and friend, but the more attached he became to her as his creative inspiration, the more it would have bled into romantic territory for him. like i said, it's very possible he may have come on strong or even stalked her some if she was resistant. he's a creeper that way, though not in the overtly frightening manner. after that it would have probably gotten to the phase where he finally pulled her into a relationship, which i imagine might have a lengthy honeymoon period before things start to get dramatic with the toxic relationship thing.

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orelei
2011-12-20 08:43 am UTC (link)

How long do you think those other phases would have lasted? I can see her resisting a bit, not wanting to blur the lines with him at first. So I imagine that he may have had to come on strong and stalk her some before finally just pulling her into the relationship. This is also likely the first relationship she has been in in quite some time, so she is probably rather swept away by the honeymoon period and the passion that drives him. When you say lengthy, is it feasible that things have just started to bleed into the toxic phase of their relationship? Perhaps triggered in the last few weeks by the pressure of the holidays?

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edmont
2011-12-20 08:50 am UTC (link)

it could vary wildly, with him anything's possible. he could have grown fixated with her in a matter of weeks, or resisted the urge to chase her for months. the stalking probably involved harmless fb stalking, "coincidentally" frequenting a favorite shop or local haunt, and at the worst resulted in making an ass of himself outside of her window on the street in the middle of the night. i think if we go with the last idea, his eccentric and combative behavior might start showing up. he's really tied to the seasons, and winter usually brings out the worst in him.

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orelei
2011-12-20 09:00 am UTC (link)

Her resistance to him is complicated by the fact that she is fighting tooth and nail to quell the surge of feelings for him, so she is completely oblivious to this harmless stalking and instead secretly pleased that he cares enough to do so. Making an ass of himself outside of her window like that is something straight out of those rom coms she loves so much, so it likely is the breaking point. There is little resistance from there, I am sure. But yes, I think that is a good phase for them to be in. Just when she is settling into this comfortable relationship with him, she gets this glimpse of this other side. And at this stage of the game, she rationalizes it as a fleeting moment rather than a dark side of his personality. I really like this and am looking forward to this! And to add to this, her younger sister is coming into play as well and will probably be weary of him, so that may be another catalyst to the arguments and whatnot.

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	orelei 2011-12-22 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Just wanted to let you know that I applied her tonight! I basically just summarized what we discussed in the last paragraph of the Relationships section, but her entire bio ishere. (Reply to this) (Parent)