Meme: Character concepts/factoids/traits

[rsadelle]

Pick a character I write, and I will give you the top five ideas or concepts or factoids I keep in mind while writing that character that I believe are essential to depicting him or her accurately.

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[mayqueen517.livejournal.com]

Oooh!

Hm. Tom Conrad. (Failing that, Gabe Saporta)

[rsadelle]

The hard part about Tom is that I know people who know Tom, so I'm always trying to keep real!Tom and fictional!Tom separate in my head. Tom:
- Tends toward creepiness. (See: taking pictures of people while they sleep.)
- Does not smile in photos unless you catch him unawares, and is usually making funny faces.
- Is particularly adorable making funny faces in photos with small children.
- Is enough in sync with Sean that they came up with the same band name on the same day.
- Is on at least polite terms with Bill.

Gabe:
- Is a hell of a lot smarter than anyone gives him credit for.
- Is a romantic in the sense that he wants true love and commitment.
- Made/makes very deliberate choices about his image. (This may or may not be true, but I write as if it is.)
- Always refers to Vicky-T as "Victoria" in interviews.
- Works as a musician, but has other business skills/interests (poker, previous restaurant ownership, clothing co-design) to fall back on.

[inlovewithnight.livejournal.com]

William!

[rsadelle]

Wow, this was harder than I expected (in general and in the specific - I keep thinking of things I should keep in mind but don't).

William:
- Is a man, not a teenage girl.
- Spent a lot of time remodeling his house/working on the yard.
- Had a hilariously teenage solo career before TAI.
- Was friends with Jason first.
- Is apparently quite private about his life because I can't think of anything else useful/more in depth.

[sleepherealone.livejournal.com]

Gabe, or if you're already answering that from Chrissy, Bebe!

[rsadelle]

Bebe:
- Is very young.
- Is very short.
- Seems incredibly sweet, but is also surviving in a band with Pete.
- Seems to have a cheerful outlook on life.
- Was in college (or at least taking a class) before Black Cards. (Plot bunny: She's still in college, balancing school and music.)

[morganya.livejournal.com]

Victoria!

[rsadelle]

Victoria:
- Codes very, very feminine, but spends months at a time living in a small space with a lot of men.
- Wears only skirts and dresses, not pants.
- Is confident.
- Went to film school and made short films/ads/music videos.
- Duets with Gabe on more than one song.