Devo

With Friends Like These: A Slice of Life RP Inspired by the Sitcom, Friends

I apologise for my absence, I've been pretty busy with studying and whatnot. I should manage to get a relationship sheet up later on tonight.

@Sherlolly

It's absolutely not a problem! And take your time, it's all chill. c:

With Friends Like These: A Slice of Life RP Inspired by the Sitcom, Friends

Just a heads up, I might take a little while for the relationship list since I mostly decide those things in RP.

@Polaris North

That's absolutely fine! At this point, I believe we should probably just get the rooms finished and then we can get started.

The following list will be tagging everyone to see if they're still around for this RP, since a couple of users I haven't seen in quite a few days. If you're still around, please post say so, so we can see if ultimately we're gonna need to trim the fat, so to speak:

Tag List (this does not include people on the current page since I'm sure they're all still in this

@sherlolly @Lord Coake @princesstee [@kkbird]

[Interest Check] Stand Proud - Pleasant Valley Sunday (A JoJo-'em-up).

Very interested in this! I'm currently reading through Part 6 and was actually wondering when a new jojo rp would pop up now that part 4's airing!

CLOSED.

Grayson Stevens

Location: Callaway Hall, 3E
Interacting with: Chance Calhoun @McHaggis

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The Talking Heads? Grayson pulled the suitcase up onto his bed, before slipping his shoes off and crawling up on the bed, folding his legs underneath him as he began to look through his clothes.

"I can't really say I heard them, but I've heard of them," was Grayson's response, rubbing his neck slightly and giving a sheepish smile to his roommate, "But hey. If you've got some good music, go for it, man." He mentally decided that he would look up the Talking Heads later. As if his music back-log wasn't already large enough, sure, but why not? Nothing wrong with even more music to listen to, he figured. However, he almost jumped slightly when Chance undid his headphones, but was moderately surprised that it was at a pretty reasonable volume.

Pretty catchy too, he had to admit.

"Pleased to meet you," he nodded to the much taller boy, "I'm Grayson Stevens. Err, I hope we get along!" Was that what roommates said to each other? Sorta? Kinda?

When Chance asked if Grayson was a dance major, Grayson's eyes widened as he said, "Oh, God, I hope not. I don't really want to get kicked out for putting a hole in the dorm wall or something."

He laughed slightly, mostly to signify that he was joking. Mostly. "I'm a drama major, actually. Broadway instead of film, particularly musicals," he explained, a bit of pride swelling in his chest for actually getting to offically say that, before asking, "Are you a music major? Or like, do you just like to sing or?" Grayson looked unsure, but it seemed pretty safe. Or an artist or something. He guessed Chance was at least one of the two.

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^{@Devolow key love Grayson a lot
low key want Chance to smooch him}

@McHaggis

Low key okay with this because Chance is literally very amazing

Homestuck: A fan adventure

Sorry I haven't posted! I've had a ton of exams this week.

I'll try to get a Lilerm post up later this afternoon.

With Friends Like These: A Slice of Life RP Inspired by the Sitcom, Friends

Agreed ha. :) I think it's a good choice. Which leaves Rafe and Alexi unless we want to have some other male x female roommates

@Shadowpenguin07

Rafe and Alexei works, tbh. Pretty game with that.

If you guys would, start editing your relationship sheets onto your character post in the character tab as you get them done. There's no rush.

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Grayson Stevens

Location: Entering Callaway Hall, 3E
Interacting with: Chance Calhoun @McHaggis

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Grayson Stevens was as prompt as he could be. In his mother's own words, "If you get there early, there's nothing to worry about, right?" Grayson had a really hard time believing that. Maybe it was the inner cynic from deep inside his brain, but he always thought that something could go wrong. The sweatervest sporting boy tried to bite those pessimistic thoughts back. This was New York City, one of Grayson's favorite places in the world. This was a prestigious college for those who wanted to follow their dreams. He would have to hope for the best, was all he was sure of.

Or fake it until he made it. Whichever one came first.

Arriving around eight that morning, Grayson had basically left his stuff in the dorm room and immediately left. He wanted to see the university campus for a while, and even head out for New York City. He learned firsthand that NYC traffic isn't the best thing to experience in the world, and ended up not going far before he decided to head back to the dorms. At the very least, he had plans either today or later on in the semester to go visit the Dream Up Festival. Everything about the Dream Up Festival just called out to Grayson. If he was able to make the trip, he would definitely enjoy it, he figured.

As he walked back to his room, determined to get some unpacking done, his shoulders back and his posture stiff, he watched as other first years roamed about. Sure, this was move in day, but he almost wondered if they had anything to do other than roam about. Practice on their craft, be it singing, dancing, art, or whatever. At the very least, it would be a good way to start out the long school year.

Although, that might have only been the thoughts of an overachiever there.

As he approached the dorm, he stopped in place, hearing a voice loudly sing out. He furrowed his brows slightly to try to hear where it was coming from, only to recognize that it was coming from the dorm room he shared. The brunette’s eyebrows raised slightly. Well, at least someone was trying to warm themselves up. For a moment, he wondered if they were another broadway division student or if they were a music division student.

Placing a hand on the door knob, he turned it, opening the door to the dorm room. Only one person at this time? The other two roommates either haven’t showed up yet, or dumped their stuff and went to do something, he figured.

Walking towards his own bed, he looked over at his roommate, who was currently listening to music. Well, it wasn’t practice, he figured, but hey. Any kind of singing was good singing in Grayson’s books. At first, Grayson didn’t say anything, rubbing the back of his neck, before bending down to drag his suitcase from under his bed to get started on unpacking.

“Is that French?” he asked, trying to start up conversation, before adding, “Err.. Partial French?” He paused for a minute before deciding to backpedal, saying:

“What I meant to say was… looks like we’re roommates.”

Homestuck: A fan adventure

@Devo Hmm after writing up Leshas's friend ship for your character I think she may or maynot have what could eventually turn into a unrealized girl crush on you xD thoughts?

@KiltmanBagz

I'm game for that, tbh! c:

If there's any specific quad/relations with Lilerm in general anybody wants, just let me know! c:

And I'm ready as well!

Devo's Horrible Children (Character Vault)

Grayson Stevens (Guidance)

Grayson Stevens

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"It takes me a lot more time to get psyched up for acting or singing than it does for me to actually do something. It's a problem, I know.""

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║ Name ║
Grayson James Stevens

║ Acceptable Nicknames ║
Around people that he likes, Grayson will allow you to call him Gray.

║ Birthday & Age ║
February 25th, 1996. 20 years old.
Born in Austin, Texas.

║ Gender & Sexual Orientation ║
Transgender male. Pansexual.

║ Other Labels ║
-American/Caucasian nationality/ethnicity.
-His family is Catholic, but he currently does not affiliate with any religion.
-He is extremely liberal.
-He has Generalized Anxiety.

║ Occupation ║
Grayson is currently working at McDonald's, but does want to underdo a work study in the future.

║ Appearance ║


Grayson Stevens stands at five foot, six inches tall. According to him, his body shape is painfully average as he has gone on the record in saying, "I couldn't make a muscle even if I tried." His hazel eyes match his light-brown hair, which usually is slicked back or spiked up with hair gel. His ears are pretty small and his nose is larger than average, but overall, the rest of his facial features are quite plain. He usually attempts to keep his eyebrows quite trim.

His favorite flavor of fashion is sweatervests and dresspants; the sweatervests usually being in his favorite color, purple. However, he will occasionally wear t-shirts as well, but that's much rarer than his usual attire of sweatervests. Despite liking sweatervests so well, he will characteristically furrow his brow if someone forces him to wear a suit.

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"I hear the sound of good, solid judgment whenever you talk. Yet there's the bold, brave sprint of the tiger that quickens your walk. Oh, I believe in you! I believe in you!"

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║ Personality ║
The Positive:
-Grayson has an incredibly serious countenance when it comes to work and studies. He believes that there's nothing better than putting your 100% into something, and as such, can often be seen studying or practicing acting or singing. He believes if you want to do something right, you may just have to do it yourself.

-One of Grayson's biggest assets is his loyalty to others. While most people don't believe this due to his tense personality and relatively snarky demeanor, once you have Grayson on your side, you have him on your side for life. Loyalty is an absolute must with him, especially with co-workers, friendships, and relationships.

-Grayson has "lungs of steel" as he calls it, having a relatively strong and loud-carrying acting and singing voice. This helps with range issues, especially since his vocal chords are currently being affected by hormones. When in doubt, voice out.

The Negative:
-Grayson has incredibly bad anxiety. While Grayson isn't exactly shy, he often gets incredibly nervous and anxious when it comes to singing, acting, or his own body. While he has created a morning routine of singing Daniel Radcliffe's I Believe In You and several other anxiety lowering rituals for acting and singing, he has yet to find a way to lower his anxiety towards his body.

-Grayson has very low self-confidence. He doesn't believe himself to be particularly great at acting or singing, but due to it being his dream, he tries nevertheless. He often makes joking digs at himself and uses a lot of self-deprecating humor in everyday speech. He often tries to change the subject however if it's brought up.

-Grayson is very critical of both himself and others. For himself, he expects less than perfection from everything he does and often mentally beats himself up over it if he believes he did less than what he expected. As for others, he often believes that people shouldn't fool around when they should be working and often will come across as a major stick in the mud to them due to constantly believing that play should come after all the work you need to do is done. His snarky character traits definitely do not help this flaw.

What You See:
Grayson comes across as a very tense and studious sort from first glance, as well as visibly anxious. He often is seen studying, attempting to learn new music and new plays, and only very rarely can he be seen reading comic books in his spare time. When spoken to, Grayson definitely doesn't come across as shy, but a bit bumbling. His critical traits and sarcastic comments are seen as much crueler than he might have intended if you don't know him, which causes his more rude tendencies to bubble to the surface. On the positive side, he is seen as a hardworker at best, and as incredibly wound up into a knot mentally, emotionally, and socially at worst.

What I Know:
Grayson is actually much friendlier than his usual self suggests. He has a high belief in loyalty and even personally feels that he should both be loyal to others and have the same loyalty expressed to him. Around people he considers as friends, he's much less critical and much more encouraging to other people's dreams. His snark is much more realized as teasing when he's around friends as well. Inside his head, he still doesn't feel comfortable being seen as a man, due to his father and some other family members never seeing him as male at any point in time, which is where his massive anxiety and lack of self-confidence may spring from.

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"But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy." - Ellen Wittinger

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║ My Dreams ║
Grayson's goal in life is to become an accomplished broadway star and to star in at least one well-renowned musical in the future. He wants to spread his love for broadway to future generations like his own inspirations did for him such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Will Swenson, Daniel Radcliffe, Idina Menzel, and Patti LuPone.

║ Fears ║
-Airplanes in general. To the point that he gets nauseous even getting on an airplane, while he usually does not have motion sickness.
-Firearms.
-Reptiles in general.
-Humiliation.

║ Likes ║
-Broadway musicals (his personal favorites being Hamilton, Rent, Wicked, Putnam County Spelling Bee, and How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying).
-Science fiction, especially Doctor Who and Star Wars.
-Comic books, specifically Marvel and DC.
-Hanging out where he feels the most comfortable, amidst people who make him feel comfortable.
-Astrology.
-Rock/pop/classical music.

║ Dislikes ║
-People who mess around when they should be doing something important.
-Tomatoes and onions.
-Loud noises/loud people.
-Texas, despite being from there.
-Talking about his family.

║ Brief History ║
Formerly known as Amelia Grace Stevens, the first child of an amateur comedian, Jacob Peter Stevens, and a social worker, Teresa Katie Stevens, Grayson knew from a young age that he never felt comfortable being known as a girl. His younger sister, the always chipper Dana Robin Stevens, and his mother knew this as well. In middle school, Grayson began to dress masculine, but it wasn't until he was sixteen that he officially came out to his family as transgender.

His mother and sister accepted him, while his father didn't, and never did. Many members of the Stevens' extended family also did not accept Grayson for who he was. This helped develop a set of self-loathing in an already anxious teenager. His relationship with his father and most of his relatives are strained, only really getting along with his mother and his sister. At age eighteen, he began to undergo official matters in a clinic, and at age nineteen, he began his hormones. He has yet to undergo sex reassignment surgery, however.

As long as Grayson could remember, he always had a love for broadway. At age ten, his family went to vacation in New York City, where Grayson saw his first musical: the then new Putnam County Spelling Bee. Immediately, Grayson fell in love in broadway, and come middle school and high school ended up joining choir, theater, anything that he thought could push him towards a future as a broadway star. Starring in school musicals such as in the chorus of Rent, the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, and Ryan Evans from High School Musical, his love for plays and musicals and plays grew more and more. His theater teacher was the one to recommend Mortimer to Grayson, as the two kept in touch after Grayson's graduation, believing that this would be Grayson's next step to leaving Texas and beginning his dream of becoming a member of broadway.

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║ Area of Study ║
Drama Division - Performance and Acting (Concentration in Broadway)

║ About My Audition ║
The closest thing that Grayson had to a portfolio was his roles in plays, musicals, and choir in middle school and high school. He didn't believe that this would be enough, especially since an audition was necessary. The over-achieving part of him clocked into high gear and a plan for an audition was formed.

The preparation for the audition was arduous, but despite his constant nerves and waning energy that week, Grayson was willing to go to the extra mile for his audition. Getting his mother to be his camera woman, and using his younger sister to work alongside him in non-monologue acting scenes, Grayson spent two weeks coming up with an hour and a half long audition tape that almost caused the digital video camera his mother was recording on lose all of its battery-life during it.

No stops. Any mistake would have to be made as soon as possible, rather it be later in the song or sketch or the next song or sketch altogether. An hour and a half of singing ranging from mostly tenor to some alto; monologues; and small readings done alongside his sister. While the last couple of songs and sketches before the last began to show its worn on Grayson, he saved his best for last, using every energy left in his body and his vocal chords to belt out one last strong performance.

He lost his voice for a couple of days from this long endeavor. But in the end, the school saw the normally anxious boy for what he was: a determined actor and singer who would go the next mile in working his craft. He still had a long way to go and a lot of training both in his stage comfort and musically to become a truly great broadway actor, but at the very least, he had a lot of potential to grow and evolve with the right teaching and leadership.

║ Year ║
First year.

║ Living Arrangement ║
Caldwell House, Room 3E

║ Extra information ║
May be added to later on. For now, N/A.