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Randy and Michael, Randy's story
May. 24th, 2010 03:32 pmBack when dinosaurs roamed the earth in the dark ages in mid-1998, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pierson and I started writing some original character stuff, for our own amusement. We named the characters Randy (Taylor) and Michael (Pierson), and at first it was just a lark, a way to have fun and explore things we weren't sure we could make work in our chosen fandom.
But Randy and Michael took on lives of their own; became people in their own right. We developed histories for both of them, giving them friends, family, lovers. Michael was the heir-apparent to (and eventual head of) his family's international corporation, Pierson Pharmaceuticals. He hailed from England but when the guys' shared story begins had been in the States for some time, living in San Francisco and working out of that office as his headquarters. Randy -- short for Randall, his middle name -- was a bio-geneticist working in R&D at the HQ compound. Both characters had no small amount of tragedy and pain in their past (and really, to varying degrees, who doesn't?) and one of the things I loved the most about these guys was that no matter what life threw at them, they kept going. Both were - are - survivors.
I knew, starting their story, that Randy was afraid to fly; that he'd suffered great personal tragedy fairly early in life, and what might've been a phobia quickly transformed into pure terror. What I wasn't completely sure of was what, or why, or how. So, whenpierson and I weren't actively writing the guys and their continuing shared adventures, I started to explore Randy's history. This piece was written years ago; before I ever even got on LJ. It's finished (as much as you can finish something as ambiguous as 'personal tragedy'), but I never did anything with it. It just sat there, taunting me. When I discovered the disk the other night with all the R/M files on it, I thought, "I want to share this." Randy is a part of me, which I think is partly why he feels so real to me. My creation, no one else's. Not unlike being a parent. *wry smile*
So. For the six or so of you out there who might still be reading the Randy/Michael stories, here's Randy's earliest history, up to that life-changing event that shaped so much of his future. It's not an easy read, but I think it gives a lot of insight into who Randy is. The story contains physical trauma and death, so consider that before you read, if it's an issue. I would rate it vaguely PG-ish, I guess. I hope anyone who reads it...well, I won't say 'enjoy', but I hope you like it.
( Randy's Story )
pierson and I started writing some original character stuff, for our own amusement. We named the characters Randy (Taylor) and Michael (Pierson), and at first it was just a lark, a way to have fun and explore things we weren't sure we could make work in our chosen fandom. But Randy and Michael took on lives of their own; became people in their own right. We developed histories for both of them, giving them friends, family, lovers. Michael was the heir-apparent to (and eventual head of) his family's international corporation, Pierson Pharmaceuticals. He hailed from England but when the guys' shared story begins had been in the States for some time, living in San Francisco and working out of that office as his headquarters. Randy -- short for Randall, his middle name -- was a bio-geneticist working in R&D at the HQ compound. Both characters had no small amount of tragedy and pain in their past (and really, to varying degrees, who doesn't?) and one of the things I loved the most about these guys was that no matter what life threw at them, they kept going. Both were - are - survivors.
I knew, starting their story, that Randy was afraid to fly; that he'd suffered great personal tragedy fairly early in life, and what might've been a phobia quickly transformed into pure terror. What I wasn't completely sure of was what, or why, or how. So, when
pierson and I weren't actively writing the guys and their continuing shared adventures, I started to explore Randy's history. This piece was written years ago; before I ever even got on LJ. It's finished (as much as you can finish something as ambiguous as 'personal tragedy'), but I never did anything with it. It just sat there, taunting me. When I discovered the disk the other night with all the R/M files on it, I thought, "I want to share this." Randy is a part of me, which I think is partly why he feels so real to me. My creation, no one else's. Not unlike being a parent. *wry smile*So. For the six or so of you out there who might still be reading the Randy/Michael stories, here's Randy's earliest history, up to that life-changing event that shaped so much of his future. It's not an easy read, but I think it gives a lot of insight into who Randy is. The story contains physical trauma and death, so consider that before you read, if it's an issue. I would rate it vaguely PG-ish, I guess. I hope anyone who reads it...well, I won't say 'enjoy', but I hope you like it.
( Randy's Story )
