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Question of the day part 6
FrickingKaos:
I love the Nick and Kevin relationship as well, it is really fascinating to me how all the guys are apart in age, yet they all seem to bond really well. Just the whole group dynamic is really fun to play with. I've been looking for a idea for a canon story since I wrote FYO, because I don't want to be known for only writing AU. I want to challenge myself :)
RokofAges75:
Those are both good ones! I love Frick & Frack stories, and I find the Nick/Kevin relationship interesting too. Just to be different, I'm going to add that I find the A-Rok relationship interesting. Brian and AJ are complete opposites in so many ways, from their personal style to their whole lifestyle, and yet, in a classic case of opposites attracting, they mesh so well.
This video sums up my A-Rok love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFGXQFhk3Gs
I love their sense of humor and the way they can just bounce back and forth off each other forever. I also love that AJ is the only one who still calls Brian "Rok."
As far as exploring it in my stories... I don't write a lot of combo stories; they're mostly either group stories or stories about one of them with the other four in basically equal supporting roles. So I haven't really delved into AJ and Brian's relationship any more or less than I have the other guys. But I have explored that idea of them being so different, yet so similar in some ways in the AU I'm writing, Secrets of the Heart. It's funny because they live completely separate lives in the story and only have one scene together (which is in the next chapter I need to post), but they're connected by tragedy and live lives that, while on different ends of the spectrum, are actually very similar in a lot of ways. It worked well to use those two because even in an AU, I like to keep their personalities as true to life as possible, and Brian and AJ just created such an interesting dynamic.
Rose and I have also explored their differences in Song for the Undead. Brian starts out as this happy family man who loves his life, whereas AJ is a suicidal addict who hates society, and as the world dies, Brian loses everything, including his faith in God, and completely falls apart, whereas AJ finally finds his place in life and thrives in the post-apocalyptic world. They don't exactly switch places, but their outlooks on life definitely change and become more similar to each other.
Rose:
I love the Frick/Frack bond. I typically tend to explore it in all my stories, group or otherwise. They're my two favorite boys and I just always liked their relationship, especially now that they've seemed to fix it over the past few years. I do like delving into the distant years, and what may have caused that for awhile.
The other one is Kevin/Nick, because of their age difference. I usually write it as Nick idolizing Kevin so much as a kid he drove him insane when all he wanted was for Kevin to like him LOL. Their brotherly relationship is one I can relate to because my oldest brother has a big age gap from me and our relationship is kinda similar.
Oh, and Howie/Nick. I like this one cause they really do seem close lately. Not to mention, Howie's been there a lot for Nick. Like during NON when they all seemed to be mad at him, Howie was the one who went to his video shoot for support and the most of his concerts. He's also the forgotten one so I really love to play off of that and show that Nick's always noticed what Howie does for him, even if fans forget about him. Plus, Nick loves to pick on Howie so that's fun LOL.
I also adore AJ/Brian, the best example of that is the one Julie mentioned in Undead. :)
I never really explored much beyond that, though now in Here We Stand I dove into the one between Kevin and Brian because lately I can really relate to the whole... "family who never really hung out much growing up but now are really good friends" deal. It's an interesting one since they grew up together.
mare:
I love exploring Nick & Howie's relationship as well! Nick & AJ have an interesting relationship as well. And I guess the only pairing not mentioned is Kevin & Howie. I think out of all of them those two are more friends then brothers, in my mind anyway lol
It's weird but Nick/Brian is a bond I enjoy but one I noticed I don't really delve into all that much unless I have one carving words into the other lol
Rose:
I love Nick/AJ because in a lot of ways they're similar yet SO different in others. I feel like they probably get each other on a level others don't because they've dealt with a lot of the same issues.
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