I was often conflicted about a character I had in mind for my stories...
I even RP'ed some stuff because I didn't know what to do with it...
I even made a boy character on IMVU to play with some ideas/concepts.
It kept changing... but, I think, there's nothing wrong with having more than 1 character.
The mane male character I've called other names in the past. But, I think I will be sticking with the name Xingtao.
But, again with the Taoism stuff.... I couldn't be sure of the specific name written down. (Chinese)
I was originally calling him: 星套 ( Xintao/Xingtao) meaning "Star Set" or "Stared Sleeves" or "Jacket of Stars".
But, I think I like this better: 兴涛 (Xingtao) meaning something like Euphoric Waves of the Interesting... or sort of meaning an intense attractiveness mentally but also coming at you...
I don't know how to explain it in English, and My Chinese isn't that great, and I still can't even hand write the word 涛 which is difficult for me. It's a very abstract meaning... and, I'm unfortunately more ignorant than "in the know" on these matters... :(
Chinese often has a way of having a massively large meaning in just a few words... in Western languages we don't always have this, and nowhere near the same thing...
As I was developing the character over the years, I always felt he had 2 sides; an introvert, and an extrovert. I also wrote him as having secrets, and a hidden identity.
Introvert Xingtao Concept
Extrovert Xingtao Concept
I actually find both versions of him to be very exciting.
So, I think I still like the idea of him having different moods and temperaments depending on the situations or social circles... But, I can't decide if I want him to be fair skinned, or having a nice rich deep tan. I suppose he could be both....
兴涛
兴涛
兴涛
I do think I'm definitely doing other characters, because I think young persons, including girls, should be attracted to more than 1 person... it just makes sense, and I think that's more interesting, and better story telling. I don't think I would go more than 4 others, tho'. Perhaps less....
And, since I'm kinda leaning more towards a more European stint on dealing with this aspect, it makes more sense to have more than 1 interesting male, even if there's a mane male character that will eventually head to other things within the story...
I'm also thinking I might start him off with long hair, but then he cuts it... I think that's rather realistic also. Since young men whom have long hair, tend to eventually cut it.
I also admit, that I find the idea of designing other characters, or even refining the character development of Xingtao as VERY exciting. He's pretty sexy!
