Dialogue
((Again, I'd prefer if you didn't read these, haha. I'm just posting them here for my convenience.))
OFAV/Stegabe
(joke strip) Stefan: The “Fall Out Boys?”
Gabe: [talking to Jo abt going to a party] As long as I don’t make out with anyone, I should be okay. [said in a fairly casual tone?]
(joke strip)
Ste: I thought he was cute. I don’t think you’d think he’s cute, though.
Gabe: why?
Ste: He was kind of nerdy.
Gabe: oh. Well, I’m into you, aren’t I?
Ste: [offended]
(joke strip)
Gabe: Hey stef, are you ready for breakfast?
ste: oh, you're cooking? what're you making?
Gabe: actually I was thinking, you could have................... me
Ste:
Ste: So you're not cooking
Jo: What will you do if he [Stefan] acts on feelings he may have for someone else?
--Gabe having sense of similarity to high school feelings for Will; wants not to give up, but conflicted b/c he doesn’t want to push Stefan away.
SteGabe beach morning: talk abt Gabe after high school, Stef’s ex girlfriend, and who’s good with kids (??? Why)
(joke strip)
Tomato: You know I wouldn’t spend all my time with Stefan if I didn’t have to! [to TB]
Stef: [dramatic sad]
(joke strip)
Gabe: good morning my love
Ste: !!!!!!! good mor-
Gabe: -embraces coffee-
(? some dialogue that happens soon after they start dating)
Ste: we should talk.
-skip 2 new location for convo-
Gabe: are you breaking up w me already it's only been ONE DAY *cry emoji*
Ste: what no calm down;;;;
[honestly???? I have no memory of this.
*on a date? probably before they're officially dating*
Gabe: [gives plans for date]
Ste: oh. Isn't that just what we normally--
...
Gabe: what?
Stef: ...nothing.
Do you think we hang out too much?;;;
Gabe: ? No?
[point: Stef offhand realizing he and gabe actually hang out w each other a lot and r pretty close i guess]
[joke]
Ste: hon, can you pass me the [~~~]?
gabe: ya sure.
Ste:
ste:
Ste: God I did it again, didn't I.
[joke]
gabe *wearing dumb shorts*
s: gabriel will u change into normal pants.
g: u only want me 2 change bc ur so ~aroused~ you can't focus lmao
s:
s:
s:.........you're wrong............
g: holy SHIT
Nerdy and Jock
Laf: i am........... life's powerbottom.
dmitri: excuse me
laf: i keep getting fucked over by life but I'm still trying to stay in control.
dmitri: stop
Laf: FOOL! You think these glasses make me a nerd? Well guess what! ~*~My grades are actually horrible!!~*~ [ojousan like]
Jack: why are you so proud;;;
Ned: [proud dramatic] Oh yeah?? Well the truth is, my grades also suck…!!
Jack: does no one care about their academic career?;;;;;
[help w/ cosplay; Laf denies helping]
Char: Why?;;;
Laf: Because fuck otaku, that’s why.
$$$$
Laf: Wow! Fuck otaku! I love ‘em!
[dmitri and laf partner for a project]
Laf: I can't let you flunk this project, Dmitri! You have so much left to do in life! Going to college... becoming a neurosurgeon... reinventing the medical world....!!!
Dmitri: where the hell did you get any of that. (I don't even like science that much)
Dmitri: well first we need to come up with a presentation topic
Dmitri: I think the 1920s are an interesting topic, maybe we could talk about muckrakers or something?
laf: wait what, what are these topics. I thought this was algebra.
Dmitri:
Dmitri: she doesn’t even know what class we’re in (<to himself)
laf: fuck, we’re fucked aren’t we
laf: [got a c on the project] DMITRI!!!! THIS IS THE BEST GRADE I’VE EVER GOTTEN!!!!!!! AAA YOU’RE THE BEST HOLY SHIT!!!
laf: aaa shit dude this is the best, maybe I’ll even pass this class like a normal person this time. (<?) my mom’s gonna flip when she sees this (like in a good way)
Dmitri: haha sure, you did a lot too. I’m proud of you.
[later]
teacher: Dmitri I kind of expected better from you
dmitr: sorry……… (<worst grade he’s gotten in the class)
Dmitri’s first sleepover (around 10 or 11 yrs old), laf says the “rules of sleepovers” is that there’s no hugging.
Dmitri: I know you don’t want me to, you don’t really have to make up weird lies. Sorry for hugging you.
*Reaction panels laf going to sleep? But next page talks to Dmitri
Later in above comic (high school timeline): include bit about facial hair?
=Dmitri gets drunk=
-Dmitri goes to a party with Jack and Brodney (usually goes to parties w them but kind of just clings to them, or stays nearby standing awkwardly; his motivation for going is to drive them back since he doesn’t drink)
-Gets separated from Jack n Brodney and talked into beer pong with some ppl because he’s popular n they don’t know he doesn’t drink
-eventually runs back into Jack and Brodney starts crying bc he’s never had alcohol before and is freakin out that he’s gonna get liver disease and get arrested or smth (?????)
-Jack n Brodney call Lafayette (they can’t drive him back bc they were drinking too); Dmitri doesn’t want them too bc he says she’s gonna make fun of him for crying and overreacting
-Lafayette shows up and is really worried actually;
-dmitri actually had more to drink than ppl realized and ends up vomiting; Lafayette concerned, Dmitri still thinks they’re gonna make fun of him for being “stupid,” laf surprised to hear Dmitri thinks they’d make fun of him.
--dmitri: ‘m sorry, ‘m sorry….
--Laf: Dmitri, holy shit;;
--dmitri: ‘msorry, I know ‘m being stupid, don’t…. don’t make fun of me, ‘m sorry…
--Laf: Make fun—what the fuck? why the fuck would I make fun of you?
--dmitri: [still crying] b’cause ‘m…. overreacting and crying… n’ just being dumb, I dunno… just don’t ok….
--laf: holy shit, why would I make fun of you for crying? I’m not that much of an asshole.
--laf: …
--laf: (to jack) …………am i?
--jack: mm………
--jack: well you can be kind of hard on him sometimes. like…. I think what you say means more to him than you might think….
--laf: …
--laf: [sheepish] [starts taking Dmitri to their car]
-Laf brings him home, maybe tension between laf and Dmitri’s mom?? tbh idk what their relationship is like
-laf puts Dmitri to sleep, probably lays with him for a bit
=Laf and Dmitri hs argument arc (?)=
("sorry" initially focused on Dmitri, shift focus to laf here; not poor intention, but happens on accident)
[potentially addtl dialoge? Maybe earlier. Laf: What am I supposed to do, Dmitri? What am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to know?]
*Laf: I always knew I was a fuck up, I knew sometime, one day, you were gonna finally look at me and think to yourself, "Oh. They're actually kinda shitty." And I guess I am. I am shit 'cause you know, sometimes, I really don't care about people. I don't care if I piss people off or if they're uncomfortable around me because you know? Whatever. That's something they need to deal with, not me. I don't care. So I thought it was gonna be okay when it happened with you. But, fuck. It turns out I care about you a lot.
You're my best friend, Dmitri, and I care a whole lot about how you feel. And I don't want to see you sad or uncomfortable or mad but I, I don't, I don't know how to do it. How to make you happy.
*[beat?]
*Dmitri: You're allowed to fuck up sometimes, Laf. I know how to forgive people. And even if there are times when you say sorry and I don't forgive you, we can still find a way to work past it and still be friends.
But you have to just... talk to me and ask me things instead of trying to figure things out on your own. 'Case you're kind of shit at that (figuring things out). Y'know, it's like, you're not alone in this. Love and friendship and stuff like this, there's more than just you involved and we have to actually talk to each other and ask each other things to make it work.
So riding our friendship on some idea that you're gonna make some big mistake and that'll just be the end of us... that's just... I just think that's a lazy way of thinking. I don't think our relationship is that easy to break.
[adult laf n dmitri conflict dialogue?]
*dmitri(?): Maybe it's not something you're naturally inclined to do. It's not easy for you, and it's not gonna be fun. But if you really want it you have to force yourself to do it.
[joke strips abt dmitri]
(after ned/jack/dm sleepover)
Dm: laf is "sundere" (すんでれ) japanese?
laf: sundere? you mean tsundere (ツンデレ)?
dm: oh. yeah. what's it mean?
Laf: it means like... prickly on the outside, but lovey-dovey on the inside? Or someone who acts like an asshole but is actually a big softie the more you know them.
Dm: (thinking) *those bastards...!*
Laf: so basically you.
Dm: YOU SHUT YIUR FUKC
[joke strip]
Laf: it's like 20 degrees out what are you doing in just a hoodie and shorts.
dmitri: shut up.
Dmitri: at least i'm not the one wearing a FUCKING MINISKIRT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.
Laf: YEAH OK BUT AT LEAST I ACTUALLY LOOK /GOOD/ WHEN I'M FREEZING MY ASS OFF
[adult laf n Dmitri joke?]
dmi: hey I’m gonna go out for a bit can u do the dishes while I’m out
l: ya
laf: hmmm maybe I’ll listen to music (help me get thru these chores gaga)
dmitr: later k I’m back did you do the
laf: DON’T STOP THE PARTAY
LET’S KEEP IT NAUGHTAY
Dmitri: you didn’t even finish unbelievable
epilogue: they do the dishes in the end
TMSG/After
Noland (trying to calm himself down): It’s only been a month... some people have affairs for years. So it’s not as if it’s even been that long. So he’ll forgive me if I tell him. It’ll be okay.
Noland: But the English department is all girls, except, uh… me;; Can’t you invite
Noland: Um
Noland: at least
Noland: One other guy…..
Prue: Who would I invite? …
Prue: It’s alright, I’ll be there.
Noland: P-prudence, I can’t golf;;;
Prue: Neither can the rest of us. We’re English teachers!
Noland: wh
Noland: teachers going out and doing things together
Noland: I thought that only happened in movies—
Noland: [meeting back with Stefan] I think about you a lot. More than I’d like to admit. Mostly I… just think about saying sorry to you.
