1. For what purpose - or in what circumstance - is it born or invented for? Hell, does it even have a creation date, or did it one day appear from nowhere? Is its birth a finite line, or a circle - like God?
2. Is it trigger-happy, or does it enjoy premeditation before causing chaos? Does it take enjoyment in causing havoc, or is it its job description? Does its existence depend on causing discord?
3. What's its thought process like? Is it logical, or is it a mess of abstract thoughts? Are these thoughts linear, or does it branch off into multiple considerations?
4. Does it wish to be someone else, or is it happy being as it is? Does it have any ambitions, or does it purposelessly live through a system? Can it even feel envy, jealousy? The wish to have something that it doesn't own?
5. Sure it rejects any information others give it, but do others have a shared, colloquial name they refer to it, even if it doesn't claim it? If so, what are the better known names? What are the lesser known names? What are names only one person knows?
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Ahh, those are some really good questions!! They made me really excited - thanks for checking out my OC!
1. His bio says that he tends to be very withdrawn- are there any specific parts of his life that lead him to be that way, or is he just naturally an introverted person?
His tendency to shrink away from others is largely due to his upbringing - his mother is, and has always been, absent despite living in the same household. This, combined to the circumstances that surround him, make him withdraw. Tony's story is set in a white affluent-majority, and his difficult economic status naturally made him an outlier. There's certain people he'll come out of his shell for, like his boyfriend, but otherwise his difficulties with people doesn't change. It merely evolves.
2. In all the art of him, Tony is wearing the same jacket. Does it have any significance, or is it just his casual outfit?
Both! It's not until his 20s that he starts caring about his outward appearance. He lives in a coastal town, so the outer layer gets caught up in the breeze often and cools him down. Plus, his wardrobe isn't very extensive. Oftentimes he'll buy multiples of the same shirt on a discount and pick out a clean one each day. He's very consistent and very recognisable; funny thing is, people just can't seem to remember who he is because he's so withdrawn.
3. What happened after he moved away from his hometown?
Aha! I've made an entire new tab just for that, in similar lengths! But here's a tl;dr - Tony flips the switch. Complete wipes his personality clean. He becomes an easily-enraged, horrible, narcissistic and perilous clubgoer. Gets drowned in the life's worst and gets into a relationship that unfortunately ruins him even further. Hey, at least he has a happy ending. You can see it here! https://toyhou.se/3794407.tony/7464225.runner-s-syndrome
4. What was the inspiration for his character (if there was any)?
I actually had him since I was as young as 9! His story has evolved, rewritten and erased, renewed and polished and recycled. His first character is a vastly different one to the version he is now, and his story didn't become concrete until I was 15-16. I've basically spent half my life with him, and naturally a lot of my life became integrated with him. He's not necessarily a self-insert, but I recognise within him a good chunk of feeling alienated, feeling purposeless, trying to explore my sexuality in an already suffocating setting. The reason why I didn't draw him until up to a year ago and didn't start developing him was because I didn't feel like my art style could adequately portray him ): Now that I can, I'm basically off the shoots trying to compile it!
5. Would he ever want to repair his relationship with his mother?
He does! In fact, that's exactly what happened in the continuation. It's a bit of a unique resolution, because they don't reconcile until Tony was well into his 20s. They opted, instead of referring to each other by familial terms, to call each other by first names and be friends instead. His mother apologised for her absence, yet recognised at the same time, the circumstances in which she conceived him (Tony was accidental, and her parents made her keep it) had also done significant damage to her life to the point of no return. Tony can't forgive her, but seeing himself in her for the first time, he stays in touch with her - and she in fact becomes one of his best acquaintances.