Ryan and Ben - Three Years

I almost missed it, but luckily I remembered from checking a few months ago that my first picture of these guys post Hart, Inc. happened to be in July. This is basically the picture that started it all.

Three years ago, I had decided to start reading Twilight on a whim. I had been looking at some pictures from the series, although at the time I was like, 'what the hell is this shit?' Still, it seemed like the sort of book that would be right up my alley, so I bought the first book...and then I had to and get the other two like immediately afterward, and then get all obsessive with it. Still, it was sort of funny how, somewhere in the middle of reading it, my mind sort of just...drifted to these guys.

Now, the funniest thing about the early picture isn't so much the picture itself - it's bad, but not too bad; the worst I can see is their hips - but rather the description to the picture. I was sort of operating on the idea that the vampire story I had in mind was going to follow the same sort of mythos that Hart, Inc. had, what with vampires being undead humans. I was also working under the assumption that this wasn't going to be a story that I was actually going to write someday, mostly because a lot of my ideas at the time just sort of...poofed away after a while. I didn't expect to be able to finish it, let along restart it and finish it again.

So reading the description and trying to figure out what the hell I had in mind three years ago is sort of funny. I've certainly developed it since then!

It is sort of funny to see a blond Ryan now, which is weird since it used to be weird to see a brunette Ryan. I don't know; I guess because I've seen her with brown hair so often I prefer it now. The other Ryan looks just sort of...blah, but that was because I was starting to get into my 'realistic' phase with hair, and attempting not to give them anime hair. The Ryan now has awesome hair because wavy hair is pretty.

I also decided to change things up a little and instead of making it pretty much the same pose, made Ryan pregnant, because she's going to be pregnant in the next book. It's also to show how far they're come, from me going if I write the story to writing about her pregnancy.

Its sort of weird to think that it's been three years since these two smacked my muse and then proceeded to latch on for dear life. At times, it feels like it's been too short, whereas others, it feels like it's been forever. Here's to hoping for more changes in three years. Who knows; maybe I'll be published by then.

Here's a link to the original so you can view the description there. Hee.

Ryan Hutchinson (Cartwright), Benjamin Cartwright, and image © ~erin-hime
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