juxtapositions
stuff i’m playing with when it comes to their dynamic/background:
| huey | maggie |
|---|---|
| homeschool | private school |
| family values experience + memories | lots of external pressure to achieve, despite family support |
| high-achieving | aims low on purpose (at first) |
| oldest | youngest |
| outdoorsy | indoorsy |
| likes to be obviously competent, freaks out when things don’t go well | outwardly unremarkable, secretly very capable |
their online dynamic
- huey does not know maggie is a girl when they become online friends. they never talk over the mic, and her username is something fairly gender-neutral (ashendemon8v8…). her avatar and typing style are also fairly gender-neutral.
- not sure yet how they become friends, because i have no experience playing a game like LoLQ… watch this space
the reveal
things i think would be cute
- he tries to branch out of the woodchucks by playing at a local game tournament – maggie watches him play and encourages him
- scene in which both she and della are like “CRUSH THE OPPONENT!!!” and louie notices the similarity and is like, ewww he’s dating MOM
- maggie inspires huey to want to go to college too. her junior year, he tells her so shyly about it because it’s such a big commitment to want to follow her to school – but she’s so so happy and tackles him in a hug!!!!