This is your opening to ramble about an OC that’s currently on your mind! Whatever OC, whatever you want to share about them, tell us all about it!! <3 <3
Actually, the OC on my mind is not BTR related in the slightest... Oopsies!
I'm thinking about Marnie. I haven't touched any of my Drake & Josh fics in a while. I'm thinking about her dynamic with Drake.
She chooses to help him get over his break-up because Josh cares so much about him. She's annoying. She won't go away. Drake's more irritated than sad, which is a starting point. I think even though they aren't in a relationship, Marnie gets disappointed when he starts dating random girls every couple of days. He's spent more time at the Premiere than at home.
The fact that she expected it is what's interesting. She doesn't want to change him, not when he doesn't want to change how he acts. It's only going to hurt her worse. I also just think Drake's self-sabotaging is what puts him in the doghouse.
With Marnie, it doesn't feel like he has to try; he doesn't feel like he's performing in front of cameras. He can kick back. Although he's the cool one who's always portrayed as laidback, he can actually hang back. But the way it feels so effortless scares him, and he goes to kiss some girls at this party.
It's not that I think Drake would be the stereotypical bad boy who "doesn't fall in love," but he thinks he's confined to that descriptor. 'Cause again, the only thing that matters to him aside from music and girls is being popular in high school. He kind of lost that when he despaired over his breakup.
Characters: Kendall Knight, Drake Parker, Veronica Clark oc, Marnie Jones oc, Gustavo Rocque, Logan Mitchell, Carlos Garcia, James Diamond, Kelly Wainwright, Arthur Griffin mentioned
Pairings: Kendall Knight/Original Character, Drake Parker/Original Character
Word Count: 1313
Arthur Griffin had a weird obsession with collaboration projects for some ungodly reason. And this was the weirdest one yet. He found a grunge band that made it big in San Diego and signed them on. Either he was trying to push Big Time Rush out of the spotlight, or he really liked grunge was unknown.
This time, he demanded that Big Time Rush perform a cover with the grunge band's leader singer. The song would be taken from their second album and spun to accommodate all five singers.
No one was happy.
"You already have a pretty face! Why do you need another one?" James shrieked, gesturing to his face with fluttery fingers and a dramatic gesture.
"Hell no! I am not letting some boyband losers taint my song!" Drake snapped at Gustavo.
"We are not losers!" Carlos shouted.
Soon, the boys' voices overlapped with Drake's, echoing off the walls in the hallway. Ronnie held her hands over her ears. It was one thing when the four guys started arguing, but it was an entirely separate ordeal when a stranger was thrown into the mix. She was sitting cross-legged, looking through the sheet music to get a feel for the song and its subject. Pen marks covered the page. Notes were circled, and words in the margins were scratched out.
A girl with curly, fiery red hair sat next to her, idly scrolling on her phone. She was dressed in all black, with chains and safety pins holding pieces of her clothing together. Her face and shoulders were peppered with freckles, and her off-the-shoulder shirt made it easy to spot them.
"I need everybody to stop talking!" Gustavo shouted over the cacophony of voices. "You are singing with the dawgs!" He jutted a grubby finger in Drake's direction. "You- " He turned away from James, who deflated like a balloon.
"Do we have any objections?"
Drake rolled his eyes and scoffed, muttering under his breath. "This is such a load of shit."
The girl sitting beside Ronnie gently tapped her on the shoulder. Despite her punk-esque exterior, she had a sweet smile on her face. In a way, she reminded her of Callie—tough on the outside, gentle on the inside.
"I'm Marnie," the redhead extended her hand covered in black and silver rings.
Ronnie hesitantly uncovered her ears. She had forgotten her earplugs, but even with them, the guys somehow got louder in different ways. She stared at Marnie's outstretched hand, brows furrowed in confusion. No one had ever shaken her hand when they greeted her. Awkwardly, she shook the girl's hand.
"Ronnie, their songwriter."
"Oh, songwriter! Nice. I'm Drake's girlfriend," she shrugged. Her arms were decorated with way too many bracelets. Ronnie wondered if they ever got sweaty underneath it all.
"Cool." That wasn't a fact she needed to know, but perhaps the girl thought she would have a crush on her boyfriend. Either way, it was useless information. "Hey, how well do you know this song?" Ronnie thrust the sheet music in her direction.
"Oh." Marnie blinked twice, reading the title. "What exactly do you need help on?"
"Gustavo wants me to split it amongst the five of them,"
"That's easy, can I?" Marnie held her hand out. She gestured to the pen with her eyes.
"Uh, sure." Ronnie handed her the pen and leaned over curiously.
"The chorus should be the five, or maybe even layered. Oh! Wait, perhaps a call and response?"
The two girls huddled together, discussing ideas about the sheet music, while Gusvato got the guys together. He didn't like the collaboration idea either, mainly because the song they were signing was one that Drake had written himself. The guys were set up in the booth when he realized he was missing someone.
"Where's Vee?" He turned to Kelly.
"She's still outside going over the music." Kelly pointed over her shoulder out the door.
"We need that like yesterday!" Gustavo's face tinged red.
"It's okay, it's okay! I'm sure she's finished with it!" Kelly tried to calm him. The last thing they needed was for him to pass out before they started singing.
The door to the recording studio. Kelly poked her head out into the hallway. Ronnie and Marnie were still chatting, but from the looks of it, they were finished.
"Ronnie!" She whispered, gesturing over with her hands.
The teen got up and curiously wandered over.
"We're ready, " Kelly said with a tight smile. "Oh, and bring your roadie friend along, too."
Ronnie glanced over her shoulder, and Marnie gave her a wave.
Big Time Rush and Drake Parker had essentially divided the recording booth. They refused to stand next to each other. Drake and James shot each other dirty looks and even stuck the middle finger at each other.
The recording... didn't go as planned.
Drake interrupted the guys when they were singing, and James interrupted Drake. This eventually led to a competition between them to see who could sing the song better.
Out of embarrassment, Marnie covered her face with her hands and looked away. Ronnie pulled off her headphones once the two of them started arguing again. Gustavo was more than pissed.
Which resulted in them getting an early break.
"I'm telling Griff he can forget it. There's no way I'm singing with a zealous popstar." Drake took Marnie's hand and started walking away.
"Zealous?" Marnie laughed. "I'm surprised you know that worked."
"Hah. She just called you dumb!" James laughed. "Burn!"
"Okay, fuck you!" Drake turned on his heel and got in James' face.
Ronnie and Kendall exchanged weary looks.
"Seriously, I don't get why she's with you if you're such a jerk face." James spat.
Drake rolled up his sleeves. "First, that's a low blow considering I don't see your girlfriend."
"For your information, she is very famous-"
"Drake!"
Kendall, Carlos, and Logan went to James' rescue when they saw the ginger throw the first punch. Marnie eventually got into the fray, trying to pry the three of them off the singer. Ronnie went to grab the first-aid kit because she would indeed have to bandage someone's wounds.
Kelly had to break them up this time. She did not get paid enough to deal with all these teenagers. Logan had a busted lip, but Carlos and Kendall were relatively okay. James whined about how Drake punched him in the face and that it would ruin his beauty.
Marnie pinched Drake's ear like she was his mother. It was something she'd seen Audrey Parker do way too many times. With surprising strength, she dragged the boy to the band, sitting in semi-comfortable chairs.
"Apologize!" Marnie planted her hands on her hips.
"What? No, that's gay!" Drake grimaced.
"You're bi, now apologize before I make you."
Ronnie blinked twice. Okay, she could go for Marnie if they were both single.
"Okay, okay! I'm sorry!"
"Like you mean it." Marnie pinched his ear harder.
"Alright, alright! I mean it! I'm sorry!" As soon as Marnie let go of his ear, Ronnie handed him something for the pain. He snatched it from her angrily, and a muscle in Kendall's jaw twitched.
James narrowed his eyes. "I'm not accepting that apology. You ruined my face!"
"I made it look better- " Marnie elbowed him.
"I think it's best if we all put this behind us and get working on that collab Griffin asked for."
Carlos squeaked and nodded. He didn't know whether he was scared or turned on, maybe a bit of both.
Ronnie definitely needed tips from her so that she could handle Big Time Rush the same way that Marnie could handle Drake. They could go on a double date sometime, but she would probably have to bargain with Kendall if she ever proposed that idea. There was this glint in her eye that scared the blonde.
Welcome to the chase kid, cause I know you don't care what my middle name is
Marnie Jones, Belleview High senior, has pretty strong opinions and a "don't give a fuck" attitude. An honors student with a foul mouth. Ride or die for her friends, most notably her best friend Josh Nichols, but unfortunately doesn't get along with his self-absorbed older brother. Then again, it doesn't matter if she doesn't get along with him. He's always around.
What do you imagine the most popular ship(s) for your character would be?
I really, really want it to be Marnie/Drake, but I think it would be Josh/Marnie instead. I mean, they're best friends, and Drake usually gets the girls anyway. Does he really need another one?
Or maybe a 50/50 split between them.
Are there ship wars? Are they a popular character to ship, or the kind of character that gets shuffled off and away from shipping for whatever reason?
I'd love to think Marnie is a popular character to ship. I mean, she's the cool girl. She also likes to think she's tough. She's punk and always wants to do things herself.
How does fandom characterize/mischaracterize your characters ship in fanworks?
I want to say she doesn't get mischaracterized, but she probably would. Her behaviour would either be toned down or simply wiped. She holds Drake accountable for his actions, but doesn't treat Josh like he could do no wrong either, which is why I think her character would be bleached.
If your character isn’t designed for shipping/isn’t interested in shipping, how hard does fandom have to mangle them to make them shipping material/open to a relationship?
I don't think this applies to her. She is very shippable.
Be honest. What song is playing over an AMV/tiktok of scenes between your character and their love interest?
STARSTRUCK by 3oh!3, Backseat Serenade by ATL, Hot by Avril Lavigne, Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne (tho with that one i think it's more geared towards Drake not liking that she's with another guy)
What is the wildest crackship you can imagine for your character, whether in-universe or in crossover?
crackship? I cannot think of one for the life of me- maybe craig??? but then again that wouldn't be weird
What is the quote between your character and their love interest/whoever they might be shipped with that their fans would latch onto?
I only started ch 3 of their story but prolly smth like:
"Don't act like you didn't turn your back on me."/"No, you turned your back on me."
What’s the discourse surrounding your ship?
On the one hand, I can't see there being much discourse. On the other hand, there would be fault in the way Drake treats her. They are quite angsty, but not quite toxic. Which would spark some not-so-heated discourse about them.
Drake didn't realize it, but he had been holding her hand- no, squeezing her hand- since the body crashed through the window into the quiet living room. Until Marnie went to follow the police officer off to the side to give her statement. For a moment, Drake hadn't realized how scared he was. He hadn't realized until he didn't want her to walk away, because she had been right beside him when the body was thrown through the glass.
Marnie + her fit for The Wedding episode in season 3?? 4?? ion remember
ooo okay! I do remember talking ab this because I was really excited to write about it, at least I made it to season 2! (It wasn't that hard, there's only six episodes in season 1 lol)
Marnie's mom definitely spares no expense. She wants her daughter to look nice, she's a guest at a wedding after all. The spaghetti straps aren't really a good idea since she ends up getting stranded with Drake and Josh because the car ran out of gas or the engine stalled. (I don't remember)
But Marnie has to uphold some sort of family reputation.
ooo okay! I think Marnie's fit changes a lot from seasons 1/2 to 3/4 but like, she grows into her punk style later on down the line lmao so it makes sense!
She has her classic messenger bag too, and wears black nail polish. The works lmao! Depending on how things go, she probably ends up "borrowing" band shirts from Drake.
Hint: steals them because he just has so many he clearly wont miss a Metallica shirt or two, right?
