Way back when when we first wrote our character dossier, I had already been thinking of other characters that were a part of Cat’s life, past or present. And since this week we had to do assignments that broadened our own character’s story, brought in those of others’, and helped us further embody our character in all that we continue to create, I chose to do the five-star Video Assignment in which I at long last gave a face and a well-deserved “Special Person Montage” to Beauregard Dasher, the only man Cat has left in her life (as far as she knows ...).

This required me picking out all Teen Wolf scenes with Dylan O’Brien in them, whose lovely features served at the visual inspiration for Beau (… of COURSE it wasn’t a coincidence; how DARE you insinuate that! ;)], as well as the scenes that encapsulated the casual friendship-slash-almost a relationship that the TW characters Stiles and Lydia have experienced throughout past seasons. From the beginning my entire story has been largely inspired by the MTV supernatural drama Teen Wolf (I admit it :D), so again, this often hilarious, really endearing dynamic between their two characters directly mirrors that of Cat & Beau.

Before I get into all my usual wordiness, it’s important that I provide some specifics about how I went about this whole “picking out” thing. I went through Seasons 1-3 of Teen Wolf online, skipping around to the juicy stuff, and then accessed the “Screen Recording” feature of my computer’s QuickTime Player. This allows you to record either the entire Desktop of your computer, perhaps like you might do when showing someone a step-by-step how to. It also allows you to record just a portion of your screen, which is exactly what I did to obtain the pertinent scenes. The great thing about using the Screen Recording is that it only records the video, not the sound, so it made it easy to add the music towards the end of the process instead of having to spend all day tomorrow doing a massive amount of sound editing. I’m thinking this would be a great assignment to do a tutorial for since Video Week is encroaching upon us!

Then all you gotta do next is trim about an hour of clips down to three-and-a-quarter minutes  — ya know, no biggie; just a casual Friday — and figure out what story you’re actually trying to tell. But how about first, you see the story for yourself?!

This assignment actually helped me better solidify the backstory of Cat and her father who, given his biochemistry background, would be better suited in the field of pharmaceuticals rather than simple weaponry. Wally Loveless was very intelligent and well-traveled, and so he really strived to make revolutionary accomplishments in the field of medicine to “help those who [could not] help themselves]. In fact, he was always working, so much so that Cat didn’t see him as much as she grew older. Additionally, some of their fellow New Orleanians believed all the advancements were frightening and they should keep things simple, Southern, and homegrown, so there was many a disagreement. This led to Cat being viciously and ominously attacked on the night of their junior ball, perhaps an attempt by some of Wally’s opponents to really him spooked. However, Beau and Cat always had a close connection, and he knew something was amiss when she didn’t come back from her quick dash out for air, dashing after her just in time.

Due to trauma, they weren’t sure that Cat would wake up, but the strength that Wally helped instill in her from day one never wavered, and she prevailed. Only a year later, however, was that fateful day that Wally, one of the few times he was the one under the knife, never came back out from under it. And as per usual, Beau was with her every step of the way; through the highly publicized and spectated-about funeral and through the residual sadness that I know for a fact doesn’t come until afterwards … Boy, could I have used a Beau! Isn’t he lovely?! … swooping in to save the day with a roll of TP just when his leading lady needs it the most, lol :D.

From that point on, Cat really depended on Beau … however much she wanted to be independent, Beau’s unwavering loyalty, genuine concern, and tender care drew her closer than ever … close enough that, on the night of her prom, after having wandered down the halls together, Cat really surprised herself, and him! Things remained unspoken yet steadfast as their final year together came to a close. Then the end of summer rolled along, too soon as always, and Beau rolled away towards unknowns still mysterious to Cat. Hence the often melodramatic yet totally necessary “Fade To Black” to end, the video coming full circle since the focus begins and ends on Beau’s baby browns.

It certainly was no small feat, but I’m glad that I did this assignment, as it helped me realize I have some serious editing to do to my character dossier! And for all my fellow Wolfies out there, I hope this helps us get through our Teen Wolf withdrawals together :D.