its just a story

i. me - the first introduction

You probably aren't here because you want to be. You aren't here because you're interested. You don't want to start off big because you don't even want to be here, so, let's start this simple. My name is Owen James Farrar (Fair-are is pretty much how you say it, if one more person says 'Far-rar' I'm gonna kill a bitch) and my friends sometimes call me Owan. Unless I changed it after writing this, my name on Wattpad is "ProtozOwen". Let me explain.

Me and my sister (Cassidy Farrar) were trying to find a name for my YouTube channel. Prior to this, my name was LordOfTheLegos because I was ten and I was obsessed with Legos and I wasn't in any way creative. Cassidy suggested a name change, and I agreed that I wanted it changed. We wanted something that either rhymed with my name or something we could put my name into. We used the word 'protozoan' (which if you don't know is a single-cellular organism) and made it 'ProtozOwen'. Funny, right? No? Yeah it's dumb, I know.

My birthday is on February seventh, (same as YouTube star Jacksepticeye, which I am very proud of) and was C-section three of three at 7:07 AM. Lots of seven's in my birthday. 2005 is the year. As of writing this, I am still twelve, I'll be thirteen in ten days as of writing this. In my group of friends (who I will talk a lot about later), I am the fourth oldest. I'm the youngest in my biological family.

I mainly listen to metal or rock music. Metallica, System of a Down, and Green Day are some of my favorite bands. Actually, right now while I'm writing, I'm listening to Slipknot's AOV. I just assume it stands for "Aproaching Original Violence" because that's what they say in the song. But I do like a few not rock or metal bands like Frank Sinatra, Walk Off The Earth, Corner Stone Cues, Deadmau5, and Holy Fuck (yes it is a real band). Metal calms me. I'm not sure why. I'm weird.

I'm a reader. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King (Misery & IT), Neil Gaiman (Neverwhere & American Gods), and Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea series). Ursula K. Le Guin sadly passed away recently. Stephen King called her one of the best. She was good at what she did. Now, Stephen King is my all-time favorite author. I have nine books on my desk bookshelf, six of which are by Stephen King (IT, The Shining, Insomnia, Misery, The Dark Half, and Sleeping Beauties which was a father-son collaboration (his son's name is Owen)), I love them all. Right now, on my desk, I have my sister's (Sydney Farrar) copy of H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction and I'm planning on starting it tonight. I'm excited for The Call of Cthulhu. I've heard it's an amazing piece of work. I'm a book nerd. That is not a bad thing.

I have an amazing girlfriend (Kennedy). I have amazing friends (Irina, Leo, Sommer, Mia, Julia, Philip, Garran, Kamren). If it weren't for Irina or Kennedy, I'm sure I wouldn't be as happy as I am at the moment. I will talk a lot about them later. But for now, I will leave it at this: they are the best people I have ever met. I love them. They are my everything. Especially Kennedy. I'd die for Kennedy.

I have issues. I'm sad a lot. I'm angry a lot. I'm stressed a lot. I'm broken. That's all I have to say about that.

I want to be a writer. I want to write short stories and big books that mean something to someone. Scary stories. Horror. Psychological thrillers. I love horror everything. Movies, books, games. They're amazing. I love the blood. The unexpected story. The endings. The suspense. Misery by Stephen King is a good example. It's so utterly gruesome and scary and suspenseful. Annie Wilkes, a crazy woman who kidnaps a writer whom she is obsessed with, chops off his foot, drugs him, saws off his thumb, murders a police officer by mowing over him with a heavy-duty lawn mower, and the person she kidnaps has some very fucked up legs, broken in ways I can't even imagine, and she slams his knee (the worst part) really hard with her fist, causing a lot of pain. It's terrifying. But amazing. I love the pain in those books.

My favorite movie of all time is Alien. My favorite book of all time is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. My favorite color is either red or gray. My favorite show is probably Rick and Morty. I'm an atheist.

I am a bit crazy, but I think we all have at least a little bit of crazy inside. If you had no crazy, you wouldnt have the balls to do something big, for example, skydiving or starting a fight with some guy who could pick you up in one arm like a book. We're all a different kind of crazy though. I'm sure I'll touch on this later in the story.

Last thing. I'm an artist. I draw well. I love drawing. Mountains especially. They're so pretty, but at the same time, they seem disturbing and terrifying. I'm not sure why. But they are. They are beautiful creations that could have some sort of deeper meaning.

If you even got to this point before leaving, let me say one thing before continuing. I know what this "book" is going to be. I won't say what the story will be, but I will say three words. Life to fiction. Continue reading if you want to find out what that means. If you don't, which is the more likely option, then leave. Don't even think about this anymore. But if you continue, you're in for some real shit. If you continue, it is you who I dedicate this to. If you continue, you will be the one giving me the will to write more. But this book is for one person, above all others. She'll figure it out soon enough. You will, too. This is where I leave you. This is where the story takes you. Goodbye. I will see you at the end.

Remember. It's only a story.