It all began with D.

[Stormy]

Well, sorta.

As like with most of us MDD began as early as we can even remember. But I think in all I've read on this site by others I can come to the conclusion that many of us had a point in time when we really say the MDD "took off" ...meaning - we were no longer little children where this is "normal" and we realize that maybe there is something different about us. AND that it starts to change our life as well.

For many I have noticed it was Middle School years. It was these years for me as well. About 8th grade for me. I had DD's about book characters and some Disney Movies I loved. Kind of like writing Fan Fiction inside my head.

Then I entered High School and in that same year I found Vampire Hunter D. The first animated movie based on the novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Something about the tone, weirdness, and danger of that world touched me. And then there was D, the protagonist. The vampire/human half breed Vampire Hunter. He was enigmatic and amazing. Seemingly emotionless but clearly conflicted within. His character spoke to me on so many levels. I absolutely fell in love with a fictional character. And to this day I am still in love with him. Always will. One day I will have him inked on my body.

For all my high school years this character was one of my main DD's. But it was evolving all the time and I'd have side stories with protagonists that were almost completely like him but in different genres and names and back story and powers or no powers if it was realistic storylines. But essentially they were all D. Even now, Captain Teague (my current obsession/ hero) is an evolution of D. If I were to compare them side by side I would begin to connect the pieces but at face value I'd say - WHAT !? They are nothing alike!

As the author keeps churning out the books and they are being translated to English my obsession with D is being fed continuously. There seems to always be another book around the bend.

As for DD and D? He still features. His world and him. Not as often as it used to be. Mostly my original favorites and their stories are my focus. But D in all his original form written by Hideyuki Kikuchi will make his cameo in my head and excite me with his adventures and the "what if's" I've always held about him which can be explored at my leisure.

That's it for now. *blushes and backs away*

[Stormy]

Love reading these!!! I am so curious about what others or WHO others DD about and the "firsts" especially. My very first human DD was a boy character named Ben from a YA novel in middle school. He was my age. I related to boys more at first as I was a tomboy at that time. Making me even more socially awkward than I already was. Before 8th grade it was ALL animals. Talking animals from various animated movies and cartoons. Which to think back on that makes me feel kinda weirder than I already do. Lol

[ashlee]

my whole daydream origintated from a doll i saw when i was 6 or 7l. Its so weird (cant remember what it was called, but they dont sell them anymore, it was along the lines barbie or bratz dolls) and she was my first character for my daydream...and it expanded and matured, with new main characters but shes actually still in it. shes not an important character and shes older but its cool to still have a character i created 11 years ago . our stories arent really the same but they kinda relate

[Robin]

Just like me! But my daydreams started with dragon ball z characters (I loved that show for some reason), otherwise everything you said rings true for me. Middle school was definitely the beginning.