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He's also co-hosted the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' with his BestFriend Bobby Calloway (and he himself was the fifteenth interview). He has his own, titled ''SWEET PEACE Podcast'', after his production company [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyseTO6iOA_Nmd5mUU5ioA SWEET PEACE Productions]].
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He's also co-hosted the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' with his BestFriend Bobby Calloway friend Creator/BobbyCalloway (and he himself was the fifteenth interview). interview).
Hehas his own, titled ''SWEET PEACE Podcast'', after his also runs the production company [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyseTO6iOA_Nmd5mUU5ioA SWEET PEACE Productions]].
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** He was a production assistant on ''The Troubles: A Dublin Story'', and got picked to have a small part as a man getting thrown out of a casino.
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** Averted in ''The Nutters'' of course, and a borderline example is ''Miles Away''; he was about to turn nineteen.
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* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] He's willing to part with his facial hair if the role calls for it.
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** Averted in ''The Nutters'' of course, and a borderline example is ''Miles Away''; he was about to turn nineteen.
** A justified example in ''Life on Pluto'', where he plays Alex across ten years. ThisHe also counts played a high schooler at 23 in the film ''Pardon?''
* DirectedByCastMember:[[invoked]] He directed himself in ''7 Days'', and had a small role in his ''Film/FatalDeviation'' parody ''Deadly Divergence''.
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well, he wrote songs for his films ''An Rogha Cheart'' and ''Peak''.
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* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] Plays a mugger with a DublinSkanger voice in the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAETEtTTLE Widespread]]''.
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** Plays a mugger with a DublinSkanger voice in the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAETEtTTLEWidespread]]''.Widespread]]''.
** He plays a villain (albeit a comedic one) in ''Deadly Divergence''.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's often assumed to be a few years older than his actual age, thanks to his thick beard and [[TeensAreShort height]]. In the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHiRwEXKSo Dyadic]]'', he played a college professor at the age of eighteen! He didn't turn twenty until 2021. That being said, he looks closer to his age if he goes without his beard.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's often assumed to be a few years older than his actual age, thanks to his thick beard and [[TeensAreShort height]].short height. In the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHiRwEXKSo Dyadic]]'', he played a college professor at the age of eighteen! He didn't turn twenty until 2021. That being said, he looks closer to his age if he goes without his beard.
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** He was a contestant on the pilot episode for the RTE talent show ''Last Singer Standing''. He reportedly reduced Nicky Byrne and the entire audience to hysterical giggles by bluntly saying he thought his performance was "shite".
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* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Jake Hyland, whom he has known since they were fifteen, and performed many times as a musical duo. Greg directed him in ''7 Days'' and his first short ''Better Paths'' (and Jake will be in the update ''Better Seasons'').
** Vincent Morris, a close friend he knew in school. He runs the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM3MwUje9E7hh01pCX3DGOg SwordsforDummies]] channel (and was sword choreographer on ''7 Days''). Although not primarily an actor, Greg directed him in a short called ''Dying of the Light''.
** And Creator/BobbyCalloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
--> "You see, growing up frequently being ostracised or thinking everyone hates you, friendship always felt like this alien thing that only happened in fiction. I'd often have not imaginary friends but imaginary conversations with people I knew in passing or wished to get to know but was always too afraid to. One day I had to tell Greg that I never had to do much imagining with him...because the actual reality of being his friend is better than anything you could imagine."
** Jake Hyland, whom he has known since they were fifteen, and performed many times as a musical duo. Greg directed him in ''7 Days'' and his first short ''Better Paths'' (and Jake will be in the update ''Better Seasons'').
** Vincent Morris, a close friend he knew in school. He runs the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM3MwUje9E7hh01pCX3DGOg SwordsforDummies]] channel (and was sword choreographer on ''7 Days''). Although not primarily an actor, Greg directed him in a short called ''Dying of the Light''.
** And Creator/BobbyCalloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
--> "You see, growing up frequently being ostracised or thinking everyone hates you, friendship always felt like this alien thing that only happened in fiction. I'd often have not imaginary friends but imaginary conversations with people I knew in passing or wished to get to know but was always too afraid to. One day I had to tell Greg that I never had to do much imagining with him...because the actual reality of being his friend is better than anything you could imagine."
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** He produced for Bobby Calloway in ''{{Film/Fallen 2021}}'' and ''Misfits''. Bobby is also the producer of the upcoming ''Life on Pluto'', which Greg will be directing and the two will star in.
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** He co-wrote and planned to produce a series with his ''Nutters'' co-star Adam Douglas titled ''Unknown Enemies'' - intended as a gritty TeenDrama described as "''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' meets ''Series/LoveHate''". It was put on hold in 2019 to allow for rewrites, and put on hiatus indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plans to revisit it in the future.
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** He co-wrote and planned to produce a series with his ''Nutters'' co-star Adam Douglas titled ''Unknown Enemies'' - intended as a gritty TeenDrama described as "''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' meets ''Series/LoveHate''". It was put on hold in 2019 to allow for rewrites, and put on hiatus indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plans to revisit it in the future.future.
** He was a contestant on the pilot episode for the RTE talent show ''Last Singer Standing''. He reportedly reduced Nicky Byrne and the entire audience to hysterical giggles by bluntly saying he thought his performance was "shite".
** He was a contestant on the pilot episode for the RTE talent show ''Last Singer Standing''. He reportedly reduced Nicky Byrne and the entire audience to hysterical giggles by bluntly saying he thought his performance was "shite".
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** Vincent Morris, whom Greg directed in the short ''Dying of the Light''.
** And Bobby Calloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
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** Vincent Morris, whom a close friend he knew in school. He runs the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM3MwUje9E7hh01pCX3DGOg SwordsforDummies]] channel (and was sword choreographer on ''7 Days''). Although not primarily an actor, Greg directed him in the a short called ''Dying of the Light''.
** AndBobby Calloway, Creator/BobbyCalloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
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Greg Young is an Irish actor, writer, filmmaker, musician and podcaster.
He made his screen debut at the age of sixteen in the comedy ''WebVideo/TheNutters'', portraying Eoin, the CountryMouse visiting his cousin in Finglas. It was a viral hit, and Greg reappeared in the subsequent ChristmasSpecial. Around the same time, he made his directorial debut with the ShortFilm ''Better Paths'' (there are currently plans to remake it as a feature film, now titled ''Better Seasons'').
Other roles he might be recognised for are ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', ''WebVideo/MrPeterson'' or ''{{Film/Seven Days 2021}}'' (which he also wrote and directed). Expect to see him in the crew lists of several other productions.
He's also co-hosted the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' with his BestFriend Bobby Calloway (and he himself was the fifteenth interview). He has his own, titled ''SWEET PEACE Podcast'', after his production company [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyseTO6iOA_Nmd5mUU5ioA SWEET PEACE Productions]].
He's openly on the autism spectrum.
!!Tropes associated with his work:
* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] A gag in ''The Nutters'' had Eoin scripted to dress up in a cowboy suit before the WildTeenParty. Greg suggested an Music/ElvisPresley costume, which he ended up wearing.
* AffectionateNickname: "Youngblood".
* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder:[[invoked]] Will be acting in one project, producing another, directing the next and possibly doing sound in between. Sometimes all at once.
* CastTheRunnerUp:[[invoked]]
** Greg was initially in the running to play Jack in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', but ended up in the role of Ed Kinney instead.
** The short ''Accidental Suspect'' had its lead actor drop out due to last minute complications. Greg was on the crew, and filled the role of Joe last minute.
** He was a production assistant on ''The Troubles: A Dublin Story'', and got picked to have a small part as a man getting thrown out of a casino.
** He auditioned for the role of Craig in the film ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0CEHVmbtA SCARLET]]'' that went to James Stephen Walsh. Sean Brien ended up creating a character called Robert for him to play that didn't exist in the original script.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] Subverted. He wasn't wild about his performance in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', but came to see it in a better light once others told him they liked it.
* CreatorCouple:[[invoked]] His girlfriend Dana Lee Al Qattan is an actress and filmmaker in her own right, and the two have collaborated numerous times.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
** He was twenty playing a recent high school graduate in ''{{Film/Seven Days 2021}}''.
** Averted in ''The Nutters'' of course, and a borderline example is ''Miles Away''; he was about to turn nineteen.
** A justified example in ''Life on Pluto'', where he plays Alex across ten years. This also counts as UnderageCasting.
* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] He's willing to part with his facial hair if the role calls for it.
* FamilyThemeNaming: He's actually Greg Young V in his family.
* FriendlyRivalry: Jordan Lennon, his on-screen cousin in ''The Nutters'', jokes that he's constantly in competition with Greg. He admitted in one interview that he got a little bitter seeing Greg in so many other projects. The two however are good friends, have worked together on each other's projects, and have recommended each other for roles.
* GenkiGuy: A very lively and excitable guy, he will spontaneously start either dancing or singing on set.
* HeAlsoDid: He produced the music video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEUpYZ6I4U4 "Way Above the Skyline"]] for singer Adam Dunne.
* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Jake Hyland, whom he has known since they were fifteen, and performed many times as a musical duo. Greg directed him in ''7 Days'' and his first short ''Better Paths'' (and Jake will be in the update ''Better Seasons'').
** Vincent Morris, whom Greg directed in the short ''Dying of the Light''.
** And Bobby Calloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
--> "You see, growing up frequently being ostracised or thinking everyone hates you, friendship always felt like this alien thing that only happened in fiction. I'd often have not imaginary friends but imaginary conversations with people I knew in passing or wished to get to know but was always too afraid to. One day I had to tell Greg that I never had to do much imagining with him...because the actual reality of being his friend is better than anything you could imagine."
* IronyAsSheIsCast: In ''The Nutters'' Christmas Special, Eoin tries to sing "Deck the Halls" and Jake responds with [[BrutalHonesty "that's rotten"]]. Greg is an accomplished musician, and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQXpjunQNHY very gifted singer]].
* JackOfAllTrades: Actor, writer, director, producer, guitarist, singer, sound person, clapper loader, editor, podcaster...
* NiceGuy: Seems like a very nice and caring person in general.
* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] Plays a mugger with a DublinSkanger voice in the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAETEtTTLE Widespread]]''.
* ProductionPosse:[[invoked]]
** He has produced three films for Sean Brien - ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylQgOa-xsM Takbir]]'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0CEHVmbtA SCARLET]]' and the upcoming ''Here They Come''.
** Zac Goold directed him in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', ''Miles Away'' and ''Gold Standard''. Zac also was the cinematographer for ''7 Days''.
** He produced for Bobby Calloway in ''{{Film/Fallen 2021}}'' and ''Misfits''. Bobby is also the producer of the upcoming ''Life on Pluto'', which Greg will be directing and the two will star in.
* RealLifeRelative:[[invoked]]His father has a VoiceOnlyCameo as Eoin's father in ''The Nutters'' Christmas Special.
* SuddenlyShouting: His raison d'etre is usually to find a way to shout really loudly in one of his scenes. His interview for the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' even had a montage of the amount of improvised shouting he's done in various films.
* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] His ''Nutters'' co-star Jordan Lennon, with whom he's also starred in ''Miles Away'', ''Gold Standard'' and ''Life on Pluto''. Greg also appeared as an extra in the series ''Teen Life'', which Jordan had a small role in.
* {{Typecasting}}:[[invoked]] Often finds himself as the OnlySaneMan or responsible characters.
* UnbuiltCastingType:[[invoked]]Before he was typecast as responsible characters, his first role in ''The Nutters'' means he's more of a NaiveNewcomer in a WretchedHive. It almost seems like a parody of his later roles.
* YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] He stars in two films in the ''Deadly Numbers'' AnthologyFilm; ''7 Days'' and ''Film/DisembodiedHitman''.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's often assumed to be a few years older than his actual age, thanks to his thick beard and [[TeensAreShort height]]. In the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHiRwEXKSo Dyadic]]'', he played a college professor at the age of eighteen! He didn't turn twenty until 2021. That being said, he looks closer to his age if he goes without his beard.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]]
** A significant subplot for his character had to be cut from ''The Nutters'' after Greg had to leave before filming was done; Eoin was scripted to accidentally buy cocaine, get high off it and end up interrupting an AlmostKiss between Jake and Lauren. In the finished film, he just goes to bed early and disappears until the ending.
** He co-wrote and planned to produce a series with his ''Nutters'' co-star Adam Douglas titled ''Unknown Enemies'' - intended as a gritty TeenDrama described as "''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' meets ''Series/LoveHate''". It was put on hold in 2019 to allow for rewrites, and put on hiatus indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plans to revisit it in the future.
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Greg Young is an Irish actor, writer, filmmaker, musician and podcaster.
He made his screen debut at the age of sixteen in the comedy ''WebVideo/TheNutters'', portraying Eoin, the CountryMouse visiting his cousin in Finglas. It was a viral hit, and Greg reappeared in the subsequent ChristmasSpecial. Around the same time, he made his directorial debut with the ShortFilm ''Better Paths'' (there are currently plans to remake it as a feature film, now titled ''Better Seasons'').
Other roles he might be recognised for are ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', ''WebVideo/MrPeterson'' or ''{{Film/Seven Days 2021}}'' (which he also wrote and directed). Expect to see him in the crew lists of several other productions.
He's also co-hosted the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' with his BestFriend Bobby Calloway (and he himself was the fifteenth interview). He has his own, titled ''SWEET PEACE Podcast'', after his production company [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuyseTO6iOA_Nmd5mUU5ioA SWEET PEACE Productions]].
He's openly on the autism spectrum.
!!Tropes associated with his work:
* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] A gag in ''The Nutters'' had Eoin scripted to dress up in a cowboy suit before the WildTeenParty. Greg suggested an Music/ElvisPresley costume, which he ended up wearing.
* AffectionateNickname: "Youngblood".
* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder:[[invoked]] Will be acting in one project, producing another, directing the next and possibly doing sound in between. Sometimes all at once.
* CastTheRunnerUp:[[invoked]]
** Greg was initially in the running to play Jack in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', but ended up in the role of Ed Kinney instead.
** The short ''Accidental Suspect'' had its lead actor drop out due to last minute complications. Greg was on the crew, and filled the role of Joe last minute.
** He was a production assistant on ''The Troubles: A Dublin Story'', and got picked to have a small part as a man getting thrown out of a casino.
** He auditioned for the role of Craig in the film ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0CEHVmbtA SCARLET]]'' that went to James Stephen Walsh. Sean Brien ended up creating a character called Robert for him to play that didn't exist in the original script.
* CreatorBacklash:[[invoked]] Subverted. He wasn't wild about his performance in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', but came to see it in a better light once others told him they liked it.
* CreatorCouple:[[invoked]] His girlfriend Dana Lee Al Qattan is an actress and filmmaker in her own right, and the two have collaborated numerous times.
* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
** He was twenty playing a recent high school graduate in ''{{Film/Seven Days 2021}}''.
** Averted in ''The Nutters'' of course, and a borderline example is ''Miles Away''; he was about to turn nineteen.
** A justified example in ''Life on Pluto'', where he plays Alex across ten years. This also counts as UnderageCasting.
* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] He's willing to part with his facial hair if the role calls for it.
* FamilyThemeNaming: He's actually Greg Young V in his family.
* FriendlyRivalry: Jordan Lennon, his on-screen cousin in ''The Nutters'', jokes that he's constantly in competition with Greg. He admitted in one interview that he got a little bitter seeing Greg in so many other projects. The two however are good friends, have worked together on each other's projects, and have recommended each other for roles.
* GenkiGuy: A very lively and excitable guy, he will spontaneously start either dancing or singing on set.
* HeAlsoDid: He produced the music video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEUpYZ6I4U4 "Way Above the Skyline"]] for singer Adam Dunne.
* HeterosexualLifePartners:
** Jake Hyland, whom he has known since they were fifteen, and performed many times as a musical duo. Greg directed him in ''7 Days'' and his first short ''Better Paths'' (and Jake will be in the update ''Better Seasons'').
** Vincent Morris, whom Greg directed in the short ''Dying of the Light''.
** And Bobby Calloway, who has described Greg as one of the best friends he's ever had. Greg directed a documentary about him, titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHkZEpzGa1s Slay Your Own Dragons]]''.
--> "You see, growing up frequently being ostracised or thinking everyone hates you, friendship always felt like this alien thing that only happened in fiction. I'd often have not imaginary friends but imaginary conversations with people I knew in passing or wished to get to know but was always too afraid to. One day I had to tell Greg that I never had to do much imagining with him...because the actual reality of being his friend is better than anything you could imagine."
* IronyAsSheIsCast: In ''The Nutters'' Christmas Special, Eoin tries to sing "Deck the Halls" and Jake responds with [[BrutalHonesty "that's rotten"]]. Greg is an accomplished musician, and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQXpjunQNHY very gifted singer]].
* JackOfAllTrades: Actor, writer, director, producer, guitarist, singer, sound person, clapper loader, editor, podcaster...
* NiceGuy: Seems like a very nice and caring person in general.
* PlayingAgainstType:[[invoked]] Plays a mugger with a DublinSkanger voice in the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAETEtTTLE Widespread]]''.
* ProductionPosse:[[invoked]]
** He has produced three films for Sean Brien - ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VylQgOa-xsM Takbir]]'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re0CEHVmbtA SCARLET]]' and the upcoming ''Here They Come''.
** Zac Goold directed him in ''Film/WhatIStandFor'', ''Miles Away'' and ''Gold Standard''. Zac also was the cinematographer for ''7 Days''.
** He produced for Bobby Calloway in ''{{Film/Fallen 2021}}'' and ''Misfits''. Bobby is also the producer of the upcoming ''Life on Pluto'', which Greg will be directing and the two will star in.
* RealLifeRelative:[[invoked]]His father has a VoiceOnlyCameo as Eoin's father in ''The Nutters'' Christmas Special.
* SuddenlyShouting: His raison d'etre is usually to find a way to shout really loudly in one of his scenes. His interview for the ''Podcast/ActorsLifePodcast'' even had a montage of the amount of improvised shouting he's done in various films.
* ThoseTwoActors:[[invoked]] His ''Nutters'' co-star Jordan Lennon, with whom he's also starred in ''Miles Away'', ''Gold Standard'' and ''Life on Pluto''. Greg also appeared as an extra in the series ''Teen Life'', which Jordan had a small role in.
* {{Typecasting}}:[[invoked]] Often finds himself as the OnlySaneMan or responsible characters.
* UnbuiltCastingType:[[invoked]]Before he was typecast as responsible characters, his first role in ''The Nutters'' means he's more of a NaiveNewcomer in a WretchedHive. It almost seems like a parody of his later roles.
* YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] He stars in two films in the ''Deadly Numbers'' AnthologyFilm; ''7 Days'' and ''Film/DisembodiedHitman''.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's often assumed to be a few years older than his actual age, thanks to his thick beard and [[TeensAreShort height]]. In the short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHiRwEXKSo Dyadic]]'', he played a college professor at the age of eighteen! He didn't turn twenty until 2021. That being said, he looks closer to his age if he goes without his beard.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]]
** A significant subplot for his character had to be cut from ''The Nutters'' after Greg had to leave before filming was done; Eoin was scripted to accidentally buy cocaine, get high off it and end up interrupting an AlmostKiss between Jake and Lauren. In the finished film, he just goes to bed early and disappears until the ending.
** He co-wrote and planned to produce a series with his ''Nutters'' co-star Adam Douglas titled ''Unknown Enemies'' - intended as a gritty TeenDrama described as "''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' meets ''Series/LoveHate''". It was put on hold in 2019 to allow for rewrites, and put on hiatus indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are plans to revisit it in the future.
