Gary

Gary is one of the supporting characters of the animation series Stealing From Sis, and is the love interest of its main character Mariah Wright. He was originally her best friend when she grew up as her twin brother Tyler due to their inheriting the Gender Curse and thus being swapped in the womb. However, after she is visited by the Sapphire Fox and transformed into her true self circumstances push her to go out with Gary which not only sparks their long-term relationship but also helps Mariah to fully accept her new body and life. Gary and Mariah continued to date for several years but Gary was left oblivious to the fact his girlfriend had once been his best friend. He appears again in the cross over series Stealing from Sis: Friskey Vixen when he and Mariah have a fight over him going to strip club too often. While he insists that he still loves Mariah the two end up taking a break until Mariah teaches him a lesson by performing as a stripper at the club and showing Gary the error of his ways. This rekindles their relationship and the two continue to date. He then appears in the series Stealing From Sis: Wedding Bells where he finally learns the truth about Mariah and Tyler. Though shocked at first and needed time alone to process the truth this eventually lead Gary to finally pop the question and he proposed to Mariah shortly before her cousin Hannah's wedding. 
== Design/Appearance ==
Gary is a tall man with broad shoulders and regular-sized muscles. He has black hair, dark brown eyes and an olive complexion. His hair is shoulder-length and wavy, he also has a loose bang.
In Stealing From Sis, he wears a black leather jacket on top of a long sleeve white button-up shirt, black jeans and black work boots with red bottoms.
In Stealing From Sis: Frisky Vixen, he wears a long blue crew-neck sweater, blue jeans and grey sneakers.
== History ==
==== Early Life ====
Gary has been the long-time best friend to Tyler Wright since they were very young. He also had a long time crush on Tyler's twin sister Mariah. In their high school years Gary and Tyler hung out regularly and were very close though Gary was occasionally annoyed how he'd have to pay for Tyler's share of things now and then like movie tickets. Around this time Gary began to ask Mariah out on dates or at least try to start a relationship with her. Mariah however was not interested in Gary and always turned him down. While Gary was persistent it is mentioned that he finally gave up and accepted Mariah would never share his feelings a couple months prior to the event of Stealing From Sis. 
===== Stealing From Sis =====
Gary is first introduced when he calls Tyler asking him if he wants to see a movie with him on a boring day. Tyler agrees but Gary says he won't pay for his ticket "again" and hangs up heading to pick him up. When Gary arrives however, he is greeted by Mariah who unknown to him was Tyler until a few moments ago when she was transformed by the Sapphire Fox. She makes up a story that "Tyler" ditched him to go out with his girlfriend Juliet instead and then offers to see the movie with him instead. Gary is happy she's interested as his long-time crush on Mariah that he gave up on after she constantly turned him down peaks once again. While he remains oblivious to the transformation side of the situation, he's happy to spend the day out with Mariah instead of Tyler. 
Gary drives them both to the mall where they stop at the Arcade before the movie. He's shocked at how good Mariah is at the games and then challenges her to pinball and bets the looser has to do a dare. Mariah easily wins however and per their bet Gary has to wear her Heart Necklace for the rest of the night. The two then see the movie together. While they are sitting in the theater Mariah is enticed by the magic effecting her cloths to cuddle with Gary much to his pleasure but because of this he gets an erection which he hopes she won't notice. However, even after he is fully erect the necklace that he's wearing shimmers and causes his manhood to grow even larger than usual. He's confused but a moment later Mariah notices it and due to her hormones being driven up by the magic she is impressed by it and the two of them make out for a good hour in the theater. 
Afterwards Gary treats Mariah to dinner at a steak house and the two continue to get closer. After they eat Gary notices Tyler on the upper floor of the mall with his girlfriend Juliet. Unknown to him however is that Tyler had previously been Mariah and he's been transformed just like Mariah was. The couple go up to talk to them and while Gary and Juliet are oblivious to the truth of the situation Tyler and Mariah go off on their own for a moment to talk about what's happened to them. After they finish talking things out and agree to continue their dates Juliet recommends, they make the rest of the night a double date which Gary agrees with so long as the others are okay with it. The group then head to Juliet's home to have a night in the pool. Gary borrows a pair of Tyler's swim trunks and is in awe of Mariah in her bikini. The two couples then play chicken and Gary praises Mariah for her wins and then happily cuddles her in the hot tub. Mariah then mentions how something about her just changed today and Gary is happy that she's now so open and willing to have a relationship with him. Juliet then asks the two of them if they want to share a bedroom tonight and while both blush a bit Mariah agrees to go all the way with Gary that night and the two head up soon after. Gary is very gentle and understanding with Mariah and the two have a passionate night. The Next morning Gary wakes up cuddling with Mariah and they both have a morning quicky together before Gary drifts back off to sleep a bit more and Mariah goes to shower. 
Following this Mariah and Gary start an official relationship and continue to date with both of them falling in love rather quickly. They even move in together after a couple years. 
===== Stealing From Sis: Frisky Vixen =====
Eventually however, they have a fight when Mariah finds out that Gary has been frequenting a local strip club called the Frisky Vixen. Gary claims he's only gone there a couple times and mainly just to hang out with friends. Mariah is upset with him however and says they need to take a break. Mariah leaves saying she'll stay with Tyler for a while and Gary is left upset in the park. After about a week Gary goes back to the club to enjoy the show again but unknown to him Mariah has made friends with one of the main strippers Jazmin, and the two have put a plan in place to teach Gary a lesson. A new masked stripper takes the stage and after a few moments Gary realizes that its Mariah much to his shock. She pulls off a few sexy moves much to his enjoyment but also his humility. When she finally finishes on stage and walks toward him in the crowd, he initially tries to give her the cold shoulder knowing that she's doing this to get back at him and make him jealous. Instead, she goes to the guy at the next table who is actually Jazmin's fiancé Clayton who's in on their plan. Mariah gives him a lap dance which Gary watches with both arousal and jealousy. When she then offers to take Clayton to a private room Gary finally speaks up and begs her not to go. Mariah treats him like another client and forces him to pay her for a private session. Gary agrees and they both go to a private room where Gary tells her to drop the act. He then admits he now understands how she felt about him getting aroused by other girls after seeing her show herself off to other guys. He swears never to set foot in a strip club again and that Mariah is the only girl he truly loves. Mariah accepts his big apology and the two have make up sex in the private room. The couple then rekindle their relationship and seem to be even happier than before after learning more about each other's feelings. 
===== Stealing From Sis: Wedding Bells =====
While Mariah, Tyler, and Juliet all arrived in town to attend Hannah and Dylan's wedding several days early Gary could not get off work more than a couple days, so he was not expected to arrive until the day before the wedding. However, he arrived an extra day early intent on surprising Mariah with a bouquet of flowers. When he sneaks into the house however, he overhears her and Hannah talking about their first date the day she transformed and after a minute Gary hears the truth about how Mariah and Tyler swapped bodies. In his shock he nearly knocks over a lamp which alerts the girls to his being there. As they round the corner to find him there in shock Gary demands to know what they were talking about and thinks it's some crazy joke or excuse for Mariah to break up with him. While Mariah tries to explain and admits to him face to face about how she used to be Tyler, Gary can't bring himself to process the truth he's just learned and leaves saying he needs time to think. 
Gary remains out of contact and MIA for the next day or so due to needing time to thinks things over. While Mariah begins to get very depressed and concerned when he still hasn't returned by the time of getting ready for the wedding Gary returns a short time before the ceremony begins. He finds Mariah in the Chapel a bit depressed and sad but greats and compliments her happily. He explains that after taking the time to process things he wants to do much more than just stay with Mariah. The rest of the Bridal party arrive after having gotten a message from him and once everyone is there Gary proposes to Mariah saying his vision of the future is the two of them together and they joyously embrace. Gray is then eager to follow Mariah's lead to run back into the dressing room and have a quicky together to consummate the engagement. The couple then have a passionate few minutes in the back both embracing each other as fiancées. Gary and Mariah then finish up and head back out to the chapel just in time for the wedding ceremony. Gary takes his seat in the crowd while Mariah goes up to join the other brides maids. Later at the reception Gary shares a dance with Mariah along with the rest of the family and bridal party. The couple then take a seat at one of the tables saying how they are both excited for their wedding next. Gary then tells Mariah that whatever happened six years ago he's happy it did happen and knowing the truth has only made the two of them grow closer. It is unclear if Mariah has told Gary the full story at this point but its likely she did eventually. 
===== Awakening =====
Gary and Mariah make a cameo appearance in Awakening 15 after Sylvana has unleashed all the curses Alistair had collected over the years. As the couple watch a scary movie and Gary cuddles Mariah to comfort her when she gets frightened. Suddenly Mariah is recursed when her modified orb finds her and entices her to Sylvana's will. Mariah's eyes turn red as she becomes one of the Enlightened and just as Gary realizes this Mariah has bitten her tongue and forces Gary to kiss her. Gary is then infected with the same curse via her blood and transforms into a woman also becoming an enlightened himself (now herself). 
== Traits/Personality ==
Gary is shown to be competitive, flirtatious, and envious. Gary's known to be easily swayed by women, and enjoys going to the Frisky Vixen even while in a monogamous relationship with Mariah. Despite his more playful and flirty behavior Gary seems a to be very understanding and caring and is eager to both please the girl he loves yet also have a bit of fun on his own part. While he does tend to act somewhat condescending towards others like saying Mariah's unlikely to best him at arcade games and berating Tyler for ditching him, when talking to someone or something he truly cares about he is very serious and controls himself well. 
He is determined to get at least one date with Mariah in the beginning of the series, and finds himself extremely lucky when she eventually agrees, and they go to the arcade and movie theater. They are shown going to the steakhouse together - which implies Gary enjoys eating meat - while on their date. He enjoys having his hair pulled and appears to be a minor masochist based on his reaction to Mariah's surprise for him when she played the part of a striper. Despite his humility of the situation and his more playful attitude he deeply loves Mariah and while he briefly lost sight of some of her highlights his feelings for her never changed and he merely needed a bit of a refresher to find that flare between them again. When the truth come to light about hoe she used to be his best friend Tyler Gary is at first left in shock and needs time alone to process things but after thinking things through knowing the truth only seems to strengthen his feelings for Mariah and Gary returns after just over a day to propose to Mariah excited to have a future with her. 
== Relationships ==
Mariah
While Gary's feelings originally stemmed towards the original Mariah before she had been cured of her Gender Curse, when the newly transformed Mariah actually goes out with and ends up falling in love with him his true relationship with her begins. While Mariah does not reveal the truth to him out of fear of what he will think, she does state many times to her brother and later her cousins that her feelings for Gary developed so quickly after she transformed and that her relationship with him is what most helped her accept that she was the real Mariah and was always meant to be. Gary and Mariah are quick to truly fall in love with each other and despite a few fights over the years have always remained close and caring towards each other despite Mariah never admitting the truth to him about who she used to be before their first date. 
When Gary finally learns the truth about how Mariah and Tyler switched bodies when he accidently hears her and her cousin Hannah mention it he at first is shocked and confused thinking its some crazy joke. When Mariah finds him and admits the truth he can't bring himself to process it and leaves saying he needs some time to think. Mariah is devastated but after just over a day or so a short time before Hannah's wedding Gary returns. He admits that after thinking things over despite Mariah lying to him for years he can't see a life without her and he proposes to her in the chapel. The two then attend the wedding and reception and both of them are happy about what happened that day 6 years ago and are eager to get married. 
Tyler
Gary and Tyler have been best friends for years and grew up together becoming very close. While Gary's crush on Mariah had been a constant factor the two friends had their close times as well. While Gary has constantly complained about a few things Tyler typically did such as ditching him for his girlfriend or making him pay for his tickets and stuff on their days out he still saw Tyler as his best friend. At the point he and Mariah begin dating Gary remains oblivious to the fact that she in fact used to be the Tyler he grew up with. Despite the secret however Gary and Mariah's relationship seems to flourish because of the bond they already had at the beginning. Following this Tyler (who used to be Mariah) seems to remain close friends with Gary but the two are not as close as before and Gary tends to spend more time with Mariah and Tyler tends to spend more time with his girlfriend Juliet. 
Juliet
Gary is friends with Juliet through Tyler as she and Tyler had been dating for several months prior to the day the twins transformed and while she and (the original) Tyler had been constantly fighting for weeks prior, after the transformation (the new) Tyler is much closer and understanding towards her and with their relationship rekindled Gary has maintained his friendship with her. Gary isn't often seen talking with Juliet but they both remain friends through their significant others being twin siblings and both of them remain oblivious to their secret regarding their swap. 
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* Gary's female form seen in Awakening has yet to be given a feminine name. 
== See also ==
Category:Males