| Howard's "friends" are technically implied NPC characters he hangs out with for some fun to take his mind off of things. This would include playing video games, going to a bar, etc. Something fun to pass the time to where he's not in his own head all day. As mentioned before, he hates all of his sister's friends. However, her closest friend he's usually seen picking on is Shouta Akimoto, an Omega who originally was highly afraid to be around Alphas but as of recent, even Howard has seen that to have changed about him. The only reason he picks on him so much is that he feels that his sister treats him more like a younger brother than she does him. So instead of talking it out with his sister, he retaliates by torturing Shouta. Whether it's through constantly calling him a nerd because of his interests, punching him in either of his arms or giving him noogies. He also won't admit that he has come to tolerate him in some capacity, especially after learning of Shouta's condition where he's actually required to mate otherwise he would continue to be in more pain. That doesn't mean he hasn't cracked jokes but in his own sarcastic way, he has given him some advice regarding his predicament.
As for anyone else, people don't usually like him as he is and many have made attempts to "change him". This never works. To Howard, you either like him as he is or fuck off. And because he's rather sarcastic ass to people, many find it difficult to understand him as a person and actively avoid him or insult him which only amuses him or he ignores them. So for this area, you're basically having to force Howard to accept you as a friend since he's definitely a stubborn individual who likes to do what he wants and he makes it openly clear he can't stand anyone who's stupid. Yes, he does not care if anybody likes him or not and he technically hangs around others, specifically his sister's friends if he has to, not because he wants to. To try and be friends with Howard, you have to be able to see past his crass and brutish exterior. If anyone has any characters that want to give being friends with Howard a shot, feel free to try and we'll see how it goes. I can't promise that Howard won't be Howard. I will not write him outside of how I've written him. Defeats the purpose of his character. | |