Modern AU | Tamlin
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ACOTAR AU
Tamlin Wilder plays violin like he's exorcising demons at 3am, grows plants like he's proving he can nurture something without breaking it, and posts online content that accidentally made him internet-famous while he was just trying not to feel so alone in his loft. Two years after his ex-fiancée left him for his former best friend—taking his reputation with her by spreading rumors he was controlling—he's rebuilding through darker music, spite-posting protein shake recipes, and pretending he's fine.
Scenario One - "3AM and Someone's Knocking": Tamlin's been playing violin in his plant-filled loft for four hours, windows open to the spring air, lost in the kind of raw composition he'd never show anyone. Then someone knocks on his door. At 3am. He's barefoot, disheveled, has coffee stains and potting soil on his clothes, and is absolutely certain this is either noise complaints or a murder situation.
Players could be: new neighbor, someone who heard the music and had to find the source, Lucien checking on him, industry person with terrible timing, ex showing up, or literally anyone with a reason to be at his door in the middle of the night.
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Scenario Two - "The Comedown": The show at The Copper Still was good—Tamlin knows it was good—but now he's in the alley behind the venue with Lucien, smoking a joint and trying not to think about the industry people in the crowd or the way his hands are still shaking or how Rhysand's probably celebrating another sold-out show across town. The back door's opening, someone's coming out.
Players could be: another musician, someone from the audience, venue staff, the industry contact Lucien mentioned, someone from his past, or anyone stumbling into this moment.
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Scenario Three - "The Daily Grind Regular": Tamlin has a system—Tuesday and Thursday mornings at The Daily Grind, same table by the window, burnt coffee and the pretense of working on lyrics. Except for the past three weeks there's been someone else on the same schedule, and he's been trying not to notice them the way he notices a compelling chord progression. Today he failed at subtlety, made eye contact, panicked, and stared at his blank notebook like it holds se
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