Have you ever had everything you thought you wanted? Everything you could ever dream of just within your grasp? Only to find out it was all built on quicksand?
You were the lead singer in the most popular band to grace the music industry in over a decade-- breaking records, amassing fame and fortune, and launching your career into a height you never believed possible. Everything was going great, better than you could ever hope to imagine, until it wasn't. Until everything started to fall apart. The dreams you had thought you wanted, the life you thought you'd be able to build, began to crumble around you.
So, you did the only thing you thought you could do, you ran. Left the band that you had created within a garage back in high school, and the people that had been with you through it all, behind. Never thought you'd go back, that you'd simply fade into obscurity, but the past has a way of catching up with you. Even after five years of being away, you'll always find your way back home.
Just like you find yourself back in the world you thought you'd left behind for the Legacy Tour-- an event that could right all of the wrongs you had caused.
Will you be able to save what's left of your career, your relationships, and your passion for music? Or will it all simply fade away once more?
Faded is rated 18+ for explicit language, sexual themes, drug/alcohol use, potential violence, morally questionable behavior, and more!
✯ FEATURES ✯
Customizable MC: name, nickname, appearance, gender, hobbies, facets of your personality, various vices, public image, and more!
Delve back into the world of the music industry! Will your MC enjoy being back or secretly long for the simplicity that they have carved out for themself?
Create your own music! Will you share it during the Legacy Tour? Wherein millions could finally hear the true story behind why you departed so swiftly?
Engage in romance with a variety of characters! Some may cause more gossip than others, and be notable for the tabloids, but it's all in the name of love!
Interact with fans, new and old, and discover what they think of your departure. Will you be able to win some of them back?
✯ THE ROs ✯
Hudson Lock ✯ He/Him, 26 ✯ A fan that still remembers when you had met years before; citing that you're the reason he has pursued his passion for photography. His passion, as well as his fervent drive to do better, is something to be commended-- especially when it's focused in the manner it seems to be during the Legacy Tour.
"You've been someone I've looked up to for so long, I hope that I can be someone you can rely on when it counts too."
Noah/Nora Fox ✯ He/Him or She/Her, 28 ✯ Your oldest friend and the person that had helped create the band with you-- the only person that had believed in you during the earlier days. The very same person that can barely look you in the eyes, and has shifted from a happy ray of sunshine to the classic partier that sleeps around. Will you be able to fix what's been broken?
Special Romance: Choose to have simply been best friends with them or have been in a relationship prior to you leaving.
"I hate how much I love you sometimes, I hate that it's still your face that I want to see first thing in the morning and the last thing I see at night. I fucking hate that you destroyed me, yet you still hold all the shattered pieces."
Angelina Thorne ✯ She/Her, 28 ✯ The woman that has taken over for you within the band. With an attitude as fiery as her hair, Angelina isn't one to back down from a challenge, especially if she feels threatened. It'll take a while to break down her walls, but she may just be worth the effort.
"I don't know what bugs me more. The fact that you're here or the fact that I can't fucking stand it when you're not."
Elijah/Elizabeth Knight ✯ He/Him or She/Her, 34 ✯ Your old manager hasn't changed in the slightest; barring that they're no longer married. You don't know how you feel about the news, nor do you wish to comprehend what it could potentially mean, but you do know that nothing would ever happen as long as they kept you at arm's length.
Special Romance: Choose to have had a crush on them, but nothing ever happened because they were married.
"You are, and will always be, my only exception."
Jaime Winters ✯ They/Them, 28 ✯ One of the few people you've let close to you within your new "normal" life. They're not the most talkative person, which you can appreciate, but they always make sure you know that they're listening, and they can brighten any room with a signature smile of theirs. Plus, when they do get comfortable their teasing quips and sly remarks can lighten the mood if needed.
"You're still you. You'll never be anyone else to me. I don't care how famous you are."
Harry/Harley Sharpe ✯ He/Him or She/Her, 29 ✯ A security officer that's been placed to protect you, and the band as a whole, during the duration of the Legacy Tour. They seem to be overall a gentle individual, surprising given their career choice, but their drive to protect and serve creates quite an intimidating presence for anyone wishing to cause you harm. Will you be able to resist their gentle eyes and understanding nature?
"I don't know why this happened, or if it's smart that it's continuing to happen, but I can't stop. I don't know if I'd even want to if I could."
Physical Appearance: Slightly gangly arms, a skinny torso, and a lithe quality to his muscles, is the image that you can recall when thinking back on Noah. It's not quite the sight that greets you, however. With well-muscled arms, broad shoulders, and a sharp jawline, that chisels out his face in a way that seems so unfamiliar, Noah has changed quite a bit since you last saw him. Dark brown hair, with the barest hint of the light pink that had been added during October, is styled to perfection, normally soft gray eyes completely closed off. Dark ink stands out sharply against the tanned skin of his left arm-- depicting a Celtic knot of some sort.
Outfit Aesthetic: Darker clothing usually, unless it's for a special event, with a simple shirt underneath either a button-up or jacket (either jean or leather), with ripped jeans usually paired with it.
Nick Bateman is the face claim that I have for Noah, but you can imagine him however you'd like to! (Noah also does have that type of beard too-- although he was clean shaven the last time the MC saw him.)
Physical Appearance: Ebony locks fall in soft ringlets across his forehead and slightly below his ears. The warm dark brown tone of his skin brings out the bright green within his hazel eyes. With a delicately boned face, slender body type, and gentle countenance, Hudson is a man that prefers words over violence any day, but isn't afraid to get into a fight if it means protecting the one's he cares for.
Outfit Aesthetic: Baggy sweatshirts, or oversized shirts in general, paired with jeans, ripped or otherwise, and either Vans or Converse.
The face claim that I have for Hudson is Corey Baptiste, but you all can still imagine him however you'd like! This is just for people who'd like a little extra help.
Theres a possibility for them! But I haven’t added any as I’d rather have them happen organically, if at all, than something that’s there because I think people want to have them. We’ll see what happens!
Hi there! Lovely plot and congrats to you. I could taste the angst right off the bat from your ROs 😋
Do you have ask rules yet?
Hello ❤️
Angst will definitely be a focal point with Faded, but there will be light moments too. Plus, some of the ROs are much more angsty than others which should help 😂
I don’t have any rules as of right now! People can send in whatever they’d like to (within reason) and we’ll go from there!
What did MC do after they left the band? I mean their job (Unless they were rich enough ;P)
The MC was/is indeed rich enough, but I envision the MC went back to where it all began, a place you swore you’d never go back to, which in itself means it’s the perfect place to hide, your hometown— I’m still in the planning stages of what said hometown is/what it’s called, as I want it feel like an actual town, but that’s where the MC went (for various reasons, not just for the thing I mentioned).
The MCs job hasn’t been set in stone yet either, but it is the place you met Jaime at (you’re coworkers), but I’ll see if it’s something that can be left to simple HC or something from a list— if it’s the latter, I’ll also include if the MC is still employed there or if they left/were fired.
Hope that you're doing great!! I'm so super excited for this IF, I can tell it's gonna be fun (and of course as is customary, by fun I mean absolutely riddled with angst for the route I already have to pick, friends Nora 😂, only to be cleansed by a Harley bodyguard playthrough)
Please take your time with this!! It's gonna be super great and fun and exciting whenever you get the demo out so please don't feel pressured! 👍
I have a quick clarification question if you don't mind?? So Angelina is still actively the current lead singer when we come back? Cause like....awkward bahaha (in a fun dramatic way obviously)
Thanks so much in advance!! ^^
Hello!!!! :D
I hope you’re doing great too! It makes me so happy to see that people are excited for Faded, I’m so excited for you all to play it! Nora is definitely an angsty route, for either ex-best friends or ex-lovers, I definitely think you’ll need Harley to cleanse you after that 😂
Thank you! I truly appreciate that, I’m going to take my time with it as I don’t want it to be super rushed— I hope to have it out by either July or August (at the latest). Hopefully life decides to go along with my plans.
I don’t mind at all! Angelina is the current lead singer, correct. The way it’ll work is that you sort of trade off, either between sets or between actual shows, or you could always duet with her— if she’ll actually agree to it in the first place. (Fun dramatic is the way to go after all!)
Familial issues, I’ll say. I don’t want to get too far into it, because I think the reveal will be all the more tangible for you if it’s set up that way. Of course, you all will learn what happened way before any of the other characters, being part of the MC and all, maybe not the nitty gritty stuff but enough. I’ll also say the line I said about the past always finds a way to catch up with you? It’s correct for a lot of instances with the MCs life.
👀👀 already very excited for you if! And I will never get tired of a bodyguard/security romance hahaha- all of the ROs seem pretty interesting too!
Thank you! Harry/Harley, Jaime, and Hudson, are at the lower end of angsty for the cast, something to soothe you all when it comes to the others, I’m glad that you like them! I do love some good bodyguard romances!
Hi! I'm curious: did we do something really bad? and was it entirely our fault?
Really intrigued by your IF btw! :)
English is not my native language, so I'm sorry for any mistakes made!
When you left? Yes, you left very abruptly and without much warning or explanation. You can choose if you left notes for specific characters, and you’ll see how they reacted to them later on… it was a painful situation all around. All I’ll say about the why is that is appears to be all of your fault, but the truth can muddle things. Not that you’re completely blameless because you’re absolutely not.
Your English is absolutely wonderful, don’t worry! Thank you for sending me this ask! ✨✨✨
