Bentley Tamblyn

[lambxtamb]

full name:  bentley tamblyn

gender:  trans woman

pronouns:  she/her

sexuality:  heteroflexible

birthplace: california

age:  26

date of birth:  august 26th 1999

zodiac sign:  virgo

residence:  fishers cove

occupation:  sales at tidal wave records

tw: death, parental death, suicide, drug abuse, alcohol abuse cw: police mention, jail time

@aurorabayaesthetic

Bentley was just sixteen when her life came crumbling down around her. Her wealthy parents were arrested for fraud and the law came down hard on them. Straight to jail. Do not pass go. Practically everything was reprocessed or taken for evidence. None of it was ever returned to her, or her family. All the luxuries and wealth that Bentley grew up with were gone in an instant and all she had left was a couple of tote bags she managed to stuff before being sent off to live with her oldest brother.

Her social circle soon shriveled. She had been friends with some people for as long as she could remember but without money she wasn't their friend anymore. Those who stuck around either pitied her or they excluded her in other ways. Sure she could still come to their house but she couldn't go out with them anymore. She had no money. Even if she got a job it wasn't enough to fund a lifestyle like theirs. Bentley grew resentful and started stealing from her friends. First it was just little things. A bracelet left on a dresser. A lipstick tube she borrowed and never returned. Then it was clothes, money, and more expensive jewelry pieces. Most of these friends didn't even notice, but one friend did and her parents were pissed off about it. She was still a minor so the consequences were mild, but it was just the beginning of her legal troubles.

Bentley would spend the next several years in and out of trouble. While her brother, Ford, was trying to change the narrative on his life and the family, she was gaining the wrong kind of attention. She tried to sort of follow in his lead. The influencer thing, a few modeling gigs, but if she wasn't drunkenly stumbling out of an Uber, or getting caught shoplifting, then she was yesterdays news. Then when her mom took her own life, she found herself really spiraling out of control. Eventually landing in rehab and emerging as a whole new person once she left. Or so people thought.

She just learned how to fake it. On the surface she had finally pulled it together. She was getting real modeling gigs. Her Instagram followers were up. People seemed proud of her and she was getting praised for turning her life around. But she was still struggling with the same stuff she had been dealing with for years. Bentley still stole. She was still drinking. And she had even started to dabble in other "recreational" activities. Maybe she wasn't getting away with it as much as she thought, but since she wasn't making scenes anymore people didn't bother offering help.

The new image she had built for herself came down just as suddenly as her parents empire had. While at a club, it was raided by the police and she was found with cocaine on her person. Honestly she expected to get a slap on the wrist. But the courts were unforgiving. Maybe they did it because of her parents, or they wanted to make an example out of her, but regardless of their reasons behind the harsh decision, she was sentenced a year in jail followed by probation, community service, and rehab.

Now she's out of jail and on probation. Her oldest brother has closed his doors on her. They're both too old for her bullshit, he says. Somehow she hasn't burned bridges with all of her siblings, though, and has been allowed to crash at Ford's house while she figures her life out. He's even offered her a job at his record store. Bentley gets why people might not trust her, and she wants to show that she really has changed this time, but deep down she doesn't know if that's actually true either.

[lambxtamb]

What is your muse’s love language / how do they show affection?

"I bat my eyelashes like I'm in a 1930's cartoon and hope they get the hint."

[lambxtamb]

How is your muse with children?

"I don't know any children."

[lambxtamb]

🍭 Lollipop - Do they have a sweet tooth?

"I'm a little fruity, so yes."

[bradleybanner]

"Is it though?" Bradley hums softly in response, Barbie the brand, had spoken to her about making a doll of her, that and her being friends with half of the people connected to the Barbie movie made her a little biased. "I think theres room for both things to be appreciated for what they are."

[lambxtamb]

"Yes?" Bentley says, feeling as though she said what she said and she's not backing down, "but each their own, I guess. If I were Barbie, though, I would have stayed in Barbie world. She didn't even have to pay rent. And weird barbie basically lived in a mansion! Most importantly, Alan lived there and he's played by the sexiest man alive: Michael Cera."

[jamesonxcassidy]

“The 90's movie?” Jameson asked as he glanced back over to her with a surprised sort of expression. “Yeah I can see that. I watched it with my daughter though and I feel like I have positive feelings about the Barbie movie because of that. I also feel like that stop motion Barbie show from like ten years ago might be a more accurate ‘Barbie adaptation. ‘ even if there was a lot of cursing and violence “ Jameson pondered out loud realizing that he really used to watch some random stuff over ten years ago. @lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

"Aw, that's cute," she says, "I'm like never going to be a mom, probably not even to a hamster, but it's nice you take your daughter to the movies." Bentley can't even recall a time where she ever sat down and watched a movie with either of her parents, though she's gone with her siblings before. "Oh, you mean with my icon Brittnay Matthews?"

[macaulaymontgomery]

"Okay, but Barbie arguably has the better soundtrack and dance routine. I spent a well weekend learning that 'Dance the Night Away' choreography from the Barbie dance party. That 'Be a Star' song is fun but it's a little elementary, no?"

@lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

"I'm banned from picking the music for work, so I'm not sure that my taste in music matches other people's. I'm a star is a banger to me." @macaulaymontgomery

[recklesszoe]

"You know, I want to call that a hot take, but I can't?" she says, shaking her head. "Like... Don't get me wrong. I like the semi-empowering early message of Barbie and how good of a job they did with a lot of the nostalgia aesthetic and stuff but, like... They could have done away with the entire Ken uprising plot, you know? Like... If it was just about Barbie learning about the real world and, like... growing or whatever and helping people? Finding her new place in the world minus all that? Way better movie." She pauses, then nods. "But you're right. Tyra was amazing in Life Size. Plus, it's before everybody knew she was basically the Devil on ANTM so like..." She shrugs. "Bonus." @lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

"I guess for me I just I wanted to stay in the Barbie world like that place was sick and then it kind of hit me over the head with sappiness once they got into the real world. Maybe that was kind of the point, but I just prefer a story about a weird little girl trying to raise the dead and accidentally summoning a knock off Barbie instead. " @recklesszoe

[basespinosa]

Bas looked at the headphones and shrugged. "I wouldn't know what being in the 90s feels like, so I'll have to take your word for it." Not that she looked much older than he did. "I mostly listen to salsa music even though I can't dance."

[lambxtamb]

"Well they probably had Salsa music in the 90's?" Bentley suggests, "it's been around for like awhile, actually." Crinkling her nose, "maybe music you dance to isn't the best kind to listen to if you're wearing headphones with wires, you might get pulled back, but anything else is okay. I'd totally play it for you if I was still allowed to pick the store's music."

[rcwan]

"Wait, which era are we on when we're talking about Barbie, though? Like magic, fairies, and the Nutcracker, or the era of Mojo Dojo Casa Houses and existential crises?"

[lambxtamb]

"Guess I should specify that I meant like the best 'live action' Barbie movie because the animated ones are in their own league. I keep trying to get my brother to have a Princess and the Pauper moment with me. So far, I haven't been able to convince him, but it's not for a lack of trying. He has to breakdown eventually. I'm his sweet baby sister, after all."

[macaulaymontgomery]

"Why must we pit two beautiful queens against each other?"

@lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

"I like the way you think. I'm still going to play favorites, but I approve of your optimism."

[lambxtamb]

Open starter: @aurorabaystarter Location: anywhere your heart desires

"I'm just going to say it because I think enough time has passed but honestly? Life Size is a better 'Barbie' movie than Barbie. I'm tired of pretending like it's not for the masses."

[lambxtamb]

Closed starter: Bentley & Bas Location: Tidal Wave Records

"Do you want to give these headphones a try?" Bentley asks, "I swear they're like really clean and it'll make you feel like you're in the 90's." She spent a whopping four months in the 90's so she feels like an expert, of course. "You can listen to any of our albums."

@basespinosa

[castellcnos]

Ricardo: That's a reference, right? Where they do those cringey weird dance moves? Ricardo: What's the 13th year? Like what's the storyline besides they're mermaids Ricardo: Or mermen? Ricardo: Either. She is perfection.

@lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

Bentley: ??? real talk Bentley: what dance was popular when u were younger? Bentley: oh buckle up my dude Bentley: cody is being raised by uncle joey from full house and some pretty 👱‍♀️ but they're not his real parents bc his real mom dropped him off as a 👶 Bentley: anyway he's turning 13 and has a crush on a girl and is on 🏊 team everything is lookin⬆️ Bentley: except he's going through some weird shit right? like scales on his 🤲? zapping things left and right and thirsty af Bentley: a nerd named jess notices and is like dude ur a 🧜‍♀️ Bentley: and he's right and also his dad is like hey 🧜‍♀️ exist and i'm gonna catch cody to lure his mom and prove it & jess is like no dad that's messed up and then almost drowns trying to save cody's mom Bentley: cody's mom says hey he's almost a 🧜‍♂️ now so like he's gotta go in the water and transform but i'll bring him back thanks for watching him for like his whole life who the hell knows where i've been for THIRTEEN YEARS Bentley: the end Bentley: nice nice

[ford-tamblyn]

“ well he lives here and he’s an orange cat who specializes in pediatrics. “ ford relied glancing back over to his sister with a surprised look on his face. How long had she been living with him and never once noticed the fact he had a cat? “ cat food as a Hollywood diet? What have you been reading?”

Ford glanced at her again so shocked he was having this conversation. “ because Doc eats all the cat food and then I have to get more? Have you really never seen him in the house?” @lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

She shrugs at his question, "I don't know?" He's talking about the same 'hollywood' that forced him into a fake relationship. So she's a little surprised that he's surprised that she's jumped to any kind of conclusions. "There's a reason why it's called hollyweird, Ford."

Bentley holds her hand up, "I'm so for real right now." She grumbles, "and I'm kind of offended that your cat's been avoiding me. That's like honestly so rude."

@ford-tamblyn

[thelucexcaldwell]

Lucinda blinked in surprise before sighing and shaking her head as she flipped her phone over facedown, ignoring the text altogether "I don't think it's hit that point...yet. Besides, then I run the inevitable risk of my nearly-as-estranged-mother giving me a guilt trip."

[lambxtamb]

Bentley finds herself a little disappointed. "Okay." It's not really her business, but she it was easy for her to get involved in someone else's problems. Maybe she liked the drama. Or maybe, more honestly, she just wanted to help someone say fuck you to their toxic relatives. "What about like messing with her? Something fake to think about?"

@thelucexcaldwell

[keolalagaaia]

"It is that funny. It's kind of hilarious, actually."

So much so that he was having trouble not laughing again. He does his best not to so she didn't end up feeling embarrassed.

"See? That's a bright side. If you're going to go out on any song, Spice Girls is a sick choice. I was a Spice Girl for one of my Halloween costumes, you know. Have a guess which one."

@lambxtamb

[lambxtamb]

"Wow. I could have died and he's laughing," she says, her tone light but the judgment is there. "I'd be disappointed if my obituary didn't mention it at all. Something about me going out doing the thing I loved: disassociating in the shower while listening to the Spice Girls." There's only five choices and yet Bentley is stumped, "Sporty Spice?"

@keolalagaaia