Alpha Kids Streamer au
Same as the last one, the title is pretty self explanatory. All of the alpha kids are streamers(except Jake, he's special but we'll get to that) and the story follows them as they get to know each other and interact and stuff. The beta kids also have their own thing but the focus is mainly on the alphas. Click for more details
Jane: Roxy's roommate, both of them went to the same college and have stayed friends and roommates even after graduation. Her content is mix of B. Dylan Hollis and That Midwestern Mom(both great content creators go check out their stuff). While her last name is still Crocker, she has 0 affiliation in any way with the Betty Crocker brand, aside from using their products/giving them a lot of free press. The heiress thing is a joke started by Roxy about Jane believing the batterwitch's lies and stuff. It's Roxy and Dirk's silly conspiracy theory.
(Lil) Sebastian: Sebastian is Jane's pet bunny, named of course from the horse in Parks and Rec. Lil Seb, however. is a plush replica of said bunny Dirk made for her as a gift. He's got a wire/metal skeleton though so he's posable. When Jane bakes he holds open her cookbooks.
Roxy: Jane's roommate, variety streamer. She programs and plays a wide variety of games. Probably has the most followers out of the four. Got into streaming as a way to make some extra money on the side, and advertise herself as a freelance coder. She and dirk have a friendly rivalry and know each other from viewer overlap. Has 2 cats
Dirk: Programmer, variety streamer, and known for his detailed cosplays(think Visguard). Got into streaming to meet people and chronicle his own work. Him and Jake were childhood friends before Jake moved away.
Lil Hal: The name given by Dirk's chat to the automated voice that reads his donos(Like Brian if you've ever seen a Philza steam). Eventually Dirk coded an AI to attach to Hal that would mimic his own response so he could both interact more and focus on whatever he was doing. But over time Hal began to take on a personality of his own, eventually commandeering one of Dirk's robot prototypes as his body. One of his first acts of 'sentience' is to show up in the chats of Roxy and Jane's streams even when Dirk is not online.
Jake: As I said he's a special case, because he is a youtuber! Specifically, he is an urban explorer, and posts pre-recorded videos of the places he explores. However, he has always worn a mask that covers most of his face, and his identity remains unknown to the public. His persona is one of badassery and confidence. Eventually, he reconnects with Dirk over the internet and Jake becomes roommates with Dirk. Unfortunately, Dirk is subscribed to Jake's channel and thinks GolgothasTerror is really cool, so Jake has to do some S tier subterfuge lest his identity be revealed. The nice thing is, Jake is usually nothing like his persona, known to Dirk's viewers as clumsy and silly.
Calliope: An artist Roxy commissioned to make some stuff for her streams, like a starting soon/brb screen, and occasionally does thumbnails for her vods. Eventually she befriends/does work for all the alphas except Jake, though she has drawn him
Caliborn: Calliope's twin brother got bored one day and decided to start hating on the alpha kids for fun. They keep banning his account. He keeps making new ones.
The Beta Kids
John: Jane's cousin(their dads are twins). Exactly 3 years younger than her. He does youtube stuff and streams on occasion, mostly gaming stuff. Met Jade first, then Dave.
Rose: streams her knitting with those Halloween ambiance tracks(like fire burning sounds overlayed with screams) in the background. Mostly known on youtube for her videos chronicling her breaking different games by exposing glitches.
Jade: Mostly youtube videos about science experiments she runs, and she probably has a series of crash course style videos about nuclear physics.
Dave: Mostly music/dj streams, posts his raps to youtube, also streams the making of sbahj. A big fan of Dirk's stuff. Unbeknownst to him, the feeling is mutual. Knows Rose, and then meets John. He kinda connects them all into one group.
The Story
For a follower milestone, Roxy does a stream with Jane teaching her how to bake a cake. Jane really enjoys it, and Roxy helps her start her own channel. Eventually Jane gets introduced to Dirk and the 3 of them become a friend group. Then Jake moves in and the 4 of them all become friends. Dirk still makes Jane Detective Pony for her birthday, after hearing about Jane still owning all the Pony Pals books she had as a child. That same birthday, at her and John's party with their family, Jane learns about John's online friends. Jane looks into the people and mentions it to her friends. John mentions Jane's friends as well and Dave flips his shit because John's hot cousin knows TimaeusTestified???? At some a big meet up happens, probably for Jane's 21st birthday and John's 18th, over that summer. This is a pretty chill au, mostly just exploring scenarios that could take place.