#likegoldrp

[lucemorals]

lindy whatsherface

hidden flasks in textbooks / sweet smiles and dangerous eyes / that cozy feeling next to a fireplace / sweaters that cut off at the stomach / making snow angels in the park / stopping at a roadside to take photos of giant pumpkins / overordering food / stealing others' food / being confused by art / writing like a boy / smirking with a secret / queen of the forest / helping out enemies / permnanet rolling eyes / crying over broken fingernails / midnight moon / aggressively flirting / going after what she wants / ignoring what's best

needs: a last name!! don’t make me have to choose one a;lskdfj i’m so indecisive. some friends and more friends. a job of some sorts if you can deal with brilliant but lazy people. maybe a roommate or six?? a Platonic male best friend (someone give me a marshall to her robin pls). an ex who she still sleeps with because they lowkey love each other, but high key hate each other. i dunno, whatever drama i can insert her into bc why not!!

[zhenyakatava]

                   who needs a license when u got no drive

                                                          charles chad alexander bajek, 21

aesthetics // crushed cans, not brushing his hair and just wearing a hat instead, getting rejected at bars even though he’s 21 / hawaiian shirts and backwards baseball hats / knowing way too much about sports but never being able to play them / cuffed pants / bad pick up lines / watching his friends mack on girls at clubs while he's just trying to get the aux so he can play the cotton eyed joe 

about // new york city native, born and raised in morningside heights / never really fit in but always tried really hard to - tried sports, tried music and theatre and everything inbetween but nothing clicked / got along by being funny and self-deprecating, making other people laugh by doing absolutely anything he could. some things hit, some fell flat, but he got the goofy, awkward rep / great with numbers, terrible with language and self-expression / aggressively laid-back, refuses to study and is lucky he’s smart as hell / ridiculously self-aware, constantly paranoid that everyone hates him / joined a frat his freshman year at nyu and for the first time felt like he fit in somewhere and he’s clung hard to it ever since / loyal to a fault, blindly following wherever his loyalty leads him / bros over hoes headass / super close with his family but highkey embarrassed that it makes him less cool / (u couldn’t possibly get less cool that he already is though lmao)

needs // his fellow frat bros (this is coming in a subplot but feel free to throw them at me NOW xo) / a girl who’s always strung him along that he’s obsessed with but who is totally 10000% out of his league / the girl that gave him chlamydia that one time / the rest of his family here / people he grew up with that are probably surprised at what he’s become lmaooo / ANYTHING

[blkmlkspiders]

                     river

( about ) incredibly rough around the edges, stubborn to a fault, abrasive and ill-mannered, crude, independent, possessive and short-tempered. polarising and unashamedly so. most of his behaviour is defensive - something he’s learnt to do from a young age to protect himself. guarded and wary of opening up, brutally honest and temperamental, lapses into moods and drops any and all connections with those he considers to be close. part-time mechanic, aspiring boxer. black eyes and bruised knuckles, scrapes on his knees, blood seeping between teeth. vocal and opinionated, argumentative and terse. trusts sparingly and selectively. behind spiky exterior lies his sense of low self-worth. competitive and frightened of failure - constantly pushing himself past his physical limit. used to be in love but both parties finds themselves wanting different things. scared he’ll turn out exactly like his dad.

( needs ) lower class family, could be half-related - not too bothered! he had non-existent parents and spent most of his time with the local boxing gym owner who looked out for him and kept him fed, two close friends that he’s had since he was young (i’m dying for a really strong platonic plot), the girl at the hospital that always fixes him up

[likegoldrp]

membergroups + subplots

today, our content preview is going to be our membergroups and half of our site subplots! 

our membergroups are pretty straightforward - the five boroughs of new york city (and we can’t forget out-of-city commuters!) we have noticed both from our own experience and you all’s survey responses that, with personality member groups, it’s often hard to fit a character into just one group. we find that it can be restrictive at times, so we wanted to make it easy. we gave a brief description of what the boroughs each offer, as well as a list of aesthetics that may guide you into picking a general vibe for your character to associate themselves with. even so, keep in mind that these aesthetics are not binding and don’t have to represent the character. the amazing thing about new york city is that no matter the stereotypes associated with a certain section of the city, there are always exceptions due to its incredible diversity!

next, we have six of our thirteen subplots! at this time, you’re free to go ahead and send an ask reserving spots in any of the subplots (whether listed in the blurb or not, you can put your character into any role in a subplot that you see fit!). today, we’ll be showing you the following six subplots: murder mystery, greek life, nyc ballet, broadway, staten island yankees and glow women’s magazine! if you’re holding your breath for any of our other subplots, don’t worry! we’ll be releasing the remaining seven very, very soon. 

subplots will all be under the cut!

clockwork killer

21 years ago, a man named jonathan goldwyn was arrested for seven counts of murder and eight counts of kidnapping. his crime was meticulous, well planned out, and most importantly - terrifying. every six months a young girl (ages ranging from 14-21) from manhattan would go missing, and like clockwork, three months later to the day, her body would begin to turn up piece by piece. for three years, goldwyn terrorized the nypd with letters including nonsense puzzles as hints to his identity. it wasn't until he was turned in by his own son that the truth was revealed. the eighth victim, and only known survivor, moved to california never to return. two years ago, goldwyn died in the sing sing correctional facility after an altercation with a fellow inmate.

on december 31st, 2017 SAMANTHA CLAYTON left her home for a friends new years eve party. of course when she didn't return, her family began to worry. it was unlike her to not at least call, so immediately the police were brought in. at first, this was being handled as a typical missing persons case, until one month later when a letter arrived at the home of the LEAD DETECTIVE. a letter stating "i'm back, did you miss me?" with a 97% handwriting match to the late jonathan goldwyn. when march 1st came around and the police found their first piece of clayton, it was confirmed. new york city had a copycat killer on their hands.

despite the efforts of the nypd, when june 1st rolled around the cries of CHEYENNE JENKINS' parents could be heard for miles when she didn't return home. three months later, the city of new york waits to see what will turn up.

with time ticking, the nypd has nearly tripled their efforts to find the man who has begun to taunt the city once again. SUSPECT ONE a new york university professor who had both clayton and jenkins in separate english classes. the only common link found between the two girls. SUSPECT TWO, a fellow student with what can only be described as an unhealthy obsession with the case. and lastly, SUSPECT THREE, the only living child of jonathan goldwyn - the one who originally turned his father in for his crimes who moved back to new york only a few years before the killings began again.

* known associates of samantha clayton: 004. young with money

* known associates of cheyenne jenkins: 007. go greek

clayton family 

FIRST CLAYTON / 45+ / FACE 

FIRST CLAYTON / 45+ / FACE 

FIRST CLAYTON / 20-26 / FACE 

FIRST CLAYTON / 20-26 / FACE (daisy)

SAMANTHA CLAYTON / 19 / FACE TBD

jenkins family 

FIRST JENKINS / 45+ / FACE 

FIRST JENKINS / 45+ / FACE 

FIRST JENKINS / 19-26 / FACE 

FIRST JENKINS / 19-26 / FACE 

FIRST JENKINS / 19-26 / FACE 

CHEYENNE JENKINS / 21 / FACE TBD

dedicated officers 

FIRST LAST / LEAD DETECTIVE / 30+ / FACE 

WESLEY JAIN / 28 / DEV PATEL 

FIRST LAST / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / AGE / FACE 

suspects

 FIRST LAST / SUSPECT 1 / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / SUSPECT 2 / 20+ / FACE 

FIRST GOLDWYN / SUSPECT 3 / 35+ / FACE

greek life (nyu alpha chi mu & tri pi)

in such a huge city, it can be easy for people of all ages to find themselves lost in the crowd. however, the hardship seems to fall unevenly on the young students that come from as far as siberia - or as close as greenwich village - to come to schools in new york city. without a campus or a physical way to corral students together, new york university has established an extensive list of activities, clubs and opportunities to get students together and make the city a little smaller.

something that sets nyu apart from its university counterparts in the city - like columbia, fordham, and countless others - is that is has a thriving network of greek life organizations that many students take advantage of when they come in as freshman. it's a home for many, a way to make connections with like-minded individuals and make use of the opportunities and connections that a fraternity or sorority offers.

in recent years, greek life at nyu has found itself hitting roadblock after roadblock. fraternities have been shut down, forbidden from hosting parties or even participating in philanthropic events. after two of the so-called top tierfraternities found themselves being pushed off campus, alpha chi mu has found themselves in an awkward position. they'd never been a top tier fraternity themselves, but with their competition gone they've moved up significantly in the ranks. now, recruitment is busier than ever with guys fighting tooth and nail for spots in what is now their best shot at being cool. the current members, in response, are both swimming in the new attention and grappling for some sense of familiarity that they've lost in the upending of their reputation.

their newfound status has surely not come without issue. the 2017-2018 school year came and went with several scandals that they successfully swept under the rug: several close calls with members getting alcohol poisoning or circulating speculation of the brothers spiking drinks at mixers with xanax (accompanied by rumors of harder drugs being sprinkled in with it). there were even whispers that a domestic dispute between a brother and his tri pi girlfriend turned violent and all the partygoers were sworn to silence, but if it really did happen, no one's saying.

despite all of this, alpha chi and nyu's top tier sorority, tri pi, are going into fall recruitment with a clean slate and a thirst for fresh blood - and fresh blood they'll get.

WHISTLEBLOWER is new to greek life, but she's not coming in without a goal. an ever-eager journalism major, she's heard the whispers around campus and saw it immediately as a chance to make a discovery and lift herself up in the process. 

WHISTLEBLOWER's vying for tri pi and for a way to get close to alpha chi and all the dirty secrets she'll be able to unearth in the process. with the threat of being exposed and kicked off campus looming just behind the clouds where they haven't seen it yet, the brothers of alpha chi mu and the sisters of tri pi are simply getting ready for recruitment and a new pledge class to get to know. little do they know, they'll have to be on their best behavior to avoid letting WHISTLEBLOWER uncover all their indiscretions.

AXM 

FIRST LAST / PRESIDENT / 21-22 / FACE 

FIRST LAST / RECRUITMENT VP / 21-22 / FACE 

FIRST LAST / COMMUNICATIONS VP / 21-22 / FACE 

CHAD BAJEK / MEMBER / 21 / TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET

ΠΠΠ 

FIRST LAST / PRESIDENT / 21-22 / FACE 

LYDIA BEATON / WHISTLEBLOWER / 20 / OLIVIA HOLT

new york city ballet

nobody goes to the ballet anymore.

at least, according to the board of the new york city ballet, one of the world’s foremost dance companies. seeing their ticket sales decline over the past decade, the board has been besides themselves figuring out how to bring in new patrons while still trying to appease the old.

one of their orders of business has been to diversify their staff. the young and ambitious M1 has recently been hired as the company’s new artistic director, charged with bringing his charisma and energy to the box office. as promised, he’s been working to siphon new, exciting talent… and to get rid of the old.

F1 is worried about this. she’s the company’s premiere principal, after all, and after years of playing the very best roles, the changing times are starting to freak her out. currently on what looks like to be a career downslide, she’s been in the studio more than ever, spending all her time and energy trying to keep her job.

which might not be enough when you’ve got girls like F2working their way up to the top — or is it sleeping? young, beautiful and reportedly not nearly as talented as she should be, she’s been recently promoted to principal dancer and is eyeing F1’s roles with hunger and determination. she swears she’s got the skill, and she puts in the time, but it probably doesn’t hurt that she’s been seeing one of the nycb’s top donors, M2, for the past couple of months, coinciding perfectly with her new gig. and that rumor about her fling with M1? well, she’ll never tell.

not that she has to, with gossips like F3 and F4 around. longtime friends of F1 and ballerinas of perfect pedigree, they’ve been doing their due diligence in spreading around petty gossip so F2 knows her behavior isn’t welcome here. F3has even been hatching a plan to leak it all to the press, once she’s got enough details… the principal spot really should’ve gone to her, after all.

will any of this matter? will the change in talent give the nycb the kick it needs to keep itself around? or will the drama playing out behind the stage be more important than what’s happening on it?

FIRST LAST / M1 (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) / 32+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / M2 (DONOR) / 25+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / F1 (PRINCIPAL DANCER) / 30+ / FACE 

ROBIN CASEY / F2 (PRINCIPAL DANCER) / 26 / DANIELLE CAMPBELL

FIRST LAST / F3 (SOLOIST) / 25+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / F4 (SOLOIST) / 20+ / FACE (daisy)

FIRST LAST / PRINCIPAL DANCER / 27+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / SOLOIST / 20+ / HWANG HYUNJIN (artemis)

WINNIE VO / SOLOIST / 22 / LANA CONDOR (jo)

FIRST LAST / CORPS DU BALLET / 20+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / DONOR / 20+ / AGE / FACE

clueless the musical

with the huge success of musicals adapted from movies, such as mean girls and anastasia, broadway's hottest trend shows no signs of dying off any time soon. maybe it's the nostalgia or maybe no one has any creative ideas left, but producers have been racing to be the ones to put on the next adapted smash hit, and it seems that each premiere generates even more buzz than the last. such is the case with writer robert kendall's latest production, clueless the musical. aptly titled after it's forefather, the classic 90s teen flick, clueless is fun, flashy, and smart. the cast, composed mostly of newcomers, bring impressive vocal chops with impeccable comedic timing to match. critics have been raving about the show - from the cast to the music to the production value - and tickets are selling out fast. but do these broadway newbies have what it takes to carry a show that will make a lasting impression or will the fading excitement of a new fad leave clueless in the dust?

FIRST LAST / CHER / AGE / FACE 

NINA JORDAN / DIONNE / 27 / LAURA HARRIER 

FIRST LAST / TAI / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / JOSH / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / CHRISTIAN / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / MURRAY / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ELTON / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / TRAVIS / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / AMBER / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / MR. HALL / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / MS. GEIST / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ENSEMBLE / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ENSEMBLE / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ENSEMBLE / AGE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ENSEMBLE / AGE / FACE

staten island yankees

ah, baseball: the great american pastime, played by kids all over the united states, loved and adored by millions. it's infiltrated american culture like few other subjects are able to do, with the mlb surpassing $10 billion dollars in revenue for the past year. the dream starts young for many, but it hardly stops once little league players grow up. so many young men across the country have taken it to the next level, playing in college or even the major leagues - but there is an intermediary step that many forget.

the minor leagues are where many people start, signed to a major league team but playing for their satellite minor league team. these players are young, fresh, hungry for blood and playing time, but they're not quite ready for everything that the major leagues offer and the responsibilities that come along with those vast opportunities. as realistic as it is to put a buffer between these young and hungry early-twenty-somethings and immeasurable fame and fortune, most of them don't see it that way.

the staten island yankees are the satellite team for the famed new york yankees, way across the river in staten island. they're small, some of them having played on bigger fields in high school or in brief stints in college before they made their way to the baby bombers, but they're mighty. as minor league goes, the staten island yankees are good.

after a pretty rough time without making it to the playoffs oncefor ten years in a row, something sparked with these underdogs. in 2015, they came out of nowhere and won the playoffs, setting an intimidating precedent for the following years. this year, they've got a promising roster of high school state champs and shining college stars that found the university circuit stage too dim for their big dreams.

all that talent comes at a cost though: egos are clashing, coaching styles are falling flat, and the whole team is wondering whether they can make a name for themselves like past years' teams have, helping themselves to stand out against all the other choices in the sea of baseball recruits. some are banding together, trying to build the team as a whole, and some are trying to shine individually - there's no telling which one will bank the most value, though, and only time will tell.

FIRST LAST / PITCHER / FACE 

FIRST LAST / CATCHER / FACE 

FIRST LAST / FIRST BASE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / SECOND BASE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / SHORT STOP / FACE 

FIRST LAST / THIRD BASE / FACE 

FIRST LAST / OUTFIELD / FACE 

FIRST LAST / OUTFIELD / FACE 

FIRST LAST / OUTFIELD / FACE 

FIRST LAST / COACH / FACE 

FIRST LAST / MANAGER / FACE

glow magazine

with magazines shuttering left and right and journalism turning to digital, glow magazine — the number one women’s magazine in the country, where you can find everything from sex tips to celebrity interviews to thinkpieces on the state of the healthcare system — is in crisis mode.

over the past few years, glow has seen its subscriptions steadily decrease, only to plummet during the last financial year. in effort to bring some money to the business, its previous publisher recently sold the glossy to vancamp media, a media stronghold interested in restoring glow to its so-called former glory — and board members such as M1, whose family founded vancamp, has ideas of how to do it.

this puts glow editor-in-chief F1 in a tough spot. revered by the journalism world and her employees alike as strong, tough and incredible at what she does, F1 is suddenly seeing many of her choices go under the microscope by a company that swears she’s bleeding money left and right.

meanwhile, the company gossip mill is churning with rumors of layoffs and lower-paid replacements. this terrifies longtime section editors while maybe piquing the interest of younger upstarts, who just might be able to turn their youth (and lower pay) into a pitch to the board for a promotion. for example, digital director F2 is starting to wonder if she could be a contender for top dog should M1 decide her mentor, F1, just isn’t cutting it in the new frontier of journalism.

in the midst of all this chaos, will the women (and men) of glow band together to create the best possible product? or will tensions turning to rivalries get the better of everyone?

FIRST VANCAMP / M1 (BOARD MEMBER) / 35+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / F1 (EIC) / 40+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / F2 (DIGITAL DIRECTOR) / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / FASHION DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / BEAUTY DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / CULTURE & NEWS DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / HEALTH & FITNESS DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / PHOTO DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / DESIGN DIRECTOR / 30+ / FACE 

FIRST LAST / (SECTION) EDITOR / 30+ / FACE 

AUTUMN ELLIS / ASST. BEAUTY EDITOR / 25 / ZOEY DEUTCH 

FIRST LAST / (SECTION) WRITER / 30+ / FACE

[fuxmolders]

name + pronouns: kathryn + she/her timezone: mountain identifiers: pisces / istj / lazy bitch favorite plots: uh anything messy and dumb tbh site previews you’d like to see: pretty things, i’m not picky favorite vine: uh i don’t know vines that well damn

[hermoanie]

late and w/o an intro is anyone surprised the answer should be no

i have a courtney eaton and a will higginson and literally 0 plans so hmu if u need s/t

[rpcate]

name + pronouns: cate (she/her) timezone: pst identifiers: capricorn and pls don’t make me google mbti types lmao favorite plots: princesses don’t marry kitchen boys, general angst, slow burn, rockstars & groupies, exes who still love each other (!!!!), enemies in love, idiots in love, first loves coming back into each other’s lives etc. etc. i just like to cry  site previews you’d like to see: graphics/app codes probs!  favorite vine: look @ all those chickens 

[gogoslytherin]

sawyer westbrooke --> twenty-eight --> journalist

growing up sucks; wild teen parties; you meddling kids; fool for love; sensitive man; crazy jealous guy; snooping little kid; intrepid reporter; the bold explorer; feeling his age; older and wiser; always second best; all work and no play; ridiculously average guy; badass beard