i am dying to write some old money plots right now. i have lots of muses for this kind of universe, and some vague plot ideas attached to each. i have thought about it too much. doubling or multimuse is a requirement for me ! ideas under the readmore + i would love to hear your thoughts! dm me !
note - most of these characters have existing names + faceclaims, but those can be changed depending on your preference. i already have given several of them siblings and other family members. . . but if you like a certain family’s vibe, you can definitely make a character from that family or we can switch things around! we don’t even need to do traditional pairings at all. i love big intertwined universes so much, playing as siblings/platonic rps, and worldbuilding with a partner. let’s come up with something!
plot 1 - your female muse against my italian son of a mafia boss. his family are immensely wealthy, having their hands in industries from artisanal goods to cars to horse breeding. but all of it is just a front. beneath the surface, they are one of the biggest crime families in italy — perhaps in the whole of europe. they blackmail, steal, and kill to get what they want, and it has given them immense power that few dare to go against. power that one day, my muse may just inherit. but every future king needs his queen. she could be an unconventional match he meets while at his illustrious university, or perhaps they are both subject to an arranged marriage set up before either of them were even born. in any case, they will be faced with the challenge of balancing the life of duty and honor with the life they desire together.
plot 2 - the sinclairs are a big family with a long history. they have served the british crown for as long as anyone within it can remember. they own land, marry royals, and few of them ever truly work. and, if you ask their peers, the current head might have one too many children running around. seven to be exact, three girls and four boys, all grown now. and thoroughly bonded to one another, closer than most siblings. it’s why the sudden, unexpected death of their brother serves to shatter everything — both their lives and their facades, whatever it is they’ve built around themselves and for whatever reasons. it seems cruel, being expected to move on after losing one of your dearest friends and confidants. but life goes on. maybe your muse is his grieving widow, the partner of another sibling, a family friend, or one of the sinclair siblings themselves — either way, they truly have no-one else but each other to rely on and understand. almost all characters open for shipping!
plot 3 - your male muse against my crown princess of britain. she is uptight, proper, and hardly knows how to have any fun at all — at least, thats what most of her peers say… if not using a much less flattering word to describe her personality. she has been groomed to be a queen from birth, the first of her family to not be pushed aside for a male heir to take her place. its given her an obsessive and perfectionist personality, and she’s never really been a child — at least not in the same way her brothers were allowed. maybe your muse is her arranged husband of which she had no intentions to marry, a man who’s lived a very different life than she. maybe he’s a noble she meets at university, maybe he’s another wealthy commoner. whatever he is, he drives her crazy, and she, him. but will they learn to tolerate each other?
or, your male or female muse(s) against one of her younger brothers. although they grew up within the same palace, neither of the hawthorne brothers experienced that oppressive perfection their sister was subject to. no, rather, their upbringing was easy and idyllic — but they were always overshadowed by the queen to be. the middle brother is distant, grumpy, and bitter — a textbook depressive and aspiring smoker — while the younger has a fun loving spirit, always seeming to take things in stride. while the younger wants to experience life and simply find happiness within it, the older feels there will always be some level of both pressure and inferiority overshadowing everything they do. he wants a boyfriend, but knows they could never be happy together with their family pressures. maybe your muse is the guy that could change his mind, or someone his younger brother falls for.
plot 4 - your female muse against my princess of spain. she is a talented horseback rider, bookworm, and a textbook girly girl. she’s lived a lavish life of international travel, elite schools, and anything her heart desires. yet, she is still an incredibly kind, generous, shy and astute young woman. one who fantasizes about a whirlwind romance. maybe your muse is the girl who brings her out of her shell, a princess who's a bad influence, a princess disguising herself as a prince, or a common girl.
plot 5 - the malhotra family started making luxurious textiles for royals. now, they craft watches, mine diamonds, and own one of the largest fashion dynasties in the world. the heiress of it all is a fun loving, adventurous girl, who’s always dragging around her much more careful and cautious cousin. your male or female muse with my playful heiress, or your male or female muse for her nerdy male cousin. both will one day run the malhotra empire, but in the meantime, their younger years should be about having fun, right? at least, thats what the heiress says. her cousin keeps her safe and humble, though he’s always dragged into her schemes one way or another.
plot 6 - your female muse against my heiress to a furniture empire, or your male muse against her cousin. the lindström family started out harvesting timber and making furniture, owning a very mainstream home decor store — now, they’ve expanded on to real estate and clean energy production. the heiress is dry, sarcastic, and stoic, except around her cousin, who is fun, loving, clumsy and always happy to be included. they are an unlikely pair of friends. maybe your muse can be the golden retriever to the heiresses black cat, or the german shepherd to her cousin’s orange cat.
plot 7 - your female or male muse against my heir to two fortunes. the von keller family are german + swiss, with a long history in banking. in a controversial move, the heiress of the company marries a south korean man, head of a korean tech empire. they have several children to carry on the legacy of both sides of the family. the eldest doesn’t care much for the idea of running the family businesses. he would rather enjoy life while he’s young and stay single forever. he wants to spend mornings in milan and evenings in amsterdam and fly to korea the next day. he makes friends everywhere he goes, can never stay in a relationship for long, and always avoids commitment. he feels dread for the fast approaching future in which he’s stuck following in his parents’ footsteps, a responsibility they have long tried to prepare him for. he wants love, but not at the cost of his freedom. maybe your muse is the first person he truly falls in love with, his best friend, or an ex with a secret lovechild that makes him have to grow up.
plot 8 - makepeace is an interesting last name for a politician, but it seemed to serve the president of the united states well when she swore in her oath to serve the people. having your mother as the most powerful woman in the world has its perks and its flaws. everything you do is exposed, criticized, and used as political commentary. maybe that’s why her children run off so much to escape it all. her eldest son spends half his time on humanitarian causes, protests and social justice issues and the other half consumed in his constant studies and law school strife. her daughter? well, thats a different story. when she’s not partying until late she’s sleeping with her friend’s boyfriends, and then cleaning up her act by morning so she can portray herself as the perfect daughter, complete her studies, and compete with her older half-brother for mom’s affections or dad’s attention. maybe your female muse is my guy’s long term girlfriend he’s been pulling away from, or maybe she’s that group project partner from this semester. maybe she’s a wealthy heiress or a princess or someone he’d never ordinarily fall for — someone who’s never known what its like to go without a meal. or, maybe your male muse is her brother’s best friend that always sorta had a thing for his best friend’s sister, or an actually nice guy that she thinks she doesn’t deserve, or an unfortunate friend or one night stand turned baby daddy.
plot 9 - the ridgeways traveled out west on the oregon trail, bringing with them cattle and a dream. well, that dream grew acre by acre, and on those acres there was oil, and the empire only grew and grew from there. now they own half the state of utah and a quarter of texas. they breed racehorses for the kentucky derby. they own resorts, vinyards, natural gas, agriculture — some of them are even into politics and one has her own cooking show. there’s gotta be a few hundred ridgeways by now, and my guy has more than a few brothers eager to take over the company. they grew up on a big ranch in texas, pretending they needed to be cowboys. their father would say working on the ranch kept them humble, despite everything. just looking, you couldn’t know he was even anything special. he’s flirty, confident, competitive and unrefined. he’s as texas as they come. chugging beer, going to church every sunday and barrel racing in his free time. they ain’t your typical old money type of family, and it would be easy for those high society folk to admonish them. maybe your female muse is a girl from high society, or a girl his family wouldn’t approve of. maybe she’s someone who finds him vulgar, and he finds her unbearably posh. maybe she’s a princess or a lady. or maybe he’s forced to bump elbows with the upper upper echelon, sent to some fancy university, or high society event where he feels like he doesn’t belong, and your girl is there.
plot 10 - i have…. so many more characters without a clear vibe / plot attached! my transgirl from a french fashion empire and her irish heiress best friend, my ‘new money’ half nigerian sisters from a medical device empire, my half chinese half british aristocrat and his best friend from a law family, my japanese heiress to a textile company, my mexican heiress to a tequila + mining empire, and my half french half british, bastard son of an aristocrat!! the possibilities are literally endless. i clearly think too much about this particular universe. but i love throwing ideas around and am always eager to hear your own!
you can dm me here or add me on discord @ wolfegrim !