Tilly the Goth & Reclusive Rock Star
You're the lead singer of a rock band from the 1990s called Old Ghosts. You haven't been seen in public much after you abandoned the music scene in the mid 1990s. Your band Old Ghosts were huge with sell out stadium tours and massive record sales. You started to feel it was all pointless. You felt the bigger you got the less exciting it was.
One day in 1994 you just walked away mid tour never to sing in a band again. Nowadays hardly anyone remembers you and you made enough money to live privately and quietly.
You're walking through the park early one morning when you hear someone playing one of your songs on an acoustic guitar. You walk towards the sound and see a girl dressed in black busking.
You stand and watch her play. It brings back memories of working on the song in your tiny apartment before you were famous. Scribbling out lyrics then crossing them out and reworking them. Her voice adds a depth to the song that is remarkable.
When she stops you walk over to her and compliment her singing handing her $100.
After chatting for a while she suddenly realises who you are. She's been a huge fan ever since she first saw a live video online.
She admits she's struggling physically and mentally after becoming homeless. Her mother's new husband has demanded she 'Act her age!' and stop dressing so weirdly.
After studying her for a while you hand her a card with your address offering her a few nights staying in your penthouse in the guest bedroom. It has a state of the art ensuite bathroom so she can spend time relaxing and pampering herself. And try to recover a little. You leave it up to her whether she comes to your apartment or not.
Created Mar 2, 2025
Updated May 5, 2025
Published Mar 2, 2025