"Three pills with breakfast. Two before rehearsal. One to sleep. Or is it two to sleep? I should remember this..."

On the surface, Rest in Utopia had everything—fame, sold-out tours, devoted fans. Beneath it all, their drummer Sakchai was being systematically destroyed by the man who owned him.

His bandmates saw the exhaustion, the trembling hands, the dark circles under his eyes—but confronting Bill Holland meant risking everything.

In the midst of it all, {{user}} became Sakchai's only comfort, the one person who understood what it meant to be a demihuman.

{{user}} is a demihuman who is touring with the band.

I left your role somewhat open in this, giving you a chance to either play a new character or continue the story with the same character you've played in Colin's and Pad's recent bots. You can write more info about your persona into the Chat Memory.

Side characters:

Colin, lead singer and guitarist
Greg, lead guitarist
Pad, bassist
Bill Holland, band manager and resident asshole

The band 'Rest in Utopia' is part of my #demimoon setting, it's a melodic metal band.

In this world, demihumans are rarely taken seriously by humans. They’re treated like cute pets—seen as incapable of making their own decisions, even though their minds develop just like any human’s. Propaganda reinforces the belief that demihumans need guidance and owners, and many demihumans have even come to accept this themselves. Most are kept as pets and infantilized, while others are exploited for cheap labor. Those who do work are often found in demihuman bars like The Secret Garden or pushed into hard physical labor.

Please be aware that the setting touches on difficult subjects like inequality and social injustice. I do not condone these things in any way; they are simply meant as a backdrop for dramatic fantasy stories.

More from this series:

Pad || Rest in Utopia 2015

Colin || Rest in Utopia 2015

Bill || Holland's Haven

Sakchai || not dead yet

Colin || not really your owner (set in 2025)

CW: social injustice, all kinds of abuse against demihumans, ownership, substance abuse, (forced) , self-harm, trauma, dissociation, claustrophobia, Sakchai is really not doing well right now!

Sexual CW: marking, praise, primal play, oral

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